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Hair bobbing sparks Iowa teaching prejudice in 1923
In Iowa Cedar Falls reports claim bobbed hair blocks teaching jobs. some girls conceal the style only to fail on second interviews. Eagle Grove bands spur public musical nights. fife and drum corps of 30 reshapes town life and draws crowds. Hog counts rise 20 percent from last year, with total cattle and other livestock tallied statewide. Fire losses drop compared with last year, while lightning rods’ effectiveness is debated. Fort Des Moines readies push ball games for C M T C recruits. funds distribute to WWI soldiers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Falls
America
Bureau of Recommendations
Eagle Grove
Wright County
W. G. Muhleman
Webster City
Eagle Grove State That the Fife and Drum Corps
J. A. Tracy
Tracy
Fort Des Moines
Citizens Military Training School
H. C. Tobin
14Th Cavalry
Fort
Tobin