Leighton Community Notes Include Visits and Picnic
LEIGHTON residents and relatives visit in Des Moines Pella Prairie City and Osceola. Rev G De Jong and family plan move to Highland Indiana. Rena Meppeling returns from Oskaloosa for two week vacation. Willing Workers meet at Miss Mable Korver’s home. A Brummel’s grove picnic is set for Tuesday August 24 with an all day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hudbevard
Billie Visted
Des Moines
G. de Jong
Pella
H. Ver Meer
Highland
Indiana
H. L. Meppeling
Prairie City
J. Schut
Con
de Pringer
Art Sedrel
Henry
Andrew Brower
Minnesota
Brummel’s Grove
Leigh
Dr Edmand Leaves for Boston to Demonstrate at ADA Meet
Dr. P. A. Edmand of this city sails to Boston today as a clinician with the Des Moines Tooth Brush Clinic and will give a demonstration at the National Dental Association meeting in the eastern city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Edmand
Boston
Des Moines
National Dental Association
Death notices for Joe Hoeven of Hull, Iowa
Relatives in Pella learn of Joe Hoeven death in Rochester Minnesota on Monday August 16 1920 after gall stone surgery. Deceased never lived in Pella but his wife Marie Thomassen a Pella girl sister of M J Thomassen east of Pella. Mr Thomassen left for Hull to attend the funeral.
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Pella
Rochester
Minn
Joe Hoeven
Hull
Iowa
Hoeven
Marie Thomassen
M. J. Thomassen
Thomassen
America Makes Big Disks Now Latching With Germany
New York report on progress in American production of large telescope disks. Dr George W Morey states all mechanical difficulties have been overcome and American firms are advancing from 4 to 12 inch disks toward 18 and 86 inch sizes with an electric furnace to control cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
George W. Morey
American Chemical Society
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution
Washington
Germany
Rhine
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arig
Optical Glass Corporation
Bolsheviki a World Threat Explores Socialist Opposition
The article argues Bolsheviks gain support through coercion, blames British and American socialists for aiding barbarism, and warns that international socialism aims to undermine civilization. It links German, Russian, Polish, and English socialist actions to a broader anti civilization plot with Germany at its core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Wilson
England
Russia
Germany
War Risk Bureau Reports Aggregate Insurance Payments
Announcement from the bureau of war risk insurance shows total payments on awards of compensation and insurance to former service men and their beneficiaries amount to 228 million 884 thousand 769 dollars and 72 cents. A recent compilation lists death benefits at 15 million 914 thousand 785 dollars and 6 cents and disability payments at 86 million 527 thousand 408 dollars and 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Chance to Pad Ceneve Returns in Cincinnati News
Unclear OCR text discusses public health estimates in Cincinnati about rats and monetary figures. Mentions United States health authorities and comparisons to other cities. Fragmentary and difficult to interpret, but centers on civic issues and urban pest concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States
Cim- Wenati
Meinene
First Christian Reformed Church Notes and Poland China Sale
First Christian Reformed notes announce Sunday services at 7 30 p m with Rev A C Droz from Monroe preaching morning and evening and a Wednesday 7 30 prayer meeting. Also Awtry sells Poland Chinas in private treaty from H N Awtry Pella Iowa with early March gifts boars immune and guaranteed satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
A. C. Droz
Monroe
Awtry
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Leighton
DR. Edmand
Massey ‘St Ides
NEW Temple OF Music
Lyon &Healy LL
Washburn
Angelus
Chicago
Hallet & Davis
Lyon & Healy
Kimball
Piano Company
Walnut Street
America
Poland
France
D. Wickhart
Call Chronicle
Lon Fritch
North Market St
Oskaloosa
G. B. Clarke
J. Vander Syde
Main St
Black
Marion
Certain-teed Producte Corporation
St. Louis
Cilecsandt’ 'Ss
Nla
Sion
Thad
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