Cantata The Star to the East in Stra han church
A community cantata titled The Star to the East will be performed at the Stra han church Thursday evening November 20. Mish Richter will supervise the magic portion and about thirty local residents will participate. Glenwood’s Mrs Deupree’s team took first or second in the related events, with Lilly Bradley, Clarence Nagel, and Dale Nims noted for top scores. the Strahan team also entered a grain judging contest.
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Strahan
Mish Richter
December Meeting Features Early Session
The December gathering will occur one day earlier than usual on Wednesday evening December 18. A feature of the program is a lower grade operetta with participation by grades one through four.
Lillian Bradley Places Second in County Spelling Contest
Lillian Bradley took second in the written contest of the county spelling contest held at Glenwood Saturday. She is in the eighth grade. Though some say spelling is a lost art, they would have changed their minds if they had been present.
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Lillian Bradley
Glenwood
Lillian
Vocational Agriculture Class Wins First at Grain Judging
A Southwestern Iowa grain judging contest was held in Red Oak on Friday with teams from Audubon Red Oak Corning Stuart and Elliott. Participants include Lowel Curtin Ralph Costello Everett Gipe and Lloyd Angus from the vocational department. Corning won second Atuart third.
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Iowa
Red Oak
Audubon
Corning
Stuart
Elliott
Birahen
Vocalional Agriculural
Lowel Curtin
Ralph Costello
Everett Gipe
Lloyd Angus
Etrahan
Atuart
Strahan Team Wins Glenwood Poultry Show Honors
Three teams competed for honors at Glenwood in the poultry judging contest Saturday. The team from the W. C. D. C. club of Strahan, under the leadership of Mrs. Will Bradley, won the event.
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Glenwood
W. CG. D. C. Club
Strahan
Will Bradley
Strahan Grade School Happenings
Strahan Grade School notes Christmas gift exchanges with winners and absences. Third and fourth graders misses noted, operetta rehearsal for December 18 titled Banta Claus in Mother Goose Land. Fifth and sixth grades raise funds with Christmas seal sales. spelling contest names Faye Hayes and Lillian Bradley winners.
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Ealitors
Cyris Stattin
Linyd Anis
Nellie
Dorn Mag Rhoder
Banta Claus
Mother Goose Land
Grammar Room
Bernice Stribling
Bart Watts
Ruth Reynolds
Marjorie Laughlin
Lavern Potter Paul Shaw
Faye Hayes
Lillian Bradley
Glenwood
Helen Shaul
Virgil Hammack
Na Curtlg
Frederick, Newell
High School Debate Promises Lively Return of Students
The fall term saw students busy at home with corn picking and debate practice. Senior voices led a lively program on the motion Resolved, That the mother of a chicken is the hen that hatches it. Clinton Gee and Artur Grayson spoke affirmative with strong points. Marvin Woodfill and Elvin Swain argued the negative. The assembly favored the affirmative. Local updates note students back in Emerson, and church services outline Sunday activities and a Christmas Eve program.
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Aimouiel
Wired Potter
Will Judah
Clinton Gee
Artur Grayson
Marvin Woodfill
Art Grayson
Elvin Swain
Gee
Grayson
Community Notes From Champion Hill And Emerson
Mrs J A Miler of Council Bluffs visiting relatives in Emerson spent Friday with Mrs J F Anery. Alfred Cooper family shared Sunday in HR BE Breese home. Dorothy Pickerel guest in Alfred Cooper home Monday and J Fynner home Wednesday. C E B winter hours set for 7 p m each Sunday. Addie Cooper family and Louie Stella Bullington shopping in Red Oak Wednesday. I L Kellenbarger and son Glen visited Leslie Kellenbarger. Lou Hatfield family spent Wednesday in Red Oak. F G Kochersperger and Grace Liddell called on June Parker and Mary Parker Sunday. J W McLain and Ison Dean were guests in Geo Kellenbarger home Sunday. W A Lang family visited Mrs White and Barbara Lang on Malvern Sunday.
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J. A. Miler
Council Bluffs
F. W. McLain
Emerson
J. F. Anery
Alfred Cooper
BE. Breese
Misa Dorothy Pickerel
J. Fynnery
Addie Cooper
Ward
Wilma
Louie
Miax
Stella Bullington
Red Oak
Kellenbarger
Glen
Leslie Kellenbarger
Lou Hatfield
Viola
Emmet Cardiff
F. G. Kochersperger
Grace Liddell
Mary May Parker
J. W. McLain
Ison
Dean
Geo. Kellenbarger
W. A. Lang
White
Barbara Lang
Malvern
Mt Vernon Thanksgiving Snow Stalls Corn Husking
Snowfall and ongoing snows halt corn husking in Mt Vernon as farmers debate whether unhusked corn will store until spring. Prices for corn rise, offering hope for growers. Local school held a spelling contest with Tommy Wills winning to advance to the county event in Glenwood on December 8. The paper notes residents observing Thanksgiving quietly and a family visit from Glenwood, plus health updates on W. R. Johnson who is improving but still homebound.
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Mt. Vernon
Courage
Glenwood
Tommy Wills
Mr. Vernon
Miss Wederquist
H. E. Danford
G. F
Wildlife in Mt Ver woods and a boy’s skunk odor dispute
The article discusses animals like rabbits and coons in Mt Ver woods, asking how they survive the closed season. It notes a small boy trapped by the skunk’s fetid odor, which roils his family. Sam Shaw cannot husk corn, so he uses a tractor and saw for neighbors and relatives.
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Sam Shaw
Local Dinner Gatherings and Visits Reported
Tabor notes a Sunday family dinner for eleven hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alstrope with multiple relatives in attendance. Visitors include Margaret Cunningham and the Cun ninghams, Fred Buttman family, and Shenandoah resident M. V. McFarland plus Phyllis Anne. Other mentions cover Jim Jensen from Omaha visiting Seth Blackburn during recovery from appendicitis, travel of Joe Oliver and Warren to Emarron’s, and Kenneth Oliver on the steamship Lygonta sharing sea life tales. The Zimmer and Patrick families plan Thanksgiving dinner together.
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The
Beacon
Henry Alstrope
T. M. Alstrope Jr
Margaret Cunningham
Don Cunningham
Fred Buttman
M. V. McPfarland
Phyllis Anne
Shenandoah
C. 0
Mary
Seth Blackburn
Harry Hoover
Vaughn
Alvin Barrett
Welmington
North Carolina
Will Oliver
Kenneth
Lygonta
Coast Survey
Maine
Florida
Helen Stacy
Lincoln
Roy Zimmer
Zimmer
Patrick
H. R. Laird
C. Brown
G. C. Forney
Cornell Bluff
Ata Fjon Matiegertin
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Parent Teachers Association
Strahan Grade
Richard and
Paul Plamb
Hadley Atd
Marian Parker
Everett Lang
H. M. Caywood
Ella Ketlenhbarger
Jean Kochersperrer
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Paul K. Holland
Tabor
D. W. Thomas
Hanan
Taitt
Baih
Jersey
Walter Pontow
Poland
Claude Brooks
Ith
China
Oscar T. Birtley
Chester White
Hillelde
R. B. Tubbs
Town
Dutoc-Jeteey Boats
March Tatrow
Fred Dickersbach
Autto
B. D
Harold Peterson
Stra
Han
Hevern's Dairy
Hastings
J. B. Godwin
Bellevue
Nebr
Clem’s
Barkus Bros
Andy Noah
White Rose
Offerad
Fred. Borling
Bend Iistravent
Thatewetor
Anton Hwanwot
Aberdeen
J. F. Boles
Carl GM
Parke
Bird
Teucklig
W. Logan
Gtt
A. B. Keckley
Walter Alstrope
Lott
East Malvern
Thos. W. Gidley
Lawrence Alberts
Lyes
ABC
Story Books
Peter Rabbit
Chatterbox
Chaice
TOY Auto
Sandy Andy
Tinker Toys
Childs
Bavaria
Queensware
Melba
Childs Black Boards
Aluminum
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