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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
11
Betty Shamapetlai delivers a brief update from Akron Public Schools highlighting new programs, upcoming events, and key student activities. The notice emphasizes community involvement and school improvements in the Akron district.
Akron Public School reports a busy December with heat theory lessons on specific heat and fusion, a poetry and essay focus, Shakespeare study, and Latin Christmas cards. Guest Raymond Mercola spoke of Byrd’s Little America voyage. basketball wins at Alcester boosted senior and junior academic honors.
An excerpt argues railroads support widespread employment and tax receipts, moving 23 percent of coal, 19 percent of fuel oil, 17 percent of iron and steel, and 20 percent of timber. Since 1932 costs rose sharply while freight rates fell, narrowing the margin. The piece contends a 15 percent rate increase would stabilize the system and avoid public ownership, urging support for Goodwill Industries via local organizers.
A fragmented reflection on life insurance as real security. It argues policies provide funds after death to support education, estates, homes, and relief of privation, framing dollars as a lasting safeguard for the living and for the young.
The Home Economics girls begin cake and candy work for Christmas while Ninth grade General Science studies changes in the earth’s surface. Manual Training Boys build a trophy shelf. Ninth English teaches short-story reading and oral presentation. Eighth grade explores the five senses with free hand drawings. Seventh and Eighth grades join Junior Red Cross. Ninth grade plans to join soon. Popular Science subscription for Ninth grade boys. Christmas gift exchange planned with name drawings.
Fourth graders built a pasteboard Santa Claus castle with artificial snow and red paper towers then displayed a reindeer and two Christmas trees. They heard Mr. Raymond Mercola describe his trip with Admiral Byrd to the South Pole. They wrote about Eskimo work and hunting wolves and studied Mediterranean countries, especially Spain and Portugal, while learning pronouns.
A dramatic sales pitch touts a two dollar plus deal for the Register-Tribune and Pathfinder weekly. The ad promises national news and live merchandise through Akron trade channels, urging readers to place orders now.
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