Wayland School News reports at Henry County play festival results
The Iowa Wesleyan department of speech festival in Marion held in the college chapel featured New London first with Wayland and Olds close behind. Helen Martin and Billy Swisher earned superior and excellent ratings. several Wayland students received good ratings.
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Wayland
Henry County
Iowa Wesleyan Department of Speech
College Chapel
New London
Olds
Helen Martin
Billy Swisher
Betty Jo Haberman
Mildred Klopfenstein
Anna Mae Martin
George Kime
Miss Davey
Mahogany Costs Rise For Value and Durable Finish
Mahogany remains pricey due to its hardness durability and rich color grain. It polishes well and yields a high quality finish valued by woodworkers and builders.
Rail Tracks Mostly in Tunnels In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has more miles of railroad track in tunnels than on the surface, with extensive tunneled routes across major corridors. The unusual underground network affects construction, safety, and maintenance plans for ongoing rail modernization.
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Pennsylvania
Three Short Plays at the High School Stage
The high school presented two plays by students with roles for June Knotek Mary Lyon Hellman and Dorothea Snyder. The junior college offered The Neighbors a comedy with pathos about neighbors awaiting a nephew and the community’s sympathy for Carry. Cast included Carol McDowell Mary Atchison Wendell Baker Martha Mace Doris Leffler Ruth Dupuis Rex Hazen and Mary Westphal. Directors Ruth Flood Mary Westphal Rex Hazen. stage managers Carol McDowell Fay Holland Laura Kehoe. property managers Frances Fisher Helen Rhodebeck Bette Mayer. stage crew Wayne Wilson Alvin Kephart Robert Frink Jack Mace Milo Steele Dick Knapp. Between plays, a flute quartet and a string quartet performed.
Y M C A Notes From The Week
The high school group presented a good play for Rotary club Monday noon. The Y M C A fellows enjoyed their usual sing and social time. Iowa Southern Utilities used the Community room for a meeting Monday evening. The Y board met at Orville Elder's home with all members accounted for. Mr Elder and Mrs Elder hosted a delightful evening. Mr Bratton, oldest member, attended and remains a valuable board member. The Hi Y cabinet held a noon meeting Wednesday to plan for Dads night next.
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Roth
Sommer
Davison
Alliman
Meyer
Eleher
Graber
Swisher
Freshme
Sodergren
Wenger
Rotary Club
The
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Orville Elder
Mr. Elder
Mrs. Elder
Living Lake P T A Meeting Conducted
Living Lake P T A members met last evening in the school house with vice president Mrs P F Whisler presiding. Glenn Thompson read the national P T A president's message and Mrs Whisler reviewed the Parent Teachers magazine. County Superintendent Lester B Krabill spoke on The Early History of Our Town. Several school children took parts and refreshments were served by Mrs Cloyee Stewart and Mrs Whisler.
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Living Lake P. T. A
P. F. Whisler
Glenn Thompson
Lester B. Krabill
Cloyee Stewart
Whisler
Seventy Five Attend Rebekah Meeting
Seventy five members attended the Rebekah meeting. Roy Brobst was initiated and Mae Yearan transferred. Delegates Rachel Longwell Doris Steele and Vera Brobst were chosen for the eastern Iowa district association in Keota on April 27. Donald Erlenbush’s charter was draped after his March 11 death. George Jarrard chaired the cats committee for the next meeting. Leola Hotle led refreshments and the committee. The evening ended with pinochle and bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Roy Brobst
Lodge
Mae Yearan
Rachel Longwell
Doris Steele
Vera Brobst
Eastern Iowa District Association
Keota
Donald Erlenbush
George Jarrard
Leola Hotle
Iowa Acreage Planting Intentions Report for 1939
Iowa state crop report shows 1939 planting intentions with corn at 9.997 million acres, oats 6.376 million, soybeans 1.045 million, barley 541 thousand, and flaxseed 20 thousand. Increases in soybeans barley and tame hay offset declines in corn and oats.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa
Centry Gray tops Wallace as boys league shines
Jim Cunningham learns of sister in law illness from Goshen Ind. Centennial Gray defeats Wallace Wednesday after school while Ys Men host a meeting. The Quincy volleyball team wins tournament for second straight year with strong support from manager Leo Hoover and host association praise. Crull defeats Bostwick in overtime Thursday and Juniors form a three team league. Campfire girls meet in community room with two groups Friday. Fortnightly club garden department reports good attendance and a fine program Friday afternoon.
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Quincy
Fam
Quincy Association
Washington
Leo Hoover
Cactus Plants Draw Moisture From Air in Desert
Certain cactus species in the Southwest desert regions absorb moisture from the air into their leaves rather than via their roots. This adaptation helps them survive arid conditions by collecting humidity and dew for sustenance.
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Southwest Desert
Merry Maids Meet With Music Girls
The Merry Maids held a regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Musii girls home with a brief business session led by the president. Prizes were awarded to Frances Fisher Alice Franklin and Evelyn Sloxworth after contests. Next meeting set for April 4 at Mary Alice Moriarity home with a theater party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Maids
Frances Fisher
Alice Franklin
Evelyn Sloxworth
Cribbie
Emily Musil
Mary Alice Moriarity
Dies in Jail After Accident in Coal Truck
Herman Zielske fifty of Eldora died in the county jail after a coal truck accident in which he and Albert Ball of Eldora were hauling coal. Both men had been drinking and were arrested by Town Marshall Hensley after the truck went into a ditch.
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Marshalltown
Herman Zielske
Eldora
Albert Ball
Ho W Jennings
Marshall Hensley
Gilman
Blood trail points to hog killings in Nora Springs case
A snow trail of blood leads Sheriff B F Atherton from a Nora Springs livestock yard run by A Jay Burlingham to a road where the crime ends. Burlingham says two of his 300 pound hogs were killed by thieves seeking meat and removed in a truck.
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Charles City
Nora Springs
B. F. Atherton
Floyd County
A. Jay Burlingham
Burlingham
Dedicatory Service Sunday of Federated Church Keota
Keota marks a federation of Baptist Presbyterian and United Presbyterian congregations into a Federated church. A full day of services March 19 includes morning worship with communion and a re dedication, afternoon addresses, and an evening sermon by Dr John W Bickett.
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Keota
Baptist Church of
Federated Church, Incorporated, of
Frank Anderson
D. D
Iowa Baptist Convention
W. O. Harless
D.D
Presbyterian Church of Iowa
William Nichol
United Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
United Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Baptist Church
Paul Chapman
Chapman
Bettendorff
Vern W. Butler
Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Iowa City
Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg
Baptist Convention
Des Moines
Board of Education
J. M. Leary
Baptist
HW. K. Stewart
Federated Church
United Presyterian
Emma Scott
Kate Stevenson
Mina Holmes
F. A. Klein
Jh. O. Wilson
Clara Hamilton Droz
Paramounts
Gulbransen
Local residents and visitors noted in weekend reports
Margaret Snider returns to Chillicothe Missouri after a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Byron Snider. Merritt McDaniel attends a State University of Iowa pharmaceutical symposium with twenty three Iowa pharmacists awarded fellowships. Dew ey Hess attends the two day symposium in Iowa City. Rachael Negus misses work at Spurgeon department store. William and Catherine Masson of Iowa City visit parents in town with Genevieve Landwick a Burlington teacher as houseguest. Frances and Kathryn Stewart of S U S spend weekend with Representative E L Stewart. Naomi Wilson visits from SUU to spend weekend with her parents. Mrs Harold Kauffman of Wayland, daughter of Mrs Laura Longwell of Washington, hospitalized at Memorial hospital Mt Pleasant with flu. Mrs Kauffman formerly Louise Longwell. Mr and Mrs W H Smart plan a Davenport visit tomorrow. Mrs Frank Parrigh in Muscatine with mother Mrs David Kelley. Bellevue hospital patient with pneumonia. Dr Fred Moore of this city discusses benign tumors at Dayton dental clinic. over a thousand Ohio dentists attend. Dr Moore now in Cincinnati practicing dental surgery.
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Merritt McDaniel
Iowa City
State University of Iowa
McDaniel
Iowa
Iowa Academy of Pharmacy
Dewey Hess
New London
William and
Catherine Masson
W. J. Masson
Masson
Genevieve Landwick
Burlington
Harold Kauffman
Wayland
Laura Longwell
Washington
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Kauffman
Louise Longwell
Fred Moore
Dayton, O
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June Knotek
Mary Lyon Hellman
Dorothea Snyder
Y.M.C. A
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Ahko
Dave Apollon and Orchestra
Alam
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H. I. Ward
Clark
Orma
Living Lake P.T.A
Jim Cunningham
Ambrose Cunningham
Goshen
Ind
Centennial Gray
Wallace
Y's
Dave Elder
Crull
Bostwick
Guaranteed Entertainment
Washington Skating Rink
A. W. Clow
Osteopathic
Kate Glover
Butler
A. A. Clendenning
James Balstol
Vina Mattison
Charles Newman
E. C. Cady
J. K. Bryson
A. Syphur
Aaron Richardson
Samuel Fry
W. Cady
Bilder Wood
U.P. Church
D. W. Smock
John Reed
J. A. Reed
Hannah J. Reed
Mary A. Snodgrass
John Marshall
R. B. Curry
Theophilus Kirkpatrick
Samuel Leacox
Samuel McKee
Robert H. Barnes
Margaret Snider
Business College
Chillicothe
Byron Snider
Rachael Negus
Spurgeon Department Store
Frances and
Kathryn Stewart
S.U.S
E. L. Stewart
Naomi Wilson
Mrs
Lawrence Wilson
Davenport
Mrs. Smart
Frank Parrigh
Muscatine
David Kelley
Pleasanit Prairie
Bellevue Hosital
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