Letters to Santa Claus from Tripoli and Sumner Iowa
A collection of children's Christmas requests from multiple Iowa towns, dated 1932, listing numerous items: dolls, toy trains, blocks, sleds, candy, nuts, books, big and small toys, wardrobes, musical instruments, toy farms, and clothing. Names include Jeanett Drewis, Edward Buchholz, Ray Fink, Maxine Peters, Donna Matthiesen, Irma Piegers, Dicky Carpenter, and others, with references to family members and addresses in Tripoli and Sumner.
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Tripoli
Iowa
Santa Claus
Santa
Virgil Peters
Town Council Minutes Presided By Mayor Mc Cumber
The Town Council met with Mayor C L Mc Cumber presiding and all councilors present. Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read and bills were allowed as read including salaries, supplies, materials, and services from multiple local firms. Adjournment followed.
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C. L. McCumber
Wm. Ambrose
F. C. Bang
H. H. Buhr
Wm. F. Krueger
C. L. Meyer
Geo. Waterman
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
League of Iowa
Tripoli Hardware Co
Tripoli Leader
Nels Debel
F. Wendt
F. D. Kimbal
C. A. Stewart
L. H. Fink
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Cigadi
A. W. Buechele
F. C. Hildebrandt
A. F. Wendt
H. W. Krueger
Werner Sell
Ambrose Oil Co
Schumacher
J. C. Fink
G. C. Mirick
Sure Things Death and Taxes Quote
A concise quotation asserts that effort and determination lead to better outcomes than mere hope. It frames success as earned through honest intelligent work, contrasting it with passive expectation. The line reflects motivational tone from the era displayed in the source.
Declamatory contest winners named in junior high event
The junior high declamatory elimination tests held Tuesday and Wednesday chose humorous division finalists Kathryn Klein, Bruce Borchert, Gretchen Hanff, William Kuker, Juul Nielsen, and Beverly Nienhaus. In the dramatic division twelve competed and winners were Phyllis Hankner, Lee Lou Morf, Darlene Buls, Alice Kuker, Dorothy Hankner, and Ellen Wiebrand. The final contest will be December 21 at the opera house with the primary band performing.
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Kathryn Klein
Bruce Borchert
Gretchen Hanff
William Kuker
Juul Nielsen
Beverly Nienhaus
Phyllis Hankner
Lee Lou Morf
Darlene Buls
Alice Kuker
Dorothy Hankner
Ellen Wiebrand
Opera House
Notable Class Experiments In General Science
Over the past week the class conducted experiments illustrating distillation, water pressure with reservoir height, siphon principle, and the buoyant weight relationship between a floating body and displaced water. Prepared and explained by class members.
First Grade Christmas Tree Transparencies and Program
Miss Oleson notes first and second graders made Christmas tree transparencies for windows with green frames and tassels. The class decorates their real Christmas tree, funded by a share of band room proceeds for the grade operetta. Students are using Elson Silent Reading Work books. Miss Sturch’s band to perform at the junior high declamatory night with pieces and dancers listed.
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Elson
Santa Claus
Second Grade Class Activities Open Book to Santa
Miss Milroy's class completed The Lost Money and started Elson Reader. Students wrote Christmas letters to Santa Claus and copied corrected versions on penmanship paper. Irma Piegers and Robert Selck assist this week. Art period focuses on Christmas gifts including crafts like scrapbooks puzzles paper sack dolls cork dolls quilts and simple toys. Duane Dettmer of Sumner visited Monday.
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Duane Dettmer
Sumner
Third Grade Practice in Writing Correct Sentences
Miss Boyle's class writes stories for practice and lists items to remember when composing. The lesson focuses on sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, and clear storytelling to improve writing skills.
Snow Man Tales From Monday's Young Writers
A set of short classroom stories by students written on Monday. Each piece explores snow figures and playful misadventures with light humor. Names such as Florence Boeckmann Jeannine Krueger Virgil Bor chert Ruth Berlin Jimmy Carpenter Edward Selck Kenneth Shipp appear, with themes of snow men pets and runaway ponies.
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Florence Boeckmann
Jeannine Krueger
Virgil Borchert
Ruth Berlin
Jimmy Carpenter
Edward Selck
Kenneth Shipp
Indian program links two grades in December spelling booklets
On Wednesday the third grade invited Miss Chesebro’s fourth grade to their Indian program. The event showcased Indian life and provided education. Students learned new facts and created December spelling booklets decorated with Santa and holly. perfect papers noted include Lucille Everding Zenovia Henning Ruth Sassman Betty Schmidt and Betty Stuckenberg.
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Lucille Everding
Zenovia Henning
Ruth Sassman
Betty Schmidt
Betty Stuckenberg
Sixth Grade Picture Study and Christmas Party Plans
Sixth grade class under Miss Conklin describes studying Madonna of the Chair by Raphael Santi, copying pictures and writing notes. They announce a Christmas party a week from Friday with gift exchanges, a decorated tree, and Laura plans a short program for the party. News by Florence Gebert.
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Raphael Santi
Laura
Florence Gebert
Christmas trees brighten junior high rooms this year
Teachers L W Vanderlinden and Miss Ensminger lead decorations as eighth graders stay after school Friday to adorn the halls. Fifth graders made tree posters while seventh graders read Stickeen by John Muir and prepared a tribute to the dog.
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John Muir
Alaska
Europe
Asia
Sleepy Hollow
Dorothy Hankner
Violet Ambrose
Notable Christmas Ceremony At Mi Ni Wan Ca Event
Peace and Florence Bunge light goodwill as girls respond with Bible verses or quotes. Lee Lou Morf performs Hanging the Christmas Wreath with Gretchen Hanff singing solo. Edith Bull presents Placing the Christmas Candle as Silent Night plays. Caroling follows with It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and other favorites sung with four violins and cornet.
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Florence Bunge
Goodwill
Lee Lou Morf
Gretchen Hanff
Edith Bull
Bethlehem
Mi-Ni-Wan-Ca
Jack
Frese
Local Social Roundup From Frederika and Tripoli
Frederika and Tripoli residents made calls and shopped in the region. Notable visitants include Geo H Heideman and Will Bergman with families, plus Struck and Jahnke households. trips to Waverly noted. A closing quotation from South extols persistent effort.
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Geo. H. Heideman
Will Bergman
Wilbert
Herbert
Frederika
Ted Bang
Siegfried
Leslie Schmidt
Tripoli
Henry Niemeyer
Gottfried
Ewald
Howard
Randy Matthiesen
Ernest Barbknecht
Ed Jahnke
Walter Schultz
Vernis
Will Schumacher
Lucinda
Elda
Dorothy Struck
Harold
Otmar Henninger
Alfred Bergman
Fred
Waverly
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Wavana
World Today
Jeanett Drewis
Edward Buchholz
Loretta Mae
Maxine Peters
P. S
Ray Fink
Mary Jeane Buechele
Jeanette Morf
Irma Jeanett Piegers
Love, Bobby W. Selek
Gerhart Rettig
Lillian Marie Bathke
Donna Jean Matthiesen
Marlys June
Donna Mae Ackmann
Joyce Ann Ackmann
Dicky
R. R. Carpenter
James Crittenden
Harvey Kowalsky
Sumner, Iowa
Virgil
Goodby
Marlys
Virgil Meswarth
Raymond Buchholz
Friend
Naomi Berlin
Alice Hunemuller
Tripoli, Iowa
Arlin Hunemuller
Readlyn
Willard
Wesley
Mamma
Papa
Warren Sauerbrei
Warren
Willard Sauerbrei
Florence
Donald Ladage
Marlys Jean
With Love
Keniston Hoppenworth
Tripoli, Lona
Lester Peters
Verla June Hagen
Ralph Fink
Darlene Peters
Kenneth Wayne Bunger
Irene Westendorf
Council Proceedings
Public
Denver
Denver High
Krueger
Drewis
Harmening
Bennett
If Drewis
If Bockhaus
Zander
Holmes
Judas
Tripoli— S
Freshman News
Miss Oleson
Milroy
Miss Boyle
Chesebro
Miss Conklin
L. W. Vanderlinden
Miss Ensminger
Dorothy
Guardian
Iola Krueger
Old Tripoli
Vicks
Ubee
Alice Fischer
Miles
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