Local girl Velma Grimm to tour Australia with Ingenues
The Ingenues a 20 member girls musical organization leave Vancouver June 27 for a Pacific tour ending in Sydney Australia with stops in Hawaii New Zealand and possibly Europe Violinist Velma Grimm formerly of Muscatine daughter of Mrs J Grimm Iowa Avenue has performed in Flo Ziegfeld Follies and chautauqua tours since March 1927 The trip across the Pacific will take about three weeks with engagements in Australia and a possible Berlin appearance listed by the manager.
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Australia
Ingenues
Velma Grimm
Muscatine
Vancouver
British Columbia
Miss Grimm
Flo Ziegfeld
New York
United States
J. Grimm
Iowa Avenue
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
Sydney
Europe
Berlin
Recital by advanced pupils at Presbyterian Sunday school
An 8 o clock recital by Miss Flora J. Manlove pupils will feature piano and vocal selections at the Presbyterian Sunday school auditorium. Pieces include Dragon Fly Caprice, Castagnette, Gondolieri, Danse Bizarre, Tarantelle, The Merry Zingarelle duet, Butterfly, Nocturne and Valse by Chopin, and Liszt Dreams of Love among others. Dates, times, and performer names listed for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora J. Manlove
Presbyterian Sunday School
Kay Willodine Gingery
Castagnette
Marie Johnson
Nevin
Odieenna Moszkowski
Fontaine Dorothy Metzger
Marian Chamberlin
Dorothy Metzger
Margaret Schwertfeger
Grieg
Chopin “Valse
Chopin Marian Chamberlin
Bach
Mokreis
Godard
Frances Redman
Dreams of
Love
Liszt Margaret Chamberlin
Nocturne
Chopin “Ballade
Chopin Arthur Umscheid
Committees Named for First Methodist Picnic at Weed Park
Rev. E A Bentzinger announced the First Methodist Episcopal church and Sunday school picnic at Weed park with chairmen for menu supervision grounds and games. Mrs Fulham class handles the menu Mrs Grady class oversees service Martha class prepares coffee and transportation for children under 12. Meeting at the church at 4 30 o'clock with supper at 6 30 and a rain postponement plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Weed Park
E A. Bentzinger
J. D. Fulham
W. J. Grady
Martha
A.C. Springborn
J. H. Kendig
J. J. Fishburn
Presbyterian Ladies Aid to Meet Thursday
A busy schedule of church group gatherings is listed with the First Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid meeting Thursday afternoon in the church parlors chaired by E. H. Ray and others serving. The Mulford Congregational Ladies’ Aid plans a joint work and business session at the church Wednesday afternoon with George Thomas and Herman Schmidt hosting. The Musserville C C C class will meet at Miss Mabel Foster’s home on Oregon street tonight. The Women’s Bible class at First Baptist holds an all day meeting at Mrs. Edith Schmidt’s West Third Street home. Comforter tying and quilt top work will also be arranged for in these sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Presbyterian Church
E. H. Ray
A. W. Fryberger
A. A. Keath
A. Lee
E. J Liebbe
Selina Keene
Mulford Congregational Church
George Thomas
Herman Schmidt
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
Mabel Foster
Oregon Street
First Baptist Church
Edith Schmidt
West Third Street
New Bullfrog Joins Brown's Lake Fountain
Brown's Lake fountain on the city hall lawn gains a 13 inch bullfrog added Monday evening beside the goldfish. The amphibian’s crowning call and surprising hops, described as trans Atlantic in scale next to the 10 foot fountain, raise concerns about mounting upkeep.
Ladies Aid Society Meeting at Island Methodist Church
The Is land Methodist church Ladies Aid society gathers Thursday at the Society home in Fruitland for a potluck dinner at noon.
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the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Island Methodst Episcopal Church
Society
Fruitland
Record of Women Employed in United States in 1920
The 1920 census shows nearly eight and a half million women gainfully employed in the United States. Of these 23.2 percent are married, many aged 20 to 44, with major shares in domestic work, manufacturing, and agriculture. Native white, Negro, foreign white, and other races are represented, with a breakdown by occupation and marital status. A separate note mentions a plane incident en route to Monmouth due to a broken gas line, with one landing and two passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Women’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Department
Bureau
Monmouth
Muscatine
High Bridge
Passenger Plane Forced Down Near Pleasant Prairie
A passenger plane from Monmouth Illinois that had been taking on passengers at West Liberty was forced down near Pleasant Prairie on the Louis Duge farm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth, Ill
West Liberty
Pleasant Prairie
Louis Duge
Beef Prices Steady Amid Sparse Finished Cattle
Retail beef prices have moved little after a month of stability while cattle marketings stay near wartime levels. Scarcity of good finished beeves limits local slaughter and boosts wholesale prices, with butchers reporting reduced beef demand and a market aiming for small margins to discourage boycotts. Hog supply remains ample and a slight drop in cattle is anticipated in the near term.
Road Change at Park Completed Near Weed Park
The state primary No. 61 realignment east of the city near Weed park is finished in two wide curves to avoid the park point. T. L. Van Construction led grading and right of way expansion with more hill top and foot curves. Contractors expect more grading ahead and a market outlook notes grass cattle and hog price movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed Park
T. L. van Construction Company
Mississippi Bluff
Washington Street
Muscatine
Fairport
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Endorsed for Indigestion Relief
The ad explains indigestion from excess stomach acid and recommends Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe quick remedy. It touts fifty years of physician approval, noting its tasteless spoonful in water neutralizes many times its volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company
Charles H. Phillips
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Hawaii
Sternberg
Muscatine Lighting Co
Brown’s Lake
Journal
Cuticura Labor Atrice Dent SB
Malden
Mass
Cuticura
River Bluff
Orrss Ginghams
Axminster
Zeidler’s Store
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