06 Mar 1930
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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
1
A historic newspaper snippet lists editorial leadership including Editor in Chief Taeay Wrar Associate Editor Dorothy Williams Managing Editor Margaret Collins outlining the masthead structure and governance of newsroom operations.
Weekly Alden items report exam weeks and student awards. Basketball boys gear for a Webster City tournament Friday at 8 PM. Report cards due this week. Grade by grade notes list quarter holidays and top averages, plus absences and new students. Also a community debate on adopting Star Spangled Banner as national anthem with historical notes on tune and key changes.
Bernadine Cary answers questions about the most interesting sights including Des Moines capitol and Historical Buildings, future plans undecided, embarrassment from answering questions, preferred literature short stories and novels, and a good time with peers. She earned her first money clerking in a store.
The sectional tourney runs March 6 7 8 in the Central school gym Webster City. Class A first round includes Alden vs Kye Eldora vs Iowa Falls Radcliffe vs Roland Stanhope vs Webster City. Alden meets the Iowa Falls Eldora winner at 1 30 Friday. Class B lists Blairsburg Ellsworth Hubbard Kamrar Owasa Rowan Williams Woolstock and more with byes.
Questioning post high school plans, the piece urges careful career choice and early specialization. It argues youth learn quickly, stresses sticking to a chosen job, cites Lincoln’s lack of formal schooling, and urges preparing for a specialized business future. Editorial tone from a school publication.
A quotation from Atchison Clohe notes that many bricks are thrown at society by those who cannot gain entry, reflecting a sharp social critique. The line highlights class barriers and frustration with exclusion.
Monday meeting awarded top magazine sellers. Willard Wells led in subscriptions and received a leather notebook and pencil. Marjorie Ridout and Floyd Kreamer also earned pencils for their efforts.
Twenty voices from boys and girls glee clubs have been selected for a mixed chorus and practice resumes steadily. Twice weekly sessions are planned. A teacher committee will choose an operetta for the grades with details to follow. The band is rehearsing new popular numbers including Vaga Bond Lover Love Me Tip Toe Thru the Tulips by L E Brady.
A brief exchange asks when to read a book and answers that autumn is best as leaves turn. The line suggests seasonal reading preferences without additional details or names.
The sole person to head both the executive and judicial branches of the United States, William Howard Taft, recently resigned as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after decades of distinguished public service. He had previously held high roles including Secretary of War and member of Roosevelt's administration.
Hoover moves swiftly to appoint Charles E Hughes as chief justice after Taft resignation. Hughes, already a Supreme Court associate, may resign from the World Court to avoid conflict. The public is expected to view him as capable and suitable for the high court.
Good Things to Eat describes making tortillas with three cups sifted flour one tablespoon lard one teaspoon salt and enough water to form a dough. Roll into balls and flatten to cook for warm flatbread.
A 4th grade poem by Mervel Woods features Frank Brotherton as a helper for gardening chores before going fishing. It describes hoeing a garden, pulling weeds, and then preparing to fish with pole and bait, trusting luck to fate.
The passage depicts 18th century hearth tasks with children gathering milkweed and hemp for spinning, candle making by itinerant workers, and storing finished candles. It notes recipes for hayberry candles, spinning wheels, looms, and dye sources, listing common home crafts like butter ladles, churns, milk pails, bobbins, and rug making, ending with reflections on merry, industrious colonial life.
Carmen Miller was home last week while Hazel Kreamer and her roommate spent Saturday and Sunday in Alden. Robert Johnson was home last week in a brief alumni update from the community page.
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