Maternity bill under fire over home invasion claims
The anti suffrage group led by Mary G Kildreth denounces the Sheppard Towner maternity bill warning of invasions of homes and privacy by Children's Bureau investigators. Judge Towner defends the measure saying its benefits outweigh criticisms as the public grows wary of federal intrusion.
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E. G. Dougherty
Washington, D. C
Sheppard-Towner
National Association
Mary G. Kildreth
Harding
Towner
Eighth
Iowa
Children’s Bureau
Committee of the House
Wapello Training Club Hosts Evening Meeting
Normal Training Club members in Wapello welcomed two new members Alice Foster and Nellie Oliphant at a November 29 gathering hosted by Miss Kathryn Courtney and Miss Mabel Courtney. The Red Cross and relief work were discussed with donations requested.
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Wapello
Kathryn
Mabel Courtney
Alice Foster
Nellie Oliphant
Pettis Drug
Ed. Taylor
Chicago
S. J. Herrick
W. J. Woodruff
Iowa City
Fosdick Fitzgerald
University Hospital
McClu
Thanksgiving Program at White Prairie School
White Prairie pupils presented a Thanksgiving Day program on November 23 featuring songs by the school and multiple recitations and dialogues. Participants included Louise Brown Ruth Brown Kenneth Hetzler Leota Herr Angeline Globes Frank Globes George Globes Ollie Peterson Violette Rexroth Angelina Globes Leo Herr Edward Brown Carl Herr and George.
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West Liberty
White Prairie School
Iowa
Louise Brown
William Conley
Ruth Brown
Kenneth Hetzler
George Brown
Leota Herr
Angeline Globes
Tommy
Frank Globes
George H. Globes
Ollie Peterson
Violette Rexroth
Angelina Globes
America the Beautiful
Leo Herr
Carl Herr
Edward Brown
Verdict awards Keefover 4500 in railroad damage suit
After about nine hours of deliberation the jury awarded P. W. Keefover four thousand five hundred dollars in his lawsuit against the Muscatine Burlington Southern railroad, seeking twenty five thousand dollars for damages from the December 1919 wreck that killed several people. Keefover was represented by J. F. Devitt and N. Rosenberger. the railroad by Hoffman & Hoffman and E. M. Warner.
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P. W. Keefover
Muscatine, Burlington & Southern Railroad
Railroad
J. F. Devitt
N. Rosenberger
Keefover
Hoffman & Hoffman
E. M. Warner
Oakville Home Talent Play Delights Local Audience
Grandview December 1 Sigma Kappa Club presented a praised home talent show noted as perhaps the best ever in Oakville. H. V. Stineman Frank Stineman Glen Beik Ralph Cross Fay Jackson assisted male roles. Oakville plans another performance Thursday night.
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Grandview
Sigma Kappa Club
H. V. Stineman
Frank Stineman
Glen Beik
Ralph Cross
Fay Jackson
Oakville
Ladies’ Missionary and Aid Society of the Evangelical Church
Krahl’s
Lilly
M. W. Lilly
American Indian subject at Wilton club meeting
At a Wilton Iowa gathering the Woman's Club program centered on the American Indian topic with songs, duets, legends, and readings. Hostesses included Miss Olive Burrows and Mrs. J Harris Brown. A social hour followed and the next meeting will feature a Christmas party. In a separate note, the Band of Hope class honored teacher Mrs C D Loose with a birthday surprise and a handkerchief shower.
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Wilton
Iowa
Woman's Club
Burrows
Olive
Edith Burrows
J. Harris Brown
Brown
Land of
Sky Blue Water
Cadman
H. B. Strong
H. A. Kossack
Longfellow
Sherman Griffith
Waters of
Minnetonka
Lawrence
Strong
Harris
Brink
J. H. Brown
Olive Burrows
H. P. Mason
George Nicolaus
H. G. Nicolaus
Clara Dodge
Band of Hope
M. E. Sunday School
C. D. Loose
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Bankers to discuss farm credit and corn market plan
Des Moines Iowa December 1 bankers county agents and leaders of farm organizations are invited to a conference at Hotel Fort Des Moines next Wednesday to explore financing farmers and marketing surplus corn. E T Meredith and C H McNider will outline a proposed working capital program from the War Finance Corporation. The event is hosted by Iowa Bankers Association with farmers associations chambers of commerce and others. A home market campaign for Iowa corn will also be launched to promote its use in homes cafes and hotels.
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Des Moines
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Fort Des Moines
E. T. Meredith
C. H. McNider
Mason City
War Finance Corporation
Frank Warner
Bankers’ Organization
Bankers
Farmers’ Asociations
Chambers of Commerce
The
State Agricultural College
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Warner
Iowa
Des Moines Teachers Boost Study Under New Pay Plan
Fourteen hundred and fourteen teachers in Des Moines schools are in professional study this year, a rise of 129 percent from last year. Superintendent Stude Baker credits the increased salary schedule tied to professional training for the higher participation.
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Des Moines
Studebaker
Coe College Women Patrol the Countryside for Letters
Cedar Rapids reports fifty three Coe College girls earning athletic letters through long daily hikes. A varsity C is awarded for 600 miles, and a smaller C E for 300 miles. Other female athletes focus on hockey and swimming.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Coe
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