Federated Community Church Notes and Upcoming Lessons
The Federated Community Church reports strong attendance last Sunday, credits a school visit for the boost, and notes ongoing Bible discussions on Wednesdays. Next Sunday’s lesson covers 2 Chronicles 1 7 12 and 1 Kings 2 6 11 with a suggestion to read all of 1 Kings for Solomon’s life. The Woman’s Association plans a Missionary meeting next Thursday at Mr. Riddle’s home, and services next Sunday proceed as usual barring a blizzard.
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Solomon
Woman's Association
Riddle
Methodist Youth Social Hailed Despite Snowy Setback
Church youth gathered in the basement for a St Patrick day social with games and contests despite heavy snow. Winners received small prizes and organizers call for more events as Evangelistic meetings begin April 6 with Easter as climax. District Conference at Table Rock Nebraska planned for next Mon Tue.
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Ireland
Table Rock
Nebr
School Notes Reflect Weekly Classroom Activities
The 2nd primary room lists Dorothy Hutchison Marvin London and Leslie Arpke as normal trainers. 3rd grade Geography homemade Indian cradle. 4th grade begins Africa study. Wendell Fanders absent sick. Intermediate art made a scrapbook for Irwin Shutt in Beatrice hospital. Normal trainer teachers in Intermediate room named Marguerite Green Hazel Blauser Nellie Frisbie and Garfield Mc Creight. Fifth and sixth graders wrote letters to Irwin Shutt. Country pupils missed Monday due to drifting roads. Tenth grade English studies The Merchant of Venice. Sophomores largely absent due to weather. Juniors chose a play and begin rehearsals after the operetta. English Literature class starts The Princess by Tennyson Monday.
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Dorothy Hutchison
Marvin London
Leslie Arpke
Africa
Wendell Fanders
Irwin Shutt
Beatrice
Marguerite Green
Hazel Blauser
Nellie Frisbie
Garfield McCreight
Tennyson
Harbingers of Spring and the Dandelion In Focus
The piece notes Miss Springtime returns soon and urges readiness, watching for the first bluebird and dandelion. It cites James Russell Lowell's poem To the Dandelion and urges readers to read it, praising the flower and offering a short excerpt to entice appreciation.
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James Russell Lowell
Quill Pens Come Back in Germany Amid Steel Pen Cost
Germans return to quill pens as steel pens surge to 200 million marks, making ordinary steel writing instruments unaffordable for many.
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Leipzig
It All Depends on the Golden Rule Lesson
A classroom exchange shows a teacher asking Tommy what he would do if struck by another boy. Tommy replies by asking how big the other boy is, illustrating a playful, practical view of self defense. The line reflects a humorous moment from American Legion Weekly.
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Tommy
American Legion Weekly
The Country Church Sunday School Attendance
A report says only one fifth of rural residents attend church, though many areas show strong turnout. With farmers owning more cars, attendance should rise. services must be made attractive and urban donors should fund capable ministers for the rural church mission.
The Commandments of Success
A compact set of ten maxims urging hard work study initiative love for work exactness and a proactive American spirit. It stresses personal growth sharing opportunities and democratic leadership while insisting the best effort is essential for real achievement.
Corrosion Cause of Heavy Losses
New York reports show annual wastage in iron and steel near 3.6 billion dollars, due to graphitic corrosion. J Vipond Davies notes casts of iron in pipes and fortifications soften in certain soils and waters, then harden in air. Historical finds reveal cast-iron cannon from the Mary Rose and ships sunk off Holyhead and in Florida turning hot and breaking apart when exposed to air. Protection lies in keeping water away or neutralizing its action.
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New York
Alfred D. Flinn
Engineering Foundation
Foundation
J. Vipond Davies
United Engineering Society
Flinn
Portsmouth
Holyhead
Wales
Florida
Atari
Girl Wins Bet as Thief Steals From Chicago Firm Safe
Miss Katherine Dempsey, employed at a Chicago firm, opened the safe during a bet won by a stranger. The thief grabbed $828 and fled, later being arrested.
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Katherine Dempsey
Chicago
Two Hurled to Death as Water Bursts
Water from a ruptured 84 inch pipeline at Camp 33 Sierra district swept Mrs. Charles Berry and her sister Miss Linda Stetter 200 feet down a canyon edge to instant death. Advices came from Southern California Edison Camp 33.
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Fresno
Cal
Charles Berry
Linda Stetter
Southern California Edison Company
Sierra Mountain District
Flood warnings save property in 1922 23 report
The weather bureau reports floods in Arkansas river Neo sho Cimarron and North Canadian rivers caused losses totaling 36 591 362 for year ending June 30 1923 and saved portable property valued at 4 240 465. Four weeks of heavy rains produced crest stages higher than ever, damaging nearly 300 900 acres of highly productive lands in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma with crop losses dominating the totals.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Arkansas River
Kansas
Neosho River
Oklahoma
Cimarron
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Valley Flood Warnings Save Livestock Worth 1.35 Million
The article notes that despite floods in the Canadian valley before planting season, and despite levees protecting lands, flood warnings from the weather bureau helped save movable property. Livestock and other property valued at 1.35 million dollars were reported saved due to these warnings.
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Canadian Valley
Arkansas Valley
Weather Bureau
Jefferson County Abstract Office Ad In Fairbury Neb
An abstract office in Fairbury Nebraska invites readers to consider making their office the headquarters while in the county seat located near the First National Bank.
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First National Bank
Fairbury
Neb
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