Friendly Threshers and Kolah clubs host gatherings in Haskins
Social notes describe the Friendly Threshers of Haskins meeting at the Bean home with a cafeteria supper, Glenn Davis and Ferrel Swisher high scorers, and eight participating families. The Kolah club studied Iowa history with Mrs. Arthur Wead leading a paper on Pioneer Women, lunch served, and members planning a county meeting in Kalona. The West Chester Woman's Relief Corps planned tree plantings and candy boxes for Iowa soldiers in Denver. A Chalupa anniversary meal featured a chicken dinner, goats, and relatives. A Green Castle newspaper item announced Miss Mary Belle Denny and Mr. Jasper Walter Park engagement from Brighton Iowa following a Bible class gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Norm Bean
Glenn Davis
Ferrel Swisher
Kolah Club
Arthur Wead
Iowa
Steve Crawford
Kalona
John Cherry
Neil Trotman
Woman's Relief Corps of
West Chester
Iowa Soldier Boys
Denver
Colo
Ed Chalupa
Chalupa
Eugene Chalupa
Mr. Chalupa
Fred Chalupa
Richmond
Greencastle
Ind
Washington
Myrtle Fry
Mary Belle Denny
Jasper Walter Park
Brighton
Local Club Meetings and Card Party Planned
The T. Ss. BE club meets Mrs. Cloyd Willits Wednesday evening. Daughters of the Union Veterans entertain G A R Comrades and wives for U S Grant birthday at Mrs. Ed Davis 509 N Second Ave on Wednesday afternoon April 27. Mrs. Harry Maxwell hosts Independent club Thursday afternoon. A card party is set for the K C hall Wednesday evening. Regular meeting Tuesday night at Mrs. Alfred Johnson's home in Hor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
T. Ss. BE. Club
Daughters of the Union Veterans
U. S. Grant
Ed Davis
Second Ave
Harry Maxwell
Independent Club
Huts
Alfred Johnson
Harold Williams
George J. Selby
Portsmouth
Ohio
B. F. Nason
Davenport
Arthur Phillips
F. G. Baker
J. F. McQueen
E. O. Newell
Murdock Rites Held for Columbus Junction Leader
E W Murdock age 62 longtime Columbus Junction businessman died in Cedar Rapids after paralysis. Services Monday at I A Endsley home led by Rev Aiken and Rev O Dell burial Columbus City cemetery. survived by two sons and several grandchildren and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
E. W. Murdock
Cedar Rapids
Nellie Curtis
Lou Duncan
I. A. Endsley
John J. Aiken
United Presbyterian Church of
Columbus City
J. D. O'Dell
Methodist Church of
Donald
Louisa County
Officers of Tomorrow's club elected and local band plan
Saturday visit notes and club election details list Miss Opal Mishler as president and other officers including Marie Johnston and Marjorie O'Dell. Mr and Mrs Lee Ogier welcomed a son on April 18. Arthur Williams leads Columbus Junction band with weekly rehearsals and a street concert until October 1, with a Main street platform and a five-member music committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Idaho
Tomorrow's Club
Opal Mishler
Marie Johnston
Marjorie O'Dell
Lucile Toms
Pearl Meeker
Lee Ogier
Zella Jones
McAflen
Texas
Arthur Williams
Columbus City
Columbus Junction
Main Street
J. M. Marshall
Dean Carlisle
Charles Lambert
J. D. Darrow
Des Moines Sunday Barbecue Lunch Raids Lead to Arrests
Polk county deputies conducted a series of barbecue lunch raids over the weekend in Des Moines. Six men were arrested and a number of women from prominent families were escorted home under escort. Sheriff Park A Findley says the events replaced roadhouses and violated prohibition laws with evidence to be presented to the grand jury. Drunkenness was found and hip flasks were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
Park A. Findley
Wfindley
Des Moines Girls Jailed For Mashing Charge
Des Moines April 25 police report two young women Betty Miller a saleslady and Maxine Williams a waitress were jailed after being accused of picking up men and whisking them off in an automobile. Police warn men to beware and stay off the streets to avoid such “jazz age” schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chamberlain
Betty Miller
Maxine Williams
University to Lose Two Faculty Members
University of Iowa will lose two prominent faculty members as Prof. Frank K. Knight and Henry Simmons resign from the college of commerce to teach at the University of Chicago. Both will depart in June to begin duties at the opening of Chicago's summer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Frank K. Knight
Henry ©. Simmons
College of Commerce
University of Chicago
Knight
Junior senior banquet a spring themed affair in Crawfordsville
Miss Mina McCleary and Miss Selma Dean organized a pastel April showers banquet for the junior class at the Crawfordsville school. Guests enjoyed a reception in the library and a dining room banquet with parasol decor, violets and narcissus centerpieces, and a menu by the Methodist Ladies Aid. The toast program featured names Lyle Lowe and Raymond Rich among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mina McCleary
Keota
J. S. McCleary
Robert Evans
Elsie
California
William Carson
Davenport
Wallace Carson
Life School
Formor
Selma Dean
Public Library
Home Economics Department
May flowers Doris Fletcher banquet highlights
During a banquet sophomores and freshmen held a weiner roast as Victrola music played. The Legion Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 2 30 in the Legion hall and a Farm Bureau meeting is set for Thursday at 2 at the schoolhouse. A Decorative Stitches cross stitch lesson is offered with supplies requested. The Auxiliary markets and bakes at the old Post Office Saturday afternoon April 30 at 1 30. Tea towels and holders will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Flowers
Doris Fletcher
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Farm Bureau
Indian Creek Community News Highlights Family Visits and School Program
Miss Ferne Dunbar reports activities in Indian Creek with visits to relatives near Brighton Grace Hill and Washington. The Indian Creek school will present a program on Wednesday night April 26, while numerous families spent Sundays with kin at nearby farms and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek
Josie Rich
Charlie Farrmer
Will Dunbar
Clifford Bunnell
Levi Shidler
Andy Farrier
Grf&ee Frazie
Washington
Ferne Dunbar
Cecille Rich
Brighton
Dan Hesseltine
Blanche Rich
Blanche
Gladys Farrier
Finley
Bob Garrett
Clair Dunbar
Edgar Farrier
Joe Arnold
Bill Wolfe
Ernest Arnold
Rainy week forecast for upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
Weather outlook for April 25 to 30 calls for one or more precipitation periods. Temperatures are expected to run normal or below across the region including the northern central plains and Chicago area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi
Rewer Missouri
Crear Plains
Coffee and Tea Africa’s role in early coffee history
Fragmentary notes describe Africa as an origin point for coffee with references to Asia and the Americas. The text mentions Teun and mechuwules or micuxine in uncertain context, indicating a mix of historical and possibly misread terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Asia
Ecooon
America
Bargain Prices Parade With Textiles and Accessories
A shop advertises a wide range of textiles and accessories priced at 98 cents or less. Items include linen tablecloths, umbrellas, silk hose, crepe, rayon brocade, gingham, shrugs, suit cases, hat boxes, corsets, and various hosiery and fabrics with descriptive sizes and counts. The tone notes multiple price points and product varieties to entice shoppers.
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Westphal
the Jeweler
East Side Square
Fellows
Dale Duncan
Bill Shmith
W. 5S. Reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Wayland
Pythian Sisters of
West Chester Temple
M. E. C. Het
Rosemary Club
Cloyce Stewart
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Ruth Gray
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Lodge
Sunshine Community Club
Carl Zieglowsky
Flower Exchange
Clara Barton
Eureka
D. G. Been Blossom
K. C. Hall
Homer Stephen
Martha Butler
Hilton Harris
Otter Creek
Daniel Cotter
Junior Lowe
Sandy Grove
Arian Lowe
Rodney Swailes
Carson
Margaret Schmitt
Lloyd Coon
Berton Harris
Lucile Cornice
Liberty
Ralph Lieberknecht
James Dvorak
Rose McGlennon
Columbus Junction High School
Frances McGrew
Morning Sun
Katherine Kreig
Wapello
Shellbark Club
David Williams
J. H. Huston
Burlington Hospital
Fairfield
Amy Shade
Corbin & Barrett Bootery
Prank B. Wilson & Co
Nellie Manners
Methodist Church
Ina Wells
Maryal Graham
Myrtle Stites
Gladys, Twinam
Lyle Lowe
Florence Holmes
Ruth Hultquist
Carson Packer
H. BE. Ross
Raymond Rich
Flandreau
S. D
Lloyd Overdahl
Wed
Prank L. Wilson
Hioc
Xes i
Aj Mah
Ladier
Plaid
Tro
Rayon Marquisette
Knalish
Bitess Son
Hope
Mustin
Elevean
Yse
Frank L. Wilson
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