THE NICHOLITE
22
October 1935, Vol. 12 No. 3
Submitted
by Charlene Hixon May 10, 2014
ALPHA
PLAY SATURDAY
Interesting
Characters Feature 3 Act Comedy
“Ain’t it the cat’s meow?” asks 17 year old April Arden when fate turns
her way
in time to aid a friend. From the lower classes, socially,
she comes with
a knowledge of life gleaned from experience. Gail Wardell
needs April’s
help in her effort to play the gae.
Throughout the three act comedy, Betty Pike, as April arden, is the
solace of
Gail’s troubles. It all goes to show we must fight if we’re
going to be h
igh scorers. Certainly, Margaret Holdeman, as Gail, has an
eye on the basket
of success.
Under the coaching of Miss Balzer, the Alpha cast is in the process of
putting
the finishing touches on the play.
Don’t miss this true-to-life comedy. Get your tickets at Rice’s Café
tomorrow
and succeeding days of the week, 10 and 25 cents with all seats
reserved.
Curtain at 8:00 o’clock Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Senior
Class Leads in Scholarship
Pike,
Loeb and Schmitt Take Individual Honors
The Senior class led in scholarship for the first six weeks, with an
average of
1.63. The sophomores ran second with a 1.48
average. Next in line
was the junior group with an average of 1.13, and the freshmen trailed
last
with an average of .90. (3 is an A, 2 is B, 1 is C.)
Individual honors go to three senior boys, John Loeb with an average of
3,
followed by Harold Schmitt with an average of 2.8, and Lester Pike who
has one
exam yet to take due to his illness. Junior class leaders
were Marion
Barnhart with 2.25 and Jean Elder with 2. Dorothy Dedrick
with 2.75 and
Marjorie Thompson with 2.5 are the sophomore leaders. The
freshmen were
lead by Norma Hummel with 2.25 and Doris Heath with a 2. Ave4rage.
In the competition between the literary societies, the Spartans
over-averaged
the Alphas with scores of 1.63 and .96 respectively.
The general average of the school is 1.28, which is well above C, which
would
be the average grade.
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Nicholite
Editor Ill
The Staff regrets to report the illness of its editor-in-chief, Lester
Pike,
who is confined to his bed with an illness that has developed from a
combination and asthma. His speedy recovery is hoped for.
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Cast
for Tiger House Works on Production
Presentation
to be Given Nov. 8
By
Spartan Society
The Spartan Literary Society will present the three act comedy-mystery,
“Tiger
House,” Friday night, Nov. 8. The cast has begun regular
practice under
the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy.
Erma Lowrie, played by Ula Green, is a typical heroine, with a mind and
will of
her own. Aunt Sophia, played by Denise Wolford, is a
superstitious lady
who attempts to keep a bold front. Peggy Nan Ess, Jean Elder,
is
everything a modern girl can be. The Hindu, Yami, is Harold
Elder.
Arthur Hale, a physically handicapped young man, is portrayed by John
Loeb. The party of the Mystery woman, who is everything the
soubriquet
implies, is played by Edna Earl. MacIntosh, a young fellow
who scoffs at
the supernatural, is Keith Vetter. A superstitious, grim
Scotch woman is
Kathryn Elder as Mrs. Murdock. Another sinister character is
Thompson,
acted by Loyd Hahn. Marion Barnhart, as Oswald Korins, lives
in a world
of his own among his specimens.
Earl Schmitt and Ralph Neff will serve as stage managers, and Norma
Hummell is
the prompter.
This is the first mystery play presented here since “Phantom Dirigible”
in
1932, and should appeal, by way of variety, to the audience.
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Student
Council Names jamboree Management
Elder,
Loeb, Oostendorp, Smith
To
Supervise Events
The Student Council recently appointed the supervisors and managers for
the
Jamboree (carnival) to be held in November.
Kathryn Elder is publicity supervisor and Ula Green is
manager. Booth
supervisor is Madelyn Oostendorp. Manager of the Refreshment
booth is
Edna Earl, while Berniece McMahon will manage the novelty
counter.
Supervisor of Side Shows is L. B. Smith, and managers are Loren Brown,
Marion
Barnhart, Harold Schmitt, Loretta Borgstadt and Luetta Pike.
Supervisor of Entertainments is John Loeb, who has selected as managers
the
following: Vaudeville – Margaret Holdeman; Music – Miss
Balzer; Community
Movie Shots – Betty Pike and Jean Elder; Athletic Show – Mr. Bruce.
Watch the pages of the Nicholite and advertising sheets for further
information
concerning this affair, which will include events which will be of
interest of
every one.
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Page
2
The
Nicholite
Subscription
rate – 35 cents; ad rates 10 Cents/Inch
Issues
Fortnightly starting Sept. 24, 1935
The
Staff
Editor
Lester Pike
Assistant
Editor
Harold Schmitt
Business
Manager
John Loeb
Assistant Business
Manager
Marion Barnhart
Circulation
Managers
Betty
Pike
Mary Dean
Berniece
McMahon
Printers
Loyd
Hahn
Earl
Schmitt
Louis Milder
Editorial
Staff
Editorials
Dorothy Dedrick
Columnist
Marjorie Thompson
Grade News
Editor
Dorothy Dedrick
High School
Editor
Ethel Smith
Town
Editors
Loretta Borgstadt
L. B. Smith
Country News
Editors
Madelyn Oostendorp
Ethel Hillyer
Features
Jean Elder, Ula Green
Sports
Editor
Keith Vetter
Cartoonists
Kathryn Elder
Margaret Holdeman
Member
of Iowa High School Press Association
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Air
Has Weight!
It seems impossible that anything as light as air could have
weight. Yet
the General Science class learned that a cubic food of air weighs 1.2
ounces. This fact can be proved by weighing a basketball
before inflating
it and then weighing it again after it has been inflated.
The
class also learned that air
around us exerts a pressure of about fifteen pounds per square inch of
surface.
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Get
A Purpose
Life without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder, like a gun
without a
sight, or like a marksman without a target.
There is no point to going to school if we have no reason for going
except to
put in our time. Everyone should have a goal farther and
farther ahead as
we reach it, we can do more than we ever thought we could.
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The
Will to Win
A football player that goes into a game half-heartedly, not caring much
which
way the game comes out, is a stumbling block to the success of his
team.
No person can succeed if he does not really want to.
If we make up our minds we’re going to win, no matter what the game,
and work,
we’ll come out on top. We won’t stop until we do.
Even though it may mean a little less leisure for us, there is a
satisfaction
in our success that doubly pays us.
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Our great hope for the future, our great safeguard against danger, is
to be
found in the general and thorough education of our people, and in the
virtue
which accompanies such Education.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Athletics or guns! Which do you prefer? In Italy,
Ethiopia and
other European countries the boys are trained in the arts of war-fare
from the
time they are old enough to carry a gun. The American youths,
on the
other hand, spend their leisure time participating in baseball,
football, track
and other athletic pursuits.. Which shall it be boys, guns or
balls?? ?
Most of us go around with our eyes open, but how much do we really
see?
Some people merely look at a thing while others observe carefully every
detail
of it. After all it is the observers who make this old world go around;
the
lookers merely fill up space.
A member of the Alpha play cast became chilly the other night during
practice,
and went in search of her jacket. Could she believe er eyes,
it wasn’t on
the hook where it had been hung a few minutes before.
Immediately a
frantic investigation began. When all hope had given up C. E.
appeared on
the scene complacently wearing the missing wrap.
The general science class have been witnessing some very interesting
experiments performed by their instructor, Mr. Bellmany. The
function of
the siphon, distilling of water, the creating of oxygen and carbon
dioxide, and
many other interesting projects have been tried recently.
Some of us aren’t so dumb as we thought according to six weeks exams;
and vice
versa, I am sorry to say. On the whole the showing made by
high school
students wasn’t so bad for the first six weeks.
Robert Hillyer had the misfortune to fall from his bicycle, which
resulted in a
dislocated elbow several weeks ago. The accident took place
in front of
the I. Pike home. Perhaps L. P. was looking out the window,
and Robert
instead of watching the road had his attention fixed else
where. He has
nearly recovered now, we are glad to report.
The freshmen English class must have been amusing last Wednesday from
the burst
of laughter that reached those studious sophomore’s ears. Oh
well, the
freshmen aren’t advanced enough to take life seriously. Just
wait until
they become Geometry students. Then life will start to be a
hard
proposition.
The speech class seem to have their minds made up as to war.
A number of
speeches have been given condemning it. The popular belief
is, that is
Ethiopia and Italy don’t wake up, there will be another world war.
The grade children enjoyed the Walter Damrosch music program Friday
a.m. from
10-11. It will be a regular Friday morning feature.
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Page
3
GRADE
NEWS
Tiny
Tales of Tiny tots
The third grade is working on a frieze about the Indians, Japanese and
the
Eskimos.
A.S.C. books are in the process of being made by the second grade.
The first grade reading class have an experience chart at the front of
the
room. The chart tells the name, age and some things which
they do.
Norbert Fox brought a toad to school last Wednesday, which he found and
caught
in his yard.
The second grade has been dramatizing Mother Goose stories.
The pupils having perfect attendance in the primary room the first six
weeks
are: Gordon Daedlow, Norbert Fox, Lyle marine, Louise Polman, Russell
Stevens,
Edith and Ethyl Zybarth, Tommy Carney, Joyce King, Velma Marine and
Jack
Salemink.
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Intermediate
Room
There were three cases of tardiness during the first six weeks and four
cases
of absences, in our room.
Arithmetic class Standardized Test ratings are as follows: 4th
grade a rating of 3; 5th grade a rating
of 8; 6th
grade stands on 9. These latter are far above average.
Those having the highest grades for the first period are: 8th
grade, Esther Cozad, average 93; Ruth Cozad, 2; 5th
grade, Lorna
Nichols 92; Margaret Swickard, 90. 4th
grade, Leroy Elder, 92;
Willard Elder and Douglas Stevens, 88 ½.
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Our
Merry-Go-Round
A merry-go-round is in the process of being installed on the west side
of the
school building. It is for the use of the elementary grades.
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Grammar
Room Review
The
Grammar Room
Almon Hillyer has been appointed news reporter for the Grammar Room.
The Iowa History class has been working on a history project.
We are
keeping account of the history articles that appear in the daily
newspapers
once a week. We are going to make scrapbooks from these
articles and the
best ones may be exhibited at the West Liberty Fair next fall.
Mr. Bellamy visited our room Tuesday afternoon and gave us a very
interesting
talk on “The Three Types of People in the World Today.” We
all enjoyed
his talk very much.
The following students have had a perfect attendance the first six
weeks of
school. Aubrey Daedlow, Alice Elder, Betty Elder, Rose
Goldsberry, Helen
Miller, Charlene Nichols, Robert Yedlik, Robert Borgstadt, Almon
Hillyer, Alvin
Stephans, Jean Swickard and Earnest Yedlik.
We have just finished our six weeks examinations. The highest
average in
the seventh grade was earned by Charlene Nichols and Aubrey
Daedlow. In
the eighth grade Jean Swickard and Doris Cozad earned the highest
average.
We have turned our attention to fall. Drawings concerning
Hllowe’en and
Indian Summer are being made.
The “Better English Club” program for last week was as
follows:
Christopher Columbus, Betty Elder
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Page
4
H.
S. PAGE
Progress
The goal of the typing class now is to obtain accuracy instead of
speed.
They have completed learning all of the letters on the keyboard, and
are now
able to “type in the dark,” as we might say if the keys had headlights
on
them. On the whole, they are doing very well.
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Group
Attends Game
Nicholite
Winners Awarded Trip
Miss Balzer, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Clarence Hillyer, Madelyn Oostendorp,
Loretta
Borgstadt and Luetta Pike attended the game at Iowa City Saturday
between Iowa
University and Colgate. The three girls were awarded this
trip as a
prize.
Madelyn thought the game was “swell.” Loretta said it was the
first game
she had ever attended and liked it fine. She liked to watch
them practice
before the game started. Luetta said it was “hot stuff.”
These girls are to be congratulated for their hard work in helping to
keep our
school paper going.
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Perfect
Attendance
The following people have had perfect attendance for the first six
weeks:
Seniors: Maty Dean, Edna Earl, Loyd Hahn, John Loeb, Earl Schmitt,
Harold
Schmitt and Keith Vetter.
Juniors: Jean Elder, Marion Barnhart, Ula Green, Lawrence Harder, Ethel
Hillyer, Robert Kirkpatrick, Louis Milder, Madelyn Oostendorp, Betty
Pike and
Virgil Vetter.
Sophomores: Loren Brown, Dorothy Dedrick, Charles Elder, Hazel Heizer,
Leo
Hollenbeck, Berniece McMahon, Lucille Oostendorp, Sylvia Stephens,
Marjorie
Thompson and Lee Ulch.
Freshmen: Vernon Carter, Harold Elder, Margaret Fox, Doris Heath,
Genevieve
Hillyer, Robert Hillyer, Norma Hummel, Doris Meyers, Ben Mills,
Margaret
Oostendorp, Lester Pike and LaVaughn Richter.
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High
Test Scores
The first six weeks test scores averaged very high this year.
The
following students received the highest grades in the various subjects:
American History – Marion Barnhart 96 and Jean Elder, 96.
Speech – Ula Green and Harold Schmitt, 97.
Physics – John Loeb, Lester Pike, Loyd Hahn and Harold Schmitt, 98.
General Science – Marjorie Thompson, Virginia Vogel and Dorothy
Dedrick, 97.
World History – Dorothy Dedrick, 97 and Leo Hollenbeck, 94.
Algebra IX – Norma Hummel, 98, Margaret Fox and Doris Heath, 95.
Geometry – Dorothy Dedrick 100, Berniece McMahon, 98.
Psychology – Betty Pike, Lester Pike and Harold Schmitt, 100.
Grammar – Madelyn Oostendorp, 95 and Loyd Hahn, 85.
English X – Marjorie Thompson, Dorothy Dedrick and Ethel Smith, 94.
English IX – Doris Heath, 94, Norma Hummel and Virginia Vogel, 90.
Typing – Louis Milder, 97; Edna Earls and Jean Elder, 96.
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Page
5
COUNTRY
NEWS
A
Blessed Event
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Lindle of Muscatine announce the birth of a
ten-pound son
born Monday, October 7. He has been named Gary Lee.
Mrs. Lindle was
formerly Margaret Oostendorp and a member of the graduating class of
1931.
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Personals
Edwin Yedlik, a member of the graduating class of 1935 has enrolled in
the
Commercial Business College at Omaha, Nebraska.
Miss Theodora Neff, who is employed at Muscatine, spent the weekend
with her
folks, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Neff.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Waggner and family of Primghar spent the weekend at
the
Walter Elder home.
Miss Ethel Hillyer spent Sunday at the William Oostendorp home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kaalberg, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Salemink and son
Willard and
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. King and family of Nichols were Sunday visitors at
the Frank
Lorber home in Muscatine.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McMahon, Betty and Robert, were Sunday dinner guests
at the
Ed Carter home at Muscatine.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dean spent Sunday at the Eugene Dean home.
Mrs. John Baker is spending a few days in Des Moines.
Miss Carrie Holland, the new Muscatine County Home Demonstration
Agent,
has met with the Pike township ladies and has organized the work for
the coming
year. The meeting was held at the Ray Norris home.
The farmers of this vicinity are contemplating husking corn in the near
future
and there is a promise of a very good corn crop this year.
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Rural
Schools
Pike No. 2 school has 100% in attendance so far this year.
In connection with both Iowa History and Science they have started a
weather
record book.
The Adam’s school has 27 pupils of whom five are beginners.
The following who have been neither absent nor tardy are: Donald Myers,
Beryl
Schmitt, Harold, Dorothy, Lee and Vera Stalkfleet, Iola and Virgil
Bixby and
june, Mervin, Kenton and Shirley Mills.
The pupils are going to start working on their Thanksgiving Program, of
which
the date will be announced later.
The pupils of the Athens School are planning to give a Hallowe’en
program on
Friday, October 25.
The agriculture class has brought in samples of good seed corn and a
test of
the corn is going to be made.
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Corn-Hog
Election – Nichols Town Hall, Saturday, Oct.26, All
Day
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Page
6
TOWN
NEWS
Christian
Bazaar to be Oct. 23
News
of Other Churches in the Community
Also
Listed
The Christian Church will hold its annual bazaar Wednesday October 23,
in the
Nichols building. The price of admission is forty cents for
adults and
twenty cents for children up to twelve years of aage. The
menu is as
follows: chicken loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, noodles, string beans,
pepper
hash, salad, cinnamon apples, apple and pumpkin pie and coffee.
There will be two booths, the fancy work and candy booth.
There will also
be a fortune teller and a grab bag.
Everyone is cordially invited.
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Church
News
Freeman Reid spoke Sunday, October 13, at the Christian Church.
Mayor Lord of Muscatine spoke Sunday evening, Oct. 20, at the Christian
Church.
The St. Mary’s Church will hold its annual chicken supper and bazaar
Sunday,
Nov. 10.
Mrs. Bellamy, Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Tom Carney were hostesses at a
meeting of
the Burean classs of the Methodist Church Oct. 17, at the church
parlors.
The Ruthian Class of the Methodist Church met Friday, October 18, at
the home
of Jean and Kathryn Elder.
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Personals
The regular monthly meeting of the school board was held Monday,
October7, at
the school building.
Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy, Miss Neiswanger, and Mr. Bruce attended the
School Master’s
Club meeting in Wilton, October 16.
Charles Clark and Frank Mills were business callers in Chicago a few
days ago.
Mary Smith, a 1935 alumnae, returned to Des Moines after spending a few
weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Mamie Smith.
Mrs. Willard Rice was surprised at a party given by a group of friends
on her
birthday, October 15.
Mrs. Marie Borgstadt and Joyce were business callers in Iowa City
Tuesday.
Mrs. Clara Van Horn of albia is visiting at the Rev. Mrs. Hargis home.
Lester Pike who has been confined to his home the last week with
illness is
showing some improvement.
Khairom Rummells visited over the weekend with Aubrey Daedlow.
Several Nichols townsmen journeyed to Iowa City Oct. 12 to enjoy the
Iowa
Colgate Football game.
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Page
7
FEATURE
PAGE
Something
Different
Well, Well, Well, What do you know about that? The students
of Nichols
School will have something unexpected to while away their time in and
between
baseball and basket ball seasons. Most of us can hardly wait for our
first
ride.
Well if you haven’t guessed yet what we’re talking about, it is the new
merry-go-roud to be installed on the lawn west of the gym.
It is probably intended for the grade children, but can’t you just
feature
those high school kids keeping away from it. There will
probably be a few
rides stolen by the upper floor occupants.
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Heard
in Play Practice
A certain Junior girls is supposed to swallow gum in the Spartan
play.
She surprised the rest of the cast by saying, “Do I really have to
swallow it,
Mr. Bellamy?” “No, just hold on to it,” was the reply.
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Did
You Know That
Margaret is a Fox instead of a girl.
Kathryn is an Elder instead of a younger.
Ula is a Green instead of a brown.
Loren is a Brown instead of a green.
Lester is a Pike instead of a slmon.
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One Guy (in trouble): Tell all you know. It won’t
take long.
Second Guy (ditto): I’ll tell all we both know. It
won’t take any
longer.
Coe
-- Coeds
There seemed to be quite a bit of difficulty in the science class when
co-education was being discussed. After listening to the
definition Mr.
Bellamy gave on Co-Educational schools, one boy asked – Well is that
why Coe
College is named that because it is a co-educational school?
Another
explanation was then given and still they weren’t satisfied.
So a
freshman girl wanted to know if the girls here were coeds.
Mr. Bellamy
couldn’t disappoint them and replied,
“Yes, but on the secondary rather than the College level.”
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Have
a Laugh
“Nearly a generation and a half ago my head was grazed by a bullet at
the
battle of Chickamauga.”
The little fellow looked at the old man’s head thoughtfully and said:
“There isn’t much grazing there now is there, grandpa?”
The butcher founda homeless dog ,
A wandering little bum,
And as h led him home he said,
“The wurst is yet to come.”
“I am very slow at using a typewriter.”
“Do you use the Hunt and Peck method?
“No, I type by a slower method than that. I use the Columbus
system.”
“What is the Columbus system? I have never heard of it
before.”
“It is a method by which, after you decided what letter you want to
use, you
discover it and then land on it.”
Teacher – “William, how many seasons are there?”
William – “Three.”
Teacher – “Only three? What are they?”
William – “Football, basketball and baseball.”
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Page
8
SPORTS
Girls
P.T. Schedule Lead by Miss Neiswanger
Kittenball
Was Played First Eight Weeks
The girls have organized into two teams and are playing kittenball
during their
P.T. hour every Monday and Wednesday, the weather permitting, under the
supervision
of Miss Neiswanger. The teams were chosen by ballot, that is,
the girls
securing a ballot with No. 1 are on the first team, and the girls that
draw a
ballot with No. 2 are on the second team. The teams are very
evenly
matched and some close thrilling games have resulted.
With the coming of cold weather, the girls will go to the gymnasium
where they
will participate in a series of stunts.
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Letts
Hands Nichols an 18-8 Reverse
L.
Bailey, First Man to Bat Knocks Homer
The Letts baseball nine journeyed to Nichols to hand the locals a 18 to
8
set-back Tuesday, October 8. Another disastrous first inning
followed by
a comedy of errors throughout the game paved the way for the victor’s
runs. Although Nichols got as many hits as the players picked
from Letts
Consolidated, they were unable to convert them into scores because of
the good
fielding on the part of the victors. The battery for Nichols,
K. Vetter
pitch, and V. Vetter catch and Lieberknest pitch and Herrick catch for
Letts.
The summary was as follows:
Nichols
AB
H
R
Letts
AB
H
R
Schmitt
2b
5
1
1
Bailey
lf
6
1
4
Richter
3b
5
2
1
Cox
cf
6
1
2
Loeb
ss
4
1
1
Lieberknect
p
6
2
2
K
Vetter
p
4
1
2
Bell
wb
6
1
3
V
Vetter
c
4
2
1
B Bailey
1b
6
1
1
Harder
lf
4
0
0
Herrick
c
5
2
1
C
Elder
re
4
0
1
Long
rf
4
0
0
H
Elder
lb
4
2
1
Holliday
3b
5
0
2
Ulch
cf
3
0
0
Butler
ss
5
1
3
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Touch
Schedule Resumed as Baseball Season Ends
Loeb’s
Team Still Leads with Schmitt Second
Since the baseball season is over, the P.T Touch games will be played
regularly
every Tuesday and Thursday at the boys physical training
hour. The games
so far have been marked with close heated Battles being played between
the
teams. The summary is as follows:
Teams’
Captains
Won
Tie
Lost
Pct.
John
Loeb
0
0
0
1.000
Earl
Schmitt
1
2
2
.333
Keith
Vetter
1
1
3
.250
Lester
Pike
1
2
3
.250
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Advertising
Nichols
Lumber Co.
Mills
Garage
Dr.
V. O. Muench, M.D.
Farmers
& Merchants Savings Bank
Lloyd
Mills, Certified Radiotrician
Ward’s
Café
Poole’s
Transfer
Kirchner’s
Store
Poole
& Chown
Benninger
& Waltman
R.
W. Heerd, Painting Contractor
Nichols
Produce, George Stych
Fred
Hummel
Bob
Hazen
Fred
Poole
Chown
Motor Co.
Clark’s
Nichols
Mutual Telephone Co.
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