Society notes reflect summer club gatherings and celebrations
The article details multiple social events in Washington Iowa and nearby towns. It describes gatherings hosted by Mrs C W Melanchith, Mrs Howard McCreedy, and others with luncheon, piano music, and children's programs. A Miss Evelyn Enfield wed Leonard Kleinkoph in Washington Iowa. Ethel Kisor and Miss Evelyn Caldwell birthday and farewell parties are noted along with a D O N club surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Club
Clyde Bickford
Leslie McFarland
Monmouth
Illinois
Evelyn Enfield
Roseville
Leonard Kleinkoph
Sciota
Washington
Iowa
Squire Dr. Kyle
Edith Gearhart
Ralph Knauss
Kieinkoph
Etta Enfield
C. E. Carlson
Kleinkoph
Edward Kleinkoph
Seiota
Lews
D. O. N. Club
Miss Evelyn Caldwell
Miss Caldwell
Miss Evelyn
Cedar Rapids
McGouleney Men Bound Over In Illicit Liquor Case
Carl J. Stirson and Calder Yerger of Sigourney were bound over to the federal grand jury by United States commissioner E R Mitchell after testing showed 11.44 percent alcohol in a liquor sample and 4.56 percent in beer. Bond set at 300 dollars each. hearing held June 13. They await grand jury action this fall after earlier Keokuk county proceedings yielded no indictment due to lack of evidence.
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Ottumwa
Carl J. Stirson
Calder Yerger
Sigourney
E. R. Mitchell
United States
Internal Revenue
Minneapolis
Liberty
Stirson
Verger
Keokuk County
Iowa American Legion Seeks New Members in Prize Contest
The Iowa American Legion and Auxiliary announce a July 1 to August 31 contest with $1,485 in prizes for the largest numbers of new Legion and Auxiliary members enrolled. W A Stevens of Argonne Post Des Moines is a top contender in the national honors drive.
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Iowa
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Weekly
W. A. Stevans
Argonne Post
Des Moines
Welleye
Legion
Canesaaweccan
Nccccanas
National American Legion
New Orleans
Clineton Post
Legion Protests Use of Veterans Names in Compensation Proposals
The American Legion national headquarters announced here to oppose using veterans names in adjusted compensation. Iowa Legionaire reports veterans are not exempt from poll tax refunds. A first annual convention of naval sailors and marines in Des Moines November 10–11 lists general chairs and committees. Rhode Island starts a relief fund for unemployed World War veterans run by The American Legion. Clarence W. Bittinger of Glen Petersen Post No 1 announces candidacy for Iowa Department of American Legion treasurer. Fort Madison and Spencer reports follow with local notes on funds and positions.
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American Legion
L. E. Glab
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Legion
Collector of Internal Revenue
Dubuque
Iowa
The
Disabled American Veterans’ Organizations
Iowa Legionaire
Thirty-ninth General Assembly Legion
Lowal
Des Moines
Leo Weeks
Walter Maley
Rex Brown
Walter J. Beeck
Clarence Schmidt
George FE. Ketterer
T. F. Duhigg
South West
A. W. Webster
Sidney
Care Naval Recruiting Station
Providence
R. I
New York State
Rhode Island
Spencer, Ia
Clarence W._ Bittinger
Glen Peterson
Department of Iowa, American Legion
Bittinger
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank of
Spencer
American Legion Convention in New Orleans Admits Historic Militias
The Thirty Fourth division reunion panel fixed August 26 265 and 26 as meeting days in New Orleans 1917 style parade planned with scarlet jackets cross belts and multi colored trappings. Invitations go to 22 military organizations including Light Infantry Blues Cleveland Grays Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and units from New York Philadelphia Boston Washington and others for an October 16 21 gathering.
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New Orleans
American Legion
Legion
Light Infantry Blues
Richmond
Cleveland Grays
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Hartford
New Haven
Davenport Legion Praises Yetter for Stand on War Service
Frank B. Yetter of Davenport, former Iowa Bankers' Association president, lauded by Davenport Post American Legion for backing immediate congressional passage of a bill. The resolutions defend service in the late war and argue reform before and after duty, noting some veterans face prison records but claiming military service fostered lawfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankb. Yetter
Davenport
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Davenport Post American Legion
Yetter
Congress
Veterans Probe Sizable Gator in Ware Swamp
Ware residents report sighting a large alligator in a swamp near town as American Legion members search the area. In New York, lawmakers from both parties probe Staten Island burial charges, alleging veterans were buried in a public dump in Whitlock housing.
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Hoxton
Mass
Ware
American Legion
New York
Congress
Staten Island American Legion
Whitlock
Staten Island
Legion volunteers brighten Osgood with whitewash campaign
In Osgood Indiana the American Legionaries scrubbed camps and whitewashed shade trees and hitching posts, sparking a movement that helped make the town one of the cleanest and most sanitary in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
American Legionaries
Osgood
Indiana
Wounded Veteran Complains of Private Labor Rumors
Charles Ogie, a world war veteran once in a plaster cast in Omaha, dictated a letter to The American Legion Auxiliary after its cast was removed. The note thanks the Auxiliary for its members’ kindness during confinement and mentions rumors that private prison labor is being used, prompting an investigation in Seattle, Washington.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles Ogie
American Legion Auxiliary
Seattle
Wash
American Leg
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O. L. Brock
Just Us Club
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Dewey Hess
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Sunset Park
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Hannah Jones
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Washington, D. C
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Colorado
Committee of War Risk Insurance
U. S
Veteran's Bureau
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