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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1925
Page
8
LeMars high school basketball opened with a defeat as Western Union college won 31 to 6 after leading 14 to 3 at halftime. The locals fought hard but struggled to hit the basket, while the visiting squad displayed clear superiority.
Margaret Marx a 15 year old sophomore at Le Mars High School was seriously injured after a horse she rode either stumbled or threw her on a dark foggy night. She is unconscious and recovering at home with medical attendance summoned. The school expresses regret over her condition.
Miss Davis trains a large group of junior and senior high students for dramatic declamatory work. Participants listed include Ida Patrick Evelyn Burkett Lois Zimmerman Rachel McKinley Zola Koenig Carol Haviland Florence Clarke Katherine Gillespie Vera Tucker Dwight Koenig Mildred Gabel Lucille Danne Margaret Moore Esther Wood Mildred Jones Opal Moser Genevieva Phipps.
Wrestling began last week with strong enthusiasm and many participants. Despite lacking a regular coach, the squad expects a successful year with potential state champions. So far three matches are scheduled two against Cherokee and one vs Ft. Dodge, and if wins follow the team may reach the state meet.
The first Science Club meeting was held last Friday during sixth period for physics, with strong attendance. A chemistry session followed this morning. Mr. Smith chaired both gatherings and explained origins of physical and chemical philosophy. Most of the period featured the lecture and summaries were distributed afterward.
Volunteers for upcoming meeting discussed next steps for ice skating efforts. The club meets every other Friday and forecasts strong ice conditions for vacation days. Town spreads include two rinks under flood lighting at McDuffy park and Western Union college grounds.
The Red and Black invites high school students to submit fair drawings suitable for a paper printout after a new device was installed at the Globe-Post plant. Students hand their work to staff. the paper will handle the rest to publish in a high school publication.
The district公布 lists the J H S Honor Roll students across seventh to ninth grades. Seventh graders include Harold Becker and Marguerite Schulz while eighth graders feature Max Dickman and Julian Sedgwick. Ninth graders list Melba Rickabaugh and Merrill Davis among others.
A brief line notes that time spent and dedication paid off, praising those who earned their success through persistent effort and diligence.
Cattle receipts improve with a 15 to 20 cent weekly advance noted in most categories. High demand for prime beef not seen. best today included good short fed cattle at 8.00 to 8.50 with many grades 6.50 to 10.00, feeders 7.50 to 7.75, cows mostly 5.25 to 6.50, canners 3 to 4, veal calves 4 to 10, hogs firm 10.40 to 10.85, sows 8.75 to 9.25, lambs steady with top lambs 15.60.
Iowa dominated the International Livestock Exposition with top showings in cattle displays grain exhibits and 4H congress turnout. Notable sales set records including alfalfa hay bought by Blue Valley Creamery Institute and high priced Angus yearlings sold to the Biltmore and Palmer House hotels.
University of Illinois soils specialist Dr. W. L. Burlison urged livestock producers to plant at least a small field of alfalfa for 1926. He cited the past season as unusually dry yet alfalfa demonstrated resilience and profitability with estimated $50 per acre net, depending on soil and management.
J. K. Smith of Stewart-Warner announced a nationwide study starting mid January at 80 observation stations to investigate a fading in radio signals. Previous experiments were limited to isolated regional tests with two or three stations.
Engineers plan to chart static readings from distant stations every two minutes through winter. Results will be mapped and averaged to compare fading and weather curves, aiming to identify frequencies best for broadcast. Some nights show strong reception while others with cold air or storms block signals.
Prof H H Kildee, head of animal husbandry at Iowa State, urged fall calving on a radio farm school program. He argued fall calves yield 10 to 20 percent more milk and butterfat, ease spring workload, and improve year round production versus spring calving.
Albert Hansen 33 arrested on grand larceny for stealing liberty bonds from a farm home northeast of here. Judge Wagner gave five years at Anamosa but parole with strict conditions. If Hansen errs again he faces the reformatory. judge cited leniency shown before and urged caution to others. Hansen’s industrious suit and church work noted as factors.
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