Hastings Baby Dies in Garden of Heaven and Family Rallies
obituary notes a one year old Hastings infant, Vera Mae Aris Wrother, with family tributes from grandparents and relatives. services held at Hastings Methodist church conducted by Rev James A. Walla. interment in Hastings cemetery. Also reports on local club meeting, car loss, and various visits and social events around Hastings and Shenandoah.
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Han
Setlier Mirael
Jotinstars
Vera Mae
Shirles
Aris Wrother
Richard Masmen
Aed Mire
Johnson
Peroc
Hastines Methodist Church
James al Walla
Oxie Loaskalill
Fern Reed
TT Fallows
Hastings
Woman's Club
Red Martin Howe
Federated Woman's Club
Fred Martin
Merritt Fisher
George Graham
Irvin
Red Oak
Graham
Hastings to Have Firemen’s Ball
Hastings plans a firemen’s ball in the town hall to raise funds for equipment and firehouse improvements. Organizers say proceeds will support the department and community events, with details on tickets and date to follow.
Hastings Public School Means of Education Debate
A passage discusses education goals and the value of schooling beyond college tracks. It cites Horace Mann on education shaping mental, moral, and spiritual growth, emphasizing that schooling extends beyond degrees and that productive communities rely on skilled teachers and structured learning.
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Horace Mann
Sherlock's Rounds Prompt Curious Tales At Distant Denver
A quirky, wordy fragment describes Sherlock observing human quirks during daily routines on a bench, with mentions of a fighter heading to Denver, a character nicknamed Jeep, and a stream of whimsical musings on lovers, poets, and fate. It hints at playful banter and curious social scenes observed by the famed sleuth in a late period tone.
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Sherlock
Haroff
Denver
Vendersii
Henmig
Allan
Violet
Sienna
Ode to the Sophomores Mystery Poem Flows in School Verse
An OCR fragment reveals a humorous school verse naming sophomores and staff. Mentions Hy Jin Kidwel Walhymer Hastings Floyd Winmet Tang Jim Burris George Payor and others in a playful, rhythmic tribute to students and their traits. The piece hints at competition and camaraderie among classes.
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Hy Jin Kidwel
Bovis Walhymer Hastings
Sophomorres Cassist
Farming It A handy guide to poultry house rules and DIY tools
The article offers safe laying house rules with hopper space per 50 hens and water per 100, explains keeping the house dry, and describes an exhaust vent near the floor. It details a push an’ pull poultry scraper made from a cross cut saw section on a broom handle, plus a dropping platform design and a Missouri Experiment Station broody coop with three compartments.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Freshman and Sixth Grade Notes in School Chronicle
A mixed school page notes student profiles and class updates. It highlights freshmen crushes and merits, lists absent students, and credits spelling perfection to several fifth graders while mentioning sickness and letter-writing studies in the fifth grade.
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Richard Johnson
Vivian Bird
Roberta Clark
Thenrietta Clark
Charles Clark
Junior Benedict
Dean Davis
Kenneth Gustin
Daniel Johnson
Ian Davis
Jean Graham
Vernon Crouse
Richard Whitesides
Larry Kidwell
Current Events and Classics Studied by Ayrhra Freshmen
The document lists several class topics across subjects. Freshmen tackle thought problems, ancient learning, and essays. Reading shows heavy focus on vocabulary, geography, and language skills with fragmented notes on tests and writing tasks.
Rhymes and Rubs in a Curious School Scene
A quirky classroom exchange features Mr Dataff and students Touty Ord and June. The dialogue centers on a riddle about a cell and a playful mishearing of nosphere as a pun on a common topic. The piece ends with June proposing a social motive about money and marriage.
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Mary
June
Epworth League News Guest Editor-2 Ma Fer nows
By Loris Williams the piece notes a timely moment in Epworth League activities. Fragmented sentences describe readings, presentations, and community involvement with unclear names and events.
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Epworth League News
Seventh and Eighth Grade Show At Hastings Event
Junior high students gathered Thursday for a pep rally to support Hastings in a tournament. Seventh graders and visitors from county schools attended tests on Thursday and Friday, while local speeches and greetings followed.
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Grayhill
Geashill
Fellows
Hastings
Joni
Countey
Charles Phelps
Arnold Lew
Airce
Arnold Jan
Marvin Haden
Viola Knop
Hastings Social and Sports Notes from A Busy Weekend
Names and visits fill a crowded social page as Hastings residents attend a Shasver Frotay gathering with family guests including many relatives. Lois Largent and Mrs. Harry Ekron- Peter assist with refreshments. Omaha visitors attend a local play setup for Uncle Charley on Feb 12. Families, dinners, and travel updates weave through community life with many local names and weekend plans.
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Tharriott Claes
Cine Crete
Karl Powers
Glenwood
Herman Schurr
Ared Dauhters
Katherine
Ruth Jean
Red Oak
Hastings
Emerson
Faye Blatt
Kieth
G. TA. Fickel
Roy Crawford
Hastings M E Church Announces New Superintendent
Hastings M. E. Church holds Sunday school at 10 15 with Donalds Vistah newly elected superintendent. Tbs1R is noted and worship follows. Res. Tames Wall serves as pastor with services led by Leven ay 7 pont and Beeial beater.
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Donalds Vistah
Tames Wall
Leven Ay
Pont Beeial
Hastings Boys Win Three Games In Tournament Run
Hastings showcased improvement after three years of basketball as they beat Malvern 40 to 22 with strong defense by Bob William guarding Knight and standout offense from Captain Kenneth Read. They followed with a 22 to 17 win over Glenwood, aided by Harry Clark's late surge, while Strahan claimed the consolation with a 22 to 17 victory in the finals after Read fouled out. News also notes local illnesses and a Firemen's Benefit Ball to fund equipment upgrades, with tickets sold across town.
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Whett Hastings
Malvern
Hastings
Banersaa
Pth
Aginst Malvern
Bob William
Knight
Kenneth Read
Glenwood
Harry Clark
Strahan
Card of Thanks From the Richard Johnson Family
The Johnson family thanks friends for sympathyExpressions and beautiful flowers during their bereavement.
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Richard Johnson
Rome Built in a Day Says Rome Was Built in a Day
A London Weekly piece argues that the saying Rome was built in a day may reflect a period of time rather than a 24 hour span. It cites Strabo on Anchiale and Tarsus and notes the inscription on Sardanapalus’s monument.
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Rome
Strabo
Anchiale
Tarsus
Sardanapalus
Pearson
London
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Mary Lou Johnson
Hastings Methodist Church
Albert Clitus
Date Read
Bessie Purcell
Joe Turner
Shenandoah
Turners
Ottumwa
Tuner
Hatcher
Knop Orchestra
Clyde Bittner
Creston
Mlastings
Bittner
George Best
Besex
Lillie Dixon
Ray Hikers
CI AL Thiyes
Lay‘ Fayt Company
News of
Hastings Public School
Persett
Tory Ohwatien
Cottres
Perel
Floyd
Winmet
Tang
Ping Pene
Jim
George
Ramsay
Eames Maire
Beteha
Tots Ord
Neots
Bruce
Phelps
Bil
Joan Read
Ruth Gittins
Betty Crouse
Billy Phelps
Keith Bruce
Raymond Hall
Dorothy Johnson
Agnes Clark
Anna Mae Benedict
Jack Sargent
Keith Blunt
Bessie
Decatur
Jobs Dryedey
Butler
Kay
Levin St Jan
Loris Williams
Junior High News
Tiendea
Phos
Ted Thes
Uae
Keith Benedict
Alice Davis
Eunice Davis
Dessie Gustin
Jean Hamiltar
Marjorie McKinner
M. E. Church
Lillian Dixon
Susie Hall
Strahan School
Poland
J. I. Case
J. I
Peter Schuttler
Matt
McCormick-Deering
Osborne
Lowden
Rock Island
Hudson
Virgil W. Curtis
S. M. Criswall
Clark
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