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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1940
Page
3
Board secretary reports at the annual meeting a total funds balance of 897,966.89 as of June 30 1940, up from 850,077.53 a year earlier. Receipts for 1940 rose to 2,123,339.99 from 2,035,504.48 in 1939 with district sources down slightly. state apportionment decreased. tuition and revolving fund income rose. Pension assessments also edged up.
Notes on Wendell Willkie and Senator McNary as presidential nominees, plus critique of vague political methods. The writer reflects on Romney Romania Russia headlines, a NYA gathering, family visits, and weather, ending with ice cream recipe tips and freezing ideas.
The annual report highlights increased teachers salaries and supervisory pay, with general fund disbursements at $984,959.91 and instructional services totaling $738,032.44. Bonded debt stands at $1,482,000 with a sinking fund balance of $421,022.23, while appeals over the current tax levy continue to move through court toward the Iowa supreme court.
A historical feature outlines a complete weekly meal plan for a family of five two adults and three children with a target budget of twelve dollars. It includes cherry ice cream recipes and daily menus for Wednesday featuring breakfast luncheon and dinner items with basic ingredients and quantities.
Gen Maxime Weygand war minister and former Allied generalissimo was reported to have passed through Athens on Tuesday en route to French Syria by air.
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