Alden School teachers return from vacations with stories
Alden School staff have just returned to teach at Alden High. The article notes teachers visiting farms near Gilmore City Nashua Plainfield and Manilla. Miss Wilkinson attended the World's Fair and Wisconsin trip while Miss Goodenow visited St. Louis and played golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Spirit Lake
Doeringfield
Gilmore City
Villisca
Miss Cowley
Nashua
Plainfield
Davenport
Chicago
Dain
Robert, Jr
Manilla
Indianola
Miss Wilkinson
Wisconsin
Brauer
Miss Goodenow
St. Louis
Alden High Opens with 100 Students and Plan Change
Alden High opened Monday with about one hundred students. The junior high grades seven and eight will meet in the assembly this year. The teaching staff drops from twelve to ten to cut costs, led by Principal Maude Cowley and Superintendent Doeringsfeld. Courses list required core subjects by class with several electives across English, history, science, and practical arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden High
Elma Wilkinson
Ruth Goodenow
Irene McNee
Marian Brauer
Robert Dain
Maude Cowley
Doeringsfeld
Alden Alumni News Teachers and Marital Milestones
Alumni notes report several teachers resuming duties in Bancroft Hampton Ellsworth Iowa Falls Webster City Evanston Dinsdale Alden and rural Alden area schools. Miss Beatrice Smith a 1932 graduate and Claire Haviland married September 4. Congratulations from Alden High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alieda Ites
Bancroft
Aletha Carney
Hampton
Marie Terveer
Phyllis Armour
Ellsworth College
Iowa Falls
Carol Stebe
Webster City
Alieda Harris
Evanston
Illinois
Myrna Christenson
Dinsdale
Iowa
Virginia Carney
Carmen Miler
Alma Wilke
Eva Christenson
Marie Ites
Alden
Beatrice Smith
Claire Haviland
Alden High
Interview with Richard Harris Junior Class President
The first week features an interview with Richard Harris born November 6, 1917, on a farm south of town. A football fan active for three years and involved in dramatics, he aims to be a top performer this year and enjoys reading mystery stories. His summer interest centers near a town east of Alden, name not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harris
Alden
New Students Join Seventh and Eighth Grade
Dorothy Ann Klein is the only new pupil in seventh grade. Many new pupils enter eighth grade this year including Kenneth Bardite Richard Hurd El mer Cormaney Ray Rasmusson and Alice Sulkut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Ann Klein
Kenneth Bardite
Richard Hurd
Elmer Cormaney
Ray Rasmusson
Alice Sulkut
Jokes and Banter From a School Playroom
A collection of humorous classroom exchanges features Alberta's quip about burning an employer's house to let a fireman rescue her, Irwin's nitrogen punchline at night, shell shock jokes, breakfast eggs atop a week-old setup, and sharp remarks on meeting expenses in daily life.
Things That Never Happen Parental Advice At Breakfast
A farm boy faces a grilling father who criticizes spending and slights prosperity. The dad assigns chores and mocks political stances while planning to contact General Johnson for money. The exchange satirizes frugality and expectations during hard times.
Carbon Paper Call At This Office New Supply Just In
Carbon paper supply updated at the office with new stock available. Limited quantities arrive for immediate use and prompt restocking may follow.
Alven Church Notes Rally Day To Harvest Fest Plans
Congregational and Methodist Episcopal notices urge Sunday school attendance and worship with sermons on the Parable of the Bridegroom. Harvest Festival set for September 17 and 18 with a morning message, pageant, drama, supper, and sale. Also English services, German preaching, Walther League Rally, and local athletic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Epworth League
Fred Clark
Reinbeck
Protram
Eldora
Waterloo
Reinbeck Society
Substance as Lesson Subject in Churches of Christ Scientist
Sunday services in all Churches of Christ Scientist will focus on Substance with a Lesson Sermon. The Golden Text cites Psalms 135:13 praising God’s enduring name and memorial across generations. The lesson contrasts earthly treasure with heavenly riches and cites Matt 6:19-21 and a passage from Science and Health on affections and obedience revealing our progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Earth
Heaven
Crops Talk and Government Shifts in Rural Dialogue
A farmer and Cy discuss crop condition with humorous uncertainty. The talk pivots as they note government figures including a brigadier general a retired naval officer and two professors have assumed responsibility, shifting burdens off the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altho
Local social notes and visits populate eight page
Miswe h cards plus short local items on page eight mention fishing at Clear Lake last Thursday. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Urmson. W. V. Winter travels to Chicago for the Century of Progress. Visitors from Iowa Falls and Clarion share meals with relatives. Several residents, including Mrs. Clara Ackerman and Mrs. Minnie Warman, plan trips. A local businessman claims to owe his business to the government, while C. T. Clinker attends NRA code meetings in Deg. Dr. Alonzo Taylor visits from London before heading home to Palo Alto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Taylor
Louis
Londoland
Wnterests
Palo Altonia
Visitors and Family News From Traer
Mrs. Jas Yohn visits Traer to help care for a new granddaughter at her daughter Mrs W C Barry’s home. Mr and Mrs Chester Thompson of Tacoma Washington spend the weekend with his cousin M O Thompson. Mrs Robert Peglow learns her daughter Mrs Bruce Shillinglaw is ill in Battle Creek Michigan. Mr and Mrs Roy Spencer of Chicago visit Roy's parents Mr and Mrs F L Spencer with daughters Jeanne and Joan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Ackerman
Sioux City
Harry Elliott
Chester Thompson
Tacoma
Washington
M. O. Thompson
Robert Peglow
Bruce Shillinglaw
Battle Creek
Michigan
Roy Spencer
Chicago
Jeanne
Joan
Roy
F. L. Spencer
Mrs Anna Nelson and daughter Alberta return from Minnesota
Mrs Anna Nelson and her daughter Alberta came back Saturday from Grand Meadow Minnesota after spending several weeks at her father's home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Nelson
Alberta
Grand Meadow
Minnesota
Misses Busse and Clark Visit From Washington D.C.
The Misses Josie Busse and Evangeline Clark arrived Tuesday by auto from Washington D C and will stay for a couple of weeks to visit relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Busse
Evangeline Clark
Auto
Washington, D. C
Alden Cemetery Society Meeting Set Next Thursday
The Alden Cemetery society will meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Jean Button. Assisting hostesses will be Mesdames John Barbite and John Nott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Cemetery Society
Jean Button
John Barbite
John Nott
Remarkable cash prize offer in Chicago Herald and Examiner
Win $1 000 a year for life or one of nine other cash prizes for a slogan idea Read full details in next Sundays Chicago Herald and Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Whitney family picnic at Riverside park in Radcliffe visit
Mr and Mrs A M Whitney and their children Harvey and Gladys traveled from Radcliffe last Sunday. They joined Minnie Misa Mabel and Leona Whitney for a Riverside park picnic creating a family outing featured in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Whitney
Harvey
Gladys
Radcliffe
Mises
Minnie
Mabel
Leona Whitney
Riverside Park
Merl Bessman’s V-8 Performs Summersault En Route Home
A Merl Bessman driven V-8 flipped during a Sunday drive from Popejoy. No major damage occurred and all four occupants escaped unharmed. Local observers call them lucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merl Bessman
Popejoy
Local Business Advertisers Featured This Week
New ads and changes highlight Jurgensen's Store E B Pritchard Co MicMillen Oil Co Ike's Garage Alden Office Williams Savings Bank Mulleneaux Garage W B Miller and Son Hicks Hamburger Shop Central States Electric Co. These listings show active local firms updating offerings and services for the week across multiple sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurgensen’s
E. B. Pritchard & Co
MicMillen Oil Co
Ike's
Alden
Williams Savings Bank
Mulleneaux
W. B. Miller & Son
Hick’s Hamburger Shop
Central States Electric Co
Alden High Football roster ready as season opens
Coach Dain called all who planned to play football to a meeting Monday before dismissal in the southwest classroom. Regular practice starts Tuesday with a fast game against Dows the second Friday after school begins. Night games are set with Cole and Iowa Falls, and Alden High vows to compete hard despite limited prior experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dain
Dows
Cole
Iowa Falls
Alden High
Freshman News Introduces New Town Students
Freshmen from the country join town high school. Ernest Prescott, John Duncan, Billie Donelson, Clifford Ellingson, Beulah Wilson, Betty Cormaney, and Helen Lawton arrive. Courses include English, algebra, home economics, manual training, and civics. The new year promises changes and lively assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Prescott
John Duncan
Billie Donelson
Clifford Ellingson
Beulah Wilson
Betty Cormaney
Helen Lawton
4-H Band of Hamilton County Holds Riverside Park Program
The 4-H band of Hamilton County presented a pair of fine programs at Riverside Park last Sunday afternoon and evening, drawing large crowds. The shows closed this year’s season activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Riverside Park
Marriage Notice for Cora Haeussler and Lars Haugen
Friends report the approaching marriage of Miss Cora Haeussler daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Haeussler former Alden resident to Mr Lars Haugen of Lake Arrowhead California. The ceremony is set for the 20th inst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Haeussler
Elizabeth Haeussler
Alden
Lars Haugen
Lake Arrowhead
California
Beatrice Smith Honored At Alden Shower
Miss Beatrice Smith was honor guest at a miscellaneous shower given last Saturday afternoon by Miss Peterson at her home west of Alden. The event yielded useful and handsome gifts for the bride to be. The Iowa river retaining wall behind the municipal building is three feet higher this week to prevent basement flooding from high water earlier this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Smith
Peterson
Alden
Iowa River
Jeffersonian Club Meeting at Siloam Springs Pavilion
A Hardin county Jeffersonian club meeting will be held at Siloam Springs pavilion near Iowa Falls at 7 30 p m on September 18 regardless of weather. Speakers include Hon A C Wilford and E J Feuling chair of the state democratic central committee. After speaking there will be dancing with music by Wood's hotel orchestra. Everybody invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Jeffersonian Club
Siloam Springs
Iowa Falls
E. J. Feuling
State
Democratic Central Committee
Wood
Rain Gifts Some Grass and Ground Benefit
Two good rains visited the area last week, one Friday night and another on Saturday night. They benefited pastures and corn, making plowing easier, though the precipitation did not soak deeply enough to provide substantial long term advantage for the soil.
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Alden School Charter
Mildred Fuller
Latvia
Ardith Ries Man
Aosta
Julius Henkel
Weet Teeter
Lowell Janke
Adeline Balentine
Philip Knowles
Virginia Wheeler Lowell Janke
the Times
Pritchard
Purcell Optical Shop
Materials Machinery
Judge
Miss McNee
Irwin
Burton
Dale
Miss Goode
Dad
Fair Grounds
Franklin
Jacks
Juneral Johnson
ALVEN
Lutheran
Christian Science Churches
el Waning
A.D.S
Miswe
R. C Robertson
Craig
Bob Dain
Clear Lake
John Palmer
C. J. Urmson
W. V. Winter
Henry Munson
Mary Valentine
Annis Vroman
Clarion
G. D. Hurst
Minnie Warman
Shellbino
Missouri
John Rehys
JA Mr
Neee Messrs
Mesdames Pong Pin
Kyle Pettengar
West Bern
Miss Florence
Olis
Mr. Athite
John B
John Kaplan
Feldora
Mrs. T
Walter Clinker
Tama
M. ‘Vom
Famil
Telatis
Thernment
C. T. Clinker
Deg
He & Atten Restaurant
Sty
Freshman News
Laines
Meeker
Marshalltown
Paul Sheehan
Hick
Hamburg
Pocanonti Coal
W. B. Mile & Son
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