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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1937
Page
8
Weather outlook for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains from December 6 to December 11. Temperatures rise by Monday or Tuesday with normal or above by midweek, turning unsettled early week and bringing precipitation across most areas by mid to late week.
The speaker argues corn stays steady while cheap feed boosts profits from poultry. He notes a 50 million pound poultry deficit expected by January 1 and urges raising as many chickens as possible early, citing easier care in cold weather and higher spring prices.
The next speech recital is after school on Wednesday December 8 with Ruth Wead as hostess. Gweneth Wiusor reads grose and Frances Sartor presents poems. Declamatory contest set for February 25. students crafted Eskimo scenes with igloos sledges and icebergs including Meek and Musgrove families.
A class project recreates Baffin Island life with Eskimo tupes and kayaks. Charline Musgrove Elizabeth Meek and Thomas Hoffman crafted the tupes and background scenes. Jimmy Roberts built the shore boat and Hoffman painted the summer sun and birds on the Arctic map.
Maurice Brayton lists the basketball band members by section including Cornets Richard Birney Ev erette Burham Kenton Kurtz Dave Masson Helen Simmer ng and more across Clarinets Flutes Oboe Baritone Trombones Bass French Horn and Drums with multiple named players. The roster covers brass woodwinds and percussion for upcoming games.
Honor roll for the second six weeks lists Seniors Russell Ross Laura Kehoe and others with scores from 90 to 99. Local items note new apartment occupancy for Mr and Mrs Henry Foster and a well attended church bazaar raising about 130 dollars. Gardiner and Dourian Co formed after C W Durian buys E C Hambright estate interests. A women's missionary meeting is announced for December 8. New baby news reports two births and a closing out sale announced by George Eckhardt with move to Iowa City upcoming.
Carl Jungbluth a fourth year Latin senior donated two framed pictures to Room 105. Miss Stivers enjoys the Coliseum and Forum scenes in the Latin classroom. The 24 by 18 inch frames provide attractive educational adornment.
The list shows a sequence of home games across multiple towns and schools including Columbus Junction Williamsboro Pleasanton Muscatine Ottumwa Fairfield Bloomfield Ft Madison Burlington Maquoketa Centerville Tipton Keokuk Mt. Pleasant Albia Marshalltown Tipton Keokuk and Burlington with dates from Nov. to Feb. across boys junior college and high school teams.
The freshman sophomore party will be held December 15 in the gym from seven to ten. Committees are forming with Henry Shields and Tom Randall directing management. Refreshments are led by Helen Pattenson Martha Turnipseed Norene Melarlarsd Julia Harvey Mildred tuaifley Raymond Whister and Richard Knupp. Music is by Jane Bicher and Jean Applegate. Esther Hayes chairs the game committee assisted by Bob Macon Jane Eicher Tunis Den Hartog and Shirley Peterson.
The German club met at the high school with about twenty students attending. Herr Jurgens led songs and shared pictures of Germany while M Krabill provided music on Hawaiian guitar. The program included Christmas songs and a preview of next month’s meeting urged for newcomers.
The Fourth Grade Geography class at Centennial studied Eskimos and took a pretend trip to Baffin Island. They planned train travel to Montreal and a boat journey, facing fog, icebergs, and pack ice making the voyage dangerous. The iceberg origin from Greenland was noted, with only one seventh of the iceberg visible above water.
Collier's Weekly notes tea is popular in homes and hotels across Australia and New Zealand with seven service points daily breakfast eleven in the forenoon lunch four in the afternoon dinner and bedtime. It adds industrial and commercial firms also serve tea to employees at eleven and four.
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