1936 37 Basketball Schedule December 17 Brockton to February 26
The schedule lists 1936 37 basketball games with locations and dates. Brockton December 17. Hopkins December 22. Lenox January 5 and 12. Sharpsburg January 8. Nodaway January 15 and 22. Conway January 26. Carbon February 2 3 4 5 6. Clearfield January 29 and February 26. Waubonsie Conference Sharpsburg February 4 5 6. Nodaway February 12. Lenox January 12. Boys Co Tournament February 18 19 20.
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Brockton
Hopkins
Lenox
Sharpsburg
Nodaway
Conway
Carbon 2Nd
Clearfield
Waubonsie
Upside Down Sloth Blends With Jungle Foliage
A Washington Star feature notes the upside down sloth appears green with algae on its hair, aiding camouflage in tropical jungles. The creature moves slowly, clings to branches with strong hooks, cannot walk on ground, and may differ in neck bone count by one. Ancient relatives include prehistoric ground sloths and perhaps the anteater.
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W. H. Shippen
Washington Star
Tropics
South America
Carpets and Rugs Play Part in Some Countries
In Turkey and surrounding regions carpets shape social life and religious ceremonies. A yearly Cairo to Mecca carpet covers the Kaaba with black brocade bearing gilt inscriptions. Colors symbolize meanings from good luck to dignity while the display signals the occasion’s gravity. France pioneered carpetmaking in 1607 with later spread to Bristol Axminster and English towns shaping carpet names.
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Turkey
Anatolia
Persia
Afghanistan
Baluchistan
Turkestan
Tit-Bits Magazine
Cairo
Mecca
Kaaba
Mohammedan Mosque
France
Channel
Bristol
Axminster
England
Glasgow
Kidderminster
Yorkshire
Understanding Market Report Points and Price Variations
The term point in market reports denotes a price variation unit. In US stocks one point equals one dollar per share, but for commodities the value differs by type. Coffee and cotton use a hundredth of a cent per point, while oil grain sugar and pork use one cent per point, affecting how rises are calculated.
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United States
Conifers and Evergreens Misconceptions Clarified
An eastern forestry authority notes that some conifers shed leaves annually while some true evergreens do not bear cones. The larch or tamarack is highlighted as a conifer that loses leaves each year and thus is not an evergreen.
Great Barrier Reef Described as Eighth Wonder
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for a thousand miles off Australia's northeast coast. It is a vast chain of coral reefs and islands formed by billions of polyps using limestone from their feed. The reef ranges from 10 to 150 miles in width and is described as as solid as marble.
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Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Kites Form Letters in Chinese Aerial Messages
The Chinese enjoy kite flying with marvelously crafted kites often built with two strings. Operators use the dual lines to perform impressive tricks and even send messages as the kite acts as an aerial messenger through letters and characters.
Hermit Crab Uses Wits to Foil Deep Sea Foes
A hermit crab survives by wit and opportunistic bargains with sea life. It borrows snail shells for homes and pairs with sea anemones to gain camouflage and food, forming mutualistic bonds that deter predators and aid both parties.
Magna Charta Signed by King John’s Royal Mark
A London Answers Magazine writer notes Magna Charta was not signed by King John due to his illiteracy. The charter bore a royal mark called the signature with witnesses to the act. Fragments of the original document survive after most was destroyed by fire 200 years ago.
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John
Runnymede
London Answers Magazine
Stradivarius dies at ninety three in Cremona
Maker of Strad violins Stradivarius died at ninety three. Born in Cremona in 1644 he came from a wealthy family and aimed to improve Amati’s violins. He spent years selecting wood and developing a flatter arch larger model. From 1695 to 1714 he perfected a model praised as unequaled. He reportedly finished a violin weekly, amounting to about three thousand, though under two hundred fifty Strads are known today.
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Stradivarius
Cremona
Amati
Collier's Weelly
Duties of the Court Crier
The court crier announces court openings and adjournments and special matters to be considered. He calls jurors witnesses and parties and proclaims silence as directed by the judges. He also announces admission to the bar and sworn witnesses and makes public proclamations as ordered.
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Court Crier
Harvard Petition for Sea Horse Teeth in 1817
An 1817 petition to Harvard presidents sought two sea horse teeth for false teeth by Dr. Daniel Scott of Boston. The donor agreed, but it is unclear if Scott ever received them. Boxer dogs earned their name from sparring with their front paws like gloved gladiators, paralleling mid-nineteenth century pit bull style fighting.
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Harvard
University Museum
Daniel Scott
Boston
School News Ties Christmas Break Schedule and Class Projects
Students anticipate Christmas and New Year vacation from Thursday night to January 4. Avis Warner leads typing speed with 28 in five minutes and 26 in ten minutes. Donald Davis second in five minutes. Don ald tops ten minute tests. Maxine Dugan second in ten minute typing with 25 wpm. Physiology covers nervous system. manual training shows wall racks and baskets, with post holiday focus on joints. Agriculture finishes sorghums, begins cotton production. Grades note candy making this week and notebooks due. home economics and manners studied. Seventh and eighth grade boys and girls prepare Christmas presents and plays. Mrs Morris visited. several students noted for perfect attendance or grades. Fifth and Sixth grades plan Christmas party and a spider web hunt.
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Avis Warner
Donald Davis
Donald
Maxine Dugan
Paul Morris
Bernard Petersen
Arlene Davis
Mildred Biggerstaff
Wanda Mae van Alstine
Greta Biggerstaff
Duane Bradley
Beverly Morley
Bissinger
Bedford
Santa Claus
Darrell Baker
Arlo Hefley
Benelitta Lambley
Indian Youth Game With Bark Skids to Crown Champion
Indian youngsters in Ohio played a popular game using two long peeled bark pieces laid slick side down. Players jumped on the top bark trying to keep it from sliding away, a task seldom achieved, with bruises counted and the least bruises winning the championship.
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Ohio
Redskins
Reed family leaves Des Moines for Blanchard holiday visit
Darrell Reed and his family travel from Des Moines to Blanchard to spend the Holiday vacation with J. W. McFarland and wife Derents.
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Darrell Reed
Des Moines
Blanchard
J. W. McFarland
Chandler Family Christmas Day Visit Planned in Des Moines
Will Chandler and family of Des Moines will spend Christmas Day with their parents Frank Chandler and wife. Other guests in the Chandler home include EB J Posten and wife with daughter Gertrude joining the gathering.
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Will Chandler
Des Moines
Frank Chandler
Chandler
EB. J. Posten
Gertrude
Christmas Day Guests From Several Towns
Mrs. Iona Heninger will host guests on Christmas day including son Cecil with his wife and daughter from Bartlesville Oklahoma Mrs Payton from Bedford Paul Burwell with wife and daughter from Creston Ralph Brokaw and family and Mrs Anna Brokaw and son from Clarinda C A Burwell with wife Russell Stearns and daughter from Gravity
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Iona Heninger
Cecil
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Payton
Bedford
Paul Burwell
Creston
Ralph Brokaw
Anna Brokaw
Clarinda
C. A. Burwell
Russell Stearns
Gravity
Miss Carol Brown Visits Parents During Vacation
Miss Carol Brown a teacher in Avco schools arrived home last night and will spend her vacation with her parents here.
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Carol Brown
Avco
Miss Madeline Smith Arrives With Simpson College Family
Miss Madeline Smith, a student at Simpson College, arrived with her parents Mr and Mrs G E B Smith.
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Madeline Smith
Simpson College
G. EB. Smith
Christmas Day Guests At Jesse Levitt Home
At the Jesse Levitt home Christmas day guests include their two sons Glen and family of Bedford and Jay and family of Gravity.
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Jesse Levitt
Glen
Family
Bedford
Jay
Fami
Gravity
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Hines & Dermody
Iowa
Ad Service
James R. Locke
Reid L. Hunt
Farmers & Merchants Bank
J. Kirkatoe
Gedford National Bank Building
B. J. Flick
Flick
Lucas
J. A. Lacal
Citizens State Savings Bank
Directcroame
C.a.snow &Co
10Th &T
Washington, D.C
B. E. Wycoff
Walter Cramerce
Bill Booster
Arousinas
Wis
Burlington
Tenan
Zephyrs
G. E. Smith
Akron
Elvice and Trade Associations
Big Value Club
Washington, D. C
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