Society Notes Highlight August Gatherings and Reunions
Walnut 41 home furnishing club met at Catherine Logan's home in August after postponement on August 6. Seven members and two visitors attended. program ideas were discussed. desserts were served by Mrs. Logan and her daughter Theo. Next meeting set for August 20 at May Janeck's home. Ham reunion at Sunset Park drew about fifty, with chicken dinner, ice cream, and games including voltral music, indoor baseball, and horseshoes. Attendees included the Harmits, the Rheas, the Craks, the Keipers, the Anwyls, the Hamils, and many others. A separate recital at Marianne and Helen Hobbs' home featured Miss Bratten's class with performances by Bratten, Hobbs, and observers. A bridge club gathering at Fifth Avenue yielded high scores to Mrs. Glascock. next meeting three weeks later at Mrs. Riley Provance's Ottumwa home with basket lunches. A West Main Street bridge party honored Mr. and Mrs. Wood, with two tables, light refreshments, and a social finish. The Pleasant Hill Sunday school and Washington Christian day school event featured games, music, and refreshments at Louise Marguerite McCall's home southeast of Washington. Maxwell family reunion at North Avenue D hosted sixty-three relatives with planned next year at the Hatuna home in Crawfordsville. officers elected include Mrs. Stella Logan as president and W. Thompson as vice president. Mary Rickey, secretary. Out-of-town attendees came from Des Moines, Town ville, Pittsburgh, and nearby areas.
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Walnut 41
Catherine Logan
Ham- M1
Sunset Park
Hugh
Maggie Harm
Robert Rhea
Harley Rhea
Gwendolyn
Clint Rhea
Kenneth
Gerald
Warren Glascock
Waggoner
S. L. Johnson
Riley
Ottumwa
Glascock
Mary Peulah Harvey
L. Johnson
Helen
Arrie Grubb
Pleasant Hill
Washington Christian Day School
Louise Marguerite McCall
Washington
Lili Maxforle Danbar
Anita Spenser
Clare Keating
Harold
Lafayette Klopfenstein
Wilbur Jae
Jane Maxwell
North Avenue
Maxwell
Lee Hatuna
Crawfordsville
Unis
Stella Logan
W. Thompson
Mary Rickey
Winfield
Mary
Paterson
Wield
Charles Strothman
New London
Near Quincy MM
Jim Duncan
Thomas Robertson
Columbus Junction
Howard Crawford
Walker
Lynn van Horn
Ainsworth
Hanna
Clyde
Delbert Maxwell
Announcement notes from local church meetings and postponement
A text fragment records Sisters hosting a meeting Tuesday evening and a grand meeting report to be given later with attendance urged. The Baptist church announces a work meeting Monday evening at 7 30 with five words about service works and a separate notice about a postponement of a fundraiser from tomorrow afternoon to Saturday August 24 due to disturbances.
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Ve W. Mos
the Baptist Emureh
Sera Woks
Iowa Forecast Predicts Cooler Warmer Conditions
Des Moines August 16 cooler and warmer weather were forecast for Iowa tonight and tomorrow by Charles D Reed United States weather observer indicating warmer conditions in the east and south while cooler air moves in from the north tomorrow. The cool wave is expected to continue through next week with yesterday’s highs reaching 2 at Claida Boone Estherville and Atlantic.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
United States
Reed
Towa
Cla Iida
Boone
Estherville
Atlan
Local residents travel for business and leisure in Washington
Local byways report several residents visiting Washington for shopping and business. J W Scenefelt and James Cunningham drove in from Davenport for the day. Mrs J E Young of Crawfordsville visited for shopping. Dr J W Rineberger of Keosauqua stayed with Dr and Mrs A W Clow. Margaret Hain of Wellman shopped in town. Austin Titus, Carl Hedges party, and Harold Montgomery plus C M Maxwell and Rennie Dawson motored to Town City for a club show. The Hedges family returned from a Colorado motor trip lasting about two weeks.
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J. W. Scenefelt
James Cunningham
Davenport
J. E. Young
Crawfordsville
Washington
Carl Hedges
Colorado
Harold Montgomery
C. M. Maxwell
Rennie Dawson
Town City
Claim of Farm Prosperity Ahead Promises Higher Land Values
Philadelphia reports farm land is among the best real estate bargains with prices set to rise, per A B Gen, noted agricultural economist. He cites six factors including Farm Board effects, tariffs, rural credit, and urban migration, suggesting a near-term bull market for farm lands and crops.
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Philadelphia
America
A. B. Gen
Mr. Genang
Jourt
Federa Farm Board
Farm Journal
Als
Txures
Four Minnesota Family Hit In Indiana Train Wreck
Four Minnesotans died when an eastbound New York Central train struck their car at a community crossing near Wken, Indiana. Identified victims include Fred Torgler and wife from Maka'o, Minnesota, their son and daughter-in-law, and Tom Clark with Mr and Mrs Wise Long. The couple were en route home from a vacation, planning a Chicago stop before continuing west.
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Wis
New York
Tom Clark
Wise Long
Teadin Pa
Chicago
Western Flyers Start Nonstop Flight to New York Refueled
The Spokane Sun God attempting a Spokane to New York nonstop flight refueled successfully at Mills Field San Francisco at 6 05 a m. Lieut Nick Mamey and Art Walker piloted the craft reaching here at 5 22 am after leaving Spokane at 6 pm the previous day. A second contact was made at 7 19 am and the crew then proceeded toward Cheyenne Wyoming continuing toward the next refueling point. Walker also became momentarily entangled in gasoline lines during the operation.
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Mills Field
San Francisco
Spokane
Wash
Nework
Nick Mamey
Northwest
Art Walker
Municipal
Cheyenne
Wyo
Walker
Mississippi Attorney General Impeached in House Vote
Jackson Miss Aug 16 The Mississippi house voted 97 to 49 to impeach Attorney General Rush T Knox who has served since 1924 The articles charge improper conduct in the handling of commissions from estate settlements and related tax collection actions The action followed a late yesterday debate as the house adjourned until Monday
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Jackson
Miss
Rush Th
Knox
Car overturns injuring two youths in Des Moines
Des Moines teens Gten Wishman and Lucille Abibee were hospitalized after a vehicle they rode in overturned near the city last night. Wishman’s injuries were described as possibly fatal while Abibee’s advised to recover, per doctors.
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Des Moines
Gten Wishman
Lucille Abibee
Wishman
Miss Allbee
Holdup men hit victims over head Waterloo
In Waterloo on August 18 Philip Hanns, 18, arrived at the hospital with head injuries from a holdup that occurred yesterday. He told police he was dragged into an alley between Waterloo’s two main boroughs where the assailants struck him with an iron bar, took his billfold, and all his summer savings. He could not recall the exact amount.
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Waterloo
Philip Hanns
Hanns
Waverloo
First Conviction Under New Iowa Speed Law
Des Moines, Aug 16. Ray H Boyd of Dallas Center was found guilty of reckless driving and received 15 days in jail and a $50 fine. The court determined he was intoxicated and had struck a car that stopped to discharge a streetcar passenger.
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Des Moines
W.P Fe
Iowa
Des Moins
Ray H. Boyd
Dallis Center Treek Dvr
Boyd
Am Automobile
Villages in India flooded in western disaster
Dispatches from Karachi report western India facing the most devastating floods in years. Many villages under water in Sind and Barmer areas, with unconfirmed reports of widespread deaths. No casualty details confirmed yet.
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London
Hhairpur
Upper
Sind
India
Daily Mail
Karachi
Sargon relief praised by W J I ilains from Connell
A reader from Connell-Tahu hails Sargon as life changing after two years of stomach trouble and indigestion. The letter notes relief after using the product, alongside mentions of other local names and burial notices, travel reports, and funeral services in the area.
Funeral services for Marie Carkaff held at New Haven
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Carkaff were held Wednesday at the New Haven bury west of town conducted by Rev with burial in the cemetery Pall bearers included Fred Mangold Elmer Swikard W J Augustine Nick ines Hugh Wolfe Roy Well asi at the service Mrs Lake Anderson and Mrs Frank Sherbeck with accompaniment by Lester Thompson Donaldson
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New Haven Bur
Rein
Fred Mangold
Elmer Swikard
W. J. Augustine
Nick I Nes
Hugh Wolfe
Roy Well
Lake Anderson
Frank Sherbeck
Lester Thompson Donaldson
John Donaldson
United Presbyterian Church
E. G. Carnahan
Fred Blick
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