State Supported Schools Increase Enrollment
State and Iowa enrollment numbers rising since lows in the 1930s are detailed, with Iowa State at 6449 students and Iowa at about 6829, an increase of 1184 since the low point. Iowa Teachers shows gains since 1934-35 but remains below 1930-31 levels. The piece notes initials W G C for State Treasurer Bagley and profiles Paul Hill as director of safety education.
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Iowa State
Iowa
Low Point
Board of Education
Bagley
Willis
Bill
Gaylord
Clark
Driving safety courses gain slow ground in Iowa schools
A columnist urges expanding driving safety education in Iowa where fewer than 100 high schools offer safety courses and none of the colleges provide a bona fide driving program. Reasons include cost of cars, parental objections, crowded schedules, and resistance to new curricula, with potential life-saving value noted as driving education grows.
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Iowa
Smallpox Vaccination Saves in Several Ways
Iowa’s 1930 to 1938 smallpox toll totaled 10,764 cases with an estimated $269000 in costs, urging parents to vaccinate during a county campaign starting October 30. The state health department warns vaccination saves time, sickness, isolation, and potential complications, stressing economic and humanitarian benefits.
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Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Want Ads Offer Help with Sell Don't Wants
A compact notice urges readers to use want ads to liquidate unwanted items for cash. It frames the service as a quick, convenient way to turn surplus goods into money. The message emphasizes simplicity and practical value for sellers.
Local social notes from Grand Meadow area gatherings
Residents and guests across Grand Meadow and nearby towns share visits and hospitality. Mrs. Ernest Holt, Mrs. Immanuel Larson, and others spent time with friends in the Even Lien, Julia Landsgard, and Bert Lyngaas circles while Ernest Holt and Richard Olson brought back machinery from Moline. Family and neighbor visits extend to Elgin, Kensett, Monona, and Le Roy Minnesota with numerous hosts and hostesses.
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Ernest Holt
Immanuel Larson
Even Lien
Gilbert Buraas
Gloria
Carolyn Erickson
Bert Lyngaas
Julia Landsgard
Ole Reierson
Donald
Darlene
Bernice
Bert Bruckner
McGregor
Willard Martin
Ed Johnson
Almer Nelson
Elgin
Thelma Lyngaas
Vernon Anderson
Alfred Buraas
Fern
DeAlta
Shirley
Kensett
Clarence Peterson
Dorf Opperud
Halver
Ole Aasen
Richard Olson
Moline
Arthur Olson
Andrew Reinhart
Helen Reinhart
Fred Pfister
Laura Holt
Willie of
Monona
Clarisa
Mina Olson
Alphie Thorson
Clarence Olson
Quenton
Ole Thorson
Cars Parade Through Dublin Rolls By Nearly Forty Years Old
In Dublin Ireland a parade featured vintage vehicles with many cars around forty years old spotted along the route. The event drew local onlookers and highlighted classic automobiles.
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Cara
Dublin
Ireland
Installment Purchases Dominate 1937 Family Spending
A study shows American families in 1937 spent about 1000 dollars on merchandise with 125 dollars bought on installment plans and 875 dollars paid in cash. The finding highlights the era's reliance on credit for major purchases.
Gringo Origin Traced to 1848 War Singing Gringo Term
Linguists along the Texas Mexican border say the Mexican use of gringo for northern neighbors originated in the 1848 war era when U S troops were said to sing Green Grow the Grasses. The term was heard as a Mexican interpretation of gringo.
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Mexico
United States
Flying Pair Breaks Aloft Record for Light Planes
In Lancaster California pilots Clyde Schlieper and Wes Carroll set a 244 hour aloft mark for light planes near Rosamond Dry Lake then pursued the 30 day overall class record. They refueled from a speeding car to power a 50 horsepower motor, lifting off Sept. 29 from Long Beach Marine Stadium and flying while maintaining fuel in pontoon tanks.
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Lancaster
Calif
Rosamond Dry Lake
Clyde Schlieper
Wes Carroll
Long Beach Marine Stadium
Eureka College Adopts Concentrated Nine Week Study Plan
Eureka College at Eureka Ti inaugurates a new plan under Dr Burrus Dickinson president. Students devote nine weeks to a single subject at a time, mastering it before switching to another. The method marks Eureka as a pioneer liberal arts college in adopting this focused study approach.
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Eureka
M. W. Pace
Burrus Dickinson
Eureka College
College of Liberal Arts
Japanese chemists pursue synthetic tobacco from soya beans
Japanese researchers explore a new use for soya beans by attempting to create synthetic tobacco. The project aims to replicate tobacco characteristics using bean material, signaling potential shifts in agricultural and manufacturing applications.
Law Production Across States Sets Record in 1937
The 48 state legislatures with 24 660 senators and representatives passed 17 184 new laws in 1937, averaging about 242 laws per legislator.
Case brief on Holy Trinity v United States decision
The 1892 case Christian Nation concerns the declaration This is a Christian nation. The Supreme Court ruling was issued on February 29, 1892 by Justice Brewer.
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Church of the Holy Trinity
United States
Justice Brewer
Germans Regulate Rayon in Textiles Abroad
The article notes a trend in Germany Japan and Italy requiring rayon to be mixed with cotton in fabrics. It cites government decrees or laws enacted over recent years, shaping textile production and material standards internationally.
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Germany
Japan
Italy
United States Apples Share Global Tree Count
The United States accounts for about one fourth of the world’s roughly 450,060,000 apple trees. U S orchards yield about 155,000,000 bushels of apples annually on average.
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U. & Has Forth
United States
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L. L. Carr
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J. A. Erickson
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Walter P. Chrysler
Wim. Wrigley, Jr
Thomas A. Edison
America
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Charles Sahwab
Schwab
Rappagie Institute of Technology
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