New Teachers Employed for Public School System
The district announces new staff for the Smith Hughes Vocational Homemaking Department with Miss Genevra Faber taking charge and Miss Marjorie Lamb having resigned last spring. Second grade openings are filled by Miss Marian Streyffeler from Des Moines, with Miss Leona Reavers and Miss Annabelle Beebe teaching at Lincoln and Webster buildings. A new kindergarten teacher, Miss Virginia Milliken of Corning, Iowa, will lead morning and afternoon classes at Webster and Lincoln buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevra Faber
Smith Hughes
Brith Hughes
Marjorie Lamb
Miss Faber
Ames High School
Iowa State College
State Board of Vocational Education
North English
Marian Streyffeler
Pella
Miss Jackson
Miss Streyffeler
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake University
Fort Des Moines
Elmwood
Walker
Webster Building
Pella Pubic Schools
Lincoln
Leona Reavers
Miss Reuvers
Webster
Annabelle Beebe
Beebe
Virginia Milliken
Corning
Maryville State Teachers College
Maryville
Missouri
Pella Schools Adopt Flat Rate Textbook Rentals This Year
A new plan in Pella Public Schools standardizes grade book rentals under a per grade flat rate for the school year. Teachers supervise issuance, refunds for early withdrawal, and charges for damage. the system excludes supplies and lab materials and may expand to the high school if successful.
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Pella
Lincoln Building
Miss Faber of Ames to Teach Home Economics
Genevra Faber of Ames Iowa was chosen by the local Board of Education to fill the Vocational Homemaking post left by Miss Marjorie Lamb. She must be released from North English where she taught two years and attend Ames summer session to qualify under the Smith Hughes Act. The post allows fifty percent salary reimbursement from the federal government and is part of the Vocational Agriculture program.
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Genevra Faber
Ames
Towa
Board of Education
Marjorie Lamb
Miss Faber
State Board of Vocational Education
Vocational Agriculture Department
Ames High School
Town State College
North English
Miss Lamb
Homemaking Girls Attend Conference at Ames
Two Pella high school tenth graders Jean Van Gorkom and Ruth Klein attended the sixth annual High School Homemakers Conference in Ames the week of August 21. Selecting their group from last year’s class, they look forward to meeting Miss Geneva Faber. The conference’s general topic was Living Today and ends Tuesday at four o'clock.
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Pella
Ames
Jean van Gorkom
Ruth Klein
Genevra Faber
Social Welfare Meeting Held August 16 1939
The regular monthly emergency relief meeting of the Social Welfare officials was held in the Court House Tuesday August 16 at 1 30 pm. Chairman Mrs Anna Kissinger led roll call with board and staff members present. July minutes were approved. Old Age Assistance changes, effective July 1 1939, outlined by E Hollebrands. Caswell reported subsistence gardens yielding despite drought. A booth to display garden produce at the County Fair. Current relief products include corn meal beans flour butter rice and canned milk. Relief cases rose to 583 in July, up 9 percent from June due to WPA layoffs and mining slack. A request for September state funds was made. Next meeting set for September 12.
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Court House
Anna Kissinger
Board of Social Welfare
Ben Blommers
Wm. Brasher
Jerry Speed
J. F. Clark
A. L. Dykstra
Board of Supervisors
C. Ted Johnson
Gladise Larson
Alice Fry
John Caswell
Relief Office
E. Hollebrands
Clarence Kading
Hollis Bybee
Horses Will Pull at Ames Sports Festival
Farm Bureau officials announce the first annual Iowa Farm Sports Festival at Iowa State College in Ames on September 8 and 9. A battle between champion horse pulling dynanometer teams leads head line exhibitions with blue ribbon teams invited from state and national contests. Also features expert archers and wrestlers.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
Ames
Belgian American sport aims to entertain at college program
Two roly poly teams from Poweshiek and Iowa counties will demonstrate a Belgian American sport described as a cross between bowling and pitching horseshoe. A clown and novelty band will aid the program. Officials planned a two hour open house tour of the college and experiment station on Saturday morning. Farm Bureau contests include hog calling rolling pin throwing and checkers with prizes for the largest family oldest member and oldest woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minton
Geyminasti
Poweshick
Iowa
College and Experiment Station
Farm Bureau
Average cost to wire a farmstead is 137.50 dollars
Harold Beaty of Iowa State College reports on rural electrification surveys showing wiring 1000 plus farmsteads averages 137.50 dollars per farm. A two man crew takes about four days per farm with emphasis on careful planning, appliance selection, and future-proofing. Inspectors and insurers advocate project inspections to reduce risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Harold H. Beaty
Towa State College
Steads
Beaty
Paving Work on Mt Ayr Benton Highway Requires Water
Paving operations for the Mt Ayr Benton highway consume 60 000 gallons of water daily to support gravel, asphalt work, and road surface sealing, with crews coordinating water supply for ongoing construction activity.
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Mt. Ayr-Benton
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Beatyid
Pella High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
The
North Central Association of Colleges and High Schools
F.F.A
H. O. Wormhoudt
Andrew Verploegh
John N, Vander Linder
Pella Public Schools
C. C. Buerkens
Jane Gosselink
W. C. Ver
Ploeg
Paul Lautenbach
Samuel Ver Steeg
Sec’y
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