Western Illinois C E S Chapters Attend Group Event
More than 225 Eastern Star members from 18 chapters gathered at the Aledo Masonic temple for the grand officers event. Illness prevented grand worthy matron Henrietta Munstermann of Chicago from attending. Grace Champieux stood in as grand secretary.
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Aledo
Eastern Star
Western Illinois
Aledo Masonic Temple
Presbyterian Church
Walter Boyles
Henrietta Munstermann
Chicago
Grace Champieux
Pauline Pfeiffer
Clara Swanson
Erma Ansley
Ellen Pratt
Adah
Gertrude Warner
Rock Island
Katherine Pressler
Martha
Emily Miller
Louise Kipp
Tipton Railway Agent R E White Retires After 35 Years
R E White C R I P railway agent at Tipton retires after 35 years with the company. He hands over to HM M Fox and plans trailer living with wife and family. White began in 1904 at Mediapolis and served 14 years at Walker before Tipton posting in 1920. He is 68.
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Tipton
R. E. White
P. Railway
HM. M. Fox
Nichols
Mrs. White
Okoboji
Lester White
Spencer
Minnesota
Lake Vermillion
Canada
Oklahoma
White Frst
C. R. I. and P. Railway Co
Mediapolis
Walker
Soap grease wagons haul fats for Chicago soap bars
During the gay nineties Chicago saw soap grease wagons collecting grease bones and fats from homes in exchange for bars of laundry soap, a curbside recycling system of the era.
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Chicago
Local districts listed with Mrs. E. H. Arford in charge
The passage names Ridge Bushnell Keithsburg Joy Alexis and chapters of the local district including Aledo Rock Island East Moline Preemption Coal Valley Andalusia Milan and Buffalo Prairie with district deputy Mrs E H Arford of Aledo in charge of local arrangements.
Rebekah Lodge Installs Grandview Officers At Wapello Meeting
Mrs Joy and staff of Wapello presided as Rebekah lodge installed officers for the coming year. Grand marshal Lena Foster grand secretary Maude Lesnet grand treasurer Edith Barrick grand warden Ina Sleigh and grand chaplain Martha Donaldson named. Noble grand Burdette Dulgar vice grand Ella Reed secretary Mary McGrew treasurer Nora Benz inside guard Margaret Guthrie appointed several committees. Local residents attended services and guests visited from Muscatine Letts Chariton and Birmingham.
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Grandview
Jennie Joy
Wapello
Rebekah
Margaret Guthrie
Noble Grand
Floral
Mary McGrew
Ella Reed
Hazle Dulgar
Nola Benz
Ida Dickerson
Ruth Wier
Rs. van Dyke
Letts
Roberta Reed
Columbus Junction
Bert Dulgar
Ralph Hardman
East Moline
Eliza McGill
Georgia Long
Burlington
Howard Oak
Jack
Chariton
Lysle Ross
Ross
Wilbur Long
Walter Williams
Dubuque
Chester Williams
Waterloo
Jolly Twenty Club
Weed Park
Muscatine
Gable Subdues Teen Bandit In Dressing Room Clash
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard confronted an 18 year old who hid in a closet at their Van Nuys home. Gable restrained the intruder until police arrived after disarming him and seizing a revolver. The youth will face possible psychiatric evaluation before charges.
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van Nuys
Calif
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
He-Man
Gable
Willard J. Broski
Broski
Gable @r
Wilton Hosts Honor Group at Griffiths Home
Harry and Mrs. Griffith entertain relatives and friends on a Sunday lawn gathering with a flower decorated setting, croquet, and conversation. Guests include Crowes Griffins Fulton and others from Muscatine Waterloo and beyond. The Wilton Garden club meets in August at Mrs. Maurer’s home with a flower display and discussions led by Mary Schroeder and Tracy Owens.
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Harry Griffiths
Wilton
Clarence Fulton
Richard
S. C. Fulton
Elizabeth Mahanna
Marjorie Pahl
W. G. Griffith
Harry Griffith
Wilton Garden Club
Caroline Maurer
Mary Schroeder
Tracy Owens
G. W. Feltman
Pipestone
Minn
Harry H. Hickey
Harold Grunder
George Oveson
Hackendack
John Roederer
Carl
Rita
Alloysius Roederer
Mary Dorothy McSwiggin
California
San Francisco
Picnic Move Set for Meyerholz Lake This Thursday
A group will hold a picnic at Meyerholz Lake on Thursday replacing their regular meeting. Attendees are advised to bring food and enjoy outdoor time while the schedule shifts for the week.
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Meyerholz Lake
Andrea Leeds
Bob
C. S
Howard
20Th Century-Fox
Shirley Temple
Kay Francis
Erik von Barnekow
Dolly Haas
Paul Muni
John Brahm
Dennis O'Keefe
Local families share Sunday meals in area homes
Supper guests included Mr and Mrs Carleton Winters at Herbert Coden home. Leo Dirkson and baby from Muscatine and Elizabeth Romann of Davenport visited Mr and Mrs Henry Romann. H F Jarr hosted dinner with Clarence Barnes family, Katherine Evans of Iowa City, and Hilbert Gradert and Ronald.
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Ters
Carleton Winters
Herbert Coden
Leo Dirkson
Muscatine
Elizabeth Romann
Davenport
Henry Romann
H. F. Jarr
Clarence Barnes
Katherine Evans
Iowa City
Hilbert Gradert
Ronald
Frymoyers Visit Flavel Stender Home Sunday
Mr and Mrs J K Frymoyer of Wilton Junction were all day guests at the Flavel Stender home. In the evening they attended church services in Muscatine. Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs George Slattery with children and Mr and Mrs Ivan Hines with children from Rock Island.
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Norris Robbins
Birmingham
Charley McGrew
Bert Zimmerman
South Dakota
Sigma Kappa Club
Moscow
J. K Frymoyer
Wilton Junction
Flavel Stender
Muscatine
Stender
George Slattery
Dorothy Jean
Kathleen
William
Carolyn
Ivan Hines
Bobbie
Dorothy Ann
Rock Island
Prisoners Compete in Writing Contest at Alcatraz
The Federal Bureau of Prisons held a short story contest across 14 institutions and drew 173 manuscripts. Alcatraz inmates at San Francisco won two prizes and two honorable mentions, with the bureau noting inmates at Alcatraz are taking to the pen.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Alcatraz
San Francisco
the Rock
Bureau
Iowa labeled as criminals refuge after Pendergast break
J Edger Hoover says the Pendergast gang collapse in Kansas City pushed many criminals into Iowa. He cites Ottumwa and Sioux City as main transit points through the state. In England about half of fatal road accidents involve drivers under 31.
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Cedar Rapids
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pendergast
Kansas City
Iowa
Ottumwa
Sioux City
England
Bette Davis advocates for Tailwaggers in Hollywood
The column lauds Bette Davis for her Tailwaggers presidency and dog aid efforts, noting her leadership in the blind-dog school and her generosity. It contrasts studio publicity efforts with reporting her real charitable work and teases gossip and industry notes from 1939.
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Hollywood
Warners
Bette Davis
Bette
The
Tailwaggers
Motion Picture Relief Fund
Warner Studio
Rites Held for Aledo Auction Official Ernest Boultinghouse
Funeral services for Ernest Boultinghouse, a noted auctioneer and livestock pedigree expert, were held at 10 a m from Sloan Funeral Home in Aledo. Rev D F Monaghan of Milan Catholic Church led the service and burial followed in Aledo Cemetery. He died at his Aledo home Saturday evening at age 62.
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Aledo
Ernest Boultinghouse
Sloan Funeral
D. F. Monaghan
Milan Catholic Church
Mr. Boultinghouse
Population figure for Greater Toronto and suburbs
The population of Greater Toronto Ontario is estimated at 855235 and the city proper includes 12 suburban municipalities.
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Greater
Toronto
Ontario
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