Education in Iowa and the national aim of schooling
A columnist argues that Iowa education suffers from public confusion over goals. He cites Livingstone and Carter on a sickness of the spirit, urging a unified life-centered philosophy and a system that develops body, mind, and character rather than mere facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Livingstone
Ladies Home Journal
Boyd G. Carter
Coe College
Bulletin of
the American Association of University
Livingstone
Mwingstone
Denmark
Carter
Yanks Drive To 16 Miles Of Cologne
American Ninth and First armies cut 13 fortified towns and pushed into the Cologne plain, nearing Cologne within 16 miles as they pressed a two day offensive. Eisenhower said the attack progresses favorably and aims to destroy German forces west of the Rhine.
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Yanks
Cologne
Paris
First
Hisenhower
Rhine
Roer
Eisenhower
Dueren
Ruhr
Ninth
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Niederzier
Hambach
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
J R Rayburn Dies in Plane Crash in Florida
Ensign Richard Dick Rayburn 21, son of Mr and Mrs G Rayburn of Cedar Rapids, was killed in a Miami plane crash Saturday. Born Webster City Jan 15 1924 he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1935 and attended Franklin High School class of 1942. He trained for torpedo bomber operations after enlisting May 12 1943 and was in Florida Pensacola and Georgia before death. The navy report gave no details. Burial plans to be announced.
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Ensign John
Richard “Dick” Heyburn
G. Rayburn
First Avenue NE
Miami, Fla
Navy
Webster City
Ensign Rayburn
Cedar Rapids
Franklin High School
University’ of Iowa
Murray
University of Georgia
Grosse Ile
Mich
Pensacola
Fla
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Marines Push Toward Motoyama Airfield No. 2 on Iwo Jima
Three Marine divisions break through mine fields and pill boxes to seize the south half of Motoyama airfield No. 2 on Iwo Jima, advancing 300 to 500 yards amid heavy Japanese rockets and bazooka-like weapons. Maj. Gen. Erskine's Third, Maj. Gen. Gates's Fourth, and Maj. Gen. Rockey's Fifth divisions drive along the east coast while suffering mounting casualties.
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Associated Press
Iwo Beach
Fourth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
U. S
Joe Rosenthal
HDQ
Guam
Japan
Pacific
Motoyama
No. 2
Graves B. Erskine
Cedar Rapids War Casualty Totals Report
In Linn County Cedar Rapids area 26 killed in action 3 killed in training 24 missing in action 1 died in service and 8 prisoners are listed amid broader wartime losses.
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Cedar Rapids’ War
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Five Days Left To Register for School Election
Cedar Rapids citizens have five days remaining to register for the 1945 school board election. City Clerk Maude Krebs notes eligibility rules and reminds voters who have moved or changed names to update records by March 2. Vote on March 12 for two board seats. prior voters need not re register.
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Cedar Rapids
Maude Krebs
Miss Krebs
Krebs
Manila Liberated After Fierce Battle Ends Japanese Garrison
The city of Manila is fully liberated after heavy fighting that left more than 12,000 Japanese dead. Civilians 3,000 rescued from Intramuros as Maj. Gen. Beightler and Maj. Gen. Mudge led the first entering American divisions. A separate liberation of 2,146 civilians occurred southeast of Manila at Los Banos. The fighting concluded with the enemy garrison, once estimated at 20,000, wiped out in rubble and fire.
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Manila
Intramuros
Los Banos
Robert S. Beightler
Buckeye
Verne D. Mudge
Ernest Horak Wins Navy Cross for Eniwetok Valor
CPL Ernest W. Horak stationed at Pensacola Navy training base receives the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism on Eniwetok Atoll February 22, 1944. He took command when his corporal was hit, led his squad through heavy fire, retrieved a machine gun, and silenced enemy automatic weapons. Horak previously landed with the first wave at Guam and served 28 months overseas.
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Ernest W. Horak
Pensacola
Fila
Naval
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshall Islands
William’ J
Cpl
S Horak
Quaker Oats
Guam
Marvin W. Horak
Navy
Pacific
OPA Raises Ration Points on Lard Oils and Margarine
The OPA ordered a boost in ration point values for lard shortening salad and cooking oils and margarine effective at 12 01 am Sunday Margarine rises to five red points per pound from three and the others go to four red points per unit Butter stays at 24 points a pound The action due to tight supplies according to the OPA
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Washington
OPA
Girl Reporter Watches Iwo Beach Battle
Bonnie Wiley, first woman war correspondent in the Pacific, travels with amphibious forces to Iwo Jima aboard a U S hospital ship. She observes Marines and doctors in a tense, smoke-filled battlefield return, noting toughfulness of troops and varied wounds among the wounded.
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Iwo Beach
Bonnie Wiley
Pacific
Iwo
U. S
Iwo Jima
Navy
Marine Corps
Curfew Enforced For Most Entertainment Venues
The War Manpower Commission ordered a midnight curfew for nearly all entertainment venues effective Monday midnight local time. Exceptions apply to authorized service personnel entertainment such as USO. food service may continue but with no entertainment or alcohol after midnight. Juke boxes banned after curfew. Area directors oversee enforcement with police, covering clubs, theaters, arenas, ride amusements, and similar venues. Appeals go to area directors for individual establishment rulings.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
USO
James F. Byrnes
WMC
Housing Survey Nears Washington Report Route
Cedar Rapids and Marion completed a housing survey overseen by Mrs. Joyce Rankin. The census bureau conducts the study for the National Housing Administration to gauge available housing occupancy and vacancies. Findings will be compiled locally and sent to Washington, then released to the public via Chicago or Washington offices.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Joyce Rankin
Dubuque
Bureau, of ,Census
Department of Commerce
National Housing Administration
Washington
Carrier Task Force Strikes Tokyo Amid Pacific Drive
Vice Admiral Mitscher mounts the world largest carrier force against Tokyo as Nimitz reports renewed air assaults. Tokyo radio says about 1,600 planes struck from Tokyo to Yokohama, with naval and air installations targeted around the capital during the two day raid. The attack follows Feb 16 17 operations that damaged 659 Nipponese planes and 36 ships, backed by the Fifth Fleet under Spruance.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Marc A. Mitscher
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Mitscher
Kanto
Yokohama
Two
Nimitz
Iwo
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
United States- Pacific
Woman on Way West To Wed Is Injured In Hit-and-Run
Miss Ruchel Williamson 25 of Memphis suffers injuries including a trace laceration to left leg and bruises when struck by a high speed hit-and-run driver near the Tenth street and First avenue SE intersection at 10:57 pm Saturday. She was en route to California for a wedding and taken to St Luke's Hospital. fiancé notified.
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Ruchel Williamson
Memphis
Tenn
Tenth Street
First Avenue
California
Cédar Rapids
Eleventh Street
Williamson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chinese Formations Converge on Lashio Burma Front
Chinese formations converged on Lashio and the Burma road rail hub in eastern Burma, closing to within 25 miles of a major Japanese base. The readout notes two formations advancing toward Lashio from positions near the Burma front.
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Lashio
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
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Iowa
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Hether
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U. S. Ninth Army
Baal
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Duesseldorf
Hottorf
Erft River
J. R. Rayburn
Cedar-Rapids
Rayburn
Japaze
2Nd Iwo Airfield
U.S
Clifton B. Gates
Fourth Marine
Keller
Rockey
Cedar Rapids News
C. Yates McDaniel
Ernest Horak
Navy Cross
Ernest. Horak
Sunday ‘Index
Tate
William le Stitrer
Drew Pearson
Sonerr
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Cscssseeevnese
Walter Winchell
Eeerneeeen Senever
Jaradts Os
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