Halloween Party Activities and School Notes
Absent or late six weeks included Bobby Daniels and others. Third grade performed Brother Rabbit and The Tar Baby for younger pupils. Halloween masks and hats made in art. party included games, jack o lanterns, popcorn, apples. First grades recited poems and enjoyed a Halloween party with stories. Home economics tea held Oct 26 for mothers and board members wives with music and tea. Enrollment in National Junior Red Cross begun. total donations tally $10.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Mosby
Brother Rabbit
Roberta
Margie Dennler
Bluebells
Scotland
National Junior Red Cross
Editorial on education versus military service for youth
The piece urges high school students to value education while considering military service, stressing math and science, quick thinking, and discipline as essential for future soldiers. It notes Senior Junia Cummings in Rochester hospital and describes class activities including home economics tea, meat cuts study, Greek historians, and a freshman trip to West Union for the show Hit the Ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junia Cummings
Rochester
Minn
West Union
Eighth and Sixth Grade News From School
In arithmetic we study successive discounts and in history reconstructing the South after the Civil War and postwar Presidents. Science covers spelling and word meanings. In sixth grade officers were elected Marlys Wenger president Marlene Mosby vice president Darlene Schneider secretary treasurer. Friday afternoon Hal Juwe'en party with costumes. Norma Miller skeleton Barbara Crider classy hillbilly won prizes. Health class diagrams a tooth naming each part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Christian
Marlys Wenger
Marlene Mosby
Darlene Schneider
Norma Miller
Barbara Crider
Hilbilly
Fourth Grade Arithmetic and Geography Tour
Fourth and fifth graders study multiplication tables, drilling for speed and accuracy in the 7s. They travel in geography to Hirfa in Arabia, recalling a prior trip to the Baffin Islands in the far north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirfa
Arabia
Baffin Islands
Grimes Appointment Changes Governor Office Look
The article notes a redesigned governor's office with new carpeting and a moved executive secretary's desk, altering sightlines and the east wall view of the governor's desk. It contrasts Governor Hickenlooper's setup with the previous Wilson arrangement and mentions an open door policy during conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Wilson
Wilson
Executive Council
Hickenlooper
Unclear relocations and storm damage reported in local items
The text notes a person visiting friends before plans to go to Des Moines and stay at the Roy Conner. It records a move to a new address for Clarence Haas, with various military or station references. A bolt of rain struck a tree near the Chapman home, tearing bark and breaking a storm window, describing limited damage to the house of Mrs. C. Damody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Roy Conner
Cannoill Chapmen
Mire. C. Damoody
Mother Helps Mary Jane Face Her Problems
Seven year old Mary Jane collapses when things go wrong, crying to mother who fixes everything. The girl learns to rely on others while peers learn to fix issues themselves. Parents’ overprotection robs her of practice solving growing daily challenges and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane
Mother
Mary Kane
Vyazma Traffic Center Through History
Vyazma served as a key transit hub since the 11th century linking Gulf of Finland ports with southern Russia, with trade and military movements shaping its long standing role as a historic traffic center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vyazma
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Wartime Coupons and Stamps Instructions and Rules
The text outlines coupon validity for wartime rationing, including Books 3 and 4, with details on expiration dates, exchangeability among family members, and stamps not valid if loose. It mentions Navy rationing, gallon allowances, and references to Local Board actions, and a form requiring the holder to sign before applying for a new Book.
Farm guidance on silage, milking, and feed practices
Farmers consider silage as a hay substitute and suggest switching to machine milking early in lactation. Brom grass yields feed per acre double that of bluegrass, while lighting systems help hens. Wet mash raises feed intake in cold weather, calves need rest before field work, and proper ventilation keeps hens healthy. Fall targets pocket gopher poisoning with strychnine on roots. Price controls aim to move seed to farmers, and grinding corn fodder reduces waste from 20–25 percent to about 5 percent.
Will Dig Deeper on Tax Bill Faces Stronger Push
Federal taxpayers face a tougher and broader tax proposal likely before year end. Critics seek simplicity amid complexity while the administration and Treasury push for an extra 10 to 12 billion dollars in revenue.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Advertising Bill Prompts Newsroom Debate in Senate
A Senate bill seeks 30 million dollars for advertising war bond sales and other war activities. The measure aligns with business principles, arguing newspapers deserve payment for space, which is their bread and butter and central to operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Perasury
Senate
Washington
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Bobby Daniels
Arthur Larson
Bernell Larson
Lavern Lyons
Georgana Howard
Shirley Howard
Janice Torkelson
Leo Schori, Jr
Shirley Reusser
R. A. Crider
Margaret
Charles Capper
Linda Lou Kiple
Sandra Jarmes
John, Falk
Shirley Boyte
Lyle Butikofer
Maylon Lantz
Gene W
Leland C
Eileen Frieden
Dorothy C
Attalee P
George C
Ornery
Maxine N
Glen D
iJohnnie W
Hazel G
Florence
Musial
Richard K
Shirley G
W. A
Oliver L
Geraldine B
Shirley B
Betty C
Harold G
Alma Ruth
Jack G
Ivan T
Kiva Mac
Donald L
Reynold 5
Hawkeye
Miller
Harold Glass
Harold
Doris Hanson
Dorothy Cline
Dorothy Torkelson
Shirley Boyle
Delores Torkelsen
Joan Mosby
Freshman News
Grimes
United States
Pearl Harbor
Women's Army Corps
Towa
WAC
Iowa
Office of Price Administration
Ned Turner
Dan Turner
Clyde Edsel Herring
Clyde L. Herring
Fred Kraschel
Nelson G. Kraachel
North Africa
Kraschel
Jim Wilson
George
John
David
Claremce Haas
Clarence
B. Haas
Phin
U.S. S
B. Bliss
Barracks
Treasure Islamdi
Calif
Sponsonen Cmd
Navy
Alt Bank
Banod Hanunens
Gale
Mer Unif
New Nations
Walilll
Lee
G& Lim
Inamdinim
Inc
Am Ciugans
Ami
Action
Iowa State College
Echo-Enterprise
Theniche- Enterprise Job Printing Department
The
Elgin
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