A washboard, a mule and a high school: Arbon’s literary society takes the stage
January 27, 1916 · Newspaper clipping

Through the stormy winter of 1915–16, neighbors at the north end of Arbon Valley crowded into the Central school on Tuesday nights to recite, read, play music and debate everything from mules to a high school for Arbon.
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- January 27, 1916
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- American Falls Press, January 27, 1916, page 4. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
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The opening of the article as printed in the American Falls Press, January 27, 1916, page 4. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
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