High School Commencement at the Court House
The sixteen graduates were honored in a ceremony at the courthouse with a foliage decorated stage. Rev HL Anderson gave the invocation, Miss Hinshaw delivered the salutatory, Miss Niesley gave the valedictory, and Miss Blair performed a piano piece. Prof J H Niesley and Prof Wiesley were commended for their leadership. diplomas were presented by Miss Florence Beatty.
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Court House
HL Anderson
Wiegenlied
Iian
Ethel Hinshaw
Maude Niesley
Helen Blair
Gwo
Florence Beatty
Kieverson
Trev
J. E. Mumford
J. H- Nies
Brof. Wiesley
Niesley
Evening Pageant of Freshmen and Sophomores Honors
The room filled to the doors as Sophomore and Freshman classes paraded in colors red white gold and black. The Soldier with drum accompaniment was heartily encored. The evening was pleasant and the young people acquitted themselves with honor, creating a memorable occasion.
Community Program And High School Play At Court House
Tuesday evening the Common was decorated with greenery and plants as Rev Stalnaker of Ellis delivered a 30 minute address. A Manhattan speaker failed to arrive. diplomas were awarded to the graduates by Eva Jones. On Wednesday the High School staged The Miser of Raveloe at the court house with strong chorus performances and varied tableaux praised by attendees.
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Court House
Stalnaker
M. B. Church of
Ellis
Manhattan
Tyhine
Eva Jones
Raveloe
J. H. Niesley
High School Graduates Celebrate County Efforts and Play Night
In WaKeeney graduates praised the county for strong schools led by Professor J H Mestey and Mrs Eva Jones. A large senior class showcased talent in a four act Senior play with standout roles by Ross Blakely, Roy Rinker, Laverne Henkel, and Bish Bassler amid a lively audience. Public programs outlined Memorial and Decoration Day services at the Court House with music and sermons. A local sale of household goods by Mrs L B Brown was announced near the court house.
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Trego County
J. H. Mestey
Eva Jones
Schuyler Gibson
Callabets
Moore Ralph Burnham Goldie Gorrell
Lura Icely
May Green
Harold Henkel Morgan Wollner
Rosa Hall
Edna Walker Eason
George Nesley
Jeanne Forrester
Leona Osterkamp
Maud Morgan Bay Morgan Louise Kessler
Frances Polkowsky
Inez Overholt
Floretta Overholt
Bernice Boice
Pearl Wilds
Edna Biehler
Blair Bassler
Wa Keeney
Ross Blakely
Silas Marner
Roy Rinker
Squire Cass
Laverne Henkel
Godfrey Cass
Bish Bassler
Dunstan Cass
Five Girls Burn To Death At Utica Kansas
Utica Kansas May 21 five daughters of one family aged from four to fourteen were burned to death in a fire started by a lamp in the Roach restaurant upstairs. The parents were severely burned attempting to rescue the children. The father leaped from a rear window with the youngest daughter in his arms while others did not follow. the room became a seething mass of flames and the five bodies were recovered thirty minutes later. The tragedy leaves the Beach family in critical condition and the town offers sympathy. The notice also mentions a local baseball game between the Fats and Leans with details of players, umpires, and game time.
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Utica
Kans
Daughthis
Roach
Iuns
Bessie
Leahy
Roth
Hazel
Fern
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Roscoe Blair Rassler
John Ross Blakely
Lucy Alta Boice Hazel Lenore Evans August Jacob Harries
Carl Laverne Henkel Ian Ethel Hinshaw
Ruby Louisa Larabee
Bernice Amy Mattingly Bertha Anna Lydia Mensing Maude Niesley
Lora Arline Parks Emory Roy Rinker
Harry Monroe Rinker
Velma
Alice Stephens Rose
Dorothy Zeman
Yankee Robinson
Campbell Bros
Myerly
Hotel Cunningham
Lawrence Journal
Pierson
Suitatorium
Hart Schaffner
Marx
The
Trego Merc. Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hart Schaifuse & Mare
JH NigsLey
Mariorny Vewell
Alvin Mall
Irene Eaton Parker Siersa
Emma Barbacic
Caroline Hearting
Gertrude Upjoen
Lesley Frye
Ollie Neef Velma Meserve
Myrtle Vansoyuc
Combest
George Moore
William J. Galloway
Krhut
Bradley and
Izy Brown
Lizzie Krhut
Voda
Miss Blair
Jesus
Harbor Bar
Everett
H. L. Anderson
Solo
Calvary
Edith Courtney
America
Kieverson Quartette
Honlias
Moreau Harger
Boys of the Old Brigade
Perry Johnson
Lb. C. Brown
Tom Hiskey
Sterling
Colo
Government Land Office
Tom
Kansas
Coty Tribune
Tial School
Rego County Court House
Fats and Leans
Tittle City
Western
Fats— Leans
Poffenberger Wollner
F Lenhart Wollner
W Jones
John Hardman
Myerly Gibson
Coming Cuningham Murray Keraus
Joe Sellers
Chas Perrine
Kirkendall Poffenberger
C Hille
Ohe Sellers
A Wigget Turtney
Gleason
L Gunckel
Lee Thom Bronson
Hastings
Cone
Moore
Rockford
Crabill
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