Church and club notices from community page
Announcements list meetings and changes for the Century club Rebekah and other society events. Des Moines pastor speaks at A M E church. Womans Home Missionary Society gathers at Mrs Kurtz home. St Josephs Sodality lawn fete set for Sunday evening August 2 with social hour and committee invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Home Misionary Society of the Methodist Church
Frank Kurtz
Harry Montgomery
Young Ladies Sodality
St. Josephs Parish
Church Lawn
New Books at Library Additions in Chilecote
The Chilecote Public Library announces new fiction including James Boyd Drums Alice Brown The mysteries of Ann Irving Cobb Goin on fourteen and more titles by various authors. Also notes a District Court divorce case Abbie M Bolt vs Oscar H Bolt in Washington County Iowa with petition for divorce and child custody. defendant urged to appear before September 2, 1925.
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Chilecote
James Boyd
North Carolina
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
Bbie M. Bolt
Oscar H. Bolt
Sixth Judicial District of
Abbie M. Bolt
Rebecca Belle Belt
Osear Hall Belt
Washington
Wilson
Colonel Robbins Receives Silver Star Honor
Cedar Rapids July 29 Colonel C H Robbins veteran of two wars and past state commander of the American Legion was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action near Manila Philippines. The decoration was formally delivered in Cedar Rapids and stems from an act in 1919 allowing the award. Robbins was wounded in the head and his regiment saw heavy action in the Philippine uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cedar Rapids
C. Hh. Robbins
American Legion
Nebraska Infantry
Manilla
Philippine Islands
War Department
Washington
Robbins
President Coolidge backs Federal Trade Commission
In Swampscott Massachusetts on July 29, President Coolidge voiced support for the Federal Trade Commission. He said its function is useful and not to be abolished, though some criticisms may be justified and some practices might be modified to avoid injustice to legitimate authority and business.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Commission
Anthracite Operators Claim Loss on 18 Million Tons Sold
The Associated Press reports Atlantic City July 29 that anthracite operators say 18,000,000 tons of hard coal, about 20 percent of annual production, were sold at a loss of 50 to 55 cents per ton since prices fell in April. They argue this makes a 10 percent miner wage increase unaffordable this year.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Anthracite Operators Conference
Japan Extends Condolences Over Death of Bancroft
Secretary Kellogg received from Baron Shidehara, Japan’s foreign minister, an expression of sorrow at the death in Japan yesterday of Ambassador Bancroft. Japanese Ambassador Tsueno Matsuida Madera conveyed condolence to the American State Department and to his own government.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kellogg
Baron Shidehara
Japan
Bancroft
Tsueno Matsuida Madera
Forem Department
American State Department
Literary Prize Mentions and 1924 Henry Memorial Stories
Readers note names of prize contenders and authors including George Weston Edith Whatton B A Williams B C Williams editor O Henry Memorial stories for 1924 H B Wright and titles such as The beauty prize A mother's recompense The rational kind A son of his father and related works.
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George Weston
Edith Whatton
B. A. Williams
B.C. Williams
O. Henry Memorial
H. B. Wright
Anticipate the Greatest Fair by Iowa Officials
A. KR. Corey, secretary of the Iowa State Fair board, predicts a banner fair with record corn prospects and strong livestock values. He notes hog numbers near 9 million on June 1 amid national hog shortages, rising cattle and hog prices, and plans for 106 percent more farm machinery exhibits. The swine show is set to be the largest in three years and the harness and saddle horse show the largest ever.
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Iowa
A. KR. Corey
State Fair Board
Corey
Union
Corrected Hermit Recipe Clarifies Clove Measure
A newspaper correction fixes a misprint in the Hermits recipe. The correct ingredients include 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter 1 cup chopped raisins 1 cup nuts 1 teaspoon soda cinnamon and allspice 1 teaspoon cloves 2 eggs dissolved soda in hot water. Mix, add flour to stiff dough, drop by teaspoon onto greased pan and bake.
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Clara Parkinson
Evolution and faith clash in a religious critique
The piece argues that evolution undermines Christian belief, questions whether evolution explains life's origin, and warns that accepting it erodes reverence for God and Christ. It critiques Darwin, Huxley, and Bateson, and urges adherence to Christian morality and the Tennessee school prayer issue.
Des Moines Tennis Tourney Upsets Highlight Missouri Valley
In Des Moines yesterday the Missouri Valley tennis event saw top contenders Barton Nor ton Bancroft and Doeg fall to rivals. Willard Brown upset Barton 6-4 6-4 as Norton beat Bancroft in a driving display, and Wray Brown defeated Doeg 6-1 6-4 while Lottie Fuller opened defense with a 6-3 6-1 win over Lucille Andrews.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Horfice Barton
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
H. H. Bancroft
San Diego
California
John Doeg
Santa Monica
Willard Brown
St. Louis
Barton
Deancroft
Bryan IT. C. Norton
Wray
Brown
Lottie Fuller
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Lucille Andrews
Save Your Onions Prices Twice as High as They Were in 1924
Onions in 1929 show nearly double 1928 prices due to a national supply shortage. Chicago wholesale white onions hit 6 dollars per hundred pounds with Massachusetts yellow onions at 5.60 and mid western varieties at 4.50 to 5.50. Weather hurt stands in key states while Washington and Iowa reports vary. Iowa shows strong yields and shipments ahead of last year.
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Chicago
Government Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Massachusetts
Washington
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E. M. McConaughey
Priscilla Club
William Fulton
Katherine McConaughey
Henry Little
L. B. Lupton
Henry
C. E. Brown
Ralph Brown
Kansas City
Ralph
Lloyd Brown
Highland, Jr., Club
Olive
Eula Mae Coon
Blanche Murphy
Olive Coon
Lorine Lasek
Verna Murphy
Mlinois
Earl Steel
Mae Coon
Dorothy Clark
Gertrude, Gardner
Hollywood
Theth Century Club
W. M. Keeley
Rebekary Club
H. L. Jones
Rebekahy
Alice Brown
Ann. D. W. Carmen
Irving Cobb
A. R. Colver
J. O. Curwood
Holman
B. M. Dunham
H. Gibbs
Ellen Glasgow
H. S. Griffith
WN. Harden
Ann Boyd
Fanny Kilbourne
William Horton
Sinclair Lewis
Arrowsmith
Lincoln
M. C. Demle
B. R. Onions
E. B. Oppenheim
Pier
Rafael Sabatini
E. L. Sabin
Fatt
Sublette
Arthur Trai
Hig Children
O. K
the Federal Trade Com
Corny
Dermits
Brgan
Ife
Musee
Mankind
Christ
Darwin
Huxley
Bateson
London
Canada
J. Arthur Thompson
Menk
God
Daal
Pilate
Legions
Rome
Creed Christ
Apostle of
Love
Foren
Iome
Caesar
Jesus
Tennessee
Von
von Five
Childrens Hats
Klein
Klothing Kompany
I Rae
SIS
Lowa
R. Fi. Ward & Co
Kolynos
Erriet Hubbard Ayres
H.J. Ward & Co
Washington, Iowa
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