Humeston High schools eleven closes season with 30 to 0 win
Humeston fans gathered as the Thumeston High School football eleven completed their season with a 30 to 0 victory over Leon. The win capped an eight game run, preceded by early-season wins at Chariton 13 to 2 and Indianola 12 to 0, with notable scores including 84 to 0 over Osceola and 61 to 0 over Allerton. A Thanksgiving dinner for players and supporters followed, and the squad suffered no serious injuries. The article also lists team personnel and notes a pregame comedy performance raising funds, plus nostalgic notes from earlier decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Thumeston High School
Humeston
Chariton
Indianols
Center
Wille
Centerville
Lamont
Haumestone
Osceola
Seymour
Allerton
Dwight Miller
Henry Foster
Parry Boyce
Howard “Kipper
Kenneth Hedrick
Wendell Greenlee
Wiliam Berkey
Gene Black
Willis Tipferd
Frank Mitchell
Edward Yates
Daryl Gardner
Opera House
Shearest the Rain
Kenneth Kipper
Shylock
Net
Abbie Threedice
Red Gunzenhauser
Tiges
Maggie
Lois MacRae
Lucile Culmgee
Herbert Pool
Henry Williams
Wayland Miller
Ernest Burley
Station Agent Reassigned as Southerland Leaves Town
Station agent W. A. Southerland leaves for Memphis Missouri after about thirty three years with the Burlington system. The move will create vacancies in local activities and may affect a vice presidency at a nearby bank. A wedding notice from November 23 1820 also appears, detailing Olive May Morris and Barry V. Calhoun’s ceremony at the bride’s parental home in Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Southerland
Memphis
Southerland
Burlington
Centerville
T Leroy
Home State Bank
Derby
Olive May Morris
Barry V. Calhoun
Harwood
Lohengren
Florente Morris
Nel
Virginia Morris
Dale Morris
Simpson High School
Simpson College
Iowa State Teachers College
Lucas County
Lare
School Contests Set for December 17 at Princess Hall
Preliminary winners in oratory drama and humorous events advance to the geclamatory contest at the Princess on December 17. The program also notes a charity performance of The Merchant of Venice, a large audience, and about $57 raised for the Athletic Association. Weather may affect football plans against Leon, and National School Week is slated for December 5–11 with various staff changes and attendance records listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Athletic Association
Leon
Wll
Erma
Fern Sundquist
Elles Scovel
Hilker
Runnels
Iowa
Neva Richard
Mary I Foster
Miss Bonifield
Allerton
Tingley
Arlene Grimm
Dean Brewer
Hsther McGhee
Mildred Day
Willis Jannings
Corydon Boy Shot Hunting Near Corydon
Eight year old Eugene Darrah was accidentally shot in the head while hunting near Corydon. His twelve year old brother Cav fired a .22 rifle. the father William Darrah had given permission for the outing. The boy died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Eugene Darrah
Cav
William Darrah
Little Felow
Death of Little Babe Donald Paul Ellis
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Ellis of Garden Grove died about o clock yesterday morning November 30 just shy of two months old after a severe cold. Parents visited from Friday night to Sunday noon at IE W Fortune home. Burial planned this afternoon at two o clock. BE QO Parisha and family set to teach in Des Moines once roads clear. Harry Belon returns from Des Moines to oversee electric shoe shop business and attend An Evening Party at Cambria school. Cambria sixth seventh and eighth grades enjoyed a party at the Ekleberry home with games and refreshments and three hurrahs for the Consolidated School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
L. B. Wickersham
Opera House
South Dakota
James Caldwell
City Township
Walsenburg
Colo
N. Caldwell
Hastings
Nebr
Duncan Maciine
Indianola
E. Haldeman
A. I. Zimmerman
M. A Ulm
Kansas
Mary Moon
Lela Winona Frisby
Kellerton
Walter E. Graves
Truro
J. P. Gunzenhouser
I. G
H. T. Morford
Tabor
Iowa
John Hunter
Pearl Smith
Ottumwa
van Wert
Humeston
A la Barker
Lexington
Cambria
Chas. Sheets
Gore
Donald Paul
Cecil Ellis
Garden Grove
BE. QO. Parisha
Des Moines
Eas
Harry Belon
Ekleberry
Cambria Consolidated School
Senior and Junior Names List From Local Page
The read text shows a roster of juniors and seniors with multiple female and male names including Cleo Pearcy Marguerite Pontius and Ivan Schecter among juniors and Maxine Berkey Thelma Caldwell and Evelyn Smith among seniors. It appears as a photographed school or club membership line with scattered typos and spacing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Pearcy
Marguerite Pontius
Margaret Pogue
Ivan Schecter
Erma’ Smith
Maie Surbaugh
Nettie Coffey
Bernice Crawford
Carol Cuimsee
George Garton
Marriott MacRae
Helen Moore
Eden Morgan
Lois Ratcliffe
Mansel Tallman
Henry Williams
Faye Yates
Lulu Reed
Ivan Gibbs
Maxine Berkey
Thelma Caldwell
Ocle Dent
Bessie Frederick
May Helt
Eva Ratcliffe
Edd Yates
Evelyn Smith
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Humeston High School
L. H. Humeston
Geneva
R. L. Wells
Union Depot
Gantz
The
Normal College
Lineville
Wayne County Teachers Association
M. E. Church
Matheney
Austin
Waddell
Paul Young
Ek Barry
Wva McCaive
Barbara
Alexander
Olive Guinn
Wif
John Richman
Mr. Barry
Joe Finley
Sharon Springs
Iw. D. Dye
L. B. Sullivan
Ww. HH
Arthur McCabe
Madrid
Mt. Pleasant
Enct
Tawa Southern Utilities Co
Leon’ Distributing Center
George Smith
C. C. Boyce
Ed Aten
Fred Bowman
Ed Seitz
John Smith
Chet Jenkins
Glenn Newell
Glenn Junior
Will Mote
Humester Shipping Association
Chicago
Olumwa
M. L. Rhody
W. H. West
C. T. Finchbone
Ashton
G. R. Boyce
Californ
R. L. Bott
Mondey
California
Cit
Theresa St
Long Beach
Kansas City
Byram Williams
Fullerton
Calif
Victoria Kyner
Oakland
Neva Helt
Audrey
Wilma Woollis
Evelyn ‘McGhee
Mildred Spencer
Laura Bartley
Florence Smith
Faith McConnell
Civic Club
Woman's Civic Club
Flan
Calhour-Norris
Friuye Throckkmorton
Carol Culmsee
Wayne Tait
Helen Dunn
Iva Ratcliffe
Helen McMains
Opal Caldwell
Portia Hutchinson
Madge Dunn
Viola Rouse
Dorothy Kessler
Irene Stiles
Dorothy Bixby
Eli Kineer
Wayne Hutchinson
Laura Burley
Irene Leazer
Leonard Shetler
Dora Moser
Eamon Gardner
Lyvan Palmer
James Yates
Pauline Mudgett
Mardelle Garlon
Mildred Stanley
Clarence Palmer
Harlin McVey
Mary Velalnd
Wayne Kestlér
Seventil Grace Raymon Brown
Laverna Coffey
Paris Frederick
Lenore Martin
Evelyn McGhee
Marie McGhee
Omer Uray
Mildred
Mula Green
Howard Gibbs
Viola Evans
Madge Dunk
Ethel Dennis
Ruth Day
Maxine Curie
Thelma Coffey
Opal Coffey
Margaret Berkey
Lillie Abies
Herman Joy
Mildred McGhee
Marjorie Mitler
Eva Palmer
Annabel Purviance
Alta Ratcliffe Mahe Reed
Verna Spensler
Soptiomores
Mildred Bixby
Nina Boggs
Abbie Byers
Carol Curie
Albert Dent
Helen Farr
Glaidys Finch
Letha Frederick
Doris Gardner
Myrtle Garton
Lavar Johnson
Leta Leazer
Averil McGhee
Gail McGhee
Camilla Pearcy
Corydon Boy
Little Babe
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