Aviation Hobby Contest Promises Corrigan Book Prize
The Junior Gazette invites Iowa junior and senior high boys to write a 100 word letter on aviation as a hobby. Deadline is Thursday noon January 5. First prize is That's My Story by Douglas Corrigan. second prize is Wines Over The Pacific by Lewis E Theiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Corrigan
Junior Gazette
Iowa
Dutton
California
Ireland
Corrigan
Doug
Atlantic
Pacific
Lewis E Theiss
Tom Sawyer Detective on Screen Starring OConnor and Cook
Mark Twain’s characters come to life with Huck Finn played by Donald O Connor and Tom Sawyer by Billy Cook. Aunt Polly and Aunt Sally introduce the pair who visit in the country and chase a murderer after a bold boat trip with a diamonds in shoe heels suspect.
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Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Donald O'Connor
Billy Cook
Aunt Polly
Silas
Tulip
Farmer Sikes
Tom
Huck
Polly
Sally
Cowboy play and farm life delight eight year old Richard Lacina
Richard Lacina of North Liberty, eight, saves 86 dollars for farm work. He raises pigs and calves, feeds a pig named Grumpy for half the proceeds, and prefers farm life to the city. His hobbies include reading stamps butterflies and country pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Leo Lacina
North Liberty
Richard
Cross Roads
Clarence Lacina
Everyday Manners For Holidays and Guests
A guide on holiday etiquette covers opening doors for guests, proper coat assistance, correct introductions, helping with skates, and polite behavior in theaters and buses. It stresses saying sorry, proper address for parents, polite phone manners, timely calls, and writing specific thank you notes after gifts.
Five True or False Questions on Definitions
A bellicose person is one given to tears. False. A caliper is a surgeon's instrument. False. A beagle is an innkeeper. False. A kumquat is something to eat. True. The plural of datum is data. True. Each correct answer awards 20 points. A perfect score is 100. The bottom of the page contains the answers.
Egg labeling in Denmark records lay date farmer number and coop
In Denmark each egg bears the laid date the farmer’s number and the cooperative society’s number. The labeling system identifies origin and supplier for every egg sold.
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Denmark
Cooperative Society
Pupils Publish West Union Ballad Project
Sixteen West Union high school pupils under Donald Woods wrote and published a ballad in The Junior Gazette. The poem tells of a Scottish laddie and a lass who plot poison and betrayal, ending in tragedy and a caution to avoid poisoned love. The authors include Marie Benson Dolly Brause Harry Carter Vera Fels Marjorie Granger Robert Granger Earleyne Johnston Ednah MacKamm Leta Knutson Ellsworth Kohler Jimmie Peterson Norma Pringle James Rochford Marjorie Stahr Virginia Trude and Frances Wagner.
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Ixteen
West Union High School
Junior Gazette
West Union
Donald Woods
Marie Benson
Dolly Brause
Harry Carter
Vera E. Fels
Marjorie Granger
Robert Granger
Earleyne Johnston
Ednah Mac Kamm
Leta Mavis Knutson
Ellsworth Kohler
Jimmie Peterson
Norma Pringle
James Rochford
Marjorie Stahr
Virginia Trude
Frances Wagner
Ham and Eggs in Cream Sauce by Warner Brothers Star
A recipe by The Cookbook Pee E Ogg e Ronesty Towne features a cream sauce with two cups milk thickened with flour, two cups chopped ham, and four hard boiled eggs. Assemble ham mound with yolk pieces and parsley garnish. keep egg whites warm and radiate parsley sprigs for presentation. Passages in Carlsbad Caverns remain partially explored with new discoveries yearly.
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Warner Brothers Star
Will Study Medicine Like Father And Her Seven
Gertrude Grothaus of Delta plans to study medicine at the University of Iowa though just 12 years old. Daughter of Dr and Mrs D L Grothaus she has hobbies including 120 china dogs bottle caps milk bottle cap collections and now baskets. She is a fifth grade pupil who learns piano and takes Saturday lessons in Ottumwa.
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Gertrude Grothaus
Delta
University of Iowa
Gertrude
D. L. Grothaus
Ottumwa
Fifth and Locust
New York
Tim
Hans Christian Andersen stamp marks celebrated career start
A 1935 Danish stamp honors Hans Christian Andersen born 1805 in Odense. The boy faced poverty and hardship but pursued theater and writing. His breakthrough came in 1833 with Fairy Tales followed by many acclaimed works. He died in 1875.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Odense
Denmark
Hans
Copenhagen
Frederick VI
Andersen
Wings Over the Pacific book review for young readers
Theiss’s Wings Over the Pacific offers detailed aviation history and Clipper ship lore. Pan American Airways pilot Ginger Hale uncovers a confidential Far East message after the Panay bombing, blending adventure with authentic transpacific flight techniques and island port depictions.
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Pacific
Lewis E. Theiss
W. A. Wilde Company
Pan- American Airways
Ginger Hale
Far East
U. S
Panay
Snowy Winter Fun From Cedar Rapids Kids
A nostalgic poem describes children enjoying snow in winter. Skating, sledding, skiing, and snowman watching fill days and nights. Mothers fear late returns as toboggan rides end before bedtime.
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Sally
Susie
Brother
Rozanne Ohlman
Johnson School
Cedar Rapids
Eskimo Ice Cream Mixture of Berries and Fat
A historical note describes Eskimo ice cream as a blend of berries and deer fat. The simple mixture reflects traditional Arctic dietary practices and local sourcing.
Go Ahead And Shiver It Is Warming
A Pennsylvania college professor, Dr. Raymond W. Swift, studied cold shivers in 21 subjects for 73 minutes each inside a large refrigerator. He tracked shiver duration intensity and body heat production, noting heat spikes up to 400 percent as goose bumps appeared and skin changed color.
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United Press
Pennsylvania
Raymond W. Swift
Prof. Swift
Florida
Tahitian
Scotch Christmas Cards From Gazette Carriers
Winthrop Gazette subscribers found handmade Scotch Christmas cards from carriers Edith and Keith Conrad. The wallpaper cards featured Christmas stickers and a handwritten note wishing a bright Merry Christmas and a contented New Year. The sender joked of thriftiness yet delivered warm holiday greetings.
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Winthrop Gazette
Edith
Keith Conrad
Roosevelt Girl Wins Writers' Club Prize For Tim Story
Mary Jane Ferguson 14 of Roosevelt High School Cedar Rapids submits TIM'S INSPIRATION a tale about an orphan boy named Tim who begs on New York streets and finds a hopeful future through a mysterious benefactor and a loyal dog. The piece showcases original writing with author details and class designation.
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Mary Jane Ferguson
Writers’ Club
Iowa
Writers' Club
Tim
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
G. Esther Chapin
Help to Aviators in Tailwind Cows
Farmers note cows always face the wind with tails, aiding pilots forced to land in rural areas after engine trouble.
Answers to Quiz One True or False Review
False. Bellicose means warlike or pugnacious. False. A caliper is a delicate measuring instrument. False. A beagle is a hunting hound. True. Kumquat is a citrus fruit from China. True. Data is the plural of datum.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Win Corrigan
Movieland
Derfoot
Mary
Bob Brown
Mary Gilmore
United States
Bonita Granville
Amelia de Ferris
Scotland
Laddie
Sybil
Carlsbad Caverns
N. M
Father
Gazette
David Statler
Memphis, Tenn
David
Anthony
Writers’ Club Prize
Roosevelt
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