Twenty-One High Schools Enter District Music Contest
Twenty-one high schools have registered for the district music contest to be held April 28 and 23 at West High School. Classes A B and C include Du buque Iowa City Marshalltown Waterloo and other districts. Five sessions run Friday and Saturday with glee clubs, solos, bands, orchestras and vocal groups performances scheduled across multiple time slots.
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West High School
Fred J Kluss
Dubuque
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Fast Waterloo
West “Waterloo
Eldora
Grundy
Center
Independence
la Porte City
Manchester
Oelwein
Osage
Teachers College Training School
Toledo
Dike
Dysart
Fairbank
Guttenberg
Hazelton
Parkersburg
Traer
House Turns Down Ellsworth College Offer to State
April 13. Des Moines. The Ellsworth College in Falls Town offered to donate to the state for educational purposes but the House 45 to 55 rejected it. F.D. Ellsworth urged the gift claiming it was the founder's wish, yet lawmakers feared upkeep costs and difficulty attracting students near two other state institutions. Speaker Carter, for the first time this session, left his chair to urge acceptance.
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Des Moines
Fellsworth
Falls
F.D
Carter
Ares
May Francis 18 Charged With Traffic Violation
Miss May Francis, former state superintendent of public instruction, appeared in municipal court this morning to answer a charge of arriving at a mobile past a street.
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Francis
May.Francis
Building Permits for heating plants in 1027 Baltimore and 208 Linden
Permits issued for heating installations including James Bruce and George Fink projects. Locations listed 1027 Baltimore and 208 Linden. Articles note approval of heating plant work with standard municipal compliance.
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James, Bruce
Baltimore
George ‘Fink
Linden
Jefferson remembered for pre pres presidency deeds and life
First president to take office in Washington Thomas Jefferson is honored for his pre presidency actions including drafting the Declaration of Independence. Born April 13 1743 in Virginia he shaped democracy and free speech while guiding the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Monticello
Philadelphia
Jefferson
United States
Louisiana
France
England
Spain
Nicholas
Murray Butler
University of Virgina
Lodge
William Brady Held on Check Charge
William Brady of 107 French Street was arrested yesterday by Detective Hugh Crumline on a charge of passing a false check totaling 135 dollars.
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William Brady
French Street
Aras
Hugh Crumline
Public Library 1926 Circulation Near Eight Per Capita
The 1926 year ending March 31 saw 289164 volumes circulated for home reading from east and west libraries, an increase of 4531 from the prior year, with per capita circulation about eight. Children's books made up 60 percent, totaling 145023 volumes, including school stations and East High classroom libraries.
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Callie Wieder
Lbrarian
East High School
Syera
Book caravan by Iowa Library association visits Black Hawk county
Out of town borrowers including clubs and individuals were registered as the book caravan of the Iowa Library association visited Black Hawk county for three days last summer, drawing notable interest.
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Iowa Library Association
Black Hawk County
Former Waterloo Man Urges State Physical Director
Des Moines April 13 KE W Everts former Waterloo man and Minnesota director urges Iowa to adopt a state physical training director. He says Iowa, one of 23 states with supervision, has not put the policy into operation. He stresses the need for rural schools to gain physical education.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
KE. W. Everts
Minnesota
Eiverta
Minnesota drives massed action play and field days push
A report notes extensive work in Minnesota promoting massed action play and field days and improvements in physical training in elementary grades. The item mentions a revert of a former Waterlow resident.
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Minnesota
Waterlow
Iowa Co-Eds Show Dance Exhibition for Visiting Teachers
Town City Iowa April 13 Fifty physical education directors from 18 states were entertained here by members of women's physical education classes after the second day of their meeting. Co-eds of the university gave exhibitions of interpretative dancing directed at the group.
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Town City
INS
Schogla
Electric control for street care device joins lines
An electric controller has been invented for a street care device. Directors Carl Seashore and Bird Bakdwin oversee child welfare and orthopedic hospital operations. The control handle tilts to steer the rudder, enabling precise steering.
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Paratus Gymnaestica
Crimming
Carl BD. Seashore
Graduate College
Bird
J. Bakdwin
Sowy
Arthur Breindler
Orthopedic Hospital
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State of. Ellsworth. College
Public Library
Central Iowa Power & Light Co
Cedar Falls
West Side
Waterloo
Jefferson Street
D. B. Phelps
Robert Drug CO
Sycamore St
the Tire Shop
Franklin St. Overland Bldg
Towa
Apa
Evelyn Bradley
Dent of Nursing
University of Towa
Ahah
Carl Mart
Towa City
Brennan Shoe
Eaeter
East High
Liehter
Verve
Milan
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