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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1933
Page
6
Last week in class we learned wind can help and trick. Students read wind stories and poems, drew wind actions, and made kites to observe wind in our room. Jeanette Morf won the first blue car in our combination race. A mailbox replaces the in-room post office started February 1.
Miss Milroy’s class decorated seatwork covers with fairy flower designs and drilled subtraction combinations, finishing 64 problems with Ray Fink fastest at one minute. They learned thermometer use read it outside the window, tracking daily intervals for a week to identify the coldest day.
A Friday spelling test covered 100 words. Sixteen students took the test and all passed. Students with perfect scores were Ray Fink Ralph Fink Naomi Berlin Mary Jeane Buechele and Irma Piegers. Scores in the 90s included Betty Ambrose 96 Jeanett Drewis 95 Lorin Eichmann 95 Donna Lee 94 and Verla Hagen 92.
A third grade class writes about the country of Holland describing dikes clay and brick breakwaters and dunes. Farmers milk cows tied by ropes then load brass milk cans into carts for town. New pupil Roy Bardgeld joins the class. Friday they made freehand Dutch posters.
A sequence of child authored riddles about Holland with answers canals stork goose cheese. Contributors Aloise Tegtmeier Betty Stucken berg Lucille Everding Zenovia Henning. Each riddle hints at Dutch life including water, dikes, windmills and animals.
In Miss Conklin's sixth grade, Lavern Schumacher and Gertrude acted as captains for sides in a decimals and percent review. One student from each side selected to advance in the arithmetic game during Friday’s class.
The Bremer County Iowa district court docket lists cases including Alice M. Eldridge v Martha M. Lindner and estate matters, guardian appointments, corporate and civil actions. Notable parties include Garland Bros William Garland Fred Garland Mohawk Rubber and various local entities. The 1933 official newspaper selection for Bremer County is also noted.
Miss Conklin notes progress in a percent problem with a first place scorer earning a point for his team. Gertrude's group wins the contest. Each sixth grader makes an original poster, Holland or spring nature scene. Reading covers A Tramp Steamer on the Amazon by Oswald Kendal and jungle wildlife. In opening exercises Miss Conklin reads Boy Scouts on the Motorcycles by G Harvey Ralphson. English studies adverbs and contrasts with adjectives, noting how adverbs modify verbs adjectives or other adverbs. Mon day class reviews adjective good versus adverb well. Several birds spotted in recent weeks. News by Melvin Stange.
Fifth graders cover eye health test on Tuesday and arithmetic speed drills. Dutch posters decorate walls while English focuses on apostrophes. Geography explores Iowa with maps and counties. Reading discusses March Hawks and bird characteristics. Verbs lie lay rise raise sit set reviewed Wednesday. History centers on the Civil War. News by Helen Doepke Eunice Fink Dorothy Hankner Shirley Hale Mavis Selck.
The value of intelligent effort to man cannot be overestimated. It molder of fine character whetstone of the mind nourisment of the spirit fount of individuality and the assurance of the happiness of the life worth while.
A legal docket lists multiple guardianship under applications final reports and special reports including guardianship of Eleanor Ahlers Thomas Clary Harold Gar land James Miller Westendorf minors Buckel Harris Wedeking Esther Sophia Bohn sack John Boeger Conrad Becker Harold H Walter estate matters final reports will contest claims and applications to sell real estate with numerous named individuals and estates across many cases.
A London Tit-Bits item shows an actor union member told by a friend to cheer up after a raid. The actor laments that the issue is worse than a caution because officials asked his name, indicating heightened attention.
A brief dialogue centers on a request for a cigarette and a quick inquiry into daily smoking. The exchange highlights casual attitudes toward tobacco and reveals varying responses about consumption.
A brief survey notes that fewer than seven percent of the ten slated candidate houses in Philadelphia are currently vacant. The data reflects early housing status amid city planning efforts.
The dairy outlook shows US cows up 13 percent since four years ago and total dairy output up 35 percent in ten years, yet domestic demand remains full. A 14 cent butter tariff aids Iowa but may force exports if production rises. 1932 milk per cow fell over 6 percent from 1929 due to cheaper feeding. Three steps to restore balance: cull old low producers, use more dairy at home, raise only top cows.
New York City has 1,354,295 families that pay rent, about 78 percent of the population. Among these households, 85,020 pay less than $20 monthly in rent.
Four year old Dickey narrates a playful garden scene about a honey maker landing on a flower and calling out to his mother. The dialogue touches on moderation and family humor as June warns about ice intake while June May defends juice. Henry Peck is mentioned in a teasing exchange about flirting with a woman from the West.
County Seat reports a busy week with varied notes. Officers elected for Mercy hospital nurses alumni include Bernice Klingbell as president Zenita Hack as vice president Mary Stifter as secretary and N Reipe as treasurer. Judicial actions include Chris Hirsch bound over on a $500 bond for liquor offenses and W H Struckmeyer and brother bound over on $300 bonds each for embezzling mortgaged property. Jim Broadie hospitalized with paralysis. Agnes Anderson missionary guest at Carrie Burrington home following a talk at the Baptist church. Mrs Louis Carstensen critically ill with pneumonia and pleurisy. School election results: Arden L Young over 150 votes and Leslie Woodring with Anson Woodring. about 600 voted. Earl Cain’s car stolen then found with George Barber, parolee previously jailed for car theft. Birthday gathering for Mrs Louis Strottmann with a picnic supper. John Sager Jr of Chicago visiting a critically ill father, now improving.
White says the dog spends his time watching the neighbor's chickens dig up the garden in London. The remark reflects a humorous domestic scene and the dog's vigilant nature.
A Mineral Wells Index piece lists the traits for aspiring reporters. It praises patience, tact, humor, restraint, rapid adaptation, and strong proofreading. The piece ends: He who hesitates is lost.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a harmless, doctor prescribed remedy for women’s health. It claims two to three weeks of gentle stimulation can renew energy, relieve bilious headaches, constipation, and auto intoxication, and that one bottle will improve how you feel.
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