Ladies Auxiliary hears state convention report in Crawfordville
Crawfordville notes report on the State convention at Mason City by Mrs Clyde Huston after a Ladies Auxiliary meeting led by Mrs Sadie Love. Refreshments served by the hostess aided by Mrs Blake Spencer. Multiple local visits and parish talks follow including Miss Margaret Cowden missionary accounts in Hamadan Persia and sermons on religions at the United Presbyterian church.
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Crawfordville
Sadie Love
Clyde Huston
Mason City
Blake Spencer
Cecil Lease
Ft. Madison
Minnie Sprague
Washington County Hospital
Elias Williams
United Presbyterian Congregation
Margaret Cowden
Hamadan
Persia
Presbyterian Church
Hazel Anwyl
Iowa City
Aletha Holmes
Grace Heaseltine
Washington
C. R. Gallagher
Sarah Davidson
Burlington
D. F. Huston
Joe
Howard Huston
Will Cochran
Coppock
Buxbaum
Walter Mendenhall
Walter
Clements
Boston
Mass
W R Cowes Holds Monthly Meeting at Legion Hall
Ainsworth Iowa July 15 the regular monthly meeting of the W. R. Cowes was held Thursday afternoon in the Legion hall. A one course luncheon was served after the meeting by Mrs. Madge Rabenold Ruth Norris and Ida Simpson. Mr and Mrs A P Jeffrey Melinda Van Lorn Jennie Walker Grace Walker and Billy were mentioned as attendees.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
W. R. Cowes
Legion Hall
Madge Rabenold
Ruth Norris
Ida Simpson
A P. Jeffrey
Melinda van Lorn
Jennie Walker
Grace Walker
Billy
Local social notes and farm activity in Gray Iowa
Mrs. Mra Finch visited over Sunday with her daughter Mrs. Will Propset in Iowa City. Arthur Birney recovers from a foot cut from mowing hay. Asa Harter and family visited J. B. Hoxworth’s. HW Club gathers at Mrs. Hopping’s Thursday. Adria Lease visits aunt Mrs. George Finch. Brown and Berice Brown take a Mt. Vernon trip. Buick seen at J. B Howworth’s. Farmers busy with hay and oats preparations.
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George Finch
George Brown
Mary
Helen
Bernice Brown
Mt. Vernon
J. B Howworth
Homer Birney
Hervey Finney
Earl Birney
Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Rural Education and Clubs
The Clay Farm Bureau held a July 16 meeting at A W Woodford home with Max Waterhouse in charge. Joe Jones of Crawford Two urged trained rural workers, calf and pig clubs, and broader Co Agt efforts. the program included music, a playlet, and a county agent movie reel for children.
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Clay
Farm Bureau
A. W. Woodford
Max Waterhouse
America
G. A. Stannard
Stannard
Grant Horton
Joe Jones
Crawford Two
F R Norton
Wea
Howtos
Richland
Ellis
Brighton Notes: Visits and Local News Montage
Mrs Anna Davy and Gilbert Day visit from Kirksville Mo with Mrs Milford Day. Gilbert interns in hospital. Mrs Lafe La Motte travels to Marshalltown to aid her son's wife in hospital. Filling station planned by Collins Old Co. near River's garage. Mrs John Anderson and children visit Table Grove IL. Fire destroys John Leffler barn at 1 am. Mrs Gilbert Briges and three children visit from Flint Michigan. W H Brinton of Stuart visits relatives. Mina Bowen visits Davenport. Brighton Rebekah Lodge installs officers with Dorothy Johnson deputized. Other local social notes and visits.
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Brighton
Anna Davy
Gilbert
Milford Day
Baby
Kirksville
Anna Day
Lafe la Motte
Marshalltown
Gerald
Eagle Grove
Collins Old Co
John Anderson
Maxine
Raymond
Table Grove
John Leffler
Muuch
Gilbert Briges
Flint
Michigan
Sadie Savage
W. H. Brinton
Stuart
Brinton
Mina Bowen
Davenport
Gall Conrad
Hrighton Rebekah Lodge
Diat
Dorothy Johnson
P. G
N. G
Hattie Jones
Chicago
Anson Brinton
We Went to Iowa City Park Dinner in North of Town
West Chester readers recall a Sunday trip to Iowa City with dinner in a park near Crooked Creek. They note rain overflow, a comic Noah’s ark reference, and a family reunion of local and Washington residents amid praise for crops and optimism about a big corn yield.
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West Chester
Iowa City
Crooked Creek
Noah
Hart
Washington
D. W
Columbus
Waiting for Better Days
Local sentiment turns hopeful as communities brace for advancing recovery amid calls for patience and resilience. Residents express faith in future improvements while sharing small acts of solidarity and planning for brighter times ahead.
Highland Center Social Roundup and Local Visits
Highland Center on July 14 reports Wm Murphy Jr visiting with family and friends Earl Steele and Florence Steel hosting Sunday gatherings at Case Steele and Endicott households. Cecil Potter and Lvesell McLaughlin traveled to Oregon, Doris Indicatey returned from Washington, Glen Green’s family visited Earl Steele, and farmers began haying.
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Highland Center
Wm. Murphy Jr
Earl Steele
Florence Steel
Case Steele's
Edward Endicott
F. J. Salladay
Cecil Potter
Vesell McLaughlin
Oregon
Doris Indicatey
Washington
Vera Keating
Glen Green
Funeral services and obituaries from Riverside area
Funeral services for Mrs. Anthony Kolosick were held at St Marys church with Rev Jacoba Meier presiding. A large crowd attended and six nephews served as pallbearers. Interment followed at Mt Olivet cemetery. Attendees included relatives from Lone Tree Richmond and Davenport. A baby boy was born July 13 near town to Mr and Mrs Peter Schneider. The remains of Josephine Schnoebelen were laid to rest at St Vincents cemetery after a 9 o-clock high mass at St Marys with Rev Jacob Meier leading and Rev F Kottensette deacon. Pallbearers were grandsons Hert Walter John Shebeck Clement Arthur and Bert Marchial. Out of town attendees included several from Davenport Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Iowa City.
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Josephine Schnoebelen
St. Vinents Ceemetery
St. Marys Church
Jacobameier
F. Kottensettte
Lone Tree
W. J. Julger
Davenport
Hert
Walter
John Shebeck
Clement
Arthur
Bert March
Washington
Wellman
Karthey Bell, Jr
Oscar Shiller
Detroit
Michigan
Michigan, Came Monday To Spend the Day Here With Friends, Mr. Shiller
Peoria
Irene
Philadelphia
Kline
Morse
New York
Shiller
Cedar Rapids
Kabaker
Mr. Shiller
Slr
Eardley Bell, Jr
H. L. Kerr
N. B. Jessen
Titus
Sloan
South English
Dyersville
Iowa
Keswick
Bregn
Eardley Bell Jr
Wellman and Washington Ad club hold dinner to boost district convention
Washington hosts a 6:30 supper inviting Wellman and Winfield Ad clubs to mingle with business leaders. The meeting aims to promote the Ninth District Ad Club Convention in Washington for late August, stressing advertising as a customer draw and the need to deliver after the sale.
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Wellman
Washington A@ifibbe
Wellsion Community Club
J. S. K@baker
Washington
Ad Club
Winfield
Davenport Ad Club
Political Clash Over Klan Drives Democratic Platform
Fragmented political reporting notes the Ku Klux Klan resurgence tied to anti Klan actions in the Democratic platform fight. Bryan warned against mentioning the Klan as it could boost its appeal. Klansmen cite Washington on Americanism and native born eligibility as core aims. The piece mentions Nat ceremonies, and a Cooke Coolidge death linked to a septic infection amid family travel.
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O— Jennings Bryan
Klin
White House to Announce Republican Nomination Ceremonies
Washington July 15. Ceremonies notifying President Coolidge of the renomination will be held August 7 or 14. Wm M Butler, chairman of the Republican committee, will arrive to arrange the rites, likely in Memorial hall. A little Want ad would do it.
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Coolidge
Washington
President Coolidge
White House
Wm. M. Butler
Republican Committee
Memorial Hall
July Bright Nights Clash With Arabian Myths In Witty Clippings
A jumble of lighthearted lines notes quirky observations and social quips from a bygone issue. It remarks on July nights beating Arabian nights and jokes about money, marriage, and fashion while warning against church plate buttons and misdelivery of locales.
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Kansas
Notable Quote Sparks Talk of Boardroom Attire
A fragmentary remark cites a heated exchange about governance and a spouse. The speaker, Sans-Gene, notes a public confrontation and criticizes a woman’s hat, suggesting controversy around leadership and appearance.
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Harry Be Wont
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Nee York
Klaus Klea
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Richmond Va
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West Virginia
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