Society Notes Highlight Washington Events And Gatherings
The Queen Esther society hosts an oyster supper for 160 after Valentine decor with 24 members active. Friends bid farewell to the Carlin family with a party and a Hethcote welcome home celebration. Mrs Vinton and Charles McGill surprise party features a large birthday luncheon. Pythian Sisters host a kitchen shower with a long program of songs, readings, and pantomimes. Neighbors enjoy DeMolay gathering, Priscilla club, and Lexington Ladies' Aid supper with a varied program and community fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Society
Methodist Church
Mia
Robert Carlin
Carline
Ottumwa
Ruesta
Heiheete
Carlin
Washington
Ed Vinton
Charles McGill
Vinton
Pythian Sisters
West Chester
America
Miss Scott
Charles Robertson
Morris Crayne
Miss Frabrick
Priscilia Club
Carl Hedges
East
Madison Street
Prisecilla Club
California
Hedges
Armor’s Weight Warps Fourteenth Century Troops
Deformed by weight of armor describes how heavy plate left many young soldiers deformed or permanently disabled in the fourteenth century. The text notes armor’s burden and its impact on physical health and military readiness.
Accidental Death Then a Schoolyard Joke
A teacher explains accidental death to a misbehaving student with a hypothetical about a town mariner falling from a rotten bridge into a river. The pupil replies that it would be called a holiday the next day, illustrating a literal, humorous misunderstanding of terminology.
Alan's Business Opportunity
Alan Barrett pressures Johm Dorsett over his daughter Mandie offering a bold plan to prove business mettle. A wreck of a shipment and a clever flip turn lead to Dorsett recognizing his son in law in the making as Blanche’s engagement nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johm Dorsett
Mr. Dorsett
Alan Barrett
Blanche
Alan
Ting-a
Dorsett & Co
Eastern Central Freight House
Springfield
Yen
Continental Ping Co
Continental Flag Company
Express
Inter
Barnes
Dorsett
The Sin Wood and The Sun Flood At Fox Theatre Showings
Amusement notes praise two photoplays The Sin Wood by Goldwyn from Snyda floden and The Sun Flood at Fox Theatre for two days starting Thursday. Starred by Helene Chadwick James Kirkwood Richard Dix Ralph Lewis Otto Hoffman and others, the programs claim artistic excellence and milestone status in cinema history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwyn
Henning Berger
Fox Theatre
Helene Chadwick
James Kirkwood
Richard Dix
Ralph Lewis
Otto Hoffman
L. W H. Bing
John Steppling
Wl Walling
William Orlamond
Darwin
Ensign Harold K Holcomb Marries Mildred Buck in Los Angeles
Ensign Harold K. Holcomb of the U S S Idaho wed Mildred Buck of Venice California on January 20 at the bride's aunt Merc A C Smalley's home. Holcomb previously gained fame when a Clinton Iowa wedding to Celeste Lamb collapsed after Lamb disappeared and reportedly eloped with Robert J Smith Jr in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Clinton
Ensign Harold K. Holcomb
Idaho
Mildred Buck
Venice
Merc. A. C. Smalley
Ensign Holcomb
Clinton, Jr
Celeste Lamb
Iona
Artemus Lamb
Pasadena
Miss Lamb
Chicago
Robert J. Smith, Jr
Smith
Iowa
France Has Much Wine Surplus in 1922 Output
Paris reports official figures show France produced 1.614 billion gallons of wine in 1922, up from 990 million in 1921, with Algeria adding 163 million gallons. With 44.6 million gallons carried over from 1921, dealers foresee a price cut to move the surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Algeria
Behind the Bars in a Small Town Bank Row
A fragment shows a girl asking what bankers are fed while observing tellers and cashiers behind barred windows, reflecting a rural bank scene and a child’s question. The line captures a moment of innocence amid financial duties in a small community setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred
Indge
Relic of Value in Munich Gossip
A brief Munich note recalls a famed tenor allegedly sitting on a neighbor’s hat as a bargaining moment. Local chatter frames the odd scene with no confirmed identification or value disclosed.
How Oil Promoters Defraud Iowa Investors
A 1930s Iowa Geologic Survey bulletin warns investors about fraudulent oil promotions. It lists red flags such as gaudy circulars, misused pictures of famous wells, lists of fortunes, projections of profits, ground floor claims, and urging immediate wire orders. It notes promoters rely on agents with high commissions and warn that most investments never return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Geologic Survey
Iowa
Jesse V. Howell
Towa
Howell
Rockefeller Sinclair
Emall Investments
Communion at First U. P. Church Deferred
Communion services at First U. P. Church are postponed due to the pastor’s illness. Regular sermon at 11 a.m. on Sunday, with an evening union service for Near East Relief as announced. Choir rehearsal moved to Friday 7 15 p.m. from Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Lexington
J. E. Lemmen
Velasquez and
Murillo
Near East Relief
Choly
Rumley Chosen To House Seat In Des Moines Contest
In Des Moines on January 31, Ralph Rumley, Republican, replaced Democrat F. Springer after a contested election from Decatur County. Ballots drawn from a pasteboard shoe box showed Rumley’s name on the sixth ballot, leading the house to declare him elected after a two hour delay and a rejected bid to send the matter to further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
MM. F. Springer
Towa House
Ralph Rumley
Decatur County
Auerson
Venter
Rumsey
House
Springer
McClune
Mahaska
Special Committee
Lone Creek Township
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John McGuein
Marguerite McGuein
Oscar Haney
Ned
DeMolay Orchestra
N Haney
Mary Timmins
Grace Emde
Margaret Wyubree
Effie Huber
Knotts
Emde
Wade Gardner
Irene Oldfield
Clara Patterson
Howard Gardner
James Patterson
Nathaniel Young
Harold Timmins
Washington Oil Co
Graham Theater
North Town Avenue
Rebekol
Rebekah
Havre
Mra. Green Squires
Poinsettia Club
W. TK. C
Rebekal Club
James Swift
Mra
Harry Swift
Darbyshire
The
West Chester Methodist Church
Walter Noyer
Aineworth
C. B.S
Kate L. Annas
Heyway
Mary Roberts
W. FP. M.S
Ainsworth M. B
BE. J. Richards
Young Women's Missionary Society
Miscella Gordon
Board of Trustees of
Cedar’ Township
Cedar Center
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Fred Sweet
Keating
Presbyterian Church
Dr. Stewart
al Gabel
Walnut Woman's Club
Grant Humaston
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Second United Presbyterian Church
James Gordon
Phrenie Lamphere
Art
Carlton Wilson
By Winifred Dunbar
Western Newspaper Union
Munich
A. W. Chase
Mra. J
Dr. Chase
M.D
Dr. A.W. Chase Medicine CO
Washington St
Buffalo, N
Guahora
Post Office Department
U. P
Kemp
White Yard
Ames
Illinois
the White Yard
Mae
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