Women’s Relief Corps Plans Grand Army Dinner April 6
The Women’s Relief Corps met at the G A R hall in the courthouse and finalized plans for the grand army dinner to be held April 6. Relief work value for the last two weeks was reported at eight dollars. visits were made to a Civil War veteran, William Nelson of Keota, who celebrated his 89th birthday and is expected at the dinner.
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Women’s Relief Corps
G. A. R. Hall
L. R. Baker
William Nelson
Keota
FE O W Club Families Celebrate Two Birthdays
The FE O W club families held a birthday dinner Saturday at Mr. and Mrs. R A Dawson home with fourteen members and families attending. The celebration honored Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Myrtle Pierce with a six o'clock chicken dinner. Music by Charles Sloat and Ernest Garrett entertained guests and gifts were given to the two birthday ladies with Mrs. Vacha hosting again next Tuesday evening.
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FE. O. W. Club
R. A. Dawson
Dawson
Myrtle Pierce
Amos Norton
Ed Grayson
Melo Vacha
Charles Sloat
Ernest Garrett
Loyal Builders Class Meets for Pot Luck Supper
The Loyal Builder Sunday school class of the Uni ter Presbyterian church met for a pot luck supper at the church Friday evening. Twenty five were present and enjoyed a big variety of food. The committee for the supper included Mrs Jay Brewer chair man, Mrs Richard McCleery, Mrs Bertha Perdock and Mrs Clarence Logan.
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Uni! Presbyterian Church
Jay Brewer
Richard McCleery
Bertha Perdock
Clarence Logan
Local clubs schedule meetings this week across town
Daughters of Union Veterans hold regular meeting Monday at 7 30 PM with officer elections. Fortnightly Club music dept. meets Monday evening with Miss Mary Hunter and review by Miss Lillian Minick. Various groups plan socials, pot luck dinners, and charity sewing through Thursday April 7, including D A R and Rosemary Club events.
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Daughters of Union Veterans
Mary Hunter
Lillian Minick
H. H. Beach
Iowa Blind
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid and Local Social Meetings
Afternoon gatherings planned for Pleasant Hill with Mrs Glenn Pratt, Mrs Ray Davis, and Mrs Henry Dittmer hosting on Wednesday. Attendees to bring sewing gear quilt patches personal dishes and silver for shared meals. Fort nightly Child's Study Dept meets at 2 39 with Mrs Vernon Crull and towels fundraiser proceeds noted.
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Pleasant Hill
Eureka Ladies Aid Society
Ray Davis
Child’s Study Dept
Vernon Crull
Harmony Community Club Meeting And Flower Exchange
Thursday activities include the Harmony Community club meeting with Miss Mabel Jolny and an officer election and flower exchange. Also Wet Chester M E church social at Mrs Walter Boyer’s home and Pilotburg U A S gathering at Mrs Esther Hamilton’s house with flower exchange hosted by Mrs Mae Page. Mrs Frank Stransky secretary.
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Harmony Community Club
Mabel Jolny
C. €. Club
Chester
M. E. Church
Walter Boyer
Pilotburg U. A. S
Esther Hamilton
Mae Page
Frank Stransky
Community groups announce meetings and events in KC area
A KC community bulletin lists a board party at KC hall on April 5 with music and dance, church events at Haskins and many school vocal practices led by Miss Helen Coffey on April 5 and 6, plus meetings of Kelah club, Neruh ladies, H H club, P and L chapter, Fleur de lis, Christian Ladies Aid and more with dates in April.
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K. C. Hall
Helen Coffey
Anamosa Youth Is Missing Believed Taken by Robbers
Anamosa Iowa April 4 193? Charles Niles 20 year old son of Clifford Niles prominent politician was forced by bandits to drive away in his car after leaving the theater he controlled. He was last seen leaving with theater receipts as the car was seen moving from an alley near the theater a search was begun.
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Anamosa
INS
Charles Niles
Clifford Niles
Niles
Sheriff’s Office
Drag River Near Decorah for Body
Decorah Iowa authorities drag the upper Iowa River for the body of Glen Amidahl believed murdered Saturday night. The Ossian area farmer’s son failed to return home after being in Decorah. his purse and hat were found on the river bank near his car parked in front of a high school.
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Decorah
Iowa
Glen Amdahl
Glen
Ossian
Ensa Jet Tick Shoe Store Targeted by Burglars
Davenport burglars hit three stores Friday evening including Ensa Jet Tick Shoe Store in Davenport operated by Earl Corbin formerly of Washington. Only a small amount of money was secured from the three locations.
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Davenport
Ensa Jet Tick
Earl Corbin
Washington
80 Percent of Repairs Caused by Improper Lubrication
Mr. Tucker of Tucker & Eicher Chevrolet Dealers notes 33 vital lubrication points in a Chevrolet. Mechanics are factory trained and will perform complete chassis lubrication for Chevrolets at a special bargain during the week of April 4, offering service at reduced cost before regular pricing resumes.
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Tucker
Tucker & Eicher
Chevrolet
Tucker & Ficher
Orchestra at Haskins Church Play Tuesday Evening
The church at Haskins will host an orchestra produce a play at Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening at 8 o clock. The program will include numbers from residents and visitors.
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Haskins Church
Haskins
Presbyterian Gharch
Ladies Aid Meets Haskins April Fourth
The Haskins Ladies Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. R. McCreedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dies Aid
Martin Westen
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Haskins
Haskins Ladies Aid Society
J. R. McCreedy
Prominent Cedar Rapids Man Dies in Iowa
Dr. Richard Lord of Cedar Rapids aged 63 and head of the Interocean Insurance Company dies from heart trouble after a month of illness. He is survived by his widow, a son Richard Jr, and two daughters Mrs. H Cruler and Eloisegnail, all of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Richard Lord
Interocean Reinsurance Company
Richard Jr
H. ©. Cruler
Eloisegnail
Junior class play Lookin Lovely thrills Crawfordsville crowd
A full house applauded Crawfordsville junior class play Lookin Lovely in the school auditorium. Talma Clark and Eldred Berkshire gave strong comic turns while Miss Gault directed the production and the orchestra provided pre show music.
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Crawfordsville
Talma Clark
Eldred Berkshire
Miss Gault
Arlene Lowe
Persimmon
Bordine
Winnie Bordine
Ruth Barnes
Amarilla
Ruth Hauenstein
Buddie
Eldred Berkhire
Clytie
Jennie Matthews
Verlee Orchard
Speed Hawkins
Victor Hesseltine
Esther Hastings
Nor
Buddy
Bill Baker
Jim Dugan
Buddies
Moe Dahrouki
Cholly Longacre
Four Americans in Honolulu to Go on Trial for Murder
In Honolulu four Americans Mrs Granville Fortescue her son in law Lieut Thomas H Massie and two enlisted sailors E J Lord and Albert S Jones face second degree murder charges in the Kahahawai case. The group accused of avenge the attack on Mrs Massie with Kahahawai shot Jan 8. Clarence Darrow leads the defense as the trial set for 9 am Honolulu time with security prepared for crowds.
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Honolulu
T. H
INS
Bar of Justice
Granville Forestecue
Thomas H. Massie
United States Navy
E. J. Lord
Albert S. Jones
Joseph Kahahawai
Kahahawai
Clarence Darrow
War reporter Floyd Gibbons returns to San Francisco
Floyd Gibbons arrives in San Francisco aboard the President Coolidge after covering Shanghai fighting for International News Service. Officials military leaders and business figures will greet him at the dock, with Mayor Angelo Rossi hosting a city welcome and a Commercial Club luncheon to hear his Shanghai experiences and views on Orient trade. Oakland plans a civic welcome next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
INS
Floyd Gibbons
Shanghai
International News Service
President Coolidge
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Angelo Rossi
Gibbons
The
Commercial Club
Wartorn
Orient
Oakland
Notable Passengers aboard President Coolidge Ahead of Schedule
The President Coolidge sails with William Cameron Forbes American ambassador to Japan Sir Victor Sassoon India banker and Dr A J Torrance alive despite death reports from a UC medical expedition in Manchuria The liner races across the Pacific arriving a day early The ship is commanded by Captain K A Ahilin.
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President Coolidge
William Cameron Forbes
Japan
Victor Sassoon
India
A. J. Torrance
University of California
Manchuria
President Hoover
K. A. Ahilin
Difficult Language In Chinese Speech Has Many Word Meanings
The Chinese spoken language uses a compact lexicon with words carrying multiple meanings. Context drives interpretation, making homographs common and comprehension reliant on tone and situational clues.
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Susan Coppey
Susan Coffey
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
West Chester
M. E
Lizzie van Sitkle
Ethel Bauer
Edna Kleese
Margaret Rittenhouse
Edith Bauer
Dow Memorial Fund
Highland'’S Jolliest Club
Sidney
Lucille Coon
Highland's Jolliest Club
Blanche Weber
Kermit Klopfenstein
Lorine
Clarence Lasek
Eula Mae Coon
Rookwa
Burke McCreedy
EO. W. Club
Vicks WarcoBus
Meeets
F. W. Eastwood
Harry Turner
Westminister Guild of
the Presbyterian Church
L. F. Crull
S. 4Th St
Pythian Sisters of Washington Temple
Woodman Hall
Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary
Fred Downing
E. Main
Des Moines
Ralph Shannon
Rosemary Club
John Cherry
Delta Alpha
Methodist Church
Harmony Club
Crawfordsville Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Everette Wright
Cora McCoy
Columbus Junction
Ainsworth
Daisy Huber
Essa Harper
Frank Sickles
Jenny Hagie
Ruth Turrington
Wyman
Bessie McCoy
Billy Mitsell
Patsy Puller
Wellman
Mazie Howell
Lois Harper
Mabel Anderson
Elsie Evans
Geo. Yeager
Mary Twinam
Grace Robertson
Harvey Davis
Fred Spangler
Mary McCoy
Mary King
Joyd Twinam
Helen Huston
FE. S. Hebner
James Turkington
A. B. Orris
Eli White
Martha Washington
Martha and
Jeorge Washington
James* Turkington
Marry Packer
Tie
Joshing Butte
Him
Just Us Club
Henry Dittmer
Linger Longer
George Bartholomew
St. Paul's Evangelical la
Kelah Club
Lauder Kennedy
H. H. Club
Louis Rath
Fleur de Lis
Eunice Raheack
J. M
Ruth Youngblood
Pretty A
Eldorado, Ark
Irvin Eddington
Inset
Eddington
Drag River
Corbin
Ladies Aid
Nellie Manners
Bill
Moe
Qaughier
Jim
Pacific
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