Rolfe Awards For Magazine Sales And Declamatory Contest
The final Juniors magazine contest awards went to the winning team captain Elwyn Ives who received a three pound box of candy. Seven others earned sixteen prizes including watches, bracelets, pins, a pencil set, and sheath knives. Certificates of achievement went to Donald Sinek and James Hauck for selling over ten subscriptions as sixty two total subscriptions were secured. In the declamatory elimination the home contest qualifiers include Henry Cornath Alvin Riches Don Shimon Marie White Frances Philipps Joyce Peterson Rachel Wiegman Marcella Howland Catherine McIntire Marion Lund. The rest of the items note school resumed with many absentee due to weather and pheasant season, a December 18 music program, a broken arm for Mr. Larson, Miss Smith called home for her father, and six weeks’ tests announced for the American Literature class.
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Elwyn Ives
Donald Sinek
James Hauck
Henry Cornath
Alvin Riches
Don Shimon
Marie White
Frances Philipps
Joyce Peterson
Rachel Wiegman
Marcella Howland
Catherine McIntire
Marion Lund
New Basketball Suits Highlight D M T School News
The D M T school reports new silver basketball suits with red and white trim worn in the Rodman game. Girls glee club dresses underway with each girl making her own. Science equipment orders placed. blinds and shades bought for the high school assembly. The nov 26 declamatory contest set in the assembly.
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Girls Glee Club
KVFD
Fort Dodge
Football boys witness Iowa State Drake clash in Ames
The football boys who earned letters were taken to Ames on Saturday November to watch the Iowa State College Drake University game. Players include Garth Sroufe Glyde Smith Junior Lokerse Gerald Hart Ray Smith Gerald Thompson Junior Smith Donald Cornwell Carl Lanus Charles Stanley Gerald Cornwell Edmond Hart James Hauck James Mc Intire and Dale Rickard. Rain and cold weather dampened the day but Drake scored a late first quarter touchdown and Iowa State added seven points in the second. The final two quarters remained even with neither side breaking through for another score.
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Iowa State Drake
Ames
Iowa State college-Drake University
Garth Sroufe
Glyde Smith
Junior Lokerse
Gerald Hart
Ray Smith
Gerald Thompson
Junior Smith
Donald Cornwell
Carl Lanus
Charles Stanley
Gerald Cornwell
Edmond Hart
James Hauck
James McIntire
Dale Rickard
Drake
Iowa State
Spelling A Honor Roll Names From 4th and 5th Grades
A list records students receiving A grades in spelling in the 4th and 5th grades. Names include Richard Zeman Elwood Boyd Sher wood Boyd Donna Capesius Leroy Fish Keith Hewlett Jeanette Knudsen Burl Lehnus Kenneth Lehnus Laurel Lehnus Genevieve Majorowicz Mary Meisenbach Yvonne Osking Joan Schonberger Bernard Zeman Violet Fish Bruce Fisher Charles Gerdes William Henderson Gerald Joens Paul Knudsen Betty Peterson.
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Richard Zeman
Elwood Boyd
Sherwood Boyd
Donna Capesius
Leroy Fish
Keith Hewlett
Jeanette Knudsen
Burl Lehnus
Kenneth Lehnus
Laurel Lehnus
Genevieve Majorowicz
Mary Meisenbach
Yvonne Osking
Joan Schonberger
Bernard Zeman
Violet Fish
Bruce Fisher
Charles Gerdes
William Henderson
Gerald Joens
Paul Knudsen
Betty Peterson
Protecting Farmers From Machinery Hazards
Iowa State College engineer Dr. J B Davidson warns that unguarded farm machinery causes most fatal farm accidents. He notes progress as guards improve and standardized tractor guards move forward. He cites 4200 annual deaths from mechanical causes and highlights safety labels and farmer vigilance as essential. Falls incident reported in Breveve is unrelated.
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J. B. Davidson
Iowa State College
Dr. Davidson
Kansas
Iowa
Davidson
Farm Equipment Institute
Knoxville Council Enforces Strict Water Bill Cutoffs
The Knoxville city council uses stringent collection methods for delinquent water bills, leaving some residents at risk of losing water service unless payments are made.
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Knoxville
Farm couples receive budgeting guidance from Illinois study
A 1939 survey of 472 farm families summarized by University of Illinois specialists outlines how living costs, savings, and investments change across marriage years. It covers housing, clothing, medical bills, education, college expenses, and shifts in savings toward old age, with farm economics data and crop notes.
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University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Driver Should Stop For School Buses
Iowa safety council warns motorists about meeting and overtaking school buses. Officials cite recent accidents and urge compliance with town law requiring stopping for buses on rural highways and proceeding with caution, never exceeding 10 mph when passing after a full stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State Safety Council
Firebellied Pretender Doused In Madrid Incident
Ben Fridholm of Madrid advises wearing a raincoat to fight even small fires. Last week he attempted to extinguish a truck cushion fire with a extinguisher but a local pretend firefighter dumped water on them both, ending the blaze and Ben’s luck.
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Ben Fridholm
Madrid
Ben
How Did It Start Fire Destroys Laundry On Line
Mr and Mrs Claude Richman of Preston seek the cause of a blaze that burned washing hung on a line. Several garments were burned but investigators have not yet determined a complete cause.
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Claude Richman
Preston
Pheasant Collision Kills Bird in Remsen Crash
Anthony Strehl of Remsen reported a pheasant struck his car windshield and was killed in the collision. No injuries to the driver were described.
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Anthony Strehl
Remsen
Old coins found by Ruth Currans boost Ruthven garden
Ruth Currans of Ruthven reports a garden windfall after finding 25 ancient one cent pieces believed to be about a century old. The discovery adds an unexpected value to her gardening project and draws local interest.
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Ruth Currans
Ruthven
Garden
Anecdotes From Buchanan County Court House Fire and Funeral Home Break
Report notes a man from Red Oak Colwell Baker advised after breaking three panes at a local funeral home. The old Buchanan county court house, built in 1857, yielded nothing in its four cornerstones when demolished, with hints that a new building will change the outcome.
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Colwell Baker
Red Oak
Buchanan County Court House
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