Plan reshapes Marion County schools under new laws
The 1947 County School Administration Act sets four election areas for five County Board of Education seats with one at large rural member. Election is March 5, 1948. first board meeting April 5, 1948. Areas include Pella, Perry, Knoxville districts and Knox ville groups. Board duties cover district reorganization, appointing a county superintendent, enforcing state rules, adopting texts, and budgeting.
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General Assembly
County Board of Education
Pella
Department of Public Instruction
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Supervisors
Marion County Board of Education
Lake Prairie Township
Summit Township
Red Rock Township
White Breast
Polk ‘Township
Perry Township
Swan Township
Pleasant
Grove Township
Union
Iola
Clay Township
Knoxville Township
Fairview
Georgia Ridge
Buckeye
Knoxville Independent
Washington
Franklin Township
Dallas Township
Washington Township
Lincoln
Fee
Maple Grove
Brownlee
Burr Oak
Pleasant Ridge
Salem Spring Hill
Indian Township
Liberty Township Township
Tolu
Liberty
Scott
Rising Star
Elm Ridge
Flagler
Red Cross dye coats blue to ease nurses’ roles in China
American Red Cross personnel report hospitals in interior China facing aversion to nurses wearing white uniforms due to white’s association with death. The issue was addressed by dyeing uniforms blue and sewing adjustments to better integrate nurses into local care settings.
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American Red Cross
China
Drivers Tests Reveal Upperclassmen Weaknesses
Last Thursday and Friday many upperclassmen at the high school took driving tests under the direction of Mr. Ed Polsten safety director of the Public Safety Department in Des Moines, who works in connection with local authorities.
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Ed Polsten
Polsten
Public Safety Department
Des Moines
al Lowell
Safety Education Division
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Cordelia Vander Horst
Betty Brummel
Ronald Morrow
Robert de Vries
Violet Kuiper
Pauline Steenhoek
Leona de Raad
Ruby Leydens
Safe Driving Tests Emphasize Judgement and Vision
Police officials and public safety education departments highlight driver screening as key to lifesaving outcomes. Investigator Polsten cites two million miles driven and ten years’ experience to judge safe drivers, noting accidents stem from carelessness and focusing on high school students’ eye sight and physical fit.
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Governor Blue
Mr. Polsten
Polsten
Public Safety Department
Pella High School
Ted Duteh Ven
Basic Skills Tests to be Given Rural Pupils
Marion County rural teachers gathered to learn the Town Every Pupil Basic Skills Testing Program for grades 6 through 8. County Superintendent led instructions, a health talk by Mrs. Reins, and a conservation film by Gress Rogers of Allis-Chalmers. The tests measure reading, work-study, language, and arithmetic to guide instruction and high school readiness.
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Marion County Rural Teachers’ Association
Marion County
Reins
Allis- Chalmers Company
Gress Rogers
Overseas Mike Dunn Sends Pups to Honolulu Firm
Malvern dog raiser Mike Dunn completed his first order from overseas shipping two German shorthaired pups by air express to a Hawaii firm in Honolulu.
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Mike Dunn
Malvern
Air Express
Honolul
Forced Landing Ends in Ditch After Wing Strikes Marker
Leonard Morris attempted to land on a highway near Sidney but struck a highway marker, swerved into a ditch. His daughter was aboard as they traveled from Oklahoma toward Lehrville Iowa when darkness halted their return.
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Sidney
Leonard Morris
Morrisges
Oklahoma
Lehrville
Iowa
Christmas Story Marine Style of Loyalty and Reunion
A wartime tale set after Iwo Jima follows Sergeant Don E Hunt of I Company 2nd Marines Fourth Marine Division as he protects and consoles a dying Marine during a brutal ridge assault. General Clifton B Gates commends him, a Chicago father later seeks a reunion with the Hunts in Los Angeles, and cross country visits unfold. The piece reflects Marine brotherhood and poignant postwar letters.
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Iwo Jima
2Id Marines
Fourth Marines
Don E. Hunt
Hunt
I Company
Clifton B. Gates
Los Angeles
1618 South
Wilton Place
Cout
Chicago
Monroe
Hunts
Thaddeus R. Parrish
Gypsum Hunt
Pacific Press
Marine Rese 1
Hove
California
Mariner
Monroe Mirror
Family Emergency Aid by Red Cross Home Service
During fiscal year 1046 47 Home Service in Red Cross chapters provided about 12 million dollars in financial assistance to servicemen veterans and their dependents to meet family emergencies.
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Red Cross
Fox sighting and hunt near Aurelia reported by Cherokee pilot
A fox was seen sunning on a haystack near Aurelia and traced by a plane piloted by Marion Robb of Cherokee. Robb directed hunters to Bret Fox’s hideout. Herbert Peterson shot the fox, a remark on foxes lagging behind progress.
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Aurelia
Marion Robb
Bret Fox
Herbert Peterson
Cheney to lecture on pasture improvement in Monroe night school
Extension agronomist H B Cheney will speak at the Monroe Farmers Evening School on January 14 about pasture improvement including methods to improve old bluegrass pastures and the conversion option. John Wilson discusses soil conservation and crop rotations January 21 as part of a soils series highlighting fertility and fertilizers.
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H. B. Cheney
Extension Agronomist
Town State College
Monroe Farmers ‘Evening
Heard Wilson
John Wilson
Jasper County Soil Conservation
Cheney
Monroe
Central College Adds Christian Education Major
Central College introduces a new Christian Education major to train church leaders beyond ministers. The program blends Bible and philosophy with practical church work, including ten hours Bible, six religious education, eight psychology, eleven philosophy, and expansive English history science language and arts coursework. Students may engage in church group projects and rural teaching near Pella.
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Central College
Pella
Tay
Central
Marion County Divorce Rate Drops After War Peak
The Knoxville Journal notes 1947 divorce filings in Marion County district court fell to 56, about half of 1946’s 103. Wives filed 41 cases. 3% ended in decrees, 7 were dismissed, 19 pending. Causes include incompatibility, infidelity, alcohol, and non support, with postwar relief hoped by judges who dislike the business.
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Marion County District Court
Knoxville Journal
Army
Navy
District Court
Arkansas Dominates U S Aluminum Supply
Arkansas leads the nation by producing over 90 percent of the United States aluminum, underscoring the state’s critical role in national industry and metal output.
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State of
Arkansas
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