Epworth League Social at Methodist Church
Sixty five Epworth League members attended a hot day social at the Methodist church on Thursday evening. The program featured humorous divertissements and recitations with Christmas decorations and refreshments. The event was organized by Miss Hannah Zeidler as chairman with helpers Mrs Kettelcamp Mrs Claudine Shoemaker Miss Ida Herwig and Mrs Will Ruthenburg.
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Epworth League
Aliss Hannah Zeidler
Kettelcamp
Ars
Ida Herwig
Will ‘Ruthenberg
Martha Washington Club Hosts Evening Social
The Misses hosted a Martha Washington Club gathering last evening at their Seventh Street home. Members enjoyed music and fancy-work, with a dainty luncheon served by the hostesses. The parlors were festively decorated in red and green Christmas symbols. In two weeks Miss Rinninsland will host a theatre party for members.
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Martell Wastingson Club
Uave Ue Ayoung Patyey
Misses Lose
Tillie Nester
Seventh Street
Martha Washington
Special Mlecta Chapter Meeting At Masonie Hall
SPECCUAL MEETING OF PELAMORA CUAP PIA NO. Be The Mlecta Chapter No a S will meet in special evening at the Masonie hall at 7 24 oclock. Initiation followed by a social session. A musical program will also be offered. All members and visiting members are cordially invited.
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Pelamora Cuap Pia
Masonie
Bible Class Monday Night Led by Miss Sade Wilson
A Monday evening Bible class will meet at 7 45 in the library rooms. Miss Sade Wilson, secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, will lead the lesson from John chapters five and six.
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Sade Wilson
Neat Young Women's Christian Association
German priest disguise aids escapee captured after two weeks
Faris reports a young German journalist who escaped a south France prison camp was recaptured after two weeks roaming. He wore a long black beard and was treated as a priest by locals while carrying a pilgrim prayer book. Attorney Clement Welch visited his parents in Dennison, Texas, en route.
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Associated Press
Faris
France
Tie
Lourdes
Texas
Clement Welch
Mr. Welch
Dennison, Town
Woman Neibert Dies At Home After Long Illness
Mrs. George Neibert of 324 Main street died last evening at 6 00 after months of illness. She was born in Lawsville and aged nine years at demise. Survived by four children Charles George Walter and Mable Neibert all of Muscatine and five brothers and one sister John George Frank Tenry and Mrs Z J Williams of Muscatine Wim Nicholas of Moline Illinois No funeral plans yet pending word from out of town relatives.
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George Neibert
Main Street
Elizabeth Neibert
Lawsville
Muscatine
Neibert
Charles
George
Walter
Mable Neibert
John Nicholas
George Nicholas
Frank Nicholas
Tenry Nicholas
Z. J. Williams
Wim
Nicholas
Moline
Illinois
Government Needs Competent Stenographers and Typewriters
A post office bulletin calls for skilled stenographers and typewriters in government service. With many new departments added, one newly created department employs about 2,500 and may reach 6,000 within a year. Muscatine residents are urged to learn about these positions and apply at the post office for full particulars.
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Muscatine
Venezuela denounces U S hostility and pro-German claims
Senor Pedro Dominici issued a statement denying U S accusations that Venezuela sides with Germany. He said Venezuela remains pro American and pro Entente, noting Venezuelans like Ismael Urdaneta and officers favor the Entente. He cited Vorwaerts and a presidential message condemning German submarine warfare and praising the United States, plus July Fourth cable exchanges with Wilson.
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Tenden
Dee
Venezuela
Senor Pedro Dominici
Senor Dominici
Ismael Urdaneta
Congress
United States
Wilson
Plan to Resume Surgical Dressing Class Meetings
Local Red Cross plan to resume Surgical Dressing class meetings next week after Christmas, with Mrs. W. E. Downer announcing. Muscatine women urged to assist, as the group promises a large supply of surgical pieces for Chicago headquarters monthly, requiring many workers to meet quotas.
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Red Gross
Todany
W. Ee. Downer
Muscatine
Chicago
Laurel Building
Anwana Seeks 10 Evade the Draft
Des Moines Iowa December reports reveal communistic villages in Iowa counties facing hardship under new selective draft rules. Appeals routed from Adj Gen Logan to Provost Marshal General Crowder, detailing dependency claims and classifying nondependents as Division 1 to be drafted first. Ammanites seek exemptions on religious grounds but were still drafted under a special ruling. Robert McGaughey leaves Christmas with parents to depart for Peoria.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa County
Adj
Guy Ja. Logan
Crowder
Logan
Amang
Medals to Border Men for Mexican Campaign Service
Iowa National Guardsmen and others who served on the Mexican border from 1911 to 1917 are eligible for the Mexican Service badge. The bronze badge shows a Victo plant and mountains with the inscription Mexican Service 1911-1917, suspended from a tricolor ribbon.
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Washington
Dese
Iowa
War Department
Vera Crna
Pershing
Thrilling car plunge in The Ighting Trail at Cavery theater
William Duncan and Carol Holloway star in The Ighting Trail premier serial scene at Cavery theatre tonight. A high speed crash into an embankment and river drives the drama as outlaws fire bullets and steering gear fails. Irving Mark, a 1976 graduate, leaves for Des Moines for further study at Highland Paris institute.
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William Duncan
Carol Holloway
Greater Vitagraph
Cavery Theatre
San Ynez
Santa Barbara
Irving Mark
Des Moines
Highland Paris Institute
Draft change disappoints men in camp
Des Moines reports that Washington issued no general call for the final increment of the first draft before February 15, disappointing Camp Dodge as the eighty eighth division awaits full war strength. Losses from transfers to Camp Pike and Camp Cody have weakened units except for a few special corps units, delaying trainer status and full deployment.
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Cassociated Press
Des Moines
Washington
Growder
Camp Dodge
Eighty-Eighth
Camp Pike
Camp Cody
Smaaller
Signal Corps
Serviee Fine
Injured Shifting Scenes at Grand Opera House
Charles Holstein fell across a door during shifting scenes at the Grand opera house and sustained a deep head gash. He remained unconscious for about thirty minutes before regaining consciousness.
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Grand Opera House
Charles ‘Holstein
One Hundred Knitted Garments Sent To Chicago HQ
A box of garments knitted by local women, totaling one hundred items, was forwarded this morning to the Central Division headquarters in Chicago by Mrs. D. V. Jackson, chairwoman of that Red Cross branch. With colder weather, demand for sweaters, helmets, socks, mufflers, wristlets, and other items has risen, urging faster production. George Ryan of Detroit, Michigan, is spending his Christmas vacation with his parents on River Road.
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Central Division
Chicago
D. V. Jackson
Red Cross
George Ryan
Detroit, Mich
River Road
Free asthma cure promises relief with no cost
A vintage ad promises a new method to end asthma symptoms for all sufferers. It claims immediate relief from breathing difficulties and wheezing, offering a free trial by coupon without any payment, targeting hopeless cases regardless of climate or occupation.
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