Y W C A Announces Fall Staff and Davenport Hire
The YWCA names a staff of three for fall and winter under Miss Myrra Baker. Miss Lucy B. Milligan will advise industrial clubs and Girl Reserves. Miss Irene Lange of Davenport joins as office supervisor. Miss Helen Mathis from Morton will direct health education. A picnic honors Miss Mildred Kemble as she departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Myrra Baker
Lucy B. Milligan
Zenith
Duino
Fidelis
Inter-Club
Miss Milligan
L. Peck
L. R. Henderson
Louis Heitz
C. W. Hempstead
W. L. Shantz
F. W. Englund
L. S. Penrose
W. L. Lear
A. M Geibel
Carl Houdek
Fred Tomfeld
W. Harbaugh
Miss Lange
Irene Lange
Davenport
Young People’s Society
Lutheran Church
Helen Mathis
Morton
Mis
University of Illinois
Peoria
Ill
Miss Kemble
Association
Otis L. Peck
Park Drive
Mildred Kemble
Kemble
Archie Allen Place
Rock Island
Clinton
Moline
Muscatine
Y. W
Wilton All Stars Fall Hard to Prairie Nine 17 to 0
Pleasant Prairie routed Wilton 17 to 0 on the Wilton diamond as Prairie rapped 25 safeties and Wilton errors. Wilton managed only two hits in the nine innings while Hampton-Frank Honywell, 79, died by self inflicted gunshot at his daughter’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
Wilton All Stars
Wilton
Prairie Nine
All Stars
Pleasant Prairiees
Hampton
Frank Honywell
Charles Rupe
Mid-Continental Petroleum files suit in district court
The September term opens Sept 2 with Mid-Continental Petroleum suing Ralph Wilhelm for 251 17 on a merchandise account. Fishburn and Fishburn represent the plaintiff firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Mid-Continental Petroleum Company
Ralph Wilhelm
Fishburn and Fishburn
Methodist Episcopal Leaders Head Iowa Conference Program
Denominational leaders from Chicago Detroit and Cincinnati join Bishop Titus Lowe of Portland Ore at the Iowa conference in Knoxville Iowa September 3 to 7. Dr M S Rice of Woodlawn Detroit will lecture on The Skylark of Methodism and eulogize Bishop Quayle. Dr Lucius H Bigbee of Cincinnati will speak on Our House of Faith Patron or Partner and An Adventure of the Spirit. Dr Albert E Kirk of Chicago will discuss The Nature of Religion Religion or Theology The Atonement and The New Birth. Bishop Lowe will lead ordination and hear ministerial appointments read. Dr Clarence True Wilson of Washington DC will also speak. The Rev Benjamin F Schwartz will address Knoxville Christian church services during the week. Ministers and lay delegates from all English Methodist Episcopal churches attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit
Cincinnati
Titus Lowe
Portland
Ore
Iowa Conference of Methodist Episcopal Churches
Knoxville
Methodist Episcopal
Iowa
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
M. S. Rice
Woodlawn Methodist Church
Mich
Quayle
Lucius H. Bigbee
Church School Publications
Our House of Faith
Albert E. Kirk
Bishop Lowe
A. W. Haines
Rockford, IL
James E. Coons
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance and Prohibition
Washington, D. C
Kirk
Lowe
Benjamin F. Schwartz
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian Church
English Methodist Episcopal
Slub Members Win On Stock At Iowa State Fair
Muscatine county Four-H club exhibitors won firsts in Poland China Duroc and Hampshire hog divisions at the Iowa State Fair. The 60 hogs contributed to $247 in prizes, with honours across several classes and county show selections. Prize wins also extended to baby beef and sheep exhibits from the same club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Poland
China
Duroc
Hampshire
Carl Rylander
Lindsey B. Hoopes
William Anderson
Lucy Anderson
Morris Legler
Donald Shepard
Chester Whites
Carl Beatty
Russell Bill
Stewart Hitchcock
Barrow
Robert Kaufman
Hampshires
Shropshire Lambs
Clifford Freyermuth
Lyall Paul
Muscatine County Club
Reeves
Ben Wilson
Vernon Wright
Margaret Estle
Hereford
Howard Dean
Henry Mohr
Philip Bailey
Dorothy Legler
Churches Attend Muscatine Louisa Area Gathering
Churches in Muscatine, Louisa and nearby counties will be in attendance at a regional gathering. The event brings together congregations from multiple towns for a unified service and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Louisa
Roach and Musser Obtain Permit for Boiler Room
Roach and Musser receive a city building permit for a new brick boiler room on Grandview avenue between Franklin and Bond streets costing about 6500 dollars. Wrecking of the old boiler room has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach
Musser
Grandview Avenue
Franklin and
Bond Streets
Roach and Musser Company
Death claims Wilton woman Ella Schafnit
Ella Schafnit aged 62 a lifelong Wilton resident died at her home after a seven week illness with four weeks in Hershey hospital. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Wednesday at 2 pm. Burial in Oakdale cemetery. She was born Ella Marolf in Wilton on June 21 1868 and taught in county schools. She is survived by daughter Barbara Duncan and siblings Anna Kresse Dan S Duncan J Fred Marolf and others. A son died in infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Ella Schafnit
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Methodist Church
Alice McBlain
Oakdale
Ella Marolf
Wilton High School
George Schafnit
Barbara Duncan
Anna Kresse
Ithaca
N. Y
Dan S. Duncan
John Marolf
Lemon, S. D
J. Fred Marolf
City
Don Miller Held On Check Charge
Don Miller aged 16 from Illinois near Eliza faces a juvenile court hearing this week on a charge of raising a bad check. He is in county jail awaiting the hearing after being taken into custody by police for allegedly passing a check for 4.75 dollars drawn on Swift and Company for 14.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Miller
Dlinois
Eliza
Juermile Court
Miller
Swift and Company
Wilkins Leases Submarine To Reach Pole From Under Ice
Sir Hubert Wilkins has leased a U S Navy submarine for one dollar a year to attempt an under ice voyage to the North Pole. This bold expedition seeks a feasible Arctic route by submarine to reach the pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Hubert Wilkins
U. S. Navy
North Pole
Glen Pollock Re-elected Superintendent of United Brethren Church
Glen Pollock was re elected superintendent of the United Brethren church at the annual meeting after the morning service. New and returning officers include Mrs. Charles Hawkins as assistant superintendent and W D Herwig as treasurer with other department heads named across primary junior and cradle rolls. Natives from various Sunday school clients list Glen Fisher Clara Pacely Beulah Phillips among the adult intermediate and primary divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Pollock
United Brethren Church
Charles Hawkins
R. W. Schwertfeger
Jess Wagner
Henry Husen
Clara Herwig
Cal
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