Hi Stacey, From: "Stacy Smith" <slsmith@grm.net> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 1:03 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Clipping 1861 OR 1961? News paper >I found a front page of a Leon paper in my grandma's things..... I thought I might share with you. Here is the thing, I think there is a "typo" in the paper..... The paper date SAYS Thursday, October 12, 1861...but in two separate articles it refers to 1961-62.....So.... I once thought this was 1861, but the more I look at it, the more I think it may be NINETEEN 61. If anyone can confirm any of the below articles with names/dates of your family, please let me know. (Of course, if you look, this is from the Leon Journal-Reporter...which would really mean it was NINETEEN 61, since the Journal and the Reporter didn't combine until....hey, when did it combine? Anyway, I thought you might enjoy some of this.. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Leon Journal-Reporter "The Newspaper that serves all Decatur County" > > Leon Iowa, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1861 If you go here: http://www.calendarhome.com/tyc/original.html And enter 1961, you will see that Oct 12 was a Thurs in 1961, but not in 1861. Furthermore, Oct 16 was a Monday in 1961. I also doubt that "drivers training" was being taught in 1861. And how about football helmets? Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com > Front Page: > > COMMUNITY HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES FRIDAY > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Our Town Team Supports The Cardinals All The Way > > In this issue you will find a special four-page section picturing business men and women of Leon wearing football helmets. > > The people of Leon appreciate the work of the school forces and are going all-out to help Central Community high school have one of the finest homecomings ever. > > They are also pulling for the Cardinal victory over Lenox Tigers. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Adult Evening School Was Well Attended > > The adult evening school at the Central Community school in Leon opened for the 1961class and much interest in the various classes offered, J. H. England announced Tuesday morning. > > The adult evening school is being held each Monday night. There are still openings for a few of the various classes. Only two or three more can attend the arc welding class. The drivers training class is filled to capacity. > > Classes are being taught in Spanish, typing, drivers training, tailoring, knitting, arc welding and western square dancing. > > More can still enroll in the western square dancing lessons as a review and previous instruction will be given again this Monday night. Gene Beavers of Allerton is the instructor. > > Patrons may still continue to enroll Monday October 16, in all classes except the drivers training and only two or three for the welding class. > > A total of 75 are enrolled. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > (MORE TO COME when I get the chance) > > Stacy > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >