Tripoli takes 5 4 over Fredericksburg in baseball clash
Tripoli beat Fredericksburg 5 to 4 in a close baseball game highlighted by Mahlstedt’s three base hit and a pass ball scoring the decisive run. Krueger, Benentt, Eichmann, Gehrke, Mahistdedt, Bunger, Gerlach, Holmes and Hankner starred for Tripoli. A game is slated for Dunkerton next Tuesday, likely the last of the fall.
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Baseball Fellows
Fredericksburg
Mahlstedt
Dunkerton
Tripoli— Krueger
Benentt
Eichmann
Gehrke
P Mahistdedt
Bunger
Gerlach
Holmes
Plif
Hankner
Tripoli
Local football hopefuls seek spots on 25-man squad
Twenty five boys are vying for places on the football team with a nucleus from returnees Bunger Byers Gehrke Fichmann Gerlach Krueger Mahlstedt. Debel and Bennett show promise for line positions as tentative lineups include Willis Krueger Eichmann Bunger Gebert Debel Byers Bennett Gehrke Mahlstedt Gerlach. Likely second team games are arranged with Waverly New Hampton and Sumner this fall.
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Bunger
Byers
Gehrke
Fichmann
Gerlach
Krueger
Mahlstedt
Althe
Bennett
Debel
Willis Krueger
Clifford Eichmann
Wm. Bunger
Wilbur Gebert
Albert Debel
Delmonte Byers
Ed Bennett
Stanley Gehrke
Milton Bunger
Leon Mahlstedt
Oscar Gerlach
Our Picnic Planned by First and Second Grade Classes
On Tuesday morning the first and second graders under Miss Page and Miss Oleson described a picnic. If rain prevents today they will go tomorrow. They mention sandwiches and fruit and plan to picnic where they play ball.
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Miss Page
Miss Oleson
Children Observe Sky Earth Meeting In Sketch And Readings
A classroom story describes a walk to see if the sky meets the earth and notes a nest, trees, and an elm. It lists top reading speeds by student and shares an ants lesson detailing six legs antennae a trash room and mating flights with workers caring for eggs.
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Marlys
Circus Animals and Elephants Stories Recalled
In English class the stories describe a monkey king of Africa and his long arms plus three monkeys capuchin spider and howler. The elephant tale features a ten thousand pound animal with a six foot trunk drinking from a brook and sleeping beside a tree.
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Africa
Ray Fink
James Crittenden
Fifth and Sixth Grades Read and Act in Class
In reading class students performed short scenes from the movies this Monday and will create their own scenes Tuesday with costumes to present before the class They will judge and select the best scene The fifth grade has been reading engaging articles from their weekly readers.
Student schedule and brief bios for class reports
Lois Buls notes a test in economic geography on chapters three and four. She mentions tomorrow's reading report on Florence Nightingale or Clara Barton, highlighting Nightingale as the first nurse and Barton as an important nurse in World War I era.
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Florence Nightngale
Clara Barton
Florence Nightengale
Lois Buls
Puritans and Pilgrims Inspiring School Studies
Violet Shipp and Iola Kuker note students exploring taxation analysis in arithmetic and special assessments, sentence analysis in English, Puritans and Pilgrims in history, and spelling reviews across subjects, taking words from textbooks.
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America
Violet Shipp
Iola Kuker
Freshman class hike and tests prompt busy week
The freshman class hiked after school on Thursday reaching Sweet's Lake. Boys played football while girls gathered wood and boy scouts lit the fire. Weiners, buns, marshmallows, and watermelon were eaten. A nouns test in English concluded chapter two and a Tuesday Algebra test followed. Lucille Peters joined the class, bringing total pupils to 30.
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Sweet’s Lake
Lucille Peters
Sophomore Hike and English Test Report
The sophomore class hiked Thursday evening leaving the school house at 5 15 pm to a spot east of the Bolte farm where they had supper of weiner sandwiches pickles cookies and marshmallows. They played games until rain ended the outing and hope full attendance next time. Miss Loveland gave an English test Friday covering this year’s work. Orders for Literature and Life books have been sent in and will be used once they arrive.
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Bolte Farm
Densities and buoyancy explored in physics study
The lesson focuses on densities of metals and liquids and their weight loss in water. It examines buoyancy principles and how density affects immersion, inviting students to observe and measure relative heaviness in liquids.
Laboratory Sessions Demonstrate Hydraulic Press Principles
In weekly double periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays we perform practical experiments to prove formulas from the textbook. Ten students in the typing class note fair progress given the short time school has been in session.
Agriculture class prepares for Dairy Cattle Congress judging team
The agriculture class names Edwin Gaede Ralph Drewis Wilbert Gebert Earl Angus Leo Towne Minor Schultz Leslie Carstensen Harold Olejniczak Harold Winning as members and outlines the planned four person judging squad. Students visited seven dairy herds Ed Bunger W D Towne Glen Anderson Herbert Boderman Henry Blasberg Bahe Brothers Strotman with Holstein Jersey Brown Swiss Guernsey Ayrshire breeds gaining hands on experience for the state contest.
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Wilbert Gebert
Earl Angus
Leo Towne
Minor Schultz
Leslie Carstensen
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Harold Olejniczak
Harold Winning
National Dairy Congress
Ed Bunger
Jersey
W. D. Towne
Town
Glen Anderson
Herbert Boderman
Sumner
Boderman
Ayrshire
Bahe Brothers
Strottman’s
Vern
Dunahoo
Richest Chicago couple endows pets with trust funds
Red the dog and Peanuts the cat, described as the richest couple in dog and catdom in Chicago, inherit a $20,000 trust from their mistress Mrs. Alice Hunter to fund pet care. After the animals die, the money goes to the Anti-Cruelty Society, a dog refuge, the Orphans of the Storm, and the Home for Destitute and Crippled Children.
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Red
Peanuts
Chicago
Alice Hunter
Anti-Cruelty Society
Orphans of
Their Ancient Ways in Fashion of Women
The Montreal Herald notes that modern young women view smoking as a new achievement, while nineteenth century cotton district elders preferred clay pipes. Cosmetics were taboo, lipstick and powder unheard of, cassara oil used to brighten hair.
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England
Montreal Herald
Street lighting linked to fewer deaths in 227 cities
A survey of 227 American cities with populations over 40 million total shows cities with improved street illumination have fewer automobile fatalities and lower per capita lighting costs. The study compares death counts and lighting expenditures across varied urban areas.
Almost Time to Go Stray Stories exchange
A young man asks if it is an eight day clock as a girl tries to delay departure. The girl yawns and suggests staying longer to find out, capturing a light moment from Stray Stories.
Bremer County Supervisors oppose diagonal Iowa highway plan
Bremer County Board of Supervisors met in Waverly on Sept 17 1934 to denounce a proposed diagonal road from Des Moines to Waterloo. They argued it violates Bergman law and state funding rules, and object to purchasing private land for the project while bonded debt rises. A resolution was sent to the State Highway Commission.
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Waverly
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Bremer County
G. Schwein
Frank Lang
Wm. Ducker
State Highway Commission of Iowa
Wee Moines
Waterloo
Bergman
43Rd
General Assembly
State of
State Highway Commission
Des Moines
C. G. Schwem
Co. G. Schwem
H. J. Stumme
Waugh and
Tackman
Community sharing cuts costs on household appliances
Three young married women pool funds to buy a vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, and washing machine. Mary uses each device on assigned days, Helen shares washing and cleaning duties, and Jean sews and washes across a rotating schedule. They have run this program for two years with a perfect arrangement.
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Betty Webster
Mary
Helen
Jean
Do You Know That: Quick Kitchen and Household Tips
A set of practical tips covers making milk more appealing to children with vanilla, drying silk umbrellas properly, using onion juice to flavor dishes without lingering odor, combining soft American cheese with boiled salad dressing for salads, enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and chilling pie crust before baking for flakiness.
Recipe Card for Simple Vanilla Cake and Filling
Cream butter and sugar beat in eggs and milk sift dry ingredients twice and bake in greased tins twenty minutes in a moderate oven Filling consists of one cup of milk and one egg yolk.
Coconut Layer Cake with Apple Sauce Frosting
A historical recipe card guides a coconut cake with vanilla custard style filling and white frosting, plus a spiced apple sauce topping. Instructions cover preparing a coconut cream frosting, assembling cake layers, and making a cinnamon nutmeg apple sauce.
Social Roundup from Spring Fountain Area
A sequence of local visits and social calls from Spring Fountain and neighboring towns. Mentions of Mrs. Charles Thompson and others visiting, Rev. Runge as a business caller in Waverly, Miss Mildred Steege assisting in Sumner, Lee Hill visiting Waverly, Paul Schroeder and family at a 20th wedding anniversary in Westgate, Art Kuker and Louie Meyer’s groups in Waverly and Waterloo, Walter Thompson's trip to Sioux City, Finnette Wood's afternoon in Sumner, and various families gathering at the Meyers' home with multiple relatives.
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Charles Thompson
John Struck
Emil Steege
John Lawton
E. L. Runge
Waverly
Mildred Steege
Edwin Buhr
Sumner
Lee Hill
Paul Schroeder
Westgate
Jack Schroeder
Art Kuker
Louie Meyer
Verla
August Kuker
Lorena
Vada
Waterloo
Walter Thompson
Roy Paulsen
Sioux City
Finnette Wood
Werd Meyer
Earl Meyer
Mardell Mae
Ernie and Dale
Ruby
Carmen
Henry Volker
Albert Volker
Jo Ann
Ferd Meyer
Birthday and visiting cards from a Clarion weekend
Mrs Meyer Mites birthday and Max Hill and Harry Meyer visit Clarion Saturday. Mr and Mrs Elmer Kreavidsey return home Sunday. Art K county seat callers Sam Harold Barcus dine guest in Ford Meyer home. Orval Volker spent Friday afternoon with Leo Meyer Harold Barensang visited Mr and Mrs Uker Friday. Meyer Sunday afternoon Mrs Albert Wiskey Jo An visited in August Kyl home Tuesday evening. Art Schroeder and Marlyn Sumner visited Mr and Mrs Paul Schroeder Friday evening. Mrs Charles Thompson called on Mrs John Struck Thursday afternoon.
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Meyer
Max Hill
Harry Meyer
Clarion
Elmer Kreavidsey
Art
Sam Harold Barcus
Ford Meyer
Orval Volker
Leo Meyer
Harold Barensang
An Mi
Eskimos Population in Canada Surges in Census
A fragmented report notes a rising Eskimo population in Canada, growing from about three to four thousand twelve years ago to nearly six thousand now. Government efforts aim to improve living conditions and happiness for the community.
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Canarg
Nak
Warning signs warn blind and deaf wearers on yellow triangle
A readable fragment describes conspicuous yellow aryl signs worn by blind or deaf individuals. The triangle with large black dots resembles a road sign for forbidden rate, intended as a safety warning for wearers and passersby. The note appears in a cornlike context.
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Patricia Hale
Lawrence Bahiman
Maxine Peters
Lillian Bathke
Donna Mae Ackmann
Fighth Grace
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Agriculture News
Edwin Gaede
Ralph Drewis
Plutocrats
THE
Supervisors’ Board
C. G. Schwemn
Otel
RM. Parker
Lee O. Peacock
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