Society and clubs attend many local gatherings
A large attendance filled the Local Order of Marthe coffee at Mrs. Robert Adams home in LaVista. Massena Eastern Star honored two departing members Linda Lien and Ella Lien with supper. Lois Hosfelt hosted former teacher Ellen Lien and pupils. a bar pin gifted. A birthday party honored Mr. Doonan. Camp Fire Council awarded honors to Leta Anderson, Rosemary Hammond, and Frances Smith. WFM S plans July meetings. Atlantic Country Club ladies enjoyed a social with prize awards for Roscoe Brown and Clay Hill.
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Order of Marthe Ladies
Robert Adams
LaVista Placa
Masseng
Massena Eastern Star Chapter
Massena
Mra
Linda Lien
Ella
Neb
Elkpoint
S. D
Armstrong
Lois Hosfelt
W. H. Hosfelt
Temcher
Ellen Lien
Miss Lien
Camp Fire Council
Koo-Ti- Ma
Council
Dorothy Melenbagker
Spruce Street
Leta Anderson
Rosemary Hammond
Frances Smith
Marjorie Dinlig
Camp Brewster
Reverend Holland Named New President of Iowa Wesleyan College
Rev John W Holland D D pastor of First Methodist Church St Paul Minn selected as the new president of Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant Iowa at a committee meeting yesterday afternoon. He will assume duties Aug 1 succeeding Dr A S Smith who resigned due to ill health. Holland is an alumnus class of 1902 born in Milton Ia and began schooling there. Before St Paul he served Cedar Falls Ia seven years ago.
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Holland
Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
N. S
John W. Holland
First Methodist Church
Paul
Minn
Iowa Wesleyan College
A.S. Smith
Dr. Holland
Milton
St. Paul
Cedar Falls
Benton County Eyes Independent Telephone System
In Vinton Iowa on June 30 a movement formed to create an independent telephone system after Bell tolls prompt suspension of free service between Vinton and nearby towns. A five member citizen committee was named to interview practical operators as farmers mutual exchange consider forming a local system to compete with Bell.
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Vinton
Xt Independent
Bell Telephone Company
Benton County
Farmers Mutual Exchange
Bubserberg
Bell Company
Wayd
F ? Vinton
Local Briefs and Miscellany From Omaha
In Omaha a plan to finance Bojens Hardware and a new Legion community project were discussed while a local business trip yielded no action. A warehouse break in at H. G. Market Lewis failed to secure goods. Welch Moore Shoe Co. opened a big sale lasting about a week. City Attorney L. H. Pine attended the municipal officers’ convention in Iowa City as Atlantic’s delegate. A weekly city band concert featured trumpet solos by Rasmussen and Herbert and a trombone solo by Litterst. The American Legion finance committee met. Robert Wylie visited with his wife undergoing cancer surgery at Joney hospital. Farmer Frank Osen reported selling corn at 80 cents a bushel and expects higher. Wayne Camblin, De Molay master counsellor, was elected grand junior deacon of Iowa De Molay at the Spirit Lake gathering. John Nelson attended from the local chapter.
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City
L. H. Pine
Iowa City
Attorney Pine
Atlantic
R. Gc, Rasmussen
Anita
Fred Herbert
Carl Litterst
Frank
Osen
Wayne Camblin
Lou Camblin
East Fifth Street
de Molay
Iowa
Templay Park
Spirit Lake
John Nelson
Local Man Named Director Of Iowa Walton League
Attorney H B Swan of this city was elected a member of the board of directors of the Iowa division of the Inaak Walton League of America at the final session of the convention at Hotel Savery Des Moines yesterday A W Willford of Yater ing was elected president of the division Senator YM Cavanaugh of Fort Dodge first vice president Mrs Frances E Whitley of Webber City second vice president Miss Emma Lumsden of Davenport treasurer Grand Secretary Warry L Junction executive Other members of the board of directors were W OEwinger Burlington Joseph Brame Independences Henry Mitchel Maquoketa Thomas W Townsend Marshalltown David M Evans Mason City Walter Rosen Oden Toward L Clark Des Moines HW Larimer Sheridan Mrs Martha Weisart Sac City All the officers members of the board of directors were elected for dire year At the next meeting of the directors within the new month an eleventh member of the board will be named The new board of directors also will choose the convention city for next year By the day the organization had been asked to come to Burlington Ames Maron City and Fort Dodge
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H. B. Swan
Eit
Iowa
Inaak Walton League of America
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
A. W. Willford
Yateering
YM. Cavanaugh
Fort Dodge
Frances E. Whitley
Webb Em City
Emma Lumsden
Davenport
Treastwin
Grand Scretary
Local Notables Mention Sickness and Injuries Across Town
June reports from Massena to Brayton note Edwin Spiller off duty after a fork injury to the ankle. Mrs Sunff confined at home. Mrs Rattenberg dislocated elbow but recovering. typhoid fever hits Lawrence Snyder near Griswold. Mrs Kristensen underwent gallstone surgery in Council Bluffs. William Jemensen seeks specialist care in Omaha. other locals ill or injured include Mrs Nissen with summer flu, Hon. Nmani with numb ailment, William Gilpatrick abscessed jaw, Mrs Jensen hospitalized in Carroll, Samy McGaffin recovering from leg injury. rural life and care emphasized across community.
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Massena
News
Edwin Spiller
Brayton Folks
Brayton
Speal
News-Telegraph
William Jemensen
Omaha
Clarence Nissen
Nmani
Carroll
Samy McGaffin
Arthur
Clemensen
Itawn
Iowa closes books after two year period ends
Des Moines reports the state closes its biennial books for July 1, 1925, to June 30, 1927. State officials say the period presented hard problems in balancing accounts and there were no balances left in any department or institution. Deputy state auditor Fred Porter notes over 100 fund transfers were needed to keep accounts from going into the red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Etda
State Department
Fred Porter
Road meeting at Lewis to push road bonds
Lewis Iowa June 30 Lewis and vicinity will organize for the campaign for road bonds at a meeting to be held tomorrow evening at the Lewis theater. Speakers will explain the new road law and a large attendance is expected at the meeting.
All Hawaii Honors Flyers Maitland and Hegenberger
Hawaii capitol social program to honor Lieuts Maitland and Hegenberger after their Oakland to Honolulu flight. They met Gen Edward Lewis and Admiral McDonald, with a dinner planned for sixty officials. They declined extra publicity and remain focused on essential duties despite social pressure.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Oakland
Cal
Army
Edward Lewis
Department of Hawaii
John McDonald
Naval Statis
John H. Howard
Air Service
Maaitland
Hegenberger
Maitland
California
Hawai
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