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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
6
A fragmented item from a bygone issue hints at a basketball game aftermath with Emerson involved in a sugar bowl that also holds salt and pepper. Names cited include Carolyn Boehner Randolph and editor figures, while a cast of reporters and staff appear in a long byline.
Commercial notes report a typing drill where 12 items were memorized and aligned on a page. Marilonise Judice completed without error while several classmates tied or trailed in accuracy with minor mistakes. Betty Caudell led in speed with 20 words in a minute and 48.1 in five minutes.
Seniors report continued emblem sales to raise funds for spring expenses. Emblems cost 25 cents each and several remain available. buyers are urged to see a senior to purchase before they run out.
In first grade Jacqueline Joyce Anderson joins the class while David Lee departs for Mandersen. Visitors last week were Mrs Collins and Mrs Nagle. Third grade reports two pupils moving to Henderson and Ames. Phyllis Ellis from Randolph joins. Betty Orchard will be away three months as her father attends college. posters stress health. English lessons cover Christmas presents and party invitations. spelling group names listed. arithmetic decimals begin. Dorothy Lee moves to Henderson. Roy Judah moves to Hastings. Ronnie Austin and Lawrence Frazier absences noted. pupil achievements include perfect arithmetic records and other students near perfection.
While translating Latin last Friday Miss Worley teased with a future tense ending and the phrase Be sure and notice the B. O. Lee Board, a classmate who had finished the translation, dramatically claimed To have it. The moment drew laughter as the class ended.
Malvern high school starts rehearsals for The Gypsy Rover operetta with principals from each class. Cast list includes censors Winni fred Calkins Marilouise Juetke Ray Lincoln Bernard Schoening Hershall Stout juniors Mary Jean Ewing Ralph Hall Clayton Hertz Reid Ly ford Marlin Richardson sephor mores Elaine Ambrews Charles Johnson freshmen Eugene Jackson and a chorus of about 33.
Fragmented classroom musings blend humor and whimsy as students recall old slang and local phrases. The piece mentions a flat tire fix with Musceles Caudell's car muffs, a mysterious typing paper mystery, and a digression into the history of the pendulum clock first invented by Huygens in 1658.
The article notes that mahogany, known since Raleigh’s era, was first crafted into furniture in England in 1720 according to tradition. It highlights the early origin of mahogany furniture and ties it to historical timelines.
Imogene S. E. Mills of Greenwood Lumber Co. relocates to Tuts Oklahoma for a lumber sales role with training. Mrs. Greenwood and Talsy accompany him to Tulsa around February. Leo Higgins becomes general foreman as assistant manager departs. The piece also notes local families and residents in Shenandoah and nearby towns, with various visits, recoveries from scarlet fever, new baby births, and community updates.
Anges and Francis served as callers to Auburn Nett urday. Mr and Mrs Chester Cooper visited over the weekend with hy hat ter s parents Mire and Mas A Brown near Essex. Emma Hullington of Red Dak visited last week in the L C Bullington home. W C Webb and Helen were dinner guests of J J Waldeman and family. Tiroht Kellenbarger and Jay returned to Gordon Sunday after attending W M Kellen Dare funeral.
Local detail from Pacific Junction notes a doubleheader on Friday January 14 with Medyert Inide pendents visiting Glenwood U A team for a return game on the Pacific Junction floor. That same evening Pacific Junction high school will host Plurmin high school coeds in a separate contest while various community notices follow.
A fragmentary Mansfield's News Letter notes Clyde W. Comte at the Tewell Observatory describes earth like details. The report states a March 14, 1920 event or announcement about earth’s wear and weight compared to celestial bodies.
The famed author Mark Twain was born in a year when Haleys comet appeared and said to die with its return, linking his life to the cosmic cycle as generations noted.
A Chinatown sage Hi Ho comments that the highest ideal of humanity cannot be attained until the weakness of a foe is the measure of a strong man's generosity and character.
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