Rural School Notes at Mathre School in May
The rural school notes amid editor names report a May 18 program at 8 p m, seven students with perfect attendance over six weeks, perfect spelling stars contest with winners Pearl Borwick Robert Rogeness and Harris Rogeness, and plan for school close May 22 with a picnic in Sande's grove.
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Mathre School
Pearl Borwick
Myrtle Borwick
Irene Borwick
Robert Rogeness
Fritz Roesen
Marjorie Sande
Kala Roesen
Myrtle, Borwick
George H. Kellogg
Harris Rogeness
Sande’s Grove
Milford High School to Graduate Seven in Class of 19
Milford announces seven students will graduate Tuesday May 19 at Milford High School. Valedictorian Louise Hovland and salutatory Reva Rhodes lead a class including Orlene Tweet John Allen Tim Wheelock Dorothy Sowers Edithe Jacobson. Colors Apple Green and Coral. Motto Build for Character not for Fame. Juniors hosted Seniors at Sheldon-Mann Hotel Ames banquet with Maypole decor matching class colors.
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Milford High School
Louise Hovland
Reva Rhodes
Salutatory
Orlene Tweet
John Allen
Tim Wheelock
Dorothy Sowers
Edithe Jacobson
Sheldon-Mann Hotel
Ames
Lowell Burley
Jeffrey Rasmussen
Milford P T A Meeting and School News
The Milford P T A met at the school house Friday evening with Mrs Donald Finch as new president and Miss Ardis Hereim elected secretary. Evelyn Walker announced program items including Roland Boys Quartet and Girls Glee Club performances. refreshments were served. Eighth grade county exams were held last Thursday and Friday with good results. Joe Alfred was absent due to illness.
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Lester Brooks
Vera Stevenson
Adeline Gilreath
Mr. Morgan
Max Arrasmith
Reva Rhodes
Griffith Studio
Ames
Milford P. T. A
Donald Finch
Ardis Hereim
Evelyn Walker
Roland Boys Quartet
Station
Ruth Freston
Mary Allen
Genevieve Donaldson
Virginia Brooks
Argyle Danielson
Leland Black
Amil Tweet
Laverne Paulson
Happy Song
Girls Glee Club
Joe Alfred
Seniors Banquet Planned at Ames Sheldon Mann Hotel
The alumni invite seniors and teachers to a banquet at the Sheldon Mann hotel in Ames on the evening of May 28. Final exams are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday with exemptions given.
Ancient vase forgery puzzle solved in Italian dig
Archaeologists at the University of Pennsylvania Museum resolved the mystery of a recent Italian dig showing a vase used to spoof buyers two millennia ago. The article notes Phoenician traders covered vessels with fake hieroglyphics to imitate Egyptian wares, fooling Etruscan customers around 700 B C.
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Phoenicians
Italy
Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
Kansas City Star
Science Service
Balm of Gilead Estimation Through Ages
The article discusses the Balm of Gilead prized for healing, derived from the Tzerl tree in Gilead, a favored Palestine region. It notes Crusade era beliefs that Saladin and his physicians possessed balms of miraculous healing potency and suggests Arab preservation of this knowledge influenced medical science.
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Gilead
Palestine
Saladin
Deliberation Drives Cautious Voting Says Senator Sorgum
The Washington Star notes Senator Sorgum as saying more study breeds caution before voting. He cites popular sentiment and principle as factors, explaining that extended study makes lawmakers reluctant to go on record while the public informs itself.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Reminiscing on a hunting plan and dog travel chances
A Brockton Enterprise reader recalls a past conversation about hunting and keeping a dog. The speaker notes if he ever hunts again he must be mindful of his wife who can tell if a dog rode in their car, and suggests diplomacy to enjoy a good time occasionally.
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Ting
Missis
Brockton Enterprise
Neighborhood News From Towns Far and Wide
A patchwork of incidents from Nevada and surrounding towns. Charles Burkhart was seriously injured in Nevada when a gasoline tank exploded at a service station after pressurizing a filled tank. W. S. Criswell, a Boone county farmer and former representative, died after an operation in Boone. Rail lines seek to abandon the Lehigh branch, leaving Lehigh with only an interurban. Hamilton Story County Baseball league formed with teams from Jewell Stanhope Williams Stratford Story City for an May 17 start. Gypsies robbed Mr and Mrs Weeks near Slater, escaping in a car. Huxley will open a Valley National Bank branch. Hamilton county 4-H band to perform at the State Fair for the fifth year. Story City high school won music contest and home economics sweepstakes. Mrs H J Jorgenson, Story City resident, died aged 59. Coats and hats were stolen from the Nevada Presbyterian church check room during a dinner.
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Charles Burkhart
Nevada
W. S. Criswell
Luther
Boone County
Boone
General Assembly
Boone-Story
Iowa Grain Dealers Association
Chicago Great Western
Mason City
Huxley
Valley National Bank of
Des Moines
Hamilton County 4-H Band
Story City
Iowa City
Weishea
Ames
H. J. Jorgenson
S. L. Larson
Presbyterian Church
Blissful Ignorance Exchange in Urban Parable
A humorous exchange between an uncle and his nephew unfolds as the uncle declares modern boys seek too much and asks what he earned when marrying the aunt. The nephew sharply replies that he does not know and doubts the uncle’s claim.
The Caves at Han Belgium Grotto Adventure
The article describes the Han grotto in Belgium as a beautiful spectacle reached by tram from Han-sur-Lesse and viewed after an ascent to Faule rocks. Visitors exit by canoe into daylight, leaving a lasting impression.
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Belgium
Han
Rochefort
Han-sur-Lesse
Faule Rocks
Divisions of Poetry and the Epic Lyric Dramatic Form
The text describes three main poetry types epic dramatic and lyric with examples. Epic narrates heroic events and is external to the poet while lyric conveys the poet’s personal emotion. A dramatic poem centers on action and features the deed as its emphasis.
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William A. Wilbur
Proper usage of anthracite and bituminous coal terms
The piece explains etymology and usage: anthracite is a noun from Greek meaning coal and should stand alone, while anthracite coal is tautological. Bituminous is an adjective and should be followed by coal, describing soft coal that yields volatile matter when heated.
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J. A. Snyder
M. D. Phenes
E. I. Rosheim
B. G. Dyer
New Hamilton
Sheldon-Munn
A. C. Allen Abstractor
John T. Johnson
Roland, Iowa
BURG
Drusa Nail
Charlotte Rithard
Theron Thomas
Sheldon- Mann
Velma Ringgenberg
Mystic
Geneva Johnson
Sonny Jane
Thomas Johnson
Gertrude Thompson
Auxiliary Club of the American Legion
Helen Hegland
Thelma Bergland
Lake Comar
Gladys Arnold
Dorothy Burnett
Winifred Dillin
Clarine Ellingson
Marie Hauskins
Carmelia Malmin
School House
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Boone Ledges
Josephine Nelson
Elva Newgaard
Golo
Mother
Edythe Stenberg
Vivian Hougen
Helen Osheim
Esther Britson
Mattie Britson
Nettie Chelsing
Adele Brekke
Elizabeth Meimann
Anna Harriet Tweet
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