Van Buren High Boys Track Competes at Fairmount Meet
Van Buren High School track team traveled to Rush Field Fairmount Academy for a meet won by the Academy with 6034 points. Gas City took second with 11 points and Fairmount High School third. Beck and R Griffith led Van Buren scoring six points all from Beck. Campbell and Conwell missed events due to illness.
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van Buren High School
Fairmount
Rush Field
Fairmount Academy
the Academy
Gas City
Fairmount High School
van Buren
Beck
R. Griffith
Conwell
Matthews
Campbell
Losure
Bash
Strange
Ballard
Boxell
Bush
Griffith
Lester Burkhart
Interscholastic Declamatory Contest At Fairmount Academy
The event Saturday night split into two venues to accommodate fourteen speakers eight girls and six boys. Six judges from outside the county judged the boys and girls separately. Contestants from Van Buren showed notable pep and training though no prizes were awarded.
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Fairmount Academy
van Buren
Van Buren Seen at The Market With Goods
A passerby noted Van Buren present at the market delivering goods. Witnesses described the scene as orderly with no disturbances reported.
Grade Cards To Reveal Pupils Standing Next Year
Teachers rush to grade examination manuscripts with little time available. Mr. Stallings predicts wailing and gnashing of teeth as grade cards are handed out next Friday.
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Stallings
Inter Class Track and Field Meet Promised
Pupils at the high school eager for an inter class meet to decide champions as the school term nears end. Classes will determine titles through competition, with no other method available.
War Burden Should Be Spread Over Longer Period
Leonard Wood argues that extending war burden over many years will spur legitimate business growth. He urges spreading the burden to push American commerce abroad and protect national business interests.
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Leonard Wood
Damsel and Roustabout Clash in Witty Verse Duel
A humorous exchange features a damsel condemning liquor and a man retorting by scornfully rejecting kisses from poodles. The verses play on playful defiance and satiric edge in a lighthearted social vignette.
Foreign policy stance stresses strength and peace
The statement underscores a strong self-respecting foreign policy that seeks peace while protecting rights and national interests. It emphasizes tolerance and safeguarding national interests in international relations.
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Leonard Wood
Lost Moments Between Sunrise and Sunset
A brief note notes two precious moments vanished between sunrise and sunset with no reward offered. The item emphasizes their permanent loss and irreplaceable nature.
Build Up Trade Merchants Marine Strategy
The passage expresses a plan to build up a robust merchant marine as a means to expand commerce and strengthen trade networks. It emphasizes developing shipping capacity to distribute goods and support economic growth.
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