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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
3
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The American Red Cross reports over 250000 people reached last fiscal year with First Aid and Life Saving instruction. 32500 completed intensive water rescue courses and joined the Life Saving Corps, 24812 earned First Aid certificates, many trainees were industrial workers and police or fire department members.
Elmer J. Morgan, editor of the Journal of the National Education Association, reports growing backing for a Department of Education with a Cabinet secretary. He toured major cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Boise, noting increasing public demand and confidence that the Curtis Reed Education Bill will pass Congress soon.
A two session national conference on preparing rural school teachers will be held at the Lenox Hotel in Boston on February 25. It is directed by the U S Commissioner of Education with prominent educators to address the shortage of well qualified rural teachers and the salary and certification gaps between rural and city positions. The event aims to help bridge the disparity and improve teaching for country children.
The House of Representatives in Washington authorized 2 100 000 dollars for twelve new fireproof Sawtelle Soldiers Home buildings after a lengthy campaign by Congressman Joe Crail of California. The existing Sawtelle quarters, built about four decades ago, were labeled firetraps by Congressman W Frank James of Michigan, acting chair of the Military Affairs Committee. A bill for 250 000 dollars for erection was noted.
The California Newspaper Publishers Association will join the National Orange Show in San Bernardino on February 18 with over 200 editors and spouses expected. A noonday meeting at the California Hotel will feature Tobias Largon as president, amid plans for extensive exhibits and co sponsored sessions with the Southern California Commercial Secretaries Association. Governor C. C. Young is slated to open the show on February 16, with many exhibitors and large displays across fruit, by products, and machinery sections totaling around 1000 exhibitors.
The Montana reunion remains fixed for February 22 1928 in Sycamore Grove Park Los Angeles and the Minnesota picnic will be an all day event on February 18 1928 in the same park.
Henderson and Nicklin survey more lots between the highways and railway station in Barstow and offer cheap terms. A new mess hall approved by Congress, along with a bill for complete pew quarters, boosts the project’s odds of moving forward. Structures plans have been prepared.
Charles Topping of Barstow, a UC Berkeley junior in Letters and Science, was appointed to UC’s Men’s Advisory System. He lives at 2709 Channing Way, Berkeley, to strengthen undergraduate advising and student contact across colleges.
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