J L Calkins Named West Chester School Superintendent
J L Calkins longtime West Chester High School principal band director and manual training instructor has been elected superintendent, with local patrons praising the promotion and noting the Calkins will stay in the community.
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KR. C. Ferguson
West Chester
J. L. Calkins
West Chester High School
Calkins
Omaha
Ferne Alferts
Pella
Clara City
Minn
Ada May Thomas
Fort Madison
Helen Ilene Arnold
Keota
Dorothy Davie
Cotter
Lucille Bowie
Packwood
Geo. Bowie
Iowa City
Tandy
M. J. Tandy
Lake Wapello
C.C.C. Work
Pauline Wittmer Bakes Cake for Grandpa Wittmer
In Havre on May 17 Pauline Wittmer recalls her grandfather's 90th birthday on May 1 with a large angel food cake and a bouquet of tulips brought by Mrs. Sam Witting. The note highlights Pauline Wittmer as the cake’s baker and mentions other local visits and social gatherings surrounding the Wittmer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hering
Havre
Grandpa Wittmer
Sam Witting
Pauline Wittmer
E. G. Mason
Margaret
Bessie Baker
Sam Baker
Rex Smith
Walter Weston
Martin Westens
8. C. Wittmer
Fred Kise
Lee
Crawfordsville High School
Lauderman
Chester Spangler
Baby
Rock Island
Harry Lauderman
Washington
Wilmer Lauderman
Will Frakes
Fairfield
Joe Frakes
Frank Pratt
Marion Crawford
Pete Roth
Trenton
C. Wittmer
Pete Witting
Kalona
Myral Smith
Stanley Mouser
Will McBride
Malcolm Montgomery
Howard
Harold Wilson
Plan Supper for School Patrons in Living Lake
May 17 report notes last day of school with a pollack supper at 6:30 PM at the Living Lake school. After dinner the program and final P T A meeting of the year will be held. Phyllis Carsten is welcomed back as next year's teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tandy
Kalona
Dorothy Davis
Kalona School
Lrge
Hugh Crayne
Washington
Ferne Alferts
Rentie Dawson
Living Lake
Phyllis Carsten
Harry Drake
Bridge Club
Wilson Martin
Granger
Martin
Sherman Funeral Home
Methodist
Luray
BE. K. Par-rott
Gray, Mo
Tony Kauffman
Andre Blattner
Kauffman
Justin North Washington
Robert North
Dale Smith
Henry Underwood
Mona
Gladys Stalder
Raymond Fritz
Pleasant Ridege
Miss Stalder
Mary Gier
Law
Jence Howell
Crawfordsville
Clifford
Edward Mille
Miltos Smith
Dale
Aileen
Charles Smith Clifford
Edward Miller
Lawrence Gier
Timothy Royle
Keokuk
Mary Renow
Mother's Day Teas and Local News From Salem
Salem reports a Mother's Day dinner with guests from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City and multiple Shalla family gatherings. Radishes from a garden are served, 4-H activities, school events, and a Kalona play day highlight community life in Jackson township with numerous homes visited and a Columbus Junction family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Weeks
Salem
George Zeck
Mrs. Zeck
Charles Wolfe
Esther
Harm Stubbe
George
Beulah
Phyllis Escher
Paul Escher
St. James School
Dorothy TeBockhurst
Will Prebys
Blanche Shalla
Darlene Shalla
Kalona
H. J. Club
Frank Patterson
Milford Shettler of
Welman
Duane Shalla
Charles Shalla
Joe Knotek
Our
Will
Baschnagel
Cedar Rapids
Adolph Shalla
Beverly
Geneva
George Shalla
Ue May Carlson
Marjorie
Glenn E. Miller
J. F. Shalla
Ed Statler
Pleasant Plain
George Statler
Brighton
Chester Eatinger
Clarence Statler
Lucille Kurtz
Darlene
V. J. Spevacek
Brooder House Fire Destroys 300 Chicks
Pleasant Ridge reports a brooder house with over 300 chicks burned to the ground on the Robert North farm Saturday night. Mrs North checked at 9:30 pm and found only ashes when returning about 1 am, causing a substantial loss for the Norths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Robert North
When Mad Means Insane in England Not Angry
The article notes usage differences where the term mad in England denotes insanity rather than anger as in U.S. speech. It explains regional nuance and how the phrase reflects broader linguistic contrasts in expressing mental states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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Perries Piratee
Rent Taylor
Rochelle Hudson
Lochen Littlefield
Wrerveastas Pectuas
Frieda Inescort
Henry Wilcoxon
Sybil Jason Claire Dodd A Bepr di Putere
J. Calkins
Erintendent
Teichers
California
Fred Grant
Burbank
Calif
Fred Bauer
Grant
Barbara Bauer
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Howard Roosa
Deloris
Clarion
Florence Waddell
Leon
Alvin
Patty
Mr. Hotle
Platt Hicks
Kinross
Holt
Ben Holt
Missouri
St. Louis
Bernice
Raymondsville
Mr. Holt
Holt and
Caldwell
Russel Skinner
Lotsa
Howard Skinner
Art Rigenhagen
Mt. Skinner
Westphal
Co. K, 168Th Iowa Infantry
Germany
Maurie Sherman and His
Demolay
Femanes
Wittmer
Noah Wittmer
8. C
Jeanne Shalla
Mary Lee Weeks
Merle Bekels
Hilma Larson
Jackson Township
Egypt School
Castile
Magnesia
de Witt
EL Ee
TNT
Dan Brindley
Brindley’s
Don Coates
Dia
Bey
Bill Putman
Putman’s Standard Station
Howard Coakley
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