Community gatherings and notices from local society pages
Mrs. Bernard Walker hosted eight couples for a country afternoon with music. Kansas City guests included Miss Alice Kern and Mr. John Kern. Mrs. Curtis hosted a dinner for Alice Kern and family. Members of local churches held meetings and planned activities at homes. picnics and reunions were noted with attendees from Riverside and Toledo.
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Bernard Walker
Alice Kern
Kansas City
W. F. Curtie
John Kern
Alice
Curtis
Bailey
Sunset Park
Claude Firnn
Riverside
John Mindler
Betty
Toledo
Iowa
Drink More Water Eat Less Food and Keep Well Advised
Dr. H W Johns of Iowa State college urges smaller food quantities and more water to stay healthy in summer. He recommends avoiding high fat and carbohydrate foods and substituting green vegetables eggs and fruits. The average person should drink two quarts of water daily with eight glasses spread through day and meals. Water should be consumed on rising retiring with meals and between meals. Food should be washed and cooked thoroughly in hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ames
H. W. Johns
Iowa State College
Dr. Johns
Community church notices announce meetings and events
Local notices list upcoming meetings at churches and social groups. W C T U convention at Baptist church July 29 with talk by Mrs. Gretta Gray. West Minister Guild meets July 29 at 7 30 Edith Carris leads. Various clubs schedule gatherings and bake sales through late July and early August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Minister Guild
the Presbyterian Church
Edith Carris
Bethel Church Women to Meet at Mrs Reaney’s Home
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Bethel Presbyterian Church will gather Wednesday at 2 p m with Mrs. Robert Reaney at 4012.
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Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Robert Reaney
Four Burgomeister workers charged with liquor crimes at Warsaw
Formal charges of manufacturing and having liquor in possession and conspiracy to violate the 18th Amendment and Volstead Act were filed against four Burgomeister Products employees in Warsaw Illinois before U S Commissioner J T Ingraham. They were brought to town Saturday and the brewery placed in U S marshal custody. Bonds set at $1000 each. Additional warrants against real brewery owners were reported.
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Quincy, I
Burgomeister Products Company
Warsaw
Ill
United States Commission
J. T. Ingraham
United States
Democratic leaders urge Davis to campaign in New England
In Islesboro Maine on July 28 Daniel N. McGillicuddy pressed John W. Davis to open his campaign in New England to win swing states including Maine where a September election looms. Davis planned no firm dates until returning to New York while reviewing his acceptance speech and aligning with President Coolidge on mobilization plans for September 12.
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Dak Harbor
Islesboro
New England
John W. Davis
Davis
Maine
Daniel N. McGillicuddy
New York
Four Injured in Muscatine Auto Wrecks
Four persons were injured in several weekend automobile accidents in Muscatine and nearby. Albert Reynolds and his family sustained serious bruises, with his wife and infant daughter also injured. Henry Coxey suffered minor injuries in one of the crashes.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
Albert Reynolds
Henry Coxey
Nebraska Governor Bryan Indicates Reluctance on Vice Presidency
Lincoln Nebraska July 28 Governor Bryan of Nebraska the Democratic party nominee for vice president expressed unwillingness to accept the nomination. He indicated he may not pursue the post despite political pressure and party expectations, signaling potential reconsideration of his candidacy.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
Nebraska
Democratic Party
Clerical Education Scored by Report on U. S. Seminaries
New York July 28 The Institute of Social and Religious Research released a study criticizing many theological seminaries in the United States and Canada. It says quality rather than quantity is the issue with about 9 000 students, many lacking college degrees or adequate entrance preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Canada
Institute of Social and Religious Research
America
Robert L. Kelley
President Coolidge to Confer on Senate Candidates This Week
President Coolidge will hold conferences this week with Senator Moses of New Hampshire and others to discuss Republican senatorial candidates. Campaign leaders Butler and the Republican National Committee seek a strong push for a Republican Congress and cooperation for the national ticket. Moses recently met Butler and surveyed potential Senate elections, to be reported to Coolidge as he plans to work on his campaign address for August 14.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Moses
New Hampshire
Republican Senatorial
Willliam M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Congress
Butler
Senate
Coolidge
Seminaries under scrutiny cite weak accounting and oversight
The report criticizes seminaries for spending practices and unreliable financial reports. It calls for overhaul of books and modern accounting methods, noting many reports are worthless due to inaccuracies. Officials of the Institute of Social and Religious Research and an advisory committee led the study.
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Institute of Social and Religious Research
John R. Mott
Ernest D. Barton
Raymond B. Fosdick
James L. Barton
W. H. P. Faunce
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Galen M. Fisher
Spectacular diving acts headline Ince comedy The Galloping Fish
The First National release at Fox Theatre stars a dozen bathing beauties led by Louise Fazenda with a trained seal Freddie in the title role. The set includes a built tank on a Thomas H Ince studio stage for dramatic dives and racing scenes as Syd Chaplin Ford Sterling and others appear. Dell Andrews shot the racing sequences with a megaphone narration.
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Thomas H. Ince
Fox Theatre
Freddie
Loise Fragenda
Thomas H._ Ince
Louise Fazenda
Syd Chaplin
Ford Sterling
Chester Conklin
John Steppling
Lucille Rickson
Truly Shatt
County W. C. T. U. to Meet in Local Church
The annual county W. C. T. U. convention will be held Tuesday July 29 at the Washington Baptist church starting at ten o'clock The program includes opening song devotional greetings reports of officers business meeting noon prayer luncheon and a 1 30 pm music session with devotions reports from various departments and an address by Mrs Gretta Gray followed by offering and benediction.
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Women's Home Missionary Society of the
West Chester Methodist Church
Laubach
Augustine
Boyer
Ladies Social Union
New Haven Church
Zeno
Shady Lawn
Walter Wolfe
Baptist Church
Gretta Gray
L. A. Society
Washington Baptist Church
C. M. Strain
Crawfordsville
Olds
Washington
La Follette to Have Regional Directors
The La Follette for president campaign plans six regional headquarters. Southern states may run from Washington while Pacific coast activities could be directed from San Francisco. Regional offices will report to a Chicago main headquarters for Nelson, LaFollette's campaign manager.
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Washington
la Follette
Local Club Officers Named in Crawfordsville Area
President Mrs J C Rhea of Crawfordsville and vice president Mrs A J Morgan of Brighton lead a local group with secretary Mrs D A Peterson of Ainsworth and treasurer Mrs Jd A Hawthorne of Washington.
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J. C. Rhea
Crawfordsville
A. J. Morgan
Brighton
D. A. Peterson
Ainsworth
Jd. A. Hawthorne
Washington
Frenzied Waterloo Man Slashes Throat to Die
Corne lius Schroeder a 28 year old Waterloo man in fear of being returned to an institution to treat his mental condition slashed his throat with a razor after fleeing his home. His mother tried to restrain him as his head was nearly severed and about a dozen cuts were inflicted. He had been missing for several days before the tragedy.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Cornelius Schroeder
Schroeder
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Carl Hedges
Priscilla Club
Independent Club
Walter Brown
Ed Grayson
BE. O. W
Ito
Muscatines
U. S
Orgin
Ku Klux Klan
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Jackson Field
F. L. Fagan
Keota
James Jones
Isements
J. A McCall
Ida Hough
West Cheater
the County Union
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Rex Top
Marion
Palm Beach
Kaynee
Klein Klothing Kompany
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
West Main &T
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington &T
T. J. Peash
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Washington County
Austin Sutherland
R. R
T. A. Michel
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Bide Gq
Brookhart Bros. Law
Joss
Opera House
Aleo Mutual
CG. J. Wilson
C. D. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Eicher Law
Abstract Department
Washington Nat'l Bank
C. W. Brown
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