Society notes and events from a Saturday gatherings
Miss Marsion Stewart hosted a dinner and bridge at 693 West Washington Street. A church wedding occurred 10:30 this morning at the Methodist church parsonage for Jake Litwiller and Thelma Eckerman, who will live near Wellman. W. R. C. members planned Christmas fruit and jelly packing for the Marshalltown home and elected officers for the year.
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Methodist Church
Jake Litwiller
Kalova
Thelma Eckerman
Wellman
W. W. Bowers
R. L. Davisson
Marshalltown
Maude Schmoeller
Vinta McGugin
Carrie Boileau
Emma Garrett
Edith Miller
Millie Kos
Emma Heideman
Fortnightly Art Section and Local Club Announcements
Announcements list meetings for art, D R, Pleasant Plains Missionary group, Baptist Kensington, Harmony Club, Fortnightly lecture, and Masons work. Events include times, locations on Dec 6 7 and 9 with pot luck, gifts, quilting, and guest invitations.
White Indian tale of Onoto and Wyda's voyage
In a jungle tribe a white man Detwiller leads Onoto and Wyda away for a voyage to a land with white people. They return amid pride and scorn as the tribe debates legends of flying machines and great temples, while the couple longs to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onoto
Wyda
Estee Old Chief
Leonard Detwiller
Detwiller
New York
God Protects Jerusalem in Isaiah 7 31 and 37
The lesson outlines Isaiah's message to Ahaz and Hezekiah, stressing faith in God over human aid. It covers the Assyrian threat, Hezekiah's prayer, and divine deliverance as the angel of the Lord destroys 185000 Assyrians, confirming God as ruler of nations.
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Jerusalem
God
Immanuel
Israel
Syria
Ahaz
Isaiah
Assyria
Egypt
Judah
Isa
Rabshakeh
Sennacherib
Hezekiah
Jehovah
Notable golfer attracts crowd amid playful heckling
A commentator praises a golfer while crowds trail him, then quips that the crowd also follows the player to retrieve his missing balls. The exchange captures sport theater and sportsbook rivalry in a light moment.
Bible as a Foundation quote from Lieutenant Maury
A scientist notes that whenever the Bible could be made to speak on a topic it provided a firm platform to stand on and a rung for ascending, as stated by Lieutenant Maury.
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Maury
God’s Giants Quote From Hudson Taylor
A quotation attributed to Hudson Taylor notes that many giants for God were once weak men who accomplished great deeds by counting on divine presence. The line emphasizes faith over personal strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Hudson Taylor
YMCA Campaign Team Rosters Publicized for Tuesday
The article lists team selections for the YMCA campaign event on Tuesday. Captains include Donald Benz Charles Grayson Bob Lytle Everett Simpson and Ed Davidson for the main squad with junior high and ward school teams led by Eagles captain Lloyd Helwick and players David Catlett Robert Roe Junior Boice Curtis Wells. Lions team features captain Jock Lytle with Thomas Duncan Pick Edgington William Stewart and Triv Jones.
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Donald Benz
Charles Grayson
Bob Lytle
Everett Simpson
Ed Davidson
Eagles
Lloyd Helwick
David Catlett
Robert Roe
Junior Boice
Curtis Wells
Lions
Jock Lytle
Thomas Duncan
Pick Edgington
Wm. Stewart
Triv Jones
Raid on vacant Wagner house disrupts crap game
A police raid yesterday afternoon at a vacant Wagner house near the Dodge garage on Jefferson street dispersed a dozen youths involved in a craps game. Some were arrested while others escaped as officers, led by Officer Oscar Haney, prepared to file unlawful assembly charges against participants.
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Oscar Haney
Dodge Garage
Jefferson Street
Operetta Seats on Sale for All at Sea at School
School announces seats for the operetta All at Sea to be staged Friday evening. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at eight o clock in Phillips Hebner drug store priced at 35 cents each. A cast of 84 students has prepared the production over several weeks.
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Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Boileau Family Reunion Celebrates 27 Grandchildren
Mrs Charles Maiden and many relatives gathered in Marshalltown and Ainsworth for a Boileau family reunion. Mr and Mrs Boileau hosted a bountiful dinner and received $35 in gold from the children. A family portrait followed at Gathers studio as Mrs Boileau’s aged mother could not attend due to illness.
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Charles Maiden
Olga
Raymond
Eleanor
Howard Boileau
Harry Eldridge
Marshalltown
Alva Boileau
Ainsworth
James
Davenport
Bert White
Clarence
Alice
Ernest
Harold
R. Edmonson
Arthur
Leighton
Willard
Hadley
Lyle
Howard Hoyle
Daryl
Dale
Lois
Harry
Dill Boileau
Edith
Mary Boileau
Neva Jones
Gladwin
Alvah Boileau
Mrs. Boileau
Gathers
Remarkable accuracy by Perrin on oil film thickness
Professor Perrin, the French authority on atoms, measured an oil film on water that was fifty millionths of an inch thick.
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Perrin
How It's Done Politician Salve Turns Platitudes Into Ideas
A Kansas Democrat notes that a real politician can by applying a touch of salve turn a simple platitude into a convincing idea. The quote underscores rhetoric over substance in political discourse.
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Arkansas Democrat
Watch Your Step In Mastodonte Days Injurction
From fossil footprints in old times came advice to be careful as in mastodonte days. The images suggest the cautionary saying Watch your step reflects prehistoric life and the dangers of ancient terrain.
At Last a Place to Park Found in Afghanistan
Wichita Eagle notes an unusual statistic that Afghanistan has one motor car for every 1,200,000 inhabitants while signaling a rare discovery of available parking space in a lighthearted tone.
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Afghanistan
Wichita Eagle
Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary for Newton and Mrs Boileau
The Boileau couple celebrate their golden wedding on November 28 marking 50 years of marriage. Family members planned gatherings at the Newton Boileau home on November 27 to ensure all children could attend, including relatives traveling from afar.
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Newton Boileau
Cannibal Tales From Liberia Reported by Lady Mills
Lady Mills, an English traveler, says Liberian cannibals do not eat women noting that female flesh is too bitter for them. She says the thigh is a delicacy reserved for the tribe chief and that Liberians have a cultivated taste, though not necessarily civilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberia
Lady Mills
Capper
Gridiron term tracing football field origin
A quotation explains how the word gridiron came to describe a football field in this country. It notes the likeness to a grated utensil used over fire and compares networklike structures such as pipes and railways that share the grid pattern.
Shoes Storks and Bills in Khartoum Depiction
A Brooklyn Eagle piece links a shoebill stork with a shoe bill in Khartoum, noting the obvious relation between the bird and the term. The playful pun appeals to readers fond of wordplay and international curiosity.
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Africa
Khartoum
Brooklyn Eagle
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Follow Me
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