Crawfordsville School Board Reelects Present Faculty
The Crawfordsville school board re elected all current teachers except Paul Harms who was not a candidate and will be replaced later. Remaining staff include Supt W C Rauscher Principal James Clinger and teachers Margaret Johnston Orie Leicht Violet Bergstrom Marguerite York Bernice Boddiker Ilene Benson and Harms handled typing general business and agriculture. The city council also re elected Kenneth Coates as clerk and Frank Fletcher as street commissioner and peace officer. Mrs Hagie recovers and Olive Moore seeks surgery at Washington hospital.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Paul Harms
W. C. Rauscher
James Clinger
Margaret Johnston
Orie Leicht
Violet Bergstrom
Marguerite York
Bernice Boddiker
Ilene Benson
Mr. Harms
Kenneth Coates
Frank Fletcher
W. H. Hagie
Weks
Hagie
Olive Moore
Washington
Kron of Palestine Eye Surgery News Update
Kron of Palestine undergoes eye surgery in Iowa City to remove a steel fragment near the pupil. Community notes report family visits, a charivari on Elden Navy, an upcoming Hiland Palace dance, and local work on machinery in Riverside.
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Palestine
Clem Kron
University Hospital
Iowa City
Charles Schnoebelen
Jerome Droll
Virgil Lintz
Larry
Leonard Lintz
Jerry Bopp
Henry Kron
Kueneman Brothers
Paul Yansky
Charles Schnoebel
Clyde Kennard
Iline
Earnest Krantz
Mrs S E Sigatoose Enjoys Cooking on New Kitchen Stove
Mrs S E Sigatoose is cooking in a bright kitchen after recent home updates. Tradesmen installed a new Universal gas range and lino in the kitchen and pantry, with social visits noted from neighbors and relatives across Pleasant Hill and nearby towns.
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S. E. Sigatoose
Earl Kephart
Pleasant Hill
Hubert Crail
T. H. Peters
Silas Caldwell
Will Miller
Robert Kepnart
Washington
Charles Meachum
Lawerence
L. B. Hanan
Fred Heck
Ronnie
John Erlenbush
Journal
Telinois
Community Callers Share Weekends and Farm Help
Local families and friends visited each other Sunday and Thursday evenings across multiple homes including Foss, Chalupa, Stout, and Lambert households. Helpers Miles Stout and Will Saville assisted farm work this week, with several trips to Rock Island and Kalona noted.
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Wilna Jean
Chester Spangler
Rock Island
John Pratt
Sam Sigafoose
L. B. Hanan
Rodney
Salina
Floyd Mills
Gary
Ind
Lloyd Anderson
CC. G. Anderson
Orville Foss
Mr. Pleasant
TL. A. Foss
Jim Chatuna
Kalona
Edd Chalupa
Cotter School notes highlight sixth grade honors and birthdays
Eighth grade rocks unit features a fossil found by Jack Duncan and other stones collected by Mary Louise Dunsmore, Jean Jones, and Josephine Fuller. Students earn perfect attendance and spelling honors, honor rolls listed, and district spelling contest attendance noted. Local births and a jury service in Washington are mentioned.
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Cotter
Jack Duncan
Jack
Mary Louise Dunsmore
Jean Jones
Josephine Fuller
Rhea Wehr
Barbara Jones
Maimile Stapp
Milo Orri
Roy Hauenstein
Lavon Gardner
Howard Jones
Billy Owens
Betty Anne Robeson
Evelyn Vacha
Cleo Orris
Calvin Peters
Arnole Smith
Billy Jones
Wapello
Jean
Mrs Martin
Fifth
Sith News
Raymond Hendrickson
Raymond
Junior Stapp
Ronald Skubal
Lyk Arthur
Margaret Owens
Patricia Meters
Keith Duncan
Marian Jones
Donald Orri
Lyle Arthur
Marian
Marilyn
Dorothy
Clydene
Joyce
Marion James
Shirley
Donald
Harriet Alice
Frances
Wanita
Estella
Joan
Junior
Harriet Frances
Robert
Tommy
Guenn
Marilyn Dorothy
Marion
James Marilyn
Elson
Civics Class Visits Washington Court During Field Trip
Supt. W. C. Raucher leads the high school civics class to a court session in Washington. Visitors from Memphis Missouri include Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cassel and their two children, who plan to move to Glendale California. Mrs. Cassel is Mrs. Piper's sister.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Mar
W. C. Raucher
Washington
Edwin Cassel
Memphis
Chester Piper
Wisconsin
Plaucher
White
E. L. Clark
Lyle Lowe
Phyllis
Burlington
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Clarence Lowe
Wayland High To Compete In Mt Pleasant Music Contest
Wayland high school students enter a regional music contest in Mt Pleasant on April 4 and 5. Groups include boys and girls glee clubs, mixed quartet, brass sextet, mixed chorus, band, and solos by A James Rinner Helen Martin Mildred Klopfenstein Pauline Hengs Frances Witting Richard Sodergren Dean Mallory J Wesley Pritefaid directs.
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Bera Wittmer
Wayland
Wayland High School
Mt. Pleasant
A. James” Rinner
Helen Martin
Mildred Klopfenstein
Pauline Hengs
Frances Witting
Richard Sodergren
Dean Mallory
J. Wesley Pritefaid
Wayland School News highlights local activities and notices
The junior class selects Dean Mallory as Wayland High School representative to Hawk Eye Boys State in Des Moines for early June. Mary Louise Drake is re elected to Cher okee school system with no substantial salary increase. Students tour Washington group meets, maple sap tasting, farm visits, and a busy school week noted with thanks and community events.
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Wayland
Dean Mallory
Des Moines
American Legion
Publi
Mary Louise Drake
Wayland Higl Boys
Mr Yuengeries
Washngton
Washington F Group
Riverside brief notes Norbert Kephart Iowa City visit
Riverside reports on Norbert Kephart of Iowa City spending time in the area on an April 4 visit. The item notes his appearance and local interest but provides limited additional detail about purpose or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Norbert Kephart
Iowa City
Cockroach Found to Precede Humans by a Million Years
Students of insect life report cockroaches existed on Earth a million years before humans. They note roaches smell and hear via their antennae and can regrow a lost leg. The discovery highlights the roach’s ancient biology and resilience.
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Earth
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