Social clubs host toasts and dances amid travel woes
The Snowball social club met at Mrs. Glen McCall’s home with a luncheon by Elizabeth McCall. The Independent Club honored brides, notably Vera for her May wedding to Carl Phillips, while the Philathea class held a kids party at Mrs. Jessie Clark’s. Rural Woman’s club discussed parliamentary law and refreshments were served. Navajo club hosted a social and craft lunch, and Stumbling Thirty dancers filled the armory with Boyd’s orchestra. P E B O society reviewed The Butter and Egg Man, planning a cafe dine. Booking Klub hosted a one o’clock luncheon at Mrs. W W Wilson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen McCall
F. E. Palmer
Vera
Carl Phillips
Entertainment Commission
Walter Brown
Lloyd Swift
Nelson Thompson
John Pratt
Rilley Miller
Will Dupuis
Ruth
J. L. Kennedy
Lois Wilkins
Glenn Schwarts
Cy Bush
Lou Rhodebeck
PD. Quinn
Clayde Knapp
Steve Crawford
W. W. Wilson
Klub
East Second Street
Woman's Relief Corps Regu lar Meeting Notice
The Woman's Relief Corps of West Chester announces its regular meeting for Saturday afternoon at 5613. Members are urged to attend and participate in planned activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps of
West Chester
Story Hour at City Library Saturday Afternoon
The Story Hour is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at one o clock at the City Library. The Christian church ladies will supervise the storytelling event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Philathea hostesses invite kids party at Main Street home
Mrs Gladys Gilliland Mrs Vera Kephart and Mrs Marie Campbell of the Philathea class will host a kids party at Mrs Will Clark 603 FE Main St Thursday evening. Members urged to come prepared to perform a nursery rhyme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M E. Church
Jessie Clark
E. Main Street
Gladys Gilliland
Vera Kephart
Marie Campbell
Philathea
Will Clark
Main St
Fortnightly Literature Dept Plans Monday Meeting
The Fortnightly Literature Department will meet Monday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs W A Anderson. A Baptist choir will practice Friday evening as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Anderson
Baptist Choir
Young Woman's Missionary Society Dinner and Pythian Sisters Meeting
The Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will host a 6:30 dinner Monday at the church. Please bring own dishes and a dish to pass. A convention report from Wayland will be given. The Pythian Sisters of West Chester Temple set their regular meeting for Tuesday evening April 26 at 8 o'clock, prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Wayland
Pythian Sisters
West Chester Temple
Washington Citizen Has Fish in Cistern
A Washington resident reports keeping bullhead catfish in a cistern. Mr. Bible hooked a nearly two pound bullhead with a line and bait, then found the fish in the cistern upon return. He previously placed several good sized catfish in the cistern, where they have thrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Citizen
Low Bible
Bible
Y M C A Junior Hike Planned for Tomorrow
The YMCA junior and prep boys will hike to the country under Jim Bambrick's supervision. Boys should meet at the Y at nine in the morning, bring lunch, and plan to spend most of the day in the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M
Jim Bambrick
John Jacobs Receives Life Sentence for Murder
Hancock County Journal reports John Jacobs, formerly of Washington, was sentenced to life in Joliet Penitentiary for the murder of Joan Knapp, a Hamilton resident. Jacobs pleaded guilty and was sent to prison within three weeks of the crime, with the court deeming the murder cold blooded and inexcusable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County Journal
Washington
John Jacobs
Joliet
Joan Knapp
Hamilton, Til
Jacobs
Weather frost threatens crops after warm Easter
Chicago reports a rapid temperature drop and light snow flurries after a balmy Easter. Weather prophets predict a return to cooler conditions within forty eight hours with frost causing damage to fruit trees and truck gardens in Iowa and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reurn
Middle West
Iowa
Missouri
Nature’s Power Outweighs Human Effort in Avalanche Tale
An extended reflection on avalanches showing how small slips can grow into disasters. It recalls a small avalanche near Trail in the Kootenays that split two houses and slid them over a 50 foot embankment, yet spared the occupants. It compares major events like the Dent du Midi slide to human limits against nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail
Kootenays
Canadian Rockies
Dent du Midi
Rhone
Montreux
Simplon
Highball Gaffe Becomes Train Folk Hero Tale
A crabbish conductor tours stations waving a signal he calls the highball to tell the engineer to hurry. An elderly passenger asks who he waves to and after remorse he apologizes to her. She responds with a playful wave of her own, keeping the old story light.
Practice Injures Cotton Harvests Says Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture reports that snapping cotton lowers grade and can negate any harvesting savings. Tests show snapping in 1925 cost growers about 7.29 dollars per bale versus picking, with losses magnified to 14 to 27 dollars per bale when discounts and seed sales are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Davison Becomes Head of English Organ Firm
Miss Jess Gray Davison rose from a girl hindered by old-fashioned skirts to become managing director of a family organ manufacturing business in England. The firm has run since 1740 and she took charge due to two mothers' illnesses. Her grandmother once deemed organ playing unladylike because long skirts could drag the pedals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Gray Davison
Miss Davison
England
Betty Blythe and a Bumbling Visitor in Rome
Betty Blythe travels in Rome with a persistent suitor. At Vesuvius she meets an old Los Angeles friend. The jealous companion confronts the man, who is revealed with a wry line about being a big butter and egg man watching the crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Blythe
Rome
Vesuvius
Betty
Los Angeles
Crater
Good Business Woman Revives Handmade Irish Glass Factory
Mrs. Graydon Stanus, a Peckham collector of Irish glass, started a factory on the outskirts of London and built a paying concern. She found delicately tinted glass scarce and revived handmade glass by obtaining an old bottle factory, hiring a chemist, and designing solo artists who had not produced by hand for years.
Jim Burris dies. World War I veteran remembered in Washington
Alfred J. Burris known as Jim, longtime resident of Washington, died in Maquoketa at age 71 after Brights disease. He served in Company K, 1133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard, fought in France with the Rainbow Division, and was discharged May 12, 1919. He leaves a wife, his mother Mrs. C. E. Howe, and brothers Nathan and Carlos. Funeral planned for Saturday in Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Burris
Jim
Maquoketa
Iowa
Bright
Washington
Carl W. Burris
Mildred (Young) Burris
1133Rd Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Camp Cody
New Mexico
France
166Th Infantry
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Army of Occupation
Germany
C. E. Howe
Wapello
Nathan
Muscatine
Carlos
Chicago
Temple Tours Associated With Mrs Carter On Tour Plans
Mrs Frank Carter local representative for Temple Tours Co will be joined by Benjamine Van Riper Chicago office manager next Monday and Tuesday to discuss European Mediterranean and world tours. Temple Tours offers over one hundred forty options and will provide any information planners require.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. van Riper
Temple
Washington
The
Temple Co
van Riper
Chicago
Temple Yours
Europe
Asia
Prank Carter
Temple Tours
Frank Carter
Temple Tours Co
Benjamine van Riper
Mediterranean
Carter
Prodigal Son Seen as Family Favorite in Outlook
Prodigal son is noted as often the most popular family member in discussions of family dynamics. The piece reflects on enduring attitudes and social expectations shaping reputation within households.
Obituary of Phoebe Ann Lemley Pioneer of Kalona Family
Phoebe Ann Lemley widow of Perry Lemley died at home near Kalona April 18 1927 aged 74 6. She were born July 4 1872 and married in 1872. Eight Lemley children survive with 37 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her father David Bunker and mother Julia Smith were early pioneers of the area. Her brothers served in the Civil War with battlefield burials and war losses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Ann (Bunker) Lemley
David
Julia (Smith) Bunker
Kalona
Perry Lemley
Jhnelish River Township
Etta (Lemley) Gingerich
Lemley
John C. Lemley
Arcadia
Mich
Lewis R. Lemley
Maud (Lemley
William Smith
Abraham
Allison
Richmond
Jessa
Michigan
John CC. Lemley
Claton Gingerich
France
Pioneer Lady From Kalona Laid To Rest At Shannon Hill
The Kalona vicinity mourns a longtime resident near the old Bunker Mill. Daughter of a former county representative to the state legislature and constitutional convention member, she joined the Methodist church over forty years ago with her husband. Funeral held Thursday at 2 PM at the Methodist church, burial in Shannon Hill cemetery, service led by Rev. Paolo Appel and I. N. Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Iowa City
Methodist Church
Shannon Hill Cemetery
Paolo Appel
I. N. Arnold
Des Moines eyed for cornstalks wallboard plant plans
Des Moines officials anticipate a cornstalks wallboard plant after Euromerican Cellulose Products representatives visited. The company has recommended Des Moines as a desirable site and plans to begin manufacturing in the fall, with large cornstalk contracts already in place to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Euromerican Cellulose Products Corporation
Euromerican Company
Deacon Urges Hope Amid Uncertain Times
A Deacon offers a cautious quip about aiming for the best while bracing for the worst, suggesting perseverance through uncertain days. The remark captures a pragmatic, hopeful tone likely from a church or community discourse in Atlanta.
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Society
Ed Davis
Navajo Club
Lydia Juzeler
Watkins
Armory
Boyd
P. EB. O. Society
Frank Sage
R. E. Shannon
W. W. Bowers
Deltah
Westphal
the Jeweler
East Side Square
Sherman Bros
Mrs
Abe Martin
Edward Payson Weston
Jim Burris
I, Rothschild
Atlanta Constitution
Duco
Grabar Electric Company
Western Electric Company
Tucker & Eicher
White Way Garage
Washington, Iowa
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