School Bond Proposal Promises Lower Costs and Wider High Schools
E R Moore president of the board urges voters to approve a $590,000 bond for four junior high additions to form six year high schools, funded with government aid and a loan, claiming lower costs than four separate high schools and no new ground purchase. The plan preserves staff, expands facilities, and keeps athletics, while creating four community high school centers across the city.
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E. R. Moore
Board of Education
Moore
United States
Washington High School
Legion Post elects officers for coming year
At a meeting of Magnus A. Merkel post American Legion officers were elected for the coming year. Commander George Lichmeyer vice commander Henry Allers adjutant Grover Lechtenberg chaplain Charles Bal horn. New officers sworn in by Post Commander C D Schenken.
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Keystone
Magnus A. Merkel
American Legion
George Lichmeyer
Henry Allers
Grover Lechtenberg
Charles Balhorn
C. D. Schenken
Large Rail Shop To Employ Ninety Men For Months
Officials announce Great Western railroad shops in Oelwein will hire ninety men for the next several months. This marks the largest steady workforce at the shops in more than two years.
Mothers Club hears Miss Plondke on child feeding
Florence C. Plondke from the National Livestock and Meats board spoke on diet for pre school children at the Mothers club in Ames. She used charts to show protein fats calories and vitamins and discussed plans for a Halloween party amid a busy meeting with eighteen mothers and five children present.
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Florence C. Plondke
Ames
Home Economics Educational Service
National Livestock and Meats Board
Mothers Club
George Michel
John Lines
Rex King
Federation
Bernard Schenken
Ray Wells
H. E. Northrop
Marjorie Beach
Thanksgiving Date To Be Unchanged
Washington reports Thanksgiving will be proclaimed for November 30 the last Thursday in the month as usual amid pleas to move it earlier. President Roosevelt reportedly favors keeping the tradition, noting state laws already fix the date and avoid confusion. Merchants and civic groups urged changes while some opponents supported preservation of the traditional date.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
New Milk Strike Threatens Chicago
Delegates of 18 000 Chicago area dairy farmers vote to empower Pure Milk association directors to halt all fluid milk deliveries if the federal farm administration does not enforce terms of the marketing agreement. They may strike within days, awaiting action by Secretary Wallace to curb cut throat dairies.
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NMS
Federal Farm Administration
Pure Milk Association
D. N. Geyer
Wallace
Johnny Farrell Tops Eastern Open Tourney
Johnny Farrell, former national open golf champion, led the second eighteen holes at the Presidential Country club course in Wayland Massachusetts. He held a three stroke edge over Paul Runyon of White Plains New York after a 70 on Thursday.
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Johnny Farrell
Presidential Country Club
Paul Runyon
White Plains
N. Y
Marion School Notes Highlights New Pupil Arrivals
New pupils this year include first graders Robert Foile from Marshall town, Dale and Desmond Norris from Wisconsin. second grader Wilde Grade Culver of Excelsior Springs Missouri. third grader Verlene Baute of Mechanicsville. fifth grader Maxine Garrison of Cedar Rapids. seventh graders Geraldine Weaver of Prairie Union and Ruth Culver of Excelsior Springs. eighth grader Virginia Brokaw of Perry. Helen North Velda Pickerell and Jane Garrison of Roosevelt Cedar Rapids. Austin McNally of Lane Wil ow. Several pupils moved to other towns including Lloyd and Muriel Knouf to Cedar Rapids and Margaret and
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Marshalltown
Dale
Desmond Norris
Wisconsin
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Culver
Excelsior Springs
Verlene Baute
Mechanicsville
Maxine Garrison
Cedar Rapids
Geraldine Weaver
Prairie Union School
Ruth Culver
Dwain Cruise
St. Berchman's
Virginia Brokaw
Perry
Helen North
Velda Pickerell
Jane Garrison
Roosevelt
Austin McNally
Lane, Wilow
Lloyd
Muriel Knouf
Margaret
Tarzan Thriller On Program For Gazette Kiddie Frolic
The Paramount theater hosts a Kiddie Frolic Saturday with Tarzan the Ape Man starring Johnny Weissmuller. Doors open at 9 45 am though the show starts 10 30 am. Prizes reward kids for impersonations of Sunday Gazette comics, with 5 cent admission on coupon or 10 cents without.
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Gazette
Paramount Theater
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Sunday Gazette
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Sioux City Man Heads Iowa Baptists Board Members Elected
Iowa Baptists chose Burlington as the 1934 convention site and elected officers for the coming year at a Muscatine business meeting. Officers include D. Huff of Sioux City president W L Shantz Muscatine vice president I J Brame Indianola recording secretary J H Cochrane Des Moines treasurer. Three year board terms go to George Sherman Cedar Rapids J S Harrington DeWitt A W Lyons Fort Dodge F Catten Red Oak Mrs F L Asquith Waterloo and Mrs Truman Stevens Des Moines. The convention pledged continued prohibition support and criticized the national administration over repeal while condemning beer parlors and Roosevelt taverns as worse than saloons. A beam of light travels from the sun to earth in eight minutes at about 196 000 miles per second.
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Iowa Baptists
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Sioux City
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I. J. Brame
Indianola
J.H. Cochrane
Des Moines
George Sherman
Cedar Rapids
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Fort Dodge
F. Catten
Red Oak
F. &. Asquith
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Truman Stevens
Coneention
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