M Cleery Reports War Work in Washington County
Hugh H McCleery county chairman for two drives reports on war relief in Washington County. The fall drive for Y M C A and welfare groups raised 15216 pledged and 65262 paid, with the county fund total. The second drive surpassed its 46000 quota, pledging 65050 despite postwar downturn and influenza, aided by county volunteers.
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Hugh H. McCleery
Army Y. M. C. A
Washington County
United War
United War Work
McCleery
Local News Roundup of Travel and Visitations
Mr and Mrs W A Cook return home from Tarkio Missouri after a mission conference. Vernon Lynn of Galesburg Illinois visits his uncle A P Peterson then departs for Geneseo. Arthur Torrey arrives in Keota after twelve months service overseas. J W Guy and son George travel to Minneapolis and North Dakota on business. Charlie D Gorham of Garden City Kansas visits Washington state friends. Mr and Mrs Alfred Waddell leave for Oskaloosa after visiting J A Arnold and relatives. Harold Ross returns from Iowa City where he completed six weeks of summer school in manual training and coaching football. Esta Freshwaters comes home from Mojave California where she taught last year and visited friends in California.
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Arthur Torrey
Keota
Harold Ross
Iowa City
University
Esta Freshwaters
Mojave
Calif
California
Mercury Reaches 98 Degrees This Afternoon
The official weather bureau thermometer showed 98 degrees this afternoon amid the summer heat. Yesterday and today were the hottest days so far. a light breeze aided cooling and helped scatter dust, while a brief shower could ease the heat further.
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Weather Bureau
Tool Probes Tire Cuts to Remove Piercing Objects
Shman invents an instrument for testing car tire integrity by locating small cuts and holes and extracting objects that could cause punctures, aiding tire safety and maintenance.
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Shman
Funeral of John Mahin Held Today
Funeral services were held in Muscatine for John Mahin former editor of the Muscatine Journal conducted by Dr. C. L. Stafford. Mahin died at his Chicago residence and was a pioneer Midwest newspaper man noted for reform work and temperance activity. He survived by wife Anna Lee and four children. Born Nobleville Indiana December 8 1833.
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Muscatine, In
John Mahin
Chicago
Middle West
Pine Grove Avenue
Muscatine
Mr. Mahin
Early Muscatine Journal founders remembered
Cc H Wilson of Washington knew Mahin in Muscatine where they ran the Journal early. Wilson learned printing in the east and worked on the paper for a year. Orion Clemmons joined, then Wilson and Clemmons sold out, Mahin later repurchased, and Mahin retired in 1963. Clemmons died in Keokuk four years ago. Wilson remains the last surviving founder of the Muscatine Journal, older than Iowa.
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Cc. H. Wilson
Washington
Muscatine
County Officials to Meet at Muscatine Convention
Clerks of the District Court association of Iowa will hold their annual convention in Muscatine August 19 to 21 with all county officials except attorneys attending. Speakers include M R Bevington on naturalization Henry L Adams Northwestern railroad counsel and Fred Blake on legislation difficulties.
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Muscatine
District Court Association of
Iowa
Fred S. Pettit
Black Hawk County
M. R. Bevington
St. Louis
Henry L. Adams
Indigphicace
Northwestern Railroad
Fred Blake
Cerro Gordo
J. Beckman
Burlington
F. T. Ives
Wapello
Lynn J. Irwin
Logan
Willard F. Russell
Toledo
G. L. Lindquist
Fort Dodge
Ohio inventor conceives lighted door knob
The Rochester Post Express notes an Ohio man has invented a door knob that glows a bulb above the keyhole when grasped. It praises the inventor as deserving a reward and a seat in the United States Senate.
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Ohio
United States Senate
Rochester Post Express
Armenian orphans relief efforts name Iowa orphanage
Rev. Arthur R. Oates is named chair of Washington county's Armenian and Syrian Relief work. Des Moines state headquarters announce an Iowa state orphanage will be named. Five dollars a month feeds and clothes one child. sixty dollars a year covers full care. Contributions welcome through county chairman or Iowa director Dr. J. E. Kirby at Plymouth Church Des Moines. Previous campaign noted Iowa missed its quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Oates
Washington County
Armenian Committee For
Des Moines
Iowa
Armenia
Special Committee For Relief
J. E. Kirbye
Plymouth Church
8Th and Pleasant Sts
Ainsworth Woman Eliza Stickley Dies at County Home
Mrs. Eliza Stickley, 75, died this morning at the county home where she had lived for months. Her body was taken to Ainsworth for funeral services, time to be announced.
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Eliza Stickley
Ainsworth
Funeral services held in West Chester for Bert A. Walton
Bert A. Walton died at Mt. Pleasant Wednesday and was buried in a West Chester Baptist church service conducted by Rev. Mr. Dewey with assistance from Rev. Mr. Druse and Rev. Mr. Dobbin. Fifteen discharged soldiers acted as pallbearers with eight active and seven honorary. The service followed a brief home service due to his mother’s illness.
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West Chester
Bert A. Walton
Mt. Pleasant
J. B. Walton
Baptist Church
Dewey
Well‘man
Druse
Dobbin
West
William Robertson
James McCaleb
Perry Deal
Don Tierney
Cleve Lamb
France
Thanks for kindness at Bert A Walton’s death
We express gratitude for flowers pallbearers and neighbor help after the death of our son and brother Bert A Walton. Mr and Mrs J Walton and sons Mr and Mrs Carl Walton and children Mr and Mrs J W Hollaway and children Mrs Effie Boyle Mr and Mrs James Walton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert A. Walton
J. &. Walton
Carl Walton
J. W. Hollaway
Effie Boyle
James Walton
Benton Dicken Promoted to Telegraph Inspector
Benton Dicken son of Dr and Mrs M B Dicken is named inspector of telegraph for the Rock Island lines section two. He has fifteen years with the Rock Island and his new post carries heavy duties and a substantial salary. Headquarters will be in Topeka Kansas and work will cover Rock Island routes south of there. Bent’s friends cheer his success.
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Benton Dicken
M. B. Dicken
Rock Island
Topeka
Kansas
Bent
Ancient Combs Used Across Civilizations
The Christian Science Monitor notes combs have served in toilets since ancient times. Greek, Egyptian, and Roman women used them to arrange and hold hair, with similar items among Swiss lake dwellers. Early examples were made of wood, bone, horn, or ivory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Women’s Missionary Society Meets at Methodist Arch Parlors
Yesterday afternoon the Women’s Missionary Society at the Methodist arch parlors held an engaging meeting with Mrs Lillian Kunath as new president. Ella Rowan led devotional exercises, Sara Dewey led the study on The Indian and the Frontier, Cora Glasgow directed enigmas, followed by a social hour and light refreshments.
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Methodist Arch
Women's Me Missionary Society
Lillian Kunath
Ella Rowan
Sara Dewey
Cora Glasgow
Ladies Missionary Society Meeting at First United
The Ladies' Missionary Society second division of First United Presbyterian met at Miss Nellie L. Tripp's home after admiring the flower garden. The program on Home Missions featured reader Mrs Angwl and speakers Mrs. Clara Darbyshire Mrs. J. W. Godfrey and Miss Kilgore. A short business meeting followed with refreshments by Mrs. Darbyshire and Mrs. Acheson. They departed at 10 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Nellie L. Tripp
Angwl
Clara Darbyshire
J. W. Godfrey
Breakfast entertained for visiting guests with three course menu
Miss Louise Livingston hosted a breakfast yesterday morning in honor of Miss Dorothy Buck and Miss Marjorie Scott of Monmouth TI and Miss Mary Harper of Milwaukee, guest of Miss Dorothea Wickham. Sweet pea decorations and twenty two covers were laid with a three course breakfast served.
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Louise Livingston
Dorothy Buck
Marjorie Scott
Monmouth
Mary Harper
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Dorothea Wickham
ROW OVER WATER BILLS IN G RINNELL
Grinnell city council faces a clash with Iowa Light Heat and Power led by manager Paul P Meyers over unpaid or disputed water pumping charges The company threatens to cease pumping if the city does not pay or agree to a new rate The 1916 contract set 95 cents per thousand gallons from two wells with city maintenance The Board of Conciliation proposed 15 23 cents per thousand gallons the council rejected Some bills paid under protest others refused and a few paid on account while awaiting a final decision The public waits for the outcome
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Grinnell
Iowa Light, Heat & Power Company
Paul P. Meyers
Board of Counciliation
Dean Raymond
The
State University
Cary Arrested in Embezzlement Case at Cedar Rapids
Frank J. Cary, resident of Marengo and operator of a local moving picture show, is jailed in federal court in Cedar Rapids on charges of embezzling $2,600 from the American Railway Express Company. The funds are missing from Marengo since he took charge of the office.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank J. Cary
American Railway Express Company
Marengo
Flexible metul ring to curb mud spatter from tires
A new flexible metul ring attaches near a tire to prevent mud spatter on pedestrians. The invention aims to keep sidewalks cleaner and reduce soiling of bystanders by converting spray into harmless debris.
Red Cross seeks donated silver knives and six scissors return
Announcements list collection of silver knives for Red Cross workers with Crail store contact and six pairs of scissors to be returned to owners. Club meetings include Priscilla group July 29 at Mrs Wyatt Marbourg and a girls recreation planning session July 29 at 8 pm at the Commercial club. M E church Women Missionary picnic at Sunset Park 6 30 pm Monday. Pleasant Plain Missionary Society suspends August meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Crail
Valborg Jensen
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Sunset Park
The
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Lights Cut Off as Town Enforces Payment Rule
Nearly fifty residents in Newton Iowa faced darkness after failing to settle electric light bills by the monthly deadline. The city’s new rule snaps off service at a fixed day each month, forcing users to switch to lamps tonight.
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Newton
Legion Button Adopted As Official Emblem For Veterans
The American Legion will distribute a three quarters inch official emblem to its 4,000,000 members through state branches and posts. An enlarged design may become the national seal at Minneapolis convention. The badge features a silver central star replica for wounded veterans and a blue enamel ring with American Legion in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
National Exeecutive Committee of the
American Legion
National Organization
Legion
Minneapolis
Legislative Committee of the American Legion
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Thomas W. Miller
Delaware
Cedar Rapids Firemen Seek 30 Dollar Monthly Increase
Firemen in Cedar Rapids apply to the chamber of commerce for a $30 monthly raise citing higher costs for food clothing and essentials. If approved the request goes to the city council. A chamber committee led by Senator W G Haskell will investigate with fire department support expected at today’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
W. G. Haskell
Milo Whipple
W. J. Gorman
Glenn M. Averill
E. B. Wilcox
Fire Department
Egyptian revolt toll mounted to eight hundred dead
Gen FE A A Allenby dispatches report six to eight hundred natives killed and about 1600 wounded in Egypt disturbances. Cecil Harmsworth announced in the House of Commons the casualty figures as Britain faced the crisis.
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London
Egypt
FE. A. A. Allenby
Cecil Harmsworth
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Big Eastern Star Temple Plans Approved in Seattle
The July session in Seattle endorsed constructing a new temple for the Order of the Eastern Star. The project, costing at least 1 million dollars, aims to safeguard permanent records and serve the general grand chapter during its triennial assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
General Grand Chapter
Order of the East Veru Tari
Air Crash Claims Kerr and Cross in Portage La Prairie
Mrs Kerr and Lieut Cross were killed when their aircraft crashed in Portage La Prairie Manitoba. Lieut Kerr was seriously injured in the July 26 accident involving three aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage la Prairie
Man
S&s. V. Kerr
Lieut
Kuster” Cross
P. Kerr
Two Dead Four Missing in Fire at Manchester HS
A fire destroyed two repenient houses in Manchester, resulting in two dead and four missing. In Nevada, C H Gann has staked a forty year old silver claim near Belmont after touring mining camps worldwide.
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Manchester
Tonopah
Nev
C. H. Gann
Puebla
Cato
Nevada
Belmont
Noted Aviators Gertson Pack Set For State Fair Aerials
Iowa state fair officials announce Louis Gertson and Lieut Walter A Pack of Chicago will perform August 22 to 29. Their plan includes day flights with sham battles and spectacular night aerial battles using small fast planes designed for close viewing. They promise hair raising maneuvers and new stunts unseen at prior fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State
Lincoln Beachy
Art Smith
Towa
Messrs. Gertson and
Pack
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M’cleery
W. A. Cook
Tarkio, Mo
Vernon Lynn
Galesburg, IL
A. P. Peterson
Geneseo
J. W. Guy
George
Minn
Guy
North Dakota
Charlies D. Gorham
Garden City
Mr. Gorham
Alfred Waddell
J. A. Arnold
Oskaloosa
Mercury
H. Wilson
State Committee For Relief
Bert Walton
Utilities Company
Priscilla Club
Wyatt Marbourg
Ion Steam Laundry
Henkel and Brown
American Pearl Button Co
Godfrey and
Eldridge
Journal
Journal Office
D. F. Bush
Haskins Mutual
Majestic Range
North Missouri
B. F. Beazell
Chillicothe
Missouri
Rose Rothenberg
J. A. Morrett
Knight
Kelley Springfield
Kalona
L. F. Fosdick
Moline Knight
L. FP
Posdichk
Gloria
C. R. Conher
R. R
Wilmer Lauderman
Ford Car
Albert Irvin
C. F. Warnitz
Grandview
Westbrook
M. B
Je J Fishburn
W. H. George
Pairfield
Jowae
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Red Tn
South 2Nd Ave
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