Lincoln School Second to Eighth Grades Activity Summary
Lincoln School reports lively activity from second grade adding transportation and Shoes For Sandy, while third grade notes two students spelling perfect and plans a Field Museum trip. Fourth grade recounts 19 A's in spelling and cocoon observation. Fifth grade thanks Mr Meyer for the Victrola, welcomes Janice Brand. Seventh grade workbook on dictionaries. eighth grade studies prose poetry and short stories. Athletics note: Lincoln School lost to Franklin 6-4 and 1-4, with upcoming games at Hazelcrest and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Jack Needles
Henry Blanke
Field Museum
Yosemarie Brehm
Charles Connors
Mr. Meyer
Janice Brand
Lincoln School
Franklin
Washington Snaves
Hazelcrest
Bowen School Adopts New First Grade Readers
Bowen School notes progress as first graders enjoy new readers and learn about animals. Betty Boyd moves to Roseland but remains for the term. Joyce De Vries serves as roomkeeper. Arthur Gill and Dorothy Lucht hold perfect attendance. Eighth graders plan graduation. mothers assist with dresses. Students report soft ball games and grounds improvement, including new trees and painted fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Boyd
Yue
Betty
Roseland
Joyce de Vries
Arthur Gill
Dorothy Lucht
Jimmie Lucas
Indiana
Bowen School
Ellen Gill
Muriel
Lillian Jay
Edward
George
Elizabth
Berger
Hazelcrest
Washington
Washington School Notes Details By Grade Activities
Grade 2 welcomed Raymond Brewer from Harve y and reported Danny Biiney absent with an eye infection. The fifth and sixth grades toured Brookfield zoo on May 5, while third and fourth traveled by private cars. Grade 7 painted a hollyhock scene and had class photos taken. Miss Siergensen left for Tulsa to attend a convention and will return next week. The fifth and sixth grade girls glee club performed for the PTA on Thursday. the school plans an operetta It Happened in Holland at 8 p m on Friday May 21 written by Clark and Penn and presented with permission from Carl Fischer Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Brewer
Harvey
Danny Biiney
John Ferrari
Ray Jormstonts
Brookfield Zoo
Siergensen
Tulsa
Okla
Washington School
Holland
Clark
Penn
Carl Fischer, Inc
Surprising Facts From History and Old News Bits
The text lists varied historical notes including presses transitioning to the Daily Worker, John Wesley Hardin’s early life and pardon, 18th century Philadelphia church traffic bans, shipwreck survivors named Hugh Williams, and apricot stones used for explosives and in English face powder. These items read like a compilation of odd historical curiosities.
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Wall Street Journal
Daily Worker
Texas
John Wesley Hardin
Philadelphia
Hugh Williams
England
Addressing Kitchen Tips and Cooking Advice
A collection of varied kitchen notes covers banana and pineapple juice pairings, marshmallow and cinnamon in cocoa, and soil needs for a Pelphinium plant. It also includes baking tips for sugar crust on sponge cake and fish cleaning guidance with dull versus sharp knives.
Barbed Wire Remnant and Horse Skeletal Find in Thornton Forest
In the Thornton Forest Preserve remnant barbed wire from old Illinois farming days is nailed to a dead oak. A horse skeleton lies nearby with rib bones and limb fragments revealed. The death link to the wire remains unknown and hikers may seek the missing skull fragment in the western preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Illinois
Thorton
Tobacco Cultivation History and Process
Tobacco has been grown for centuries, facing pests and hardships. Spaniards encountered it in America, while Cuban aborigines rolled large leaves into cigars called tobaccos. Seeds start in hotbeds then move to fields after about six weeks. plants grow up to six feet tall with leaves two feet long and are harvested when foliage turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Illinois State Lore Quiz Reveals State’s Early History
The Illinois Q A recalls negotiations to create a separate Northwestern state in 1829 led by Caleb Atwater with Prairie du Chien Council. It notes Chicago’s first slaughtering house by Gordon Hubbard and the 1862 Morrill Act signed by Lincoln. It also lists facts on towns, cities, and state landmarks.
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Caleb Atwater
Jackson
Prairie du Chien Council
Chicago
Gordon Hubbard Hubbard
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Kinzie and Wells Sts
Illinois
Jonathan Turner
Justin S. Morrill
Lincoln
Douglas
Turner
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Jacksonville
Brown, Kirby and Russell
Bryan
Whipple Academy
Ilinors College
Ill
University of Illinois
John Milton Gregory
United States
Elmwood
Brumfield
Maqnon
Monica
Princeville
Hinds
54Th General Assembly
Bond County
Kaskaskia
Allouez
Mississippi
Berwyn
Til
Loop
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Glacier National Park
Eenie Meenie Minie
Public Service
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
Secretary of State of
State Library and Archives Division
Capitol
Edward J. Hughes
Springfield
A. Bryan
Jacobsma
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Dolton Junkyard and Auto Wreckers
R.R
Dolton, Ill
AMCO
J. F. Chandler Roofing CO
Chicago ST
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