Smallpox Quarantine Up in City as Vaccination Rises
Eighten homes are under quarantine for smallpox while vaccination expands. The board of health discussed an isolation hospital site but took no action. Dr. W. W. Daut said vaccination is reducing spread and ordered more vaccine. Quarantines include four scarlet fever, three diphtheria, and one infantile paralysis cases.
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Board of Health
W. W. Daut
Kansas City
Illinois
Daut
Iowa
John Tillie
Frank Novak
Tillie
Muscatine Plans Five Four Four School System
The December American School Board Journal highlights Muscatine Iowa adopting a five four four plan under Superintendent S A Potts. It outlines three divisions: sub primary through fourth grade, intermediate grades five through eight with departmental work, and grades nine through twelve as the high school.
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Muscatine
S. A. Potts
American School Board Journal
United States
Milwaukee
Wis
Supt. S. A. Potts
Rev William Klein to be installed as head of Lutheran home
The Rev William Klein will be installed as superintendent of the Lutheran Orphans and Old People's Home. The installation and annual directors meeting are expected January 5 with Rev Henry Foelsch presiding. Directors plan officer elections and board reorganization.
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William Klein
Lutheran Orphans
Old People’s Home
The
Home Association
John Haetner
Tulinoig
Iowa Cities
Henry Foelsch
Ashton
Ill
Klein
Legion Holiday Fund Grows For Veterans Families
More than 40 dollars has been raised by American Legion members for a Christmas cheer fund aimed at families of veterans and ex servicemen. Dr Robert Tillie, committee chairman, says donations come from city members and beef totaling 150 pounds has been contracted for distribution. Donations of any amount up to one dollar are invited, and un solicited Legion members are urged to contribute at once.
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American Legion
Robert Tillie
Tillie
Barge Line Big Success Extends to Upper Mississippi
The War Department reports the federal barge line on the Mississippi between St. Louis and New Orleans a complete success and plans to extend service to the upper river. Col. T. Q. Ashburn compiled data for the inland and coastwise waterways service. the findings appear in the annual report of the secretary to the president.
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St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi River
War Department
Muscatine
Upper River
Col
T. Q. Ashburn
Inland and
Coastwise Waterways Service
Army
Col.Ashburn
Boxes Prepared for Soldiers in Iowa Hospitals
Four Christmas boxes will be assembled Thursday by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Edward H. Bitter post American Legion to send to soldiers in Iowa hospitals. Contents include candy nuts raisins gum cookies fruit cake cigars and three handkerchiefs. Mesdames John Havercamp P J Barry and J P Meeker lead the committee.
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Iowa
Woman's Auxiliary
Edward H. Bitter
American Legion
Des Moines
John Havercamp
P. J. Barry
J. P. Meeker
Garfield Parents Teachers Association Holds First Regular Meeting
About fifty residents of the Garfield school community attended the Garfield Parent-Teachers association session at the school Tuesday evening. A. Marea Othmer spoke on school problems and lower grade pupils performed exercises while a string orchestra played. A program for the next meeting was announced for Tuesday evening January 10.
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Garfield
Garfield Parent-Teachers’ Association
A. Marea Othmer
Association
Muscatine Teachers Join State Fund for Annuity Bill
Muscatine public school teachers will donate about 350 dollars to a fund aiding the drafting of a teachers annuity bill for Iowa. Each teacher contributes 3 cents of a month’s salary as the fund grows toward a 15,000 dollar actuary goal. The bill, to be presented at the next legislature session, envisions pension payments from a panel fee to teachers retired due to age or disability.
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Muscatine
Towa
M. A. Barr
Muscatine Organization
Charles E. Pye
Des Moines
Iowa State Teacers’ Association
Pension Reform Pressure in States Cuts Teacher Pensions
The text notes rising worry about the future and commitment to chosen work. It mentions that teachers will be asked for no money to finance the plan. It states that thirty four states have ended teachers' pension laws, either statewide or local.
Family in Keithsburg Struck by Diphtheria Quarantine
Keithsburg Ill Dec 14 The family of Herb Whitehall a three person household all have diphtheria and are under strict quarantine The case was pronounced diphtheria on Sunday and anti toxin was procured and used on the cases and several exposed The greatest care is being taken to prevent spread of the disease
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Keithsburg
Ill
Whitehall
Iowa City fights $15,000 damage suit
Iowa City authorities led by Mayor Ingalls Swisher and the city council deny responsibility for injuries claimed by Mrs. Elizabeth Carravers after a fall on an icy sidewalk. The city contends the plaintiff was negligent and vigorously resists her $15,000 damage suit now on trial. In a separate matter, banker Samuel E. Lehnen was arraigned in district court and pleaded not guilty to charges of fraudulent banking related to deposits for a bank known to be insolvent and two related counts.
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Iowa City
Ingalls Swisher
Elizabeth Carravers
Samuel E. Lehnen
North Liberty Savings Bank
Congressional Candidate Named in Iowa District Nomination
Prof. Robert Elmer Long, ex Iowa State University figure and Lone Tree schools superintendent, now Sac City attorney, is named as a candidate for the party nomination for congressman in his district. Bond details include a $5,000 bond in one case and $2,000 in the other two.
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Robert Elmer Long
Iowa University
Sac City
Lone Tree
Parrott Named President Of Grace Lutheran Men’s Club
Arthur Parrott was elected president of the Grace Lutheran Church men’s club at the semi annual session Tuesday evening. Herman Kindler was named vice president William McClean treasurer and Rev T F Weiskotten secretary for a six months term. The club outlined plans for a social session on Tuesday December 27.
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Arthur Parrott
Grace Lutheran Church
Herman Kindler
William McClean
T. F. Weiskotten
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