Illness brings Gerrit Houweling near Pella to hope for recovery
Local notes report Arie Van Houweling from Plainview Texas arriving in Pella to visit his ill brother Gerrit Houweling who lies at risk from pneumonia. The piece records many town visits, shop news, theater ads, and did items across Pella including farewells, travel to Des Moines and Ottumwa, and social events.
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Arie van Houweling
Plainview
Texas
Pella
Gerrit
Iowa Teachers Readies Push for Twenty Thousand Members
The Iowa State Teachers Association plans a February campaign to recruit 20 000 members. J W Studebaker assistant superintendent of schools Des Moines chosen as canvassing chairman after returning from Washington where he worked with the Junior Red Cross. The drive stresses unity among teachers to address economic and social problems and uphold virtuous citizenship through a strong organized effort. The Rural School Consolidation conference will meet at Cedar Falls February 17 19 with national officials and educators expected to participate. Northeastern Iowa Teachers Association meets in Cedar Rapids April 1 2 8 1920. Officers named include President Geo H Sawyer Osage Secretary Mary Korinke Charles City Treasurer T M Clevenger Waverly Executive Chairman J S Hilliard Manchester. If the rising generation is to resist bolshevism and become self-reliant citizens, the teaching profession must retain skilled teachers and train others to carry the load. Iowa City Press.
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Iowa State Teachers’ Association
J. W. Studebaker
Des Moines
Studebaker
Washington
Red Cross
Cedar Falls
Iowa
National Bureau of Education
Northeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Krebs
New York
Cit
W. A. Evans
Chicago
C. C. Swain
Minnesota
H. A. Miller
Prin
University High School
Madison
Wis
Geo. H. Sawyer
Osage
Mary Korinke
Charles City
T. M. Clevenger
Waverly
J. 8. Hilliard
Manchester
Iowa City Press
Reconstruction and ethics in national character critique
An opinion piece argues that Reconstruction begins with individuals, then national character, asserting crooked thinking yields crooked ethics and business, leading to a morally degraded nation as reflected in the era’s public discourse.
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Loase Saturday Evening Post
Fritz Kreisler to Play in Des Moines
World famous violinist Fritz Kreisler will perform in Des Moines on Thursday night February 12 at the Coliseum to accommodate a large Iowa audience. His prior Des Moines appearances in 1916 and 1917 drew record crowds and enthusiastic praise.
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Fritz Kreisler
Des Moines
Kreisler
Iowa high school graduates invited to state college plan
Des Moines notes a new college admission plan adopted December 2, 1919, allowing every graduate of a four year Iowa high school to enter state higher education at Cedar Falls Ames and Iowa City with access to extensive facilities across disciplines from Agriculture to Zoology.
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Iowa
State Board of Educa
Tion
Cedar Falls
Ames
Iowa City
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