Treasure in a Tumble of Town Myths and Youth
In a Leesboro room Colonel Stewart hides old letters and a bundle while a present day scene unfolds. A girl defends Aaron Stewart from a town bully, sparking questions of cowardice and lineage. The group debates motive and identity as Billy seeks a dictionary for pariah.
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Stewart
Aaron
Elliot Stewart
Aaron Stewart
Billy
Ted
Stonewall
Ileana
Leesboro
Family debate over Aaron sparks high school secrets
In a shaded campus home, Elli ot VI defends Aaron against pariah talk as Billy and siblings clash over family loyalties. Dr. Stewart watches, noting Elliot VI plans for medicine and Donald for football while Billy, fifteen, shines in school and observation. The scene ends with a tease of continued drama next Saturday.
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Billy
Aaron
Don
Elliot
Ruth Craig
Miss Craig
Ileana Stewart
Elliot Stewart
Elliot VI
Donald
Leesboro
Dr. Stewart
Young
Elly
Peterson
Potato Dog Guards Health House At Van Buren School
A Van Buren School 4A class in Cedar Rapids built a edible Health House on a lawn of split peas. Graham cracker roof prune and raisin gables oat meal sides peppermint post cookie signboard milk chimney cork doors raisin doorknobs and a potato watch dog with coconut whiskers. Plans include celery trees and lettuce curtain window coverings.
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van Buren School
Cedar Rapids
Junior Gazette Letters Propose Girl Recipes Section
Dorothy Salisbury of Hazleton Iowa writes in praising the first Junior Gazette and suggests a girls corner for youthful recipes. The editor thanks readers and says recipes may be printed if enough submit.
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Junior Gazette
Dorothy Salisbury
Hazleton
Iowa
Dorothy
Gazette
Enitor
Boy Receives Ice Skates From Cedar Rapids Donor
A Cedar Rapids businessman finds forgotten ice skates in his attic and gives them to a boy who writes a sincere note of gratitude. The letter from Robert Gepfert, age 9, thanks the donor and mentions a birthday on February 11.
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Cedar Rapids
Santa Claus
Santa
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Gepfert
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Poems of a Cedar Rapids invalid girl reveal spirit and talent
Elizabeth Mobry, an 18 year old invalid of Cedar Rapids, composes poetry with her sister Mary Helen transcribing. Despite illness she pursues high school, studies languages, biology, and writes verses in French, Latin, Spanish, and Italian. Her honor as an honorary Coe College Writers Club member reflects her courage and creative spirit.
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Elizabeth Mobry
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth
Mary Helen
Writers’ Club
Coe College
Touchstone
Jaques
Caravan
Coe
Henry Esmond
Tennyson
Kipling
Hugo
Thompson
Youth Invents Motor Driven Rotary Snowplow in Decorah
Ward Lee a 16 year old from Decorah Indiana builds a rotary snowplow using a one horse gasoline motor. He attaches a slit disc to the axle to form blades and uses a flue to expel snow with an apron scoop. He also designed a scooter from the same wheels and motor, planning a future rebuild to handle hills and maintain speed around 25 mph.
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Ward Lee
Decorah
Ward
Errors In School Go On Record
A teacher shares a notebook of classroom boners gathered from her own and others classes. The page notes humorous misreadings and mispronunciations, spelling slips, and students’ funny answers, inviting readers to submit their own items signed by the responsible teacher.
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Long Sayne Aland Lane
Zane Grey
Mohamands
Junior Gazette
Kindergarten students build a toy grocery store display
Van Buren school in Cedar Rapids has kindergartners learn groceries by creating a clay storefront. The window features painted vegetables and fruits, cutlets, cheese, and canned goods with labels and paper shopping bags, teaching early shopping concepts.
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van Buren School
Cedar Rapids
Beaver Board
Outdoor Noon Activities at Franklin Jr High
The report describes children choosing outdoor play during noon hour with options to use a quiet room if they prefer. Teachers may allow non noisy games to be brought and left for the period, enabling varied activity for students Beth Jean Veverka and Betty Barrier at Franklin Jr High in Cedar Rapids.
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Junior Gazette
Beth Jean Veverka
Betty Barrier
Franklin Jr. High
Cedar Rapids
Newsboy Collects Stamps From Street Envelopes
Jimmy Sharon a sixth grader at Tyler School in Cedar Rapids combs streets for discarded envelopes to add to his stamp collection. He buys and trades stamps from many countries including Egypt Greece Bavaria Austria and Turkey as he finds new pieces through waste baskets and on the ground.
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Jimmy Sharon
Tyler School
Cedar Rapids
Jimmy
Egypt
Greece
Bavaria
Austria
Turcus
Pupils Learn How To Be Pioneers at Cedar Rapids School
Third graders at Cleveland school in Cedar Rapids reenact pioneer life by making candles and butter, baking cornbread, and preparing dried apples. They display handmade furniture and antique items borrowed from friends to create an authentic pioneer scene.
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Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
Think And Then Sing To Hit The Right Notes
At Franklin school Cedar Rapids Miss Margaret Porter teaches eighth and ninth graders whose changing voices make singing tough. Students learn to think before singing so they can hit accurate notes and even sing a cappella, advancing from matching a note to reaching the correct scale steps.
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Franklin School
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Porter
Etiquette Says No Whispering in School Audiences
A Mary E. Clark and Margery Closey Quixley column advises young readers to avoid whispering during performances and shows proper classroom courtesy. It urges silent posture at concerts, polite greetings to teachers, and respect for performers, noting rules may forbid speaking.
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Etiquette, Jr
Mary E. Clark
Margery Closey Quixley
Mistaken Identity Causes Twin Bath Mix-Up
In a bedroom a father hears both weeping and laughter. One twin explains the other has had two baths while he has had none, highlighting a mix-up as the nurse cared for Alexander first. The moment ends with light-hearted relief.
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Father
Alexander
Birds Lost Teeth and Heavy Jaws for Weight Savings
The text explains that birds evolved without teeth and heavy jawbones to reduce weight, enabling lighter bodies and better flight. This evolutionary change allowed birds to soar efficiently by removing structures that would hinder aerial mobility.
Names in the News Quiz prompts true false statements
A reader quiz listing six statements about Grand Coulee Perry Lindbergh Tubbs Shirley Temple and Freddie Bartholomew with true false questions to check memory against an answer box elsewhere on the page.
Movie Guide Reviews for Youth Audiences
Reviews from leading U S critics cover Charge of the Light Brigade Lloyds of London and Woman in Distress. Flynn De Havilland star in a tense revenge tale seen as exciting yet sometimes too intense for younger viewers. Lloyds of London deemed a vital historical portrayal. Woman in Distress appeals to families with a lively newsroom rivalry plot.
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Light Brigade
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland
Lloyds OF London
Freddie Bartholomew
May Robson
The Mighty Treve and Code of the Range Film Previews
A compact film page highlights The Mighty Treve starring Noah Beery Jr and Barbara Read about a brave shepherd dog. Also previews Rose Bowl with Tom Brown and Eleanore Whitney a family friendly comedy. Code of the Range stars Charles Starrett a western about a range war between sheep and cattle men likely to appeal to boys.
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Noah Beery, Jr
Barbara Read
Albert Payson Terhune
Tom Brown
Eleanore Whitney
Charles Starrett
Amateur Snapshots Bring Fame and Money
A book titled You and Your Camera by Eleanor King and Elmer Pessels shows amateurs earning fame and money from hobby snapshots. It highlights a stormy Empire State Building image selling for 135 dollars and traces how renowned photographers began their careers.
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Empire State Building
New York City
Eleanor King
Elmer Pessels
These Questions May Stop All Complaints
From an 1862 exam set, the clipping lists questions about voice modulation at punctuation, artificial language, lumber volume in boards, compass of the voice in reading, and definitions of prime and composite numbers as used in school exams.
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Junior Gazette
Lester E. Chehak
Answers To Quiz 1 Summary
The quiz items address geographical districts, sports figures, and famous personalities. It confirms Grand Coulee as a Washington district with dam projects, and notes True/False judgments about Fred Perry England native status, Lindbergh residency, Irl Tubbs coaching at Iowa, Shirley Temple and Freddie Bartholomew interaction, and a final True statement.
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Grand Coulee
Washington
Fred Perry
United States
Charles Lindbergh
England
Japan
U.S.S.R
Irl Tubbs
Shirley Temple
Freddie Bartholomew
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van Buren
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Hlachrigh
Hume
Johnnie
Rome
Eliza
Moses
Copyright Public Ledger
Chicago High School
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