Iowa school boards tighten teacher conduct rules in 1921
Des Moines May 18 1921 school boards in Shenandoah and Carroll Iowa move to regulate teacher behavior off campus. Shenandoah bans dancing and tobacco during contracted periods. Carroll prohibits Sunday movies and weekday dancing while stressing teacher efficiency and community responsibility. Goose Lake drainage costs and land reclaimed for sale are noted along with veterans tax exemptions and county agriculture developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
Iowa
Shenandoah
Carrol
J. B Hungerford
Sugar beet factory shifts and tax levies in Iowa report
A 1920 Iowa item notes sugar beet sales to Des Moines at seven dollars per hundred weight versus eighty dollars a year and a half ago, with Belmond factory idle and Northern Sugar Corporation taking over Belmond contracts. It also lists consolidated school tax levies in Black Hawk County and compares them to city districts. The piece highlights extensive drainage progress, acreage figures, and health awards for Iowa schools, led by Theresa Dansills of the Tuberculosis association.
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Macdonald
Iowa
Carolina
Towa
State Board of Horticulture
Ernest Melberg
Benton County
Tow & Brothers
Norway
Pickett
Tow
Melberg
Tow Brothers
Tows
Thomas Tow
Pleasantville
Marion County
Tota
Des Moines
Waverly
Belmond
Wright County
Northern Sugar Corporation
Mason City
Idlewess
Black Hawk County
Eshol
Dunkerton
Hudson
Jubilee
Orange Township
Cedar Falls
LaPorte City
West Waterloo
East Waterloo
Hawkeye State
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
National Association
Theresa Dansills
Modern Health Crusade Department
State Tuberculosis Association
Jarlin Miles
Blanche Miles
Jonegine Finley
Alice Haynes
Laura Jopp
Minnie Bishop
Aliaon Aitchison
Bertha Pratt
Bia
Han Ware
Huntington
Jegis & Co
Nannie Klopp
Minneapolis
Inez Ives
John Aitchison
Ives
Red Oak
M. F. Gregg
Great Northern Railway Company
Towner
McHenry County
North Dakota
Estherville
May Benton
Opera House
Tillie Sillge
Cedar Rapides
Business College
John Ammon
Nebraska
J. A. Barnum
Geo. Barnum
Births Featured for Dahne Burge and Lyle Hoppus
Birth reports list two newborns. On April 27 a daughter of William C. and Nellie H. Burge is noted in Estherville. On April 16 a son, Lyle Lester Hoppus, to Lee and Libbie Dundas Hoppus, Armstrong, is listed.
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Burge
William C. and
Nellie H. Dahne Burge
Estherville
Lyle Lester Hoppus
Lee and
Libbie Dundas Hoppus
Armstrong
Raincoat of Paper from Mitsumata Shrub
The raincoat made from Mitsumata paper uses leaves and stems of a small Japanese mountain shrub to create a durable waterproof garment. It highlights a traditional fiber source noted for practicality and weather resistance.
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Japan
Seen and Heard items from Estherville area week
Season notes include corn planting rush and a crowd watching a John Murray aeroplane walk. Local visits span G Bergeson Estherville Fouts Ramsey Wilder and more. Various notices cover exams, symbolism lesson, arithmetic puzzle, staff changes, jobs, and retirements across Estherville.
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John Murray
Max Peterson
T. Anderson
Annie
G. Bergeson
Estherville
Walter Scott
Andie Amdahl
Rosa Fouts
Misa Grace Ramsey
Poheantas
Marie
Ida Hansen
Lamberton
Minn
Ross Fouts
C. D. Wilder
Edna Simpson
Guy Ramsey
Sam Ramsey
James Ramsey
George Calahan
Ramsey
Owen Morton
Hopewell
Marsella
Cora Hartrans
Twenty Years Ago Teachers Elected for Ensuing Year
A historical list shows Sue M. Cullen as principal of the high school and Sue Barton as principal of Field School. Names include Johan na Hansen for 1st primary high school, Bessie Ward for 1st primary Field Building, Ida Davis for 1st primary Forest Building, and Myrtle Tesky for 2nd primaries, among others.
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Sue M. Cullen
Sue Barton
Principle
Johanna Hansen
Bessie Ward
Ida Davis
Forest
Myrtle Tesky
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State News
Goose Lake
Greene County
State Executive Council
39Th General Assembly
Glenn C. Haynes
Benj Gibson
Decorah
Wonneshick County
Clear Lake
Arty
Wol Stesen
Iowa State
Fuwe
Bop
United States
Tose
Tughes
Harding
Thalys
Iowa State College
Ttas
Stevenson
Henry C Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
House of Representatives
State Board of Health
I N Towa
Keokuk
Iowa City
T. Kiddoo
Live Stock National Bank
Chicago
Lowa
Mid- West
Youleg
Fo. Sediaceke
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
Mickie
Apl
Marthe
Grass Rug Bargains
J. T. Johnson
Chas. D. Bixby
Tian
California
Breen
Doolittle
W. C.ayers
Vindicator & Republican Co
Esthervale Grocer Co. Distributors
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