Good Times Club Elects Officers and Adds Members
The Good Times club met at Mrs. Ben Briley's home. Mrs. Ernest Cargon and Mrs. Harve Porter joined. meeting moved to the second Tuesday. officers elected for the year: President Mrs. Charles Cherry, Vice President Mrs. Frank Pringle, Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Bill Marie. Committees named and a year-end report promised for Tuesday publication.
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Good Times
Ben Briley
Ernest Car Gon
Harve Porter
Charles Cherry
Frank Pringle
Bill Marie
Claude Rhodebeck
Riley Miller
Sam McKee
Ernest Carlson
Elmer Cherry
Jas. Phillips
Lloyd Humston
Good Times Club
American Maids of West Chester Hold April Meeting
The American Maids of West Chester gathered at the Ferguson home for an April meeting with Easter themed decorations and activities. Guests solved a hat and article puzzle, played a birds football game, and trimmed hats while men made crepe paper neckties. Prizes were potted plants and the menu featured cafeteria style sandwiches salad and cakes.
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West Chester
R. C. Ferguson
Ferguson
Pelicans
Westing Boileau Tie The Knot In Simple City Ceremony
Mr Rolla W Westing and Miss Pearl Imo Boileau wed yesterday forenoon in the Boileau home at 724 North Sixth Street with Rev M R Regan officiating. The couple, accompanied by relatives, celebrated with a noon dinner and begin a honeymoon trip to Des Moines as Westing heads to join a W O W convention delegation.
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Rolla W. Westing
Pearl Imo Boileau
M. R. Regan
C. H. Boileau
North Sixth Street
Edith Boileau
Mendelssohn
Doris Botleau
Lloyd O. Luellen
Arsenal
Rock Island
Des Moines
Westing
Mr. Westing
American Pearl Button Company
Marriage Unites Harley Cherwinker and Cecil Arthur
Rev. M. R. Regan officiated at the ceremony held Saturday evening at the groom’s home. The bride wore a pink crepe de chine gown. Included in the wedding party were Pay Cherwinker James Cherwinker and sisters Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Graham. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Arthur.
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M. R. Regan
Harley Cherwinker
Cecil Arthur
High School Assembly Delights Students After Vacation
After a week off the school returned refreshed for a lively assembly. Hymns readings and a debate on League of Nations highlighted the program along with Bible study walking club plans track meet date and speeches by Mr Burke and Lyman Edwards praising the Liberty Loan and government work.
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Prin
Williamson
Prin. Williamson
Howard Trevillyan
League of Nations
Dick McCleery
Ted Allen
Supt. Smith
Alberson
Board of Education
Burke
U. S
United States Treasury Department
Lyman Edwards
Iown
Edwards
Cafe Owners End Partnership in Washington
A long time resident who ran the Arthur Cafe with her sister Miss Lou Arthur will discontinue the business. Miss Lou Arthur becomes sole owner while Mr. Cherwinker, a Milwaukee railroad foreman, and his wife plan to reside in a Demsey flat on North Second Avenue as friends wish them a happy life together.
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Washington
Miss Lou Arthur
Arthur Cafe
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Mr. Cherwinker
Milwaukee Railroad
Mrs. Cherwinker
Demsey Flats
North Second Avenue
Irene DeLonges 12th Birthday Party Easter Theme
Irene DeLong celebrated her twelfth birthday at home with a green and white Easter themed four course chicken dinner. Guests Carolyn McCleery Myrtle Macon Mary McConaughy Katheryn McConaughy and Hope Huston gave gifts after games.
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Irene DeLong
Mack DeLong
DeLong
Carolyn McCleery
Myrtle Macon
Mary and Katheryn McConaughy
Hope Huston
Iron That Can Be Whittled By Slow Cooling Claim
General Electric scientists annealed American ingot iron in hydrogen at over 1000 degrees for three hours. The result was a metal that softened rather than hardened, so pliable it could be cut with a knife. The finding challenges the common view that rapid cooling hardens metals.
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General Electric Company
Scientific American
Rubber Plantations Expand Worldwide Rubber supply shifts to tropics
The article notes the rubber supply once dominated by the Amazon, with Brazil now providing about a quarter of output. It highlights rapid plantation expansion in the Malay peninsula, Ceylon, Sumatra, and recently the Philippines, and states rubber trees grow well along the equator with ample rainfall.
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Amazon
Brazil
Malay Peninsula
Ceylon
Sumatra
Philippine Islands
Hang Him Said the Almost Philosopher
A cryptic remark frames a discussion on despair and mood as the speaker notes that when tan is pictured as despair it signals an unhappy frame of mind. The line blends wry philosophy with a commentary on emotion.
Formation of natural gas from fossil remains and earth heat
The article explains that natural gas likely forms within the Earth through natural distillation of animal and vegetable matter from ancient geological periods. It notes the gas is similar to coal gas produced in retorts but generated by internal Earth heat and possibly chemical decomposition.
Piston Rings Made By Centrifugal Casting Significantly Stronger
Tests at Columbia University show centrifugal casting of piston rings produces faster production, finer uniform structure, and rings stronger and more resilient than sand cast counterparts. Millions of rings are manufactured yearly by this spe ceral machine of DeLavaud.
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DeLavaud
Columbia University
Two Seasons At The Equator In Africa
The equator in Africa has two seasons the wet and the dry. The wet season lasts eight months with temperatures from 110 to 125 degrees Fahrenheit. In the dry season of four months temperatures hover near 70 degrees and natives leave their huts to seek forests and jungles.
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Equator
Africa
Camisole Mention Sparks Bon Mot About Cooking
Two men discuss meat tenderness in a car conversation. One jokes that he tolerates everything except meat which is too tough for him. The other defends meat at their house and cites a girl learning cookery at school who tenderizes meat in a French camisole pot.
Eastern Star and Club Notices for April Gatherings
Eastern Star asks members to notify Mrs. Will Harwood by Tuesday about attendance for a Thursday banquet at Masonic Hall at 6 30. The Ladies of the A M E church plan a Rubber Social on April 16 and the Embroidery Club meets with Mrs D J Gates. A postponed candy social resumes April 16 at Franklin school Marion township. Co FE S holds a 2 30 p m school of instruction April 17 with banquet at 6 30 and officers rehearsal at 8 00 p m. notify attendance by Tuesday.
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Eastern Star
Will Harwood
Masonic Hall
Franklin School
Marion Township
Gladys Barr
EF S officers rehearse at Masonic Hall April fifteenth
Officers of the EF S will meet at 8 00 p m Tuesday April 15 for rehearsal at Masonic Hall located at 4913.
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O. EF. S
Masonic Hall
Fortnightly club meeting set for April 18 at 7 45 PM
The Fortnightly club general meeting will be hosted by Mrs G W Hay at 218 East Main Street. A program of entertainment will precede an important business session including officer elections and membership proposals. All department members urged to attend.
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G. W. Hay
East Main Street
William Galloway
Fortnightly club meetings and society gatherings listed
The Civics department of the Fortnightly club meets with Mrs. F L Wilson Tuesday at 2 30. Officers will be elected and a full attendance is desired. The Evening literature section meets with Mrs Frank Wilson Monday at 7 30. The Le Foch society meets with Mrs L E Lars Wednesday at two o clock.
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Civics Department
F. L. Wilson
Frank Wilson
le Foch Society
L. E. Lars
Box Supper At Young America School House
Friday evening the 18th a box supper will be held at the Young America school house three miles northwest of Washington. Ladies bring boxes and all are invited. Mabel Larson teacher 5014.
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Young America School House
Washington
Mabel Larson
Local Club Meetings and Postponed Box Supper
The Kolah club plans to meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Kennedy and the Pythian Circle will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Carris. The 5012 Box supper at Gray school is postponed from April 15 due to bad roads. watch for announcement from Cecile Belville.
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The
Kolah Club
Pearl Kennedy
Pythian Circle
E. C., Carris
Gray School
Cecile Belville
Fortnightly Afternoon Literature Dept Shifts Meeting Day
The Afternoon Literature department of Fortnightly changes its meeting to Monday April 28 to resolve a conflict with the Bible department date.
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Bible Department
Morgan Heiress Opposes German Use of Versailles House
Paris April 14 report circulates that a Versailles house owned by Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan would be used to house German delegates to the peace conference Miss Morgan tells the Intransigeant never shall her home serve to lodge a German delegate The building is presently used as a hospital.
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Anne Morgan
Paris
Versailles
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mirgan
Suffragists to Picket White House for Extra Session
Militant suffragists announce starting today will picket the White House to press for an immediate extra session of Congress they expect will approve the suffrage amendment. They say the move aims to secure congressional sanction for the amendment.
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Congress
Washington
White House
How Macaroni Got Its Name in Naples Story
A Naples king taxed his cook’s invention until a dish pleased him. When asked its cost the cook replied a high sum. The king exclaimed Good but very dear and the name Macaroni reportedly arose from this exchange.
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Naples
Epitaph Craft Spreads Among Congregationalists
A Congregationalist note says members are busy writing epitaphs for themselves and each other, emphasizing daily practice of memorial verse and personal inscription. The line highlights collective dedication to honoring the departed through inscription and writing.
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Congregationalist
Lecture at A M E church by Iowa Federation president
Mrs Martha White state president of Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs will give a lecture at the A M E church Thursday evening April 17. A rubber social will follow in the church lecture room. All club women are invited.
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Iowa
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
Martha White
Navajo Club to Meet Wednesday Afternoon
The Navajo club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. W. A. Gibson present to discuss upcoming activities and community plans.
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Navajo Club
W. A. Gibson
Methodist Choir Rehearsal Tonight and Circle Meeting
Special choir rehearsal at 7 45 tonight announced by the Methodist group. The Twentieth Century reading Circle will meet with Mrs Belle Samson Tuesday afternoon at 2 30.
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Methodist Choir
Reading ‘Circle
Belle Samson
Regular meeting of LG White Post G A R
Regular meeting of LG White Post G A R at 2 oclock Tuesday afternoon in G A R hall. Full attendance desired. J A Donaldson post commander. The Glendale Red Cross society
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LG. White Post
G. A. R. Hall
J. A. Donaldson
Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Stuart Legacy
Prince Charles Edward, grandson of James II and known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, led the 1745 rising toward London before retreating to Scotland. His forces were decisively defeated at Culloden, ending the Stuarts direct line. he died January 31, 1788.
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Prince Charlie
Charles Edward
James II of England
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Pretender
James II
London
Scotland
Culloden
Insects Costlier Than Fires Costs Timber
Insects cause more timber destruction than forest fires, according to investigations by the bureau of entomology in Washington. The finding highlights the greater impact of insects on timber supply versus fires.
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Bureau of Entomology
Washington
People’s Home Journal
The Truth Quote From Milton
A fragment quotes Milton stating that truth cannot be soilied by outward touch, comparing truth to a sunbeam and asserting its inviolable nature.
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Milton
Tramp Confronted in Suburban Garden Over Copper Stop
A sturdy tramp entered a suburban garden where a woman tended flowers. After she refused to give him copper, he persisted until a large dog appeared. The woman grabbed his collar and warned him to leave, noting the dog may bite. The tramp argued he had no right to hold him. She then released the dog.
China’s Seclusion Remark Astonishes At Timeless Border
Chinese seclusion has created regions within China untouched by Christian white men. The note reflects on the paradox of a land long closed to outsiders while the white man is famed for relentless travel and exploration.
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China
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