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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1928

Page

5

Budget details for Waterloo pub system 1929-30 plan

The budget outlines tax revenue of 36,900 with anticipated fines of 800 totaling 37,700 in estimated expenditure. Major items include books 7,000 janitors 2,850 binding 1,500 repairs land improvements 800 supplies and printing 800 insurance 800 light 750 periodicals 750 neat 700 freight 250 passage 200 and equipment 150 miscellaneous 400. For 1927-28 running expenses totaled 38,416.20 with salaries 28,920.02 books 7,872.92 janitors 2,835 and repairs 1,469.40. The budget, now under Charles MacKay, will be presented at the council meeting next Monday evening.

Waterloo Charles MacKay Iity Elditor Ity Council

Miss McKinnon Doubly Honored by Governor and Society

Miss McKinnon of 623 Park Avenue West, longtime principal of Emerson School and now head of Sloane Wallace Junior High, is named by Gov. Harma mil to the Iowa State Historical Society Curators and elected to Pi Gamma Nu, a national social science honor society.

Nettle McKinnon Park Avenue West Sloane Wallace John. Harmamil Iowa Pi Gamma Nu Miss. McKinnon Emerson

British Educator Attacks Armament Costs at Oxford

Dr Abraham Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute in New York, delivering the Rhodes Trust lecture in Oxford, condemned vast military spending. He argued the US navy budget exceeds combined American university endowments, and warned that funds for war outpace those for education. He compared German gymnasiums unfavorably and suggested importing the American college system despite questions about its suitability. He noted Worsted yarn originated in Worstead Norfolkshire, England, with the town once spelled Worstead.

Oxford England Abraham Flexner Rockefeller Institute New York Flexner Rhodes United States

Friday the 13th Heroo Belleau Woods Soldier

L A Fallen born on Friday the 13th and later served with Battery A in the First Army. He sailed June 13 1918 from New York to France aboard a transport convoyed by 13 boats. In Belleau Woods the same date Friday the 13th he entered action with his unit amid superstition. He recalls not fearing the date and notes luck in service.

Fallen Belleau Woods L. A Park Boulevard James Black Dry Goods Company Fallon France Seward Neb Fort Logan Colo Presidio San Francisco Cal New York Firsh ‘Army Corps

Superstitions and Odd Beliefs Mentioned at a Table

A fragment describes various superstitions observed by a group seated at a table. The scene includes a dog barking and a lunar view over a left shoulder, with references to broken ladders and spilled salt as common warnings.

Ferguson Speaks Again Tonight at Local Meeting

The Ferguson event draws a well attended audience. Talks conclude Sunday with no address tomorrow. The residence project costs over 30,000 after the contract was awarded to Mar-Scateh Evangelist. Present include Paulsen, Alta, Ian John Ferguson, Detroit, Mich.

Mar- Scateh _ evangelist Paulsen Alta Ian John Ferguson Detroit Mich

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