Unsung Hero Janitor Featured in Senior News
In school life notes, Mr. Lehman, longtime janitor, is praised for keeping the building warm and spotless. Freshman through Senior sections recount class activities, including comic strip mentions, tests, rings, a play, announcements, and student personalities. Dorothy Cline highlighted among the seniors with details of height, birthday, favorites, and aspirations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H
Lehman
Davey Dawson
Sam
Dorothy Cline
Dorothy
Brainard
West Union
Primary and First Grade Halloween classroom notes
Primary and First Grade record daily learning with poems about Hallowe en and decorations. Students include Sandra Etter bringing a plant and caterpillar for science. Nancy Larson returns to school as Jeanette K reports pencil needs and mischief. Second and Third grades read animal stories and humorous tales while spelling improves and art class makes Halloween decor
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Sandra Etter
Nancy Larson
Jeanette K
Jeanette
Stanley Lehman
Stanley
Fourth to Eighth Grade Weekly Class Notes
Fourth and fifth grades study folk tales and dramatize The Golden Touch. Exemptions awarded for perfect spelling. Shirley Reusger did not take the test. Sixth and seventh grades read Junior Scholastic and discuss paper uses, lawmaking, and generals. Football game set between sixth/seventh and eighth grades. Joyce Kilmer poem memorized. music includes two and three part songs. Eighth grade history begins a new unit.
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Shirley Reusger
Autumn
Hallowe’en
Cosen
Montgomery
Marshall
Joyce Kilmer
Birthday Calendar Oct 13 to Oct 23
Birthday entries note Clarence Ruckdaschel Oct 13 Arthur Larson Oct 15 Robert Hanson Oct 1 Alma Grimes Oct 23. Sports recap says our last home game of the year ended Arlington 21, us 6, with Arlington’s fierce play cited as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ruckdaschel
Arthur Larson
Robert Hanson
Alma Grimes
Arlington
Touchdown Beauties Highlighted by Warton and Kim
Warton to Kim produced a pair of spectacular touchdowns, two clean passes that showed sharp timing and speed. Eugene Wenger stood out with an especially strong performance on the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warton
Kim
Eugene Wenger
Postwar Iowa Archives Space Urged and Coal Shortage Fears Rise
Postwar Curator Ora Williams urges building an archives building as Iowa’s history files overflow. A church storage move signals space stress while 1 076 registrants deferrals prompt calls to trim government staffing. Coal shortages loom with blasting debates and energy demands. Governor travel draw adds to scrutiny as political chatter continues.
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Ora Williams
Archives of
Iowa
Historical Department
Ias
State committee hints at secret fund drive for GOP campaign
A political report notes the state central committee criticized secret methods for collecting two percent of state employees salaries to aid the GOP Chest. Separately the state liquor commission reported September sales of commodities at state stores totaling 1,390,290.68 with war bonds and stamps at 4,775,508.10, a bond sales advantage of nearly four to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocratic State Central Committee
State Liquor Centre Commission
Furloughs and Overseas Transfers Noted in Local Reports
Gene has been at the Aviation Mechanics Base in Norman Oklahoma and will move to the Overseas after leave. Sgt LeRoy Steele is overseas per his parents, with address withheld but obtainable from them. Maynard Ruroden returned from Fort Leonard Wood for a 15 day furlough. Eugene A Babeger S2c has a new Farragut Idaho naval station address. Mrs Clayton Schreiner, recently enlisted in WAVES, will depart for New York for training.
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Gene
Aviation Mechanics
Norman
Oklo
LeRoy Steele
B.S. Steele
Pic
Maynard
Ruroden
Fort Leonard Wood
Olaf Ruroden
Eugene A. Habeger
S 2c
Idaho
O. G.U
U. S. Naval Training Station
Farragut
Allen Babeger
WAVES
Clayton Schreiner
The
New York
Martin Hanson
Elgin
Letha Ann Born to Elgin Couple at Postville Hospital
Elgin Local News reports Mr and Mrs Lyle Light welcomed a daughter, Letha Ann, on Wednesday morning October 20 at Postville hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and is the first grandchild for Mr and Mrs Mel Kohler. Mrs Clarence Schneider sails to California to visit her husband at Camp Haan while Mr and Mrs S W Kuster hosted a dinner Thursday night at Klingman’s cafe with Corp and Mrs Keith B Thoms, Mr and Mrs Max Thoma, Mrs Louise Miller, Mrs Emma Knudtson, Mr and Mrs Laurence Knudtson and Kathryn present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Light
Postville Hospital
Letha Ann
Mel Kohler
Clarence Schneider
California
Camp Haan
S. W. Kuster
Golden Delicious apple branch on display at Anamosa farm
Forest Fulwider of Anamosa showed a Golden Delicious branch from a tree on his property. The branch measured 30 inches and carried 29 apples, displayed as a notable fruit specimen.
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Golden Delicious
Forest
Anamosa
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