Surprise tribute marks Rebekah club meeting
Mrs. James McFadden president of the Rebekah club was surprised at a gathering hosted by Mrs. Henry Minick with a luncheon reading by Mrs. Tom Dewis and a recitation of original verses praising the president. The Just Us club also enjoyed a meeting at Mrs. Floyd Ellis with social time and refreshments. St. Clair Lewis is ill and confined to home. Mrs. Lewis shows some improvement.
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James McFadden
Rebekan Club
Henry Minick
Tom Dewis
Just Us
Floyd Ellis
Clarence Work
Dodd
Normal Training Club Holds Yearend Meeting at Reister Home
The Normal Training club of the high school met at Nellie Reister's home for the final meeting of the year. Officers present included P geerman as president and Mite Woellace as secretary treasurer. After business, members read and discussed items from Miss Montcomerr and others, with piano solos by Hazel Brown and Nellie Keister.
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Nellie Reister
Uecord
Pe Geerman
MiPhamonies
Yiete
Mite Woellace
Wa Wartt
In Memoriam Alice May Miller Poem
Poem by Mrs Emma F Sharp Jess expresses solace in loss with gentle lines stating the deceased is not dead but away and still remembered. The piece frames death as a distant journey viewed through a hopeful, consoling tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice May Miller
Emma F. Sharp- Jess
Muscatine Man Killed, Companion Injured In Auto Wreck
William Massey aged 47 a local button cutter was instantly killed when the enclosed car they rode in ran off a bridge near Wapello. W L Radebaugh an automobile repair man was severely injured. A broken steering gear likely caused the crash. Massey leaves a wife and seven children.
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Muscatine
William Massey
W. L. Radebaugh
Wapello
Massey
Jury with Nebraska's first woman juror fails to reach verdict
In Omaha on January 8 a jury in Justice of the Peace Court decided by the dentist case against patient, but could not agree. The panel included Hester Bronson Copper, the first woman juror in Nebraska, who stood with one male juror on the disputed claim.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Justice of the Peace Courn
Hester Bronson Cooper
Josephine Brown
Copper
Rush Bill for Relief of Schools in Iowa
An emergency measure filed by Senator Perry Holdoegel aims to let school corporations issue funding bonds up to 5 percent of assessed valuation to avert school closings. Banks have refused warrants as districts face deficits, with Des Moines and many towns listed among those in debt and near financial ruin.
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Des Moines
Perry C. Holdoegel
Calhoun County
Iowa
Thirtyninth General Assembly
Holdoegel
Bill
Ats Méeagsure
Othes
Sioux City
Davenport
Newton
Town City
Washington
Webster City
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Fort Madison
Centerville
Cuarigh &Y
Marshalltown
Boone
Albia
Red Oak
Cherokee
Atlantic
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Wild game big value to the nation
Washington, Jan 13. Passage of the migratory bird treaty act has yielded more than 20 million dollars in food value to U S hunters. Minnesota alone reports 2,058,400 ducks killed in 1919, worth about 1.5 million. Protections curb spring shooting and help sustain hunting as a sport enjoyed by over seven million in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
State Federation Of Farm Bureau Has Its Annual Meeting
The second annual meeting of the State Federation of Farm Bureau drew large attendance in Des Moines. Notable speakers included Mrs. C H Sewall and A F Lever who urged cooperative finance and farmer control of markets. Officers were reaffirmed and resolutions adopted endorsing coop research, limiting campaign spending, tuberculosis eradication, immigration checks, women’s membership, and reduced livestock handling commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Jim Howard
National Federation
Gray Silver
Washington
W. S. Eckhardt
Committee of 17
Washington, D. C
Washington County
W. R. Brown
Marion Township
F. Letts
Highland
C. H. Sewall
Otterbein
Indiana
Farm Bureau
A. F. Lever
South Carolina
Congress
Mr. Lever
Lever
Washington and Idaho State Wheat Growers Association
C. L. Harlan
Meat Producers Association
National Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago Stock Yards
Bureau of Research
American Farm Bureau Federation
Indianapolis
Theo. Oriez
Fort Madison Sees Hiccough Epidemic Strikes City
Hiccoughs or whooping cough like illness reported in Fort Madison Iowa affecting several residents including John W. Korschy a former alderman in critical condition and doctors Thos Bess and R J Scovel. Chicago and other cities report many cases with some deaths.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Thos. Bess
R. J. Scovel
Chicago
Harding to Enter Insurance Business
Des Moines January 12 Governor W L Harding will devote his time to leading an insurance company after leaving office He has long been its president and will increase his involvement in the future He plans a vacation before starting full time private business duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Ford Motor Co Says No Further Price Cuts Planned
Ford Motor Co asserts cars are sold below cost and no further price reductions or design changes are planned. The letter to the Public Falk Motor Co warns buyers to expect possible delivery delays as high demand continues into mid summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falk Motor Co
Washington
Ford
Joint Installation Of Odd Fellows And Rebekahs
A joint installation of officers for the local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs was held at the Odd Fellows Hall with over two hundred in attendance. District deputy and Wellman staff installed the officers. refreshments were provided by the Rebekahs.
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Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows Hall
Odd Fellows
Eral
Wellman
Baen
Power Fades Beyond Repair Said Worn Out Object
A worn out power source or device is described as beyond restoration with no possible repair saving it. The text emphasizes complete loss of energy and functionality.
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Memoriam
C. W. Hunt
Charles B. Hurst
E. H. Cunningham
Ed Cunningham
Farm Federation
Bureau
Harding
Ford Motor CO
W. A. Ryan
Philco
Philadelphia Diamond Grid
Philadelphia
Diamond
H. D. Smith
Marion Avenue
Washington, Iowa
Tailoring
Saleep Se - EO
Gust Bramer
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