East Afton and Elk Community News Highlights
Mrs. Wm Booth shares East Afton and Elk social notes. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Haight from near Meriden and Mr. and Mrs. Hines from Aurelia. The Stiencke birthday party features cards with Gus Carlson and Margare Booth winning high scores. Mrs. Erickson of Cherokee visits, and Jim McManus suffers foot infection.
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Harry Haight
Meriden
Howard Haight
Quentin Anderson
Roy Matzdorff
Aurelia
Sioux City
M. Hines
Ray Hines
Sheldon
W. M. Booth
Alfred Stiencke
Mr. Stien
Fatherly Advice on Honesty and Sagacity
A Santa Fe Magazine excerpt presents a dialogue where a business man counsels his son on two vital traits for success: honesty and sagacity. The father defines honesty as keeping one's word, while sagacity is humorously dismissed as never giving it.
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Santa Fe Magazine
Timely Remedy in a Puzzling Cold Exchange
A brief comic exchange shows Tom claiming he cured his cold only to admit he caught a fresh one, revealing a humorous twist in a casual chat.
Salt Superstitions Across Cultures and Origins
A Montreal Herald writer surveys salt lore from India to the Hebrews and Arabs. Spilling salt signifies bad luck in many traditions, while in the Far East salt is a symbol of friendship, reflecting diverse origins and meanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Herald
India
Sandy Hook Island History Through Old Records
The Juet log of Henry Hudson’s voyage notes “three rivers” near what is now New Jersey in 1600. Rutgers maps from 1777 and 1778 show Sandy Hook changing from peninsula to island, with a legend noting a sea breach in 1778.
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Alfred Juel
Henry Hudson
New Jersey
Rutgers University
William Fadden
Charing Cross
London
England
Bernard Ratzer
King's Army
Sandy Hook
Hudson
First Grade Elson Primer Ties to Desk Games
Notes from many grades cover spelling achievements, science topics on weather and the Sahara journey, Christmas art and gift exchanges, and classroom hobby crafts. First graders use labeled picture words with Santa and reindeer drawings, while others celebrate perfect spellings and charted progress across grades.
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Santa
Reindeer
Joann Dayloff
Roger Glawe
Bill Jackson
Lloyd Hermanson
Gene Kline
Viola Noble
Mildred Paulson
Dale Peterson
Joyce Pixler
Betty Phillips
Ralph Sauter Merlin Sims
Laurine Zwick
Billy Glawe
Jane Lawniczak
John Kelsey
Byron Preul
Verona Wogahn
Gladys Ell
Frances Kastengren
Jean Mongan
Joyce Hartwig
Ardys Deyloff
Harold Larson
Sherr Nelson
Gerald Gerjets
Marjorie Cornwall
Melgren Anderson
Lois Galvin
Melba Carde
Myrna Thomas
Donna
Doris Nelson
Phyllis Bjorklund
Santa Claus
Robert Dunn
Frances Fassler
Ruby Grieme
Dorothy Kelsey
Robert McKinnis
Gretchen Wieland
Donald Wieland
Sahara Desert
Myrna Grienke
Betty Anderson
Gloria Harden
Elaine Marcus
Orrin Sweet
Beverly Walter
High School Notes Show Progress Across Classes
Freshmen report unfinished manual training projects and a hoped for snow ride. Sophomores study Rome and cattle breeds while Juniors tackle independence, algebra grammar, and literature. Seniors focus on accounting, physics experiments, government types, and pep squad scheduling. Sheriff’s sale notice follows.
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Silas Marner
George Eliot
Rome
United States
Jersey
Guernsey
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East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Island
Simonsen
Henry & Morrison
Flant, Quimby
W. E. Simonsen
Arthur Brown
O. K. Simonsen
Keith Cardle
John Dunn
Lore* Dunn
Fern Kolpin
Harold Niles
Doris Noble
Betty Pruitt
Shirley Robinson
Evelyn Rydatrom
Keith Wieland
Ita
Rocky Mountain States
Meg
Beth
Amy
China
Irving
Stratford-on-Avon
John Bull
Philip of
Pokanoket
Lewis
Indiana
Parkman
Camillus
Toman
Lawa
Alta
Sheriff's Sale
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of
New York City
A Corporation, A. Pied C
District Court
Cherokee County
A. D
Fred C. Tigges
Anna Tigges
Theodore Tigges
Helen Tigges
First National Bank of
Peterson
Iowa
Cherokee
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Towa
Maude T. Sanford
W. A. Sanford
Court House
Anna ‘Tigges
Central Trust and Savings Bank of
A. N Tilton
Old Sol Coal
Frank F. Faber, Mer
Theatre
MDA Live
Froese
We OF
Steve
Aly Hic
Frank We Hugh Joane Bighoell
Guy Mibbee
Carol She Levene
Teddy Hart
Hollone
W. G. Port
Aurelia, Iowa
Winfred Moulton
A. H. Eddy
Pontoffice
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Geo
EB. Blanch
Hickey
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