Neighbors Help Jesse Meeks After Hospitalization
Bethel April 25 Jesse Meeks is in Washington county hospital with pneumonia. Neighbor Sterling Holmes organized a plowing bee. eight tractors plowed forty acres at the Meeks farm. Stand Olmen of Ainsworth donated 96 gallons of tractor fuel. Workers included Donald Holmes Marlin Plecker Bar Kolosick Clarley Horak Delbert Holmes Merle Steele Albert Taylor Erve Wulf. Community wishes his speedy recovery.
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Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Jesse Meeks
Washington County
Sterling Holmes
Meeks
Olmen
Ainsworth
Donald Holmes
Marlin Plecker
Bar
Public School News Highlights Student Activities
Junior college will miss Mr. Jurgens next year as an instructor. Keith Stewart owns a brand new car. The entertainment committee fails to organize a college party. a new committee should be appointed. The chemistry club may meet ice cream demand by term end. Vincent Krabill becomes a teacher. Re member not to acquire disliked teaching habits. A farm lady may ask her son John about the college boy with a motorcycle. Some co eds disapprove of the literary style of this column. This is not a Quarterly Review yet invites literary criticism. Programs dominate, ranging from Big Apple to launching of a ship. Students plan a toast program for a six week test and develop courses with occasional speeches. Spring Fever.
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Keith Stewart
Vincent Krabill
Vince
John
Quaterly
Keats
Speech Class Works On Toast Programs
Students in junior high school prepare toast programs under Miss Opal Keeney. The class develops skills for public speaking and presentation as part of a school activity.
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Juniure of
Hich School
Eneed
Opal Keeney
National Air Mail Week Essay Contest Opens
An essay contest extends National Air Mail Week May 15 21 with the theme Wings Over America. Entrants must submit original ideas on transportation and modern communication by May 1 1938 midnight to the State Chairman in care of the local postmaster for state and national prizes.
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National Air Mail Week
America
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Afr Mai
National essay contest awards announced at Washington banquet
State winners receive a Washington trip for the winner and a trophy from state headquarters. The national awards on May 15 in Washington confer a Hollywood or Miami trip with hotel and meals, plus a National Trophy and a National Plaque. All essays become National Committee property. Mr. Kimberlin handles manuscript prep.
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Washington
D. C
Washchesees
Willington
Hollywood
Miami
Kimberlin
Politely and Farther Drama and School Readings
A school program featured a drama titled Politely and another dramatization Far mer Plants His Corn with cast including John Edward Aherns Ruth Bartow Phillip Dusenbery Peggy Christner Jene Vinton Charlotte Little Wayne Brock Peggy Ann Munn Dorothy Watson Marie Lee Catherine Little Kathryn Doran Marion Raymond. Seven upper grade boys sang Heigh-ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Robert Steele Tommy Goodwin Jesse Wenger Norman Simmering Jimmie Easter Otis Kelley Rex Lee. Tenth Turner read poems about Kidren. In Room 2 Laurine Kelsey Doris Knott read a bear story from Child Life Magazine and Keith Cook read a story. Fourth and fifth grades will use magazines.
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John Edward Aherns
Ruth Bartow
Phillip Dusenbery
Peggy Christner
Jene Vinton
Charlotte Little
Wayne Brock
Peggy Ann Munn
Dorothy Watson
Marie Lee
Catherine Little
Kathryn Doran
Marion Raymond
Heigh-ho
Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs
Robert Steele
Tommy Goodwin
Jesse Wenger
Norman Simmering
Jimmie Easter
Otis Kelley
Rex Lee
Kidren
Tenth Turner
Children perform for Heights P T A program
Heights school Thursday April 21 hosted an entertainment by students. Catherine Little Kathryn Doran Esta Custer Marie Lee sang two songs while Phillip Dusenbery recited The Bear Hunts. Kathryn Doran led The Three Bears dramatization with Peggy Ann Mann Jimmie Brettenbach Truth Bartow Wayne Brock and Charlotte Litth contributing poems.
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Heights
Catherine Little
Kathryn Doran
Esta Custer
Marie Lee
Phillip Dusenbery
Peggy Ann Mann
Goldilocks
After Graduation Dreams From Area Students
Ocean Earls plans to attend Ottumwa beauty culture school. Carl Jungbluth aims for Washington junior college and marriage. Rea Moore believes college suits most people, including herself. Bill Walker will attend local junior college and remains uncertain about marriage. Mae Rita Raan expresses a similar sentiment.
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Ocean Earls
Beauty Culture
Ottumwa
Carl Jungbluth
Washington
Rea Moore
Bill Walker
Mae Rita Raan
Ideal Student and Busy Soprano Lead Mt Pleasant Feature
The article profiles top students and a busy musician Lois Humble, noting her roles in bands and orchestras, operetta fame as June Pennington, and prize in the Mt Pleasant interpretative reading festival. It also mentions plans for Oberlin with majors in music and speech.
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Lois Humble
June Pennington
David Pearson
Mt Pleasant
Methodist Church
John Killian A Busy Multifaceted Student Leader
John Killian, known for his role in Spring Fever and radio work, serves as president of the Forensic club, works as business manager of the Annual, and pursues journalism, chemistry, manual training, and typing. He has played football, basketball, track, and follows aviation with plans for Ames engineering or Pensacola flight school.
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John Killian
Johnny
Ames
Pensacola
Eddie Cantor
Myrna Loy
Lincoln School Perfect Attendance Record
The Lincoln school lists students with perfect attendance over the last six weeks. Kindergartners Jay Boyd Logan, Grade 1 students Ronald Baker Kenneth Fenn Richard George Mary Stevens, Grade 2 Billy Asken Raymond Watson Harold Watson Ruth Jane Askea, Grade 3 Dick Dodder Rob Dodder Billy Kelsey Jack Martin James Pease John Lloyd Robert Ruxlow Robert Thompson John Watson Joan Roisseau Shirley Dowell Joan Fields Shirley Fry Betty Gilbert Mary Lucille Martin Eva Stevens, Grade 4 Harold Gilmore Howard Patton Jack Simons Mary Ellen Asken Beverly Brown Janet Martin, Grade 5 Lyle Rox Charlee Franzen Eileen Franzen.
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Ronald Baker
Kenneth Fenn
Richard George
Mary Stevens
Billy Asken
Raymond Watson
Harold Watson
Ruth Jane Askea
Dick Dodder
Rob Dodder
Billy Kelsey
Jack Martin
James Pease
John Lloyd
Robert Ruxlow
Robert Thompson
John Watson
Joan Roisseau
Shirley Dowell
Joan Fields
Shirley Fry
Betty Gilbert
Mary Lucille Martin
Eva Stevens
Harold Gilmore
Howard Patton
Jack Simons
Mary Ellen Asken
Beverly Brown
Janet Martin
Grade & Lyle Rox
Charlee Franzen
Elieen Franzen
Lincoln School
Richard Brock
Owen Gingerich
James Logan
Gordon McBurney
Ruth Jane Askena
Patricia Longwell
Minetta Wilson
Crade
John Wilovd
Mary Ellen Askea
Ruth Ann Qeoree
Charles Franzen
Marcella Boileau
Erma Turnipseed
Centennial Fifth Grade Geography Class Studies Americas
The fifth grade Geography class at Centennial focuses on North and South America with emphasis on locations features and regional study.
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Americas
Centennial
North
South America
United States regional study in elementary class work
The class explored the United States with regional maps and state listings by size and population. They created booklets with photos, regional maps including New York City and the rice, sugar cane, and corn belts, and displayed travel items and regional products like wheat and flax. Samples from South America covered cocoa to coffee and rubber stages.
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United States
New York City
U. S
South America
Perfect Spelling Scores at Lincoln School
Students achieving perfect spelling scores at Lincoln school are listed by grade. Grade 2 names include Richard Brock and Owen Gingerich among others. Grade 4 features Mary Ellen Askea and Beverly Brown, while Grade 5 lists Charles Franzen and Marcella Boileau.
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Lincoln
Paraphrased High School Gossip Roundup from S Saturday
Thru the Microscope notes spring vacation ends and pairs are seen together. Vernon Been and Mav Walker frequent, Ruthie and Don enjoy evenings, Dixie Carter ponders a tie pin with M. L. U. initials. Jean Essie and Wayne Zeck seen together uptown. T J Berdo and Margaret Re kan went to Snow White together. Donny Vorhees out of it, seen with Betty Neiswanger at band dance. Betty Crane and Richard Knupp seen with Phyllis Crane.
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Was
Vernon
Mav Walker
Ruthie
Don
Dixie Carter
Jean Essie
Wayne Zeck
T. J. Berdo
Margaret Rekan
Snow White
Seven Dwarfs
Margaret
Donny Vorhees
Betty Neiswanger
Bob
Betty
Northwestern U Announces Summer School Journalism Awards
Northwestern University will award about eight scholarships to top high school students in journalism debate or dramatics. The half scholarship covers the freshman year at Northwestern for seven summers. Sessions run four and five weeks.
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National Institute For Information
Northwestern University
Tobacco Growers Prefer Camels for Auction-Best Leaf
Planters like M. Roy Jones and Harold Craig praise Camels for using finer, costlier tobaccos. They say Camel bids yield higher payments at auctions and that Camel cigarettes command top checks for their leaf quality. Both note Camels deliver better returns and taste.
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Edward Estes
M. Roy Jones
Harold Craig
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