Christmas club gatherings and engagements noted
Mrs. M. M. Flinn hosted Sunshine club with Christmas decor and exchange. Plans for January 2 dinner at Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Matthews home. Snowball Social club held a Christmas party with plans for a D. C. Griggs dinner. T. A. Michels hosted a noon luncheon with bridge and prizes. RB and P club Christmas dinner and program. Bessie Riley and Henry Ichendahl wed at Fairfield Methodist church. B. B. club hosted a pot luck lunch. Mrs. Lindblad leaving for Davenport. Mrs. George Baker and M. K. Caner celebrated birthdays at North Side cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Flinn
Sunshine Community Club
J. O. Matthews
Ruth Schneider
Sam Warren
Peas Dittmer
Taylor
Stanley Fishburn
D. C. Griggs
Bessie Riley
Dave Riley
Brighton
Henry Ichendahl
Fairfield
Cottage Inn
Simmering
North Avenue
B. B
Dan Lindblad
South Avenue B
Lindblad
Davenport
George Baker
Community Announcements And Christmas Events
A compendium of local society notices lists regular Rebekah and W S meetings, a Christmas dinner for Ziniri lodge members, a Philothea class Christmas exchange at Mrs Daryl Ross home, veteran women invited to W I R C meeting with a party, Presbyterian Choir rehearsals, cottage prayer at C W Busby home, Baptist church women meeting, Methodist Sunday school primary practice and Christmas party, and choir rehearsal noting final Christmas music practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philothea
Daryl Ross
East Madison Street
Erma Miller
Mildred Kephart
Methodist Sunday School
Program at seventh schoolhouse Friday evening
A program will be given at a seven and a half schoolhouse Friday evening December 20. Following a hot lunch will be served. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of West Chester First Methodist Church will meet with Mrs Robins Friday December 20. Please bring a gift for the childrens home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Scranton
Woman's Home Missionary Society of
West Chester
M. Ff
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
We thank friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of our wife and mother. P. Hennon and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Hennon
Scout Doing Daily Good Turn Killed in Blizzard
Alfred Van Steenberg an 18 year old scout died while helping a stalled motorist in a snowdrift. He was run down by driver Stanley Anderson blinded by snow. The incident occurred during a blizzard in Chicago. A janitor William Timmerman aged 62 died from heart failure after hours battling the snow drifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred van Steenberg
Steenberg
Stanley Anderson
William T’bmmerman
Two Health Goddesses Hygeia and Salus
The Greek goddess of health is Hygeia and the Roman counterpart is Salus. These two figures symbolize healing and well being across ancient mythologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hygeia
Salus
Iowa Graduate College Booms with Doctorates in 1928
The University of Iowa graduate college awarded 27 doctorates in August 1928 and had a total enrollment of 2,188 from June 1928 to June 1929. Only Harvard and Michigan granted more PhD degrees that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
U.P
University of Iowa
Harvard
Michigan
State University
Ohio State
Callifornia
Ilinois
Towa
University
Texan Executed in Electric Chair for Assault on Dallas Girls
Ben Aldridge, 24, was electrocuted in Huntsville Texas for attacking three Dallas high school girls. His execution followed a prior similar crime by Lee Roy Merriman and failed last minute insanity pleas by Gov. Moody and Judge Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Tex
U.P
Ben Aldridge
Dallas
Aldridge
Lee Roy Merriman
Adridge
Dan Moody
Grover Adams
Funeral rites mark Mrs Josephine Thomson’s passing
Mrs Josephine Thomson died at her east Washington home. Funeral at Keota Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev W O Harper and Dr F W Eastwood. Burial in Keota cemetery. Attendees from Washington and local orders noted. Eastern Star officers elected and reports given. RK N C officers elected with installation planned Jan 6 7. Keota notes also mention local residents visiting Chicago stock show and Nettie Schollenberger wintering in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Womens Relief Corps
Rev. Harper
Guy Brown
C. OO. Harris
F. A. Klein
C. D. Kirkpatrick
C. O. Davis
C. O. Dayton
Keota
Davis
Mary Hopengardner
John Bryson
F. Palmer
Washington
Order of Eastern Star
Edna Klein
Bernice Moser
KE. &. Chambers
Edith Teets
Grace Hulse
Daisy Chambers
Matilde Kirkpatrick
Edith Dunn
Grand Lodge
Des Moines
RK. N. C
Fred Burgess
Sacramento
Calif
Chicago
West
Nettie Schollenberger
Cedar Rapids
Raymond
Xmas shoppers and local notes from Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports busy holiday activity with Mr and Mrs Harley Rhea and Lizzie Wooley shopping in Washington. Mrs Hesseltine and Mrs Nim Clark teach tray making to local women. Velma Piper Harvey Jordan and Vera Sands shopped in Muscatine. Henry Menefee own a new Ford. Will Wooley shopped at the county seat. Leslie Morrison ships fat cattle from Olds. Woodsmall family moved onto the Morrison farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Harley Rhea
Lizzie Wooley
Washington
Santa
Carl Hesseltine
Nim Clark
Huckins Cigar Store Placed in Receiver in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids December reports George E Huckins and his father Elmer Huckins face charges of obtaining money under false pretenses as authorities in three states search for them. The Churchill Drug Co obtained a receiver over the store after an $8 000 mortgage, with linked but separate business ventures under scrutiny. Attorney Walter J Barngrover expects the pair to surrender after Christmas while civil actions in January loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
George E. Huckins
Cgar
Huckins
Elmer S. Huckins
Churchill Drug Company
Charles D. Negus
Huckinses
Milwaukee
Walter J. Barngrover
Father and Son
Barngrover
Iowa land best investment says Iowa bank supervisor
Des Moines reports depositors in closed Iowa banks averaged 50 thousand dollars daily in December. L A Andrew, Iowa banking superintendent, told Des Moines Kiwanis that Iowa land may outperform stocks and could bless investors as money returns to Iowa investments. He predicted better business conditions if prices stay steady and noted gradual banking improvement over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
L. A. Andrew
Des Moines Kiwanis Club
Andrew Say
N Lowa Investments
Andrew
Kiwanians
Farm Bureau Meeting Set With Mrs Rex Long
In this community members note the next farm bureau gathering will be with Mrs Rex Long on January 2. The event invites local residents to discuss community issues and farming concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Rex Long
Louisa county farm bureau elects officers at annual meeting
Lawrence Estle of Columbus Junction is elected president with Dean Parsons Oakville named vice president and Kenneth Wilderecht Wapello as secretary Paul Jek Grandview becomes treasurer Girls club chairs and boys and women's work leaders are named at Capello high school meeting attended by about 130 people State Farm Bureau Federation official Joe H. Jones of Ainsworth addressed the gathering Royal Neighbors officers at Conesville listed Lucid notes on local clubs and upcoming Christmas programs in Concord township and Columbus Junction area schools use four horse teams to transport pupils due to bad roads assist hosts from Letts and surrounding communities frequent club talks cover the Library Arlington Cemetery and other topics
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Lawrence Estle
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Capello High School
Dean Parsons
Oakville
Kenneth Wilderecht Wapello
Paul Jek Grandview
L. S.ot Lieberknecht
Letts
J. B. Garrett
Clu
Fay Foster
Arthur Stone
Wapello
Joe H. Jones Ainsworth
State Farm Bureau Federation
Royal Neighbors
Conesille
Grace M.cormick
Oracle
Jennie Maxwell
Maragret McKee
Francis Buser
Mary English
Minnie Maxwell
Mary Singleton
Inner Sentinel
Mina Bullis
Outer Sentinel
Roxie Hawkins
Marshall
Hild One
Mary Maxwell
Sarah A. Black
Concord Township Farm Bureau
Wll
Harlan Foste
J. H. McCormac
Bac
Lottie Letts
Florence Burston
Man with no hands faces forging charge in Chicago
Anoless Man Porger reports Frank Grosfever, missing both hands in a factory accident, on trial for forging his father in law Paul Wassmutt's name on a $600 note. He showed scribbled name repeats on a pad near his severed limbs. judge ordered explanation. Grosfever jailed a year and fined $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Frank Grosfever
Paul Wassfut
Gressmeyer
Hit
Wassmutt
Tie
Christmas Party by Y's Men at the YMCA
The Y's Men's club held its first Family Night at the YMCA community room Tuesday evening. A Christmas tree program and Santa Claus entertained both parents and children as Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Ream, and Mrs. Williams sang Gesu Bambina. Ted Brown played Santa and Roger Sherman was welcomed as a new member. A Good Fellows report urged more funds to support Christmas plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y’s
Santa Claus
H. B. Knight
J. E. Ream
Gladys Williams
Pietro Yon
Tiio
Keith
Ine
King
Roger Sherman
Good Fellows
Negro Impersonates Mr. Santa Claus in St Louis
Archie Blaine a 14 year old Negro distributed Christmas packages in his neighborhood. Police recovered gifts and money totaling 166 dollars after tracing his route and seizing items from the bundles. The landlady reported the theft and Archie's motive was to help the poor with a Santa Claus gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Archie Blaine
Santa Claus
Archie
Arch’e
Sta
Tenth Anniversary of 18th Amendment to be marked
New York reports a nationwide observance set for January 16, 1930, by the National Women's Temperance Union. President Mrs. Ella A Boole says religious events will highlight ten benefits of prohibition including fewer open saloons and stronger families. Church bells will ring for ten minutes at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Women's Temperance Union
Ella A. Boole
United States
Holiday liquor abundant and prices low this season
New York reports holiday alcohol is plentiful at relatively low prices. Prohibition officials foresee a normal season with no special raids. Chicago notes high prices and drought due to Elenin disruptions and fears of federal action. Officials in Washington and other cities plan limited enforcement and possible cross-district agent redeployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Feder
James M. Doran
Washington
E. C. Yellowley
Shiesga
Cina
W. L. Me
Detroit
den Brunson
For Sale Poland China Hog 1% Year Old
Classified notice lists a male Poland China hog about one year old for sale by John Witthoft. Price and contact not provided in readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
John Witthoft
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Leslie Eicher
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Isabelle Davis
Vanity Fair
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Rebekah
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I. O. O. Hall
W. IR. C
Kate Shalla
Mook
C. W. Busby
Washington St
Women of the Baptist Chrurch
Wintz
Issiongre and
Goeral
Cy Bush
Graduate College
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Martha Butler
Anoless Man Porger
Y’s Men
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Tion
House of Detention
Joe
Vesper Service
Margaret White Stoltz
Gladys Lloyd
Guy E. McLean
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