Brighton R1 Social Club Hosts Andy Oswalt Visit
The Bisck Hawk Social club met with Mr and Mrs Andy Oswalt Friday night for visiting and card games. Refreshments of cake cookies peaches with whipped cream and coffee were served by hosts. Thanksgiving day dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Don Gower and family and Mr and Mrs Karl Neal among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton R. 1
Bisck Hawk
Andy Oswalt
Albert Saunderer
Edger Whee
Bathy
Howard Hezen
Washington
Don Gower
Near Hedrick
Terry Gower
Vitter Oswalt
Andy Owalt
Vint Emery
Karl Neal
School News Improves Gymnasium with New Equipment
Coach George Freshwaters and staff completed gym upgrades including new bleachers on both sides a south side for scorekeepers and a modern electric scoreboard. The board displays red lit scores and time accurately from quarters down to one fourth of a minute, improving game experience for Washington basketball fans.
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George Freshwaters
Freshwaters
Washington
Local social notes from Fairfield and Des Moines visitors
The column lists Mr Neal's two brothers and wives from Des Moines hosting Friday night. Mr and Mrs Lievel Jones visited Fairfield on Saturday. Belle Brinton and Mrs Mabin Price of Lake Park visited, with Mary Whitacre’s sister also noted. Eugene McCleland visited Washington Saturday afternoon.
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Neal
Ds Moines
Lievel Jones
Charley Parcel
Fairfield
Belle Brinton
Mabin Price
Lake Park
Mary Whitacre
Eugene Morson
Waitfiel
Allan Jay
Markstead Farm
Charley Pare
Feirfield
Clarence Leepers
Carley
Eugene McCleland
Washington
Wild Rice Clarified as Not True Rice in Early Reports
Early notes explain wild rice or Indian rice is not true rice and reference a date in April with growth observations. The text underscores regional naming and misclassification while noting progression through the season.
Library Club Dinner Highlights Christmas Shopping Talk
Verna Bickel spoke on Christmas Shopping at a dinner meeting of the Library club held at the North Side cafe yesterday evening. The group, comprising junior college students and high school seniors, totaled about 25 with Dr. and Mrs. Harland Mead as guests. Betty Steuben led the program committee, Daryl Fetters presided, and Kathryn Latta was the faculty sponsor.
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Verna Bickel
Library Club
North Side Cafe
Harland Mead
Betty Steuben
Daryl Fetters
Kathryn Latta
Study Writing of Famous Americans in Junior English
Junior English uses Adventures in American Literature by Schweikert Inglis and Gehrmann. The book presents essays short stories biographies and dramas by famous authors. Students summarize read and discuss works including To Rockwood Fire and upcoming reads The Crisis and The Work of Sila Lapham.
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Schweikert
Inglis
Gehrmann
Jack London
Churchill
KR of
Sila
Lapham
Howell
Eye Tech
Coal bed thickness reported in Pennsylvania and Shenandoah region
In Alistraia a thick coal bed is compared to beds in the United States. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company site in Carlon County, Pennsylvania notes a bed thickness of 105 feet 5 inches. A similar bed fold is described near Shenandoah with comparable thickness measurements.
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Alistraia
United States
Lehigh Com & Navigation Company
Carlon
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah
Public School News Highlights Perfect Attendance
Wallace Grade School reports six weeks of perfect attendance for listed students including Marie Blattner Virginia Been blossom Betty Crossen George Doran Harold Ford and others. First grade enrollment reaches forty two as John McGaffey and Clarence Collett craft a pioneer scene using a reading table background.
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Marie Blattner
Virginia Beenblossom
Betty Crossen
George Doran
Harold Ford
Evelyn Gault
Paul Moothart
Margaret Nicholas
Martha Phyllips
Margaret Ralston
Richard Vacha
Myrla Ward
Frederick Zook
Clarence Collett
Earl Brown
Greta Short
Robert Stockman
Keith Farrier
Hugh Boyd
Casey Jones
Howard = Gier
John McGaffey
Experiencing Reading Shapes Lincoln Grade Class Progress
Lincoln Grade School uses experience reading in first grade to teach words through personal experience. Students dictate and read their own simple stories, then illustrate and chart them. By October the class shows improved story writing and organization, leading to class booklets with contents pages.
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Lincoln
Thanksgiving activities and classroom notes form a busy week
Students prepare a Thanksgiving feast and December calendar health check. Star rewards track health habits. Fifth and fourth grades compete in spelling while fourth grade plans a Thanksgiving program with an original play and group readings. Mary Louise Gier joins fifth grade as class sizes reach twenty six after illness. Christmas play prep begins for December 19 P T A program.
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Doris Gray
Betty Ward
Ernoon
Mary Louise Gier
Haskins
Robert Nicola
Doreen Long
Edith Crandall
Harold Batterson
Clara Gamble
Halloween Butter Making At School Party
The class churned cream to make butter and shared it with Mrs. Pease for the refrigerator. Students listed include Joan Ambleau, Shirley Dowell, Clara Pul, Donna Ferguson, Mary Martin, Eva Stevens, William Asem, Dickie Brock, Richard Doder, Robert Dodger, Jack Dempse, Billy Kelsey, John Lloyd, Richard Paul, Jimmy Pease, Robert Thompson, John Watson, Harold Grant, Clifford Fritz, Lyle Moore. Teacher is Miss Mildred Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Joan Amleau
Shirley Dowell
Clara Pul
Donna Ferguson
Joan Piet
Mary Martin
Eva Stevens
Polynesian navigators and the North Star guiding voyage
Polynesians on Be wallap islands used stellar cues to steer great canoes. Ancestors spread across the archipelago from Tahiti and fixed several celestial reference points in their navigation system.
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Bewallap Islands
Tahiti
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Andy Oswalts
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George L. McDaniel
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
John Shielus
Raft
Bennett
Walter Connolly
Public School News
Wallace Grade School
Lincoln Grade School
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Moapy
Tosscon Co
Washington Cleaners
Wisie Long
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