Society Notes Highlight Picnics and Club Gatherings
Community groups hosted picnics and meetings yesterday with refreshments and socializing. Attendees included Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Hewsie Wend, and former member Mrs. Gertrude Brooks, while guests at dinners spanned Des Moines and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stolan Club
Logan Ada Pttudy
Hewsie Wend
Gertrude Brooks
James Wilson
Mise Neil Wilson
Des Moines
Mildred Stewart
Chicago
Mire Silvia Warren
Brooklyn
New York
Independent Club
Fred Palmer
Onieta
Vera
Helen Beal
Cunningham to keep Des Moines offices
Des Moines reports that F H Cunningham secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and president of U S Grain Growers Inc will retain Des Moines offices. J M Mehl to earn 5000 dollars yearly. others 10 dollars. Reorganization urged by the Midwestern secretary treasurers association follows a financial review showing assets 109315 48 debts 394542 75 and a net deficit of 285270 27. Old officers offered to resign and will support the change. No change to Wurmere Finance company status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
F. H. Cunningham
Iowa Farm Bufreau Federation
U. S. Grain Growers Inc
J. M. Mehl
Grain Growers Inc
Wurmere Finance Company
Orgaliseration
Termi
Grein Grower, Inc
Calaveras Grove Sentinel Trees Recounted at Entrance
The article notes two sentinel trees at Calaveras Grove entrance with one still standing after a windstorm years ago. It mentions a discovery in 1852 and describes a grove half-suited to contain 174 large trees, with a 18 feet diameter threshold for large trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calaveras Grove
Calaveras
MNS
Diametes
Postmaster General Blasts Coal Industry Critically
In a Chicago Pageant of Progress address Postmaster General Work denounces coal mining industry sabotage. He argues vast overstaffing and a powerful union force idle half the year, driving up prices for consumers. He urges machine use and a commission study to reduce fuel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Walen
Cummins May Come Home for Speeches in Iowa Campaign
Washington August 9 Senator Cummins may travel to Iowa during the campaign to defend the Cummins-Esch law. Friends say Colonel Brookhart’s continued attacks could push Cummins to reply in Iowa, pitting the two Republican leaders over the transportation act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cumming
Iowa
Cummins
Brookhart
Senate
Cumimine Waa
Utilities in Iowa Struggle as Coal Strike Bites Power
Iowa utilities face rising costs and potential service cuts as a coal strike adds about 22 thousand dollars daily to operating costs. Director Joe Carmichael warns many firms may run short of coal within days, threatening electric light and power, gas supplies, and transport. Some cities already run on part time service. drastic measures may follow if the strike lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ves
Lowe Public Wliking
Iowa Committee of Public Utilities Information
New Moines
Public Utilities
Joe Carmichael
Committed
Carmichael
Iowa
Southwest
National Pythian Convention Opens in San Francisco
Sessions of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias and the supreme temple Pythian Sisters opened in San Francisco with delegates from across the United States and Canada. Officials announced Sisters membership doubling in two years and Knights membership surpassing 1,400,000. Reports were presented to be acted on later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Temple
Pythian Sisters
United States
Canada
Colleges Say Venereal Diseases Decline Among Students
A survey of about one hundred college and university leaders finds that roughly 20 or more believe venereal disease rates have fallen among students in recent years. Presidents attribute the change to enhanced hygiene education, better physical welfare, changes in environment, and coeducation influencing student conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Education
United States Public Health Service
Wassermann
The Alhambra Palace Lineage and Notable Halls
The Alhambra, Spain’s famed palace, began circa 1250 under a Moorish king and was enlarged by later rulers. It features ornate halls and courtyards, notably the Court of the Lions, renowned for beauty. The Hall of the Ambassadors is described as a key square chamber where Columbus presented plans to Ferdinand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Spain
Halle
Corrior
I Jone
Columins
Ferdinand Anil Feaheta
Budget Cuts Forecast for 1923 Federal Outlays
Washington reports budget bureau trims estimates for the 1923 fiscal year to about 3 billion dollars. Brig. Gen. Lord prepares a preliminary budget for submission to President Harding. Harding vows no requests exceeding probable receipts of roughly 4.198 billion, about 600 million less than current authorized expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Budget Bureau
Treasury
Lord
Harding
Congress
Departments of State, Treasury
War
Navy, Interior
Commerce
Shipping Board
Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Soldier Relief Agency
Ho Hum Assertion on Gold Pieces Sparks Debate
A fragmented note from Brooklyn mocks a statistic about valuing $20 gold pieces at $1,000,000,000 and tracing a line 1000 miles long. The author jokes about collecting the coins along the route until exhausted and questions the feasibility of the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broakiyn Vaigte
Relief Aid Reports Large Food Remittances To Russia
Reports to the American Relief Administration by returning ARA workers describe remittances of grain tea and medical supplies to Russia amid reopening stores and rising private enterprise. Hoover cites 788 878 tons purchased, feeding millions and aiding hospitals while harvests grow but surplus remains unlikely. ongoing relief funds target destitute children and wait population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Russia
American Relief Administration
Harilng
Harbart Meaver
Purchasing Commission
Congress
Hoover
Odessa
Ayaka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Suneet Park
Ode Ferguson
C W. McLaughlin
Ladies Aid Society
First United Presbyterian Church
West Main Street
Mira Pauline McCrory
Ald
Mia
Wi! Holmes
West Allis
Wisconsin
Cunningham
Pythian
Postum Cereg Company, Inc
Hattle Creek, Michigan
Laut
GEM City Business College
Quincy, Ill
D. L. Musselman
Quincy
U. S
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!