Bowen School News Highlights Student Activities
The library grows yearly with more books. Violet Zoller missed Monday February 20 due to illness. Room 4 celebrates a Valentine party with decor, games, and treats. A ladder tournament begins in substruction and a spell-down pits girls against boys. Patrol members are Leo Kainvath Ronald Marsh and Billy Prill. A possible PTA meeting is planned at Bowen school March 2 at 7 30 p m with Mrs Nellie Morrison speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Room 4
Oguiete
Violet Zoller
Leo Kainvath
Ronald Marsh
Billy Prill
Bowen School
Nellie Morrison
Wildlife funds at risk as Pittman Robertson act hacked
Wildlife groups warn against cutting the Pittman Robertson excise tax from 8 million to about 1 million dollars annually. The act earmarks funds from sporting arms and ammunition taxes for state conservation programs under the Biological Survey and state game departments. House subcommittee members from Missouri Georgia Arkansas Washington Kansas Illinois oversee the proposal, urging full funding to preserve the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Friends of Wildlife
League
Congress
Biological Survey
House
Washington, D. C
Clarence Cannon
Malcolm Tarver
David Terry
Ark
Charles H. Leavy
Wash
William Lambertson
Kas
Everett Dirksen
Children and Democracy and the Role of Freedom
A University of Iowa psychologist reports that children in democratic countries show more cooperation, friendliness, life, and initiative than those under dictatorship. The article notes that American freedom offers growth but can lead to misused liberty, urging parents and teachers to guide youth as they gain experience and learn to use freedom to support themselves and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
America
The Path of Snow by Anna Englehardt
A meditation on snow making a visible path through a town after a night of buildup. The speaker reflects on how predecessors leave traces that guide future travelers and compares this to life’s paths shaped by great minds.
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Anna Englehardt
Ole Rastus on Sense and Nonsense
Calla Lily presents Ole Rastus musing on sense and nonsense and education. He jokes about learning, being punished for kindness to cats, and wishes for horse sense while insisting he won’t learn the rest. The piece captures dialect humor and rural voice without modern context.
Prize Donators for Firemen's Masquerade Ball
A local list names merchants who donated prizes for the Riverdale Firemen's masquerade ball held Saturday evening. Among contributors are Gouwens Auto Parts Hastings Garage Park View Inn and many Riverdale businesses. Toward end a weather joke exchanges about the roof leakage and landlord asks weather bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Firemen
Gouwens Auto Parts
Hastings Garage
William C. Zesch & Sons
Park View Inn
Dalton Auto Laundry
Carl Dieck
Fred Bartolomei
Phillips 66
Riverdale
Malloy Coal Company
Dengler’s
al & Rose
Andy Tavern
Legion Cafe
Natali’s
Red Grotto
High’s
Heinie
Cliffs Tavern
Richard Fritsche
Hess
Acme Tavern
Lindell’s
Dime Inn
Bernie Barber
Bernie Bender
American Cleaners
Ivanhoe
W. H. Sellin
Walter Pohlers
Albert Simnick
Village
Kathryn
Wonder Bar
Dave Miller
John Hausman
Joe Malala
Sehug Bros. Tavern
Gouwen
Convincing Truth Aims at American Child Race Promise
If we convince them of this truth America will produce the finest race of children the world ever saw and set a standard for future generations, the article asserts. It argues national pride hinges on collective beliefs shaping youth excellence and global leadership.
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America
Lincoln School First Grade Welcomes Martin Tickgelaar
Lincoln School recounts a week of absences due to colds and flu while welcoming Martin Tickgelaar from Berger school. Second graders begin script writing as sixth graders donate their rats and form a hobby club. Washington’s birthday led to a short school break.
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Lincoln School
Martin Tickgelaar
Berger School
Dean Naiin
Marion Watson
Louis Bartolon
Marion
Washington
Lincoln
Lowell
Harvey
Roosevelt Defeats Franklin In Local Match And School Notes
Roosevelt boys beat Franklin 14 12 in a heavyweight clash while Roosevelt 40 Franklin 39 in girls action. Fifth and sixth graders staged Teddy's Helpers, featuring Teddy Ray and others. Reva Jane Klinkhammer missed weeks after appendicitis and chicken pox. Sylvia Topel sidelined by fleurisy. Fourth graders produced Lincoln kindness stories for February magazine. Miss Murphy absent with flu.
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Franklin School
Roosevelt School
South Holland
Roosevelt
Franklin
Senate
Gerade English
Teddy
Ray
Evelyn
Sim
Jimmy
Clouds
Kay Banis
Corrine Greiner
Mary Allini
Esther Reitz
Dolores Viartens
Reva Jane Klinkhammer
Sylvia Topel
Lincoln
Miss Murphy
Washington School Se ries Movie Series Opens Friday
Washington School announces a film series starting Friday February 24 featuring Robinson Crusoe Champion Felix on the Farm and Charles Dickens works. The eighth grade sponsors the event and invites attendance.
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Washington School
Robinson Crusoe
Felix On
Charles Dickens
Riverdale School Activities and Games Update
The report lists events at Riverdale schools including merit badge tests for scouts, a February 23 meeting at Washington school, and trips to Riverdale bank and Acme Steel. Fifth graders return from illness as classes plan a hygiene exhibit, and a fifth to sixth grade food display assesses nutritional needs for young girls. Local sports include Workington teams leading, lightweights 14 to 12 over Lincoln, heavies 37 to 9, volleyball 44 to 41 in overtime, and Washington school hosting Roosevelt and Bowen games. Several third graders are absent with colds or flu, with Seddie Cogswell returning after a lengthy absence.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Riverdale Bank
Acme Steel
Riverdale Boy Scouts
Washington School
Billy Guetschow
Douglas Linde
Billy Paul
Phil Staab
Workington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Washington
Bowen
Seddie Cogswell
Shields
Berger School Room Notes Include Absences and Activities
In Room 4 most students returned after illnesses and the eighth grade nears history book completion while a soccer day follows snowball fights. Room 8 pupils study poems about George Washington, and Room 2 reports Washington’s birthday closure and student movements with seven absent.
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Berger
General Washington
Washington
Richard
Gertrude Tidhgelaar
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Chuckie Gentry
Russel Herrman
Chuckie
Russel
Gloria
Thomas Fagan
Robert Jones
William Spelde
Armida Segalla
Albert Panozza
Sylvia Boomsma
Miss Vandenberg
Huckleberry Finn
Chicago
Lent as Slow Time for Reflection and Life Meaning
The piece links the French meaning of Lent as slow with a call to reduce hurried pursuits. It argues that people rush for pleasure or gain, tiring physically and nervously, and suggests slowing down to reflect, even for non observants. It notes some preachers claim to share useful information rather than argue.
American Public Belief in Laws and Personal Pleasures
A brief reflection notes that many Americans follow laws that do not conflict with their own desires and goals. The statement suggests tension between civic duty and personal preferences within society.
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