The Pursue and White Tattler Elgin Schools Weekly
The Pursue and White Tattler weekly from Elgin Schools features staff notes and student pages. It includes editorials by Schaphech ria and Violet Landagard, class sections by Virleygene Bailey and Flor ence Olge Bophomore, and an alumni editor Alice Becker. A feature story on education’s purpose discusses social life, cooperation, and leisure activity, with reflections on student life, football, and an assembly radio skit titled The Villain Still Pursues Her about the annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaphechria
Hazel Gilbertson
Bernice Bipesine
Violet Landagard
Lole Miller - Letha
Adrian Muste
Virleygene Bailey Benior
Virleygene Bailey
Florence Olge Bophomore
Georgana Falk
Clifton Kohler
Maxine Lehman
Beverly Larson
Maxine Nelson
Thelma Sands
Gard
Joanne Mosby
Alice Becker
Verna Groth
Rowe
Miss Krohn
Miss Hoth
Middle School News Highlights And Sports Interest
A student report covers poly and care studies, new library books, and class activity. It notes Sixth and Seventh Grade geography work on U S to language, fractions, and a math drawing exercise. Sophomore English study includes Pastive Lands and poetry, while football practice faces early-season trials and catching passes.
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Janien Sehorl
Waverly
Ant Muehlothaler
Birthday Calendar and Alumni Sketches Mixed Notes
January birthdays include Evanille Frieden Jan 2 and Eugene Wenger Jan 20 while Dorothy Torkelson Bonnie Graver Dan Jan 26 and Janice Gehring Bonnie Pinney are listed for late January. February birthdays cover Bertha Casper Alfred Boleyn Ima Jean Mitz and Vernie Frieden. The piece blends birthday notices with playful alumni sketches noting Otis, Jay, Beth, Noel, Reuben Christen, Dorothy, Dennler, Laverna, Robert Fall, Phyllis Roberts, Leo Hutchingen and others, plus scattered comments on activities, service, and local happenings, ending with quirky references to various groups and places.
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Evanille Frieden
Dorothy Torkelson
Bonnie Graverdan
Janice Gehring
Bonnie Pinney
Eugene Wenger
Bertha Jane Casper
Alfred Boleyn
Ima Jean Mitz
Vernie Frieden
North Carolina Farmers Turn To Beef Cattle Range
North Carolina growers shift from tobacco to beef cattle amid postwar market shifts. Eastern farmers adopt Hereford herds, prompted by Britain’s tobacco trade disruptions and new packing plants opening branches near the range.
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Carolina
North Carolina
Carolina Ranges
Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter
England
Britain
North
Carone
Hair Fashion Trends Move Toward Shorter Coiffures
Hair experts predict future styles will favor shorter flair with less bouncy volume. Despite shifts, long bobs remain dominant, featuring a high-low contrast called Wings with a strong wave on one side and a softer wave on the other. A model with square face showcases the look as a guide to proper perm and wave technique.
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Gigliat
Farm mortgage volume rises after five year decline
Farm Credit administration reports farm mortgage recordings on public records rose to an estimated 729 million dollars for 1938, about 1 percent above the prior estimate. The gain stems mainly from financing by federal land banks, insurance companies, and commercial banks, offsetting declines seen 1934 to 1938 as federal land bank activity waned.
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Farm Credit Administration
Haw
Federal Land Bank
Joana
Landers
Proper Diet Essential for Dental Health Improvement
Yale associate professor C C Furnna told dentists at the Greater New York Century meeting that a proper well rounded diet is crucial for tooth health. He warned that widespread anemia and malnutrition harm teeth and noted the nation’s nutritional state is improving but not yet fully utilized.
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C. Cc. Furnna
Chemcal Engineering
Yale University
Character not in Fa o A face contour judgment debate
Dr Maxwell Maltz argues that facial contour misleads about character. Four individuals, a playwright, a musician, a lawyer and a doctor, failed to correctly judge a man by appearance. Aristotle taught this long ago, but Maltz emphasizes behavior, speech, and actions over looks in assessing character.
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Fao
Maxwell Maltz
Ariatotler
Grazing Control Retards Erosion on Rangelands
Conservation Service note explains light grazing promotes vigorous grass growth, slows runoff, and aids moisture infiltration. Heavy grazing worsens gullying and erosion while contour measures and regrassing help. Temporary pastures like Sudan grass may lessen grazing pressure on native fields.
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Ralph C. Lewis
Sof
Conservation Service
Farmers Back World Affairs in Fortune Round Table
American farmers are as concerned with steel mills factories and groceries and the war abroad as with growing weather. Fortune magazine reports a round table discussion noting farm prosperity ties to industrial recovery export strength and coordinated farming. It cites low farm income, market losses since 1929, and calls for industrial full employment to raise farmers’ incomes. Co operatives and grower groups reduce distribution costs, improving returns.
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Fortune Magazine
Round Table
Rural Briefs and Agricultural Notes from 1930s Era
Rural briefs cover hens laying spring meat eggs with little fall impact. Tests show over 75 percent of potato spray rig gauges are inaccurate. Steers on ground ear corn diet bloat more than those fed shelled corn. An Australian breeder crosses guinea hen with White Leghorn to produce auinlegs. Farm accident records cite carelessness and unsafe repairs. Soybeans in 1939: 10,000 carloads entered one city for processing. all soybeans once came from China.
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United States
China
Overseas Mail Ban Regulates News Delivery to Armed Forces
A new restriction issued by the department narrows overseas mail by limiting acceptance of newspapers or magazines for delivery to armed forces members abroad. Secretary Henry L. Stimson directs tighter cargo space use, aiming to manage scarce shipping capacity while preserving essential communications for servicemen.
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War
Department
Henry L.mil
Why men’s silk socks are kept with stockings
Iowa housewives ask why old worn silk socks are placed with silk and nylon stockings. The answer notes men’s silk socks are knitted in a lock stitch that won’t run, unlike women’s stockings which unravel easily in a chain stitch.
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Iowa
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Origin Story at Valley Forge
A Valley Forge cook created Philadelphia pepper pot soup to warm and strengthen soldiers and lift their spirits, as requested by George Washington, who sought a dish that would inspire the flagging troops. The recipe ties to Washington's wartime appeal for nourishment and morale.
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Philadelphia
Valley Forge Rye
George Washington
Riga Keeps Port Open With Five Ice Breakers
Riga Latvia maintains five ice breakers to keep the port open during winter. The fleet supports continuous harbor access, economic activity, and vessel traffic despite icy conditions.
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Riga
Latvia
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