The students receiving diplomas at 0. H. S. were: Marian Boyle, Donna Witt, Pearl Dvorak, Irvin Fosaaen, Wayne Green, Harold Klisart, Lloyd Sersland and George Peck.

De Sales graduates included: Peter Bodensteiner, Viola Becker, Richard Bohr, Olivia Beer, Sylvia Emry, Gillis Flaherty, Boh Holder and Barbara Zweibohmer.

The post office is reducing their service on Sundays. In the future, they will be open only from 8:30 to 9:30.

A musical revue, "Sparkle", was presented by a cast of 100 local actors. Cyril Geskin presided as master of ceremonies; and Sally Brown was the accompanist.

Lloyd Sampson was appointed to fill the vacancy on the council caused by the resignation of R. E. Montagne. Monte is moving his family to Montevideo, Minn.

Bernice Dessel has been appointed to office of town clerk. The financial report for the past year listed receipts of $20,221; expenditures of $17,487. The city's debt has been reduced to $10,500.

H. J. Etteldorf held a closing-out sale after 50 years of merchandising. Among the bargains advertised were; boy's suits—$2; men's & ladies' shoes—$2.77; sweaters—97¢  union suits—37¢; felt hats—77¢; overalls—50¢; and Ball Band rubbers at 25¢ a pair.

Michael McElroy, a wellknown radio personality, conducted his man-on-the- street interview program from the sidewalk in front of Cahill's market. The voices of Ossianites were carried by phone to the broadcasting studio in Waterloo.

An ice skating rink was constructed near the Rock Island depot for young Ossian skaters.

The town fathers voted to place stop signs and red lanterns at the foot of livery hill to protect the youngsters while sleighing this winter.

Depression prices still prevailed this Christmas season. Figge Auto Company will include a "carload of groceries" (44 items) with each used car they sell during the next ten days.

Anderson & Klein advertised: lace tablecloths—$1.49; dress shirts—98¢; ladies' slippers—89¢; 20 lbs. of sugar--$1, The Gunderson Department Store offered fruit specials: bananas—4¢ a lb.; oranges—15¢ a doz.; and grape fruit—6 for 17¢.

A state law banning the sale of fireworks will go into effect on January 1, 1938. This statue was adopted following a disastrous fire in Spencer caused by the explosion of a bin of fireworks.

BUSINESS CHANGES

Roy Koch......................................Koch Cafe

Walter Witt...................................Ossian Transfer Line

Hauge & Eide..................................Lucky Stop Cafe

THE GRAND & GLORIOUS FOURTH

The state ban on fireworks sales ended an era of Ossian's past. While there still continued to be some bootlegging of explosives from neighboring states, the Independence Days of my youth were over. I wonder if the young people of today have any concept of the excitement and pleasures realized by their ancestors on the fourth of July. My brother, Ralph, and I would spend every cent we could beg, borrow or earn for firecrackers, torpedoes, son-of-a-guns, snakes, etc. in preparation for the glorious day. What pleasure to watch our hoards increase and anticipate the fun of their firing. There was a rule, strictly enforced by our mother, that no firecracker be ignited prior to daybreak on Independence Day. After July 1st, the sands flowed with exasperating slowness through the hourglass.

The larger firecrackers of our day were measured by length. I believe that a six-incher was about the maximum. Common sense dictated that these giants should never be ignited while in hand. But every year brought tales of lost fingers and