Wayland Tops Ohio Illinois Team 50 to 28 in Aim for First State Win
Wayland defeated Ohio Illinois 50 to 28 in a low scoring inter state contest. Bob Roth led Wayland with 22 points aided by Russ Eichenberg and Don Davison guards. Roy Boshart and Don Wyse paced Wayland in the later game victory over Yarmouth F. PF. A. with 54 to 49.
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Wayland
Ohio
Ill
Mendota
Charlie Brooks
Brighton
Illinois
Bob Roth
Russ Eichenberger
Don Davison
Bosharts Feed Store
Yarmouth F. PF. A
Roy Boshart
Don Wyse
Newari Divorce Custom and Betel Nut Pact Described
Britannica notes a Newari woman may divorce by placing a betel nut under her husband's pillow. It also describes girls being married to a bel fruit in a ceremony, then the fruit is cast into a sacred stream, shaping a life fate where all become widows.
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Nepal
India
Encyclopaedia Britannica
PINES Musings Mix Light Gossip and Spring Hopes
A casual column notes haps and mishaps at the PINES mixing humor and seriousness. The writer reflects on daily thoughts during spring, acknowledging aging and uncertainty yet promising to return with more PINES content, closing with a friendly sign off.
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the Pines
Wayland Five Clinch Cage League Crown
Wayland Five clinched the county league title by a 60 to 28 victory at Ainsworth, posting a 39 to 7 halftime edge and receiving balanced scoring from Bob Roth Russ Richenberger Arnold Nebel and others. Wayland girls fell 40 to 23 to Ainsworth and Susan Reschley led Wayland with 17 points.
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Wayland
Ainsworth
Bob Roth
Russ Richenberger
Arnold
Glen Nebel
Simpkins
Wood
Nordyke
Susan Reschley
Wilma Dennis
Yarmouth
Bombers
Mery Eigsti
Arnold Roth
Jim Willson
Junior High Wins Ready for Tourney
Washington junior high cagers beat Mt. Pleasant 31 to 22 after a 14-13 halftime lead. The win avenges an early season loss and signals their status for the county junior high cage tourney in Washington, Feb 19 and 21. Kalona Ainsworth Riverside Wellman West Chester Washington will play West Chester at eight. Semis Saturday at two, finals and consolation Saturday at seven.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Kalona
Ainsworth
Riverside
Wellman
West Chester
Washington'am
J C Wins Final Home Game 74 64
The junior college Cardinals beat Bloomfield 74 to 64 in their last home game. They led 22-16 after one quarter and 36-31 at halftime, staying ahead the rest of the night. Maxwell led with 19 points, while Noonan added 17 in the first half. Bloomfield balanced scoring among its five starters.
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Junior College Cardinals
Bloomfield
Bob Noonan
Cardinal
Egypt Through the Ages and its long occupation
The article traces Ancient Egypt's dominance in the eastern Mediterranean for 30 centuries, its collapse and 22 centuries of occupation, and its revival of independence in modern times. It notes Egypt as a cultural and economic bridge between East and West and Europe and Africa.
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Egypt
Eastern
Mediterranean
Europe
Africa
New Electrical Pressure Cooker Debuts from Wisconsin College
A new home gadget in the experimental stage is an electrical pressure cooker developed by the Wisconsin College of Agriculture. The device aims to improve cooking efficiency with electric power.
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Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Electrical Anesthetic Used By Melbourne Medical Students
Melbourne medical students report using electricity as an anesthetic with a radio like device regulating 110 volts at 100 impulses per second. An electrode on the forehead and another at the spine induces sleep after which patients awaken only when the switch is off.
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Melbourne
Australia
Capper
Nickel supplies vs copper and other metals worldwide
Scientists estimate nickel in the earth as roughly double the combined amounts of copper zinc and lead. Historically many nations mined nickel, with substantial recent output in Canada Celebes Cuba New Caledonia Norway and Russia and smaller amounts in several other countries.
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Canada
Celebes
Cuba
New Caledonia
Norway
Russia
Women’s Auxiliary Meeting Honors Deceased Page and Votes
The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary met at the K. C. hall with a memorial for Sarah Jane Page. They voted a gift to past department president Kazel Johnson whose home burned. They allocated $5 to Mr. Pleasant hospital for cigarettes and approved four mattress covers and hangers for county hospital beds.
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Women's Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
K. C. Hall
Sarah Jane Page
Kazel Johnson
Fairfield
Mr. Pleasant Hospital
Auxiliary
Eli Cooper Speaks At W S G Meeting
A Women’s Service Guild of the Presbyterian church held a meeting in the church basement. Mrs. William Glassburner chaired the business session announcing a cooperative dinner on February 27 to meet a pastoral candidate who will speak February 29. Eli Cooper spoke on Facts of the Jewish People. Light refreshments followed hosted by the hostess committee.
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Women’s Service Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
William Glassburner
Earl Bickford
Carl J. Roberts
Julius Kunik
Eli Cooper
Charles Johnson
J. W. Yields
Howell Owens
Maurice Libe
Pastel Alum Inum Coaster Additions At Meeting
Six new uniform caps for floor workers will be ordered. Joint meetings with the post will be dispensed with for February and March.
Aluminum Pyramid Tops Washington Monument in 1884
A small bright aluminum pyramid, 5.6 inches base and 8.9 inches tall weighing 100 ounces, was placed atop the Washington Monument in 1884. At that time it was the largest aluminum casting in the world.
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Washington Monument
State aid for highway improvement spread across states
State aid for highway improvement began in New Jersey with an 1891 law and by 1917 all states had laws providing engineering assistance, with some states also granting funds for highway improvements.
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New Jersey
Friendly Bible Class Dinner Meeting Held at Church
The Friendly Bible Class of the Baptist church met at the church last evening for a cooperative dinner. Forty five attended as hostesses Mrs. John Beenblossom Geraldine Crone and Mrs. James Roach arranged patriotic table decor. A short business meeting was led by president Mrs. John Little.
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Friendly Bible Class
The
Baptist Church
John B. Beenblossom
Geraldine Crone
James Roach
John Little
Ray Sojka
Bob Nicola
Clara Faulkner
Marion Snodgrass
Keith Williams
Maxine West
Oscar Burham
Harold Walker
Landscaping Will Be Topic of Miss Tarr At March Meeting
Garden Department I of Fort nightly met at the home of Mrs. Pearl Parcell with 19 members and one guest. Irene Yard, Mrs. Pearl Parcell and Mrs. G. F. Baird named to the nominating committee. Mrs. Carlton Wilson, Mrs. Ira Coon and Mrs. FE. G. Fisher to the program committee for the coming year. T. A. Michels explained the walking blood bank and spoke of the general meeting on March 16. A March 18 Y M C A meeting will feature landscape gardener Maregarite Tarr. open to the public.
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M. L. McCreedy
Irene Yard
Pearl Parcell
G. F. Baird
Carlton Wilson
Ira Coon
FE. G. Fisher
T. A. Michels
Y.M.C.A
Maregarite Tarr
Landscaping talk and garden lecture notes at club
Mrs. Carl Baumhael ner will lecture on perennials and roses. Mrs. Guy Troxel spoke on Birds in Your Garden. Edith Weldin wrote Kew Gardens paper read by Mrs. Lester Willey. Mrs. H. A. Beenblossom spoke on Morton's Arboretum. Refreshments served by the hostess and Mrs. Mesber.
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Carl Baumhaelner
Guy Troxell
Edith Weldin
Kew Gardens
Lester Willey
H. A. Beenblossom
Mortion
Cotton dominates American farm income on vast acreage
One tenth of all cultivated farm land in the United States is devoted to cotton. The crop contributes more to farm income than any other single crop, underscoring its central role in the agricultural economy.
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Dunham Morrison
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Beenblossom
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Maxwell
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Tanner
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Ee Lobbins
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Ross
Quoddy
Samuel Greco
Lebanon
Eastport
Dosis Wright
Passamaquoddy
New Deal
Dream Projects
War Assets Administration
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Greco
WAA
Walter R. Scott
Kansas City Board of Trade
Senate Agriculture Committee
Arthur Capper
Kansas
World Nickel Supply
Women’s Auxiliary Business Meeting
Paul Horak
Paul
Coca-Cola Company
Burlington
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
W.S.G
East Side Square
Garden Department I
Pearl Parcel
E. H. Messer
Webster City
Wayne Marston
Chamberlin Bros
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Rothschild’s
Vnei Detalls
GeaAlley
Her Majesty’s Navy
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Imperial
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