School conditions and salaries prompt public duty call
Letters from the superintendent defend sharing school conditions with patrons and urge public fairness in teacher salaries. The note condemns union organization and cites the American Federation of Labor. It lists perfect attendance and teacher certification figures, discusses Burr Oak District consolidation, and records meetings with Buchanan Consolidated School officials. The piece ends with a moral questions referendum urging a NO vote on March 16 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Commissioner of Education
American Federation of Labor
Minot
Peter
Celia
Barbara Wolf
Hague
Raymond Little Liberty
Harold
Clarence Larson
Highland
Emma Sites
Willie Gilman
George Laverly
Burr Oak
Leon Vossler
Henry Munsch
Winchester
Eva Amelia Blore
Winona
Mervin Scott
Williamsport
Frieda Birckel
Moulley
Ethan
Ethel
Fern Paine
Hazel
Marie Lewis
Glanavon
W. F. Buchanan
Jas. Vig
Buchanan Consolidated School
Buchanan
Bismarck
Moral Welfare Resolutions From Emmons County Voters
The Committee on Resolutions of the Linton M. E. Sunday School Adult Bible Class submits to Emmons County voters a statement defending laws essential to the moral welfare of every citizen amid attacks from foes of morality and youth.
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Committee On
Linton M. E. Sunday School
Emmons County
County Farm Bureau Growth and Plans in 1918
County agent notes detail the 1918 push to form a farm bureau, with 61 charter members from 30 of 42 townships after June picnics. A mailing campaign, winter meetings, and community talks aimed to build a 400-member organization. The grasshopper control campaign stands out, and two related associations formed: Emmons County Purebred Stock and Hazleton Livestock Shipping. Major projects include winter meetings, crop rotation, livestock promotion, and improved seed programs.
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Farm Bureau
Emmons County Purebred Stock Association
Linton
Livestock Shipping Association of
Hazelton
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Have You Farm Stationery
Farmers in Emmons County are urged to adopt printed letterheads and envelopes bearing their farm name. The Record invites readers to obtain custom farm stationery, arguing a farm home is a business and that using personalized stationery boosts credibility and promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmons County
Livestock Improvement Efforts Boost County Breeds
Farm Bureau notes social reach of its sire and dam exchange list with 31 pure bred sires purchased or traded and 22 pure bred females bought in three months. Veterinary talks aided disease prevention, abortion cases, hog cholera, and six referrals. Poultry trade rose with a 50 percent increase in egg and poultry shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau News
State Farmers Institute
Farm Bureau Meetings Set on Cream Marketing
State Dairy Commissioner Osterhaus will discuss bettering cream marketing at Hazelton on March 4 at 11 30 a.m. and at Linton on March 5 at 2 p.m. in the court room. Farmers are urged to attend for guidance on cooperative creameries or centralized cream stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Osterhaus
Hazelton
Linton
Dwarfs in History and Royal Fascination
Dwarfs have long been prized by rulers and elites for status and style. Across eras kingdoms competed for dwarfs and even ancient Akkas in Africa were valued by pharaohs. Romans pursued artificial dwarfing, distinguishing natural from unnatural forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equatorial Africa
Capital News Notes on 1932 presidential filings in North Dakota
Earle H. Tostevin reports petitions filed to place Senator Hiram W. Johnson on the North Dakota Republican presidential ballot with expectations that General Wood and Senator Harding may follow. Remarks praise Johnson’s independence and progressive record while reporting controversy over Bishoff’s interviews and alleged townley influence within North Dakota press circles.
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Hiram W. Johnson
California
Senator Johnson
Wood
Louden
Harding
Johnson
North Dakota
East
R. Selden Wilcox
Nonpartisan League critiques and Lansing resignation
The article reports John Spargo denouncing the Nonpartisan League as boss-controlled, Gilbert S. Farness Post 40 opposing a German language paper, and President Wilson accepting Robert Lansing’s cabinet resignation after accused usurpation of presidential power. It notes prewar liberal concerns at Morristown and long-standing policy splits dating to the Paris Peace Conference and Mexican policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spargo
Socialist Party
St. Louis
George Creei
Bureau of Public Information
Nonpartisan League
Morristown
Nonpartisan League of the Northwest
Great Farmers’ Movement
North Dakota
Germany
John Fontana
Fontana
Gilbert S. Farness
American Legion
New Salem
Thomas Hall
Washington
Robert Lansing
Wilson
Lansing
Republic
Mr. Lansing
Paris
Mexico
Power Troubles Hit Local Record Office
For six weeks the Record staff faced repeated power outages at the light plant. Tuesday blackouts delayed the newsroom by a day, forcing late nights to catch up. A gas engine was installed to power the linotype, aimed at improving future service.
Wearing Legion Buttons Delinquent Members Barred
Fraternal organization rules forbid nonmembers or those not in good standing from wearing the Legion button. Members must sign and pay 1920 dues to retain status. violators may be arrested. Inspectors urged to verify membership by card.
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Legion
Hospital Shower to Aid Manila and Kiu Kiang Hospitals
The Women's Missionary Society of the M. E. church hosts a Hospital Shower next Friday afternoon February 20 in the church lecture room. The society will send donated supplies to mission hospitals in Manila Philippines and Kiu Kiang China. Invite all friends to contribute items such as pillow cases bath towels hand towels wash cloths night gowns diaper supplies baby shirts and other medical basics.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Manila
Philipine Islands
Notice to Creditors Susan M Scott Estate
Legal notice to creditors for the Susan M. Scott estate requests vouchers be submitted within four months after first publication. First publication is February 4. Inquiries and orders processed by Armstrong and Cameron through Read the Record for a fee.
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Susan M. Scott Estate
Armstrong & Cameron
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Con Supt
Home Defenders
H. A. Thoreson K. C. Dilly S. M. Swaney
Farm Bureau Organization
Trade AT Home
Capital News
Earle H. Tostevin
O. T. Bishoff
Publishers National Service Bureau
Townley
Capitol News Bureau
North Dakota Press Association
Brinton
Bishoff
League
Minnesota
Rishoff
The
Beach Advance
Wilton News
Bischoff
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