Boys Start Today on 300 Mile Hike
Smith Brookhart Jr and Bob Shields depart at dawn for a 300 mile trek to Fort Snelling Minnesota to enter the military training camp in August. They will camp along Minnesota lakes near Minneapolis and live in the open while fishing and boating. Each carries a 25 pound army pack with ponchos blankets cooking gear and two days rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Brookhart, Jr
Bob Shields
Fort Snelling
Minn
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Boy Scouts
Washington County
Port Snelling
Dr. Cloyce B. Kerr Out of Town Through August 19
Notice that Dr. Cloyce B. Kerr will be away from town until about August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyce B. Kerr
Card of Thanks for Emmet Louck
Family expresses deep gratitude through the Journal for kindness shown during the illness of father and husband Emmet Louck. The support provided by friends was a great source of comfort to Mrs. Emmet Louck and his sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Louck
Mrs
Emmet Loack
Legion Post Plans For Fall Activity
The Leon Beatty post of the American Legion will meet tomorrow evening to discuss fall plans and post operations during the heated term. The rooms will be closed for two months and the executive committee will handle business. Armistice Day events, a banquet with speakers, and a Forty and Eight ceremonial in Washington are under consideration. Last week Ottumwa held a ceremonial with 160 new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Post
Washington
Ottumwa
France
Revolutionary War Uniforms and the Rise of Cavalry Colors
After the Revolution the infantry kept blue coats with white facings and artillery wore blue with red. Cavalry later joined with green coats and white facings, later changing to black. Uniforms have since formed paired sets dating back to the war’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witte
Washington butter and Reister's rise in a year round ad
A nostalgic verse extols Washington butter as essential in any season from summer heat to autumn harvest. It praises dining with buckwheat cakes and roasting ears and credits Mrs Ralph Romine and Reister & Sons of Keota with the promotion.
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Washington
Dennison
Ralph Romine
Keota
Fez Club Offers $100 Toward Swimming Pool
Washington Shriners plan to lead the subscription with a gift of 100 dollars for a community swimming pool project. The surplus from a Fox club trip to Des Moines last month is to be used for this purpose with the aim of an indoor year round pool. The group prefers a natatorium but will support the best feasible plan.
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Washington Shriners
Fox Club
Imperial Shrine
Des Moines
Transportation Committee
Shriners
McKinstry Boy Found in Arizona. Kidnappers Captured
John McKinstry reports that Orval McKinstry, eleven, has been located in Arizona. Sheriff J D Skage says two kidnappers are under arrest, with a second man detained in Gila County. Authorities believe Kansas parties may have sought the McKinstry estate. relatives express relief at the resolution and custody of those involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKinstry
West of Town
J. D. Skage
Graham County
Arizona
Orval McKinstry
Albert McKinstry
Randall
Kansas
Gila County
McKinstry
Riverside Legion Plans Big Day At Riverside
Riverside Post No 257 of the American Legion schedules a free barbecue and homecoming with a 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. street parade, talks by notable speakers possibly State Commander Hanford McNider of Des Moines, free barbecue, boxing, races, stunt flying, an open air movie, band concert, and a large platform dance on a 106 foot square platform. The event aims to attract the largest crowd in Riverside history with hours of amusements and sports for all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Post No. 257
American Legion
Riverside
Hanford McNider
Des Moines
Churchmen push Sunday blue law in Congress
Nashville based Methodist central Sabbath crusade committee led by Noah W. Cooper prepares a petition to Congress this week urging a Sunday blue law. The measure would ban secular work in interstate or federal service on Sundays, stop Sunday trains and exclude Sunday newspapers from mail.
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Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Central
Congress
National Sunday ‘Law
Capitol
Some Cooler Today After a Warm Night
A historical weather note reports today's max of 1 degree, down from 97 in the prior three days. The noon high reached 80 at 2:80, with clouds and a breeze reducing heat indoors and outdoors. Last night cooled to 74 after a warm period, with light rain forecasts unfulfilled.
Community Announcements and Meetings Schedule
Local clubs churches and organizations posted notices for upcoming events. Rebekah lodge meets Friday at 1 C O F hall. pay lunch. Various groups plan meetings revivals picnics vacations and choir rehearsals with dates and locations across town.
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Rebekah Lodge
1. C. O. F. Hall
Gwendoln Murdock
Noble Grand
Ice Cream Festival Adds Cone Sale Feature
Mrs J B Crail leads arrangements for a Saturday event in Central Park where ice cream cones become a key feature in the evening. Ice cream and cake sales start at 2 20 PM with Pop also offered. Proceeds aid the Woman s Auxiliary of the American Legion to fund comforts for World War I disabled soldiers in Iowa hospitals and other Legion needs.
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J. B. Crail
Central Park
Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Iowa
Legion
Gentleness as a Guiding Principle in Action
A quote attributed to Locke extols gentleness over violence, arguing that kindness yields better results across endeavors while force often backfires and fades slowly.
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Locke
McGregor Breaks Long-Distance Hiking Record for Army
Private John McGregor of the Second Division completed a 1800 mile pre enlistment distance and 1100 mile final march from San Antonio to Denver in forty marching days. He covered the last 500 miles in fourteen days averaging over thirty five miles daily, in a feat hailed as a new endurance record by Major General Harbord.
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Washington, D. C
John McGregor
Harbord
Me‘Grégor
San Antonio
Tex
Denver
Colo
McGregor
Winnipeg
Alberta
Origin of the treadmill a prison invention by Sir William Dupri
The treadmill used for discipline in British prisons was invented in a prison by Sir William Dupri of Ipswich. Its power was used to grind corn and flour for prisoner food, illustrating its original utilitarian purpose in confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dupri
Ipswich
New Rock Island Main Line Planned in Iowa Town
Oskaloosa Iowa hopes to secure Rock Island main line advantages by extending the Knoxville to Des Moines route and linking with the Kansas City line. Secretary C. A. Stoddard says the upgrade would be low cost and expand business through Muscatine Washington Keota Sigourney and Oskaloosa while preserving service to Iowa City Marengo Grinnell Newton.
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Oskalooba
Rock Island Railroad
Cc. A. Stoddard
Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce
Muscatine
Washington
Keota
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Iowa City
Marengo
Grinnell
Newton
Iowa Wesleyan to Build New Gymnasium in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant July 14. Iowa Wesleyan College will complete a new gymnasium in lines to be ready by January 1. Dr A S Smith reports Mount Pleasant raised 25000 toward the building, part of a 67000 local total. remaining 33000 expected to be subscribed soon to reach 100000 overall.
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MT. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
A. S. Smith
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Boy Loses Leg Under Train Near Oskaloosa
A 15 year old boy near the M and St L railroad north of Oskaloosa was crushed beneath a passing train. His left leg was amputated above the knee due to crushing injuries. he had already lost his right leg six years ago to blood poisoning. First aid by the locomotive crew stopped bleeding and offered a fighting chance, though doctors fear for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Anrl Holland
Hood
Farmer killed by mower in field near Givin Iowa
OsKaloosa reports J P D Thomas a prosperous farmer living near Givin was killed in a hay field when a mower wheel dropped into a drain washout. He fell into the hole and the machine fell on him. His body was recovered several hours later.
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Oskaloosa
J. PD. Thomas
Givin
Thompson
Attorney General Reports Iowa Department Expenses
Iowa attorney general's department spent 128 722 84 for two years ending June 39 1920 per executive council report compiled by R E Johnson and I D Long The largest item was per diem and travel at 67087 32 salaries totaled 47509 10 with various items including bridge patent litigation cement investigation court costs furniture and stores telephone and telegraph printing binding paper and supplies totaling 198 722 83.
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Des Moines
State of
Iowa
Executive Council
R. E. Johnson
I. D. Long
Mpirion
Votad Sistves Be
Drann
Supply Department
Des Moines Capitol Considers City Bathing Beaches
Park Superintendent Harry Frase leads a bathing beach program to reduce drownings and enhance river patrols. He urges posting life guard locations along rivers and informing the public of city supervised beaches to ensure safe swimming during hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Capitol
Harry Frase
Frase
Wages Cut Planned for Manhattan Traction Workers
A 10 percent wage reduction faces 18,500 Interboro Rapid Transit Company employees in Manhattan. Seven of twenty-seven locals have accepted the cut set to begin July 24. other locals are expected to follow in this company driven agreement affecting subway and elevator line workers.
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Manhattan Traction
New York
Traction
Manhattan
Interboro Rapids Transit Company
Ike Wise
Kenesaw Mountain Battle Scene Identified in Georgia
Kenesaw Mountain in Cobb County Georgia near Anota is the battlefield where Federal forces under Sherman clashed with Confederate troops under Johnston during the Civil War era.
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Kenesaw Mountain
Georgia
Cobb County
Anaota
Sherman
Johnston Fe Juma, Daca
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