Beef cattle prices rise enabling farmers to buy autos
Chicago stockyards show steady beef cattle prices for four months. A farmer with three finished steers can sell them for enough to buy a new automobile, tractor, or corn picker and still have funds left. Ed Reiter of Dubuque County sold 39 prime steers for about 249.74 each. Hog marketing fell about 20 percent year over year with Sept prices near 12 dollars per hundred.
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Chicago
Ed Reiter
Dubuque County
Iowa
American Institute of Meat Packers
Awakening in Friday study hall for junior boy
The note recalls a junior boy who woke to an alarm at the end of Friday's second period study hall. A hint references a tire-seller father. The piece also notes football scrimmage versus S V A next Wednesday and various school notices.
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Mr. Browning
Joyce
Handley School Week Schedule and Editorial on Cleanliness
A Handley school page outlines activities for the week including junior class meeting, club practice, and multiple soccer baseball games among Oranges and Greens. An editorial urges students to treat the school as a home, promote cleanliness, and crack down on litter and disarray.
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Glee Club
Oranges
Greens
Handley
Moving Pictures and a Hillbilly Wedding at Junior Assembly
Two films shown, butterfly catching and life in Java. The H G L A staged a hillbilly wedding with Jane Jackson as the bored bride and Lillian Hodson as the bridegroom. The Glee Club performed three pieces, and cheerleaders led the crowd in anticipation of the Harrisonburg game.
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Java
Eva Dyke
Eva Carper
Margaret Dick
Virginia Dick
Hill Billies
Mildred Linn
Billie Pappas
Anna Gano
Willie Mae Brumback
Kila Hottle
Margaret Jane Athey
Louise Ensogna
Kathleen Ce
Allison Oeer
Ann Hatcher
Shirley Williams
Herday the
Glee Club
Aida
Lullaby
Brahms
Elger
Harrisonburg
School Schedule Breakdown and Half-Year Split
The text outlines a school routine totaling five hours daily for five days a week across about 180 days. It specifies 74 days in the first semester and 106 in the second, with four to five weeks per month and about 38 weeks yearly. It mentions 36 juniors and not finished.
Girl's Soccer Baseball Teaser Match Gathers Greens and Oranges
Tuesday marks the first soccer baseball game titled Greens versus Oranges. The Shamrocks lineup features Farley Massey at first position with L Miller pitching F Massey catching and D Moore at first base. Other positions include P Fowle S Williams B Larrick E Rainsburger N Lee Coble C Clark and captains Zorpha Seabright with G Harman J Jackson Z Seabright D Nelson K Baker in various infield roles.
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Greens
Oranges
Shamrocks
Farley Massey
L. Miller
F. Massey
D. Moore
P. Fowle
S. Williams
B. Larrick
E. Rainsburger
N. Lee Coble
C. Clark
Zorpha Seabright
G. Harman
J. Jackson
Z. Seabright
D. Nelson
K. Baker
Baseball Notation Fragment Draws Infield Names
Short stop M. Mudd and fielder positions for F Loy with runners on second and third are noted alongside H Lillis A Woolfork and W Largent at the field.
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M. Mudd
F. Loy. Pielders
H. Lillis
A. Woolfork
W. Largent
Handley students rally behind cheerleaders amid vocal woes
A Handley report notes many students suffer throat colds and loss of voice during a period of reduced cheering. The piece urges better energy at cheer practice and games to support the squad and redirect pent up energy.
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Handley
They Deserve a Rest and Quick Jokes Panel
A miscellany page criticizes common words as overused and urges better expression. A French quip questions memory versus recounting events. Short jokes about Noah's ark, a witty exchange with Lohr Dunlap, and quips on college efforts appear in light humor.
Pen and Ink Mystery in a Morning Call
A garbled exchange shows a clerk named Smith unable to come in as the ink or message did not arrive, while a parent child dialogue hints at a confidential note. The dialogue references Alice Cooper and a telephone morning call to a fis clerk.
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Alice Cooper
Cena Aes
Fis
News of Other Years Junior Class Officer Election
One year ago a junior class meeting elected Kenneth Heine as president Paul Fries as vice president Martone Lupton as secretary and Charles as treasurer. Three years ago senior class officers executive council and Handlian staff are noted.
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Quarles
Kenneth Heine
Paul Fries
Martone Lupton
Charles
Handlian
Fourteen Years Ago Handley and Staunton Game
A retrospective note recalls a 13 to 7 score between Handley and Staunton, highlighting the period's athletic matchup and historical context.
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Handley and Staunton
Smiling Through and Everyday Life Reflections
Fragmented text references motherhood and relationships with themes of fatigue and social roles. Mentions a three-quarter wife concept and domestic duties, with an unclear connection to a piece titled Smiling Through. No clear event or reportage, likely a literary or social note.
Will Rogers Humorous Story About Restaurant Service
Will Rogers humorously notes restaurant nerves and customer blame in Philadelphia. A diner complains about missing a double sandwich and undercooked steak, prompting a complaint to the head waiter.
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Will Rogers
Gome
Philadelphia
Dapper Patron Demands Return of Previous Expulsion
A waiter recalls ejecting a stylish customer two years earlier over funds, while the man insists the rule was strict then and now wants the same treatment again, claiming memories of prior removal.
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American News Features, Inc
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