Missionary Commissioning to Feature Des Moines Branch
Washington County women prepare for Des Moines Branch M E Foreign Missionary Societies meeting in October. Fifteen missionaries will attend, including ten on home leave, with new appointees headed to India, China, Korea and Northwest India.
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Methodist Church
Des Moines
M. E Women's Foreign Missionary Societies
India
Alvina Robinson
Elsie Reynolds
Enola Eno
Elizabeth Wells
Catherine Wood
Alice Evans
China
Kate Ogborn
Mable Nowlin
Ell
Manning
Korea
Maud Trissel
Vur
May Hartel
Trimble
Central Wesleyan College
Warrenton
Cumnock School of Oratory
Northwestern University
Teas
School of
Phillippines
Missouri
Stella Dodd
Cameron
the State University of
U.S. Built 875 Merchant Ships in World War II
The United States constructed 875 merchant ships totaling 2,941,845 gross tons during the war. The effort supported Allied supply lines and naval operations across multiple theaters and years.
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U.S
Missionary Anna Schwalbe speaks to Young Women society
Mrs. Anna Schwalbe addressed the Young Women's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church during a recent meeting, sharing insights on Esquimaux life and missionary work in Alaska. The gathering included a brief business session and planning for September, as well as reflections on other community events and Rotary activities.
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Iowa
Woman's Medical College
Philadelphia
Ensworth Hospital
St. Joseph
Will Gail
Sirencha
India
Dodd
Alice Lytle
Sioncha
Marie Ida Cline
Marion
Towa State Teacher's College
Cedar Falls
Northwest India
Olive Laura Gould
Anamosa
Cornell College
Estherville
Miss Gould
Upper
Jubbulpore
Central Provinces
Elinor Bushnell
Isabella Thoburn College
Lucknow
London
Mary MacMillan Nursery School
Anna Schwalbe
Alaska
Young Women's Home Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Esquimaux
Rickey
William Rickey
Sunset Park
John Adams
Will McConnell
Harry Rabenold
John Irvin
Spencer Reed
Ralph Morris
Everette Shearer
Adda Rickey
Will Hobbs
Claude Pollock
Darlene
Charles Rickey
William
Irvin Rickey
Farris Troyer
Charles Eyestone
Finley Rickey
Ellis
Ray Walton
Lucille
W. Stewart
Washington
Mike Janet Beaton
Chicago
Priscilla Club
Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Jake Lemley
North Cedar
W. A. Cook
Women's Missionary Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
Charles Hoover
Wellston
Presbyterian Church
S. T. Donahey
Floyd Latta
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Social Calendar and Health Study Highlight Local Life
The social calendar lists parties and gatherings from August 30 to September 6 hosted by Washington area residents Mrs. W. Stewart Mrs. J O Sexton Mrs J Lemley Mrs Bessie Weade and others. A Metropolitan Life bulletin notes markedly lower death rates for college educated women aged 20 to 64 compared with the general US population, citing 3.24 per 1000 and 2.77 per 1000 in certain bands, with explanations about health advantages of education and lifestyle.
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United States
Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York
Child Training at Home No 30 in NGA series
The National Kindergarten Association in New York presents weekly guidance on child training at home. This installment is identified as No 30 in the fourth series, authored from the association’s offices at 8 West 40th Street.
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Nationalndergarten Association
West 40Th Street
New York City
Hard Discipline by Margaret Steele
A reflection on child upbringing contrasting strict and permissive parenting. The author identifies three flawed types: overly severe due to temper or selfishness, and the easy parent who lacks foresight. True parenthood blends sympathy with firmness to build confidence and love, likening discipline to a well made salad with balanced ingredients and a personal touch.
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Ellen
Kindergarten as Path to World Peace
The piece argues that stopping warfare requires unselfishness, integrity, industry and brotherly love taught early in life. It urges that all children receive kindergarten training and asks communities to push for accessible kindergartens, offering guidance from the National Kindergarten Association in New York City.
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National
Kkndergarten Association
West 40Th St
New York City
Insect Bite Kills Red Oak Girl
Red Oak mourns Aubrey Hite 12 after a lip bite by an insect caused poisonous infection. Eliza Hite, Aubrey’s mother, reports the girl died yesterday as doctors treated her for the bite.
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Red Oak
Aubrey Hite
Eliza Hite
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Atchison
Dunbar
L. C. Dunbar
John Dunbar
Will Dunbar
Harry Dunbar
Ralph Frazee
Dora Dunbar
Floyd Dunbar
Glenn Tanbar
Brighton
Oliver Dunbar
Bert Dunbar
Keota
Carl Dunbar
George Baker
West Chester
George Hotie
Shirl Augustine
Gus Strum
Jack Kupka
George Hesseltine
Has. Dunbar
Cuddeback
Ralph Rehmel
Clarence Dayton
Clarksville
Rotary
Sam H. White
Herman Pauls
Fred G. Moore
Harding
Bessie Weade
Kolah
Alfred Johnson
Blair Law
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Women’s Auxiliary
Washington County Hospital
Court House
Margaret Steele
Sarah
Richard
Mother
Red
America
Marguerite MacGugin
Wayne Knitting Mills
Jersey
Rothschild’s
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