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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1948
Page
7
Morganville Kansas holds a pageant Friday night to raise funds to rehabilitate Feves the war damaged village adopted by Morganville through UNESCO. Both communities are farming towns with shared residents and ties to the French village project.
The Missouri state fair horse show opened Sunday night in Sedalia and runs nightly through Friday. Fare hike approved in Topeka raises Kansas City Kansas streetcar and bus fares beginning at 12:01 a.m. Details indicate a commission vote approving the increase.
A historic school notice outlines a start date of September 7 for a junior high assembly and related enrollment figures. It mentions seventh graders, music programs, and a forthcoming ninth grade test plan with administrators including Boo Nevetny and the Lawrence school superintendent.
A three week conference at a New York university featured school superintendents urging broader citizen engagement in education. They argued for student teacher and parent participation, selection of teacher candidates from top intellects, diffusion of better teaching practices, and federal aid to education to strengthen local systems.
A listing shows sixteen teachers hired by Baldwin schools for the upcoming fall term. The positions include assignments across elementary and high school levels with anticipated start in September.
The article outlines Baldwin high and grade school staff including principal Wiliam V. Potts and teachers such as Clarence Brone, Robert Ridgeway, Mary S. Martin, and Myrna Hornberger. It notes new hires Stutzman and Postewaite, expanded bus service, building renovations, a repurposed gym as dining room, new playground equipment, and football practice beginning September 1 under Baker University stadium lights. It also mentions a hiccup remedy story from Pasadena about Joseph Wolfert.
Lawrence Nash automobile agency reveals a special showing of Nash cars in Kansas City on September 1 and 2. George W. Mason, president of Nash Kelvinator, confirms the event and notes the models will boast improved engineering, efficiency, and the Nash "A00" delivering over 25 miles per gallon on highway speeds.
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