Des Moines Hosts State Legion Meeting August 15 17
Des Moines Iowa readies for the ninth annual state American Legion convention August 15 16 and 17 with ten thousand veterans expected Attendance will include drum and bugle corps bands and post groups from across the state A three hour parade features corps and bands and the Fort Des Moines site and Camp Dodge tours are planned The convention includes golf and junior baseball events and speakers to be announced Governor Hammill and Mayor Hunter will give welcome addresses Altogether the event aims to showcase war service and community activities in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
168Th Infantry
Rainbow
Eighty Eighth
Fair Grounds
Camp Dodge
America
Drake Stadium
Legion
Monahan Post
Fort Dodge
Paris
New Shrine Temple
Legionaires
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Wakonda Club Links
M. F
Buzz” Denman
Otto Vogel
Hammill
Hunter
Volney Diltz
Ray Stiles
Argonne
Baldwin-Patterson
Lincoln
Des Moines hosts visiting musicians with free housing
Diltz plans free housing for visiting musicians from Legion and boys. They will be assigned sections to perform during their Des Moines stay and scheduled to keep music in the air around the clock. Communications should be addressed to the Convention Bureau Hotel Savery Des Moines Iowa.
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Diltz
Legion
Des Moines
Convention Bureau
Hotel Savery
Iowa
Blind Tie Scheme Exposed by St Louis Creditors
A $100,000 Mississippi Valley Knitting Mills run by Jacob Karchmer of St Louis was halted by a creditor committee seeking $280,000. The firm used blind salesman Necktie Tyler and Pawnee Bill schemes to send unordered neckties for $1.25, with a charity facade. The BBB investigated, ties were refused, and money from customers was split among creditors. Affected mills from Philadelphia and New York sought 45 days’ nonaction.
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Mississippi Valley Knitting Mills
Jacob K. Karchmer
St. Louis
Karchmer
Harry Roth
Ernest Howell
Necktie Tyler
Howell
Washington Avenue
Better Business Bureau of St. Louis
Post Office Department
Philadelphia
New York
Mississippi Valley
Berkowitz Envelope Co
Skinner-Kennedy Envelope Co
Hesse Envelope Co
R. L. Polk Co
Samuel Presberger
Presberger
Pawnee Bills Mail Order House, Inc
Morgan Street
Pawnee Bill
Tyler
Otley News Mixed Illnesses and Threshing Season Update
Otley news notes visits from Des Moines and Pella residents amid family illnesses. threshing continues with several company machines and labor shortages. Emma Kaldenberg recovers from tonsillitis while Ethel Bricker’s hospital operation heals. Rev Droft and family, Des Moines trips, and Frank Tilma’s heart trouble are also mentioned.
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Emma Josephine Kaldenberg
Vacation Visitors and Faithful Reflections
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Vriebelaar enjoy a vacation this week while Mrs. J. P. Klein of Pella tends to affairs and children. Visitors at the Frazer home include Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frazer Wallace Thomassen and families from Newton, Lorjn Rickabaugh and family from Prairie City, and R. V. McKeever and family from Otley. A religious reflection follows contrasting Lazarus at the rich man’s gate with enduring faith, noting possible saintly peace beyond worldly wealth.
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George Palmer
Des Moines
Otley
Droft
Iowa City
Richard Drost
Ira Vriebelaar
J. P. Klein
Pella
Ralph Frazer
Wallace Thomassen
Newton
Lorjn Rickabaugh
Prairie City
R. V. McKeever
Frazer
Jesus
Lazarus
Devout Christians Find Strength in Faith Amid Hard Times
The piece reflects on Christians facing scarcity yet recalling the saying Man shall not live by bread alone. It emphasizes that no life trial or destination is beyond the infinite hand of God and the possibility of inward resilience.
Patient Refuses Doctor Bill After Dispute
A patient quarrels over a high medical bill and angrily claims no improvement. The doctor retorts that the patient did not follow advice, triggering a terse exchange ending with the patient declaring no debt.
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State Legion Meeting
Pawnee Bill” and Associates
Tam
Clendenon’s
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Dr. Miles
Ance
Stampa
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
el cGregors
Oskaloosa
Otley News
Clarence Bricker
Ethel Bricker
Frank Tilma
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Pella, Iowa
McGregor’s
Alaska
Oskaloosa Ice Company
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