Cedar Rapids Tops Iowa in School Dental Health Gains
Cedar Rapids leads the state in dental correction among school children with 69 100 percent rooms and 13 classes moved to junior highs. Davenport trailed with 36 100 percent rooms after earlier acclaim. The seven year drive, started 1925 to 1926, boosted cavities per child from 4.6 to under one and raised examinations significantly as rooms achieve 100 percent and earn health diplomas.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
A. N. Hamiston
Buchanan and
Johnson
Dental health drive boosts student health and efficiency
Willie Willis rose to 66.7 percent and the June report to 72.5 percent of dental correctness. Dr. Humiston credits this rise with untold health gains and improved student efficiency as the board of education ends the campaign at month end for economy.
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Humiston
Board of Education
Affection and Gossip Strain a Girl’s True Charm
A reader asks why affectation dulls charm and why gossip harms reputations. Dear Miss Manners notes natural demeanor is preferable and urges fact checking before spreading rumors. A letter reveals a torn relationship where drinking rumors surface after a breakup. guidance advises patience and skip mentioning the drinking.
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Miss Manners
Mickey
Joan
Dear Miss Manners reader seeks etiquette guidance
A reader requests etiquette advice after a past outing. The message hints at a social dilemma but provides few concrete details or names to resolve the situation. Additional context would help tailor a respectful, practical response.
Miller will filed in Perry township probate
The will of Jeanette Miller who died May 11 in Perry township was filed. She leaves $2,000 to nephew Edward Eade and all personal property to niece Sherma Griffith. Edward F. Miller named executor. A separate petition seeks Warren Haley as executor of Fred C. Haley estate, valued at $15,000, with Mabel Scott, Warren Haley, Andrew Haley, and Beatrice McGinnis as next of kin. The petition was granted.
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Independence
Jeanette Miller
Perry Township
Edward Eade
Sherma Griffith
Edward F. Miller
Mabel Scott
Warren Haley
Fred C. Haley
Haley
Andrew Haley
Beatrice McGinnis
Mendota
10-20-30 Years Ago in the Gazette June 10 1922
Notes from the Gazette recount a drowning of 3 year old John Alvin Kerchill at Ellis Park after likely falling from a boat, updates on Theodore and Oliver Stepan returning from the University of Illinois, and multiple local marriages and events including a Sokol parade in Prague and a Cedar Rapids to Iowa City links.
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John Alvin Kerchill
John L. Kerchill
Ellis Park
Theodore
Oliver Stepan
University of Illinois
Oliver
College of Architecture
Sadie B. Warner
A. M. Jayne
Community House
Majestic Theater
Lena S. Burns
Cedar Rapids
Eugene F. Bennett
Omaha
Imma
Missionary Society Meeting Slated in Washington
United Presbyterian Missionary societies of the Keokuk presbytery will gather in Washington on June 14 with Jeannette McCory, a missionary, as the principal speaker.
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Washington
United Presbyterian Missionary Societies of the
Miss Woodworth Demonstrates Max Factor Make-up
Miss Woodworth of Max Factor Hollywood will visit our Toilet Goods Department Saturday and next week to show proper make up application. Free color harmony chart and complexion analysis offered.
Kilian’s Street Floor Offers New Washable Leatherette Bags
A store feature promotes white leatherette bags that are washable and attractively priced. An assortment of smart styles is available, plus new tapestry bags at the same prices, under Kilian’s Street Floor.
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Killian
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Bohemia
Burrows
J. B. Simon
Monmouth
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F. L. Diserens
Frank Heald
State Historical Society of
Clement J. Wilson
Coe College
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Stockholm
Sweden
Charles Frisby
C. C. McCue
W. H. Oakley
Frisby
Kelsey’s Bend
Oakley
McCue
B. O. Hasek
Sokol Association
William Izer
Boone
Lucille Shelley
Thomas Albert Berkebile
Thomas E. Green
J. B. Finn
E. Vincent
University of Chicago
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Mary
Frances
Idaho Springs
Colo
Thomas C. Boylan
Ringling Brothers
Killian’s
Leona Woodworth
Max Factor
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