School Histories and Key Figures From Daytonville Area
The article chronicles the Daytonville school history from its early location changes to align with nearby houses, naming first directors Sam Bear and Al Reeves, secretary Charlie Knapp, and first teacher Mary Newland. It lists teachers over the years, pupils from notable families, a prairie fire around 1855, and later school evolution including building upgrades, lodge involvement, and finances. It notes 1940 41 pupil names, wages, and the shift to the present 1940 building with 40 45 enrollment and standardization in 128 39.
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Sam Bear
al Reeves
Charlie Knapp
Mary Newland
Winnie Booth Gordon
Addie Espy Dodds
Wilbu Hyestone
Alma Porter
Mattie Dyers
Mattie Thrasher
Dora Montgomery
Della Patton
Harriet Faulkner
Kathryn Caldwell
Marjorie Lytle
Benson
Essie Myers
Figgin
John Squire
Ebb Bishop
Summit
Straw College
Richmond
Will Koogler
N. Stichter
Ida Harmon
Washington High
Maxine Reeves
Richard Lacina
Marjorie Gamon
Myrna Reeves
Herbert Freel
Doris Benson
William Springman
Wesley Freel
Marylyn Mouser
Elizabeth Clark
Masonic Lodge No. 149
Fulton
T. J. Allen
J. W. Crawford
J. H. Stinson
Masonic Lodge
Wellman
Daytonville
Marion Spears
D. C. Sitler
Geo. Frieshmann
Frank Swartz
Lloyd Schachtner
Dan Lemavoux
Edward Hudson
Wayne Karr
John Peck
Eiver Stalzfus
Darlene Brenneman
LaVerne Hartzler
Mervin Hudson
Doris Yoeer
Lorene Milam
Margueritte Butterbauch
Leon Host
Donn Brenneman
Betty Peck
Dessel Yoder
Eugene Hudson
Kathleen Christy
Robert Butterbaugh
Gerald Hudson
Verle Stolzfus
Donald Shetler
Marilyn Hudson
Victor Hartzler
Loretta Reddich
Vernon Hudson
Maxine Hudson
Marilyn Horst
Daytonville School District Builds Hall in 1867
Daytonville independent district in Washington County Lime Creek township began the 1940 school organization in April 1867. D ecolfield presided with I M Bottenfield as treasurer and I Longwell as vice president. J W Crawford EB Foster and Ss Linscott served as directors as the Dayton Free Hall stood on the old site to meet growing community needs.
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Daytonville Independent
Washington County
Lime Creek Township
Decolfield
I. M. Bottenfield
I. Longwell
J. W. Crawford
EB. Foster
Ss. &. Linsett
Dayton Free Hall
Daytonville
Stone School and Its Long Local Reminiscences
A memoir recounts the Stone school near Ainsworth likely built 1860s on land deeded by John Stone. It details the school’s history, family ties, teachers such as Robert Paul and Elizabeth Essley, notable alumni, and memories of benches carved from elm logs and a divided whites andTrish era before consolidation into a district.
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Grace Stone
Sam Stone
Ohio
Stone
John Stone
Stone Farm
Miksech
A. K. Stewart
Parrow
Cemtery
Ainsworth
United Brothers Church
Cemetery Hill
Jesse and
Wiliam Marr
Warren Parrow
Frank Wood
George Marr
Jim
Wm. I
Ike
Will Am Sanford
Washington Academy
Arch
Sam
Burlington Business College
Sanford
Golden State Limited
5,000 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Robert Paul
Alice Bryan
Alonzo Stone
Alonzo
Will
Emma
Clifford Mason
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Essley
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Gehnol
Trish
Washington Letge No 20 Regular Masonic Meeting
Washington Lodge No 20 A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Officer slate includes W M wee Holland and A W Yard secretary.
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Washington
A. M
Wee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train and Bus Schedules Include Eastbound and Local Routes
A compilation of rail and bus timetables listing eastbound and local trains such as No. 2 Local and No. 8 Californian, with arrival and departure times at Washington, Davenport, Chicago, Omaha, and other points. It notes stops for discharging California passengers and picking up riders for scheduled destinations. Also mentions transfer points via the Knox County branch and a path to PATH with a sales note for travel tickets.
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Golden State Limited
Washington
Cenancee
Jane
Omaha
Chicago
Vitamin B Complex and Its Sources
Vitamin B Complex comprises several elements found mainly in the germ layers of grains and in meats. It helps prevent beri-beri and pellagra and supports proper nervous tissue function.
Washable wall finish sheets a cheap colorful bathroom option
A washable wall finish in sheet form offers an affordable practical bathroom surface. Easy to install in new or old homes it comes in plain surfaces for modern looks and scored panels that resemble tile.
Billiards Origins Traced to Ancient Times
The article notes billiards as an ancient game played before the Christian era, highlighting its long history and origins.
Aristocratic Irish Dining For Due Service By Pages
In sixteenth century Ireland wealthy households employed two pages to wash and dry the diners hands between courses. The pages were specially assigned to this duty, reflecting strict table etiquette and class status in aristocratic homes.
Teacher on Trial in Perjury Case at New York Court
Morris Schappes, 35, an English tutor at the College of the City of New York, is shown in court during his trial on first degree perjury charges related to a probe into alleged Communist activities in New York schools.
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College of the City of New York
Morris Schappes
New York
Glamour Girl Brenda Frazier to Wed Broker John Kelly
Socialite Brenda Frazier announced to marry June 30 to John Simms Kelly former University of Kentucky football star and current broker. Frazier heiress to about $5 million.
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Brenda Frazier
New York
John Simms
Kelly
University of Kentucky
Miss Frazier
The Round Up at Fox Delivers Western Action Romance
A 93 minute Western at the Fox Sunday through Tuesday blends espionage gunplay and a love triangle. Richard Dix Patricia Morrison Preston Foster star as a drama of cowboys Apaches and crooked whites with Betty Brewer Jack Beany and Ruth Donnelly in supporting roles.
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Fox
Lesley Selander
Black Hawk
Celia Ax
Redskins
Harry Sherman
Richard Lin
Steve Payson
Ranchowner
Patricia Morrison
Richard Dix
Preston Foster
North West Mounted Polies
Patricia
Betty Brewer
Hollywood
Missouri
Dust Bowl
Betty
Muuch
Jack Beany
Don Wilson
Sheriff Slim Hoover
Ruth Donnelly
Polly
Don
Jerome Cowan
Douglass Dumbrille
Paramount
Star Singing
Bette Davis Stars in The Great Lie at State Theatre
The new Bette Davis starring picture The Great Lie opens Sunday at the State Theatre with George Brent as co star and Edmund Goulding directing.
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Bette Davis
Miss Davis
Mary Astor
Brent
Lucile Watson
Hattie McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
Russell Hicks
Thurston Hall
Jerome Cowan
State Theatre
George Brent
Edmund Goulding
Frost in April Weather Lore Cited by Mississippi
Mississippi superstition predicts frost on each April date based on daily thunder in February. The saying links repeated weather cues across winter and spring and reflects regional folk beliefs about crop protection and timing.
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Mississippi
Worldwide Christmas and New Year Holidays Observed
Across many nations Christmas and New Year’s Day are celebrated as global holidays. Observances vary by country with regional customs and closures.
Muskellunge Stock Reaches New Wisconsin Planting Total
Wisconsin reports 1940 muskellunge plantings near 27.8 million, up 4.24 million from 1939. Twenty-two fish species were hatched and released in state waters, including basses panfishes stream trout wall-eyed and great northern pike and muskellunge. A muskellunge northern pike hybrid project and a new hatchery partly operating in 1940 will push capacity to 600 million fish.
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Wisconsin
United States
Caste System in India Details Four Main Groups
The Brahmans priests and scholars, the Kshatriyas warriors, the Vaisyas merchants, and the Sudras or serfs constitute the four principal castes in India. Outside the system are the Untouchables, numbering about 51 million.
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India
DeGaussing Apparatus Protects Ships From Mines
The DeGaussing apparatus on merchant ships neutralizes the magnetic field of steel hulls to render vessels safe from magnetic mines.
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Richard Stoltzfus
Neva Lehman
Marleen Wetrich
Delois Leiman
Skobert
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Edna Hendrix
Daytonville School
Brown & Orr
Washington Dairy
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Washington Directory
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John C. Owen
Stan Klesey
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Stephen B. Jones
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Harold Purses
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Washington Independent School District
F. A. Ralaton
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Harry Bowles
Richard A. Stewart
Ralph W. Thompson
Harry Ramseyer
A. B. Atchison
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
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George F. Morrison
J. OC. Penney Co
Phono
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
BE. F. Muck
P. L. Jordan
George Baker Fourdman
Mark Pratt
Henry Bailey
H. H. Reister
A. L. Griffith
D. C. Barrett Park Commissioners
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Frank B. Miller
J. B. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
Dr. F. Boller
K. F. McFarlane
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Harry Montgomery
Citt Library
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Iowa
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
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Stone School
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Chicago N. West Livestock Company
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Tri-Cities
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Long Beach
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Rock Island
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Sadie
Oregon Township
Knoxville
Bune
Goodlander
C. F
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Davenport
Kansas City
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Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Ci- Path
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Brenda Frazier and
America
Hawkeye Boys State
American Legion
Des Moines
Boys Dubuque
Su Hugo
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Otopalik
Ames
Scott
Scottie) Munnich
Cal- State
Jordan L. Larson
Iowa Daily Press
Zenith
North Town
Evening Journal
the Evening Journal
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