Tripoli High School Tour and Classroom Highlights
A Tripoli High School weekly roundup details a factory tour beginning at 9:30 where safety glasses were provided. Students observed mass production of tractors, sheet metal work, foundry and molding, and noted John Deere's large plant. Back at school, seniors compete in sports, academics, and a variety of projects including geography, history, English, biology, and economics with notes on birthdays, polls, and yearbook progress.
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John Deere's
DeKalb Agricultural
DeKalb Seed Corn Company
Use Your Own Head Editorial on Volunteered Work
Volunteers should show initiative and complete assigned tasks without being urged. Those who fail to finish may miss credits and the glory of true effort. Rely on personal accountability and avoid depending on others to do your job.
Senior Personality Profile of Eleano re Christoffer
Eleonore Christoffer dislikes pretenders but loves the senior girls basketball team. As junior year promoter for the class play she now serves as alumni editor on the annual staff. A mathematician, her favorite subject is advanced mathematics. In spare time she dances roller skates listens to Ray Anthony's programs and attends basketball games. She enjoys shopping and eating with fruit as her favorite food. Postgraduate plans include working in Waterloo at no particular job.
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Eleanore Christoffer
Eleanore
Ray Anthony
Waterloo
Music Notes Pre contest concert planned for March 21
The music department will host its annual pre contest concert on Friday night March 21. The band will perform contest numbers and other pieces while small groups and soloists present selections chosen for the preliminary state contests. Entries include clarinet quartet girls sextet and drum ensemble with bell lyre and vocal solos. Admission 20 and 40 cents to cover costs. Everyone is hopes to attend.
Final day of class tournament finals report
In a Tuesday finish the junior boys toppled late, while the senior girls defeated the sophomores 31 to 28. Sophomore and senior girls battled to a 14 to 13 halftime lead for the sophomores before the seniors pulled away. Juniors led 28 to 13 early, but the sophomores narrowed the gap. final junior score 79, sophomores 60. Barbara Dreyer was out for illness in the second half.
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Barbara Dreyer
Sophomore Agriculture Class Visits John Deere Plant
A Wednesday field trip by the sophomore agriculture class traveled to Waterloo arriving at the John Deere Tractor plant for a guided tour and learning session.
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Waterloo
John Deere Tractor Plant
Grade School News Flashes Wide Read in Classrooms
Seventh birthdays celebrated by Gary Klenzman and Armin Blaufuss with candy for the class. First graders build a six car train from dental cards and add new cars as Ronald Rieck returns from the dentist with a signed card. Second graders work on good citizenship with badges for seven of ten habits, noting orderliness and promptness as tough. Several students excel on a 44 item number test, while others were absent or miss fewer items. Fourth graders dramatized Oscar the Seal, with a long list of characters and peers. Arithmetic focus includes multiplying and dividing, with many students earning cowboy and cowgirl titles in arithmetic round-up. Illnesses like flu, measles, and mumps affect attendance. Mrs. Goodenbour reads Sky High, which is enjoyed by students.
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Gary Klenzman
Armin Blaufuss
Ronald Rieck
Sheryl Magnall
Charles Block
Ronald Huisman
Linda Barry
Karen Bockhaus
Jacklyn Lobeck
Larry Bunger
Dixon Bunger
Danny Klemp
Kay Barry
Larry Sievers
Jo Blaufuss
Dick Niemeyer
Julie Soles
Mark Wikner
Judith Huisman
Dale Rieck
Jean Ambose
Larry Bock
Marianne Wikner
Richard Spier
Jeanne Martin
Mary Bremer
Mrs. Goodenbour
Jean Ambrose
Adverb Test Draws Mixed Feelings at School
Miss Lapitz gave a two day adverb test to the class on Wednesday and Thursday. Students reported the assessment was not accepted with enthusiasm, reflecting mixed reactions to the exercise.
Daffynitions Bare Satire in Short Wordplay
A playful list of wry daffynitions riffs. Each entry parodies common terms with comic, often surreal definitions. The set includes jokey takes on sunburn curtail quintuplets Republicans barbed wire paratrooper and haircut price, creating a humorous mini glossary.
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Comic Telegram
Fragmented Q&A Style Riddles From Old Dialogue
A collage of playful exchanges and trivia prompts asks where the Declaration was signed the cause of divorce and the meaning of M D letters amid quick quips about back seat drivers and a talkative girl. The tone mimics vintage newspaper humor and the dialogue includes casual exchanges.
Did You Know Silk from Silkworms and More
A playful note presents whimsy about origins of textiles claiming silk from silkworms and wool from woolworms and other fanciful sources. It blends proverbs with a cheeky view on kindness and governance, ending with a tongue in cheek remark about gynarchy.
Leroy Township Family Living Group Meeting Recap
Mrs Christine Mirs hosted the Leroy township Family Living Group on Thursday afternoon March 13 with 19 ladies in attendance. The lesson on Counseling Teenagers was given by Mrs Glenn Ingham and Mrs Chester Pals. Mrs Geo Hagen will host the next meeting on April 10, described as a fun day.
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Christine Mirs
Leroy Township
Bernard Beckman
Glenn Ingham
Chester Pals
Geo. Hagen
Brothers Reunite After 30 Years in Swea City
Willie Blumberg of Germany arrived in Iowa to reunite with his brother Herb Papenfuhs of Swea City. The brothers, separated since 1922, were finally united last week after two years of effort.
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Swea City
Willie Blumberg
Germany
Iowa
Herb Papenfuhs
Child burned and past accident noted in report
A four year old, Jolene Hardee, was seriously burned when her clothing caught fire while helping her mother with the evening meal. The child also survived a previous injury from a tractor accident that broke her hip. Temperatures between 65 and 72 degrees are best for most house plants. It is colder at the Antarctic and the Arctic.
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Jolene Hardee
Oy Liam
Jolene
Auctions advertised for higher returns by Naber Tripoli
Auction notice states advertising to obtain higher returns with Orville Naber as auctioneer contact 16 F21 Tripoli. The fragment notes improved management and service offerings in auction advertising.
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Orville Naber
Tripoli
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