Multiple deaths marked in regional obituaries and services
The Pella and surrounding community records a string of funerals and obituaries from July 1918. E H A Van Sittert of Los Angeles died after a stroke, with survivors listed. Van Haaften and Zondervan families noted in services in North Broadway and Vander Pol homes. Maxine Elliot and Keokuk obituaries marked, along with Mrs. Frank A. French and Mrs. N. Van Horsen, detailing ages, survivors, service times, and burial sites. John F. Dingeman dies at Home for the Aged. funeral at the Home and Oakwood cemetery follows.
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Pella
E. H. A. van Sittert
Los Angeles
Calif
van Sittert
Des Moines
California
Peter
David
Adam van Nimwegen
van Haaften
Gomert van Haaften
North Broadway
Third Reformed Church
van Damselaar
French
Ada M. French
Mahaska
Alberta
Canada
Lillian Payne
Monroe
Iowa
Florence Tomlinson
McCleod Valley
Congregational Church
6Th
High Streets
Keokuk
Keokuk Gate City
Dingeman
John F. Dingeman
Mr. Dingeman
Oakwood Cemetery
Government School Positions Open for Civil Service
Twenty four civil service posts for men in education and vocational rehabilitation of war cripples are announced by Prof. E. E. Lewis of the University of Iowa. Applications must be filed by August 3 for two groups: Group A superintendents and principals with BA and graduate work, and Group B teachers of trade or vocational subjects with BA or equivalent. Salaries range from 1800 to 3000 dollars, with Group A at 2500 to 3000. Further info available from Prof. Lewis. no specific reporting location required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Lewis
University of Iowa
BE. E. Lewis
Fruits Save Sugar
Fresh fruits contain sugar, varying by fruit from figs and plums to watermelon. Drying concentrates sweetness, making dried fruits taste far sweeter. In warm weather, fruit can replace desserts containing butter and sugar, with alternatives like fruit and ice-cold junket or a fruit salad with cottage cheese.
Resolution endorsing Iowa Forum by Republican State Central Com
The Republican State Central Committee of Iowa resolves to endorse the Iowa Forum for promoting party harmony and the Republican cause in state and nation. Signed by L. E. Bladine secretary on July 19, 1918, the document urges good citizens to support its contents and aims.
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Iowa Forum
State Central Committee
Republican Party of
Iowa
Republican State Central Com
L. E. Bladine
New Iowa Egg Rules Announced by Food Administration
The U S food administration issues a June 1 1918 start date for egg handling requiring egg buyers and sellers to count and candle eggs, certify production sources, and display certificates on all packages to curb unfit eggs and prevent trade waste. Enforcement will be strict by the food administration and Iowa dairy and food commission, with producers to supply labeled certificates indicating candling and count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
Dairy and Food Cormmission of
Iowa
Canada
United Grain Growers, Limited
Baptist Church Services Led by Pastor F A Case
Des Moines pastor F A Case supplies the pulpit at both services. Morning theme The Second Degree, evening The Coming of Our King Draweth Near with a large chart. Mrs Case accompanies. Second Reformed features morning and evening quartette and solos by Mr Randall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church Services
F. A. Case
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Gallilee
Hesselink
Hoffman
van Houweling
Sypkema
Randall
Manure Returns Plant Food for Livestock Feed
A study shows three quarters of nitrogen and phosphoric acid in seeds fed to animals return as manure. Horse, cow, pig, and sheep manure differ in content and value per 1000 pounds live weight, favoring cow and pig manure when managed well, underscoring the benefit of conserving manure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Slyke
New York Experiment Station
Feeds for church flies proposed to ease services
Afton Enterprise suggests feeding or funding fly control in church buildings to reduce nuisance during sermons. The letter argues flies attend Sunday services, weaken congregants, and propose feeding the flies or buying fly swatters funded by collections to keep the church free of pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Enterprise
Swat the Gossip and Wartime Rumor
A Greater Iowa column rebuffs a circulating rumor that the government will seize canned fruits and sugar for confiscation. The piece labels the tale idiotic, urges readers to ignore it, and asks citizens to swat the gossip to aid the war effort. It cites Col. Young backing the view and stresses confidence in the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Iowa
Secret
Col. Young
Indian Lieutenant Singh Wins Victoria Cross For Triple Messenger Dash
London reports Lieut. Gobind Singh, a Rajput from India, earned the Victoria Cross for charging three times through heavy barrage to deliver vital messages at Cambrai. His horse fell each time, he went on foot, and finally completed a final ride before a shell strike, helping to save a British battalion from exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gobind Singh
India
Great Britain
France
Singh
Cambrai
No Man's Land
Chorges
British Girls Study Radio Training at Marconi School
English girls take up wireless telegraphy with Marconi at North Wales station. The program trains women in Morse teleg raphy stip reading punching and record reading for night duty. Women will be drafted to land stations when ready and rotation will be used. future ship service remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marconi Company
North Wales
Pittsburgh firm offers complete road making outfit for war duty
The James H McQuade & Co firm in Pittsburgh offers to supply the government with the services of a father and two sons along with a full road making outfit for duty at home or abroad during the war, at a nominal cost of 1 a year. The bid would suspend the firm’s contracting work, but James McQuade says it is a show of solidarity with the national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
James H. McQuade & Co
James McQuade
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