Editorial Staff List and Contributors for The Journal
The page lists editorial staff and department heads including editor Charles Lemley and editors Jean Mathers and Ray mond Weeks. It names junior high and school figures Jim Gallagher Stewart Rothlisberger Gates and sports editor Terry Anderson among contributors.
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Charles Lemley
Jean Mathers
Raymond Weeks
Jim Gallagher
Stewart
John Rothlisberger
Lincoln
Bob Gates
Terry Anderson
Vlasta Music
Jean Applegate
Merle Booth
Marilyn Green
Helen Havel
Norma Hotle
Herbie Huber
Juanita Miller
Phyllis Silk
Vlasta Music Junior College
Maxine Logan
Editorial Gratitude to Evening Journal by Washington High
Nine months of school journalism published courtesy of the Evening Journal agradeas Washington High School students Jeannette Kyle and class thank the editor. The piece notes the Journal’s help in giving space and reader reach across Washington county and hopes student writing will continue to appear in the wide cited paper.
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Evening Journal
Jeannette Kyle
Washington High School
Washington County
Washington Athletics Forecast Promising For Next Seasons
The Spring football squad showed promise for fall, and track outlook is strong for future years. Key athletes Dick Marshall Clarence Cross and Daves Turner are highlighted. track and basketball awards were given at Class Day with seniors co captains Don Voorhees Don Kiesy and others receiving honors. A new plan to cut major awards funds, awarding a major W for first letter and certificates thereafter, was announced by Peck Geneva.
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Dick Marshall
Clarence Cross
Daves Turner
Washington
Peck Geneva
Don Voorhees
Don Kiesy
Dick Anderson
Roger Lance
Bob Lowe
Don Klein
Darwin Vacha
Arlo Burham
Junior Preble
Saturday Evening Post tops weekly magazine circulations
The Saturday Evening Post, with a circulation of 3,103,019, holds the largest weekly circulation of any magazine in the United States.
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Saturday Evening Post
United States
Students Address College Assembly
An informal college assembly on Tuesday May 20 discussed plans for a formal event and a picnic. Frances Hays and Wilma Brower reported on the Drake University Junior College Conference held May 10.
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Frances Hays
Wilma Brower
Drake University
Who’s Who Dorothy Turner and Eugene Dunlap Picked for Week
Dorothy Turner is named Who’s Who girl of the week. She stands five feet four and a half inches with brown hair and hazel eyes and pursues American Literature American History Chemistry and Homemaking alongside marching band concert band pep and dance band orchestra clarinet quartet Theta Mu Girl Reserves and Homemaking Club. Eugene Dunlap is the Who’s Who boy of the week. He is six feet tall with brown hair and gray eyes and takes History Chemistry Geometry English and Biology while active in Theta Mu Band Orchestra Dance Band and Chemistry Club. He enjoys tennis and drawing and hopes to become an architect with a New York vacation goal.
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Dorothy Turner
Dorothy
Theta Mu
Guy Lombardo
Charles Boyer
Irene Dunne
Eugene Dunlap
Eugene
Charlie McCarthy
Kay Kyser
New York
Shirley
Second Year Maysie Awards Given to Three Winners
Maysie awards were given to three second year winners Doug las Dowell Merle Booth and Eleanore Keagy. Other awards went to first year boys Willis Booth Bill Maas and John Rothlisheger and first year girls John Keifer Genevieve Baker Nan Hoover and Jean Mathers. Boyd White chorus conductor leads summer chorus for High School and Junior High pupils meeting five days weekly for singing and music appreciation. A small charge funds expenses and concerts by the pupils are planned.
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Maysie
Douglas Dowell
Merle Booth
Eleanore Keagy
Willis Booth
Bill Maas
John Rothlisheger
John Keifer
Genevieve Baker
Nan Hoover
Jean Mathers
Boyd White
Largest World War I Naval Battle: Jutland May 31 1916
The Battle of Jutland pitted British and German fleets in the greatest naval engagement of World War I, fighting off the Danish coast on May 31 1916.
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Jutland
Last College Picnic Planned at Lake McBride
The annual college picnic is planned at Lake McBride on Wednesday May 28 around 2 30 or 3 00. Enthusiasm is high as semester tests will be over. Food committee members are Martha Wylie Helen Rhodebeck Charles Thrapp and Willard Palmer. Transportation committee members are Glen Mace Donald Morrison Joan Brown and Junior Klein.
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Lake McBride
Martha Wylie
Helen Rhodebeck
Charles Thrapp
Willard Palmer
Glen Mace
Donald Morrison
Joan Brown
Junior Klein
Senior Journalism Page Recaps Campus Life And Pranks
A lively year end column recalls the Theta Mu formal, couples from the sophomore picnic, and school page mischief. Mentions Ray Weeks and a playful spelling test, the “Boob” cartoon essay, and good wishes to the Class of 1941 valedictorian Shirley Peterson and salutatorian Jean Mathers as seniors reflect on a fast completing year.
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Shirley Peterson
Jean Mathers
Class of 1941 Graduates from Washington Junior College
Twenty students of Washington Junior College complete their years of study and prepare to close their college life. Highlights include Charles Murphy as class president, Bob Anderson in the Civil Aeronautics program, aviation students Edward McCutchen and Charles Thrapp, and student leaders Martha Wylie and Ellis Finke. Others excel in music, drama, or campus activities, with plans for a party and a fond farewell from faculty and peers.
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Washington Junior College
Charles Murphy
Murph
Robert
Bob) Anderson
Edward McCutchen
Charles Thrapp
Charles
Martha Wylie
Martha
Lois Humble
Fae Schoonover
Fae
Sigma Lambda Sigma
Ellis Finke
Frank Nunan
Beverly Niffenegger
Sigma Lambda
Helen Rhodebeck
Helen
Velma Jarrard
Agnes Brophy
Velma
Agnes
Paul Fry
Civil Aeronautics
Solo
Bill Phillips
Bill
Frances Sartor
William Longer
Texas
Phyllis Shalla
Cecil Replogle
Bob Masson
Hobby-Lobby: Juanita Miller’s recipe collection grows
Senior Juanita Miller keeps eight recipe notebooks from her first year in homemaking and expands the hobby with cookbooks from advertisers. She also stores hints and short cuts for cooking and spends much of her time preparing dishes. Embroidering pillows and small items rounds out her home crafts as she pursues home economics.
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Juanita Miller
Juanita
Final 1941 School Page Notes Farewell by Senior Journalism Class
The 1941 senior journalism class writes a closing message for the school page. They reflect on pleasure and headaches of the year, pledge accuracy and fairness, and express hope that future classes continue the page without causing hurt or anger.
Seniors Plan Next Year Activities After Class Day
In 1940 seniors reflect on future plans as Class Day concludes and yearbooks arrive. The speaker contemplates what the seniors will do next year, noting the grandeur of Class Day and the value of the annuals.
First House by Architect at Clinton Maryland
The 200 year old mansion named His Lordship's Kindness near Clinton Maryland is claimed by the American Motorist to be the first house in America built under an architect's supervision imported from England to plan its erection.
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Clinton
America
England
Class Room Notes Highlight Senior Activities
Seniors lead the week with play rehearsals and a high school picnic at Davenport. The class of '41 closes Thursday with a 3 00 pm finish as both college and high school practice for Baccalaureate at the Methodist Church. Prom committee plans decorations for Tuesday afternoon and sophomores enjoy a May picnic at Red Brick.
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Davenport
Methodist Church
Red Brick
Junior High Students Receive D A R Awards
At a school assembly last Friday the D A R awarded medals to top essay writers from each grade. Thirteen students competed with seventh graders writing on Paul Revere's Ride and Benjamin Franklin, won by Janet Martin for the biography of Franklin. Eighth graders tackled Mothers of Famous Men and Cyrus McCormick, with Gwendolyn Ramseyer winning for Mothers of Famous Men.
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Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Janet Martin
Cyrus McCormick
Gwendolyn Ramseyer
Old iron hammers in Cherokee County preserved
Several historic water powered iron hammers used for cast iron production over a century ago are reported in the possession of residents in Cherokee County North Carolina.
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Cherokee County
North Carolina
Iceberg Size Hidden Beneath Ocean Surface
The report notes that most of an iceberg lies below the waterline while only about one eighth to one tenth of its mass remains visible above. The contrast highlights how explorers and sailors must account for submerged bulk in navigation and safety planning.
Stewart Pupils Present Memorial Program Highlights
Sixth and third grades performed in a memorial program last Friday. The sixth grade works on a Medieval unit and built an ancient castle model by Stewart Wart Warren, Charles Griffin, and James Lientz. Wall hangings were studied and made by Phyllis Guenther Ruth Michels Myrla Ward and Lillie Lowash. Fourth to sixth grades practice finger painting. Fourth graders craft French dolls.
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Warren Stewart
Charles Griffin
James Lientz
Phyllis Guenther
Ruth Michels
Myrla Ward
Lillie Lowash
Seniors Weigh Final Year Choices and Reflections
A compilation of graduating seniors voices on whether to extend high school. Answers range from eagerness to leave, to requests for one more year, with many noting college and future plans. Several students discuss study habits and what they would change if they could relive high school.
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Herb Huber
Marilyn Green
John Rothlisberger
Phyllis Sisk
Norma Hotle
Helen Havel
Juanita Miller
Franny Ralston
Raymond Weeks
O.K
Deborah Longer
Daryl Shaw
Marion Ferguson
Joan Gerdes
Thelma Flynn
Don Burger
Terry Anderson
Allen Atkinson
Eleanore Keagy
Gailen Brown
Viola Marek
Mary Jones
Sisters Meet Blind Dates In Lively New Orleans Tale
A playful trio of sisters prepare for a trip and go on blind dates at the Dear Little Cafe in Lollipop Lane. Echoing musical terms, romance, and family dynamics unfold as they navigate flirtations, late night songs, and a mother awaiting their return.
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Velcres
Eloise
New Orleans
Argentenia
Liza
Delores
Adeta
Hloise
MR. Crosby
MR. Mercer
Delorees
Mr. Smith
John Peddler
Johnny
Delores Johnny
Deloris
Weekly Calendar Schedule Highlights
Monday features the Male Quartet at 8:00. Tuesday lists the Junior-Senior Banquet and the Junior Senior Prom with the Sextet at 8:00. Thursday includes Commencement at 7:30 followed by the Sextet at 8:09.
New Pressure Cooker Aims to Cut Family Butcher Bills
A compact pressure cooker, releasing 15 pounds of vapor pressure, will soon be marketed to families. It promises to tenderize cheaper cuts of meat and reduce cooking times.
Women shop clerks and waitresses become bus conductors
The London Passenger Transport board says women who work as shop clerks and waitresses adapt well to bus conductor roles. The agency has been forced to replace men on several country routes, citing suitability of female staff for public service duties.
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London
London Passenger Transport Board
Captain Lets Cabin Boy Steer Toward North Star
A calm sea leads the captain to grant the cabin boy the helm guiding toward the North Star. The boy steers well at first but soon admits he has passed the star and asks the captain to choose another target.
Compound Homophone Clues Pocket Dictionary
A quick list of humorous mis definitions. Handicap A cap that is easy to put on. Clad To be happy as I am clad my favorite radio program is starting again. Bed lam A lamb in bed. Ligament Horse lotion. Milliner A rich man. Pastime Too late. Adenoid Disturbed as Adenoid me very much.
Boy Dashes for Round Trip Ticket at Fort Worth Station
A breathless lad ran to the ticket window just as a train pulled out in Fort Worth. He shouted for a round trip ticket back to the same city, asking the clerk where to go.
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Fort Worth
Are You Leaving Bridget and Mum at Odds Over Living Arrangements
A strained dialogue reveals Bridget asking about imminent separation and a request for location. The mother responds with worry and a question about the future. The exchange hints at lodging, plans, and family tension.
Below Father Son I Warn of My Academic Struggle
A father tells his son to improve grades this year while the son quips his marks are above passing yet below ideal. The exchange highlights tension over academic standards and effort.
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Son
Miss Green Requests Pudding at the Parlor
A hostess instructs the parlor maid to fill Miss Green’s plate as the guest asks for more pudding, but only a mouthful is desired. The exchange centers on polite conversation and serving at a social gathering.
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Miss Green
Bella
Rich Boy Cryeng and Holowynge Duel of Privilege
The exchange depicts James born into wealth, while Holowynge comments on his limited achievements. The dialogue centers on class and expectations rather than action or outcome.
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Cryeng
James
Holowynge
Hogs First in Farm Exchange Over Milk Shortage
A farmer questions a boy about milk use as the doctor notes milk is scarce for the hogs. The boy explains they lack enough milk for people and animals, highlighting farm resource strain.
Just a Line Harry I Tell Mary Pearl
A playful exchange between Harry and Tom centers on a line about howl and pearls. Harry claims each moment with Mary feels precious like a pearl. Tom asks for her reaction and Harry recalls Mary telling him to quit stringing her.
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Harry
Mary
Tom
Mike Helen's Husband Life of Suffering Questioned
The exchange asks how long Mike Helen has been married and whether her husband has endured a long term illness. It notes uncertainty about the marriage duration and health.
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Mike
Helen
Pat
No Choice Left Between Lords and Valet Demands
Lord Algy questions why he yielded to his valet as Lord Arthur recounts the threat to quit while he was half dressed, revealing tension over control and propriety.
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Lord Algy
Lord Arthur
Two Spinsters Debate Husband Qualities
Two women discuss what they want in a husband. One woman says appearance is the top priority, and she wants it as soon as possible. The exchange highlights vanity and social attitudes toward marriage.
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T. F. Dunn
S. Ome
Kyle
Terry
Eleanore K
Squires
V. Holden
Rothlisberger
Eleanore T
Big Apple
Jean
Henry S
Hammond
H. Stewart
Voorhees
Neiswinger
Gallagher
Neva Jean Robertson
Mae Crandall
Wellman
Mae
WHS Success
Ray
Benson
Dick H
Stan W
Bob Marble
Betty Simons
George Raft
Elaine Thomassen
Wes
Dick Moore
Ruthie Hotle
Ruth
Don Bishop
Bert Chalupa
W.H.S. Hobby-Lobby
D.A.R
Atchison
Cee Eye
Bob
Viasta Music
Gayle Davis
Anderson
John Humble
Carolyn Brewer
Mary Wells
Don Vorheesus
Daffynitions
Bridget
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