Crawfordsville Schools Plan Primary and Junior High
Crawfordsville Consolidated School District directors approved a full day primary class for five year olds and a junior high covering grades six to eight for next year. The program will use reading books and be supervised by two teachers Mrs. Warren Schaeffer and Douglas Schaeffer.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Consolidated School District
Warren Schaeffer
Douglas
Rock Valley
The
Allen
Hogs Sold For 21 50 As Weather Promises Fair
Report notes hog prices at 21 50 per hundredweight with weather outlook for the week. Tonight expected fair, tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer. No additional major events reported.
Birthday Gathering Held Indoors Due to Weather
Several friends with upcoming birthdays gathered inside after unsettled weather prevented an outdoor park party. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ernest Jones and Marlene, Mr and Mrs Vernon White with Richie and Tommy, Mr and Mrs Roger Davey, Mr and Mrs Rex Huston, Mr and Mrs Chester Cherryholmes, Dan, and Walter Schnelle.
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Ernest Jones
Marlene
Vernon White
Richie
Tommy
Roger Davey
Rex Huston
Chester Cherryholmes
Dan
Walter Schnelle
Community Notes and Contest Winners Report
Local social notes recount visits and school events including eighth grade graduation and a picnic. Winners from fairs and stores are named for close guesses in jar, capsules, and coffee drop contests with awards of merchandise or cash. Mentions of Cedar Rapids visits, Mary’s return, and a painting at Fletcher’s Oil Co. appear.
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Delbert Lowe
Billy
Frank Fletcher
Janet Fletcher
Henry DeHarpert
Mt Union
A. B. Orris
Ivor Davis
Sandra
Russell Zickafoose
C. TE. Martin
Cedar Rapids
Walter Bundy
California
West
Dick Kennedy
The
Evening Journal
J. C. Sexton
City
Luther Cram
Washington R. R
M. J. Cruise
Lemmon
Carl Steele
Columbus Junction R. A
Clyde Kelly
Carla Bennell
Ted Lalton
Witting & Wittmer
U-Save
J. P. Colton
South
Iowa Avenue
Bell & Gevock Firestone
Ben Bruegge
Middle-Age Reflections and Humorous Observer Notes
A nostalgic verse on middle age, followed by a humorous local anecdote about a doctor and a dislocated jaw. The piece contrasts youth with成熟 grace and ends with a playful quip about parents, children, and encyclopedias.
Group Families Have Cooperative Picnic at Sunset Park
Members and families gathered for a 6 30 p m cooperative picnic at Sunset Park Thursday. Guests included Mrs Harold Gerdes and Mrs Carl Greiner. Committee members in charge were Mrs Gerald Nemmers Mrs Don Bealer and Mrs Richard Mershon. A brief business meeting followed led by Mrs Marion McAvoy.
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Sunset Park
Harold Gerdes
Carl Greiner
Gerald Nemmers
Don Bealer
Richard Mershon
Marion McAvoy
California column recalls odds and prizes on a dock
R S Warfel presents a California winter collection of notes. Two retirees argue about math while a captain settles bets on ages and prize values. Curtis Snyder wins a dress for closest combined ages. other winners receive a purse, nylon hose, and a child’s dress.
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Mr. Snyder
Delores Duwa
Biddy Johnson
Kalona Rebekahs Meet at IOOF Hall in Kalona
Kalona Rebekah lodge held its regular meeting Friday evening at the Odd Fellow hall with vice grand Mrs. Alva Kep ler presiding. Social hour followed with refreshments and entertainment by Mrs. Francis Lemley Mrs. Elsie Miller and Mrs. H L Swartzendruber. Social notices mention cooperative dinner and recent weekend visits among local families and travelers.
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Eugene Way
Kalona
Kalona Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellow Hall
Alva Kepler
Francis Lemley
Elsie Miller
HL. A. Swartzendruber
Age and ambition clash in a witty office encounter
A self-made man tells a young man that youth expects too much and recalls starting with a car, while the youth counters by saying he began life unable to crawl. An Office Grouch quips with a woman seeking a newspaper job about her age. The exchange ends with a nod to songs of youth.
Fleur de Lis Club Hosts School Day Dessert Lunch
Fleur de Lis members wore school day clothes and ribbons for a May pole themed dessert lunch at Mrs Earl Galloway’s home. Co hostess Mrs Lloyd Foster assisted with the Thursday afternoon meeting and pastel streamers decorated the tables. Guest speaker was Mrs Dell.
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Fleur de Lis Club
Earl Galloway
Lloyd Foster
Dell
Lightning strikes near fishing trip as cigarette lights itself
A storm forces a man to cower during a fishing trip. He lights a cigarette with a lightning bolt nearby, while a companion asks if he was hit. An observer jokes about a thoughtful husband who oils the lawn mower weekly for his wife. San Diegans with hay fever endure bloom with doctors offering only advice.
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Desert
Textile art display and social visit notes
Walker described textile painting and showed samples while guests gathered. Mrs. David Galloway, hostess's daughter-in-law, attended with others. Mrs Foster the Bustyer Brain teacher, credited six examinations. Pupils received peppermint sticks as prizes and wrote notes to Verle Gallagher who recently welcomed a new son and is in Washington County hospital.
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Walker
David Galloway
Bustyer
Foster
Verle Gallagher
Washington County Hospital
Platinum’s Early Uses In Coinage And Industry
Platinum, discovered in the early 18th century, was initially employed for coinage and in chemical and industrial processes, shaping its early value and applications.
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Robert
Elena Verdugo
Roland Winters
Dickie Moore
al Bas City
Pittsburgh
NS Film
Laat
Ieee Ee
Sinage Truth
Los Angeles
poLick
Ews
Cart
Laminbertville
Schaeffer
Mary
John McCoy
Johnny
Aurora
Fletcher’s Oil Co
P. S&s. Conrad
Wayland
Oral Conrad
Elon Christner
Des Moines
New York
Bence Surplus
Raymond Reschly
Raymond
Joan Malichky
Phyllis Jean Stumpf
Parent-Techer Association
Kalona High School
Miss Malichky
Victor Malichky
Bert Stumpf
Istatey
MTV of Romance
Ronald Reagan
Wayne Morris
Edward Arnold
Virginia Field
Patricia Neal
Earth
Poppa
Willits Motor CO
R. S. Warfel
Seth Wiggins
Palomar Mountain
Doris
Kalona Rebekahs
IOOF
A. BK
Gingerich
Erma
Lloyd Zehr
Albanny
Oregon
John Kinsinger
Marvel
Emery M. Yoder
Margery
Wayne Yoder
Orval Yoder
Willard Gingerich
Maynard Kinsinger
Linda
Velma Spicher
Dennis Miehum
Donald Saforek
Davenport
J.S. Miehum
Miehum
A. R. Stutsman
Fugene Way
Jay G. Hanson
Jay .Lastman
P. H. Thomson
Walnut
Walla Walla
Washington
Portland
E. Galloway
Winga’s
Winga's Cafe
Washington Lumber & Fuel CO
John Richards
Mawnin
Mary Joyce Barnes
North Iowa
North 3Rd St
Journal Office
Mace Motor CO
G. E. Mace
Yard & McFarlane Insurance Agency
Washington Call
Ottumwa
West Main St
Johnson Boiler and Welding Co
T. R. Phillips
West Side Square
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