Simpson Conservatory of Music Becomes Department
Simpson college converts the conservatory of music into the department of music starting with the 1940 41 school year President John Owen Gross announced at the midyear trustees meeting Dean Herbert A Harvey who has led the conservatory since 1924 requested a leave of absence and was granted the request The change does not affect the standing of the school of music, but places it within the college structure and returns it to direct college control from independent management.
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Simpson Indianola
Simpson College Board of Trustees
John Owen Gross
Simpson Conservatory of Music
Department of Music
Herbert A. Harvey
Conservatory
School of Music
Health resort baths draw rheumatism relief at Excelsior Springs
Thousands troubled with rheumatism arthritis neuritis and other muscular diseases find relief by baths drinking the waters and relaxation at Excelsior Springs a national health resort. Free detailed information available from the Medical Bureau Hall of Waters Excelsior Springs MO Rox 1010.
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Excelsior Springs
Hall OF Waters
Rox
Warns Iowa Pneumonia Increase Ahead of March
Des Moines report from the Iowa state health department notes pneumonia cases rising sharply in Iowa. Dr. Carl F. Jordan, director, says cases rose from 28 in early January to 133 in the most recent weekly period. He urges early treatment and calls for physicians when cold or related symptoms appear.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Health Department
Carl F. Jordan
Preventable Diseases Division
Sands Return From Visit With Fry Family
Mr and Mrs A K Sands return home from a trip spent with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Gail Fry and a visit with Mr Sands brother F G Sands. They note moves by several local families and health updates including influenza illness and hospital stays.
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Mrs. A. Sands
G. Fry
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Mar
A. BK. Sands
Gail Fry
Sands
F. G. Sands
J. E. Adams
Margaret Nichols
Everette Simkins
Wm. Simkins
Wanda Bartz
Emma Hazen
Glen Sands
Columbus Junction
Glen Anderson
Ed Lins
Ed Lambert
Chas. Colbourne
Washington County Hospital
Clarence Richards
Horace Greeley Early Career and New Yorker Start
At 14 Horace Greeley began as an apprentice at the Northern Spectator in Poultney Vermont. He moved to New York and joined Spirit of the Times. In December 1832 he and Francis Story formed Greeley & Story. After Story’s death, Greeley partnered with Jonas Winchester and in March 1834 launched a weekly literary newspaper named the New Yorker.
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Horace Greeley
Northern Spectator
Poultney
New York
Spirit of the Times
Francis Story
Ofee
Greeley
Fire at Yarnville Grocer Pops Soda Bottles
A blaze in a Yarnville, South Carolina grocery was discovered the next morning by the owner. He found the store burned and the floor wet with soda pop, caused when heated bottles popped their tops and discharged liquid during the fire.
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Yarnville
Average student aid from NYA last year by level
The National Youth Administration average monthly assistance to college students last year was about 12 dollars, while graduate students received roughly 18 dollars per month.
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National Youth Administration
Iowa highway commission duties and history outlined
Des Moines reports the threefold duties of the highway commission including construction and maintenance of primary roads, supervision of secondary roads, and engineering aid to state departments. It details the evolution from college control in 1904 to a five member commission in 1927, with biannual term rotations and specific salaries.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Highway Commission
Iowa State College
Board of Education
Commission
Iowa
Department of Officials
Executive Council
Capitol
National Guard
Fred R. White
Iowa highway commission during 1940 expansion and funding details
The Iowa highway commission outlines its structure with six district offices and four maintenance divisions per district. It covers 192 000 miles of roads, funds from motor vehicle licenses and gas tax, and a pay as you go primary road program with $150 million invested in concrete paving. It reports project planning, surveys, and right of way processes, plus plant, equipment, and personnel figures for 1940.
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Ames
Mason City
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Ized Commission
Tota
Federal
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Patrol
Hanna Urges New Congress To Serve People
Phil S. Hanna editor of the Chicago Journal of Commerce told Newton Chamber of Commerce that government competition in private business hurts the nation. He urged Washington to stop Wall Street posturing and elect a congress that returns government to the people, addressing about 150 attendees.
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Newton
Phil S. Hanna
Washington
Wall Street
Hanna
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi valley and northern Great Plains
Des Moines forecast notes generally fair conditions through the week. Precipitation, mainly rain, expected Wednesday or Thursday with mild temperatures.
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Des Moines
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Miracle Cure Ends Six Year Misdiagnosis
Dorothy Dockins of Knoxville Tennessee suffered for six years before doctors found a staple lodged in her lung shown on an X ray. Surgeons removed the staple and she is now recovering toward health.
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Dorothy Dockins
Knoxville, Tenn
Dorothy
Pups Publish School Paper and One Act Play
Ainsworth pupils publish the Newslites with Wilma Marsh as editor in chief and Martha McGinnis as associate editor. Cast for the one act Elmer includes Beth er Wolfe and Norval Norris with Carrie Stuart directing. Loyal Ainsworth supporters filled the crowd at the basketball semi finals in Winfield.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworgh H
Ainsworth Schoool
Wilma Marsh
Martha McGinnis
Richard Beesblossom
Betty Moore
Lois Fisgerald
Mabel Thoma
Pressmes
Wayne Cline
Helen Pearses
Hazel Hunt
Ruth Powers
Edith Jolly
Mary Elxs Crawford
Rollang Hendrickson
B. J. Butterworth
Bhlmer
Ainsworth
Elmer
Crawfordsville High School
Bether Wolfe
Miss Penny
Heles Pearson
Susan
Marian Stephens
Janie
Mable Thoma
Jeanie
Correne Edmondson
Tanny Belle
Norval Norris
Mary
Electric eye screens 20 million beans daily
A company uses photo electric cells to inspect twenty million beans a day. The electric eye automatically discards discolored beans, streamlining quality control in the processing line.
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