Journalism class editorial staff headlines
Editorial staff led by Helen Havel shapes page with feature by Jean Mathers and news by Raymond Weeks and Jean Applegate. Names include Keith Gillespie, Terry Anderson, James Gallagher, Bob Gates and Juanita Miller guiding typists Vlasta Musil and Jean Applegate with student reporters.
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Helen Havel
Jean Mathers
Raymond Weeks
Jean Applegate
Keith Gillespie
Terry Anderson
James Gallagher
Bob Gates
Juanita Miller
Vlasta Musil
Miss Virginia Morris Leaves Washington High
Washington High and Junior College mourn the departure of Miss Virginia Morris the girls physical education instructor. Students recall her pep energy and leadership with G A A and dancing classes and express regret yet pride she will teach nearby in Oklahoma.
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Virginia Morris
Oklahoma
Washington High
W H S Hobby Lobby Among Sophomores Feature Phil Nelson
Among sophomores an inquiring reporter finds Phil Nelson as the class hobbyist. He plays accordion on a twelve bass then a one hundred twenty bass instrument, builds model airplanes, and draws cartoons for fun. He recalls stage fright fading on solo performances and notes he has built about a hundred airplanes, with sixteen remaining at home.
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Phil Nelson
Phil
Mickey Rooney
Weekly Calendar Highlights for Muscatine and Independence J. C.
A summary of the weekly schedule lists multiple musical groups and meetings. Muscatine and Independence J. C. host combos of sextets quartets glee clubs and club meetings with tryouts and preparations across weekdays.
Ersatz Bread Arrives in Britain for Animal Tests
Samples sent to the London Zoological Gardens report animals "doing well" on the ersatz bread made from whole meal stone ground flour natural salts of calcium and phosphorus and soy bean protein. Experts say it should be made available to the public.
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Britain
London Zoological Gardens
Student Activity Tickets Go On Sale This Week
Second semester student activity tickets went on sale in home roots this morning. The sale continues through part of the week. Tickets grant admission to basketball and football games and assemblies, with a free annual at year end.
Home Project Demonstrations Highlight Homemaking Club
The Homemaking Club met January 14 with vice president Viola Marek presiding. Members shared 74 home projects across housing, food, clothing, budgeting, grooming, and related subjects, with Hazel Sojka, Dorothy Bear, Joan Michels, Darlene Sojka, and Edna Shaeffer selected as top contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Marek
Dorothy Turner
Audrey Hotle
Georganne Rudiger
Eleanor Tucker
Hazel Sojka
Dorothy Bear
Joan Michels
Darlene Sojka
Edna Shaeffer
Applesauce Margaret Ragan and the WHS social circle
A school page recounts student friendships and romances at WHS, naming Max Birka Dean Cox Boo Gates Dave Masson and others. It mentions Richard Eugene Anderson at a Hi Y banquet, Bobby Lowe’s bold kiss, Don Crossett and Jean Shalla, Henrietta Stewart and Keith Cook, Herbie Huber and Neva Jean Robertson, and various notes on letters and crushes among sophomores and eighth graders.
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Margaret Ragan
Max Birka
Dean Cox
Boo Gates
Dave Masson
Mary
New Pilot Course Starts in College
The Spring Session of the Civil Pilot Training program begins about February 1. College students meeting government requirements will be admitted, with some others if quota allows. Applicants must be 19 to 26 by February 1. college students need one year of study, non students two years. One young woman may be admitted, and likely another may qualify. Dean Mead invites any interested young men to confer.
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Dean Mead
High School Wishes for WHS Reforms from Students
Students propose WHS changes including more vocational subjects and specialized training. Suggestions cover eliminating semester tests, expanding foreign language offerings, shifting practice times, increasing assemblies, and creating noon recreation space and activities.
Cardinals and Demons Meet in Home Opener at Muscatine
Friday night the Cardinals face Independence in a return game while the Muskies host Demons in a Little Six clash. Muskies beat Demons earlier this season at Muscatine, and the De mons bring a stronger lineup with three new players Kenneth Dawson Verle Crist and Wilbert Graber from Morning Sun Wayland.
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Cardinals
Demons
Muscatine
Muskies
College
Independence
Kenneth Dawson
Verle Crist
Morning Sun
Wilbert Graber
Wayland
Column Reader Complaints Prompts Office Submission
Readers are told to drop complaints at George's office in Burger's George if any offense arises from writings in the column. The note directs use of the designated complaint channel.
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George's
Burger's George
West Dallas widow cites engagement misfortune over names Bush and Shrub
A West Dallas widow attributes her bad luck with a recent engagement to her fiancé named Bush who reportedly became angry when she called him Mr Shrub.
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West Dallas
Bush
Mr. Shrub
Washington High Students Weigh World Affairs Attitudes
A survey of Washington High School students shows freshmen mostly ignore world news while sophomores read and endorse the national defense program and aiding Britain though most favor avoiding war. Juniors and seniors express growing support for aid to Britain and opposition to war, with calls to defeat Hitler.
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Washington High School
Britain
U. S
Atlantic
Washington High
Hitler
Citrus on Parade shown to Home making class
A Technicolor film Citrus on Parade was shown to the Home making class Friday by Ellis Finke. The reel, furnished by Sunkist, depicts citrus fruit preparation for market from picking to packing. It shows washing, drying, grading, stamping the trademark, and serving ideas while noting workers wear soft gloves. The timing aligned with a recent salad study by the girls.
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Ellis Finke
Sunkist Company
Free 122 page book on Colon Disorders and Constipation
The McCleary Clinic at HE2705 Elms Blvd Excelsior Springs Mo offers a 122 page illustrated guide on colon disorders piles and related chronic ailments. Request by postcard to receive the book free postpaid.
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McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Lincoln Students Explore Machines In Fifth Grade
Lincoln fifth graders study machines under Miss Helen Levis and build a telegraph set. Pupils create posters and test simple machines such as pulley wheel and axle inclined plane wedge screw and lever while researching inventors.
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Lincoln
Helen Levis
Billy Askea
Miss Levis
Teachers Entertain Virginia Morris For Leaving
A dinner was held Friday evening January 10 in the Homemaking Department to honor Miss Morris who is leaving the school. Miss Moore directed the event with cafeteria style service and a menu including salmon croquettes, baked potatoes, string beans, lemon sherbet, parker house rolls, jam, gingerbread, whipped cream and coffee. Miss Wilson decorated the table and a gift was presented to Miss Morris.
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Miss Morris
Miss Moore
Parker House
Miss Wilson
Two Mixed Choruses Formed For Second Semester
The school introduces two mixed choruses this semester. Mixed Chorus No 1 comprises upperclassmen with freshman and sophomore exceptions for conflicts. It meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Mixed Chorus No 2 meets Tuesday and Thursday. The Girls A Glee Club will reorganize into five sextets, three already formed.
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Rotary Assembly
Girls Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
Noctet
Muscatine
Independence J. C
Glee Club
Tumbling Acts Amuse Faculty at Freshman Showcase
The girls gym class staged tumbling for the men’s faculty meeting with freshman performers Margery Logan Jean Atchison and Clara Falk. Clown make up mischief drew laughs, headstand mishap and a squash pyramid culminated in a curtain drag and contagious giggles for all.
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Virginia Morris
Miss Morris
Margery Logan
Jean Atchison
Clara Falk
Clara
Tne
Ta Alris
Shirley Peterson
Shirley Dunlap
Riverside Guest Returns as Weather Closes Event
Gag Jarrard leaves Riverside after a long visit with daughter Mrs. Sherman Fox and family to join son Frank Jarrard near Columbus Junction. A basketball game between St Marys high school and Sharon quintet scheduled for Thursday night in Sharon is canceled due to icy roads and bad weather.
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Riverside
Gag
Jarrard
Sherman Fox
Frank Jarrard
Columbus Junction
Sharon
St Mary's
Penguins Use Flipper Wings for Exclusive Swimming Paddles
Penguins differ from other birds as their wings are modified into swimming paddles. These flippers are used solely for propulsion in water, setting penguins apart from other avian species.
Junior College May Music Festival at Drake University
The Iowa Junior College Conference sponsors a May 14 1942 event at Drake University with Washington Junior College returning contestants. Competent judges from Drake and outside will critique solos and small instrumental and vocal groups. The large group will sing in the afternoon as part of a mass chorus.
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Drake University
Washington Junior College
Iowa Junior College Conference
Frances Moss Elected Oracle in Riverside Lodge
Riverside news notes Frances Moss named oracle in the Royal Neighbor Lodge for 1941 with Mary Soukup as vice oracle and Anna Kos as past oracle. Installation set for the fourth Wednesday meeting. Also report on Riverside Sorosis meeting led by Mrs John Edward Tener with several members in attendance.
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Riverside
Frances Moss
Oracle
Royal Neighbor Lodge of
Mary Soukup
Anna Kos
Fannie Meeks
Clara Rath
Celia Safourek
Philomena Leo
Sorosis
John Edward Tener
Sorosis Club
H. C. Borup
Gerald Cress
Harold Cress
Cloyd Cress
Alan Frost
Birdie Godlove
Victoria Griffin
Lawrence Bates
John W. Tener
Nelsons Visit Amid Awaited Hills Area Game
Date for the game between the two teams has not yet been set. Mr and Mrs William Nelson of near Hills visited this week at the home of Mr and Mrs Melvin Havel.
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William Nelson
Near Hills
Melvin Havel
Junior High Forms Girls Sextet for Performance
A motion picture shown at Junior High featured a field zoo scene in Chicago and San Francisco. Music teacher Boyd White organized a girls sextet including La Lou Miller Julia Zeck Shirt Brown Mary Voorhees Maree Boileau Gwendolyn Ramsyev a Geraldine Bartow accompanies on piano.
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Broofield Zoo
Chicago
Treast Island
San Fransico
Leroy Pratt
Boyd White
la Lou Miller
Julia Zeck
Shirt Brown
Mary Voorhees
Maree Boileau
Gwendolyn Ramsyev
Geraldine Bartow
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Editorial
W.H.S. Hobby-Lobby
Richard Eugene Anderson
Bobby Lowe
Donald Crossett
Donnie Crossett
Davenport
Jean Shalla
Keith Cook
Henrietta Stewart
George McBurney
Henrietta
Burchard Holden
Herbie Romeo’ Huber
Neva Jean Robertson
Bureh
Tucker
Doris
Tiny Felts
Jessie Dunbar
Allen Atkinson
Ruth Humston
Vermont
Bob
Dick Crossett
Billy Arnold
Virginia Shepard
Jim Gallagher
T. J. Berdo
Georgeanne Rudiger
Eloise Springer
Don Crossett
Martha
Paetogre
WHS
Ebadea
Don Voorhees
Dick Anderson
Bill Maas
Harold Luers
Mr. Brayton
Jane Baldrige
Mary Wells
Scott Furniture CO
Weis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham's Corp
Musselman's
Woodbury's
Phillips
Pacial
Wheaties
Ares
Pke
Benteco
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