Marriage notices and club reports from Crawfordsville society
Kathryn Frey and Raymond Nicholson wed at the Frey home with Rev Schrag officiating. The couple plans a farm home near West Chester after February 16. A nuptial shower for the bride preceded the wedding. Elizabeth Owen and Dr Harold Noyes married January 31 1925 in Chicago with plans for Pasadena and a return to Chicago. A Fortnightly club program highlighted Iowa composers. The Sunshine Community Club met with readings and music. Robert J. Williams married Grace Cunningham at Six Fifteen. They plan a March 20 homecoming in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise
Kathryn Frey
Raymond Nicholson
Dave Tichards
Schrag
J. A. Frey
O. F. Frey
Thomas Nicholson
Washington
West Chester
F Prey
Nobie
Elizabeth Owen
Harold Noyes
Chas. L. Owen
Woodburn Ave
Chicago
Owen
J. F. McJunkin
McJunkin
Iowa
Rev
Howard McJunkin
Miss Mayme
Chicago University
Noyes
Pasadena
California
Frederick B. Noyes
J. C. Mitchell
Robert J. Wil-lame
Grace Cunningham
W. C. Porter
Myron Hayes
Mr. Williams
Leo Mak
Willams
Mr. Edwards
American Legion
Crawfordsville
Breakfast for Lincoln in Galesburg Remains A Local Memory
Lizzie Donohue then Mrs Elizabeth Sampson recalls serving President Abraham Lincoln breakfast in a Galesburg grocery home in early 1865. Lincoln praised the coffee and ham and eggs as he left after an overnight visit, a moment she cherishes sixty years later as Lincoln's birthday approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Donohue
Galesburg
Ilinois
Lizzie
Ireland
Squire Cook
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
Elizabeth Sampson
East Second Street
Sampson
Cook Home
Elizabeth Donahue Sampson
United States
Americans in Philippine civil service totals and salaries
Manila January 3. Five hundred sixty two Americans were employed by the Philippine civil service at year end, down from 604 last year. The distribution includes offices such as the governor general, education, health, customs, internal revenue, and Manila police with 13 in the fire department and 3 in the engineering and public works. Filipinos numbered 14,668 in 1928, earning salaries totaling 8,622,000 dollars, while the 562 Americans earned 1,835,606 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos
Philappine
Manila
Philippine Civil Service
Civil Service Bueau
Office of
Governor General
Bureau of Audits
Executive Bureau
Philippine Constibutary
Metropolitan District
Bureau of Education
Fenurts of
Justices of the Peace
Provincial Service
Manila Fire Department
Manila Police Department
Manila Department of Engineering and Public Works
Municipal Service
Baguio
Visitations Bring Together Families in Sunday Gatherings
Washington R R and Washington Kf reported visits Sunday January 25 with Joe Simmering and Dewey Coffman families at Chas Kep hart and Ed Simmering homes. Walter Gardner and daughter Florence and son Erwin also united with Sam Shafoose family. Cleon Caldwell and Kathryn Caldwell joined after services at Bryan Swift home. Kephart hosted reception for Raymond and Kathryn Nicholson, formerly Kathryn Frey of Noble Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe Simmering
Dewey Coffman
Tom Nicholson
Raymond Nicholson
Nicholson
Kathryn Frey
Nobile
Iowa
Highest Talent: Maintaining Kind Relations With Uncongenial Humans
Quote on the superior talent of keeping kindly, helpful relations with difficult or disagreeable people. Selected remark.
Cockroach name traced to Cucarocha in Nature Magazine
The article notes Nature Magazine traces the cockroach name to the Spanish cucaracha and discusses a scientist’s view that only one species tends to infest a given area at a time, offering some comfort in this pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
Social Calendar Sees Wide Range of Local Meetings
Various clubs churches and organizations schedule events from February 3 to February 10. Luncheons PTAs and society meetings fill afternoons with wives, sisters and hosts including Mines Washington Chapter DAR and Fortnightly clubs. Evening gatherings feature D A Sewing Circle Pythian Circle and Booster club with social hours and dinners.
Community notices list church meetings and social events
A dense set of brief notices lists church and club meetings for February and early February including West Chester Baptist social on Feb 4, Harmony Club, Pythian Sisters initiations, O. C. F. regular meeting, Pythian Circle, Child's Study Department talk, sewing circle, Ladies Aid, Women's Mission Cir cle, Poinsetta club, Moose social, Grand Prairie school district meeting, EK 8S regular meeting, Flag to church event at Bethel Lutheran, W. F. M. S meeting, Rebelkahs regular meeting, and Rebekah club quilting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B
Max Marble
East Jefferson Street
Henry C. Mall
South Second Avenue
Women's Department of the
Christian Church
Miensant Plains Missionary Society
Howard McCreedy
Harmony Club
West Chester Baptist Kensington
Women's Relief Corps
Y. M
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
South Seventh Avenue
Poinsettia Club
Bethel Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Oscar Carlson
A. B. Reeves
Prairie Viower Baptist Church
J. ©. Nelson
Rural Women's Club
Ainsworth
O. B.S
Grand Prairie School District
Robert Reaney
Rebekah Lodge
Court House
Frang Sherbeck
Ellen Dayton
Women's Mission Circle
The
Prairie Flower Church
A. E. Reeves
Poinsetta Club
Sherm Welch
Grand Prairie School
Bethel Lutheran Church
Sara Walker
Danielson
Sweden
Community notices recap from local churches and clubs
Notices describe the Young Woman's Missionary Society meeting with Miss Ella Gordon and a covered dish supper at 6 30. Rev C P Lipp of India to speak at the Methodist church at 7 50. Women's Relief Corps invites the public to a social at the Y M C A on February 5 with a program and refreshments to help furnish the new Y building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nue
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Maud Hott
Chas. Pauls
Young Woman's Missionary Society
Second United Presbyterian
Ella Gordon
C. P. Lipp
India
Women's Relief Corps
Changing Husbands at Fox Theatre Sparks Conversation
Amusement note previews Changing Husbands a Paramount film co directed by Frank Orson and Paul Tribe starring Leatrice Joy with Victor Varconi Raymond Griffith Zasu Pitts and Julia Faye. Adapted from Elizabeth Alexander’s serial Roles the tale follows a wife who abandons home for the stage then swaps with an actress causing romantic entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Orson
Paul Tribe
Fox ‘Theatre
Leatrice Joy
Victor Varconi
Raymond Griffith
Zasu Pitts
Julian Faye
Lada Cowan
Howard Higgin
Elizabeth ‘Alexander
Saturday Evening Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maurine McLaughlin
West Main Singer
Ab Anderson
Henry Shields
Pohurber Lieurant
Dan Bevins
Gavotte Rocoet
Haesche
Smilin’ Thru
8. A. Dickerson
T. R. Phillips
Frysinger
George Masson
Celia
Lieurant
F. B. Carter
Mary Hunter
Star Blossom
Logan
Elsie Bratten
Paul Stoye
Mazurka
Ed Harmeier
Sunshine Community Club
Sam Warren
Rilla
Gladys
Arthur Ruebsam
Martha Wiley
Minnie
Elizabeth Koehler
Gladys Warren
Warren
Vera
Charles Zieglowsky
Carl Zieglowsky
Ida Koehler
Abe Lincoln
Washington R. R
Florence Arnold
John R. Brookfart
Daughters of the American Revolution
RK. L. Livingston
W. Livingston
Nelle Samson
Nelle Tripp
St. James
Parent-Teacher Association
Priscilla Club
J. C. Sexton
Pythian Sisters
G. A. RR
1. Oo. OF
Presbyterian Church
W. (. Harding
East
Washington Street
Havre
Women's Missionary Society
Unitted Presbyterian Church
Wll
Harlan McCreedy
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Second United Presbyterian Church
James Gordon
South Ave
H.C. Hull
South Secon Avenue
Methodist Church
Evra Goodwin
South
F. L. Wilson
East Main Street
Booster Club
Adolph Tar San
M. E
Noticre
C. F
Pythian Circle
Chas. Hebner. Otts
Henry Hull
S. J. Boyd
Ladies’ Aid Society
Saint Paul's Evangelical Church
Fred Zieglowsky
Delta Alpha
Wbether Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Moose Lodge
Ainsworth M. BK. Church
TD. A. Peterson
Rebelkahs
Rebekah Club
317 Green
Washington Steam Laundry
Batiste
Washington, Iowa
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