Iowa Teachers and lawmakers seek smarter school legislation
Dean Peisen of Eldora told Cedar Rapids teachers that cooperation with the Iowa Taxpayers League signals better school legislation ahead. He warned reform must shift from new appropriations to adjusting teacher load and funding, citing rising educational bonds and wages since 1900 while noting Iowa lacks oil or mines to fund schools. The address urged civil government education and cautioned against overreliance on appropriations.
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Teachers’ Legislative Committee
Iowa Taxpayers League
Dean Peisen
Eldora
Cedar Rapids Teachers Association
First Congregational Church
Persen
Peisen
Iowa
Texas
Polson
Minnesota
Michigan
Nudge for a Healthful Morning Liver Tip
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate bile flow and ease constipation. It claims benefits for digestion of fatty foods and overall energy, highlighting vegetable composition and pricing three box sizes.
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Ohio
Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Willis Bill Aims to Secure Teacher Jobs
Willie Willis backs a measure for the upcoming legislative session to guarantee stable employment for teachers and protect them from dismissal without cause.
Minimum physical requirements for draft class I a
Washington report outlines the basic standards for men to enter class I a available for general military service. It lists height, weight, chest, vision, hearing, and dental requirements, noting that minor defects may still allow eligibility and that the overall ruling classifies acceptable physical conditions for service.
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Washington
Drastic Law In Occupied France Decreed Death Penalty
Paris reporting that the occupied French governor issued a death penalty for any individual who fails to perform a task assigned by the military administrator. An example involved guards posted over a severed telephone cable near Paris with fifty men liable to be shot if the cable is cut again. Unrest grows in industrial areas and about 2,000 communists have been arrested for distributing tracts.
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Paris
France
Fascist Claims British Troop Losses From Sinking Convoy
Virginio Gayda, Italian fascist editor, says six British ships were sunk in the Red Sea with all hands, claiming 3,000 to 4,000 lives lost from a 22,000 troop convoy, while the British admiralty denies any damage to convoy ships.
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Rome
Near East
Virginio Gayda
High Command
Red Sea
Gayda
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4597 Available
Anne Adams pattern 4597 offered for dolls 14 to 24 inches. Individual yardage details in pattern. Send 15 cents to Pattern Department The Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY. Additional 10 cents gives latest pattern book.
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Pattern Department
the Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Escape clauses in Jap Axis pact revealed to influence Britain
Tokyo informed British ambassador Sir Robert Craigie that the Japan Germany Italy alliance may include escape clauses allowing each signatory to decide when to aid others. While unconfirmed by diplomats, the claim is used to urge Britain toward appeasement. Sources say Tokyo envoys warn of lost diplomatic initiative and pressure in oil talks with the Netherlands East Indies.
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Shanghai
Japan
Robert Craigie
Tokio
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Pacific
Indicted in Threat on President Roosevelt
Edward Blount, 30, a government clerk, was indicted on two counts for threatening to kill President Roosevelt. He pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing but plans to plead not guilty at district court arraignment. He is free on $5,000 bond.
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Washington (Ap
Edward Blount
Roosevelt Blount
United States
Blount
Coach Train Runs Daily Never Carries Passenger
Wellsville reporter notes a gasoline-driven coach runs twice daily between Wellsville and Hell's Half Acre at the Pennsylvania border but carries no passengers. The car must complete two round trips daily to meet legal requirements. An Ohio public utilities commission decision on abandoning two trains is pending. Hell's Half Acre is a dense thicket once populated by bootleggers.
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Wellsville
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