Local high school clubs host meetings and plans
Senior class discussed business matters and upcoming rings and speaker C C Harris. Y W C A members honored. officer slate announced Esther Hay ahead, with Beatrice Baird Marian McLaughlin and Dorothy Ward in line. Commercial club notes roll call and Elbert Hubbard talk. Roycroft founder details shared. optimism for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Harris
Y. W
Milan Shields
Alex Miller
Elbert Hubbard
Roycrofters
Ribert Hubbard
Roycroft Institution
East Aurora
New York
Lusitania
Ribert Hubbard, Jr
Miller
Martha Mansfield Faces Terrors in Gilded Lies
Martha Mansfield, now a Selznick star, plays the leading lady opposite Eugene O'Brien in Gilded Lies, a Fox photoplay coming to town Saturday. The piece notes her fearlessness amid on set pressures and the director’s demands as she portrays the female lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle
Bats’ Cave
North Carolina
Bat's Cave
Miss Mansfield
Selznick
Eugene O'Brien
Martha Mansfield
Fox Saturday
Yeast Sales Surge in Des Moines Markets
Des Moines reports a 1200 percent jump in yeast sales as bread making becomes a beauty and health aid. Local grocers note daily orders of two to three cakes from flappers and a broad mix of buyers including merchants, professionals, and women seeking health through yeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Football rules kept stable with one minor change
New York reports general satisfaction as the football rules committee preserves the playing code. The sole major change moves a safety ball to the 30 yard line in possession of the scoring team, instead of the 20. The forward pass may face future limits to curb offense overbalance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Football Rules Committee
Cigarette Bill Passes Senate After Reconsideration
The Iowa Senate voted 27 to 22 to pass a bill legalizing cigarette sales, after reconsidering a defeat. The measure, already through the house, requires house approval again due to minor amendments. It allows sales to persons 21 and over, imposes heavy penalties for minor sales, and authorizes city license fees of 60 to 100 dollars plus a state tax on each cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bat Cave
Mellotone
Lowe Brothers
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Washington, Ia
O.j.dankwardt
Main ST. Washington
Public Utilities Securities
Iowa Gas & Electric Comp’y
Grahams Dept
Grahams
Georg
Atte and
Tricolette
Voile
Bo-Peep
Grahams Dept Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!