Hiawatha School [No. 6, Jefferson Twp.] Closes

PRITCHARD, CAMPBELL, OVERHOLSER, ODELL, RAUCH, TULL, JOHNSTON, LONG, BENDER, DUKES, DUFFIELD, BAKER, ALLEN, BERGALOFF, ROGERS, FREDRICKSON

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/15/2010 at 02:18:46

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
May 30, 1946

Hiawatha School Closes.

Approximately seventy-five persons gathered Tuesday evening, May 21, at the Hiawatha school and enjoyed a covered dish dinner. The event marked the closing of school and was also a courtesy to Mrs. Cora PRITCHARD who has served as teacher.

Following the dinner Mrs. PRITCHARD and her pupils presented a program in which each pupil took part. Bessie Ann OVERHOLSER and Geraldine O'DELL put on black face and did a number. Mrs. PRITCHARD and her brother, Ira CAMPBELL, sang a duet. Other recitations and dialogues were well presented by the pupils.

Those present to enjoy the evening were Margaret and Hazel RAUCH, of Grand River, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur PRITCHARD, Earl Lee and Mary Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Ira CAMPBELL, and Ronald and Howard TULL, of Mount Ayr, Nina JOHNSTON, of Kellerton, Mr. and Mrs. Allen LONG and family, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar CAMPBELL, Mr. and Mrs. Glen BENDER and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bert JOHNSTON, Mr. and Mrs. Albert O'DELL and family, Mrs. Veneta DUKES and Philip, Mrs. Dale DUFFIELD and Kathryn, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. BAKER, Mr. and Mrs. Vern OSHEL and family, Mr. and Mrs. Guy JOHNSTON and family, Albert JOHNSTON, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil ALLEN and family, Adella OVERHOLSER, Mr. and Mrs. Ted BERGALOFF and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. ROGERS, Mr. and Mrs. Sam OVERHOLSER and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley OVERHOLSER and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard O'DELL and family, Mrs. E. C. ALLEN and Harry FREDRICKSON, of Diagonal.

SOURCE:
Mount Ayr Record-News, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, May 30, 1946

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2010