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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1937

Page

11

Kindergarten Playlets Highlight Lincoln PTA Program

Lincoln kindergarten students staged two playlets The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Three Bears with student announcers Patricia Weldin and Lucille Anzen The cast included Patricia Weldin Bobbie Hurlbutt and others The school garden was replanted and grades celebrated attendance and spelling honors with several students earning A plus in spelling and noting student transfers and activities

Lincoln Parenteachers Association Miss Welch Patricia Weldin Billy Goats Big Illy Bobbie Hurlbutt Middie Danny Holland Lucilleanzen Three Bears Mama Carla Guther Papa Keneth Fenn Baby Joi Smith Goldielocks Margaret Ann Plumly Jane Roy

Lois Samson Plans Studies At Ames This Year

Lois Samson pursues a home economics course at Ames and joins classes in American history English American government chemistry and play production. She enjoys reading swimming and names Robert Montgomery and Claudette Colbert among her interests. She prefers men six feet tall or more. Miss

Lois Samson Ames Lois Robert Montgomery Claudette Colbert

American history and language classes wind toward final exams

American history classes conclude neutrality and world war units while home management girls study child care and dressmaking. General science pupils report on diseases. Next week emphasizes first aid. State teaching exams are May 19 and 20. French classes finish Adventures Par La Lecture and Colomba by Prosper Merimee will end the year.

America Colomba Prosper Merimee Corsica

Haunting Notes and Campus Gossip Ends With Spook

The column titled Haunting Notes recalls campus routines and student antics. Readers wonder about who did what with belongings and relationships as spring term winds down. The piece teases final weeks of classes and exams while naming several students in a playful, gossiping tone.

Wendell and Friends Drift Through Bol ler’s Saturday Night

Citizens recall social goings on around Bol ler’s last Saturday with mentions of Wendell Mae Ruth George and Claire. The note page hints at piano disputes DeMolay club plans a Friday Clinton trip and a Mother’s Night Banquet with a dance tonight.

Boller’s Cloud Mae Ruth George

P E O Award Honors Marjorie Reaney in Columbus Junction

Miss Marjorie Reaney daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Reaney was named outstanding senior of 1937 by the joint P B O chapter in a morning chapel ceremony. She received 5 dollars and the school trophy will bear her name. Selection, based on scholarship and character, was made by seniors and faculty from the top third of the class.

Martha Jutler Columbus Junction Marjorie Reaney J. E. Reaney Miss Reaney Richard Houseal Jack Fstla Laurence Estle Missionary Society the Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church of Columbus City Thursa

Virginian by Owen Wister described as Western hero

The Virginian is portrayed as a grounded Westerner who resembles Wild Bill Hickok but values life more. The tale follows his romance with a Vermont teacher, resolving through marriage and a stable future after the usual frontier trials.

Wild Bill Hickok Vermont

Lawren Brown Speaks on Blind Spot of Science

Lawren Brown addressed a high school assembly on The Blind Spot of Science. He spoke Monday morning at 10 30 about depressions and the possibility of conditions so controlled that there would be no depressions. He urged a course for inquiry.

Lawren Brown

Baldwin and Crisis charm in wartime romance tale

The article praises Baldwin for its clever portrayal of doctors and nurses and notes its light reading tone. It also highlights Winston Churchill's Crisis as clear wholesome fiction with Stephen Brice and Virginia Carver as memorable characters. Set in the Civil War, the lovers’ differences over war fade as they recognize their strong qualities and reach a lasting union.

Baldwin Winston Churchill Young Ole Stephen Brice Virginia Carver Stephen Virginia

Public porticoed building term from classical architecture

The term Ba silica refers to a public court or building with a portico in ancient Roman and Greek architecture. It describes a sheltered public space used for gatherings and civic functions.

Camay Beauty Soap Offer With Free Tre-Jor Perfume

An advertising pitch promotes Camay beauty soap with a half ounce Tre-Jar Gardenia Perfume sample. It claims Camay cleanses gently and moisturizes skin, promising mildness and quick complexion response. Buyers are urged to purchase three cakes of Camay to obtain the perfume for one cent while supplies last.

Tre- Jar Paris New York

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