Library Notes Storm Over Eden and Other Works
A roundup of contemporary books and authors including Helen Topping Miller’s Eden and Leonard Q. Ross’s The Education of Human Kaplan. Also featured are Marjorie Hillis Orchids on the Budget Clar ence Day Life With Mother Georgia Tork WIT WA and Christine Whiting Parmenter.
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Eden
Helen Topping Miller
Gagil
Alabama
Ann
Barbey
Mrs
Christine Whiting Parmenter
New England
Bring Our Soldiers Home from China warning editorial
A militant appeal argues against sending U S troops to China during the Far East conflict. It warns of potential massacres of marines, urges immediate withdrawal, and warns of a wider war if Americans stay. It also notes Shanghai Peiping Tientsin guard duties and warns against external entanglement. A second item cites a University of Chicago dean urging college reform to allow marriages before 25 to avert future bio psychological issues.
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Japan
China
Manchuria
Sam
Far East
Republic
United States
Marine Guards
United States Legation
Peiping
Legation Guard
Legation
Orient
Tientsin
U. S
Shanghai
Liberty Magazine
Night Class Visits Farmall Tractor Plant in Moline Ill
A 75 person night school group from International Harvester toured the Farmall Tractor Factory in Moline Illinois. They viewed many facilities and were guided by a long list of participants including M. M. Dockendorff Roba id Vogelaar Ray Van Roekel Abe Vander Beek Albert E. Tysseling Tudor Ver Meer Pete Meulpolder Gerrit Van Halen Warner Vande Voort John De Nooy Fred De Nooy Joe Nunninkhoven Me Brouwer Worp Borgman Henry Van Roekel Louis Van Roekel Willinggbers Tone De Jong Van der Wilt Elmo Geel dod De Haut Dod de Haun Henry Gosselink P R Van Gorp Grit L Dykstra William Van Ralph Dykstra Henry Van Jaten G E Van de Geest Be Goselink Louis Van Heukelom Martin De Jong Gary Roorda Jacob Dusseldorp Elton Alonzo Ver Ploeg William Bogaard Vander Linden Will Grandin M Wichart Marion Van Dusseldorp F Hoot John Bozaard Henry Rus Lester Wm Steenboek Albert Tysseling Delis Van Zante Tysseling Ed Van Zante G Peter Van Zante A si Martin Vos Gordon Vander Hart Albert Rietveld E Hi Bennink Cornie Vos Gerrit Terpstra James Rus G dee Harry Kuiper G A De Cook
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Pella
Farmall
Moline
Ill
For- M
John de Nooy
Fred de Nooy
Joe Nunninkhoven
Me. Brouwer
Worp Borgman
Henry van Roekel
Louis
van Roekel
Willinggbers
Tone de Jong
van der Wilt
Elmo Geel
Dod
de Haut
de Haun
Hen
Ry Gosselink
P. R. van Gorp
Grit L. Dykstra
William van Ralph Dykstra
Henry van Jaten
G. E. van de Geest
Be Goselink
Louis van Heukelom
Martin de Jong
Gary Roorda
Jacob Dusseldorp
Elton
Alonzo Ver Ploeg
William Bogaard
Vander Linden
Will Grandin
M. Wichart
Marion van Dusseldorp
F Hoot
John Bozaard
Sightseeing to Refreshments Tour for Pella High Students
The night school class of Pella High School left the Farmall Tractor plant after a four hour sightseeing tour. Transportation was provided by the school. They returned with a fine impression of tractor tion and operation. They praised the reception and courtesy of the high school and Mr Dockendorff in making the tour possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Farmall
High School
How to Boost Business Sky-High
Bernard Macfadden argues in Liberty that government should favor business to reduce unemployment. He pins woes on high taxes and calls for tax cuts for successful business builders, ending hidden taxes by shifting them to consumers via sales tax, and for an aggressive economy drive to unleash factory growth and investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Magazine
Bernard Macfadden
Barn Collapse Near Selma Kills Horse, Two Escaped
A barn on the Miss Carrie Passmore farm south of Selma collapsed Friday while a wagon of hay was being unloaded. Tenant Rollin Price escaped with minor injuries as one horse was killed and another injured. The incident reported by Cantril Register.
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Miss Carrie Passmore
Selma
Rollin Price
Cantril Register
Rating With The Group
Sponsored by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station this piece argues adolescents value group status and conventional norms within their close circles. It warns parental conflict with groups can undermine influence, urging parents to boost their child’s prestige to reduce battles across generations while noting a digression on American taste versus French cuisine.
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Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Perfect Parents Club
Van Wie Keeps Civil War Pistol Relic Heirloom
An Indianola Triune report notes Van Wie, a Haun native, owns an old .15 caliber Civil War pistol with a four-galley rifled barrel and six chambers. Described is its loading sequence and manufacture around 1856. He declined an attractive sale offer, valuing it as a family heirloom. John P. Wie died in Greenfield, Iowa, March 23, 1903, age 63.
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Dub
Haun
van Wie
John P. Wie
Greenfield
Iowa
Indianola Tribune
motorists in Iowa rally against federal car taxes burden
R E Rhoades of the AAA Motor Club of Iowa blasts congressional plans to keep gasoline and auto taxes while removing luxury taxes. He notes that motorists, earning under 30 dollars weekly, already pay heavy taxes, with federal revenue surpassing 1932 levels and autos costing billions in federal levies.
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R. E. Rhoades
AAA Motor Club of
Iowa
Congi
United States
Congress
Rhoades
Automobiles and taxes burden low income families
The text argues that low income families earning under $30 weekly face heavy car ownership costs. It claims windest or low income Tarnitees in the United States pay rising tariffs amounting to about 100,000 annually and criticizes gas taxes. It suggests duplicating gas relief and other levies while noting high state auto taxes shift burdens onto the poor.
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United Stites
Wealcht
Avon Comfort
Matt
Watomogtovaya
United Value
Es Thant Vanes
Fedcca
Scarlet fever casts shadow on Iowa health in 1937
Iowa's health picture in 1937 was seriously marred by scarlet fever. The Iowa State Department of Health reported 7860 cases and 94 fatalities for the year, marking scarlet fever as the most prevalent disease.
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Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa Health Drive Aims To Cut Scarlet Fever Deaths
Since 1923 scarlet fever caused many deaths in Iowa. The 1935 campaign urges neighbors to follow health rules, seek early medical care, and isolate the ill. Convalescent serum from recovered patients helps protect families and prevent organ complications. Iowa Health Department offers serum to physicians and hospitals to reduce the 1937 burden of cases and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa State Department of Health
Iowa
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Library Notes
Jack O'Brien
Human Kaplan
Leonard Q. Ross
Parkhill
Rose Mitnick
Norman Bloom
Moskowitz
Abram Lincohen
Jack Laundon
Walt, Viterman
Mock
Hay Kay
Marjorie Hillis
Miss Hillis
Ford
Mellon
Billy
Mother
Clarence Day
the Mothe
Hut
America
Georgia “Tork
Aarderooper
Harmacy
DE Wild
South Pella
Mel Aan
Snadter
D. D. Butler
C.ret
George A. Works
University of Chicago
International Harvester Plant
Selma Falls
OWA
Scarle
Farmers Co-Operative Exchange
BPS Paints
Patterson Sargent Company
Yours
Area Ates
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