Local News Briefs Round Up Comings and Departures
Miss Anna Petsinger and others visit the city from Libertyville and Brightone while many residents travel for family, work, or military related reasons. Exams set for June 26 to 28. several figures attend events in Bartavia Ottumwa New London Cedar Falls Washington DC. Discharges announced at Camp Dodge. community members plan trips to Abingdon Des Moines Keosauqua and Rock Island. Local sentiment notes favorable corn and wheat prospects along the Mississippi.
Iowa Masons Open 75th Convention in Ottumwa
The Grand Lodge of Iowa Masonry opened its seventy fifth convention with a public session at 9 30 yesterday morning in the Grand Opera House Ottumwa The theatre and streets were festooned in patriotic tributes many Masons wives attended Grand Master J W Barry presided with D R Waterman filling in the absence of the local chairman Rev W E Prewitt gave the invocation Dr F E Day delivered the welcome praising Masonry service and democracy Past Grand Master Arthur of Iowa urged spreading the light of Freemasonry and defending America against internal threats The gathering ended with The Star Spangled Banner and a note that Masonry work would continue among the lodges BUY W S S
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Grand Lodge of Iowa Masonry
Grand Opera House
Ottumwa
D. R. Waterman
Mr. Waterman
W. E. Prewitt
F. E. Day
Iowa
Day
Arthur
Germany
Ox Boys
America
France
England
Armband With Gold Star To Honor War Hero
Des Moines reports Iowa women consider a crepe armband with a golden star as the official mourning for World War I dead. Endorsed by the National Women's Council of Defense, the proposal urges state branches to adopt the armband to support soldiers. Mrs. Max Mayer of Iowa City introduced the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Max Mayer
Iowa City
Flood danger eases as Columbus Junction water levels fall
High water along the Iowa and Cedar rivers receded Monday night by six inches. Crops damaged, oats near harvest swept over. North and east travel blocked by flooding, trains slow at the North Iowa river crossing. Water works and city plant damaged, fairgrounds and residences surrounded by water. The Summers property on West Hempstead offered for sale as a nine room residence with rooming potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Cedar
Fair Grounds
M. E. Summers
West Hempstead Street
C. A. Summers
Enrollment Extended for Pig Club and Bee Keeping Demo
The Ames State Club Leader extends pig club enrollment to June 30. County Agent urges boys to join the contest now. On June 20 at 2 00 p m Field Agent E Atkins from Washington will conduct an apiary demonstration at G A Spielman farm south of Fairfield. All interested in beekeeping urged to attend. Buy W S S.
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Ames
E. Atkins
Washington
G. A. Spielman
Fairfield
United States
War Savings
Iowa
Treasury Department
Schoal
Funeral of Martha Byrkit Held Tuesday
Martha E. Byrkit died after a stroke and funeral services were held at the First Methodist church. She was born in Madison Indiana August 1 1839 and lived in this city sixty one years. Survivors include daughters Mrs George Dixon and Mrs Tola Goddan of Tulsa Oklahoma. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery with burial Monday.
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Martha EK. Byrkit
First Methodist Church
W. R. Keesey
Evergren
Martha EK. Hall
William and
Hannah Hall
Madison
Ind
Oklahoma
Archie Burkit
George Dixon
Tola Goddan
Tulsa
Burkit
Lost baby's bonnet with blue rosettes
Notice states a white silk crochet bonnet for a baby is missing either in the park or on West Broadway. Call 1379 or leave at Journal office 642.
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West Broadway
Journal Office
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Libertyville
Charles Walton
Brighton
City
Lucile Lamberson
Eldon
F. D. Kerrick
Richland
A. L. Crecraft
Batavia
W. E. Speer
Jennie Parks
Bloomfield
Guy Battin
Charles Clapp
Abingdon
Red Cross
Ralph Ward
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
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Camp Dodge
Mt. Pleasant
Lucille Connor
Salvation Army Corps
Inez Bishop
New London
Mira Montgomery
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Wilda Dickenson
Burlington
Roy Wright
Fred Perkins
Mable
Rock Island
Albert Roth
J. E. Roth
Chicago
American Medical Society
George Allen
Danville
Harold Pence
W. H. Pence
C. A. Mintonye
Edith Tally
Washington, D. C
Curtis Vaught
McGaw
John B. Frasher
Mrs G. H. Frasher
O. S. Hart
John Anderon
Mark Whitney O. Keosauqua
L. E. Whitney
Dorotha Loehr
Memphis, Mo
L. McGaw
National Army
J. S. Howell
Hull
Ill
Missouri
Iowa Masons
W.S. S
Columbus
Drake Clo. Co
Farm Bureau Department
Martha E. Byrkit
Emerson
W.S.S. S
Sale
Joseph Clinkenbeard
South Seventh and
West Jackson Streets
WMLL
Long
Referee
Stortz & Taglauer
Stortz & Taglauer Garage
W.S. 8
Palm Beach
Drake Clo, Co
Journal
Oxford
C. E. Anderson
Cruise
Minneapolis
W. A. Blair
Davenport
Northern Steamboat Co
Crowder
Uncle Sam
Lewis Underwear
York
Mohr & Crow
National War Savings
Homer A. Millier
Bulletin
John T. Davifs
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Kent
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