Kansas Schools Struggled in the 1930s Low Mood Era
The article details how Kansas public schools cut payrolls delayed maintenance and relied on local taxes as farmers faced delinquent farm taxes. Rural teachers earned far less than urban counterparts while programs like NYA and PWA aided schooling, improving by 1937, before lingering scars shaped later policy.
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Greeley County
Emporia Gazette
Wichita School Board
Chamber of Commerce
Carleen Howieson
Brown County
Hickory Grove
Compton
Mildred Walker
Republic County
School Board
University of Kansas
Orry Walz
Lawrence
Walz
The
Kansas City Star
College
National Youth Administration
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Ottawa University
City of
Ottawa
Alf Landon
United States
AT&T Strikers and Company Still Far Apart in Contract Talks
Informal talks continue between AT&T and union leaders as 675,000 workers strike. Officials say progress is limited with key issues like wages, job security, retraining, and working conditions unresolved. The White House monitors via FMCS. AFL-CIO backs the strike.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Ca
Glenn E. Watts
The
Communications Workers of America
CWA
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Telecommunications International Union
Rozanne Weissman
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