West Watches Congress for River Control
Mississippi Valley residents urge congressional action for permanent flood control as 1927 flood losses reach 200 lives and 400 million dollars in damage. A Mississippi Flood Control Association booklet argues local funding is exhausted and national support is essential for levee projects.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Mothers Attend School With Their Children in Evanston
In Evanston, the National Kindergarten and Elementary College hosts 160 children ages 2 to 9 with about one third accompanied by their mothers. The school, led by Edna Dean Baker, offers mothers a course in child training, behavior problem approaches, and child psychology taught by Dr. Julia Kirkwood and eight specialists.
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Evanston
ITIS
Edna Dean Baker
Miss Baker
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Mary
Jerry
Kansas City man claims world walking record
Edmund P. Knauer of Worcester Massachusetts claims a world indoor walking record after decades of nonstop pedometer tracking. He says he has walked about 925000 miles nine times around the earth and directed over 10 million customers while autographing more than 2,495,000 items. He works for a Kansas City department store and also notes a separate story about a Worcester man installing eight home radios for neighbors at $2 monthly.
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International News Service
Kansas City
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