Education's end is discipline not mere knowledge
The text cites Tryon Edwards on education, argues readers agree with Hal Frank that Japan Italy and Germany move from front page news to nuisances, notes Britons tire of daily crises, and urges parents that schooling includes life lessons beyond rote study, citing that many great men were poor scholars yet learned from daily experience and peers.
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Tryon Edwards
Hal Frank
Toronto Satuday
Japan
Italy
Germany
Witty exchanges on work and understanding
A humorous passage contrasts Mrs Murphy saying her husband found a permanent job with Mrs Dugan's skepticism. A professor tells a pupil to write clearly and the pupil asks what part was unclear, highlighting miscommunication and clarity. The dialogue uses sharp irony to critique pretension and emphasize accessible writing.
Bright curbside blooms brighten city streets
Dozens of curbs in front of homes display flowers replacing tulips of spring. Petunias and moss roses bloom along nearly every street, enhancing each jet and the city’s overall beauty. The front doors and homes present a bright, clean face to visitors, making this a worthwhile effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East First Street
Otto Mathes
Otto di . Mathes
Night Driving Safety Fact From Trippe Foundation
A Trippe Safety Foundation release cautions drivers about night visibility. At forty five miles per hour with perfect headlights a car sees 235 feet ahead, with average headlights 150 feet, and with average brakes the stopping distance is 200 feet plus 50 feet reaction. Even with the best headlamps you overdrive by 85 feet, effectively driving without proper lights and risking life in rain fog or snow. The message warns against speeding at night to save a minute or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trippe Safety Foundation of
Chicago
Traveling on Vacation Pace Versus Real Enjoyment
A reflective piece on highway travel habits shows families in traffic on Highway 163 west. The author questions the value of rushing vacations and the stress on grandmothers and drivers, urging readers to consider safer, slower trips and the true meaning of a pleasant holiday.
The Last Congress and a 13000 Million Budget
The piece argues that the last Congress spent about 13 000 million dollars, giving many groups what they wanted then trimming amounts to face voters. It notes the political motive of re election in 1940 and the tactic of appeasing all factions before reducing a few items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podunk
New York City
Last Moment Economy Stimulus Aims to Avert Recession
The president at Hyde Park criticized Congress for withholding last minute appropriations and warned they would bear responsibility if a business recession followed. The piece questions whether 13000 million or 14000 million in funding could trigger recovery and prosperity.
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Hyde Park
A Flower in a Classroom
A French teaching anecdote describes a high school idea to curb misbehavior. A vase with a weekly flower reward replaces wrecking impulses, prompting pupils to offer their finest blooms. The practice fostered gentleness, courtesy, and consideration among boys.
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Reagir
Emile Moussat
Preparation for Living at Central College Values Education
A call to students and parents to return to school, stressing practical training and citizenship. The piece praises progressive public schooling from kindergarten to college, highlighting vocational and liberal arts tracks, low-cost two year pre professional programs, home-based study, and the goal of equipping youths for living and adaptable success in any field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Heritage of good upbringing and responsible farming ethic
Editorials praise honoring parents and self discipline as a lasting heritage. Wallaces Farmer notes few farmers will reseal 1988 corn, urging farmers to shoulder the burden of stabilizing prices rather than relying on government help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Thirty Years Ago Pella News Highlights Aug 26 1909
Six young men at a four course stag dinner praised fellowship for two hours. A wagon toppled as guards’ horse fright caused bypass accident bruised both riders. Plans for a 18 foot high Pel la pioneer monument were unveiled to honor 450 settlers sailing from Holland. Mason Auto plant move to Waterloo promised 300 to 1000 jobs. Local real estate listings ranged 80 to 100 per acre. City water and light work advanced while alfalfa cutting samples were sought for the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Sybenga
Jacob Sybenga
Lon Wormhoudt
Harry de Reus
Hugo Kuyper
Tunis Kempkes
Tunis Klein
James Lankelma
Paul Edmand
Aly
Arie Boguards
Holland
Mason Auto
Waterloo
Des Moines
Newton
U. S
Clarence Vander Linden
John D. Kersbergen
Henry de Gooyer
Peter Heerema
William Verros
West Pella
South Pella
H. H. Sadler
Chas Dykstra
Bert Baron
Francis Cole
Watson Vander Ploeg
Jim Verhey
Joe Faassen
John R. Dieleman
Pella Realty Co
Gale
John H. Ver Stee
Town State College
Ames
Towa
Crossley
Henry Ver Rees
van Niewenhuizen
Bos
Mission Fest nets 1900 dollars and notable speakers
Twenty years ago the Reform ed churches held a highly successful Mission Fest with total receipts of 1900 dollars from a 1372 dollar collection and 575 dollars from canteen profits. Speakers included Miss Jennie Kuyper Rev J Wesselink Dr M J Hoffman and Rev Rotschaefer a missionary to India.
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Reformed Churches
Jennie Kuyper
J. Wesselink
M. J. Hoffman
Rotschaefer
India
Ben Synhorst
Big Ten
Towa
Duke Slater
Ben
Pella
Prairie City
Maxwell
Colfax
Johnston
Marke
Knight
Ora Campbell
Dallas
Ten Year Ago in Marion County News Briefs Aug 1929
A collage of short items recounts Marion County bonds failing to sell at 5 percent due to high call money rates, excerpts from Kuyper's Corner, a boy’s ammonia accident, gravel bid ranges for Knoxville road, Woodrow Washer shipments to three states, a marriage at Nashua’s Little Brown Church, Chevrolet selling one million sixes since 1929 model, a Pella man fined for contraband liquor paid by friends, casual ads booming in the Chronicle, and the Chronicle’s 12 page issue.
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Marion County
la Key
Mark
Oregon
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Iss Grace Pals
Meservey, Towa
Fred Lautenbach
Little Brown
Nashua
Iowa
Chevrolet
Kuyper
Korner
Pella
Simon de Haan
Chronicle
What Becomes Of Farm Dollar Shown at Fair
John Q. Farmer and his dollars story traces what has happened to the Iowa farmer's dollar in recent years. A large central exhibit by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation at the state fair will show the farm dollar's sources with displays of pigs, cows, chickens and other elements not in live form. The exhibit compares today’s dollar to the low mood dollar and parity income sought by agriculture. Other features cover lard and meat displays and previews of the Iowa Farm Sports Festival at Iowa State College, Ames, Sept. 8-9. Farm Bureau Day is Aug. 28 in a new tent near the Plaza, with a program from 9:30 am to noon including group recognitions and short addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Farmer
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa State
Farm Bureau
Organization For Agriculture
Iowa Farm
Iowa State College
Ames
Varied Industries
Massive 84-Pound Copper Nugget Found Near Adair
Fletcher Hunt of Adair found a copper nugget on a farm northwest of town. Weighing 84 pounds troy weight, it measures 10 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 5 inches deep. Ames geologists said it ranks among the largest they have seen.
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Fletcher Hunt
Adair
Ames
Hybrid Corn Show New at 1939 State Fair
Iowa State Fair announces a 1939 hybrid corn show as a major feature of the agricultural department. The event divides the state into northern and southern districts for cash prizes, banners, and plaques, with total premium offerings for agriculture totaling 5 707.50 dollars and a 496 dollar corn show cash pool. Entries close August 22, with space allocated for 14 county exhibits and 20 individual farm exhibits.
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Iowa State Fair
Agricultural Department
More Apples This Year Than in '38
Iowa State College Extension horticulturist S W Edgecombe reports 1939 apple crop near 90 percent of last year’s bumper harvest and about 66 percent of normal. Nation total yield projected at 155 to 160 million bushels. 1938 was 131 million. Cedar Rust serious in Harrison County. codling moth control to September. fruit outlook good with several varieties yielding well. statewide peach crop expected. plums pears and grapes plentiful.
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Towa
S. W. Edgecombe
Iowa State College
Harrison County
Iowa
Edgecombe
Horticultural Experiment Farm
Joan
Hawkeye
Mother Should Have a Vacation This Summer Too
The Psychology department of Town University releases a story with a moral aimed at families. It features Fanny Ferguson asking Joe whether Joey is old enough for camp and if he is getting along, while they enjoy a quiet July evening on the porch.
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Psychology Department
Town University
Dad
Joe
Joey
Fanny Ferguson
Camp parents face chores and city date plans
Joe and Fanny discuss summer at camp and household duties. Ted is away, duties include watering the lawn and finding the hose. Joe plans a busy week of dating and outings while contemplating an end to camp season soon.
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Joey
Doris
Fanny
Joe
Ted
Fulton
Police use prearranged fire to trap 200 motorists
In Algona a staged fire triggered by long siren blasts drew about two hundred drivers to the fair grounds where a pile of tires burned. Police then handed each motorist warning tags for violating city and state laws by following the fire truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Towa
Fairgrounds
Des Moines
Sioux County Receives Infant Incubator for County Use
Sioux County gains an infant incubator sent to county nurse Miss Al ice Huisenfeldt and available to residents. The device aids transporting premature babies to hospitals or caring for them locally, part of a statewide 29 county rollout by the maternal and child health division of the Iowa state department of public health.
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Sioux County
Alice Huisenfeldt
Maternal and Child Health Division
Towa State Department of
Premature births label town health trend at county office
The Town notes a health statistic from the Al ton Democrat stating that one in twenty babies born locally is premature and that resources will be kept in the county nurse's office in the courthouse for loan when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Alton Democrat
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Official County Newspaper
Sadler Publishing Co
Hhl Sadler
George Ver Steeg
Highway 163
Toledo Chronicle
Otto
Case van Synpost
Canning Factory
Charlotte Boyd
Arkansas City
Raney-Davis Wholesale Grocery Company
Garden City Feeder Company
Rube Brand
Lester Welle
Sigourney
Cody Bell
Bell
Rube
Cecil
Frances Sheehy
Delta
Colorado
Frances
Main Street
America
Ely
Gan
Rone
Loop
Val
Reinert & Clarke
Lessees
Olao Perators
Wrigley Building
Alexandria
RUSH
Ohio Street
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