New School Laws Aimed at Protecting Pupils and Teachers
Des Moines reports summarize winter legislative changes affecting schools. A new bus safety law requires drivers to stop five feet from buses and remain stopped until all pupils are safe, with front and rear “School Bus” signs. Other measures fund blind students’ higher education, survey handicapped children, extend teachers’ pensions to larger cities, and simplify petitions to abandon county high schools.
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Traer Merchants Exhibit Attracts Large Crowd
Traer in Tama county hosts the annual Merchants Exhibit and Automobile show this week drawing capacity crowds. The event features more than 30 participating business institutions and is billed as the most extensive merchandise display yet in the county.
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Four Day Milestone in 2303 Mile Los Angeles to Waterloo Drive
D. M. Balllett aged 84 and associates based in Los Angeles set a long distance record by driving 2303 miles to Waterloo in four and a half days averaging 501.2 miles daily. The Dodges Brothers sedan, bought in 1927, carried Balllett niece Mrs. W. J. McKitrick and Theodore Howard from Fort Huron Michigan. The team completed the final leg of 654 miles on the last day with no night driving except that day. Balllett could not obtain a California driver license. He advertised for a young man as driver.
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Waterloo
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Theodore Howard
Fort Huron
Mich
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Dodges Brothers
Balllett
California
Bartlett regrets missing drive due to California age limit
Howard replied and Bartlett felt disappointed at not driving his own car. The group traveled from Trinidad to Waterloo and Denver, Colorado. Travelers report near perfect roads with a rough stretch in Nehepsi after recent rains.
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Waterloo
Trinidad
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Seven Musical Groups to Stage West High Concert
Seven musical organizations of West High school join in a concert tonight at the school auditorium. From the opening ensemble number The Anvil Chorus to Stars and Stripes Forever, the program promises to be one of the season’s outstanding events. Two electric anvils will emit sparks to heighten realism.
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West High School
Anvil Chorus Concert with Multiple School Ensembles
The event features the band, Freshman chorus, orchestra, Girls' Philomel, Boys' Glee club, Instrumental trio, and Treble Clef chorus performing The Anvil Chorus. The program highlights diverse music groups in a combined concert setting.
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