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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
5
The Iowa Tuberculosis Association teams with local groups to sell Christmas Health seals to fund public health, child welfare, school disease crusades, and anti tuberculosis work. Proceeds support Red Cross efforts and health programs while aiming for ten seals per capita and expanded rural outreach in 1921.
The report compares tuberculosis deaths and infections in Iowa with stark ratios. It cites daily fatalities, child risk, and age groups, noting wartime death comparisons, cattle and hog disease spending, and vast disease impact across the state.
Livingston Farrand of the American Red Cross writes to Dr. Charles J. Hatfield pledging full cooperation with the National Tuberculosis Association in the annual Christmas seal campaign in Iowa. He stresses united health efforts and the need for strong seal sale results in 1920.
After war, the nation faces a critical need to expand and modernize education from kindergarten to university. Shortages of qualified teachers, low salaries, and insufficient funding threaten the system, with 300,000 teachers under qualified standards and 45,000 schools using temporary staff.
Des Moines hosts Dec 10 11 13 14 as the federal board for vocational education sends reps to examine and rate claims on the spot for ex service men with disabilities. Eligible applicants may be placed in training immediately with on site medicals ratings and decisions to speed benefits.
The American Relief Administration led by Herbert Hoover asks for 23 million dollars from the American people to keep 3,000 kitchens open feeding one million Polish children and a further million and a half in the Baltic States and Austria through winter. Without continued donations the program will end as winter peaks and crops come in.
Grinnell College women approve amending the Women’s League constitution to allow faculty entertaining students on Sunday. Three options were presented, all rejected as unsuitable, with most voters favoring change but editors deeming the compromise unsatisfactory.
Oscar Egg of Cuero Texas claims the world record for handling turkeys. He says he drove or delivered over 100000 turkeys in the last decade for pre holiday slaughter. Cuero hosts a 7500 turkey parade down Main street with Egg in charge before moving them to packers.
Paul MacEachron, longtime community figure and Porter Middle School principal in Techow Shantung China describes deplorable famine district conditions. He urges direct gifts to aid North China children, noting the Red Cross focus and proposing local sending through D J Ross at Commercial Savings Bank for rapid relief.
Waterloo reports that tenant farmers may face bankruptcy due to low 1920 grain and livestock prices, high costs for labor and implements, and cash rent burdens. An attorney from Grundy County discussed bankruptcy procedures with local referee J. E. Jordan, noting widespread inquiries from tenants and even landowners.
Muscatine High School braces for a rapid, competitive season with the same fast quintet plus new tryouts. Coaches Barber and Frank expect a strong lineup led by Stevens Grau Hoefflin and Captain Sbrecht to contend for the 1920 Iowa high school title. The team draws 30 plus players at early workouts and plans nine league games plus clashes with West Liberty and Wilton.
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