Children Present Christmas Cantata at Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly club music department held a Christmas program and guest night at Mrs. J.M. Lloyd’s home with about fifty attendees. A cantata titled The First Christmas featured Edna Mercer as narrator and Madonnas and Wise Men among the child participants, plus a vocal trio and several duets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M. Lloyd
Edna Mercer
Uarry Sizer
Madonna
John Lloyd
Bob Johnson
Dickie McCleery
Wise Men
Dany Holland
Patty Sizer
Jimmy Joyd
Carolyn Holland
Milo Sorden
Rs. E. Db. Morrison, Jr
Roger Sherman
John Yousling
Mrs. F. Mayhew Elected President of Friendly Social
The Friendly Social club elected officers at a gathering in Mrs. Charles Nicola's home. Mrs. Frank Mayhew named president with Etta Glassburner secretary, Alice Easter treasurer, and Robert Kephart reporter. Thirteen members and four guests attended. January meeting set for Mrs. Glassburner's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nicola
Friendly Social Club
Frank Mayhew
Etta Glassburner
Alice Easter
Robert Kephart
Arthur Nicola
Katherine
Packwood
Will Miller
Wanda May Kephart
Nicola
Send Old Money to Washington Banks
Old worn and sealed currency is sent to the Treasury department in Washington D C where it is macerated. Banks receive new bills to replace the old ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Oweseca Camp Fire Girls Plan Christmas Party
The Oweseca Camp Fire group held a meeting at Martha Crossett home. Plans were made for a December 21 Christmas party at Mrs Ed Hanson s home with a Christmas gift exchange. New officers Nan Hoover president Margaret Logan secretary Geneva Palmer treasurer Blaine Thomassen scribe. The next meeting will be at Dorothy Dankwardt s home.
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Oweseca
Martha Crossett
Joan Michels
Ed Hanson
Nan Hoover
Marjorie Logan
Geneva Palmer
Blaine Thomassen
Dorothy Dankwardt
Ceremonial of White Shrine Draws 200 Guests
More than 200 attended the Damascus Shrine guest night ceremonial at the Masonic Temple with a 135 turkey dinner. Two candidates were initiated as officers participated. gifts were given to officers and past leaders. Visitors came from multiple Iowa cities and Cleveland Ohio. future ceremonials were announced for Clinton Fairfield Iowa City Davenport Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
E. FE. Stutsman
Order of Rainbow Girls
John Lloyd Hughes
L. E. Wilson
Mas Marble
Rose M. Reid
Reid
Inez Butfum
Fort Madison
Roy Means
Keokuk
Burlington
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Kajona
Des Moines
Davenport
Ottumwa
Keota
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Cleveland
Ohio
Clinton
Newlyweds Honored at Wyman Home Shower
Carroll, Miriam and Mildred Davis hosted a miscellaneous shower at the Wyman home in honor of Mr and Mrs Dean H Gipple who wed on Thanksgiving day. Guests enjoyed games and contests followed by refreshments and gifts for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Humphreys
Frerette Davis
Harold Huston
Max Huston
Keith Buffington
Mrs
Wilbur Swan
Congregation Welcomes New Cotter Pastor in Festive Ceremony
A large crowd gathered at Cotter church on Sunday evening to hear Rev A Robeson named pastor of Cotter and Bethel churches. A pot luck supper followed in the basement, then an auditorium program with welcomes from Christian Endeavor Westminster Guild and church leaders. The Robesons expressed thanks for culinary offerings and hospitality.
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Cotter
A. Robeson
Ladd
Rethel
Richard Thomais
Dwight Clark
William Owen
Christian Endeavor
Arlene Arthur
Westminster Guild
Margaret Williams
David R. Jones
Richard Thomas
F. W. Eastwood
Washington
Robeson
Bethel
Reports Given Plans Made at D A R Meeting
At the D A R meeting in Mrs. Frank Crone’s home reports were given and plans formed for future activities. The group discussed dedicating a tree from Mrs. A Anderson to the county home and planting an oak in Sunset park as part of the Centennial Project to be dedicated on Flag Day next June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bey
C. E. Schmitt
Boyd Foster
Ella Gordon
Don Maxwell
Albert Simpson
W. T. Carson
BE. M. McCona
Daughters of the American Revolution
Frank Crone
A. Anderson
Sunset Park
J. E. Lemmon
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Ellis
Angel Islands
Ellis Island
Frank Kurty
Mildred Woodburn
Centennial School
Washington Cleaners
Community and church social calendar notes
A dense list of social events for Wednesday through Friday includes a community sing at 7:30 p m Mrs Genn McCall 1120 East Washington Street a roll call dinner at 6:30 p m at the Christian church and a miscellaneous shower. Several women’s groups meet with time changes and officers to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genn McCall
East Washington Street
Christian Church
Associate Presbyterian Missionary Society
Lucille Anderson
Ainsworth
Yellow River Length and Basin Size in China Noted
The Yellow River in China runs about 2,500 miles with a basin of 600,000 square miles home to roughly 100 million people.
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Yellow River
China
First Minimum Wage Law in New Zealand 1894
The first minimum wage law was the New Zealand Industrial Concilia tion and Arbitration Act of 1894.
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New Zealand
Program At St James PTA Meeting Highlights Student Program
St James P T A met at the school with fourteen members present. President Mrs Victor Trojovsky opened the session as secretary treasurer Mrs Hubert Walker read the minutes and financial report. Irene Trojovsky gave a piano solo Nodding Daffodils Margaleen Redlinger read The Perfect Gift Dorothy Schockey played Country Gardens. Third room won attendance prize.
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St. James P. T. A
Victor Trojovsky
Hubert Walker
Tom Swift
Irene Trojovsky
Margaleen Redlinger
Dorothy Schockey
Saturday Nite Club at Don Rabenold Home
A Saturday Nite party at the Don Rabenold residence featured a duck dinner and an evening of bridge. Orville Thoma and Mrs. Gladys Evans won high score prizes while Jay Evans and Mrs. Vera O Connor took consolation awards.
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Ainsworth
Don Rabenold
Orville Thoma
Gladys Evans
Jay Evans
Vera O'Connor
Rath sale draws large crowd as goods sell fast
Gray residents report a successful sale by Louis Rath on Wednesday with most items sold at good prices. The Rath family relocated to Washington last Friday, prompting the community to bid farewell to supportive neighbors.
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Wm. Longer
Gray
Louis Rath
Rath
Washington
Merle Hesseltine
Frank Snider
Fred Kephart
Baby
Will Longer
Bath
Rube Chorpening
Marvin Fultons
Chorpening Place
Lou Woodburn
Jeannette
Dele
Writer's Home
Howard Sitler
Jacobs
Forest Walker Home
Reception Honors Pastor and Family at Cotter Church
A reception was held Monday evening in Cotter Presbyterian church for the new pastor the Rev Mr Robeson and family. Mrs Lena Lowe and Mrs Marie Bartenhagen are patients in Muscatine hospitals. Antone Finke bought the 113 5 acre Huston farm west of here from Paul Troxel and the Equitable Insurance Co. The Indian Creek club was entertained Thursday by Mrs Egebert Shellabarger. Mrs V R Frisk visits the Chester Carlson family in Moline. Mrs Samuel Owens will entertain the Old Clifton club Sunday. Mrs Kr J McCleery entertained friends at a tea Thursday. The Willing Workers of Columbus City Methodist Church meet Friday with Mrs Susie Zion and Maud Bolton. Mr J Reaney, ill the last two weeks, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Dee
Cotter Presbyterian Churea
Robeson
Lena Lowe
Marie Bartenhagen
Muscatine
Antone Finke
Huston Farm
Here
Paul Troxel
Equitable Insurance Company
Indian Creek Club
Egebert Shellaba
Minister Signed Declaration
The minister who signed the Declaration of Independence was Rev Robert Treat Paine of Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Treat Paine
Massachusetts
Birthday Celebrants Listed in Pilotburg Crawfordsville Areas
A local birthday roundup notes Phyllis Jean Stransky reaches age three in Pilotburg as Mary Florence Lemley marks four and Edward Lauber turns nine with Douglas and Crawfordsville ties. Jane Pauls and Jack Pauls celebrate ten, while Duane Finke ages with Crawfordsville and family lineage noted.
Patty Jeanne Hotle Celebrates Ninth Birthday in West Chester
Will Finke of Washington notes Patty Jeanne Hotle of West Chester turns nine today. Patty enjoys angel food cake with her parents Homer and the late Mr. Hotle and brother Johnny. Her mother baked the cake and prepared candy for Patty to share with her West Chester fourth grade classmates.
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Patty Jeanne Hotle
West Chester
Mrs
Homer Hotle
Johnny
Patty
West Chester School
Early tariff rate in the United States 1789
The first United States tariff passed in 1789 set an average duty rate near 8 percent.
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0. S
United States
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Ruth Stewart
Manger
Jolly St. Nicholaus
Miss Stewart
Colleen Williams
Joan Brock
Marie Jacobs
Mary Caldwell
Carolynamilton
Richard McCleery
Gilbert Nelson
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The
Washington Dairy
F. Mayhew
Friendly Social
Vo Oe
Rothschild’s
Wyman
Cotter Church
D.A.R
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Bethel Church
T. C. Reeves
Walnut Woman's Club
Fleur-de-Lis
Misa
Murray Smylie Co
KE. S
Malcolm Dowell
H. H. Club
William Bell Rebekah
Goldie Gray
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society
LeRoy Sehulty
A. J. Guild
Fern Reinier
U. P. Ladies Aid
Church Presbyterian Ladies Aid
W. W. Fisher
West Washington Street
C. PF. Anderson
East Jefferson Street
Glenn Wilson
South Third Avenue
Leland Carris
South Avenue D
Friendship Club
Davis Sisters
Methodist Ladies
A. L. Griffith
Washington St
Frank McCaulley
Jack Caldwell
H. J. Brenneman
Fuhir If
Esquire Features
St. James P.T.A
Rabenold
Ast
Phyllis Jean Stransky
Marion Stransky
Pilotburg
Jimmy Ashby
Mary Florence Lemley
Earl Lemley
Edward Lauber
Peter Lauber
Douglas
Jane
Jack Pauls
Lucille Clark
Duane Finke
Earl Finke
Crawfordsville
Will Finke
Hall Bros
Harmon
Montgomery Ward
South Side Square
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