Iowa Board of Control Faces Delay in Building Program Start
Des Moines report details how the Iowa Board of Control, after 1945 and 1946 appropriations totaling over 10 million dollars, has started little. Costs, material and labor shortages, few bids, and planning delays slow completion of mental hospital and staff housing projects despite overcrowding and expansion needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
Des Moines
IDPA
State Board of Control
General Assembly
Eldora Training School
Mental Hospital Survey Committee
Seven of Nine Boys From District On Football Team
Indian Creek high school in Sandy Hook fields a nine member football roster with seven players from the district’s seven of nine boys aiding the team. Kenneth Guy serves as captain and one more pupil is at practice. Spectators are urged to attend the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Arnold
H. W. Mineart
Sandy Hook
Indian Creek
Kenneth Guy
Marjorie Greiner
Jim
Light and Learning: Classroom Illumination Affects Growth
Survey shows children in well lit classrooms progress 10 per cent faster in educational age than peers in poorly lit rooms. Proper indirect lighting aids study and play at home and helps prevent eye strain and slouching habits from glare.
West Chester Senior Class Elects Trojan Staff
West Chester Sept. 23 Senior News reports the senior class elected staff for The Trojan including editor Mary Ann Bauer and assistant editor Earl Duvall. Initiation for freshmen is set for Oct. 3 as seniors anticipate the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
the Trojan
Mary Ann Bauer
Earl Duvall
Janet Reif
Junior Bauer
Elda Ruth McDowell
Kathleen Wehr
Jerry Cherry
Junior Griffith
Rural pupils enjoy two day break for festival and meeting
Neighbors note rural students took a two day vacation to attend a festival and a teachers meeting. Mr and Mrs Sherm Gault, Mr and Mrs James Chorpening, Mr and Mrs Pat Burroughs and their sons visited at Ralph Chorpenings. Grandpa Guy recovering from flu spent Friday at Dan Guy’s home. Vera Everetts picks turkeys in Washington while Skeets helps Daryl Tucker on his new home.
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Sherm Gault
James Chorpening
Pat Burroughs
Ralph Chorpenings
Grandpa Guy
Dan Guy
Vera Everetts
Washington
Skeets
Daryl Tucker
Clayde Knapp
I. D
Louis R. Reller
Pittsburgh
Clarence
Ralph
Wayne Wittheft
Stanley Mouser
Thatcher
Clarence Wittheft
Earl Smith
Iowa City
Clarence Witthoft
Washington Arport
W. B. Rittenhouse
Troy Foriash
Jerry
H. L
Haskins Notes of Visits and a Pre nuptial Shower
Mary Murphy visited her parents in Haskins from Chicago last week while Ethel Booth spent the weekend with her sister Vivian after arriving from Davenport. Rev. Henderson, new minister designate, made community calls. A pre nuptial shower for Shirley Conry, bride of Paul Acton, featured games and gifts with about 25 attendees.
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Clara Godlove
Haskins
Mary Murphy
Chicago
Ed Murphy
Ethel Booth
Davenport
Vivian
Delman Blanchard
Henderson
E. R. Mitchell
Columbus Junction
Owen Wehr
Shirley Conry
Paul Acton
Rhea
Maxine
Diana Edwards
Prairie Consolidated School Enrolls 43
Prairie Flower Sept 25 43 pupils enrolled at Prairie Consolidated with transfers from Pleasant Plains Union Bethel Cedar Center and Prairie Flower Leona Beer supervises room 1 with 21 pupils Beginners include Judy Christner Karen Crawford Larry Bush Jerry Donaldson Rita Mae Gumber Lilly Mouser Julce Plecker and Doris Kay Phoda The day featured a birthday treat for Barbara Glassburner’s class with cupcakes and candles
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Prairie Flower
The
Prairie Consolidated School
Pleasant Plains
Union
Bethel
Cedar Center
Leona Beer
Judy Christner
Karen Crawford
Larry Bush
Jerry Donaldson
Rita Mae Gumber
Lilly Mouser
Julce Plecker
Doris Kay Phoda
Barbara Glassburner
Barbara
Glassburner
Carrie
Kathryn Huber
Donald Bush
Donna Cave
Robert Christner
Douglas Fuhr
William Hornung
Marilyn Mouser
Mary Helen Huber
Moody Hible Institute
H. L. Huber
Rutherford Poats
Ben
Georgia
E. L. Smith
Seattle
Wash
Tokyo
Japan
Edna
Jessie Klein
Carl Hering
Robert Roberts
Della Humphrey
Washington
Elmer Hering
Whiskey Declared Not a Cure for Shake Bites
Science refutes the old belief that whiskey cures shake bites. Researchers state whiskey offers no medical relief and should not be considered a treatment.
Plowing Meet Draws Booth and Sheetz to North English
Mrs. Bert Booth and Mrs. Merle Sheetz visited Sigourney while husbands attended a plowing contest near North English. Several local families joined social visits, dinners, and gatherings across Sigourney Wellman West Liberty and Fairfield over the weekend.
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Booth and
Sheetz
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West Chester School News
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By Ken Reynolds
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Leonard Hardin
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Wellman
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T. G. Lee
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H. D. Kleese
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Barden Insulation Service
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Marion
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McAllister Seed Farms
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