Single Women Preference Boosted by School Board
A Monday board of education meeting approved a policy giving employment preference to single or wholly self supporting married women for substitute or supply teachers. The session also reviewed bus bids, choosing a 4 cylinder Ford bus at 1230 dollars with trade in, after considering cheaper offers.
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Board of Education
Rude Auto Company
Ford
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Kadlee Brothers
Studebaker
Reo Motor Company
MakKibben Motor Company
Dodge
Poling doubts Robins sighting in East Chicago search
Dr. Daniel Poling, leading a Chicago probe into Col. Raymond Robins’s disappearance, says reports of Robins in the loop or south side are sincere yet mistaken. He plans a final canvass with Graham Taylor and Harold Ickes, and may depart for New York after coordinating Salvation Army volunteers helping the search.
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Chicago
Ill
Raymond Robins
Hoover
East
Daniel A. Poling
New York
Dr. Poling
Washington
Salvation Army
Colonel Robins
Poling
Linn County Government Expenditure Report 1931
Taxpayers note Linn county 1931 financial report shows aid to the poor outside the county home totaling 127 858 57 dollars. Warrants for provisions reached 37 837 26 and for rent 26 654 44.
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Linn County
Scout Officials Of Eastern Iowa Meet Here September 25
Scout executives from eastern Iowa cities will gather at the Chamber of Commerce for a conference on September 25. Attendees include officials from Burlington Davenport Clinton Dubuque Ottumwa Iowa City Waterloo Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids. Regional Executive Fred Davie and associate Earl B Moore of Lincoln Nebraska will attend. The program starts with a noon luncheon and includes discussions of a new ten year plan.
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Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
Davenport
Clinton
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Fred Davie
Earl B. Moore
Lincoln
Neb
Local Youth Returns From 7200 Mile Hitch Hike
Ray Allen, 20, son of Mr and Mrs R J Allen of 538 Forest Drive SE Cedar Rapids, finished a 7200 mile summer hitch hike from California to North Carolina. The Iowa State College ceramic engineering senior left June 15 and rode from Omaha to Reno before reaching Sacramento after four and a half days. He toured Los Angeles to see the Olympics, then traveled through Texas New Orleans Atlanta and Ashland North Carolina visiting a roommate two weeks, before returning via Nashville and St. Louis.
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Ray Allen
R. J. Allen
Forest Drive
California
North Carolina
Allen
Iowa State College
Omaha
Reno
Sacramento
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Tia Juana
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
New Orleans
Atlanta
Ashland
N.C
Nashville
Hearing on garage permit continued
The board of adjustment continued Charles C. Bock’s petition to operate a private garage for auto repairs at 711 Second Avenue SW after neighbor waivers and opposition in a B district. Bock plans to secure neighbor consent for a temporary shop. A prior three year ago defeat is noted. Elbert R. Thomas obtained permission to move a house onto a rear lot at 1601 Fifth Street NW and to abandon the existing rear garage by May 1.
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Charles C. Bock
Second Avenue
Board of Adjustment
Bock
Via
E. J. Hoffman
Mary Hoffman
Sixth Street
Elbert R. Thomas
Pearl Thomas
Fifth Street
Thomas
Great Western Ry Directors Predict Business Recovery
Directors of the Chicago Great Western railroad met in Omaha on Monday with President Patrick H. Joyce presiding. Joyce stated that business can only improve and noted prices are at a low, urging that people must buy as the upturn begins.
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Great Western Ry
Omaha
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Patrick H. Joyce
Joyce
A. W. Cutten
Chicago Board of Trade
Removal of Government from Business Aids Economic Growth
Analysts argue freeing business from government intervention boosts growth and competitiveness. They warn against demagoguery in campaigns that threaten investor confidence and market stability. Political actors are urged to focus on pragmatic policy over rhetoric.
Tropical Storm Strikes Louisiana Coast
A tropical disturbance neared the Louisiana coast bringing squalls and heavy seas. The storm, located about 100 miles southwest of the Mississippi River delta, caused gales for inbound ships and tides about two feet above normal at Gulfport Mississippi with widespread rain across the region.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi River Delta
Gulfport
Miss
Spartanburg Ten Lays an Egg Colored Brown During Eclipse
A Spartanburg resident reports a peculiar event during a solar eclipse with ten birds laying eggs that hatch to a brown tint described as egg colored. The sighting drew local interest and curiosity about avian responses to celestial events.
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Spartanburg
S. C
How to Feel Full of Pep After Twins
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Lydie Pinkham
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