Grade School Reading and Tournament Update
The first and second grades studied The Cwing by Robert Louis Stevenson and Some One by Walter de la Mare. LeRoy Zenk is absent visiting his grandmother in Minnesota. The fifth grade leads the swelling contest by twenty five points as the team aims to win. Ona and Joan Zenk are in Minnesota for the week. The basketball team will play in the grade school tournament tonight. players include Paul Rogers, Siebert Dykstre, TeRoy Prins, Dern Vohir een, Herold Wilt, John Simpson and Harold Schroth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Walter de la Mare
LeRoy Zenk
Minnecots
Ona
Joan Zenk
Minnesota
Schol
Anna Onight
Paul Rogers
Siebert Dykstre
TeRoy Prins
Dern Vohireen
Herold Wilt
John Simpson
Harold Schroth
January honor rolls and perfect attendance list
January attendance and honor roll data list students with perfect attendance for four months. Cid Libberton Wilma Foltz Russell Libberton and Richard Streeter earned perfect attendance diplomas. A honor roll includes Wilma Foltz Richard Stricker and Walter Hartman. Z honor roll comprises Cid Libberton Russell Libberton and Marian Daves. Grace Seim, teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cid Libberton
Wilma Foltz
Russell Libberton
Richard Streeter
Richard Stricker
Walter Hartman
Marian Daves
Grace Seim
Miller School Sees 100 Percent January Attendance
The month of January brought perfect attendance at Miller School marking a first this school year. A Certificate of Recognition was awarded, with hopes to remain on the recognized list. February plans include a Valentine party and decorated classrooms featuring famous birthdays and seasonal decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ready
C. Ready
Dorothy
Sylvia Cook
Janis Jobe
Billy Hubbard
Weard&planning
Clara Belle Miner
Alyce Jobe
Gene Gehrts
Lucille Geiger
January honor roll list for seventh grade students
Ola Miner and Marie Geiger lead the January honor roll for seventh grade. High honors include Wesley Bailey Donald Gehrts Alyce Jobe Viola Clara Belle Miner. Honors list shows Gladys Ready Jeanette Smith Gene Gehrts Marie Lucille Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Miner
Marie Geiger
Wesley Bailey
Donald Gehrts
Alyce Jobe
Viola
Clara Belle Miner
Gladys Ready
Jeanette Smith
Gene Gehrts
Marie
Lucille Geiger
Wiersema Heads to Gamble Store Conference in Chicago
Maurice Wiersema manager of the Fulton Gamble store leaves Wednesday for the 16th annual Gamble store sales conference in Chicago. Managers of Gamble Stores and Authorized Dealer Stores gather with home office officials and 31 manufacturers to discuss merchandising plans and company policies for the coming year. The event aims to deliver information valuable to Gamble Store customers and is expected to be the largest in the organization's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Wiersema
Fulton Gamble
Chicago
Gamble
Home Office
Wiersema
Gambe Ore
Samble
My Address Change Note to Headquarters
Pvt Harold Ashpole reports a slight address change and asks that his newspaper be sent to Headquarters and Headquarters Dept 1 Prov Quartermaster Bat Holabird Maryland. He notes pleasant weather and jokes about Army utensils and a gunnery detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stagg
Headquarters
Headquarters Dept
Quartermaster Bat
Holabird
Maryland
Harold Ashpole
Maude C Lundberg Sends 2 Dollars for Subscriptions
A note from Maude C Lundberg dated January 29, 1941 from Denver Colorado encloses two dollars for paper payments through May 1, 1942. She wishes good health and enjoyment of the snow and mentions spring is hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Thomson Review
Maude C, Lundberg
The Great Terrors of a Tight Shirt Collar
A humorous meditation on fashion pain in which the speaker declares the worst fear is a fifteen collar riding under a sixteen shirt. The quip pairs mock solemnity with a fashion grievance, linking discomfort to existential dread.
Footwear paradox on fit for odd shoe sizes
A terse inquiry asks if a four A shoe can fit an exceptionally wide six E foot, exploring comfort, practicality, and the limits of size classification in footwear. The question hints at broader concerns about standard sizing and the challenges of nonconforming feet.
Heart health and new Illinois bills in 1941 session
A health feature extols the heart’s anatomy and warns of hypertension while urging prevention. The article then surveys Illinois legislative proposals, including unemployment compensation reform, a constitutional convention, water plant bonds, immigration restrictions, and new governor mansion plans. It notes a Rock Island dinner praising Walter Rosenfield and favors three major local projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Allison
Pekin
Allison
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Robert Woodward
Chicago
W. O. Edwards
Danville
Edwards
Interstate Water Company
8. D. Dale
Republican
Fairfield
Springfield
Ray O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Henry Horner
Lincoln Park
William F. Gibbs
Quincy
Searle
Clinton Searle
Rock Island
Mlinois
Eoward P. Saltiel
Repubican
William G. Thon
Oak Park
Ilinois
Saltiel
Chicago Board of Education
Rock
The Eight Day Dilemma In Traffic Queue
In a street scene a driver tinkers with a stalled car while the line of traffic waits. After cranking fails to start, a lorry driver offers blunt advice suggesting the owner should buy an eight day clockwork engine.
The Amateur Theatrics Fear And Shared Stage Fright
A speaker confesses plans to quit amateur theatricals feeling foolish on stage and receives a reassuring reply that many share the same fear. The exchange captures common stage fright and mutual support.
Parson’s Son Appeals For Parish Magazine Funds
A college student, son of a clergyman, crafted a wry letter to his stern parent seeking funds. He asks for this month's Parish Magazine and fifty dollars, closing with a comic P S note to not forget the Parish Magazine.
Pineapple Picker and Skate Sharpener Names Revealed
Mean dering Mike scolds Plodding Pete for job bragging. Pete explains seasonal moves, claiming in spring he tells people he is a pineapple picker and in fall he says he is a skate sharpener.
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Mike
Pete
Deficit jibe as boy explains lack of funds
A witty exchange shows Johnny defining deficit as not having as much as if you had nothing. The teacher challenges the term while Johnny rephrases the idea in blunt, humorous terms.
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Johnny
Poultry lessons from two veteran raisers in New Jersey and Iowa
A veteran New Jersey poultryman with over a thousand birds and an Iowa experimenter share how watching chickens and testing housing affect profits. They agree on shaping cost per unit as the key, noting feathering, temperature, and floor choices alter outcomes. The message: watch production costs, not market swings, to raise profitable poultry.
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New Jersey
East Coast
Middle West
Iowa
The Boss Has Nothing To Do Concept Examined
A definition asserts the boss’s role as decision maker and overseer who assigns tasks, follows up, questions delays, and may reflect on doing the work personally, highlighting the ideal that management should lead rather than labor. The passage critiques the paradox of managers claiming idleness while directing action.
Make yourself an honest man in a rascal world
A concise moral maxim warns that true integrity must come first to ensure trust. It frames honesty as the core safeguard against the pervasive presence of deceit in everyday life. The adage emphasizes personal reform as a remedy for broader social vice.
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Eptener
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Miller School
Gamble Store Conference
Alia
Lincoln
Washington
Illinois State Medical Society
Thee
Chevrolet
Fisher
Lewis Motor Co
Illinois
Young Webster
Earth
Considine’s “Fulton’s Meeting Place
Lincoln Way
Cigars
G. H. Thompson Fulton
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Aaron Learner
Eleventh Avenue
Fulton
Barate
W. A. Hartman
Prop
Fulton, Ill
Valentine
Me Penal Store
NAEVE
U.S
Ohio
Iowa State
Lege
Ames
Marvin Nave
Bryant, Iowa
Sharpe Carroll
Thomson
Dan Emnyre
Harold
Will Holm
Mr. Carroll
Marvin Wenzel
Leonard Klock
Lanark
Rinhold Miller
Pearl City
Frank B Westendorf
Morrison
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