Will You Be Ready War Propaganda in Europe War
An editorial warns Americans to stay vigilant as European turmoil grows. It argues propaganda may push war motives, urges critical thinking, and cautions against assuming foreign enemies aim to harm America. It notes financiers and landowners may profit from conflict and calls readers to recognize human sentiments across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Atlantic
Hether
America
What Being a Friend Means in Honest Relationships
The text explores the value of true friendship beyond money, defining friendship as attachment, esteem, and trust. It notes friends share intimate confidences, avoid public indiscretions, and act considerately by remembering discreet moments and offering support in both joys and sorrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheas
European power grab signals rising threat in 1938
The piece argues men chase personal power over life, noting women as life’s value. It warns that Hitler has seized Austria and may move on Czechoslovakia, predicting a bluff will be called and a likely escalation of conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hills Harrison Will Speak Here at Guidance Conference
Arrangements are made to have K A Hills of Davenport Iowa speak at a sectional meeting of the Guidance conference. Hills is General Electric personnel director who interviews students at major colleges. He interviewed about ninety men at the University of Iowa and nearly as many at Iowa State College. J Lawrence Harrison known as Pops Harrison will also speak on Physical Education and Coaching. Additional speakers will be announced as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. A. Hills
Davenport
Hills
General Electric Company
United States
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
J. Lawrence Harrison
Pops Harrison
Harrison
What Do Washington High Boys Think of Themselves
A collection of student opinions from Washington High School about the boys character and behavior. Responses range from favorable to critical with remarks on manners, intelligence, vanity, and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Betty Stewart
Tone Steele
Faye Schoonover
Helen Lee
Mae Rita Ragan
Martha Ann Mace
O. K
Marjorie Walker
Ramona Riley
Ruth Smith
Evelyn Nethergall
Virginia Rohrer
Dorothy Melinsky
Ruth Roller
Betty Bishop
Lincoln Students Draw Giant Panda in Art Class
First grade pupils at Brookfield zoo Chicago learn about Su Lin and Mei Mei the pandas through newspaper pictures. They extend study to other animals including monkey bear tiger lion giraffe hippopotamus snake elephant and plan drawings and writings.
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Lincoln
Su-Lin
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Mei-Mei
War, democracy, and liberty in foreign policy
The author argues victory in war is not lasting and cites public fear of war in foreign lands. He notes mutual misportrayals between nations and urges the United States to avoid the mistake of World War by preserving democracy and personal liberties at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington High School Annual Sign‑ups Begin at Assembly
The 1938 Washington Hi-Life annual goes on sale with sales head John Killian presiding over questions from staff. Wayne Wilson aids in supervision. those with both semesters’ tickets receive the annual free. One‑semester buyers pay seventy‑five cents. non ticket holders pay 1.25. A 75 cent down payment is due on order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Hi-Life
John Killian
Wayne Wilson
Busines
Duane Griggs
Washinton High School
Juniors Triumph In Girl s Tournament
The junior team won the captain ball tournament at the high school defeating the seniors in the gym last Friday after school. Seniors placed second and sophomores won third by beating the freshmen. Gym classes begin basketball play with more games planned later this season.
Springtime high school romance hints and rumors
Thru the Microscope notes budding romances at the school with Max Rirka Beulah Stewart and Beulah at her locker. It mentions T J and Roberta instead of T J and Jean and hints at private property mischief. The column names several couples and ends with sign off.
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Max Rirka
Beulah Stewart
Beulah
T. J
Jean
Roberta
Betty B
Mrs. Spera
Kermit
Speras
Martha
Mary
Johnny
Gordon
Fred M
Gweneth
Ralph Schoonover
Ralph
Bill Rawn
Knupp
Tone
Ray Whistler
Wayne Knupp
Ray
Kathryn Hoover
West Chester
Betty McCall
Dorothy Melinsky A standout journalism student
Dorothy Melinsky, a senior in journalism class, writes feature stories and short pieces. She enjoys gardening after school and writing poems published in school columns. Dorothy loves blue eyes and blue as her favorite color and keeps busy with English literature shorthand sociology and journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Melinsky
Dorothy
Bill Walker: Mill’s Captain Acknowledged For 4-H Health Honor
A Die-sel boy known as Bill Walker by students and William by teachers leaves a legacy at Mill after three years of track two as captain and two seasons of football. He was named the healthiest boy in Washington county 4-H work and serves as vice president of the senior class. William is described with light hair and blue eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walker
Bill
Mill
Washington County
William
Centennial Pupils Study Indians In Second Grade Project
Centennial school second grade pupils completed a thorough Indian study with focus on plain and Pueblo tribes. They explored dress homes food and home life comparisons, molded clay bowls headdresses and tepees. An Indian program with talks dance and songs was presented at PTA meeting.
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Centennial School
Pueblo
Centennial
Prem Let
Donald Siegle
Nancy Patterson
Ella Musil
Elsie Musil
Jean Ellen Rudiger
Mary K. Morrison
Betty Fisher
Kenneth Cameron
Joan Morgan
Mary Alice Simmering
Duane Gray
Dick Custer
Dick Moothwart
John Collette
Allen Barclay
Duane White
Jerry Dennison
High School Holds Its First Fire Drill
The first high school fire drill occurred Thursday around 3 10 pm with students following class-specific evacuation directions. State law requires monthly drills and Miss Della Patton praised the orderly drill while noting time could be reduced as students gain familiarity.
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Della Patton
Wallace Students Explore Holland Through Art
Fifth graders group their drawings around mountain plateaus plains while fourth graders depict Holland scenes. Tulip beds windmills and a table scene with a red roof and dog drawn in. Dutch dances taught by Miss Stewart add activity and enthusiasm to the unit.
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Wallace
Painted
Desert
Holland
Marjorie Wbuwer
Hove
Roger McKeown
Stewart
Sixth Grade Girls Learn Folk Dance
Sixth grade girls at junior high study the folk dance Little Man in a Fix, dedicating one period weekly to dance and another to games. Seventh and eighth grades work on captain ball with a spring game to follow before April vacation, then kitten-ball at Sunset afterward. Each group also does setting-up exercises and discusses cleanliness and practical hygiene during physical education.
Local Fan Praises Ned Sparks and Patsy Kelly
A passerby describes his passion for old coins and his habit of eating bananas as part of daily life while naming Ned Sparks and Patsy Kelly as his favorite movie stars in a lighthearted profile.
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Ned Sparks
Patsy Kelly
College Play Tryouts Scheduled For April Performances
Opal Keeney announces tryouts this week for junior college play set for April 28 and 29. After school Monday to Wednesday until 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm in the auditorium, with five men and seven women expected to audition. прошлые талантливые актёры и заметные участники прошлых постановок, включая Doris Klepfer and Muggs Hardy, are noted as past luminaries.
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Opal Keeney
H. S. Chemistry Class Plans Party
The high school chemistry class of eighteen students, evenly split between boys and girls, will host a party Tuesday evening. Mrs. Carbee bakes the cake, Carolyn chairs the event, and Miss Stahl the chemistry teacher helps plan. Tea, cream, and candy are on the menu.
Design Furniture In Latest Fashion
Manual training class pursues furniture projects including walnut lined cedar chests two beds of diamond matched walnut four beds of Philippine mahogany and lamps. Mr Bickle experiments with Garalin Phenal plastic and a silhouette radio lamp. The class helps install a lighting system with three speeds to match the weather reducing eye strain.
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Bickle
Travel books showcased at halliburton library listing
Readers are invited to explore The Accident by Richard Harriburton with travel imagery of Haiti and England. Also reviewed is 42 Years in the White House by Irwin Hood Hoover detailing Ike Hoover’s White House years and presidential insights. A travel narrative from California to Chicago via air caps the reviews.
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Richard Harriburton
Haiti
England
Halliburton
America
Carnegie Corporation
White House
Irwin Hood Hoover
Benjamin Harrison
Ike Hoover
No. 1
Washington
California
United States
Chicago Municipal
General Managers Report at Meeting
The Girls Athletic association held a meeting after school to hear reports from new sport managers. Dixie Simons outlines ping-pong point rules while Jean Davis stresses three mile per hour hiking pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls Athletic Association
Board of Control
Dixie Simons
Jean Davis
Mary — Donaldson
Jane Steele
Board of Education Meets This Evening
The Board of Education will hold a meeting in its office this evening. Newly re-elected officers Dr. T. J. Pease and Claude Tucker will take the oath of office and a new president will be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
T. J. Pease
Claude Tucker
Mead Presents Safety Programs Across Schools
Dean Harland Mead led visual safety education sessions at multiple schools and community sites. Films such as Once Upon a Time and Night Driving were shown at elementary schools, high schools, a Rotary club event, and a Fathers and Sons banquet, promoting the Iowa Centennial Campaign to Save 100 Lives during 1938 39.
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Harland Mead
Fairy Land
the Heights
St. James Parochial
Lincoln
Wallace
Centennial
Brighton
American Legion
Brighton High School
General Ladies Aid Meeting
Rotary Club
Fathers and Sons
Methodist Church
Tucker and Eicher
Iowa
Iowa Safety Council
Whispers of Students and School News Doings
A playful school column notes weeks left before term ends and students gossip about teachers and peers. Mentions include manager Krabill in a green tie, St Patrick’s Day timing, and curious claims about L Fredmund. Readers joke about psychology class and campus happenings with light, period-voice commentary.
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Krabill
Waatington Reds
St. Pat's
Heights high school presents The Indian Princess operetta
Lauurine Kiesey stars as Pocahantas in the Heights school operetta The Indian Princess set in Jamestown Virginia around 1607. Chief Powhatan is Eugene Hotle and John Smith is Rex Lee with scenes of English sailors and Indian camps across four acts.
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Lauurine Kiesey
Pocahantas
Heights
High School
Jamestown
Virginia
Powhatan
Eugene Hotle
Richard Miller
Billy Peters
Tommy Goodwin
Henry Opney
Keith Cook
James Compton
Jimmie Easter
John Smith
Rex Lee
Mud Face
Duayne Miller
Red Cloud
Herman Doran
Geraldine Bartow
Otis Kelly
Bobby Burham
Jesse Wenger
Billy Gallagher
Eugene Stewart
Howard Harris
Robert Steele
Richard Young
George Doran
Richard Roth
Jobo Smith
Freshman Sophomore Party Planned for Friday
A Freshman Sophomore party is planned for Friday March 25 with tickets priced at ten cents on sale this week starting today. Spring vacation begins April 11 and lasts one week.
How Can a High School Student Help Cut Traffic Accidents
A 1938 Washington essay contest invites high school students to write up to 800 words on reducing traffic accidents. Submit one-sided pages with name and address, entry deadline May 2 1938, judged for sincerity clarity and originality by Fortnightly Club members and school staff.
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Washington
Safety Council
Music Contestants Present Assembly at Kalona
Kalona hosted an assembly on March 18 and 19 featuring a program by contestants. It included Brass Sextet performances Masquerade and Joseph in Egypt, vocal solos by Esther Sayes and Lois Humble, baritone and trombone pieces, a woodwind quintet, and a boys quartet with works by Clarke Leont, Pax Saint Saens and Bullard.
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Kalona
Joseph
Egypt
Esther Sayes
Franz
al Dawning
Cadman
Marion Timmins
Ravens
Herbert
Seele
Daenald Reenblossom
Clarke
Lois Humble
Rogers
Th’ Arditi
le Feline
Dixie Carter
Pax
Saint Saens
David Pearson
Smith
Wendell Baker
Leont
Bullard
Linder
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Raitor
Margaret Pilenner
Virginia Stutsman
Eugene Tucker
Jean Easley
Page Holland
Martha Anne Mace
Dorothy Melingky
Taylor Jayton
Ocean Earls
Truman Hysell
Earnest Modhart
Maxine Schoonover
Martha White
Eports
Richard Hotle
Dale Voorhees
Tom Parsons
Donald Marek
Battonais
Maxine Baxter
Meadlines
Betty Hamil
Editorial
H. S. Annual
Advance Word
J. C
Doris Klepfer
Muggs Hardy
Cathleen Godfrey
Bob Ickels
Betty
H. S. Chemistry
NEW Halliburton
MEAD
L. Fredmund
Ms Brain
W. J
Wilma Kerr
Wilma
J C
G. Freshwaters
L. Kiesey
Papoosey
W.H.S
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