Local School Named Journalism Class Editorial Staff
Students from the journalism class at the high school are listed as the editorial staff. Names include Helen Gidley Julia Harvey Mary Hesseltine Evelyn Miller and Marge Walker with producer figures Rich ard Wanerus and Florence Godwin also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Joe Pease
Tures
Bill Brown
Marjorie Faulkner
Maxine Logan
Shirley Peterson
Nyla Reinier
Dorothea Snyder
Roberta Wheelan
Helen Patterson
Hllen Gidley
Julia Harvey
Mary Hesseltine
Evelyn Miller
Marge Walker
Richard
New Report Cards For West Illinois School
The first six weeks of the second semester bring new report cards for West Illinois School students. The card introduces citizenship ratings in three levels and an overall points system, plus a scholastic record across subjects with home room and teacher comments.
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W. IL
W. H. S. Gradues
Junior College Notes on Lectures and Student Activities
Washington Evehy Journal reporter Lewis Arren spoke to the psychology class on salesmanship and advertising tied to biology with concrete examples. Frances Stor coordinated cupcake sales and curtain material for the women's lounge, earning new drapes. students praise the effort. The college women’s basketball team faced the winning school’s girls after school, a half paused by Marjorie Ulkner’s injury, while many students eye an educational tour to Chicago with costs dropping from 12 to 0.
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Lewis Arren
Washington Evehy Journal
Frances Stor
Marjorie Ulkner
Adler Planet
Board of Trade
Shedduarium
Field Museum
NBC
CHS
Mary Westphal
Martha
Aud Ucation
Forensic Society Meets. Stage Makeup Taught by Lois Humble
Friday evening meeting in the high school auditorium covered correct stage makeup with Lois Humble guiding the lesson. The Girls Volleyball tourney opened last week with Freshman defeating a competing team while Senior teams were set to clash Friday in the school gym.
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High Hoor
Lois Humble
Grandma
A. A
Fresh
Ween
Letter Club
G. A. Aich
High Ool
Margempson
Jack Mace
Rge
Sigourney student music contest judged by M Eldowney
Sigourney instrumental director Mr Mcbidowney will judge the high school contest in the auditorium Monday night at 7 30 open to the public Participants include soloists and groups across flute clarinet saxophone horn trombone and brass and woodwind ensembles with names such as Carolyn Strong Evelyn Meek Dorothy Turner Max Birka Joan Michels Charles Mayo and Bob McLaughlin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcbidowney
Sigourney
Carolyn Strong
Chaminade
Evelyn Meek
Robin Hood
Dorothy Turner
Luisa de Montfort
Doris Beatty
Valse Brilliante
Frances Porter
Geneva Palmer
Tschaikowski
Max Birka
Gottwald
Merle
Silvery Sea Storm
Charles Suttons
Southern Cross - Clark
Dorene Long
Smith Charles Mayo
Thoughts of
Smith
Dave Neiswanger
Der
Buehtel
Milo Steele Beelsebub
Catozzi
Bill Arnold
Tatoo Beulah Stewart
Carolyn Sartor
Georganne Rudiger
Audrey Hotle
Clara Ann Huber
Mildred Hughes
Geniveve Baker
Frances’ Porter
Verla Boshart
Bob McLaughlin
Charles Sutton
Joan Michels
Charles Mayo
Norma Johnson
Bob Faulkner
Hansen Speaks at School Assembly on Mexico
Wayne Hansen of Chicago spoke to students about Mexico's people land and culture. He described deserts mountains farms and dialects while noting five million of seventeen million are pure Indian and that about eleven thousand schools have been started with aid from Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hansen
Chicago
Mexico
Mr. Hansen
Richard Knupp and Twila Mangold Named in Who's Who
Richard Knupp, a senior active in Hi-Y and Forensic Club, is noted for track and a preference for Joan Bennett and David Niven. Twila Mangold, a senior studying economics and bookkeeping, enjoys horseback riding near Dublin and collecting movie scenes while admiring Ty Power and Alice Faye.
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Richard
de Molay
Joan Bennett
David Niven
Orin Tucker
Johnny
Dublin
Kay Kyser
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
Commercial Club
Richard Knupp
Twila Mangold
New York City Leads in Recreation Centers in 1939 Yearbook
The 1939 Recreation Yearbook reports New York City has 775 playgrounds and 1 recreation buildings citywide. It notes 1,258 male and 1,585 female supervisors are employed to direct the facilities.
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New York City
Lincoln students discuss interests in hobbies and radio shows
Lincoln students shared hobbies and favorites in a class discussion. Names listed include Joseph Nelson, Mary Lou Shaffer, Robert Brown, and others who enjoy radio programs like The Lone Ranger and Captain Midnight, plus collecting stamps, dolls, airplanes, and more.
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Weekly Reader
Second Blade
Jack
Jane Tanner
Jane
Joseph Nelson
Mary Lou Shaffer
Robert Brown
Arlene Walton
Robert Bell
Sherman Ballew
Betty Ichendahl
Robert Brock
Captain Midnight
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Charley MsCarthy
Betty Logan
Bob
Donald McHone
Hubert Simons
Gertrude Payne
Jack Tanner
Jack Fields
Marlene Barnes
Carol Martin
My Book House
Barbara Hampton
Phyllis Hershberger
Sonja Henie
Frances Miller
Blondie
Jo Ann Wilson
Doris Moore
Carole Barret
Carole
Daniel Holland
Eogene Lynn
Gordon Guile
Junior Beenblossom
Mateh
Blaine
Maynard Goff
Jean Wright
Mrs Cloyce Huston and Daughter Leave for Warrenton
Mrs Cloyce Huston and her daughters Elizabeth and Anne depart Crawfordsville for Warrenton Virginia where they will live for a time. With her husband recalled to Roumania she moves to be near relatives east of town while he serves as secretary at the American Legation.
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Crawfordsville
Mareh
Cloyce Huston
Elizabeth
Anne
Warrenton
Virginia
Roumania
American Legation
J. C. Huston
Winfield
Crawfordsville Cyclones
Letts
Milk Heavier Than Water Weighs 86 Pounds per Gallon
Milk weighs 86 pounds per gallon while water weighs 83 pounds per gallon. This indicates milk is slightly heavier than water by about 3 pounds per gallon.
Keep Your Locker Locked to Avoid Catastrophes
A humorous student column warns about locker mischief and stackers causing books to crash out. It advises neat stacking, proper locking, and removing unnecessary items before closing up. The author notes the locker mishap recurring if the latch key is left out and underscores caution in daily routines.
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P. S
R. Minick
Caroleen S
Roberta
Victor J. Mayer
Francis P
LIST OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ACTIVITIES AND WARNINGS
Seniors list their four year activities while many find blank spaces beside their names in the annual. The piece warns underclassmen to join school organizations to gain social skills and friendships.
Staggettes Created At Local School Social
In a late Monday gathering at Eloise Springer’s home, a new group named the Staggettes formed amid mixed opinions from senior girls led by Betty K. Some oppose the group as below their standards while others note lingering questions about purpose and dues. The note column also references social events and student curiosities from Winfield to State venues.
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Eloise Springer
Staggettes
Betty K
Betty
Intramural basketball ends. track team hopes rise and fall
Locker Room notes report the intramural basketball season ended last Monday with discontinuation due to low interest and several tournaments. They discuss track prospects, noting strong sprinters and relays but concerns over distance events and field events without new talent.
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Bill Brown
Dick Vanerus
Jack Mace
Carstenson
Francis Ralston
Dick Anderson
Roosevelt third term view poll from varied neighbors
A crowd of residents discuss whether Franklin D. Roosevelt should seek a third term. Opinions vary from support and fear of dictatorship to calls for change and war avoidance, with prospects of election or defeat debated.
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Pres. Roosevelt
J. Mace
Robi. Houseal
A. Waggotter
Fishburn
Kruth Sorrell
Bill Steele
Nyla Reinier
Dorothy Hunston
Vada Fetters
Mary Walker
Hell
Ofice
Bette Jane Michels
Roosevelt
Keith Gillespie
California Driver Seeks Forgiveness From Wyoming Patrol
A California man who let his car roll down a Wyoming hill to coast while in gear faced legal risk as Wyoming law deems the vehicle out of control. He wrote Capt. William Harwood of the state highway patrol apologizing for recklessness and seeking forgiveness while claiming to live a Christian life. the captain forgave him.
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California
Wyoming
William Harwood
State Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Morris Speaks to Women's League on Etiquette
Miss Virginia Morris led a social etiquette talk for college women at the high school. The event, sponsored by the Women's League, covered what to do when and how to avoid a faux pas. Maxine Marshall presided. a committee led by Faye Schoonover proposed a special pin for the organization.
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Virginia Morris
Women's League
Miss Morris
Faye Schoonover
Maxine Marshall
Fourth Grade at Stewart School Explores Netherlands Unit
Stewart School fourth graders in Mrs. Lemley’s room imagine a trip to the Netherlands during assimilation lessons. They will create pictures using pants, crayons, and cutouts over two to three days while reading Children of Holland by Grace Kiner.
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Stewart School
Holland
Grace Kiner
Nancy Patterson
Chicago
Nancy
Stewart
Club of McDowell Home Plans Annual Program
Dayton Grove reports the so and Sew club committee, led by President Mrs Ladehoff, met with Mrs. Merle McDonald to outline this year’s program. Community members note sickness absences and local visits to Iowa City and Washington, with several residents helping with butcher work and hosting guests.
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McDowell
Four Schools to Stage One-Act Festival Next Tuesday
Crawfordsville Ainsworth Brighton and Washington plan a one act play festival at Crawfordsville March 5. Washington High School will perform The Pampered Darling with cast members Connie Gibbons Margaret Hennon Janet Gibbons Georgianne Rudiger Mrs Perkins Audrey Hotle Victor Gibbons and others. The same play will be shown again at Washington High School on March 19.
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Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Brighton
Washington
Darling
Washington High School
Connie Gibbons
Margaret Hennon
Janet Gibbons
Georgianne Rudiger
Mrs
Perkins
Audrey Hotle
Victor Gibbons
Herbert Huber
Dudley Field
Dick Ander
Joy Gaylord
Mae Crandall
Annabelle Green
Jean Applegate
Norman Evans
Terry Anderson
Floyd Davis
George Swift
Rudolf von Hapsburger
Richard Minick
Seven at Wellman Attend Banquet of University Alumni
Dr and Mrs W S McIntosh Mr and Mrs E N Foster Mr and Mrs B C Foster and A C Keipers attended the University Alumni banquet at the new Lincoln school building in Washington Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Leonard Geyer Mr and Mrs Wilbur Geyer and Mrs Frank Geyer spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs John Geyer at Thornburg. Mrs John Zillmer spent Wednesday in the country home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs K K Evers helping Mrs Evers celebrate her birthday. Oliver Essley was taken to University hospital at Town City Friday threatened with pneumonia Cal Griggs is reported as being quite ill threatened with pneumonia. Rev P M Conant Mrs Harve Freel Mrs Ed Henn and Mrs George Miller drove to Mt Pleasant Wednesday where they at
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J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Ladehoff
Merle McDonald
Maxine Crawford
Clarence Johnson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Robert Stephens
Bruce Moore
Washington
Wm Carr
Ernest Crawford
Fred Ladehoff
Wm. Carr
John Carr
Ll. W. Stover
Wellman
Glen McCall
K. K. Evers
District meeting seeks nine delegates to Conference in Des Moines
A provisional district meeting was held to elect nine delegates for the upcoming Conference in Des Moines. The Dorcas society of the Baptist church met in February with strong attendance and hostesses Mrs. W. C. Penningworth, Mrs. Rosanna Sehauf, and Mrs. George King.
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Des Moines
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church
W. C. Penningworth
Rosanna Sehauf
George King
U.S. Firms Invest Nearly Five Billion in Canada
American companies hold about 4.9 billion dollars invested across six Canadian branches. The cross border ties reflect expanding business in Canada with multiple regional operations.
U.S. District Courts Count and Jurisdiction
The text notes the number of district courts in the United States and possessions, stating there are four districts within the United States proper. It references federal court structure and geographic scope without detailing individual states or territories.
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United States
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Editorial
Forensic Society
M’eldowney
Hansen
Lincoln
Warrentown, Va
Mary Manners
Pry
K. Gillespie
W. Steele
H. Wolf
J Mace
N. Wallace
M. Hennon
M. Walker
M. Thompson
Corrido
Rudy
M. CC. Redlinger
Mary
Miss Keagy
Paulie Dodder
Paulie
Raymond
Windy) Kert
Martha Hines
Windy
Glass House
Norward
Feeree
Morris
Women’s League
Jessica Bacon
Eleanor Kim
Mel
Comiskeys
Grace Comiskey
Grace Reidy Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey
U.S
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Richard Stewart
DR. A
Peterson
Second Ave
Washington, Lows
Chiropractors
Dr, Chas, D, Brown
Court House
Downstaire
Washington Independent School District
E. A Ralston
Harland W. Mead
George Fields
Ethel McCreedy
A . Harry Bowles School Board
Glenn Mace
Ralph W. Thompson
P. Utter
T. J. Pease
A. B. Atchison
C. W. Tucker
Jones Funeral Home
Mast Main St
Bherman's
West Main St
U.S. District Courts
Lemley & Yard
General Insurance
East Main Stree
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
W. Livingston
Orry
City Health
Ficers Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
B. F. Mitek
Henry Bailey Light Plant
P. L. Jordas
J. O. Brown
Walter Kiesey
Mark Pratt
C. C. Reinter
EK Palme
Fiear
D. CG
Barret Park
Marian
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
JB. Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
F. Roller
R. F. McFarlane
Will Dupnte
Clarence Jacobs
Fred Reid
Ctyy Library
Eva Denny
Libraltar
Homer Stephen
Eveready Plumbing
Lowe
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