Social Whirl Remains Warm in Haskins Sew Many Events
The CW Society of Haskins hosts a Wednesday afternoon at the Booth home with piano by Hagel and Edison music, followed by a two course luncheon. West Chester M E church women enjoy a warm day at Mr and Mrs Daniels home with a comforter and quilt making for Home Missionary Society. Frank Sherbeck hosts lawn social for Philathea Baraca classes at a country home with a bonfire and weiner roast. Louise Cunningham hosts a seven o clock dinner for Mrs Nicola Starteman and Miss Brindley with Bachelor Maids table and bridge. E O W Club meets at Mrs Laura Graham’s with nasturtium decor and dinner, then bridge. Mildred Mauthe reveals her engagement to Legory O Loughlin with a kitchen utensil gift. Dr and Mrs Bollers Wayland guests dine for Frank Sproull’s Newark trip. Reading circle at Mrs Harwood shifts to Hawkeye reading amid warm weather. Pythian circle meets at Mrs Hebner’s. luncheon follows. A bicycle hike clears a group toward Leta Donaldson’s for an afternoon in the country. Edith Carria hosts thirty guests at her northwest Washington home in honor of Alice Groendycke with solos by Marion McLaughlin and Irene DeLong. Luncheon and lawn time mark the day as pleasant despite heat.
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CW Society of
Haskins
Vivien
Hazel Booth
Occastion
Miss Hagel
Plano
Edison
Truch
West Chester
Frank Sherbeck
West Chester Baptist Church
Philatheas
Louise Cunningham
Lloyd Lytie
Cunningham
Washington Street
Lele Nicola
Norfolk
Nebraska
C. W. Starteman
Philadelphia
Alma Brindley
Chicago
Cubbins
Manton Hebner
Keokuk
Kate
Mabiel Buckley
Cincinnati
Bachelor Maida
Washington
Mildred Mauthe
East
Madison Street
Miss Mauthe
Legory O'Loughlin
Mauthe
O'Loughns
Los Angeles
California
Helen Mauthe
Anna Wesley
Edith Carria
Alice Groendycke
Kansas City
Marion McLaughlin
Irene DeLong
Kenneth Carris
Henry Carris
Ruth
Marjorie Smith
Education Worth the Cost
A cultured man is better satisfied with this culture than without it. College educations are worth the cost.
Community Announcements Socials and Meetings Listed
The Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold a party at Sunset Park Friday evening July 18 at 7 30 In case of ruin the party will be held at the church The regular meeting of the W R C will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 at the rooms in the court house The Ladies Social Union of the New Haven Church will meet with Mrs Zeno Tines Tuesday afternoon July 22 The Womens Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold their meeting and picnic at the home of Mrs Frank Heingman Friday Bring your own dishes and silver some sandwiches and anything else you wish Meet at the church at 2 30 and there will be conveyances There Husbands and anyone else who wants to go to the picnic be at the east side of the square at 6 06 Regular meeting of Amos Chapter De Molay Monday evening July 21 Ward Crone M C
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Ladies Social Union of the
New Haven Church
Zeno Tines
The
Womens Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Frank Heingman
Eleven conventions in Des Moines soon listed
Des Moines Iowa July 16 in addition to four political conventions this month seven state conventions will be hosted before September 1 George Hamilton of the Des Moines convention bureau announced the list includes the State Republican convention July 22 Iowa Traffic league July 24 Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters July 22 14 State Republican judicial convention July 29 State Democratic convention July 25 State convention of county officers July 30 August 1 State Democratic judicial convention August 1 National Retail Secretaries association August 12-14 National Professional Men's club August 13-15 American Veterinary association August 19-22
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Hamilton
Des Moines Convention Bureau
Iowa Traffic League
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
National Retail Secretaries Association
National Professional Men's Club
American Veterinary Association
Favor Transporting Heavy Freight by Barges on the River
Dubuque manufacturers urge greater use of the Mississippi to move slow freight by barge easing railroad congestion. They predict a 20 percent cut in transport costs with private investment and smaller cargo barges able to operate independently or in lines across key shipping points.
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Dubuquab
Mississippi River
Middle Western
Dubuque
Waldo Adams
Adams Company
Upper Mississippi
Virtue of Fishermen Shines in Hopeful Theme
A line from Zane Grey extols fishermen virtues, praising their enduring hopefulness and resilient spirit.
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Zane Grey
Church Women Ice Cream Social Planned Friday
The Womens Department of the church of Christ invites attendees to an ice cream social Friday evening. Event details note the date as July 18th with a124 indicating time and location to be announced.
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The
Church of Christ
Five Religions in China Noted In Historic Overview
An outline lists five religions present in China, highlighting Confucian, Buddhist, Taoist, Mohammedan, and Christian communities with sizable followers centering cultural and spiritual life.
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China
Propaganda Used in Leopold and Loeb insanity plea
The Chicago prosecution labels the defense framing of Leopold and Loeb as propaganda to push the insanity theory. Dr. Krohn testifies they are diabolic to prove craziness while the state argues the youths were normal and well educated. The trial opens August 4 with a radio broadcast plan discussed by a Chicago newspaper.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Loeb
Wm. O. Krohn
Tennis Meet to be Held at Sioux City
Preparations are near completion for the Missouri Valley Championships and Sectional Doubles Championships tournament under the Sioux City Tennis association to be held July 26. Recognized by the United States Lawn Tennis Association, the event draws players from Iowa South Dakota Nebraska and possibly Missouri and Kansas.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Motion Pictures Blamed for Tahiti Crime Wave
Tahiti reports a May bandit outbreak linked to films showing heroic bandits. Four natives fled to Pa peete hills robbing Chinese shops and farmyards. Firearms spread panic until government troops pursued them. one suspect died and another wounded.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Fast Pacers to Race at Decorah Fair Worth $5,000
Decorah voters approved funding for the fair and a $5,000 purse race. Three of the fastest pacers are expected to compete with dates likely August 5 to 8. Litigation over the fair was resolved when the injunction was dismissed after plaintiffs dropped the case.
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Decorah Fair
Decorah
Railroad Material Employment in U S Reaches Two Million
Estimates show about two million workers in the United States are employed in the woods mines and factories producing materials used directly or indirectly by the railroads, reflecting a broad national industrial base linked to rail transport.
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United States
Humorous Exchange Between Mr Skirtshy and Mr Longcuffer
A witty dialogue clip features Mr Skirtshy declaring no chance of getting the last word with a woman. Mr Longcuffer recounts an earlier train encounter where a woman seated herself abruptly after a polite gesture.
Death Describes Townsend Army Hardships at Kut-el-Amara
British Medical History notes severe suffering in General Townsend's forces during the Siege of Kut with scurvy malnutrition and malaria. March 1916 rations were scant and worsened hunger. Hospital admissions for disease were high and fatalities totaled over a thousand including 165 deaths in the final weeks.
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London
Townsend
Seige
Kut-el-Amara
Strange designs used in branding cattle in South Dakota
Pierre South Dakota July 16. The state commission on brands and marks holds a growing list of over 7400 horse and cattle brands. The roster dates back to 1896 with 12081 brands, but 1921 abolished the old marks and started anew. Noah Newbanks explains brands now help detect thefts and identify cattle, while long open range era records fade.
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Noah Newbanks
Strange Brand Symbols Obscure State Stock Records
A state record book lists stock brands using a nonede script style with symbols. Brands are grouped under letters figures and shapes including boxes crosses triangles diamonds circles arcs and various character designs. The final group features numerous motifs such as fish bells stars acorns and many other intricate designs.
German car makers fear American competition
Leipsic June 29 German automobile manufacturers fear American auto competition as import embargoes near expiration. A customs tariff could allow a flood of American cars. German producers see mass production lacking and seek unity to standardize. Daimler and Benz pool interests to centralize.
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Leipsic
Germany
Daimler
Beng
Indian Tots to Have Primer by Zoe Porter in SITRA
Miss Zoe Porter, primary instructor at SITRA Alaska, designs a new text book for Indian children. She notes current teaching methods fail to engage native students who lack familiarity with standard topics. The primer will depict daily Indian life to improve understanding and enjoyment.
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Alaska
Zoe Porter
Uncle Sam Appraises His Realty
The federal government has 1,542,665,511.81 invested in real property, as appraised by the Federal Real Estate Board named by the Budget Bureau. The public domain and national parks are excluded from the appraisal.
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Sam
Washington
Federal Real Estate Board
Budget Bureau
Mummified Apes Show Rickets Questioned In Egypt
Ancient Egypt mummies of apes display signs of rickets yet no confirmed cases exist among the many human burials exhumed from the same region.
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Ancient
Egypt
Clarion County 101YearOld Kratzor Granted Fishing License
In Clarion Pennsylvania William Kratzor aged 101 from St Petersburgh was granted a fishing license. The Clarion county assessor changed his status from invalid to retired gentleman noting that a man of 101 who can fish is not an invalid.
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Clarion
Clarion County
William Kratzor
St. Petersburgh
Kratzor
Snake Bites Trout in Port Angeles Fountain
In Port Angeles Washington a club members hid by a fountain to watch when a large garter snake emerged from the pool. The snake was caught killed and a post mortem showed it had swallowed a six inch trout.
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Port Angeles
Wash
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Miss Laura
O. F. Boller
Wayland
Frank Sproull
Newark
New Jersey
J. A. Harwood
T. T. Keeley
Herbert Quick
Charles Hebner
T. R. Phillips
Leta Donaldson
Orville Elder
M. W. Keeley
South
Iowa Avenue
Moose Isalge
Highland Four
Court House
Amos Chapter de Molay
Ward Crone
M. C
Dees Moines
Leopold
Marinello
Rothschild’s
Beauty
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Weat Main St. Phonde
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Washington County
R. R
Austin Sutherland
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law
Las
Opera House
Mutual Phone
J. Wilson
D.oc. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Eicher
Abstract Department
Nat'l Bank
C. V. Brown
South of Water Works
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