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January 23 — Chili Dog, green beans, broccoli, mandarin oranges, milk January 24 — Chicken Nuggets, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, juice, homemade bun, milk January 25 — Taco Salad, salsa, baby carrots, applesauce, milk January 26 ...

From the Ipswich Tribune May 30, 1929 edition TRAIN SCHEDULE CHANGES ON JUNE 9 Five Hours Cut Off Train Connections to the Coast-Change in Time of Olympian. On Sunday, June 9, a new train schedule reducing the running time between Chicago and the...

January 16 — Chicken Tender Sub, green beans, broccoli, strawberry cups, milk January 17 — Chicken  Noodles, peas, cooked carrots, fresh fruit, homemade buns, milk January 18 — Corn Dog, green beans, pea salad, peaches, milk January 19 ...

Summary for 47 Decembers that I have recorded Highest recorded temp.—65° on Dec. 1, 2021 Lowest recorded temp.—  -40° on Dec. 23, 1983 Current average high temp.—  26° Current average low temp.—  5° There was never a 70° day time...

From the Ipswich Tribune May 30, 1929 edition WHY NOT A THRIFT DAY FOR IPSWICH? Why not a Thrift Day or Bargain day for Ipswich? Neighboring towns are putting on these special days once a month, telling their customers of the advantages of trading...

Weather Summary The average precip. for December is now .35 making it the driest month of the year along with January. 26 months of December out of 47 had precip. totals around or below .35. What I’m doing in this publication is to pick eight of...

From the Ipswich Tribune April 25, 1929 edition H.E. BEEBE OFFERS PRIZE FOR BEST LAWN Through the generosity of H. E. Beebe to the Federation of Women’s Club, $25 will again be offered in prizes for the best kept lawn, flower garden, etc. Mr....

The average high temp. for December is now 26° figuring in the last 47 years.  The average low is now 5°. Checking through my weather records I’ve found that 31 of these 47 Decembers have fell within these averages.  That leaves 16 Decembers...

From the Ipswich Tribune December 27, 1928 edition CHRISTMAS TREE IS ERECTED A huge Jack Pine Christmas tree was erected at the intersection of Main Street Saturday evening. This tree came from near Esmay Montana and was shipped in by M. Plin Beebe....

Introduction to 47 Decembers December’s average high temp. drops 14° from November’s 40 to a freezing 26°. The low average drops to 5°. Because of the low day time average, just rain as precip. becomes an oddity. (This may not be the case for...

December 19 — Corn Dog, green beans, broccoli, pears, milk December 20 — Baked Potato, with Ham and Cheese, beets, peach cups. homemade bun, milk December 21 — Cheese Pizza, corn, baby carrots, applesauce, milk December 22, 23 — No School,...

From the Ipswich Tribune December 6, 1928 edition WINDOWS DISPLAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Christmas decorations are beginning to appear about the store. The Jewelry & Gift Shop have elaborate decorations. Streamers of green and red are interwoven at...

Summary for 47 Novembers that I have recorded Highest recorded temp.: 85° on Nov. 2, 1988 Lowest recorded temp.: -20° on Nov. 27, 1985 Current average high temp.: 40° Current average low temp.: 20° There was only one 80° day in 47 years and...

From the Ipswich Tribune May 2, 1929 edition GIFTS FOR NEW LIBRARY Mr. Crane, living south of Scatterwood has donated two stone hammers to be placed in the new library building to be erected on Main street. It has now been planned to have glass...

December 12 — Chicken  Noodles, peas, cooked carrots, applesauce, homemade bun, milk December 13 — Hamburger, tomato soup, broccoli, juice, milk December 14 — Crispitos, corn, pinto beans, apricots, milk December 15 — Turkey in gravy,...

This week I will finish with the unusual Novembers from the last 47 years. Again the average high temp. for November now is 40° and average low is 20. The precip. average is now .62. 2001: An unusual warm month with the average high temp. at 54° ...

From the Ipswich Tribune March 7, 1929 edition IPSWICH TO HAVE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY Ipswich is to have a new city library the gift of the heirs of Marcus P. Beebe estate. Construction will begin as soon as the weather permits. The estimated cost of...

November Summaries Last week I mentioned that November through 47 years is mostly a dry month (.62 average precip.) and temps. in the average range of 40 degrees high during the day time and 20 night time. There are some exceptions though and last...

From the Ipswich Tribune May 2, 1929 edition SCATTERWOOD LAKE A GAME REFUGE At the time the work was done to fix up the title to Scatterwood Lake so the state could take it over a petition was circulated and signed by the landowners asking that the...

November 28 — Corndog, baked beans, broccoli, peach sauce, milk November 29 — Chicken Taco, corn, salsa, refried beans, juice, milk November 30 — Chili, homemade cinnamon roll, applesauce, milk December 1 — Beef Pizza, corn, baby carrots,...

November is Ipswich’s third driest month at a 47 year average of 0.62. The average high temp. is 40° and low is 20. Freezing night time temps. become common and a few below zero readings are recorded. Snowfall average comes into the picture at 6...

From the Ipswich Tribune March 7, 1929 edition AMERICAN LEGION DANCE Monday night, March 18th, the American Legion will put on a double header St. Patrick’s Masquerate dance. The entire opera house has been chartered and Old Time dances will be...

November 21 — Chicken Tender Sub, green beans, peas & carrots, peach sauce, milk November 22 — Nachos, corn, pinto beans, fresh fruit, milk November 23, 24, 25 — No School, Thanksgiving Break...

Summary for 47 months of October that I have recorded: Most precip. in a day’s time:  2.26 during October 9, 1982 Highest recorded temp.:  90° on Oct. 6, 1993 Lowest recorded temp.: -5° on Oct. 27, 2020  Current average high temp.=  58...