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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1939
Page
3
Being a good loser and a better winner in sports
Editorial urges readers to preserve sportsmanship at basketball games. It argues referees miss calls, spectators boo and hiss, and calls for quiet restraint to avoid exposing ignorance and to model good behavior for the community.
Let’s be calmer in stands and spare the referee
The piece argues booing referees hurts the game and reflects poorly on fans, coaches, and players. It cites mob psychology, praises referees Maasdam and Kimberlin for fair selection, and urges cheering players and avoiding referee hostility to improve team respect and game conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspar Milquetoast
Centennial Pupils Study Eskimo Life
In second grade at Centennial, Marguerite Utterback reads The Eskimo Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins and becomes keen on Eskimo life. Under Miss Wood, students create an igloo village collage and an Eskimo booklet with drawings and stories. They sing an Eskimo song taught by Miss Christensen and maintain a winter bird feeding tray, while memorizing a poem titled Metres Munny Fisker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Utterback
Centennial
Far North
Lucy Fitch Perkins
Menie
Monnie
Miss Wood
Christenson
Claus
Munny Fisker
Prologue to Glory Draws Big Crowds on Broadway Debut
A Life magazine note praises Prologue to Glory as the start of a Lincoln youth cycle. The 1958 Broadway State theater run features Abe Lincoln’s early life including a town bully and first love. Ann Rutledge plays Ann Rutledge, with praise from Burns Mantle four stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Broadway
State Theater
Life
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Ann Rutledge
Chicago
Maurita Darne
Mildred Meyer
Maurita
Maxine Elliot
New York City
United States
Burns Mantle
Weekly Calendar of Music and Activities
The schedule lists daily arts events and meetings with groups such as the Male Quartet Original Oratory Woodwind Quintet and Brass Sextet. Highlights include Burlington J. CC. vs Washington D. C. on Tuesday, and a Friday Rotary Club talk by Dr. Raul d'Eea on Inter-American Understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Room
G. R
Main Hall
Burlington J. CC
Washington D. C
Miss Filood
Sao
City Library
Zym. Price Lfc
Rual d
Who's Who of a Sophomore Class Assignment
A mixed profile describes a sophomore girl with sparkling blue eyes blond hair and a clear complexion who attends English biology algebra and world history. She enjoys reading making scrapbooks and belongs to Girl Reserves Music Club and Girls Glee Club. Tyrone Power and Deanna Durbin are named as favorite film stars. The second profile portrays a tall bespectacled male with blue eyes and short blond hair who enjoys hunting and building model airplanes. He participates in band and orchestra and joins Theta Mu. He would attend a Carole Lombard or John Boles film and aims to be a high pressure salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Reserves
Music Club
Girls Glee Club
Tyrone Power
Deanna Durbin
Theta Mu
Carole Lombard
John Boles
Prayer for Grace Reflection Through Prayer
Prayer asks for God’s grace to shine through the speaker so others may see the divine face in them. It seeks divine tenderness, steadfast care, and the secret of continual prayer guiding all in seeking God’s love.
J C Student Attends Father and Son Banquet
Washington Junior College sent a representative to the Father and Son Banquet at Keota with Tohn Killian and Mr. Joe Duea. Highlights included technicolor University of Town movies by Wally Davis freshman coach, a talk on the Athletic Association by Ted Sauer, and a speech by Lee Taylor on football history and the chance for a boy to work toward college funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Junior College
Keota
Tohn Killian
Joe Duea
University of Town
Wally Davis
University
The
Athletic Association
Ted Sauer
Fairfield
Lee. Taylor
Des Moines Reedster
Taylor
Overview of School Subjects and Activities
Miss Patton teaches bookkeeping with club record keeping and personal ledgers. Sidles's algebra group practices long division. Stewart's Glee group rehearses for the music contest. Parsons's biology class completes blood circulation workbook study. Randell's homemaking group serves its final luncheon. Students read Consumer's Guide articles, study Hot Breads and Ice Desserts, while Kimberlin's freshmen read Enoch Arden. Silver's Latin studies Caesar and Roman history, Mercer guides angle measurements in geometry, Kyle's class reads Crisis and Reader's Digest, Lussky reports rocks studied and moves to magnetism and electricity with experiments. Miner's typing class prepares for legal document typing. Minick's American History class covers Reconstruction after the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Patton
Consumer's Guide
Washington Junior College Enters Iowa City Play Festival
Miss Flood announced Washington Junior College will enter the annual festival in Iowa City from March 23 to 25. The event, sponsored by the University of Iowa speech department, is open to junior colleges. The chosen play is Neighbors by Zona Gale, an eight role one act comedy. Try-outs will begin soon. last year no entry was made, making this a new experience for the cast and production staff.
Senior class meeting presided by Ellis Finke reforms
Ellis Finke, class president, presided over the Seniors meeting on Tuesday in 201. The discussion on class rings continued. The White rose was chosen as the class flower. A committee to select a class move was named. Miss Patton will succeed Miss Keeney as senior advisor with Mr Maasdain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Finke
Miss Patton
Miss Keeney
Maasdain
Columbus Sailed in 1492 A Poem’s Playful Rhyme
The Silent One writes a light verse about Columbus discovering America in 1492. He imagines the voyage in three ships with white sails and ponders rhyme and humor as a playful subject for a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryme
Columbus
America
Cardinal rout over Bloomfield and other season notes
The Card inals defeated Bloomfield 61 to 33 with Keiper scoring 15. New players Herron and McFarland impressed. Keokuk Chiefs overwhelmed the Demons 46 to 20 as Demons fouled out three players. Burlington loses Stewart to baseball. Charlie Snyder earns praise as a multi sport letterman set to graduate. Frank Dea and Bob Macon play center forward and guard respectively. Rob Lewis earns recognition for a Des Moines Register photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keiper
Herron
McFarland
Bloomfield
Keokuk Chiefs
Chiefs
Music Notes Boxed HD 8CH Soloists Prepare Recordings
Musicians who wish to record their contest selections can do so in about two weeks. Earlier today at the Rotary Club gathering at the Y M C A, several groups performed including a flute quartet a clarinet solo a baritone solo and vocal ensembles. The orchestra welcomed a new member Jane Knupp on bassoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emall
Rotary Club
Grouse
Jane Knupp
Bassoon
College Notes On Informal Skating Party Highlights
On Wednesday evening the college hosted a casual skating party at the rink. Many students attended and reports say everyone enjoyed healthy exercise and good fun. Next week the college play Neighbors cast list will be released by Miss Flood. Jane Knapp of Sioux City has enrolled for the second semester joining Junior College Student Body. Don Griffith bought a motor for his bicycle and Mr Meag acquired an electric motor for his lawn mower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi College
Tuden
Jane Knapp
Sioux City
Don Griffith
Mr. Meag
As through Life's stream we ford and draw souls near
Poem fragment notes a devotional journey inviting souls toward a closer relation with the Lord. It mentions a traveler voice and a personal call to faith, with a closing attribution to Vive Mexzive Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vive Mexzive Baxter
Origin of Manual Training as School Subject in Finland
The note states that manual training originated as a school subject in Finland around 1655, marking an early adoption of practical crafts in Finnish education. It highlights the historical timeline and the country of origin for this educational development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Student Assembly Meeting Discusses School Issues
The student assembly met Wednesday morning to discuss school problems. Mr Fields spoke on caring for public property. Reports noted trouble with students peeling auditorium seats. Representatives spoke in their rooms urging greater cooperation with the student council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields
Junior high rooms elect officers for term
Junior high home rooms select officers and advisors for the semester. Among them Grace 6 with President Geraldine Bartow and Secretary John Gamble, Home Room 205 with President Billy Waegener and Secretary Adelyn Duen, Home Room 206 with President Shirley Brown and Vice President Richard Miller, plus several Grade 7 rooms led by Mr George Mohr and Mr Joe Duen with listed officers and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Francis Richer
Geraldine Bartow
Bob Brewer
John Gamble
Marilyn Stewart
Lois Moore
Billy Waegener
Louis Spencer
Adelyn Duen
Naida Breitenback
Margery Hunting
Shirley Brown
Richard Miller
Lee
Lorena Raymond
George Mohr
Fred Durst
Louise Hunt
Shirley Dunlap
Mis
Helen Kamerow
Virginia Gibson
Bob Jose
Margaret Ann Jungbluth
Ase't
Carol Long
Ruth Miner
John Logan
Evelyn Lester
Lila Holden
Grade
Joe Duen
Genevieve Taker
Bob Downite
Bonnie Jean Simpson
Guy Carlton
Barbara Musil
Keith Hammond
Treas
Don Crosselt
G A A Initiation Set For Next Wednesday
The G A A initiation will be held Wednesday after school after a recent volley ball tournament held Monday and Wednesday. Freshmen scored 6, Sophomores 1, Juniors 2, and Seniors 3. Speeches on Sportsmanship and joining reasons will be given by Mary Donaldson Mildred Anderson and Jaly n Nebergall. Letters will be awarded to girls with sufficient points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Donaldson
Mildred Anderson
Jalyn Nebergall
A Cloud’s Wanderings Across Lands and Skies
A playful poem by Viva Mexzine Baxter imagines clouds roaming the world. It contrasts cloud freedom with human work, tracing journeys from Spain to Britain, the Rhine, Italy, India, and Russia as the speaker muses on the sky’s vast ocean and the cloud’s longing to sigh and cry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Britainy
Acros
Rhine
Italy
Emile
Forensic Members Enjoy Amusing Skit On Parliaments
On Thursday evening February 2 the Forensic club met at 6 30 in the high school study hall for a business meeting Nether Hayes called the meeting to order Faye Holland discussed basic Parliamentary Procedure Seven girls performed a skit of a women's club violating parliamentary laws Participants included Mary Lynn Heilman chairman Betty Stewart Marjorie Thompson Mary Rumston Jane Bicher Dorthea Styder and Nellie Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nether Hayes
Faye Holland
Mary Lynn Heilman
Betty Stewart
Marjorie Thompson
Mary Rumston
Jane Bicher
Dorthea Styder
Nellie Wallace
H S Home Rooms Discuss Clothes Manners And Debates
Miss Wilson presides over a home room discussion on proper dress and manners. Miss Kandyl notes Evelyn Miller in charge of Friday’s pagele coli. Mr Measham hosts a vox pop with Jean Walker Fae Schoonover and Darlene Shalia. Miss Kyles discusses superstitions on Ground Hog Day. Miss Minick’s room features a debate by Kether Mayes and Robert Masson on US alliance with Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wilson
Miss Kandyl
Evelyn Miller
Mr. Measham
Jean Walker
Fae Schoonover
Darlene Shalia
Kether Mayes
Robert Masson
United States
Great Britain
Hi Y Boys Enjoy Talk by S Kiesey
The Hi Y boys hosted a dinner with generous servings of mashed potatoes and gravy, minute steaks, carrots and creamed peas, followed by jello salad, chocolate cake, and peaches with syrup. Stan Kiesey, deputy sheriff, gave a talk urging the group to help the Gray Y and other youngsters. Cooks Mrs Replogle and others were thanked as the meeting ended with a cheer led by Jack Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Replogle
F. Whisler
Bastiaun den Hartog
Claire Gray
Stan Kiesey
Sophomore Class Hosts Skating Party at Local Rink
Members of the sophomore class were guests of the roller skating rink management last Thursday night and enjoyed free skating from 7:30 to 10. This marks the third skating party for high school students, with similar events also held for juniors and seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clase Werte
DeMolays To Host Free Dance For Rainebow Girls
The DeMolay boys sponsor a free dance for Rainebow girls next Tuesday January 7 after the basketball game at 8:00 at the Rendez Vous A ten piece band led by Johnny Ruby will provide music Chapters from Iowa City Fairfield Keokuk Muscatine Clinton Davenport and Burlington are invited John Applegate chairs the local committee assisted by Jack Mace Richard Koupp and Harold Wolle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay
Rainebow
Johnny Ruby
Iowa
Iowa City
Fairfield
Keokuk
Muscatine
Clinton
Davenport
Burlington
Jobn Applegate
Jack Mace
Richard Koupp
Harold Wolle
Kaiser lectures at Washington High on youth in undemocratic nations
Mrs. Margaret H Kaiser from Berlin spoke Friday to Washington High school students on issues facing youth in undemocratic nations. She contrasted education, politics, and family life between Germany and the United States, noting class distinctions and control by higher officials. Students asked about Nazi affairs, with answers from Jean Applegate and Max Birka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Kalser
Washington
Washington High School
Kaiser
Berlin
Germany
University of Berlin
America
Second Grade Pupils Explore Animals and Wind
Second grade pupils study useful animals and habitats using Trailing Our Animal Friends and other stories from Compton's Encyclopedia. They read about camels reindeer yaks and elephants then learn wind science and its effects making wind mill pin wheels and sharing stories during a special reading period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carla Guther
Sinbad
Compton
Margaret Plumly
Peta and Friends
Myers
Weather whimsy and scrambled names amuse readers
A playful column mix covers a hot forecast with quirky phrases and a long list of scrambled names and cheeky questions. It teases last week's puzzles and notes several local figures in Crawfordeville with light hearted, social chatter.
Davenport Officials Suspend Aid to Auto Owners
Davenport authorities suspended aid to two hundred auto owning relief clients while Bettendorf mayor Gus Behman threatened jail for any relief recipient driving a car without license plates. M. S. Rice and Everett Bonney were arrested in Bettendorf for violating vehicle registration laws.
Colleges Plan 1939 Tournament in Boone Iowa
The upcoming Iowa Junior Colleges basketball tournament is set for March 9 to 11 in Boone Iowa. Our Cardinals hold six wins and five losses with wins over Muscatine Bloomfield Centerville Tipton and Albia twice. An additional victory could boost their entering chances as Boone Fort Dodge Wagle Grove Burlington Creston Graceland and Webster City have already entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boone
Ilowa
Cardinals
Muscatine
Bloomfield
Centerville
Tipton
Albia
Student Reflections and Worries Listed by Newspaper Readers
A jumble of handwritten queries and dreams from readers including Frank Dea about sleep, Dorothy Darnell on American History, Wayne Knupp seeking Crawfordsville coverage, and Wayne Wilson asking who killed Cook in a local skit or note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dea
Bob Frink
Dorothy Darnell
Mill Brown
Dorothy Conner
Jean Keasley
Wayne Knupp
Crawfordaville
Ester Grub
Baton
Peten Grub
Terry
Wayne Wilson
Robin Betty McCall
Did Not Introduce Guillotine In The French Revolution
A fragment states the guillotine was not used as a beheading device in the French Revolution. Sixteenth century wood cuts imply the principle, while a board of supervisors order required direct relief recipients to surrender their Hconse plates. Two men received 10 day suspended sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scald
Board of Supervisors
Washington Lodge Meeting Notice for Regular Session
Washington Lodge No. 98 A Fr and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Ray Coz is W M and A W Yard serves as secretary in this fraternal order notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. Fr
A. M
Ray Coz
W. M
A. W. Yard
Rail and Bus Schedules for ORLA&P and BURLINGTON routes
The clipping lists westbound and eastbound schedules for ORLA&P including No 8 Golden Slate Limited No 1 Local No 48 Californian and others with times such as 3 46 p m 11 30 p m and 1 59 a m plus Knoxville Branch trains 430 429 and 16 46 a m. It also covers B Q arrivals and departures No 28 Mixed Train No 22 Mixed Train and OC M ST P PRR lines with local Davenport Kansas City runs and Southwest Limited schedule. Burlington Trailways bus timetables show daily routes from Washington to Omaha and return times 8 57 A M 3 48 P M 7 68 P M with notes on ticket purchase at the local depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Slate Limited
Californian
Washington
Golden State Limited
California
OC. M
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Burlington
Omaha
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
AL Cantoni
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