Editorial Staff and Personnel as Published
Editorial staff and contributors listed including Editor Terry Anderson and staff names Jean Applegate Jim Gallagher Bob Gates Jean Mathers Juanita Miller Helen Havel Raymond Weeks Keith Gillispie plus typists Jean Applegate Viasta Music Junior College Maxine Logan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Anderson Peature
Jean Applegate
Jim Gallagher
Bob Gates
Jean Mathers
Juanita Miller
Helen Havel
Raymond Weeks
Keith Gillispie
Viasta Music Junior College
Maxine Logan
Welcome to a new semester at Washington Junior College
Editorial from January 20 reflects on fresh starts at Washington Junior College. It notes new resolutions, old records, and the mixed fate of students as they begin a new semester in 1941.歓迎新生と退任の別れが交錯し、全体として前進と期待を強調する。
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Washington Junior College
Semester Examinations Policy For Student Effort
The article explains a flexible exam plan where teachers choose unit examinations or any method fitting their teaching. Students must comply with the teacher's decision and cannot be excused. The aim is to avoid exams becoming an Eisermountable barrier, trusting each student to do their best.
Fourth Grade Class Seals Cards Signed by Dentist
Stewart School fourth graders stage a classroom rotation where two students Marion Den Hartog and Jimmy Dawson, first in the room to return Signed dental cards, select future passengers. The group lists twenty five students and notes a radio story visit and art projects plus a science class Battle of the Sexes score showing girls 44 percent and boys 46 1 3 percent.
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Stewart School
Marion den Hartog
Jimmy Dawson
Jimmy
John Ahrens
Roger Breitenbach
Wayne Brock
Robert Crandall
Donna Crone
Esta Custer
Riverside Social Notes Include Several Visitors
Mrs. Katherine L. Thomman returned from Chicago where she visited with her daughter Mary Rosalie. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Stransky of Far Rapids were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Ik. Miss Viola Petsel of Iowa City was a recent visitor here at the Riverside community.
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Riverside
Katherine L. Thomman
Chicago
Mary Rosalie
Milo Stransky
Ar Rapids
Linwood Ik
Viola Petsel
Iowa City
Plan for Home Music Contest
The article outlines a state music contest schedule with a prestate on April 6 and state finals May 1–3, noting the home contest will occur late March with no fixed date. It lists returning top finishers, graduating first place girls, and potential standout sopranos mezzo sopranos contraltos tenors and basses, inviting interested students to see Mr White.
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Max Darnell
Merle Booth
Douglas Dowell
Jane Garret
Marjorie Walker
Kirksville
Missouri
Jane Steele
Washington Junior College
Boyd White
Doris Gray
Nan Hoover
Wanda Pence
Frances Turnipseed
Martha Crossett
Jean Applegate
Mary Catherine Redlinger
Joan Kiefer
Jean Mathers
Caroleen Sartor
Bonnie Simpson
Jean Achiston
Beulah Stewart
Esther Goodslander
Mary Bordwell
Eleanor Keagy
Eleanor Tucker
Willis Booth
Keith Hammela
Tom Walker
Bob Brown
PaulDodder
Bill Maas
Charles Atkinson
Eugene Grecian
Francis Ralston
Basses
John Rothlisberger
Dick Anderson
Dick Cordwell
Mr White
Laboratory Work Please Students
Miss Stahl assigns lab tomorrow in Washington High School chemistry class. Students cheer as they prepare for experiments from purifying water to producing gases under supervision. The course emphasizes fundamentals, practical applications, and a chemistry club that offers occasional programs. Distillation of impure water demonstrates obtaining pure water from impurities.
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Miss Stahl
Washington High School
Home of Cousin Mrs Victor Burich Described Southeast of Riverside
Readable text notes location near Riverside to the southeast at the home of her cousin Mrs Victor Burich and family. The fragment suggests a family residence context without further details.
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Victor Burich
Riverside
Gordon Bennet Injured Blasting Stumps Near Columbus Junction
Gordon Bennet suffered severe facial injuries when a blasting charge hit his face on the H S Turkington farm near Columbus Junction. He was taken to University hospital Iowa City for eye treatment. Harlan Willis also injured a deep head wound when an ax struck a clothes line during wood chopping at his home.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Jan
Gordon Bennet
Iriday
Turkington Farm
Here
University Hospital
Iowa City
Harlan Willis
Paper Containers Protect Milk Better Than Glass Bottles
A recent study found that all paper containers for milk provided greater protection from sunlight than clear glass milk bottles. The research suggests paper packaging reduces light exposure and may help preserve milk quality.
Ralston Speaks at Teachers Meeting in Des Moines
On Friday January 10 1941 Superintendent R E A Ralston attended a Defense training conference in Des Moines called by Jessie Panker Superintendent of Public Instruction. Earlier he spoke to Appanoose County Teachers at Centerville Iowa on education for present day needs.
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R E. A. Ralston
Des Moines
Jessie Panker
Gala semi formal honors Troop D farewell
Attendees call the Lincoln school gym semi formals a gala affair honoring Troop D members departing for a year of military training. Frances Sartor hosted intermission, with Cecil Replogle, Phil Nelson and a college trio performing as Lois Humble, Margaret Hennon, and Jane Steele sang. Virginia Morris receives farewell gift as she departs for Oklahoma. Committees list Marge Faulkner Milred Meyer Frances Sartor Robert Pearson Paul Fry.
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Lincoln School
Frances Sartor
Cecil Replogle
Phil Nelson
Lois Humble
Margaret Hennon
Iane Steele
Virginia Morris
Oklahoma
Marge Faulkner
Mildred Meyer
Robert Pearson
Paul Fry
Hobby Girl Jean Mathers Balances Music Knitting
Senior student Jean Mathers is noted for piano and accordion playing with three years of formal study and membership in the Washington accordion band. She knits at spare times, making sweaters and caps with quality yarn, and collects photographs while writing to pen pals across the United States.
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Jean Mathers
Jean
Moonlight Sonata. She Subscribes For “Elude
Washington Accordion Band
United States
Flight Command thrills from U S Navy Hell Cats at State Theatre
Thrilling aerial action and romance drive the naval aviation drama Flight Command starring Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey and Walter Pidgeon now at the State Theatre through Tuesday. The film showcases dive bombing parachute escapes and sea battles with authentic navy cooperation and a cast including Paul Kelly Red Skelton Nat Pendleton and Shepperd Strudwick.
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U. S
Flight Command
Air In
Naval Aviation
Uncle Sam
Robert Taylor
Ruth Hussey
Walter Pidgeon
United States Navy
Taylor
Navy
Frank Borzage
Harvey Haislip
John Sutherland
Paul Kelly
Shepperd Strudwick
Nat Pendleton
Red Skelton
Dick Purcell
William Tannen
William Stelling
Stanley Smith
School Honors Troop D Boys Before Departure for Military Training
A patrol assembly honored Troop D members from the college and high school as they prepare for a year of military training in Brownwood Texas. Present were Bill Longer Vic Longer Bob Lewis Karl Richardson Fred Reid Harold Wolt and Bill Robertson with Captain J V U Brown. The program featured God Bless America America song and remarks on preparedness.
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College
High Scnior
Brownwood
Texas
Uesday
Bill Longer
Vick Longer
Bod Lewis
Karl Richardson
Fred Reid
Harold Wolt
Ill Robertson
J. VU. Brown
U. S
Captain Brown
Fred Downing
American Legion
Lincoln pupils host Japanese tea party and country study
Lincoln School sixth graders concluded a unit on China Japan and Siam with a Japanese tea party in the gym last Friday. Students prepared the room served tea and explained mural pictures while a program of songs talks and a flower arrangement featured on the event.
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Lincoln
China
Japan
Siam
Lincoln School
Martha Ann Young
Wanda Brock
Shirley Dowell
Joan Rideau
John Watson
John Masson
Bob Noonan
Joyce Wright
Margie Watson
Mary i Martin
Lois Carlson
Rex West
Reentries and Visits Mark Dayton Grove News
Harold Leet resumes school at Ames for the winter quarter starting January 2. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moore visit Washington with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dayton. Mrs. J. D. Morrison spends time with daughter Mrs. Robert Stephens. Mrs. Irena Oldfield calls on Mrs. J. B. Moore. Mrs. Charlie Stewart attends Lexington Circle meeting at Mrs. June Gardner’s home. Ivan Enfield formerly resided there.
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Dayton Grove
Harold Leet
Ames
J. B. Moore
Albert Dayton
Washington
J. D. Morrison
Robert Stephens
Irena Oldfield
Charlie Stewart
Lexington Circle
June Gardner
Ivan Enfield
Hundreds in training station and battleship episodes
Report describes crowded scenes at training stations with loud air battles and roaring skies as planes fly overhead.
College Students To Register Friday At Washington Junior College
Registration for the second semester at Washington Junior College will be held Friday in room 211. Students may also register any day this week if easier.
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Washington Junior College
Schedule for Tests Released for J. C
The college semester test schedule is released with exams listed by date. January 13 includes Secretarial Science American History Biology English. January 14 covers Chemistry Psychology English Chemistry TIT Education I European History. January 15 features English TI Play Production. January 16 lists English I American Government Education TI.
Gossip and High School Romances Stretch through Davenport
A lighthearted wrap of junior class departures and campus dating from Washington to Davenport High. Notes trace romances and crushes among Gwen Groat Jean M Henry S Thelma Flynn and others plus recent double dates and quirky schoolhouse jests.
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Gwendolyn Groat
Washington
Davenport High
Gwen
Jean M
Henry S
Henry
Marylin
Jean
John Munn
Thelma Flynn
Valentine
T. J
Audrey
Delmar
Siesta
Wilbur
Mr. Erbe
Dorothy T
Charles M
Birky
Neiswanger-Holden
Masson-Ragan
Marjorie Benson
Henry Godwin
Max Bales
Vernon
Vanerus
Rae
Ira Morrison
Mr. Downing
Nada
Sweatheart
Don Burger
Terry
Jeanie
Beetle Control Plan Uses Bacterial Disease T
A United States Department of Agriculture plan to control the Japanese beetle is in experimental stages and involves spreading a bacterial disease that targets grub stages.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Germany Applies Tight Coffee Rationing
In Germany coffee is rationed with many large coffee houses selling only one eighth of a pound per customer. The policy aims to curb shortages as citizens await unrestricted supplies.
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Germany
Neighborhood Call Inspires Friday Morning Rally
A neighborhood gathering formed from a casual Friday morning call among friends. The event united residents for a shared purpose and reflected community ties in the area.
January Birthdays Among School Seniors And Juniors
January birthdays list many students by year and name with dates from the first to the twenty fift h filling a school calendar. Seniors Merle Booth Gerald Wells Viola Mark and Ruth Hotle share dates among others while freshmen and sophomores also appear with multiple birthdays.
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Merle Booth
Gerald Wells
Betty Stewart
Marvin Lambert
Wetty Snakenberg
Helen Hayes
Mildred Miller
Edith Crandell
Warren Hampton
Hese
Mary Ellen Wuensing
Viola Mark
Darlene Sojka
Junk Murphy
Bonnie West
Terry Anderson
Martha Hines
Margarette
Marion Benson
Paul Dodder
Mary Murphy
Ruth Hotle
Shirley Peterson
Patricia Swift
Esther Lenninger
Thresa Bruty
Don Gingery
Betty Dawson
Doris Custer
Betty McKay
Virginia Robertson
Four Girls Start Ping Pong Tourney Today
The G. A. A. ping pong tournament began last Thursday. First matches featured Marylin Bell Louise Moothart Marjorie Logan and Marilyn Green. Players compete best three out of five to decide the winner.
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Marylin Bell
Louise Moothart
Marjorie Logan
Marilyn Green
Demons Renew Power to Face Keokuk Chiefs on Road
Demons return to full strength with Dick Anderson and Arlo Barham boosting height for Little Six clash at Keokuk. Newcomers Bob Faulkner and Donald Klien bolster reserves. Cardinals schedule two games this week with Maquoketa and Bloomfield. fourteen junior college players earned letter awards last week from Coach Kimberlin.
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Demons
Keokuk Chiefs
Dick Anderson
Arlo Barham
Bob Faulkner
Donald Klien
College Cardinals
Maquoketa
Bloomfield
Kimberlin
Ellis Fink
Marvin Gingerich
Bill Longer
Bill Steele
Milo Steele
Don Morrison
Gailen Bull
Bob Lewis
Charles Thrappe
Bill Edmundson
Hardy Wot
Moon Richardson
Jack Mace
Lottie Faces Mirror in Turbulent Moment
A mother counsels her child during a tantrum as Lottie screams and kicks. The pair confront a mirror, and the mother blames the child for her own appearance while Lottie replies that makeup will fix it.
Birthday wishes for campus students spread
A sophomore expects birthday presents on the 27th while Thelma Flynn a senior has hers on the 28th. Jim Gallagher a senior has a birthday on the 29th and Richard Boyer and Elea Tucker two sophomores claim the 30th. We wish these students Happy Birthday.
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Thelma Flynn
Jim Gallagher
Richard Boyer
Eleanor Tucker
Subjects Offered Second Semester At Local School
The catalog lists subjects for sophomore and junior grades including English Elective Algebra Geometry Biology World History Agriculture Home Making Latin Woodworking Art and more. It also notes elective options in government economics chemistry physics shorthand typing journalism and related subjects across two semesters.
Seventh Grade Studies History and Exams Plan
Seventh grade classes cover Jamestown colonies clothing and church attendance while English arithmetic and science prepare for semester exams. Seventh and eighth grades review for the county spelling contest. sewing ends for girls who switch to cooking. Project work linked to the State University under Superintendent Ralston.
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Jamestown
Ralston
State University
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