Y M C A Industry Health Conference Advances Worker Welfare
Waterloo delegates attended the Midwest Institute on Health and Recreation for Men and Boys in Industry hosted by the Y M C A College. Dr H F Kallenberg outlined the need for industrial play and hygiene programs, citing large numbers of youth and workers and urging Y M C A involvement in shop programs and health education.
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Chicago
Midwest
KF. W. Richardson
Waterloo 7
Midwest Institute On Health
Y. M.,c. A. College
H. F. Kallenberg
Kallenberg
Steinberg Named Hardin County Superintendent This Fall
In Eldora April 7 the Hardin county board of education elected Miss Bessie Steinberg as county superintendent after a two ballot count. Informal ballot had Steinberg lead 19 to 9 then formal 22 to Stoddard. Steinberg will assume duties Sept 1 amid debate about women's leadership.
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Eldora
Hardin County Board of Education
Calvin Boylan
William Hardcastle
Town Falls
Pauline Aitken
Bessie Steinberg
Blanche Stoddard
Miss Stoddard
Miss Steinberg
Socialist Assessor Boosts Davenport Property Values
Davenport city board of equalization faces a flood of protests as protested assessments rise on property values. Projections claim downtown increases may total 10 to 14 million dollars, with broader citywide effects uncertain. Property owners may appeal, and several law firms have prepared to challenge any unfavored changes. The board members are BE Kroeger Fred Koepke and Julius Jansen, all appointed by the Socialist city council.
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Davenport
City Board of Equalization
Alrready
W|kroeger
Fred Koepke
Julius Jansen
Business college debate on exempting women from jury duty
Two teams from the Waterloo Business College debate whether women should be excused from jury duty in a final contest of the college speaking club. The issue: Resolved that the Iowa state legislature should pass a law exempting women from jury duty if they desire.
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Waterloo Business College
Iowa
Foley advertisement promising remedies from Foley Co
An old classified style ad urges readers to mail in a 5 cent slip to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of products including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pains, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing. The notice claims universal sale and medical uses.
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Taos
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Miss Lucile Kepford Wins Oratory Honors
Miss Lucile Kepford of Toledo Ja and Harold Ennis of Tama Ja won first in the dramatic and oratorical sections of the southeastern Iowa district declamatory contest. Both received gold medals. Kepford is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A E Kepford, the superintendent of the new district program.
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Centerville
Lucile Kepford
Toledo
Harold Ennis
Tama
Iowa
State
Kepford
A. E. Kepford
Kepford Dominates Local Contests In Reading Showdown
Miss Kepford won the local high school contests and preliminary events at Tama and Sigourney with The Sign of the Cross. She and a Tama lad will compete in the state Perry contest after strong judging across four contests. Kepford, formerly at West High Des Moines, has frequent firsts. prior experience was limited. At the Southeastern District business meeting in Centerville, Toledo High School received an invitation.
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Ate Juveale
Toedo
Miss Kepford
Tama
Sigourney
Tame Lad
Perry
West High
Pes Moines
Southeastern District Association
Centerville
Toledo
Toledo School Superintendent Elected Secretary
In Toledo, Prof. H. Heyman, superintendent of Toledo schools, was elected to the secretaryship of the association, and will oversee next year's district affairs. This marks a key leadership change as the group prepares for upcoming activities and oversight.
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Toledo
H. Heyman
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Emery E. Magee
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