Eddie Anderson Resigns as Iowa Coach
The resignation of Dr. Eddie Anderson as head football coach at the State University of Iowa creates a difficult task for selecting a successor. Anderson, named Coach of the Year in 1939 for the Ironmen, posted 35 wins 33 losses and 1 tie in eight seasons, with debate over his departure tied to professorship and tenure concerns.
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Eddie Anderson
State University of Iowa
Will Rays
Board of Control of Athletics
Anderson
Ironmen
Iowa
zEddig
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Chicago Cardinals
Raffensperger
Carideo
Abe Stuber
Iowa State College
Communists protest NEA stance on teachers party ties
Clarinda Herald Journal reports communists protest a National Education Association resolution barring teachers who belong to the Communist party in America. The exchange frames a confrontation over American freedom and education policy.
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National Education Association
Communist Party In
America
Clarinda Herald-Journal
First Grade Welcomes Two New Pupils at Eldora
Eldora’s first grade room received two new pupils Helde and Haede Asu aged 14 and 11. They are Estonians who recently arrived from Europe and do not speak English. They will be advanced individually as they qualify until placed in the proper class for their ages.
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Davenport
Moline
Rock Island
Iowa
John G. Miller Construction Co
Waterloo
Miller Company
Quad Cities
Eldora
Helde
Haede Asu
Europe
Prevent Spread of Colds Says Health Officials
The Towa State Department of Health urges parents to keep children home at first signs of illness to curb spread of colds and diseases. Teachers should send home pupils whose health is in doubt. The effort to attain perfect attendance is dangerous. Early symptoms often resemble a cold and can signal infectious diseases like scarlet fever measles whooping cough and mumps.
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Towa State Department of Health
Health Department
Radio Classrooms Aid Crippled Children Across Homes
Des Moines Iowa based article notes in Crippled Child magazine that electronic two way radios let home and hospital bound students attend classes from room to room hearing recitations and joining discussions. Authors Parker and Winterstein compare the system’s advantages to reliance on visiting teachers.
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Des Moines
Crippled Child Magazine
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Jessie M. Parker
Iowa
Egg Poultry Prices Under Fire At Capitol Hill
Weekly report from Capitol Hill notes a special session of the Senate Agriculture subcommittee. Senators Hendrickson and Frear with Rep Dolliver questioned Deputy Administrator Lenntarlson on farm versus retail egg and poultry prices, price support for 1950, and why farm price drops did not promptly lower retail costs.
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JHE Gillette
Capitol Hill
Guy M. Gillette
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Hendrickson
N.J
Del
Dolliver
Iowa
Roy W. Lennartson
Agriculture Department
Senator Frear
New York
New Heart Laboratory Planned at Iowa State University Hospitals
A cardiovascular research lab will be established in the State University of Iowa hospitals with a $15,000 grant from the Iowa Heart Association. Directed by Dr. James W. Culbertson, the lab will study metabolism and circulation under the internal medicine department.
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Heart Laboratory
Iowa City
New X Ray Unit Lets See Through Metal
A new x ray unit in the State University of Iowa mechanical engineering lab can “see” through metal to reveal internal flaws. The 150,000 volt machine, though small, is used like larger industrial units to test thin metal parts. It penetrates up to about 14 inches of steel and 3% inches of aluminum.
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Towa City
Ila
State University of Iowa Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Flax Essay Contest Seeks High School Submissions
E J Mitchell of the Flax Institute announces the 1950 Flax Essay Contest open to all high schools in Minnesota North and South Dakota and Iowa. The program, now five years old, has grown to be one of the area’s most popular contests with 305 schools participating last year. The rules mirror those of past years and emphasize flax growing states and student participation.
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E. J. Mitchell
The
Flax Institute of the
United States
Mitchell
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Iowa
Pocahontas County Board Approves Budget and Appoints Deputy
Pocahontas County Iowa board met November 15 1949 in regular session with all members present. They approved the amended 1949 budget reallocating 41000 from incomplete drainage funds to maintenance and set a final hearing for Drainage District 164 for November 29 1949. They also approved Margaret Quade as Deputy Treasurer raised clerical pay to 65 cents per hour and audited a large list of claims and reimbursements.
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Court House
Pocahontas
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
J. M. Bush
G. C. Johnson
Henry Oaken
Floyd Clark
Gilbert Ellis
Oaken
Johnson
Ellis
Clark
Margaret Quade
Dawber
Kaiser Traveler used for police and rescue work
Article notes the Kaiser Traveler utility sedan doubles as a police patrol and rescue vehicle with back seat folding to accommodate a stretcher. It lists names and organizations connected to hospitals and medical staff, insurers, and local suppliers, detailing a wide array of services and community figures.
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Ecout
Highway Story and Farm Sale Highlight Local County
A veteran driver named Harry died in a fatal highway crash after consecutive hours of drinking and fast driving. Witnesses recall a convertible, a curve on the center line, and a deadly impact. In a separate notice, a 170 acre Van Buren county farm long held by the Bennett family changed ownership, sold by J. F. Dunshee to Elmus, John and Walter Bennett.
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Bob Hulihan
Harry
Giness
Patman
van Buren County
J. F. Dunshee
Elmus
John
Walter Be
Bennett Fom
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