Woman Is Appointed Collector of Customs in Iowa
Mrs. Lt. HW. Tomlinson of Des Moines, a prominent Iowa clubwoman, is appointed Collector of Customs at Des Moines effective January 1 1926. Senator Cummins recommended her, marking the first major salaried federal post for a woman in Iowa and one of three in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. Tomlinson
Des Moines
Iowa
Tomlinson
President Coolidge
United States
A. B. Cimmins
Cummins
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Des Moines Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation
Atlantic City
Central Presbyterian Church
P. F. O. Sisterhood
Iowa Press and Authors Club
Des Moines Women's Club Parliamentary Law Club
Des Moines Association of Attorney's Wives
Poer
Iowa League of Woman Voters
James M. Grege
Fairfield
Republican State Central Committee
Cumminson
Nellie Gregg Tomlinson
Customs
Treasury Department
Thanksgiving News and Local Gossip From Brighton Route 1
Washington callers visit, families gather for Thanksgiving across Brighton and nearby towns. Local residents attend birthdays and social events. radio installations, bus trips, and farm work are noted amid greetings between Woodford, Horton, Ingham, and other families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Brinton
Washington
Verle Porter
Fairfield
Woodfords
Anson Woodford
Cora Brinton
County
Esther Woodford
Dot Meachem
Frances
Robinson
Hammond
HH. A. Woodford
Grant Horton
Mrs. Horton
Mr. Hammond
Mr. Reed
Winfield
Henry Woodford
Helen
Omaha
Neb
George Woodford
Burlington
Nelson Woodford
Trulock
Samuel Savage
Laird Woodford
al Woodford
Woodford
A. W
R. E. Woodford
Chicago
Walcotts
North Street
Curtis Ingham
Wolcott
Horace Ingham
Rufus McCracken
Laird
Local notes recall social visits and holiday preparations
Mrs Mabel Woodford hosts family dinner while Phyllis departs for school in Kewanee. Neighbors and relatives from Minneapolis to Brighton visit Wocott and Ing ham homes. Route patrons urged to mail Christmas parcels early. no mail delivery on Christmas Day. WW Mineart runs the saw mill. teachers and pupils enjoyed a late vacation. Arthur Koch returns to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reed
Grant Horton
Retta
Clarence Zivicky
Aha
Minneapolis
Minn
Wocott’s
Horace Ingham
Brighton
Brighton High School
H. Rickerd
North English
Alex Borkoski
Brody
Clara
J. Melinski
Pleasent Plain
W. Mineart
Brinton’s Bridge
Arthur Koch
News and notes from Sandy Hook column
Local column reports a new baby girl for Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stout with well wishes from Miss Allen the nurse. The piece highlights Golden Rule Sunday on Dec 6 urging donations to Near East Relief to feed and care for orphans. Includes weather and road conditions and a sign-off from Mrs. Sandy Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Suney
Amos Stout
Zach
Dee
Ladies Home Journal
Marash
Near East
Joint-Ease for Stiff Joints Promoted by Pharmacist
A high class pharmacist claims a remedy named Joint-Base can end rheumatic swelling and stiff inflamed joints. The product, tested successfully on obstinate cases, is sold through progressive pharmacists for 60 cents a tube at Sherman Bros. and Lemmon's Pharmacy and drug gists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Bros. and
Lemmon's
Tube
Broadway Carnival as Overgrown County Fair on New York Streets
A crowd in Times Square watches a driver brake and a man perform a cornet solo amid Broadway’s Carnival row. The piece portrays Broadway as a bustling carnival from 30th to 60s, noting colorful booths and sidewalk shows, street debates, and rapid crowds near theater hour.
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New York
Times Square
Moteverde
Snake Valley
Two Mile
Broadway
Sieger
The
New Yorker
30Th Street
Martin's
Mouquin's
Maxim's
Humacher Peike
Heff
Farm Homes Statistics Highlight Abandoned Turn in U.S. Market
A Farm Homes Statistics report notes that about one third of homes in the United States are on turn, indicating shifts in rural housing patterns and market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Guernsey
Birds speed record notes in Mahe racing trains
The article notes birds can exceed train speeds with a swallow reaching 100 miles per hour and a pelican logged around 70 miles per hour. A wild duck is credited with even higher speeds, suggesting remarkable avian rapidity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahe
Qualities of a Man Who Speaks with Calm Assurance
An Exchange citation praises a man who attends, asks pointed questions, answers calmly, and stops when he has nothing more to say. It marks these traits as among the best requisites of man, noting restraint and deliberation as valued qualities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Tomlinson
T. P. Hollowell
Republican National Committee
Martha McClure
Washington, Iowa
Journal
Argadway Pass
Washington Heights
Washington Square
Emerson Gang
G. W. Brush
Chas. Brown
R. E. Dougherty
Des Moines Sunday Register
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