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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1958

Page

2

Valley High notes and upcoming football schedule

Football information lists games for October against North High, Waukon and Postville with home and away designations. The northeast district Iowa State Education Association meeting in Dubuque on October 10 will close Valley Consolidated schools. Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa will speak on Russia As I See It. Yearous leads magazine subs at Valley High with 234.49 dollars.

Dubuque North East Iowa State Education Association The Valley Consolidated School District Marcus Bach State University of Iowa Russia Hindh Harlan Waleaman Valley High School Hennie

Valley High Football Notes Highlight Merlin Chapman and Lyle Medberry

Valley High covers its football captain Merlin Chapman a first year quarterback at 5 11 160 and senior Lyle Medberry a 6 2 255 senior center along with Hyde fullback Jetterman Gary Hyde planning to work in Cedar Rapids after graduation. The feature notes team spirit and conference hopes while touching on other Valley activities and future staff selections for Tiger Tales.

John Waukon Sumner Valley High Merlin Chapman Merlin Valley Upper Iowa Town State Teachers College Lyle Medberry Lyle Tigers Hyde Jetterman Gary Hyde Gary Cedar Rapids

School Classes Cover Broad Junior Year Curricula

The article lists numerous subjects across grades including nitrogen synthesis in chemistry, home economics color and design, driver education film strips, bookkeeping journals and statements, Latin noun endings, woodworking, car engines and radios, geometry proofs, commerce in government class, and daily issues of The American Observer. A field trip on September 27 by F F A members to judge cattle at the National Dairy Cattle Congress is noted.

Robert Cook M. H. Moore American Observer Richard Amundson Ivan Meisner Fre‘mont Ogle Ross James National Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo

Valley High Football End Seeks Fourth Letter

John Nelson, 68 foot 185 pound end, shows promise for Valley High this season after four years away from the program. He emphasizes the thrill of catching passes and contributing to the team’s potential success under coach Tice.

John Nel_son Valley High

West Central Jr High defeats Valley Cubs 13 to 0

Valley Cubs traveled to Maynard on Monday September 29 and lost as blocking and defense lagged. Roger Torson returned to the lineup and contributed yardage while LaVerne Krueger pulled a leg muscle, and Ivan Meisner suffered two cracked ribs. Cubs set to play Monona Jr High at Elgin on October 6 at 7:30 p.m.

West Central Jr Valley Jr. High Valley Cubs Maynard Cubs Valley Jr Roger Torson LaVerne Krueger Ivan Meisner Monona

From the Land of the Midnight Sun Continued

Eskimo women have picked berries for over a month at the range station four miles west. One evening the station manager tracks a truck and the story continues with details of the berry gathering and local activity.

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Alaska Journal of Berry Picking and Silver Salmon Quest

Eight travelers forage berries at Moses Point with Celia Mildred Debby and others. They visit Elim, see a small Eskimo village, and note a modern school with white teachers earning twelve thousand a year. The crew hunts for gold at Iron Creek, reports rough seas, and chronicles the silver salmon run painting Norton Bay with strung fishing tales and daily life at the station.

Elim Moses Point Grandma Gernand Debby Mildred Norton Bay Eim New York Fred Iron Creek Deb Seward Penitéila Unalakleet Here Iowa Clyde Mother Dad Quidoar Clyne Garcia Mitchell Jake

Weekend Visits And Births In Volga Community

Last week in Volga news notes multiple local visits including Mr and Mrs Cliff Wheeler with Mr and Mrs Jim Meyers and the Kenneth Smith family staying with D Crain. A birth is reported for Elsie Bunting’s family at Palmer Hospital West Union.

Cliff ‘Wheeler Jim Meyers Kenneth Smith D. Crain Lizzie Chase James Hermen Steven Duane Floyd Chase Roger Smith Fort Riley Kansas Kenneth Moats Lyman ‘Moats Betsy Ames Miss Moats Iowa State Doris Sloan Donna Vernon Wilker Ed Walz Melvyn Puffett Artella Oscar Lamphier Orville Lamphier Donald Lamphier Lyle Lamphier Oslcar Lamphier

Local residents host guests and births in community notes

A series of short visits and family updates from Ot to Bushkowski and nearby homes includes Aki and Bobby visiting, James W. Chase as a dinner guest with Ronald Bushkow, Lavern Druecker visiting James W. Chase, and word of a baby boy born Sept 25 and a twin death Sept 27 to Merlin Klingman. Other entries note visits among Chase, Duff, Pardee, Newton, Schambaugh, Roys, Roeder, and Wothell households, a Fort Leonard Wood discharge for James Chase, and Nancy Hubbell visiting Art Wothell.

Aki Bobby Otto Bushkowski James W. Chase Ronald Bushkow Lavern Druecker Ray Klingman Merlin Kling Man Art Frederick Joan Floyd Chase Freida Adams Bertie Bear Clint Humphrey West Union Bess Lamp Albert Duff Mel Roys Panera Schambaugh Ruth Roys Sanday Walter Everitt Wife Minnie Thyer Elias Pardee Don Pardee Emma Pardee Richard Newton Waterloo Larry ‘Newton Frank Coz Bill Rottiler Harry Roeder James Chase Fort Leonard Wood Nancy Hubbell ISTC Art Wothell

Children Are Our Tomorrow

A child is a unique creature built from genes and experiences, not a miniature adult or toy. He links yesterday and tomorrow as the crucial link between generations and the future.

Children are Tomorrow Our Responsibility and Tomorrow's Mind

A reflective plea to parents and teachers about the impact of adults on each child. It emphasizes children as the world’s future tools, with their questions, curiosity, and growth shaping nations, races, and Brotherhood. It asks what we will do with tomorrow.

Rittie Cerebonie Paritii Ded

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