Public School Students Share Likes and Dislikes at End of Year
A group of students from a public school discuss what they dislike and enjoy in the final weeks of the term. They mention exams, outdoor activities, vacations, and school events as key points, alongside anecdotes about classmates and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Wheelan
Shirley Peterson
Helen Hayes
Bob Houseal
Margie Ahrens
Marge Faulkner
Jean Applegate
Richard Vanerus
John Humble
Junior Klein
Cation
Bill Brown
Bits of Nothing Favorite Show Snippets
A fragmented listing of TV show names and personalities. Mentions include Mercedes and Richard from Beventh Heaven and Dorothy Turn from Wake Up and Live, with two elderly figures Eleanor Maas and Esther Swift noted alongside Henrietta Marble and John the Flying Irishman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes and
Richard Beventh
Heaven
Dorothy Turn
Nyla Reinier
Eleanor Maas
Esther Swift
Henrietta Marble
John
1939 Hi Life annual preview and photo note
The 1939 Hi Life yearbook features informal pictures, with many pages by John Killian and the Camera Club. Last week offered reduced price sales and completion is expected by May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Life
John Killian
Camera Club
Beauty Lives in Everything Found Everywhere
A reflective piece celebrates beauty in all things from nature to cities and people. It praises flowers, trees, birds, stone, markets, machines, moonlight, children, and tulips, affirming that beauty dwells with peasants and the highest king alike. The tone is idealistic and adulating, stressing universality of beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Baxter
Prayer Vision of Help for Others
Prayer asks for divine sight to aid those seeking fortune and fame, those mired in sin, and those who are blind. It conveys a plea for grace to recognize others in need and extend aid.
Music Groups of Columbus Schools Sponsor Tag Day
Columbus Junction May 6 about 51 dollars was donated on tag day sponsored by the Columbus schools music department. New directories have been issued by the Iowa Illinois Telephone Co. for Letts Conesville Ainsworth and Columbus Junction exchanges. Legion auxiliary met Friday evening in the Legion hall with a pot luck supper at 6 30. Mr and Mrs J H Huston were visitors with their sons John and Craig students at Carleton college Northfield Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Music Department of Columbus
Iowa-Illinois Telephone Company
Letts, Conesville
Ainsworth
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
J. H. Huston
John
Craig
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn. Co
BE. Gray
Oakland
Calif
J. KB. Gray
E. O. Newell
Marguerite Crail
Ohio
Yellow Springs
Cincinnati
W. Co. Hall
Tipton
Louisa County National Bank
Friends
R. N. Chord
Zion Congregational Church
Senior Class Play Presented at Columbus High School
Dorothy Weber and De Wayne Duncan star in The Patchwork Quilt to be staged in Columbus high school auditorium May 16 and 17. The cast includes Grace Marion Eugene Myers Marie Rees Helen Johnston Maxine Kerr John Sehliehting Jay Jones Wanda Ogier Bernadine Lowe with Clara Robertson coaching and Jean Woodruff promoting. Stage crew members are John Dykstra Keith Clark Lyle Moore and Robert Rock. Ivan Maurer is electrician and properties are managed by Winifred Jones Louise Ayers Corrienne Allen and Jean Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Buuler
Columbus Junction
Dorothy Weber
de Wayne Duncan
Columbus
Grace Marion
Eugene Myers
Marie Rees
Helen Johnston
Maxine Kerr
John Sehliehting
Jay Jones
Wanda Ogier
Bernadine Lowe
Clara Robertson
Jean Woodruff
John Dykstra
Keith Clark
Lyle Moore
Robert Rock
Ivan Maurer
Winifred Jones
Louise Ayers
Corrienne Allen
Jean Allen
Freshman Wiener Roast Highlights Crawfordsville Event
Freshman class at the high school held a Wiener roast at Fern Cliff west of town on Wednesday evening and returned to town for games. Mary Manners reports from Crawfordsville dated May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Fern Cliff
School Exhibit Tuesday Evening in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville May 8 The week features a busy school schedule starting with the annual exhibit Tuesday open at 6:00 pm and a music program and senior class night at 8:00 pm. Thursday hosts commencement with Dr. Stanley B Niles Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant giving the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Stanley B. Niles
Iowa Wesleyan College of
Mt. Peasant
Funeral attendance noted for Swedesburg relative
Ilene Bengon attended her grandmother’s funeral in Swedesburg on Wednesday afternoon. The home kittenball team defeated Cotter here one evening this week with James Clinger accompanying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clinger
Ilene Bengon
Swedesburg
Cotter
Senior Class Play Delights Crawfordsville Audience
The May 8 performance of the senior class play Smart Boy in Crawfordsville drew a large audience. Directed by Miss McLeran, ten cast members including Max Sehlat played a farce in three acts about a town boy who marries a star, leading to comic mishaps in a hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Miss McLeran
Max Sehlat
Hollywood star tutored not to hold head high in town tale
The cast includes Jean Cherryholmes as the Hollywood celebrity who has learned not to hold her head too high. David Henry Davis plays the hotel boss with Verena Graber as his wife and Wilma Hauenstein as Mrs. Squires who hears only important things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Cherryholmes
Hollywood
David Henry Davis
Verena Graber
Wilma Hauenstein
Squires
Gwendolyn Rhea
Sally Matthewe
James Montgomery Hardwicke
Wayne Davis
Marie Darbyshire
Doris Endicott to Teach Next Term at Shiloh School
Shiloh community reports Doris Endicott will teach the Shiloh school again next year after the closing picnic on May 6. Ross Van Nostrand becomes the first local farmer to plant corn, starting last Saturday as farmers in the area continue field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Endicott
Shiloh
Ross van Nostrand
Rats Plague Farms Despite Various Controls
Local letter notes farmers battle a rat surge with poison traps water jars cats and even skunks failing to curb the infestation. A farmer reportedly captured fifteen rats in one water jar in a single night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Township
Shiloh
Fae Schoonover
Jean Sigafoose
Catherine Caldwell
Lillian Endicott
Ralph Schoonover
Burlington
Riverside Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Merge with Kalona Lodge
Riverside Evacuation complete as Riverside Odd Fellows and Rebekahs merge with Kalona lodge due to economic pressure. Members will attend Kalona meetings. officers from both lodges run affairs until July. Also, Riverside high school beat Lone Tree 18 to 2 at the local park as Sumner Cummings pitched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Oddfellows Hall
Kalona
Riverside Oddfellow Lodge
Oddfellows
Rebekahs Ans
Oddfellows and
Rebekahs
Riverside High School
Lone Tree High School
Sumner Cummings
Kenneth Kos
Solon
Ainsworth
H. P. Allen
Riverside Leader
Mary Viasak
Rock Island Depot
Hazel Blythe
Iowa City
Lars Denison
Allen
Dismissal At Noon For Crawfordsville School Year End
Crawfordsville announces noon dismissal on Thursday for teachers to finalize report cards and year end reports. Seniors are exempt from classes this week and will take an annual class trip Wednesday. Vaccination clinic notes: twenty seven preschool and school students vaccinated for small pox and three immunized for diphtheria with Dr Barrett and Dr Lease supervising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Barrett
Lease
Thelma Luther
Joseph Jones
Everette Huston
Cincinnati
Ohio
Glen Huston
Essie
Lois Harper
Gladys Maxwell
W. G. Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Davis Whitfield Davis
Joseph
Columbus Junction
Riverside Club Hostess Delights Delta Delt Members
Mrs Donald Riley hosted the Delta Delt club at her Riverside home with Mrs John Veggy Mrs Paul Knebel Mrs E F Schnoebelen and Mrs Dorothy Fitzsimmons attending. Bridge prizes went to Mrs H C Borup all-out to Mrs KR Hellaman and traveling to Mrs Robert Smola. A two course luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Mirra
Donald Riley
Delta Delt Club
John R. Veggy
Paul Kneel
EF. W. Schnoebelen
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
H. C. Borup
KR. H. Hellaman
Robert Smola
Edward Bushek
Paul Knebel
Robert Sinola
Moss
Oracle
Royal Neighbor Lodge
John Moss
Garna Mapel
Fannie Meeks
Mary Stransky
Comet Brightens Then Fades Near Sun Departure
Astronomers report a comet increasing in brilliancy as it nears the sun and fading quickly with its departure. The phenomenon draws attention from observers tracking its trajectory and luminosity changes.
Mysterious Language Note Shocks Metenda Community
An odd message in a Metenda area claims English and German phrases, suggesting a bilingual notice or cultural quirk. Residents debate its meaning and origin while authorities inspect the curious artifact.
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Missouri
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Johnny G
Johnny
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Tone §S
Dick B
Lone
Chilluns
Mable F
Maurita D
Mabel
Taylor
Maurita
Donald
Clara Huber
Rock Island
Wayne Warner
Brother John
Maryin Bell
Bernard Swift
Red
Cora Mae
Don B
Viva Maxine Baxter
A. B. Schmoeller
Music Groups of Columbus
Miss Weber
MR. Dun
Kittenball
Cyclonettes
Wyman
Clarence Davis
Omaha
Nebr
Lee
Davenport
Rev. Lee
J. C. Mitchell
Waterloo
Everette
Howard Kratter
Cedar Falls
WELLE
Jane Withers
Beck
N. Cablephoto
Josef Beck
Poland
Fuehrer
Hitler
Danzig
Picture
London
New York
H. J. Schoonover
Riverside Lodge
Odd Fellow
Denison
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Carl Craig
Cloyd Cress
Robert McConaghey
Cloyd Whitlock
Gruen
Westphal
Grace
Libbie Mehaffey
Leona Kenney
Lillie T. Haight
Winfield
Ella Novy
William Streb
Fred T. Havet
Armecean
Ray Palmer
AMC Muse
Frigidaire
Lair
Allesteel
General Motors
Pirceh
Uni Matic
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
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