Iowa Short Line Meet Wednesday Ends Old Association
Two hundred members of the Iowa Short Line association meet in Okaloosa Iowa to form a new organization to promote use of Iowa Highway 2 as the shortest straightest route. Delegates from 11 counties and from Nebraska attend with plans for a Sigourney high school band concert and a 1 PM luncheon chaired by F W Markley.
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Okaloosa
Iowa
Iowa Short Line Association
T. J. Dray
Bray
Nebraska
Dan Berry
Indianola
Leo Pfaff
Sigourney
Pfaff
Sigourney High School
F W. Markley
Oskaloosa Chamber
al Om Meres
Feierdsein Club Meeting Notice
The Feierdsein club will meet Friday afternoon July 14 with Mrs Wayne Gideon. Bring a thimble and a darning needle.
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Feierdsein Club
Wayne Gideon
Sunshine Community Club
Carl Schneider
Prairie Flower Mission Circle
D. B. Mouser
Chas. Ashby
T. C. Reeves
Clayton Bear
the Friendship Club
Social Calendar Events Around Town
The E. O. W. club will meet at Mrs Ed Graysons home Tuesday at seven. The Young Womens Missionary Society plans a covered dish supper at the Baptist church at 6 15 Tuesday evening instead of at Miss Nellie Wylies home as planned. The Dorcas society of St Pauls Evangelical church met at the church Tuesday at 7 30.
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E. O. W. Club
Ed Grayson
Young Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Nellie Wylie
Dorcas Society of St. Pauls Evangelical Church
Didl
The
Young People's League of St. Paul's Rv. Church of Valley
Valley Church
Des Moines County Farm Bureau seeks county funds
Burlington Iowa July 11 renewal of efforts by the Des Moines county farm bureau association to obtain a 2550 appropriation from county funds was scheduled for district court today. The hearing concerns striking portions of the county board of supervisors answer to the bureau petition. The board claimed overpayments and insufficient membership.
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Burlington
Iowa
Des Moines County” Farm Bureau Association
Oscar Hale
Farm Bureau
County Board of Supervisors
Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Jiaron Ofelt
Farm Organization
Todays
Denison
Homer Fuller
Crawford County
Owen Loses First State Meet Match in Tennis
John Stacey of Adel defeated Charles Owen of Washington in the first round of the junior singles at the state tennis tournament in Des Moines. The score was 3 6 6 1 6 0. Bob Moore of Columbus Junction beat Dan Creig of Des Moines in straight sets in the men's singles.
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Owen
John Stacey
Adel
Charles Owen
Washington
Des Moines
Bob Moore
Columbus Junction
Washington Party
Dan Creig
Doubles Pairings Set for Today in Men's Tennis
Henry Little of Washington teams with Moore to face Bill Kiley and Al Burgess of Kansas City. Kenneth Cline of Iowa City, formerly with Washington, competes today in doubles with a Cedar Rapids partner.
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Bibs
Henry Little
Washington
Moore
Bill Kiley
al Burgess
Kansas City
Kenneth Cline
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Devices Measure Air in Mine With Micromanometer
Accurate computations of air flow through ventilation shafts in distant mines are made with a device called a micromanometer. The instrument gauges pressure differences to determine the volume of air moving through the shafts. It aids safety and efficiency by detecting changes in ventilation rates across mine sections.
Ainsworth Notes and Local Obituaries Recap
Ainsworth reports list of residents visiting Des Moines Fairfield and Chicago. Funeral services for William F. Paul held at United Presbyterian Church in Aurora Illinois with burial in Elmiove cemetery Washington. Families of Schmidt Fullerton Ross and Thoma present.
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William FE. Paul
Aurora, IL
The
United Presbyterian Church
W. H. Parker
Cotter
J. A. Marsh
R. A Acheson
Robert Quinn
Joe Mc
Reading speed on moving transport studied
Researchers found reading while on a street car slows speed by 12 percent compared with stationary reading. On top of omnibuses reading drops by 30 percent.
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Reading
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Royal Neighbors
Harmony Club
Joe McGraw
Frank Ross
Lou Bauer
Clem Griffith
Ladies Gir Society of
West Chester
M. KE
Just Us
Sunset Park
Rosemary Club
Glenn Thompson
Kolah Club
N. M. Speidel
Jennie Acheson
South Third Avenue
M. H. Sartor
Jolly Quilting Circle
Jacksonite 411 Club
Maurine Walker
Rural Women's Club
Orville Griggs
Crawfordsville Presbyterian
H. J. Club
Joe Kerns
Havre
Martin Westen
Walnut Women’s Club
Rebekah Club
Odd Fellows Hall
O. G. T. Club
Harvey Waggoner
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church
Unit
Arthur Rathmel
U. P. Ladies Aid
C. W. McLaughlin
Ainsworth
J. B. Pressly
Mary Ruth
Mildred
Emma Walker
Manford Kilgore
Claire Keiper
Chicago
Century of Progress
Beatrice Coop of
Field
Marjorie Foster
Lyle Robertson
Fairfield
PALL
Penney’s
Vogue
Pio A
Penney
Tling Low
Men's Corpprey
Pnton Sles
Wash Pitt Ks
Pensey's
West Side
Uwresses
Caokoy
Rayon
SILK
Lace
Pennewys
Ayd Calatta
Paris Boulevard
Milwaukee Road
Union Station
Fair Grounds
W. ¢. Bell
Washington, Iowa
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