Wedding of Miss Clifford and Dr. Dean in Sigourney
The marriage of Miss Marie Clifford and Dr. Ray H. Dean was performed at two o clock in Sigourney Iowa on February fourth. The couple then traveled to Washington and have started a home on South Marion Avenue with plans to build on North Iowa Avenue. The bride, long a bookkeeper at A B Putnam store, was born in Sigourney and is praised for her business skill and charm. Dr. Dean, a long time Washington physician, studied in London and Vienna and is a graduate of the State University of Iowa. They will be at home after February fifteenth.
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Marie Clifford
Ray H. Dean
Sigourney
Iowa
Timothy Clifford
Fethe
J. G. Hauser
Catholic Church
Washington
A. B. Putnam
Dean
London
Vienna
State University of Iowa
al Sowash
South Marion Avenue
California
North
Iowa Avenue
Community notices and club events posted in Albaugh school
The column lists postponed social at Albaugh school. Mrs George Teas to entertain Poinsetta club Thursday. West Chester Kings Herald bake sale at Farmers Union store Saturday Feb ninth. Ladies Aid at First United Presbyterian meets Friday 2 PM. committee provides work. Rural Woman's Club annual dinner Feb 7 at R G Vincent home. Nineteenth Century club meets Saturday with Mrs E C Eicher. The 76 Ladies Aid meets Feb 7 with Mrs Ella Green. assisting hostesses named. Moose Lodge social Thursday evening with Highland Four. D A Sewing Circle meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs J M Kelley. A and I club meets Friday afternoon with Mrs J C Fields. Baptist church bake sale Saturday Feb 23. location to be announced. Zeredatha Council No 21 R&SM confer degrees Friday evening. members urged to attend. Presbyterian choir regular rehearsal Thursday 7 30 PM.
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Ladies Aid Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Reading of Bible in Iowa Schools Drafted by Senate
In Des Moines Iowa the senate education committee drafted a bill to require daily Bible readings in all public schools attached to code bill 85. The measure would also mandate flagstaffs on school sites and teach American citizenship and history with English as the medium of instruction.
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Associated Press
Des Molnes
Iowa
Senate Committee On Education
Wilson
Code Commission
The
United States
Midnight Alarm stunts star Alice Calhoun at Fox Theatre
Vitagraph star Alice Calhoun performs a four story leap into a fireman's net in The Midnight Alarm at the Fox Theatre tonight and Thursday. Director David Smith praises realism and refuses doubles with Percival Marmont also leaping from the burning office to match the dramatic finale. Cullen Landis and Joseph Kilgour co star in the unique photoplay built around daring action scenes.
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Alice*Calhoun
Vitagraph
Fox Theatre
David Smith
Miss Calhoun
National Mid winter Horseshoe Pitchers Meet in Lake Worth
Twelve of the nation’s top barnyard golf courts prepare for the February 18 to 23 event in Lake Worth Florida with celebrities expected to attend. The Lake Worth Horseshoe Club plans an elaborate reception grand ball banquet theatre rides and entertainment as prize money totaling several thousand dollars is kept in local banks until winners are named.
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Lake Worth
Fla
National Horseshoe Pitchers’ Association
Anderson the disciplinarian in the Iowa House
Des Moines reports describe Speaker Joe Anderson as gentle and courteous yet firm in enforcing parliamentary rules. In a recent debate two members clashed loudly as one attempted to cross question, prompting Anderson to intervene with a pointed inquiry and restore order.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Joe Anderson
Iowa House of Representatives
State House
Arisset
May word inspires senator to shape law
State Senator Ethell of Davis County praised the word may in a senate floor speech and argued it allows a public official to act with flexibility. He traced may to the Pilgrims and contrasted it with shall, urging a shall be placed where appropriate in the law to preserve duty and discretion.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ethell
Davis County
Senate
America
Senator Ethell
England
Russell Cockburn Found Guilty of Embezzlement
Russell Cockburn former timekeeper in Des Moines city streets department was found guilty by a district court jury of embezzlement by false pretenses. The jury deliberated less than two hours.
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Des Moines
Russell Cockburn
City Streets Department
Gustafson the Clerk of Iowa House Sets Parliaments’ Course
DES MOINES February 6 – Clerk of the Iowa House C H Gustafson is the final authority on parliamentary questions when speakers cannot rule immediately Roberts Rules of Order rests on his desk as he guides lawmakers. He began as an assistant chief clerk, rose to chief clerk, and now serves his fourth term as clerk.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
Iowa
Legislative Assembly
C. H. Gustafson
Town House
Thirty Fifth General Assembly
Clarke
Senate
Tom Watters
Thirty
General Assembly
Gus strengthens front lines in parliament duties
The passage praises Gustafson as a ready helper in parliamentary work and predicts strong backing if he seeks high offices like secretary of state or treasurer. It notes a faithful secretary or clerk often earns election to top state posts and suggests presiding officers may miss him if he runs.
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Gus
Gustafson
Barker elected to Cornell Millonian Literary Society
Charles L. Barker of Washington has been elected unani mously to membership in the Millonian Literary society at Cornell college. Initiation will follow shortly as society membership is a prestigious campus honor reflecting scholarship and character. Barker earns commendation for this achievement.
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L. Barker
Washington
Millonian Literary Society
Cornell College
Cornell
Barker
Strangler Lewis Beats Gardini in Two Falls
Strangler Lewis defeated Renato Gardini the Italian champion in Louis accumulating two straight falls. The first fall lasted 1 hour 24 minutes 43 seconds with an arm grape vine and the second 16 minutes 12 seconds ending in a headlock.
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Louis
Strangler) Lewis
Renato Gardini
Lewis
Beloit F. J. Bailey & Son Department Store Destroyed by Fire
The F. J. Bailey & Son department store in Beloit Wisconsin was destroyed by a fire Tuesday night. The three story brick building burned to the walls except for the first floor with fire continuing until around 1 a.m. The blaze origin is unknown and losses are unestimated while nearby structures were saved by the fire department.
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Janesville
Wis
F. J. Bailey & Son Department
Beloit
Eighth Grade Examinations Start Amid Snow
Eighth grade examinations for rural school pupils will begin tomorrow under the county superintendent. Miss Clara Wallace presides as exams start here and extend to Wellman Kalona Riverside and Brighton. About eighty are scheduled to write the tests with heavy snow possibly reducing numbers.
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Clara Wallace
Wellman
Kalona
Riverside
Brighton
Orange Sea Creature Described on Rock Shores
A Nature Magazine note describes the sea orange on rocky shores from New England northward. When the creature withdraws its tentacles it resembles half an orange, bright orange in color and noted as a close ally to the sea cucumber.
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New England
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Washington, Iowa
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