Class Night Highlights and Awards at Graduation
Joyce Hokey describes Class Night as the graduation highlight with seniors reviewing their school life and predicting futures. Valedictorian and salutatorian give addresses while awards are presented by staff and student leaders. honors cover athletic, scholastic, typing, FFA, FHA, and American Legion/Auxiliary categories.
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Joyce Hokey
Coburn
Rowley
Bloomstrand
Miss Mousel
Ehlert
Martin
Smiley
Get Rid of Moles With Gas or Trap
Iowa State College expert Harold Gunderson outlines effective mole control methods. Traps are recommended with proper runway identification and soil loosening for faster action. Gas options include calcium cyanide or exhaust gas, used carefully every 10 feet. Lead arsenate text advises soil treatment but warns against strawberries and notes variable protection duration.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Heart Motion Pictures Aid Research At University of Washington
University of Washington medical school develops X ray heart motion pictures using a device by Dr. Robert F. Rushmer to study heart disease and congenital conditions. The films track blood flow, helping diagnosis and teaching at Seattle orthopedic hospital and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Washington Medical School
Robert F. Rushmer
Rushmer
Seattle
Orth
First hospital of the Christian era linked to St Ephrem
The American Nurses Association notes that St Ephrem established a 300 bed hospital at Edessa around 350 A.D. to treat plague victims. The renowned Syrian church orator and poet reportedly visited daily and nursed the stricken.
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Walt Whitman
American Nurses’ Association
St. Ephrem
Edessa
Syria
Senior Skip Day Tour Of Des Moines By A H S Seniors
A senior class from A H S recounts a May 6 trip to Des Moines. They visited the Statehouse and governor Beardsley, toured the library investigation office, climbed the dome, toured A I B, Meredith Publishing, Register & Tribune, KRNT studios, and Younkers escalators. They dined at Bishops Cafeteria and saw The Daughter of Rosie O Grady and The Yellow Cabman. They returned after 3 a m arrival, praise faculty and underclassmen, and note rhubarb desserts per Margaret Kagarice Iowa State College nutritionist.
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Jean Eddy
Des Moines
Aurelia
Statehouse
Beardsley
Senate
House of Representatives
Office of State Investigation
Meredith Publishing Co
Register & Tribune
Globe
Do Not Rush Pasture Grazing This Spring
Dairymen are advised by Floyd Arnold of Iowa State College to delay turning cows to pasture until pastures reach optimal height. Early grazing can reduce pasture productivity and milk yield, while wet fields risk turf damage. Continue hay and silage, with only a few hours of grazing daily to start.
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Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College
Arnold
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Coombs’ Guernsey Dairy
Farmers Co-Op CO
Eclipse Lumber CO
Aurelia Bakery
Grads
Hermanson
Paul’s Radio
Margaret Kagarice
Kagarice
Guarantee Oil CO
Whitney Hardware
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