Washington society notes and weddings fill June pages
The society column catalogs multiple weddings and parties across Washington including the marriage of Glen E F Lawrence to Miss Irma Henderson officiated by Rev Frank Sutton and various dinners hosted by John Matthews Jr and Mrs Joe Wright. It also lists Daughters of Veterans meetings, hospitalities for travelers, dances, theater visits, and farewell events for families moving to Illinois, Paris, France, and Boston.
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Glen EF. Lawrence
Irma FE. Henderson
Frank Sutton
Christian Parsonage
Lawrence
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Miss Henderson
Oxford
Lews
West Chester Community Closes Formal Evening With Ice Cream
Neighbors gathered for an informal social at West Chester ending with ice cream and wafers. The church regrets losing a very active family. Mrs. C. A. Speer to Marshalltown for Alden society gathering with descendants of John and Priscilla Alden. Fancy work and social talk noted at Priscilla club meeting hosted by Mrs. J. D. McLaughlin with about fifteen ladies. Thrift club held June meeting at Mrs. Howard McBride’s on East Jefferson with refreshments and national color trays. July meeting set with Mrs. Warren Glasscock.
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West Chester
Church
C. A. Speer
Marshalltown
Alden Society
John
Priscilla Alden
Priscilla Club
J. D. McLaughlin
East Main Street
The
Thrift Club
Howard McBride
East Jefferson Street
MeBride
Charles Faulkner
Jay Brewer
Warren Glasscock
Womans Missionary
Young Ladies Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
J. H.baird
W. C. T. U. Institute Held in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville hosts a W C T U institute in the public library with a strong program despite few locals in attendance. Mrs Lucy Morgan attended and spoke. papers on school reading and Mexican life were praised, along with sermons on Christian citizenship and law enforcement. Standout musical numbers entertained attendees from Washington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordville
W. Cc. T. Institute
Sven
Lucy Morgan
Mary McCall
Doris Pletcher
Iyrtle Orris
Violet Twinam
Euther Lloyd
Ohio
Washington
Geores Alexander
J. A. Hawthorne
Margaret Hawthorne
Corette
Mr. Galloway
Olds
Gray
Harry Smith
Hinson
Wynn
Knox Dunn
W. RR. Cannon
Laura Tarkington
Margaret Cannon
W. C. Allen
Myrtie Davis
SS. W. Carrick
Mtea
Janbelle Carrick
Vdia Davis
Campaign to Eradicate Barberry Bushes From State
Ames July 1 scouts head into the state with rock salt and grub axes to eradicate the common barberry bushes. Iowa surveys show continued barberry presence and stem rust outbreaks. 844 750 bushes destroyed since 1918, with about 13 000 found last year. The effort is led by M A Smith and coordinated with the USDA.
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Preea
Ames
Aith
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
M.A Smith
Mr. Smith
Doheny’s Oil Leases Tied to War Preparations Claims
Washington Post reports that a 1926 Republican committee member delivered a letter to Secretary Fall urging its signing to influence an upcoming election. Fall signed but returned it. The letter later appeared in Senate records and press circles. Doheny’s counsel claims telegrams vanish from Interior files, allegedly masking Fall’s noninvolvement and pointing to Finney Denby and Admiral Robison in contract supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
Washington Post
the Times
Republican National Committee
Fall
Lenroot
Senate
Dohney
Mr. Fall
Interior Department
Senate Investigating Committee
Finney
Denby
Admiral Robison
Dolney
Controller General
Barberry Bush Eradication urged by plant pathologist
Dr. J. E. Mellins, station plant pathologist at Ames, urges public cooperation with state and federal authorities in the war on barberry bushes. He stresses barberries’ damage to grain crops and calls for public familiarity to aid eradication efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Mellins
Ames
State government now reorganized in Iowa City conference
Prof. J B Young of the University of Minnesota spoke at the Commonwealth conference at the State University about the Efficiency and Economy commission's work. The panel of 80 proposed three reforms: reorganize the executive service, implement a real merit system in civil service, and adopt a budget system for appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
J. 8. Young
University of Minnesota
State University
Efficiency and Economy Commission
E. O. Eberhardt
Young
States rights viewed as negative doctrine by scholars
Iowa City July 1 Professor Briggs of the Politics Science Department at the State University labels the states rights doctrine “characteristically negative” and says national problems require federal solutions. He cites federal aid and the eighteenth and child labor amendments as drivers of drift toward central authority. Professor Pairie of the University of Illinois notes one consequence of this trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Graters
John A. Pairie
History
University of Ilinois
Farm Woman Spends 14 Hours Weekly on Food Prep
Des Moines reports a study showing an average farm woman spends 14 hours weekly on cooking and food prep, 10 hours on dish washing and cleaning, 5 hours ironing, 4 hours washing, plus 3 hours on clothing care, 3 on managing the household, and 2 on marketing, totaling 61 hours weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
McClintock Will Hearing Postponed to Friday
Chicago July 1 Judge Henry M Horner postponed the William McClintock will hearing to 11 o clock Friday on motion by Robert H Stoll for Wm D Shepherd beneficiary. Stoll said Shepherd just cleared of murder charge and unprepared for the hearing. Orville Taylor opposed the continuance and the judge faulted Shepherds counsel for lack of notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William McClintock
Henry M. Horner
Robert H. Stoll
Wm. D. Shepherd
Stoll
McClintock
Orville Taylor
Laws
Horner
Shepherd
Taxes shift as federal spending grows over time
A historian notes the rise in state and local taxes relative to federal outlays. He cites that in 1870 federal taxes surpassed combined state and local taxes by about 30 percent, while by 1922 federal and local taxes were roughly equal in magnitude.
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United States
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John Matthews, Jr
South Third Avenue
Merrill
Sterritt Robb
Illinois
Mrs. Acheson
James van Nostrand
Clarence Miller
Harold Elwell
Charles Miller
Merril and
John Matthews
Joe FE. Wright
Cora Bartlett
Pennsylvania
Epamatardo
Arkansas City
Kansas
Lois
Bernice Ross
Martha Tomlinson
Sioux City
Doris
Corinne Martin
Lucille McDowell
Grinnell
Martin
Last Main Street
Fox Theatre
Daughters of Veterans
G. A. It
Court House
Carolyn Hamilton
Itowa City
Margaret Holmes
Whiting
Paul Bo Anderson
Wellman
Miss Holmes
University of Iowa
Mr. Anderson
Paris
France
Anderson
Iowa Press
Citizen
Helen Ingham McChesney
William Judd McChesney
Tom Keller Farnsworth
Council Bluffs
Robert R. Reed
Presbyterian Church
McChesney
East Bloomington Street
Miss McChesney
Frederick McChesney
Sue Prentiss
Coxynelia Shranger
Atlantic
Gregory Ouren
Farnsworth
Robert Beno
Miss Prentiss
Harvey Ingham
William Ingham
Fes Moines
C. W. Russel
Edward Undeland
Omaha
Harold Rigler
Jack Funk
Harry Banes
Marsh Bailey
Theodore and
Henry
Dorothy Nelson
Jean Witwer
W. R. Boyd
Harold Shranger
De-Chessney
Dana Hall
Wellesley
Mass
College of Medicine
Perkins Hospital
Nebraska
Pittsburgh
Boston
Pr Mainsworth
Carney Hospita
Heights School
Lucille Ross
Mildred Bramer
Hilda Brown
Audrey Humble
Martha Lohberger
Matilda Lohberger
Lucille Reister
Beulah Phillips
Donald Ross
Lola Winja Cnossen
Cizara
Kelley's
Eulala Fisher
Fort Madison
Leslie Pauls
Sty
al Hi. Fisher
H. A. Pauls
Panls Lumber Company
West Uarlington
Paula
West Burlington
Ed Grayson
Mildred
Ruth Kupka
Rose Woods
Martha Woods
Ainsworth
Lawrence Meek Whisler
P. F. Whisler
Lexington Methodist Church
F. K. Sprague
Lexington
Rotel Women's Club
Cy Bush
Abbie Roger
Missionary Society of the First United Presbyterian Church
Winfield
L. J. Robinson
Eee Club
Edna Palmer
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
KE. T. Wickham
Rh. EB. Brown
American Legion
Military Hall
Etter
C. D
AL Regular Busi
Moose Lodge
W. C. T. U. Institute
Crawfordsville
Veluwe
Washington Steam Laundry
Doheny
Klein Kiothing Ko
Ledies Onion
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