Penmanship Tactics and School News From 1940
Editorial urges habit formation for good penmanship linking it to overall writing quality. Note on class rating methods, future improvements, and student motivation. Also reports on music contest results, upcoming events, and varied school news across grades with humor and classroom notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoveres Conway
GRADF_NEWS
Doris Christensen
Jimmie Wolfe
Nila Brawner
Norway
David Baumgartner
Pappy Ott
Miss Kelly
Stamp Club
Marjorie Rasmussen
Paul Frick
Leland Weir
Jean Murray
Earl Erickson
Christopher
Ann Craven
Economic Highlights of the Russo-Finnish War
The article reflects on the short-lived Russo-Finnish War and its grim impact. It notes Finland's growing dependency on the Soviet Union and mentions the cession of a major city and industrial region, signaling far-reaching consequences for Finland's economy and sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Finland Faces Hard Task in Finnmark Refuge Crisis
The article notes Finland's daunting challenge to resettle and provide jobs for evacuees amid Russian encroachment. It contrasts UK and French opinion over aid to Finns and cites military experts debating Allied transport and supply options in the conflict environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
England
France
Chamberlain
Notice of Proof of Will in Palo Alto County Iowa
Notice of proof of will for Carrie Norris and Nels Peter Peterson, deceased, in Palo Alto County Iowa. Hearings for proving the will set for Monday, April 29, 1940, as recorded by Clerk E M Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
Carrie Norris
I. M. Thompson
Nels Peter Peterson
E. M. Thompson
Finland freep ahead in war as Allies seek decisive edge
The piece weighs the Russo Finnish conflict and its outcomes, arguing Russia won substantial territory while Germany gained strategic advantages that aided the Nazis. It notes German and Russian victories, the potential peace dynamics, and domestic U.S. political implications with Roosevelt’s possible non-candidacy and Hull’s planks amid a stalled European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Germany
Russia
George Fielding Eliot
Balkans
Black Sea
Hitler
Europe
Britain
France
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Pope
Mure
the Isles
London
Berlin
Washington
Secretary Hull
Tom Dewey
Parody of Leap Year Babies and Jokes Across Iowa
A bustling column recounts humorous vignettes from Osceola to Storm Lake. Tales include John A. Johnston proudly claiming grandchilds Leap Year and Christmas babies, J H Clarys boast as father of Leap Year and Christmas daughters, a jail detention after a doorstep plea, a man locked out needing a key, and a hospital birth as an ambulance trip stalls. Warnings of dangers and odd accidents appear as residents recall wills, a tricycle near a wire embankment, a dog bite, and a carrier’s mishap with an electric fan in Harlan.
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Val
Graettinger, Iowa
Thuredey
al Asic
Doris
Henningsen
Geraldine Eb
Glee Club
Gloria Visey
Leo Grady
Storm Lake
Graettincer” Pirates
Norman Borvit
Dale Sandvng
G. H. S.high School News
A . Brown
Dorothy Swift
Doris Henningsen
Alf
Mr. Lapite
Norman B
Dale S
Don BR
Mr. Brown
Indiana
N. Carolina
Tar Heels
Michigan
Maine
Bobby B
Margie and
Arnold Sevold
Graettinger
Iowa
Sioux City
WNAX
Im Stock Commission Company
J. Bers
Farmers Grain Co
Rover
Now
Falk
Quaker Oats Co
Thompson's Grocery
Graettinger and Quaker Oats CO
Emmetsburg
Graettinger Block & Tile Co
D. E. McCarty
Justice of the Peace Heal State
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace
J. P. McManus
M. D. Firyablast
T, Naae
B. S
Towa
C. A. Shiley
B. E. Dappen Veterinarian
Graettinger, Eee
Recife
Taft
Vandenberg
John A. Johnston
Eldora
J. H. Clary
Johnston
Clary
Osceola
Daniel Reedy
Sheriff McQuern
Howard French
Titonia
Titonka
O. K
Deemer
Tuskeego
Decatur County
Town City
Knoxville
R. C. Weatherall
Leslie Jackson
Winterset
Freddie Parson
Kathleen Miller
Dumont
Kate Barnett
Aredale
Walter Bell
Harlan
Gillette
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