Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 43, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 March 1933 — TEFFT [ARTICLE]

TEFFT

HAROLD K. MARTIN

Last Tuesday afternoon the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brown burned to the ground. Mrs. Brown was away at the time. All of the contents of the house were entirely destroyed. Mrs. Warren Boyle returned home Wednesday after a few days of visiting with relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Benham motored to Oxford, taking with them their daughter, Elsie, and Frances McConnell, who have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Benham, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mitsch from Chicago spent Sunday in their home in Tefft. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jeffers of Wheatfield have moved to the Aubra Brown farm near Tefft and Mr. Brown has moved to a farm northwest of Wheatfield. Welcome to our community folks. Mr. and Mrs. Don Felker spent Sunday with relatives in Pulaski County. A good time was reported. Many of the people of Tefft are very busy these days working jiggsaw puzzles. They seem to be quite a fad these days. The Tefft Epworth League is increasing in members very rapidly owing to good attendance in response to our calls. The cousin of Florence Glasgow, teacher in Tefft high school, passed away last week. She attended the burial Friday. Mr. Geo. Benham, principal of Tefft high school attended the principal’s meeting in DeMotte Monday evening. Mrs. Geo. Turner spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Della Peregrine Mr. Earl Martin’s birthday is today, March 7th, here’s hoping him many more forties to come. SCHOOL NEWS The Junior and Senior health class are writing reports of 1000 words on different subjects which are essential to health. These reports are due by the end of the term. A few of the students have already finished their theme. Mary, Kathryn and Tom Klazebrook spent the week end visiting friends in Chicago. Perfect attendance, 4th grade, Lydia Ahlemeier; 5th grade, Alberta Lewark, Margaret Fenzel, Bobby Stalbaum, Madora Martin, Ida Van Duzen, Daisy Brewstra, Marguerite Cullen; 6th grade, George Davis, Richard Clawson, Verneeda Davis and Lloyd Williams. William Brown one of our 8th grade boys moved to Wheatfield, and will attend school there the remainder of the school term. Monday our room had colored picture slides on “The Courtship of Miles Standish”. The pupils from Mrs. Hoehn's room were our guests. They were indeed very educational. The seventh grade will soon study the selection in reading.