Surprise bridal shower honors Miss Gertrude McGill
Miss Beatrice Wilson and Miss Laura Graham hosted a surprise shower at Miss Graham s home for soon to be bride Gertrude McGill and her fiancé Floyd Murphy. Guests played progressive rock as Marion Lee Ferguson delivered a pink and white crepe paper covered wagon with gifts. Pink and white refreshments accompanied the evening despite a hostess illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Wilson
Laura Graham
Miss Graham
North Second Avenue
Gertrude McGill
Floyd Murphy
Marion Lee Ferguson
Harry Ferguson
Community Club Supper and Local Meetings Preview
The friendship club plans an ap supper at Sunset Park on Friday August 19 at 7 p.m. Members are asked to bring two dishes and sandwiches. The Ladies Aid and Woman's Relief corps announce upcoming meetings at various churches with serving committees named and times set. more details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Sunset Park
John Mapel
Wayne Norman
David Winegarten
Ladies Aid
Leyington Church
Effe Huber
Mabel Patterson
Lizzie Young
Plane cuts long journey to hours in governor extradition tale
A hurried trip in a plane piloted by Harrig Fischer shortened a expected days long journey from Bradford to Albany and back. The voyage involved meeting both governors Wilber and Al Smith for extradition purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Reforestation Key to Flood Prevention Across Rivers
Washington Aug 18 United Press experts urge reforestation of denuded river headwaters as part of a permanent flood control program. They say forests reduce erosion, absorb water, and lessen flood heights, while levee reliance alone fails to deter major floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Washington
United States
Congress
Mississippi
Greeley
Forests
Zon
Southern
Appalachians
Army
Mississippi Valley
Old English Act Aims at Eavesdropping Punishment
Under a 14th century British law, eavesdropping punishment remains a possible outcome. The note highlights historical legal penalties still referenced in modern discourse.
New District No 5 Correspondent Seeks Community Help
I introduce myself as the new correspondent for district No 5 and invite neighbors to contribute. The column notes health updates, social visits, harvest plans, trips to Des Moines and the State Fair, and local happenings from Prairie Flower Missionary meeting to family visits and illness updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Bush
Irene
Prairie Flower Missionary Meeting
Ernest Carlson
Rural Women's Club
Frank Pringle
W. Nelson
Grardensen
J. Carris
Keota
Leland
Elizabeth Brown
Washington
Elmer Cherry
Thrasher
Lloyd Humston
New London
Burlington
Burl Pringle
Fleming, Miss Sitneyrath Returns Home Sabbath Morning
Fleming and Miss Sitneyrath return home after a Sabbath morning visit. Mr and Mrs Harry Baker and Freda of Harlington Texas spent a short time at the Will Marie home and traveled to Chicago then plan a longer stay with Mr and Mrs Marie before returning to Texas. Mrs Bush and Irene visited Washington county hospital last Monday. Chautauqua goers in the community were disappointed by bad weather. Mr and Mrs John Anderson were Washington shoppers last Monday. Miss Marjorie Heinzman visits New Sharon Iowa. H E Stone of Des Moines, a Rock Island road inspector, is in town on business today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cloyce
Alice Ford
Chicago
Steve Stewart
Vincent
Glen Schwartz
Duvall
Bertha Weekly
Mediapolis
Mary Alice
Earl McClellan
Will Marie
Holdrege
Neb
Lloyd Hamston
Simpson
Dr. Kyle
Cy Bush
Irene
Hamilton
Timbre
Washington County Hospital
Jim Phillips
Lloyd
West Chester
Frank Pringle
Keota
Fileen Slinseath
Fairfield
Harriet Phillips
Harriet
Miss Mable
Jno. Anderson
Washington
Marjorie Heinzman
New Sharon
Des Moines Robbery Reported as Two Bandits Escape With 42
Police search for two black men who fled with 42 dollars after a holdup at J A Owens drug store. A car jammed as Owens attempted to shoot. The men relieved the manager of his pistol and continued ransacking the cash drawer while three customers hid valuables behind a counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. A. Owens
Owens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jlian Brown
Dorothea Thopsen
Miss
Rebekah
Ladies Aid of the
Methodist Church
Chan‘tauqua
Womean's Relief Corps
Charles W. Alfridge
Battersea
England
Bill Jenney
Savoy Hotel
London
British Medical Society
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob Wagoner
Tennessee
Mississippi Basin
Utah
Forest Service
Rumford
Lloyd Humston Corres
Iowa Success School
Ottumwa
Ach
Aes
Iowa
United States Civil Service
Success School
East Second Street
Ottumwa, Iowa
H. E. Stone
Rock Island Lines
Seattle-Tacoma
Portland
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ashford
Rainier National Park
Lake Crescent
Olympic Peninsula
Victoria
Vancouver
B.C
Seattle
Paul
W.C. Bell
Washington, Iowa
Lowa
Service. Map
Pieranto
1IWA Highway Commission
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