Club Committee Prepares Program For 4 H Boys Club
A Tuesday meeting at the farm bureau office January 31, 1933, outlined the 4 H Boys club program with John Quist aiding local leaders. Plans include community based groups, project choices in livestock or poultry, monthly meetings, and county events such as a club party and county picnic.
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Farm Bureau
John Quist
Ames
Elmer Sauerbrei
F. H. Meyer
Fred G. Wolf
C. E. Wylam
A. P. Juhl
Howard Roach
W. H. Miller
J. K. Lynes
Dairy Cattle Congress
Hubam clover valued mainly for green manure use
Iowa State College data show Hubam clover not recommended over common white sweet clover for general seedings. Its main value is seedbed green manure when sown with small grain for fall plowing. It can produce volunteer seed reseeding itself, and demand for Hubam seed is strong.
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Farm Bureau
Farm Crops Section
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
How to Prevent Ordinary Colds
Public health note outlines that colds are widespread in late winter, with about a quarter of people catching four or more annually. It warns of potential complications like pneumonia, stresses contagious spread via sneezing and coughing, and advises sun exposure, a wholesome diet, proper clothing, and keeping colds from spreading by containment.
Taylor Gives Talk on the Gold Standard
W. W. Taylor of Plainfield spoke at the West Lafayette township farm bureau meeting at the Woodruff home on Wednesday February 1. He argued the gold standard underpins currency and warned current gold stocks are insufficient for today’s financial needs. He presented charts on gold in the United States currency in circulation national wealth debt and recovery prospects.
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W. W. Taylor
Plainfield
West Lafayette Township
United States
P. A. Colburn
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
D. D. Offringa
Institute
4-H Club Members in County-Wide Meeting
4-H club members from across the county gathered Friday evening February 3 in the community building at Waverly. The Jackson juniors club led the program with songs, musical readings, piano and flute solos, a dialogue, harmonica selections, and a talk on the 1933 Boys' 4-H club program.
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Waverly
Jackson Juniors Club
L. C. Myers
Evelyn and
Gordon Myers
Ruth McCaffree
Evelyn Myers
Madeline Fuller
Frances Hieronymus
Margaret Myers
Ethel
Lloyd Pothast
Lee Anderson
West Lafayette Township
D. D. Offringa
Do Rbest
Ruth Briden
Bernice Beach
N. R. G. Club
Washington Township
Leper colonies outnumbered in eighteenth century Europe
A historical note states that during the 18th century Europe with a population near 35 million maintained about 19,000 leper colonies, described as tombs of the living dead, reflecting the scale of leprosy’s grip on mankind.
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Europe
Public School Notes From Tripoli And Sumner Games
Last Friday Tripoli swept a double header at Sumner with juniors 17 to 13 and seniors 23 to 19. Monday the seniors beat Fairbank 26 to 16. A February calendar on the front board tracks birthdays, weather drawings, wind direction, and daily temperatures.
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Tripoli
Sumner
Fairbank
Jeanette Morf
Bobby Scott
Patricia Hale
Bernice Koch
Maxine Peters
Gerhardt Rettig
Virgil Duecker
Donna Mae Achmann
Enecia Lamb
Lavern Droste
Sumner Ne Leyh
Schug
Treager
Mohlis
Frederika
Fairbank Sfg
FTP Finch
Setecee
Weaver
Phillips
Ressler
Lehmkuhl
Bennett
Niemeyer
Boeckmann
If Bockhaus
I Harmening
Rg Zander
Rg Crinklaw
Second Grade Daily Writing Tales From Weekend
Miss Milroy's class shares weekend experiences created as part of Learn to Study Readers. Highlights include puzzle race antics by James Crittenden, Naomi Berlin's popcorn surprise after Sunday school, and a tea party by Leon Vada and Delores with Irma Piegors joining in.
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Ray Fink
Marie Hanff
James Crittenden
Naomi Berlin
Leon
Vada
Delores
Irma Piegors
Third Grade Arithmetic Drills Split Groups
Miss Boyle leads third grade arithmetic drills with two teams the wild geese captained by Ruth Berlin and the eagles led by Orville Schumacher. Week results show the eagles winning by one point then two ties with scores of five and six. Gloria Rosenthal and Orville Schumacher assist this week.
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Ruth Berlin
Wild Geese
Orville Schumacher
Eagles
Gloria Rosenthal
Fourth Grade Arithmetic Tournament Winners Reported
Fourth grade under Miss Chesebro held an arithmetic tournament with name drawing for matchups. Betty Schmidt won over all the room, and the following day the class continued with a spelling activity.
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Chesebro
Betty Schmidt
Ruth Sassman Wins Contest In Health Chart Week
Ruth Sassman won the contest this week and missed a sixth grade word. Beryl Goodenbour Zenovia Hen ning Edwin Hill Eunice Peacock Millard Pries and Betty Stucken berg had perfect records on the health chart this week.
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Ruth Sassman
Beryl Goodenbour
Zenovia Henning
Edwin Hill
Eunice Peacock
Millard Pries
Betty Stuckenberg
Sixth Grade Poetry Drawings and Language Tests
In reading class Miss Conklin’s sixth graders illustrated nature poems on the board with chalk. Gertrude Hanff drew Winter Song by Shakespeare showing a house icicles and snowflakes. Laura Heinemann drew Daffodils by Wordsworth with a summer scene.
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Gertrude Hanff
Shakespeare
Laura Heinemann
William Wordsworth
Application letters practice and employer responses
A brief learning item notes the week plan for English letter writing. Monday covers writing a letter applying for summer work, and Tuesday focuses on exchanging letters and replying as employers. Helen Hill reports this classroom activity.
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Helen Hill
Fifth grade speed reading and Mu rillo study noted
Teachers Vanderlinden and Ensminger report fifth graders practicing Keep Clean posters and completing a speed reading test on Saint Francis and the Wolf. Top readers finished in four minutes, with some slower competitors still showing comprehension. Seventh grade studies Mu rillo and The Boy at the Window painting.
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Frederick Ambrose
Jack Frese
Murillo
Haunted houses map over England shows empty manors
A historic note reports England has over 150 unoccupied manor houses and castles. Ghost sightings are frequent, leading to a published map marking their locations and continuing hauntings.
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England
Camp Fire Girls Choose Doughnut Sale Plan
The camp fire girls met Tuesday night and decided on a doughnut sale. They will charge 20 cents a dozen and take orders by Violet Ambrose Lee Lou Morf and Beverly Nienhaus. Doughnuts will be delivered Saturday afternoon.
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Camp Fire
Violet Ambrose
Lee Lou Morf
Beverly Nienhaus
Camp Fire Girls
Ellen Webrand
Remarkable Snail and Fish Tales From Isolated Wells
The report notes that retiring little snails can kill garter snakes much larger than themselves and that small fish have emerged from artesian wells from isolated pools of water as deep as 156 feet beneath the ground surface.
Counterfeit Bills and Coins Circulated Widely
Counterfeit money is circulating across the country today with millions of dollars in fake bills and coins. The notes and coins are so well made that they can fool cashiers and bank tellers, making detection extremely difficult.
Night Airplane Service and Global Night Air Travel
A historical note contrasts U S night air service with Europe. It states the United States has 20 000 miles of lighted airways and 90 percent of the world's night routes, while only 3 percent of Europe’s air travel occurs at night.
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United States
Europe
German conjurer fires bullet through candles 1842
A German stage illusionist wowed European crowds in 1842 by firing a bullet along a row of 200 candles and making all wicks burst into flame at once. The feat demonstrated a daring mechanical trick amid public awe and set a standard for Victorian stage magic.
If You Get Up Nights Bladder Remedy Bukets
Drive out impurities and acids that cause irritation and frequent desire. Juniper oil is pleasant in Bukets the bladder physic containing body leaves. Similar to castor oil for the bowels. Get a 25¢ box from any drug store. If not relieved after four days, repeat. Druggist H. H. Sorg says Bukets is a best seller.
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H. H. Sorg
Bukets
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Hubam Clover
Hubam
Taylor
Public
Miss Oleson
Milroy
Miss Boyle
Miss Conklin
Rip van Winkle
CL. W. Vanderlinden
Miss Ensminger
Vicks Plan
Mation
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