Taylor county convention to settle contested representative race
Three Farmers Bureau candidates and the Bedford Times editor fell short of the necessary thirty five percent in the Taylor county primary. Leonard led, Clark second, Brown third, Wilt fourth. Wark edits the Bedford Times. The contest advances to the county convention for decision with strong interest.
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Farmers’ Bureau
Taylor County
Leonard
Clark
Brown
Wilt
Wark
Bedford Times
Nofih
Little Boy Kicked by Horse Suffers Skull Fracture
Himer, a three year old boy of Thayer, was kicked in the head at a home stable. He was brought to the city for treatment where doctors found a skull fracture and performed a bone removal operation. Elmer Crandall, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Crandall of Russell Avenue, is among the family.
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Himer
Cy de Booth
Thayer
Litte
Elmer
H. M. Crandall
Russell Avenue
Legion Launches National Member Campaign July 1
National Commander Hanford McNider urges cooperation in a sweeping American Legion membership drive beginning July 1. He tours the northwest to promote the effort as Legion posts prepare to mobilize members nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Hanford McNider
American Legion
McNider
Northwest
Ball Game at Cromwell Sunday
The Cromwell and Lenox baseball teams clash Sunday afternoon at Cromwell drawing likely large crowds after several strong games this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Lenox
Whittier and Faith: Reflections on Holy Lives
A compact meditation on saints and the gospel of holy living. The excerpt emphasizes living example over doctrine, noting that true interpretation comes from humble souls and steadfast faith rather than schemes or creeds. It contrasts spiritual light with dying beliefs, urging reverence for devout conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schéeme and
Creed
John G. Whittier
Grocery flyer items and prices from a local ad
Advertisement list showing assorted foods and household goods with prices. Items include canned peaches 25¢, vanilla wafers 95¢, jelly 5 Vb, oatmeal or oats 25¢, peaches and prunes, salt peanuts 15¢, daily doughnuts 25¢, butter 25¢, gelatin 10c, flour two brands 2.20 and 2.00, powdered sugar 10c, yeast 5c, raisins 25c, cornflakes 19c, soap 5c, cream cheese 25c, shrimp 15c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club P. Beane
Sunkist
Doroy Yeast
Sun Maid
Death of Creston figure John Hall at 77
A telegram from Creston reports the death of John Hall a longtime local character aged 77 after treatment at Clorinda hospital. Survived by Daisy Wall Henson Lillian Hall and Clifton Hall, his body to be taken to Fountain City Indiana for interment beside his wife. Community offers sympathy to the family.
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Creston
Bert, Mall
John Hall
Hal
Clorinda
Daisy Wall Henson
Lillian Hall
Clifton Hall
Fountain City
Indiana
Hall
Rose Party at Elks Club Leads to Bridge and Song
Mrs. W F Shifter Mrs Theodore Roberts and Mrs Leon Morrison chaired Ladies Day at the Elks Club on Friday. The Rose Party featured bridge tables with rose bouquets and a community singing led by Mrs Turner and Mrs Walter Smalley. Winners in brides prize were Mrs Harry Berrian for high with Toilet Water and Mrs Will McDeowell second with a Cut Glass Basket of roses. Thanks were given to Shelton Jackson for donating 500 red roses.
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W. F. Shifter
Theodore Roberts
Leon Morrison
The
Elks Club
Bridge
Turner
Walter Smalley
Harry Berrien
Will McDeowell
Lyman Nisely
Roy C&ult
L. D. Rivenburg
Harry Berrian
William Burroughs
Shelton Jackson
Woodman Circle Holds Meeting At Odd Fellows Hall
The Woodman Circle will meet Monday evening at the Odd Fellows hall on North Pine street. All officers and degree staff are requested to be present for drill practice. A large attendance of members is expected.
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Woodman Circle
Odd Fellow's
North Pine Street
Congregational Social Circle Hosts Enjoyable Party
The Congregational Social Circle gathered at Miss Maud Carsons home with Ma dames Huckins O Rourke and Stalker assisting. About forty ladies attended the event which featured solos piano pieces readings and recitations followed by refreshments and a very enjoyable time for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Carson
Huckins
O'Rourke
Stalker
Ruth Stalker
Harriet and
Jester
Margaret O'Rourke
Florence Stever
Crepuscular Used To Describe Twilight Light
This note explains crepuscular meaning relating to twilight and faint luminous quality. It traces origin to Latin crepusculum dusky dark twilight and shows usage in a sentence about porch light at eventide.
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Irl
Frivolous Affair Desk For A Modern Miss
A write desk is described as a frivolous looking affair that closes like a box and sits low for use on a cushion. It is deemed unsuitable for a busy woman.
Well bred players avoid rude reactions at cards
The passage argues that good breeding means staying courteous as a loser, not reacting with indignation to a partner's poor play or boredom when others are less skilled. It emphasizes self control and decorum in social gaming.
Berlin Postal Museum Hosts Finest Public Stamp Collection
The Berlin Postal Museum houses what is described as the finest public collection of postage stamps. The note mentions no British skate species being edible.
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Berlin
Creston Hosts Spanish War Veterans Convention
The Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary returned from Grinnell marking a successful convention with about 490 delegates from 36 camps. Creston plans to host next year with broad local support and offers of aid from Des Moines and other cities.
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Grinnell
Los Angeles
A. J. Artus
Waterloo
A.C. Williams
Clinton
William A. McKee
Creston
Thomas G. Stewart
Dubuque
Frank Morton
Marion
F. A. Prretor
Hampton
Edwin Gashel
Mason City
M. & Sargent
Council Bluffs
Minnie McAllister
Elizabeth Litzey
Des Moines
Effie McKee
Dorothy Sargent
Grace Pederson
Des Motes
Like Bowers
Davenport
Hattle Agard
Lillie Glab
Ida McNally
Myrtle Webber
Vivian Tallman
Rose Peters
Maude Fellows
Fannie Brown
Grace Sturgeon
Omma Huntington
Edith Croft
Iowa Falls
Iva Leighton
Anna Osborne
Ada Reed
Mary Cummings
Hazel Gidley
Elizabeth Artus
Marriage a la Mode on Celebes Rules Polygamy and Houses
In Celebes the head rajah regulates married life with polygamy as the rule. A man may take as many wives as he can support, but each wife requires a separate house. The system dictates residence and finances for multiple marriages.
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Celebes
First Baptist Church Announces Sunday Services and Programs
Rev. J Hamilton Woodsum preaches on The Demands of Religion at 10 30 AM with Sunday School at noon The B Y P A meets at 7 PM A stereopticon lecture titled Porto Rico will follow the evening service All are welcome The annual Children s Day exercises are moved to June 18 Morning worship June 18 The Wednesday prayer meeting June 14 is led by the Ladies Missionary Society The Willing Workers host Saturday afternoon at 602 N Cherry Palmquist pastor.
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First Baptist Church
J. Hamilton Woodsum
B. Y
Porto Rico
Ladies Missionary Society
Reorganized Church Holds Meetings and Picnic Event
The Reorganized Church announces Sunday School at 10 90, preaching at 11 50, and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 in the O O F Hall corner Pine and Milla. A Friday picnic supper at McKinley Park with Bro J M McDowell will urge local young people to attend.
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At & O'vlock
Geo. Hall
Prairie St
Woman's Dept and Religio
McKinley Park
J. M. McDowell
Graceland College
Seventh Day Adventist speaker questions biblical law
Elder Schwindt will speak Sunday evening at 7 50 p m on Did Adam and the Patriarch have the Law of the ten Commandments The public is cordially invited to all services.
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Schwindt
Adam
Salem Lutheran Church Sunday and midweek services
Regular services are held at the usual hours tomorrow as the pastor is out of the city and the Deacons conduct the service. A regular midweek service will take place on Wednesday with the Deacons in charge and the Lutheran Brotherhood will participate.
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Wed
Lutheran Brotherhood
Sunny Path of Life and Ideal Young Man Sermons Schedule
Christian Church announces a Sunday program with Bible School at 10 AM and worship at 11 AM featuring The Sunny Path of Life as the first Good Cheer sermon. Evening services include senior and junior societies at 7 PM with a lecture An Ideal Young Man.
Trinity Sunday Service at St Pauls Episcopal Church
Rev. David Ferguson leads a Holy Eucharist at 10 45 A M on Trinity Sunday at St Pauls Episcopal Church W Adams Street The day includes a sermon on God as revealed in His threefold personality and a church school session for attendees All are welcome
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ST. Paul's Episcopal Church
W. Adams Street
David Ferguson
Your Baby in Hot Weather Keep Milk Pure
Mrs. Max West advises mothers to keep baby milk cold from dairy to bottle. If ice or running water unavailable, use improvised cooling or cheesecloth in a water pan. An iceless refrigerator is cheap to build and helps prevent sour milk in hot weather. Boiling milk is recommended if cooling options fail.
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Max West
United States Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Advice on Feeding Babies in Hot Weather
Counsel of prudence amid heat cautions against boiled milk for short-term use and notes the baby may fare better with boiled or dried milk. It suggests dried milk as a safe fallback when fresh supply quality is questionable and mentions availability in drug stores.
Baseball Results and Standings
Chicago defeated New York 4 to 2 and Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 2 to 1. St Louis topped Philadelphia 4 to blank. Boston beat Pittsburgh 7 to blank. Today’s schedule includes Pittsburgh at Boston and St Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at New York with further games Philadelphia at Cleveland and Washington at Detroit. Boston hosts Chicago and New York visits St Louis.
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Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
St .Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
W. L Pet
St Joseph
Sioux City
Wichita
Tulsa
Omaha
Oklahoma ‘City
Des Moines
Denver
Oklahoma City
Tilea
Joseph
Tottay
Kh. Pet
Chicagso
Duhn
Local Guests Entertained at George Bartle Country Home
Were Guests in the Country Messrs Walter Larson Degnan Reynolds John Cretors and Raquel Coakley of this city were pleasantly entertained at the George Bartle country home three miles northwest of Kent Sunday June 4. Mr and Mrs Charles Maiden were also guests at the time.
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Walter Larson
Degnan Reynolds
John Cretors
Raquel Coakley
George Bartle
Kent
Charles Maiden
Betty Compson Quick Rise Shown At Willard
Betty Compson, star of Prisoners of Love, rises swiftly in film fame after childhood beginnings in Salt Lake City. Her father bought her way into the business during her school days, launching a professional career that rides on early opportunities.
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Petty ‘Compson
Young Violinist Rises to Vaudeville Stardom
A girl orphaned at fourteen supported her mother by playing violin in a small theatre orchestra. She adapted a ragged street musician look for a surprise stage debut, then toured vaudeville earning leading roles with Al Chastie and Ty n George Lowrie Tucker. Now she leads her own producing company.
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Naka
Betty
Los Angeles
al Chastie
George Lowrie Tucker
Fead
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North Missouri
Congregational Social Circle
Creston’s
Aux. Home
EE. R Moore
Cedar Rapids
Tion
John Beeler
K. Parker
Edwin Sands
Des
Moitres
Miss Mamie Sellers
Minnie Maclisster
Mamie Sellers
Connelluffs
Kathryn Ditferning
Department of Iowa
Boy Scouts
Iowa
August Swanson
N. Cherry
Eklind
Wilbur N. Palmquist
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
1. O. O. F. Hall Corner
Salem Lutheran Church
Christian Church
Jerome E. Emanuel
Bible School
Dow
Betty Compson
Doges Groce
Miss Compson
Superior
Brick
Hard Creamery Co
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