New Girls Glee Club Selected For Music Contest
Miss Peet has chosen twenty eight girls from the former Girls Glee Club for the music contest. Selections hinge on dependability improvement tone and singing ability. Sopranos include Lucille Huibregtse Betty Crane Vernita Vernon Helen McLaughlin Janana Schweitzer Delores Yossi Verona Kromminga Joyce Wismeier Rosalind Kiburz and Mary Lou Luett. Alto picks list Jane Ann Patterson Yola Rodman Benong Eloie Timmins Wilma Yount Arline Balster Elizabeth Byerly Audrey Ritter and Annalie Husman. Accompanist Becky Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Peet
Girls’ Glee Club
Lucille Huibregtse
Betty Crane
Vernita Vernon
Helen McLaughlin
Janana Schweitzer
Delores Yossi
Verona Kromminga
Joyce Wismeier
Rosalind Kiburz
Mary Lou Luett
Soranos
Betty Podhaski
Laurel Taylor
Gloria Babb
Eileen Cooper
Ruth Reuter
Virginia Clar
Janet Howie
Gertrude Ortgies
Wilma_ Grossheim
Altos
Jane Ann Patterson
Yola_ Rodman
Benong
Eloie Timmins
Wilma Yount
Arline Balster
Elizabeth Byerly
Audrey Ritter
Annalie Husman
Becky Grimes
Monticello Calendar Highlights January To February
The Monticello high school calendar lists events from January 30 basketball at Manchester to February 10 GAA Carnival. Activities include a February 1 music event by the Shock Band and a February 2 report, with a February 7 to 10 Jones County basketball tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Monticello High
G Shock
Jones County
Wyoming
Interesting Plays By Speech Students In Assembly
Speech students under Miss James presented two plays Friday at eleven in the assembly. Tom Sawyer featured Tom and Becky Thatcher with a large cast including Jim Harold Hogan Aunt Polly and more. The Tale of a Shirt showed workers in a laundry with eight girls in the cast led by Dolly Ann Schoon Kate and Mary Miner. Next week Be Home by Midnight and The Burglar will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss James
Tom Sawyer
Tom
Becky Thatcher
Jim
Harold Hogan
Polly
Betty Podhaski
Sid
Paul Marsh
Dolly
Ann Schoon
Kate
Mary Miner
Helen Husman
Dolores Haltgren
Mac
Doris Otten
Grace Hilda Covington
Lilly
Edna Steurs
Mary
Rosalind Kiburz
Literature Students Try Hand at Poetry
Seniors in the American Literature class weighed themes and plays then produced poems after hard work. Readings ranged from hopeful to somber, with verses on giving, friendship, and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee
Deer at Killarney Attracts visitors with friendly stags
A fragment notes in Ireland that a herd of deer near Killarney woods draws visitors as the tame animals gallop by then pause and approach to inspect the tourist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
Ireland
Chatterbox Gossip and Hallway Antics At School
A lively eighth grade column notes busybodies who spread candy rumors at basketball games and mocks skimpy outfits for younger students. It describes chivalry in hallways, juniors bragging in song, a bored Ruth Reuter fending off a pest, and party line chatter about someone named Betty.
Gay Nineties Swing Returns to School Gym
In a fresh twist the gym curriculum includes square dancing. Tall girls and small boys whirl to Lyle Burichter’s accordion under Miss Magana and Mr. Moore. Some may perform at the G A A carnival on February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Burrichter
Miss Magana
Mr. Moore
Kindergarten Toy Pickup Sparks Classroom Fun
The kindergarten received a wagon tractor house boat and a puzzle and children drew autos. Dennis Tschudi celebrated a birthday and candy was brought for perfect attendance by Otty Wenger Ronald Boland and Paul Grossheim. Fred Krieb spoke to second graders about fire engines and students wrote poetry about birds. Some students earned top spelling marks and others had perfect attendance in Miss Walter’s class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Tschudi
Otty Wenger
Ronald Boland
Paul Grossheim
Norma Boots
Leonard Hoffman
Fred Krieb
Nancy Grimes
Ninth Grade Champs Sweep Basketball Matches
The eighth grade girls beat the ninth grade 28 to 9 with Phyllis Schneider scoring 16. The eighth team crushed 9B 16 to 2, freshmen tied sophomores 8-8, and seventh grade lost 16-4 to the eighth. The twelfth beat eleventh 12-10 as seniors lost to freshmen 15-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powersly
Phyllis Schneider
Miss Magana
Vernita Vernon
Loretta Gerdes
Mary L. Luett
Ruth Hoffman
Elizabeth Byerly
Rebecca Grimes
Dorothy Hanssen
Marion Deischer
Noticed Romance and Reactions AcrossHallways
A sophomore girl and junior boy spark a budding romance while Billy Marsh’s chest expansion after a Tom Sawyer incident raises eyebrows. Report cards cause long faces in physics and history, grades surprise without study, and assembly remarks stir talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Marsh
William Minney
Shannon
Miss Magana
Miss Mueller
Miss Miller
Try, Try Again As a Path to Success
The article urges embracing failure as learning and urges students to persist. It cites historical figures who succeeded through repeated effort and encourages charging mistakes to experience as the school year continues.
Death of Mrs Eliza Powlishta Recalls Local Dwellers
Mrs Eliza beth Powlishta died at McDonald hospital Monday at 4 30 a m after living with her son and the Mitchells in Scotch Grove. her death followed a period of illness. The paper notes snowbound roads delaying schooling in Numbers Eight and Six and lists local visits, hospital recoveries, and community notices including Presbyterian aid, local travel, and funeral arrangements for Mrs Paulsen of Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Elizabeth Powlishta
Otto Powlishta
McDonald Hospital
Mitchell
Powlishta
Cooper
Fisher
Anamosa
Abbott
Sinclair
L. A. Oltman
McDonald
C. B. Carson
Marvin Lacock
John Lacock
Mount Vernon
Clifton Abbott
D. C. Sinclair
Esther
Paul Paulsen
Onslow
George Kuehl
Son Lyle
L. A
Notre Dame Drops Opening Game to Texas
Notre Dame opened the season with a loss against Texas by a narrow margin as 18 percent of the hoped for crowd witnessed the upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre: Dame
Texas
Death notices recount Hopkinton residents' losses
A cascade of obituaries from Hopkinton recounts the deaths of Charles Reggentin Sr William V Keith Emma Dunlap and Charles Quint among others with funeral details and survivor lists. The notices cover residents born in Germany and Iowa area families with dates January 1940 and services held at St Johns Lutheran Golden church and Hopkinton cemetery.
Cascade to Have Five Elections in 1940
Cascade Iowa plans five elections in 1940 beginning with a special election. The small city of about 1400 residents will conduct multiple voting events this year to decide local matters and confirm officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Iowa
Pioneer settler Quint dies at Worthington
Worthington mourns the death of Rev. Father Zigrang era. Survived by widow seven sons and four daughters including Joe Quint Ryan John Hopeton Carl Winthrop Edthony Paul Worthington and daughters in law Ray Miller Delhi Sylvester Steger Dyersville Vincent Delargardelle Waterloo and Marie Quint at home Two sons predeceased him 17 grandchildren Funeral at St Pauls church followed by burial in the church cemetery Quint noted as an early Cascade pioneer. Mrs J P Lane observes 86th birthday also sharing day with Vice President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V. Keith
Monticello
Matthias
H. W. Hewitt
Methodist Church
Hopkinton
Mr. Keith
Grove Creek
Mabel Fleming
New Hampton
Monroe Bullis
St. Ansgar
Ethel Morton
Ivan
Hugh Keith
Delhi
William Garvin
Ermina Dunlap
Emma Dunlap
Ermina Philips
Thomas B. Dunlap
Hazel Green
Dunlap
Herman
Ray
Manchester
Jessie McGuire
Valparaiso
Ind
Vivian
Duluth
Worthington
Zigrang
Joe Quint
Ryan
John
Hopeton
Carl
Winthrop
Edthony
Paul
Ray Miller
Sylvester Steger
Dyersville
Vincent Delargardelle
Waterloo
Marie Quint
St. Pauls Church
Quint
Cascade
J. P. Lane
Lane
Roosevelt
Birthday Coincidence on January 30 Date
The note mentions that someone shares a birthday on January 30, highlighting this concurrent date with another event. The fragment emphasizes the coincidence rather than full details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glee Club
Monte
Virginia Clark
Shirley Hobert
Jeanette Lubben
Margaret Bader
Ben Long
Bert Adams
Betty Otten
Kay Woodall
Eileen Appleby
Gertrude Wenger
Vernona Vernon
June Henrichs
Lorraine Jacobs
Robert Eggers
Elizabeth Lee Byerly
Wilma Grossheim
Don Howie
Deloris Bohlken
Kathleen Adams
Hetty Clark
Ruth Roberta
Eleanor Cooper
Robert Heyen
Mary Rodman
God
LaVern Wahl
Bard
Alberta Husmann
Chatterbox
Betty
Beverly Hanken
Barbara Walker
Donna McCartdy
Lois Guyan
David Hamilton
Carroll Schneider
Vivien Kruse
Katherine Boysen
Richard Phey
Miss Walter
Charles Reggentin
Heindricwalde
Mecklenberg
Germany
U. S
Delaware County
Wilhelmina Kragenbrink
Earlville
River Valley
Charles
William
Rudolph
Harry
South English
Rose King
Paducah
Ida Pfalsgraf
Dubuque
Bertha Gienapp
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannkuk
Ura Vesey Miller
Laura Vesey Miller
Matthias Funeral Home
Kate Lang
John Lang
Moline
Ill
Gearhart
Morris H. Weing
Eleanor Marlock
R. N
Madison
Wis
N. A
Werner-Jaeger
Christina Werner
George Werner Sr
Henry Jaeger
Chris Jaeger
North Fork Township
St. Paul’s Church
Schilmoeller
Helen Werner
Celester Jaeger
Castle Grove
Sandford Hickman
A. K. Cramer
Colfax
Wash
St. Luke’s Church
Town Electric Company
Jurte
St. Mary’s
J. B. Albers
L. F. Barrett
Mona
Chicago
Fred Kurt
Mark
Charles Quint
America
M. Erz
Henry E. Merfeld
Margaret McDonald
Jess Doolittle
Kings OF Rhythm
Arend Balster’s
JSE
Hershey Cocoa Bakers
Mother’s Best
Town Crier
RITZ
Golden Valley
Graham
Baker Boy
Hess’ Hog Sale
C. J. Hess
Worthington, Iowa
Iowa State College
Mountain Grove
Russell Elux
Carload Sale
Sstermoor
Ostermoor
Iverson
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