Wapello Mayor Resigns Office
Wapello Iowa December 3 The regu lar city council meeting saw Mayor J A Bigger resign effective December 15 due to his appointment as postmaster at Wapello A replacement will be appointed at the next council meeting Also noted Class Meets Happy hour club activities and visits by local residents to Center Ville Ft Madison and Chicago events involving local residents and officials
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Wapello
J. A. Bigger
Bigger
M. E. Church
Frances Vandevort
Happy Hour
George Stone
E. B. Isett
Virgina
Center- Ville
Seevers
Chris. Kallenbarger
Harriet
Walter Tanner
Ft. Madison
H. O. Weaver
John Garden
H. P. Kelley
Chicago
Diphtheria Claimed Harriet Winslow at Wellman Illinois
Harriet Winslow aged 13 died at her Wellman home after a four day diphtheria illness. Funeral will be private Saturday. She is survived by her parents and three sisters. Also noted are local social items including a Chicago marriage, a dietetics course, a lecture night at the Majestic theater, and a Methodist recreation club election.
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Wellman
Harriet Winslow
Loran Winslow
Smith Stone
Carr D. Smith
Sanford Smith
Ruth Stone
Chicago
Smith
Lillian Carr
Des Moines
Majestic Theater
Stone-Platt
Church Auxiliary At Wilton Hears Report On Bazaar
Wilton Tra December meeting of the Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary reports $211 net from the annual dinner and bazaar. Entertainment committee includes Theo Hillyer R Sibelien John Artz Charles Brumbaugh Robert Fulton Theo Port and Vera Johnson. Sewing Society at St Marys church quilts and social visit with Mrs Henry Slater as guest. M W A to elect officers December 8 at K P hall. Stella Whitmer returns from Muscatine Hershey hospital. Mrs John Bracker of Davenport visiting Mrs Fred Pas Vogel.
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Sewing Society
Stella Whitmer
Muscatine
Hershey Hospital
John Bracker
Davenport
Fred Pasvogel
Mars population mocked as dumb bells by Iowa astronomer
Dr Hamilton Moore Jeffers of the State University of Iowa spoke at the local high school auditorium, joking that Mars is populated largely by dumb bells. He described Mars meteorology, noted possible life, and discussed solar and stellar astronomy, telescopes, and nebulae. The talk emphasized astronomy as an ancient science and the role of modern telescopes in expanding knowledge.
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Mars
Chimmie Fadden
Hamilton Moore Jeffers
State University of Iowa
Chimmie
Iowa
Jeffers
Jeffries
Earth
Dr. Jefferies
Moon
W. H. Pickering
Officials Elected For Year By M B A
Officers of the Modern Brotherhood of America lodge for the 1921 22 year were elected at the annual business meeting Friday evening in the Woodmen hall. Arrangements were made for the installation services to be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Haase
Mason City
Frank Parnell
McGregor
State Lodge Board of Directors
A R. Shepro
Des Moines
Everett Duncan
Maggie Chapman
Henry Hagermann
Clara Huber
Helen Chapman
Owen Sopher
Alice Eis
Modern Brotherhood of America Lodge
Woodmen Hall
Oakville Man Hurt In Car Left In Gear Incident
Allen Hall of Oakville was badly injured in Burlington when the car he left in gear rolled and struck him, breaking the right thigh and injuring other bones. He was taken to Burlington hospital, about 55 years old. A highway booster meeting to discuss Scenic Highway extension will be held Tuesday evening with Dr Herman Bryan and Tru man Pierson speaking. William B. Hiller is local project manager. The Huron Consolidated School faculty held a program to raise funds for improvements. Ed S. Williard, a resident who suffered paralysis, is showing improvement.
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Oakville
Allen Hall
Burlington
Hall
Burlington Hospital
Farmers’ Bank
Herman Bryan
Truman Pierson
William B. Hiller
Huron Consolidated School
Ed. S. Williard
Trustees and Doctor Potter Audit Meeting Held
Trustees Dr. W. W. Potter Frank Grau and Frank Thompson examine affairs with Dr. W. W. Potter at a formal meeting examining medical oversight and governance.
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W. W. Potter
Frank Grau
Frank Thompson
The Affairs of Anatol At The A Muse U Theatre
Cecil B. DeMille's latest film The Affairs of Anatol stars Jeanie Macpherson and offers sharp subtitle wit. The production blends a searching look at marriage and divorce with a sympathetic comic light. Also at Palace Theatre is A Virgin Paradise a three day Fox special about a jungle raised girl and civilization. J Searle Dawley directed the controversial photodrama whose reception has run hot in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil B. DeMille
Anatol
Jeanie Macpherson
Arthur Schnitz
J. Searle Dawley
Congregational Church Dinner Set for December 7
A church dinner will be held from 5 to 7 PM featuring chicken with gravy dressing mashed potatoes cranberries creamed slaw pickles bread and pies including apple or pumpkin with ice cream as dessert. Proceeds support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Home Bake Sale And Bazaar At Evangelical Church
A notice for a bake sale and bazaar at the Evangelical church on Sycamore Street Wednesday evening December 7 hosted by Rhoda class. Ames professors J M Evvard and A R Lamb of Iowa State College feed pigs 250 to 500 subic centimeters of sulphuric acid daily. Fiery food pleases pigs, diet deemed harmless, claim the professors. Want ads offer rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. M. Evvard
A. R. Lamb
Iowa State College
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Wellman, Ill
Methodist Ecreational Club
Forest Jennings
Myrtle Booth
Edith Dunlavey
Marvin Austin
Helen Schroeder
Park Hotel
Frank Mellecher
Gretchen
Wilton Junction
Wilton
K. P. Hall
Wapello, Iowa
Douglas
Clara Kimble Young
Thomas
Bud Brownie
Bessie Barriscale
Bob OF
Blue Ridge
Gloria
Milton Sills
the Great
Moment
Constance
Binney
Cecil B. DE Milles
Awatol
Elliott Dexter
Gloria Swanson
Wallace Reid
Agnes Ayres
Theodore Roberts
Bebe Daniels
Wanda Hawley
Raymond Hatton
Monte Blue
Sycamore St
Roomera
Buck Jones
Adeline Linnell
J.searle ‘Dawley
Hero
Tem
Palace Orchestra
Bill
Fairbanks
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