Editors and Staff and Departments at Lincoln School
The Lincoln School feature lists Editor Bob Gates and Jean Applegate with Desk Stewart Bob Gates Junior High School Jim Gallagher and Sports reporter team Terry Anderson with reporters Merle Booth Herbert Huber Jean Applegate Viasta Musil Keith Gillespie Juanita Miller Phyllis Sisk Marilyn Green Norma Hotle Raymond Weeks. Typists Jean Applegate and Viasta. Music Junior College News Maxine Logan Headlines Journalism class Editorial Staff.
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Bob Gates
Jean Applegate
Lincoln School
John Rothlisberger
Stewart
Jim Gallagher
Terry Anderson
Merle Booth
Herbert Huber
Viasta Musil
Keith Gillespie
Juanita Miller
Phyllis Sisk
Marilyn Green
Norma Hotle
Raymond Weeks
Viasta Music Junior College
Maxine Logan
The Twelve O Clock Rush at W. H. S
Editorial recalls the noon and four o clock rushes at W. H. S as four hundred students surge from doors in minutes after the last bell. The piece likens the noon exodus to an ant hill and notes quick movements to lunch or study rooms then repeated after school.
Plans After Graduation From Area Students
Students across the class discuss futures after graduation. Phyllis Sisk plans junior college while Juanita Miller will work until September. Bob Gates aims for summer work then a mechanics school, others consider junior college or business courses in Cedar Rapids. Some want more schooling, nursing training, or secretary work, with a few undecided about paths.
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Phyllis Sisk
Juanita Miller
Jean Applegate
Merle Booth
Bob Gates
Raymond Weeks
John Rothlisberger
Viasta Musil
Business
Cedar Rapids
Roger Lance
Charles Lemely
Jr. College
Jeanette Krabill
Max Darnell
Mammoth
Bonnie West
Burlington
Martha
Eloise Springer
Terry Anderson
Entter
Drake University
Joan Gerdes
Virginia Wylie
J. C
Sikke Temple
Don Kelsey
Washington D C Leads World in Phone Phones Per Population
Washington D C tops world cities with 40 telephone lines per 100 residents, well above the national average of about 15 per 100. San Francisco follows, then Stockholm in the ranking of proportional phone availability.
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Washington
D. C
San Francisco
Stockholr
Captain Stern Showed Science Aids Police Work
A high school assembly featured Captain Theodore Stern of the Elgin police department explaining crime detection methods. Demonstrations covered ballistics fingerprinting microscopy and two lie detectors tested on two Washington High School students. The program highlighted inner emotions revealing truth and noted facial recognition of potential criminals. The audience applauded and requested more such informative programs.
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Theodore Stern
Elgin Police Department
Washington High School
Roberta Wheelan
Merle Booth
Yies
Roberta
Wheelan
Melvin Purvis
al Capone
Girl Reserves Sell Baskets From China
Girl Reserves held a cabinet meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss selling baskets made in China. Four unusually shaped baskets are offered, handy for shopping or various uses. Interested buyers may consult president Shirley Peterson to view the baskets in Miss Minick's room. Proceeds will fund sending girls to camp.
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Girl Reserves
China
Shirley Peterson
Miss Minick
Sophomore Bob Morgan Shows Wide Hobby Range
A Burlington student, Bob Morgan, compiles an extensive penny collection with Lincoln and Indian head coins. His Lincoln set spans 1907 to present, the Indian set 1856 to 1907, including a rare 1924-D penny valued at four dollars. He also gathers two thousand foreign stamps, three hundred U S stamps, and match covers from multiple states, keeping them in organized books.
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Bob Morgan
Bob
Burlington
United States
Georgia
New York
Pennsylvania
North
South Dakota
Kentucky
Lois Humston’s History Themed Writing Hobby at Washington High
Lois Humston from Washington High School pursues history rooted writing as her main hobby. She crafts historical stories about American pioneers fur traders rough riders and stagecoach tales using figures she studies in history books.
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Washington High School
Lois Humston
Lois
Girls Round Robin Games Report
Miss Trewin's physical education class reports a Round Robin tournament with fourteen games played. Winning scores include February 24 senior 10 junior 7 and February 25 sophomore 11 freshman 1, plus February 27 junior 17 freshman 14, and one tie between freshman 1 and freshman 2.
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Miss Trewin
Freshman Party Planned for March 14 at Room 101
A freshman party is set for March 14 with St Patrick decorations. Dancing card games and ping pong will fill the event in Room 101 with records for music. Refreshments organized by Miss Kyle 106 and dancing and decor by Miss Minnick 1135.
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St. Patrick
Miss Kyle
Miss Minnick
Mr. Lusskys
Betho Snakenberg
Bob Wittmer
Dorothy Putnam
Frances Falk
van Gibson
Juanita Wallace
Pricilla Dickinson
Raymond Wheelan
Dorthy Shockey
Keith Hardy
Clarence Cross
Henrietta Stewart
Dick Peterson
al Logan
Prebyl
Shirley Dunlap
Bonita Brower
Mr. Lussky
Commercial Club Party Celebrates St Patrick's Day
The Commercial Club held its first party of the year in Room 101 last Tuesday with green and white decorations for St. Patrick's Day. A victrola provided dancing, games filled the main hall, and cherry pie refreshments were served at 9 30 by the refreshment committee led by Shirley Peterson.
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Shirley Peterson
Jean Applegate
Herbert Huter
Elien Humble
Alice Finke
Virginia Sheetz
Joan Weifer
Lois's Unusual Hobbies Include History Reading and Picture Collecting
Lois pursues two unusual hobbies she started recently. She enjoys American history books and historical stories but not European or world history. She reads or writes during study hall and has read Guns of Bull Run Guns of Shiloh Kit Carson in the Rockies. She also collects pictures cut from magazines, mostly scenic outdoor scenes, about 175 now, changed on her wall seasonally.
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Lois
Europe
World
Rockies
Peenery
Lincoln Students Make Furniture
Lincoln students completed a library project after an excursion to the library. Mrs. Stephen the librarian shared facts about the library’s financial system and establishment date. The class split into groups to create pamphlets, built a crate chair set, and assembled a cream and red themed mini library with a bulletin board display of library pictures.
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Lincoln
Stephen
Easter Cantata Debut by Two Choruses and Soloists
The April feature Easter Cantata will be performed the first week by both the first and second chorus. A home preliminary contest is looming as girls sextet and boys quartet progress, with soloists also advancing and expected to show well at contest time.
Theorems Angles Puzzle Students in Geometry Class
Students in a high school geometry class tackle solid geometry proofs under Miss Edna Mercer. They discuss the theorem that the sum of the three face angles at a vertex is less than 360 degrees, practice drawings, and address challenges in understanding and division. The lesson emphasizes study, persistence, and the value of geometry in a math course.
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Edna Mercer
Gallen Brown
Superintendent Praises Mechanics Course Helpers
Supt. E A Ralston expresses high regard for the students in the national defense mechanics course. He notes their strong interest, quick learning, and readiness to assist in a national emergency. He also thanks local businessmen for opening their shops to support the program.
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E. A. Ralston
Trouser Anatomy Defies Common Fashion Posit
A quirky observation notes trousers as singular at the top and plural at the bottom, describing an unusual linguistic and design contrast in garment naming and fit. The remark hints at how fashion terms reflect construction from waist to hem.
Life of Seniors Brims With Photo Fees and Pressure
A senior year rush unfolds from Christmas pictures to family orders and card sales. Parents balk at costs as seniors juggle proofs, relatives, and last minute trading, while English and other classes slip behind. The clock ticks toward graduation as Ha Life staff races to meet deadlines amid mounting exams and social temptations.
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Louis
Emma
Hi-Life
New Boy Burdette Wagenknecht Joins Washington High
Washington High welcomes Burdette Wagenknecht a sophomore new to the school from Ainsworth High. He studies English woodworking geometry world history with a noted interest in history and baseball. Burdette stands five feet three, with dark brown hair and eyes, nicknamed Berty. He enjoys Spencer Tracy and Kathryn Hepburn and dislikes chair movement in class. He finds the school friendlier with a larger campus and better system, hoping to keep up good work.
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Washington High School
Burdette Wagenknecht
Burdette
Ainsworth High School
Washington
Berty
Boys’ Glee Club
Ainsworth
Glee Club
Spencer Tracy
Kathryn Hepburn
Sixth Grade Takes Trip to the Moon
Miss Lois Coffman teaches Stewart School fourth graders as Ruth Miller Wagenkneecht join her class. The sixth graders imagined a lunar voyage, each writing stories with strong detail. Fifth graders earn a free library period by passing weekly tests: Jordin McBurney Richard Roth Neda Faye Astor Mercedes Carter Phyllis Orcutt Nancy Patterson Lucille Sehneider.
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Lois Coffman
Stewart School
Ruth Miller
Ruth Wayneknecht
Ainsworth
Miss Coffman
Jordin McBurney
Richard Roth
Neda Faye Astor
Mercedes Carter
Phyllis Orcutt
Nancy Patterson
Lucille Sehneider
Doc
Hugh Loftery
Washington City
Stewart
Rev Klein Speaks To Junior College Assembly
Rev Carl Klein addressed college students in a regular assembly on unrest in the world. He warned that racial pride and lack of creative thinking fuel troubles and urged youth to pursue pioneering paths and creative approaches.
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Carl Klein
Klein
Who's Who: Martha Turnipseed Senior with Wide Interests
Martha Turnipseed, a senior, lists salesmanship, economics, art and speech as her subjects. She is five five with brown hair and brown eyes, enjoys art and toasted cheese sandwiches, and aspires to be a beauty operator. Her extra activities include G A A and Commercial Club, and she favors Cary Grant Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. She loves G A A basketball and dislikes people who flirt. Her life ambition is to become a beauty operator.
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Martha Turnipseed
Martha
Cary Grant
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
You
Kay Kyser
The Who's Who Boy This Week Bob Clark
Bob Clark a sophomore excels in typing English IT history and algebra but prefers gym. He is five feet four and three fourths inches tall with brown hair and grey green eyes. His only extra activity is mixed chorus. His hobbies include stamp collecting and building model airplanes. His sports are baseball track hunting and fishing. He aims to be an explorer traveling foreign jungles.
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Bob Clark
Bob
Richard Greene
Jean Arthur
Horace Heidt
Relishes as a pickling class different from jams
Relishes are a class of pickles made from chopped vegetables combined with spices and sometimes cooked into a thick sauce. They are often kept crisp and are heated to the scalding point before jar sealing.
Jr College Plans Trip to Chicago
Students at Jr College enthusiastic after a Tuesday assembly discuss a planned Chicago trip. A tentative date and interest level were set, with plans forming around travel method schedule upon arrival and per student costs. Many returning students, plus new ones, show strong anticipation.
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Jr. College
Chicago
Miss Elizabeth Irwin Keeps School Office Alive with Typing
Elizabeth Irwin, longtime school office helper, loves typing for work and pleasure. She studied in Geneva Pennsylvania and Gregg Chicago, travels widely yet jokes she has been everywhere along both coasts without crossing. Her harrowing auto accident in Kansas left only a nervous shock, and she remains devoted to working with young people.
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Elizabeth Irwin
Wadsington
Geneva
Pennsylvania
Gregg
Chicago
United States
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Kansas
Washington
Henry Carris
March MecCalls
Local High School Romances and News Tidbits
Last Tuesday Ruth Applegate and Ike Knott shared their first date while friends sat nearby in Ruths front yard. Paul Dodder accompanied Vlasta Musil from a Commercial Club party as others followed. Don Burger and Eleanor Keagy enjoy rides and Herbie Huber is linked to a Valentine rumor. Audrey Hotle signs up for the pole vault.
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Ruth Applegate
Ike” Knott
Chick Lemley
Virginia Robertson
Ruth
Paul Dodder
Vlasta Musil
Dave Masson
Herbie Huber
Gayle Davis
Jean Applegate
College Open House Invitation Lost for Parents
An invitation for junior college parents to open house at Lincoln school on Friday, March at 8:00 p.m. with music, square dancing, social dance and games. Committees include decoration chaired by Ruth Martin, refreshments chaired by Mar Wylie, publicity reception finance invitation program chair committee, and a cleanup group. List of reception hosts includes Ellis Finke, Helen R beck, Fae Schoonover, and Masson. hosts are Marge Faulkner, Ed Megelson, Carl Klein, and Edw. Nardy.
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Lincoln School
Ruth Martin
Mar Wylie
Ellis Finke
Helen Rhbeck
Fae Schoonover
Masson
Marge Faulkner
Ed Megelson
Carl Klein
Edw. Nardy
Locker Room Notes Preview Sectional Clash in Kalona
Notes indicate Dem enter sectional tournament with Wellman as a strong Wash Conference foe. No City expected to win the division as the basketball season nears its end. Geneva plans four weeks of spring basketball and four to five weeks of spring football. Track may be added if enough sign up, otherwise canceled.
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Kalona
Wellman
Living Dull Without Lenses Says Institute
The Better Wisi institute writes that life would be dull without lenses as it would hinder camera film movie making microscopes telescopes and spectacles, noting lenses boost knowledge compared with the Dark Ages.
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Wisi Institute
Washington Lodge No. 26 Masons meet first Friday monthly
Washington Lodge No. 26 Free and Accepted Masons holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. W M L Holland presides, with A W Yard and secretary on hand for duties and notices.
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Washington Lodge
L Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Intercity Train and Bus Schedule Highlights
Daily rail and bus timetables list westbound and eastbound trains from Davenport to Kansas City and Chicago routes, with regular and special stops. Local buses from Washington depart at specific times, with notes on ticket pickup at the depot and agent contact for service changes.
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Washington
Golden State Limited
Easthound
California
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
Lund
W. C. Bell
Omaha
Chicago
Washington Wee Nn
Candy Cen
North Side Square
AL Cantont
Ageng
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