States in south make big gains in farm output
Memphis March 25. The Southern Alluvial Land association reports over 1 million dollars rise in lower Mississippi Valley crop wealth in ten years 1910 to 1919 due to drainage diversification and better farming. Arkansas shows the greatest growth with over seven hundred percent gain. Mississippi and Tennessee also rise sharply.
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Mississippi Valley
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Mississippi
Tennessee
Memphis Association
Louisiana
Southern Alluvial Land Association
Lower Valley
Mississipp
West High Teams sweep triangular debates with UNANIMOUS decisions
West High School earned first honors by sweeping both debates in a triangular meet with Anes and Marshalltown high schools. Waterloo entrants John Corson Earl Loudon Merle Franjois and Max Levingston Kenneth Kissner Jewell Johnson spoke for their teams. Judges from Iowa State Teachers College and Ames declared both West High and Ames winners. Florence Baker coached the West High affirmative team.
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Anes
Marshalltown
Cager
Congress
Ames
Waterloo
Neat High
John Corson
Earl Loudon
Merle Franjois
Professora i Myerholtz
Barnes and Lynch
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
West High
Max Levingston
Kenneth Kissner
Jewell Johnson
G. W. Hulbert
H. R. O'Brien
Ruth Keutzler
Florence Baker
Accompan
Fewer Students Attend Normals Pressures on Teachers
The piece cites Bradstreet’s Review noting teacher shortages threaten public schools due to better pay elsewhere. February figures show 18,279 schools closed for lack of teachers and 41,900 taught by below standard staff, with transfers and longer travel likely harming pupils. Rural districts fare worst from low pay.
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Bradstreat
Iowa
United States Bureau of Education
Rural teacher wages cited as low in many localities
The report notes wages for rural teachers as low as 150 to 200 dollars a year, about a quarter of the average. It urges greater public attention and indicates a corrective likely, based on a Washington report suggesting taxpayers are facing strain.
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Washington
Advertisement fragment hints at wage and food items
Fragment mentions unanimous support for higher teachers salaries and a 250 value toward Morales flour at Ba and Bon fest with guaranteed flour. Includes an address 1408 and an advertisement note.
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