Society Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings
Miss Mae McLaughlin entertained the H S C with fifteen members and two visitors. Officers elected include Mrs Hendrickson president, Mrs Krotz vice president, and Miss Myrtle O Connor secretary treasurer. Recitals and programs filled the evening at East Main Street studio and various clubs reported busy meetings with reports, music numbers, and refreshments. Dr and Mrs Stewart celebrated their twenty ninth wedding anniversary with friends and a bouquet from daughters in Chicago.
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Mae McLaughlin
Hendrickson
Joe Krotz
Myrtle O'Conner
Mae McCreedy
Ethel Steele
Mamie Krotes
Ed Morrison
Wagner
Nellie
Ella Link
Thompson
Carl Hedges
Clara Fagle
A. E. Atchison
Ernest Ball
Homer Stephens
Mary Hunter
Ab Anderson
Newton
Hugh McCleery
Carolyn Hamilton
Elsa's
Alice Meek
Community Notices From West Chester Organizations
Announcements list meetings for the Art Department Presbyter ian banquet Moose Lodge W R C Rebekah Embroidery Club Ladies Aid Society Group 5 Methodist church and more with dates times and hosts. The notices urge attendance and include times venues and contact names for reservations and participation.
Notice Baptist Choir Practice Tonight
A full attendance is desired at the Baptist Choir Friday evening practice. Please come promptly at seven thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. EB. O
B. T. Wickham
Baptist Choir
Congregational Supper at Presbyterian Church Friday
Notice announces a Congregational supper at the Presbyterian church this Friday evening January 18 served promptly at 6 30. The speaker will finish in time for attendees to go to the basketball game at 8612.
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Presbyterian Church
Belgian economist questions German budget before Dawes committee
Karen Martout of Belgium analyzed the German budget before the reparation committee led by Charles G. Dawes. He answered probing questions from Lord Kindersley Dr Pierelli M Parmentier and Dawes. No decision was made as the inquiry days stretch into a considerable period.
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Associated Press
Paris
Karen Martout
Belgium
Charles G. Dawes
Ir Robert Kindersley
England
Dr. Pierelli
Mary
M. Parmentier
France
Dawes
Mail Robbery Ring Busted in California and Illinois
Five men were arrested in Chicago with more to come as postal inspectors pursue a mail truck theft two years past at an Union Depot. In Anaheim California former school official J R Abernathy sits in jail amid claims he heads the theft ring. clerk Charles Wheeler is also detained and a rural carrier J C Findlay implicated in a confession. Loot included gems and jewelry and sacks have been recovered in a canyon.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Union Depot
J. C. Findlay
Fort Dodge
Charles R. Wheeler
Abernathy
Wheeler
Auto highway deaths rise on U S roads
Chicago. Jan 16 Every clock toll of 28 minutes last year matched with a fatal highway death while 2.5 minutes brought an injury. N M Isabella of the Wisconsin Highway Commission spoke at the American Roadbuilders Association. He cited 156000 deaths and 1 700 000 injuries with the auto death rate climbing from 9 to 13.6 per 100000 since 1917.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
N. M. Isabella
Wisconsin Highway Commission
American Roadbuilders’ Association
Known Death Toll in Japan Quake Rises to About Thirty
Reports from districts southwest of Yokohama near Fujiyama mountain state the known death toll from Tuesday's quake is about thirty. Many houses, especially previously damaged or temporary shelters, were destroyed or damaged. Rail traffic and communications are nearly restored, while financial markets fear the quake's impact on exchanges and loan conditions.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Yokohama
Fujiyama
Democrats Square Away for Campaign 1924
The Democratic National Committee selected New York as the 1924 convention site for June 24. The roll of 1,094 delegates and alternates stood, with women delegates at large allotted four per state and half a vote each. The two thirds rule for nominations remained unchanged.
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Associated Press
Washington
Democratic Party Today
New York
Complete Cockburn Jury Today Belief May Involve Others
A Des Moines jury for Russell J. Cockburn, former streets department clerk indicted in an $86,000 city funds shortage, is likely to be completed today. Prospective jurors are questioned on whether Cockburn’s City Hall testimony would influence their verdicts as defense notes potential higher ups. Cockburn attends in a wheelchair after being released for extradition from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Russell J. Cockburn
Streets Department
City Hall
Cockburn
Veterans Bureau Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
Iowa
Public Hearings Continue On New Tax Bill In Congress
The house ways and means committee held ongoing hearings on the new tax bill to finish its draft. Democrats aim to align it with Garner’s tax reduction proposals and seek amendments to the tariff law that could aid farmers.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Texas
Venizelos Accepts Plebiscite as Greece Considers Monarchy
Premier Venizelos told foreign reporters he plans a plebiscite to decide Greece’s future government and will not recall King George. He seeks a peaceful path, aims for a post referendum dissolution of the assembly, and hopes royalist opposition can run in new elections. He also telegraphed Turkey’s Ismet Pasha to reinforce Lausanne treaty commitments.
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Associated Press
Athens
Venizelos
George
Greece
National Assembly
Ismet Pasha
Ismet
Venizelo
Giant Fresno Pumpkin Promises Pie for 200 People
An 89 pound pumpkin grown in Fresno California is described as large enough to make pies that could feed and keep 200 people awake. Potential harvest excitement highlights local farming prowess and community sharing.
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Fresno
Cal
Travel Dates Mentioned in 1921 and 1922 Logbook
The fragment notes trips to New York in 1921 and to St. Louis in September 1922. It records two distinct travel periods with city mentions and specific months. Further context from the page would clarify the purpose and traveler identities.
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New York
St. Louis
Cassady Talks at Farm Bureau Meet on Illinois Prices
Cassady addresses Farm Bureau meeting discussing a proposed millage to fund bovine tuberculosis eradication in Iowa. He praises the new farm warehouse act enabling grain storage as collateral, notes credit and interest issues for farmers, and forecasts modest 1924 gains with higher prices for corn cattle and hogs. He urges lower transportation rates tax reductions and elimination of tax free bonds to boost agricultural prosperity.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Heshas
Agriculture Department
Indictments Charge Use of Mails in Union Homebuilders Scheme
Five trustees and three agents of the Union Homebuilders four per cent housing trust were indicted for using the mails to defraud. Bonds were set at 7000 for trustees and 5000 for agents. The scheme involved installment loan contracts and allegedly misleading sales literature mailed nationwide. The company originated in Oakland, California, in 1912.
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ST. Louis
Federal Grand Jury
Union Homebuilders
Clause Rothery
Oakland
Calif
Livestock Men Push 20 Percent Freight Rate Cut
At the American Livestock Association convention in Omaha delegates hear attorney H. Cowan of Fort Worth urge united action for a 20 percent freight rate reduction. He argues Section 15A of the Esch-Cummins act destroys Hepburn rights for shippers and urges rate valuations to limit railroad charges to reasonable agricultural needs.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
American Livestock Association
8. H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
Senate
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Cowan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Canfield Addresses Iowa Master Builders Convention
A. Canfield of Cedar Rapids, U S Department of Labor representative, spoke to the Iowa Master Builders Association on builder employer relations during the convention in Des Moines. Karl Jones, Des Moines architect, will speak this afternoon as the event continues toward a closing tonight.
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Des Moines
F., A. Canfield
Cedar Rapids
United States Department of Labor
Iowa Master Builders’ Association
Canfield
Karl Jones
Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. W. G. Robertson of Ainsworth visited Crawfordsville yesterday at her mother Mrs. H. C. Hulls home. Rev Myron Hayes shows slight eye improvement. Ed Maxwell returned to dog town for the first time in two months. Roy Durian remains on the sick list.
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W. G. Robertson
Ainsworth
H. C. Hull
Myron Hayes
Ed Maxwell
Roy Durian
I Saw Your S in the Journal Merchants Note
A brief note directed at local merchants claims the phrase I saw your s in the Journal. The wording suggests a pointed index or observed item noted in the newspaper. No further details are provided.
Low Farm Prices Offer Generational Purchase Opportunity
A remark highlights agricultural land values across the country as at an all time low for this generation. The author predicts that future buyers will not find such affordable farm land again. The tone emphasizes the rarity and potential profit of today's prices.
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East Main Street
Shadows
Bond
Carolyn McCigery
Speaks
B . Maying
Nelson
Cloyce Gault
D’ Hardelot
Wood
Helen Tucker
Spress
Sakura Blossom
Ross
Helen Harvey
Lohr
Hamblen
Frank Skipton
Kjerall
del Riego
Ferne Duncan
Terry
Mabel Livingston
Denni
Golson
Mrs. Johnson
Cowen
Cadman
Helen Livingston
Carolyn McCleery
Pythian Sisters
Margaret Cowden
Methodist Church
Society of the Church
Commercial Club
Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society
Alice Klippel
Japan
Gertrude Beatty
Art
Frank Appleby
Opal Ramee
Moose Lodge
Highland Four
Rebekah
Embroidery Club
John Wagner
Dies Aid Society of
The
P. C. Woods
Latyr
Ladies Aid Society
First United Presbyterian Church
West Chester
Farmers Shipping Association of
EK. F. Bauer
Pythian Sisters and Knights
Eppel and Peterson's
California
Anaheim
J. R. Abernathy
Santa Ana
Postoffice
U.S
Cassady
Farm Bureau
FICE
State Farm
Lyon
Lyon Baking Company
Esch-Cummins
U. S
Crawfordsville
Jan
Carl LeBuhn
Life Insurance
Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Co
A. J .Thomas
Davenport
Diet
Mer
Shirley A. Clark
C. V. Brown
South of Water Works
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
West Main St
S. H. Bateman
M.D. Blair
General Practice of Medicine
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants
Hank
Blue Mutual
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
Austin Sutherland
R. R
Washington, Iowa
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison
Washington, Lowa
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
J. Wilson
Kai
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Richer
Law Abstract Department
J. W. Butters
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Lemley & Dempsey
F. & M. Bank Bldg
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