Universal draft urged by Iowa Legion auxiliary leader
Murphy of Ida Grove, American Legion national committeeman, told the Iowa Legion auxiliary convention that a strong campaign is needed to obtain a universal draft law. He urged the Legion to adopt universal draft as its main objective after study by the Snell commission, warning opposition will be harsh and labeling critics as un-American. He praised the auxiliary for veteran relief work and civic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
J. R. Murphy
Ida Grove
American Legion National
Iowa
Legion Auxiliary Convention
Snell
Murphy
Legion
American Legion
Natron
United States
Auxiliary
Legion For Relief of Veterans
Four-H Club Go Getters Maintain Busy Work in Tipton
The Center Go-Getters Four-H club in Tipton Iowa began in 1928 with nine members. They earned top honors in Cedar County contests and placed well at the state fair. The club has grown to nine members and continues regular meetings. Members helped lead rally day and held a market day sale. They will display at the Cedar County fair and plan a booth for the Cedar county fair while aiming for the Mississippi Valley fair demonstration trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Center Township Farm Bureau
Iowa
Illinois
Whitmer family reunion set for Weed park Muscatine
Ada Wagner secretary of the Whitmer association announces the annual Whitmer family reunion will be held Tuesday August 26 at Weed park in Muscatine. Other notes mention visits to Davenport and Des Moines, births in Chicago, and local church activities in Wilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Hudler
Davenport
Shirley Jean
Robert Fisk
Chicago
Frances Boot
Gladys West
Maria McClean
Joy McClean
Dale
John Gray
Iowa City
Relief From Constipation Through Rexall Orderlies
A Battle Creek physician credits constipation as a major cause of misery but reports relief with Rexall Orderlies tablets. The product draws water into the colon to soften waste and promote a gentle, natural movement without habit or dose escalation. Henderson’s Rug Store advertises 24 tablets for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Henderson's
Onderson
Barks and Howls Suppress Neighbors Swearing in Iowa
In Council Bluffs Iowa Mabel Austin twenty nine says she barks and howls to drown out neighbor swearing. She told Judge Daniel Sheehan she is tempted to swear back but swearing is not ladylike and her barking prompts dogs to join in, potentially disturbing the peace more than vulgar talk. The judge took the case under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Mabel Austin
Daniel Sheehan
Mabel
Sheehan
Legion Auxiliary Convention Near for Ft Dodge Visit
Local notes report several residents traveling to Ft Dodge for the state American Legion auxiliary convention. Others visited relatives in centers ville Muscatine and Cedar county, with families and hospital connections noted among the readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rock Island
B. J. Nangle
Margaret Dilley
Mt. Vernon
Emma Rynearson
Irwin Howenstine
Evelyn
S. L. Johnston
Muscatine
Sadie McQuillen
M. G. Whitmer
Cedar County
Wapello Club Sees Supper At Whitney Home
The J. A. O’s hosted their husbands with guests from Boston and Providence at a kettledrum supper in Wapello Iowa on Monday evening. Nearby notes mention Up-to-Dates gathering, visits from Springfield Missouri and Muskogee Oklahoma, and plans and travels of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
John Whitney
Tilden Crocker
Boston
Mass
Charles Mills
Providence
R. I
Emer Brown
J. M. Guthrie
John Keck
F. H. Hesse
William Isden
D. N. Farrer
Charles Stroup
Mildred Vogelsong
Arthur Springer, Jr
A. A. Whipple
Springfield
Arthur Springer
Creston
Marian Pantel
Blanche Saunders
Muskogee
Okla
J. H. Dickson
Frank Wiley
Dale Wilson
Morning Sun
Estes Park
Colorado
William Rogers
George Hoeser
Ethel
Carl
Brighton
Arthur Hostetler
Lockridge
Harold Pace
Muscatine
Harry Limbecker
Lucile Mills
Baston
Mary Ellen Jamison
Guy Jamison
Helen Jamison
Pauline Baker
Tulsa
Ima James
The
State University
Norman
H. W. Baker
Madison
Wis
State Normal
Ozarks
Sigourney
F. M. Grimm
Shipping Association
Chicago
Warren
L. S. Roach
Burlington
Winfield
Mt. Union
Mediapolis
Iowa City
Grant Hook
Lfriends
Saxophone and Radio Lead to Family Discord
In Marshalltown Iowa on August 14 AP reports Mrs. Lee Robins opposes her husband playing the saxophone while she wants the radio. The couple’s dispute over music led to Mrs. Robins charging assault and battery. he pleaded guilty and paid a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Lee Robins
Robins
L. R. Sheets
Red Jackson to Appear at Iowa State Fair Air Show
Des Moines officials confirm a contract for Red Jackson to perform a refueling demonstration and display his plane at the state fair air show August 22 to 29. Jackson, tied to ongoing world record efforts in St Louis, will stay only until August 21 before heading to the Des Moines event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Red” Jackson
St. Louis
Jackson
Fair Board
Hunter Brothers
West Branch News Briefs Ties to Washington and Market Shipments
Mr and Mrs George C Hoover of Washington DC and their son Claude travel from West Branch to Washington after visiting their daughter Mrs Otho O Yoder and family. West Branch association ships 10 carloads of livestock to Chicago including cattle hogs and sheep led by W J Meredith William Rose Glenn Hoffman and Louie Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
George C. Hoover
Washington, D. C
Otho O. Yoder
Claude
Rock Island
Ill
Washington
W. J. Meredith
William Lane
Minneapolis
Frank Barnes
Ladysmith
Wis
E. A. Putnam
A. E. Anderson
Iowa City
J. F. Vetter
Austin
Minn
Marvin Kinsey
William Rose
Glenn Hoffman
Louie Hansen
Chicago
Social notes mention Shenandoah families visiting relatives
Miss Barbara Gauss and Miss Lucy Gauss of Shenandoah are noted in the column along with Mrs. Laura Grimes visiting her daughter Mrs. Oscar Steigleder in Packwood during a week of social activity and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Lucy Gauss
Shenandoah
Laura Grimes
Oscar Steigleder
Packwood
New War on Crime Proposed by Council Bluffs Attorney
Council Bluffs Iowa August 14 A P says Thomas O Tacy proposes a ten year crime eradication program run by school vocational experts to identify unfit pupils for special institutions He argues education rather than punishment will stem crime advocating state vocational colleges for subnormal children to divert energy and remove the need for reform schools
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Thomas O. Tacy
the Lawyer and Banker
Southern Bench and Bar Review
Tacy
Nichols Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
A string of Sunday visits and travels are reported around Nichols Iowa with multiple families hosting relatives and friends from Davenport Letts Miles City Cedar Rapids and West Liberty. Movements include a hog shipment by Nichols Shipping to Chicago and residents taking trips to the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Robert Phillips
Davenport
W. J. Kirkpatrick
Nichols Shipping Association
Chicago
T. L. Eland
Letts
Eland
Mediapolis
Wilmer Halleck
Oscar Moran
Marjorie
West Liberty
J. W. Moran
Harry Salemink and
B. L. Metcalf
Albert Bottomley
Nira Boggs
Dora Boggs
Muscae
Harvey Barnhart
Fred Hendricks
Cedar Valley
Sam Cozad
Doris
Virginia
Helena Te Ppel
Iowa City
William Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Bumblebees Cause Mower Crash Injuring Farmer
A group of farmers mowing hay at the Ollie Oakley farm west of town were disrupted when a bumblebees nest enraged a team of colts. Glen Swanson was thrown from the mower, suffering facial wounds requiring stitches. The mower was damaged and Swanson faces a recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Oakley
Glen Swanson
Locust Grove Park
Mary Sellers
Davenport
Charles
Harvard College
Jay Sellers
Cairo
New York City
Ralph Hensleigh
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. T. Hensleigh
George Creson
Chicago
Waldo Thompson
Thelma
Cambridge
Knox Thompson
T. A. Berkshire
Marilyn Maxine
Harold Hamiston
Donald Lee
Irene
Robert Lyman
Garden Grove
Irene Delzell
Cleo Croson
Byron
Neb
Sellers
W. R. Smyth
John Rensberger
Mason Smith
David Douglas
Nancy Tharp
Ellen Tharp
Sewel
Mina Douglas
Joe Smith
Oakland
Angie Bates
Samuel McElhinney
D. McElhinney
Neil Trotman
Washington
Ida Wright
Muriel
Ida
New London
Jack Anderson
Rome
Floyd Mason
Mt. Union
George Croson
Neil Kilpatrick
Della
Catherine Kilpatrick
Robert Kilpatrick
Bloomington
Ind
Harold A. Habenecht
Berein Springs
Mich
J. E. Kilpatrick
Harry Selzer
Mediapolis
Des Moines
Kelley Plans Move to Davenport Next Week
Kelley expects to relocate to Davenport next week as arrangements are finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Davenport
Cedar County condemns Dubuque sheriff over river bridge security
The Cedar county board of supervisors passed a resolution deploring the lack of cooperation by the Dubuque county sheriff in guarding the Dubuque river bridges. It authorizes reasonable expenses for County Attorney Marion C. Hamiel to trace the murderers of vigilante R G Sproat and to bring them to justice. The board forwards a copy to the Department of Justice for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Dubuque
Cedar County
Runane
Robe - Sproat
R. G. Sproat
Marion C. Hamiel
Dubuque River
Department of Justice
Des Moines
Local social notes from Moscow Iowa and surrounding towns
A cascade of brief visits and gatherings across Moscow and nearby towns including William and Mrs Crist, Arthur Hill, Mary Wilhelm, Arthur Tharp shipping cattle to Chicago, Dr John Teufel and family, Frank Proctor, Henry Camp, Lizzie Kuehl, August Freeze, Vern Miller family, Ed Duffee, Irvin Kelley and Maurer clan with Yellowstone trip plans and Davenport fair attendance. Late notes mention a Utah metal discovery claimed to fuse lead and boost molten metal strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
William Crist
W S. D
Crist
Arthur Hill
Preston
Mary Wilhelm
Arthur Tharp
Chicago
John Teufel
Davenport
Frank Proctor
Atalissa
Henry Camp
Lizzie Kuehl
August Freeze
Vern Miller
Iowa City
Charles Marolf
Ed Duffee
Wilton
Irvin Kelley
Fred Maurer
Yellowstone
Ruth and
H of Wilton
Mabel Senparnes West Liberty
Gly-Cas Credit From Hartford City Writer
John J. Wilhelms, a Hartford City writer for newspapers and Glass Trade Magazines, praises Gly-Cas after a stubborn yearlong kidney trouble. He says one box ended nightly pain and restored rest and health, noting prior unsuccessful remedies and a new sense of wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
John J. Wilhelms
South Cherry St
Hartford City
Indiana
Gly-Cas
Mr. Wilhelm
Cas
Township leaders plan exhibits for Cedar county fair
Tipton Iowa August 14 township leaders with Miss Lettie Bell county home project chairman in the Farm Bureau office organize committees to help display at the Cedar county fair the week of August 26. Home project women will exhibit this year including the home gardening project the furniture lesson and the pillow lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Lettie Bell
Farm Bureau
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Pete Metee
Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune
Iowa Legion Auxiliary
Legion National
Four-H Club
Muscatine Journal
Fred Woodhouse
Frances Kelley
Wapello Club
Journal
West Liberty Fair
Chas. Hearst
FOX
Ernest
A Dell
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Graham McNamee
Oswald Cartoos
Act
Dubuque County
Cedar County Board
Fox Palace
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