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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

5

Cotter School Event Highlights and Baseball Setbacks

The Cotter senior class staged The Hen Pecked Husband with music by Roy Hauenstein Marian Jones Raymond Hendrickson and Barbara Jones as a crowd pleaser. Later the junior senior banquet at North Side cafe featured theme The Circus with Clara McGuire as toast mistress and Meda Hauenstein among toasts. The class trip plans include Fort Madison Keokuk Nauvoo and Carthage with a May 9 commencement led by Dr. Ross of Iowa Weel. Cotter baseball suffered 18 1 loss to Columbus Junction and a 4 3 extra inning setback to Wyman as Jack Williams struck out 15 amid costly errors.

North Side Cafe Washington Clara McGuire Meda Hauenstein Martin State Theatre Rev. Robeson Dr. Ross Iowa Weel Vth Myrl Dunsmore Fairfield Kansas City Cotter Columbus Junction Kenneth Peter Wyman Jack Williams Thomas Dean Kastin

Solon on Trial in Georgia postal appointments case

B. Frank Whelchel, U. S. representative from Georgia, is shown entering court at Gainesville as Solon stands trial on charges that he sold postal appointments in his rural congressional district in the hills of north Georgia. Whelchel, 44, has served three terms in Congress.

Georgia Frank Whelchel U. S Gainesville Whelchel

Eighth grade civics parties plan primaries and elections

The eighth grade civics class formed two political parties with chairmen Jack Duncan and Cleo Orris. They plan a primary election to pick each party’s presidential and Iowa governor candidates, with the general election set for Tuesday. Other notes mention spelling prizes and a Canada governor general reference.

Cleo Orris Roy Hauenstein Josephine Fuller Mamie Stapp Jack Duncan United States Iowa Lyle Arthur Patricia Peters Margaret Owens Ronald Skubat Kenneth Dunsmore Raymond Hendrickson Marian Jones Rowland Rees Donald Orris Alvin Wehr Canada Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambrige Keypt

Fourth Grade Language Milestones and Farm Crafts

In a Friday visit, Mrs Hedger and Mrs Edwards observed Third and Fourth Grades while students completed language books and spelling perfect scores. First and Second Grades wrote rabbit stories. Bunny Rabbits and farm clay animals were created with several pupils achieving perfect spelling.

Lawrence Hedger Evan Edwards Elean Edwards Marcia Fuller Dorothy Ann Hedger Josephine Owens Lois Howell Billy Edwards Tommy Skubal Dorothy Ann

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