Iowa Educator Proposes School Cost Cuts and Reforms
Dr. Frank P. Bachman urges reducing teachers, consolidating rural schools, and creating a state department of education to direct all schools. He calls for eliminating some elementary schools, teachers covering all subjects, and higher pupil load per teacher to cut costs and address inequities in funding.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Department of Education
Frank P. Bachman
Bachman
George Peabody Teachers College
Nashville
Tenn
Legislative Tax Reduction Committee
Department of Education
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Itestus
New Home Economics Head at Iowa State Teachers College
Dr. Bachman discusses reform measures for Iowa public schools including streamlined curricula and limited extracurriculars. He emphasizes preserving school efficiency and the value of public education to uphold democratic ideals amid spending cuts.
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Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Beatrice J. Geiger
Madison, Wis
Anna L. Leggett
Speed trap markers to rise at Hazleton city limits
Iowa Highway Auto Department Inspector John Pazour announced speed trap markers will be posted at Hazleton north and south city limits along Highway 11. An investigation of Acting Mayor D N King’s docket showed 96 motorists were fined for speeding between May 16 and June 13, bringing Hazleton’s total collections to $730.80.
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Iowa Highway
Hazleton
Auto Department
John Pazour
D. N. King
Cedar Rapids Named Site for 1933 Masonic Convention
Delegates to the eighty ninth Iowa state Masonic convention elected Fred H. Hansen of Clinton grand worshipful master succeeding Charles Percival of Bonaparte. New officers include Harry Searle Bristow senior grand warden Ralph Porter Knoxville junior grand warden Ralph Bunce Iowa City grand treasurer with C. C. Hunt Cedar Rapids re elected grand secretary. retiring officers are Throckmorton Des Moines Walsmith Oskaloosa and Palmer Clear Lake. Cedar Rapids chosen as 1933 convention site.
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Sioux City
Fred H. Hansen
Clinton
Hansen
Charles 8. Percival
Bonaparate
Harry Searle
Bristow
Ralph Porter
Knoxville
Ralph Bunce
Iowa City
C. C. Hunt
Cedar Rapids
Hunt
Tom B. Throckmorton
Des Moines
A. J. Walsmith
Oskaloosa
Charles C. Palmeter
Clear Lake
Baker Will Run For Governor On Independent Ticket
Norman Baker of Muscatine former hospital operator and loser in a suit against the American Medical Association announced he will run for governor as an independent candidate next November. He said he would use a 150000 watt radio station being erected at Nuevo Laredo Mexico for his campaign and intends a clean administration based on sound business principles with lower taxes.
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DES Moines
Norman Baker
Muscatine
American Medical Association
Nover
Baker
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Ninety Students Pass State Bar Exams Wednesday
Iowa City ninety of ninety two applicants were admitted to the Iowa bar after exams held from Monday to Wednesday noon. Seventy seven graduates came from the University of Iowa 1932 law class in the largest grouping yet. Named new lawyers include George Balluf James Carroll Burton Bowman Herbert Clark Basil Byrne John Dorgan Leroy Erhardt Edwin C Davis Hilmer Harbeck Louis Davis Gilbert Mains Kendall Davis Lloyd Roberts James Van Horn Don Young John Whitney Leroy Zeman Waldo Wissler.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State Examining Board
University of Iowa
State University
George Balluf
James E. Carroll
Davenport
Burton Bowman
Herbert Clark
Basil Byrne
John Dorgan
Leroy Erhardt
Elkader
Edwin C. Davis
Hilmer Harbeck
Louis Davis
Gilbert Mains
Cedar Rapids
Kendell Davis
Lloyd Roberts
James van Horn
Don Young
John Whitney
Leroy Zeman
Waldo Wissler
Brown Loses Polk County Rep Nomination
DES MOINES AP Ed R. Brown secretary of the legislative committee on the reduction of governmental expenditures failed to gain renomination as state representative from Polk county. Official canvass shows Elliott leading Brown by 103 votes after an unofficial lead.
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Des Moines
Ed R. Brown
Legislative Committee On
Polk County
Board of Supervisors
Brown
E. A. Elliott
Elliott
Independence Council Lowers Electricity Rates for Heating and Cooking
The Independence city council passed an ordinance reducing electricity rates for heating and cooking to 3 percent cents per kilowatt with the first sixty kilowatts free and a minimum monthly charge. At the same meeting, the council sought to transfer 3000 from the light and water fund to the general fund as the light fund held over 18000 cash while the general fund neared exhaustion.
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Independence
Light and Water Fund
Wis Gee Fg Po
Jolas Recital Set For Friday At Mount Vernon Chapel
Mount Vernon notes the second historical recital by Jacques Jolas, pianist, in Cornell summer colony program at the college chapel Friday at 8. The concert features Haydn and Mozart works, following last week's Beethoven program.
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Mount Vernon
Jacques Jolas
Cornell
College Chapel
Haydn
Mozart
Jolas
C. L. Robbins
Jane Robbins
Iowa City
Marjorie Monroe
Anamosa
Grant Perrin
Cedar Rapids
Winifred Wherry
Wyoming
Henry van Pelt
Harrisburg
Lela Niles
Ames
Priscilla Keeler
Claude Rose
Newton
Emily Gibson
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Harold W. Baltz
Tipton Picnics Held in Weed's Park Muscatine
Sunday schools from Tipton's Methodist and Presbyterian churches held picnics at Weed's Park Muscatine on Wednesday.
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Tipton
Weed's Park
Muscatine
Methodist
Presbyterian
Funeral Held Thursday for Orville Current
Funeral services for Orville Current 83 who died Tuesday afternoon after a short illness were held Thursday at Smithtown church with Rev. E Mastin officiating. He was born February 20 1849 near Maquoketa Iowa and married Nancy McAnich January 17 1869 then moved to Baldwin after fifty one years on a Clinton county farm. He is survived by his widow nine children two sisters one half sister and four half brothers, thirty four grandchildren forty four great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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SP Aldwin
Orville Current
Smithtown
E. Mastin
Mr. Current
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Nancy McAnich
Clinton County
Baldwin
Thomas
Orpheus
Freeman
Ira
Mary Francks
Jennie Fields
Etta Hills
West Liberty
Earl Carey
Buckhorn
Eugene
Mary Allard
Jennie Johnson
Clarence Burleson
Milo
Orpheus Barnes
Five Des Moines Truckers Fined At Grinnell
Fines totaling 110 dollars were collected by Justice F P Marvin from five Des Moines truck drivers in Grinnell. Leonard Pehrs was fined for speeding while John Ewing Frank Young and Paul Staedel were fined for overloading. Earl A Hoyle was fined for driving a truck one foot long. Hoyle paid a 50 0. State inspectors picked up the drivers.
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Gazette
Grinnell
Justice F. P. Marvin
Des Moines
Leonard Pehrs
John Ewing
Frank Young
Paul Staedel
Earl A. Hoyle
Hoyle
Alligator Invades Beach Near Grinnell
A two foot long alligator was found Wednesday night on a bathing beach near Grinnell. Beach workers captured the reptile with grappling hooks, the origin of which remains unexplained.
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Grinnell
INS
Mount Vernon Public School Faculty Set for Next Year
Miss Opal Munger, high school principal, signs the staff for next year. Names include Bertha West, Geraldine Hughes, Dorothy Ann Flint, Mrs Jessie Coleman, Edna and Mary Kepler, Elizabeth Wallis, Dorothy Neal of Mount Vernon, Fridolf Lundholm of Braham, Burton Dodge, Luella Jensen of Harlan, Maude Singer of Newton. Salaries reduced to save about $4,000 in the annual budget.
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Mount Vernon
Opal Munger
Bertha West
Geraldine Hughes
Dorothy Ann Flint
Jessie Coleman
Edna and Mary Kepler
Elizabeth Wallis
Dorothy Neal
Fridolf Lundholm
Braham
Physical Education Meet At University of Iowa
Iowa City hosts a two day physical education conference June 23 and 24 with three out of state speakers directing round table sessions. Eugene Howe of Wellesley college, Strong Hinman of Wichita Kansas, and Mabel Lee of the University of Iowa will lead discussions on athletic education.
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Iowa City
E. H. Lauer
University of Iowa
Eugene Howe
Wellesley College
Northampton
Strong Hinman
Wichita
Kan
Mabel Lee
University of Sutiesee
Metho dist Episcopal conference held in Mount Vernon
Reports were presented at the fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Mount Vernon. The finance committee includes Evans Colton E R Ristine and George Franks.
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Mount Vernon
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Evans Colton
E. R. Ristine
George Franks
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