Iowa Public Health Department Tackles Epidemics and Health Records
Des Moines January report outlines the Iowa Public Health Department with 14 divisions led by Dr. Walter L. Bierving. It details duties from epidemic prevention to vital statistics, water and sanitation oversight, nursing programs, maternal child health, and local health services under the commissioner appointed for four years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
SION
Carl F. Jordan
Istics
Mayo Tolman
A. H. Wieters
Boards of Health
Edith
Countryman
R. N
State Department
Division OF
Maternal and Child Health
J. M. Hayek
Maternal and Child Health Division
LOCAL
Iowa Public Health Department Structure and Divisions
An overview of the Iowa Health Department detailing divisions such as Public Health Services, Venereal Diseases, Tuberculosis, Hygienic Laboratories, Licensure and Registration, Law Enforcement, Cosmetology, Barbering, Examinations and Registration, and the department headquarters. It notes personnel roles, county distribution, and laboratories in Iowa City.
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M. F. Haygood
State Health Department
R. M. Sorensen
Iowa
C. K. McCarthy
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Division OF State Hygenic Laboratories
Iowa City
M. EK. Barnes
H. W. Grefe
LAW Enforcement
Herman B. Carlson
Thei
Cosmetology
Alice Graf
Board of Cosmetology
Cosmetology Board of Examiners
Barbering
W. B. Wilson
Board of Barber Examiners
Public Health Department
State House
University of Iowa
New Department for Pauls Station Opens Wash House
Don Pauls D X station announces a new washing and greasing house. The annex provides warm indoor facilities for washing and greasing on the south side. The station has been repainted and remodeling completed. Paul says the changes enable better and more complete service.
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Don Paul
the Journal
Mary Dawson’s rushed engagement at Public School No. 78
Mary, a new teacher, is advised by Principal Graham to marry the first decent man who proposes. She soon fancies Dick Mendham, a red haired eighth grade teacher, defying colleagues’ snobbery. After tea and theater dates, he asks her to marry him and she accepts, crediting the advice.
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Rry Dawson
Mary
Dick Mendham
Mary Dawson
No. 78
Mr. Mendham
Miss Graham
Richard Mendham
Concern
Fake antiques and ad gains mix in 1940 news brief
Readers are warned that most copies of the 1800 Washington death Gazette reprint are not genuine. The Library of Congress holds a true original, while Western Newspaper Union doubts any other authentic copy exists. Also, Chicago reports a 3.1 percent rise in retail newspaper advertising for the week ending January 6.
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Ulster County Gazette
Kingston
N. Y
George Washington
Gazette
Philadelphia
Library of Congress
Western Newspaper Union
Chicago
Advertising Age
Less Work for Mother Ham Roasted by Radio Waves
A 14 pound ham, previously four hours in a gas oven, is now prepared in about 20 minutes using high frequency radio waves. The note highlights a faster method for cooking meat with new kitchen technology.
Farm Living Costs Vary Across the Nation
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a 31 percent variation in farm living costs from coast to coast, highlighting wide regional differences in expenses for farm households.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Campaign Promise Sparks Laugh Over Rail Speed Claim
In 1826 a candidate boasted that railroads run 30 miles per hour in England and pledged they would be run faster in America. The crowd laughed loudly and a bystander quipped that no man could live a moment at such speed, underscoring public skepticism.
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England
America
Sulphur From Salt Domes Dominates World Output
Only 11 of over 300 salt domes in Texas and Louisiana have proven commercially useful for sulphur. Seven of these domes now produce most of the world’s sulphur, according to Freeport Sulphur.
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Texas
Louisiana
Freeport Sulphur Company
Farm Population Texas Leads Nation in Farm Ration
The Farm Population Texas ranks highest in farm ration across the United States, with the state leading overall while noting that thirteen states exceed a million in population.
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Texas
United States
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