Educators urged to learn economics and politics in hard times
David Spence Hill on the Iowa campus argues educators must consider taxpayer costs and public accountability. The piece notes higher education retrenchment pressure, mixed reception to Hill's advice, and warns that prudent economies rely on educated leadership rather than lay oversight.
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David Spence Hill
National Advisory Committee On Education
University of Iowa
Mr. Hill
State Board of Education
Iowa
Hill
Letter From a Bald-Headed Dad on Independence and Romance
A dated ramble argues women should accept a man’s generous role as provider for romance. Independence, the piece says, damages love and sparks quarrels as men feel their vanity and authority challenged. The writer also touches on politics and social views with scattered anecdotes.
Minor league umpire becomes police officer after season end
A veteran minor league umpire leaves baseball for a police job as the season closes. The article hints at his unpopularity among fans and notes the new geyser debate over party support.
Escape from Paris to Rouen in a fogbound road trip
In a 1932 diary style narrative a traveler flees Paris with his wife for two weeks of urban overstimulation. They drive toward Deauville then Rouen encountering fog, a moonlit market square, Jeanne d Arc imagery, a lost moment, a midnight scare, and a sleepy hotel before a dramatic return to sleep. The piece juxtaposes leisure travel with disoriented wandering and a humorous rescue. Later legal text shows a bankruptcy notice for Thomas Sales Corporation with a creditors meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Viewpoint on humane prison reforms and world series access
A columnist critiques humanitarian methods in prisons, noting the Anamosa incident and Warden Ireland. The piece argues for economic efficiency and a pleasant prison atmosphere while warning against overbearing restrictions inside walls. It questions the balance between rehabilitation and freedom for inmates.
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Ireland
Penologists
Ie Wans
Prisoners freely mingle in towns under enlightened systems
The speaker argues that prisoners are allowed to mingle with citizens in some penal systems and notes mixed public reactions. He suggests that such policies may seem enjoyable to some observers but not to taxpayers, adding that Iowa inmates have not expressed happiness about world travel under humane wardens.
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Turkey
Iowa
Quotes and quips from figures on Prohibition and war
A collage of quotations from figures like Prof. Lyon Phelps Yale sec retary of war Patrick Hurley Gen Yosh Muto and Alfred E Smith, reflecting attitudes on war burdens prohibition repeal and public art in a critical, period-tone compilation.
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Prof
Lyon Phelps
Yale University
Notice of Administrator Appointment in Linn County
Notice is given that on September 30, 1932 John D. Stewart is appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Anna Nora Pettit of Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted should payable and all claims must be presented to the Clerk of the Linn County District Court.
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Io Linn
Cnasaaiinal
Anna Nora Pettit
Linn
Towa
Diate
Linn County
Ions
Best Of Vaudeville Acts Promised For Iowa Sunday Shows
The Iowa theater promises a lively Sunday program featuring a new five act RKO vaudeville bill. An entirely new feature picture will accompany the performance on the Sunday show, aiming for fast action and modern theater energy for Iowa patrons.
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Iowa
Ica Aioe
RKO
Movie listings and stars for Iowa theaters
Iowa schedule lists Edmund Lowe and Bela Lugosi in Chandu. Richard Dix stars in The Lost World. Walter Huston appears in Law Order. Paramount features Harold Constance Cummings in a still unconfirmed role.
Linn County hearing on railroad freight transportation
The Board of Railroad Commissioners of Iowa fixed a hearing for September 30 1932 in Cedar Rapids Linn County on an application by Williamsby Own for transportation of freight within Linn and North English Iowa Counties with a nine o clock A M start time and Des Moines secretary Geo L McCaughan supervised the proceedings.
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Ds. Williamsby
Winell
Ton
Iowa
Cedar
Board of Railroad Oer
Vaowes Co
Board OF Railroad Commissioners OF
State OF
Geo. L. MccCaughan
Des Moines
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