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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1949
Page
6
The YWCA celebrates a successful community dinner for youngsters and thanks contributors. Pat Weldin and Biddy Johnson, students at State Teachers, sent a booster telegram on the eve of the Hoopers' first game.
A school squad calling itself the Hoopers formed around Pat and teammates who rally around the nickname. The group gained attention as the players embraced the moniker and the team atmosphere grew.
A school note outlines gym and swimming times for junior high and grade girls next week. Jane Tanner and Shirley Blattner are praised for organizing fitness activities as Joy Picken shows interest in basketball. The YWCA may form a junior high league with at least four teams, and a mixer meeting on Tuesday includes a potluck and officer elections.
The Mixers emphasize a Christmas themed gathering and electing officers to guide activities. They stress doing for others as rewarding and hope the Christmas spirit continues through the year with the YWCA's program.
The deathwatch beetle, a small brown burrower in furniture and woodwork, is noted for tapping its head against wood. Superstitions claim the tapping omen signals death in the house during quiet nights.
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