Marion County Board Proceedings Twenty-Seventh Day 1962
Marion County Board of Supervisors met in special session with all members present. Minutes approved. low bid 10 70.00 from Pollat Block & Tile Co for 60 by 100 building accepted and auditor instructed to release other bidder's certified check. Salary of director set at 100. per month retroactive to July 1, 1967. Numerous claims approved for Secondary Road Fund and various services. meeting adjourned. Next meeting set for September 3, 1989 in regular session.
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Ayes
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Polla Wlock & Tile Co
Soldiers Relief Commission
Board of Supervisors
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Marion
Bneab
Aiomas
Tarn
Condeman
Mainee
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Innes
Vandenberg
Hart Stevenson
A, Brown
Education Summary of a 8 to 5 school day proposal
The article discusses a 8 to 5 school day concept proposed by C C Buerkens and Stanford education experts. It argues shifting busin ess like activities into school would free home time for students and parents while expanding facilities for individual and formal work.
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Pella
Stanford University
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Allen
SéNooday
Why go to College Two social forces urge college plans
Robert E. Herriott of Harvard University notes two strong forces pushing youth toward college. A student’s own assessment of his abilities and his perception of others expectations drive serious admission planning. He stresses the need for self belief in capacity to succeed.
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Robert E. Herriott
Harvard University
Herriott
Final decision hinges on peers and guidance in youth
The piece notes a student’s decision influenced by peers and trusted adults. Herriott’s findings emphasize that a best friend of the same age shapes educational aspirations most, while the senior high school counselor and parental views gain weight when parents disagree about the future.
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Herriott
Aunselor
Diet Study Links Teen Nutrition to Report Card Lies
South Houston high school reports a nine week study finding 4 percent of students on a prescribed balanced diet improved grades. The project grew from a chemistry class where 28 of 29 failed a test. Readings showed breakfast and lunch at school with no parent prepared meals. nonparticipants improved 20 percent.
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South Houston
Texas
Driver training in schools sparks debate in The Nation's Schools
New York City Superintendent Calvin E Gross criticizes certified driver training for public schools as a costly frill. In a September interview he notes potential value for drivers but says there is no controlled research and highway safety is not the school system's business. He argues schools should not expand such programs.
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New York City
Calvin E. Gross
Pressure in Education Sparks Debate Over Curriculum
A speaker warned that yielding to outside pressures could flood the curriculum with extraneous subjects. The remark framed the issue as a test of educational integrity, urging adherence to core teaching aims and warning against diluting standards.
Fear-based driving films may not teach well
Lawton K. Smith of the National Safety Council argues scare films rarely influence teens compared to calm, direct instruction. He adds fear can help when followed by specific, practical prevention steps.
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Lawton K. Smith
National Safety Council
Smith
Indications for record breaking Christmas mail
Marion County postmasters say this is a record breaking year for Christmas mail with gift parcel delays and air mail urged for distant destinations. They stress packing must be secure in sturdy cartons with heavy paper and strong cord to prevent loss or damage in transit.
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Marion County
Postmasters urge full addresses on mailing labels this Christmas
The postmasters advise printing the recipient’s full name street address city ZIP and state on all mailing labels with an extra label inside gift packages. Send Christmas cards by First Class with 6-cent Christmas Tree stamps and include your name and address on envelopes to keep mailing lists up to date. Undeliverable cards will be returned for corrected addresses.
Christmas Seals Support TB Fight Through Education and Care
Christmas Seals again call on readers to fund tuberculosis education case finding and research. The program notes how TB, once called the White Plague, caused stigma and little hope, and credits past contributions with improving diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and hospital patient services.
Christmas Seals Aid TB Fight In Pella Chronicle 1963
The Pella Chronicle urges readers to support Christmas Seals to aid 3,000 TB associations and to combat about 70,000 new TB cases nationwide. Skin tests chest X-rays and health education help detect and prevent TB while medical research seeks cures. Contributions fund vital research and public health work.
Worthington Mink Farmers Win Big at North Town Show
Schwartz and Don Petinger display trophies and hundreds of ribbons won by their prize mink. The Worthington father son business houses about 3000 mink. Most honors came from the North Town Southern Minnesota Mink Show held November 15 to 17 in Austin, Minnesota.
Unusual Lavender Mink Trapped Near Manchester
Milo Letts of Manchester showed a light colored mink he trapped described as lavender for its pale pelts. Letts believes the animal may descend from a mink escaped from a local ranch where color lines are maintained.
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Milo Letts
Manchester
Letts
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