Local Club Announcements Cycle Through June
Community groups list meetings and gatherings across town. Notable events include the O W Club at Nellie Crone 71% address, Poinsettia Club at Mrs Frank Beatty 712 Natice, and the Navajo Club picnic at Sunset Park with members bringing silver and dishes. Extra notes cover Legion Auxiliary and U.S. veterans groups, church societies, and W R C socials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Ladies Aid Society
Levington
Briley's
Pristure
Washington
West Chester
Spanish American Veterans Auxiliary
Court House
Navajo Club
BE. O. W. Club
Telegraphers Honor A D Thurston In La Porte City
In La Porte City Iowa telegraphers and railroad officials gathered to honor A D Thurston founder and first president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. A bronze tablet unveiling at Rock Island station and a memorial program at the high school followed by speeches from union and railroad leaders. The organization now has more than 6000 members across the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Order of
A. D. Thurston
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Little Rock Island
Organization of the Union
B.B. J. Manion
The
Telegraphers Union
Tl. G. Clark
Gorman
Rock Island Railroad
F. W W. Hammill
Rock Island
L. J. Ross
Union
L. C. Fitch
United States
Canada
Thurston
Cedar Rapids
Vintonia
Scopes
St. Louis
Marriage of Ralph Moorhead and Miew Wilkinson reported
Last Wednesday Des Moines Register announced the secret marriage of Ralph W. Moorhead and Miew Mio Wilkinson in Indianola on Tuesday. Moorhead, Grinnell College ’20 graduate and editor of the Northwestern Banker and Underwriters Review, plans a Minnesota honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Ralph W. Moorhead
Miew Mio Wilkinson
A. OP. Wilkinson
Sixth Ave
Des Moines
Indianola
Swimming Classes Start At YMCA for Women and Girls
The summer term begins at the YMCA swimming pool with morning sessions and a large class expected tonight. Friday hours vary, and registration is heavy with stricter physical exams. Fees are 1.50 for one hour weekly or 2.00 for two hours. Enrollees can makeup missed hours in other classes due to a new card system.
Local residents visit and travel noted in community column
Mrs. M Moch visits then leaves for home while Mrs. Allen Rice and children from Des Moines stay with Mrs. Jelle G Rice. Various locals travel to Galesburg West Chester Iowa City Davenport and Wayland for family visits and graduation events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen ‘Rice
Children of
Des Moines
J. BR. Randle
Wayland
Mrs. Scott
Open New Probe of Demspey Affairs
New York boxing commission weighs the status of Jack Kearns and Jack Dempsey with respect to managing the champion and the upcoming bout between Mickey Walker and Warry Greb at Polo Grounds on June 19. Kearns seeks a license to second Walker while Dempsey’s influence is in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
New York Boxing Commission
Kearns
Mickey Walker
Warry Greb
Iolo Grounds
Dempsey
Harry Wills
Dutch Lawmakers Reject 1928 Olympic Funding
The Hague May 206 Holland refused support for 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games with a 48 to 36 vote. Clerical and puritanical critics warned against vanity and immorality, while supporters warned of damage to Holland’s international prestige. An appeal to organize the games abroad funds is being drafted by Amsterdam officials and sports groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Holland
Amsterdam
Kersten
States General
Hippocrates Euripides
Cone
Chamber
Los Angeles
Village Hatchet Killer Hangs Self After Mass Tragedy
A resident of a village near Coburg killed his wife mother brother in law and the litter's five children with a hatchet after domestic squabbles. He then hanged himself in the aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Coburg
Miss Veda Stryker on Summer Rest at Parents Home
Miss Veda Stryker, worker with the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church, rests at her parents home just north of Washington. She teaches at a missionary school for Negro girls in Ashville, North Carolina, and this is her second vacation after several years of diligent service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veda Stryker
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Mra
W. ER. Stryker
Washington
Miss Stryker
Ashville
North Carolina
Tabor and Northern Railroad Reports Steady Year
The Tabor and Northern railroad between Tabor and Malvern reports net earnings of 2273 for the year. The line hauls 220 loaded cars into Tabor and 169 out, carrying cattle, bees, hogs, corn, logs, caseloads, coal, feeder cattle, and sand. Merchan dise totals reach 1,596,000 pounds and 2,474 passengers. Considerable money was spent on track repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Tabor & Northern Railroad
Malvern
Edna Klein Named Dean of Women at Iowa Wesleyan College
Miss Edna Klein of Washington has been appointed Dean of Women at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant following the commencement exercises. She heads the Romance Languages department and brings extensive training including Phi Beta Kappa honors from Cornell College and an M A from the State University Iowa City. She has taught in Mt Pleasant since completing her studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Edna Klein
Klein
Washington High School
Foworth Institute
St. Louis
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Realtors to Discuss Using City Property For Retail Business
Cleveland June 9 The National Association of Buildings Owners and Managers discusses converting government block fronts to retail space to boost pedestrian traffic and stabilize rental values. Government frontage is often bleak with limited store space. Government departments should occupy main floors only where there is heavy foot traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Association
Graham Aldis
Drowning of Dennis Gordon in Cedar River
Dennis Gordon a 50 year old switchman drowned in the Cedar River after wading into the stream following a drinking party on the river bank. He sank in a hole and his body was recovered several hours later according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boice Warner
James
Wagner
Mildred Hindah
Cedar Rapids
Jne
Dennis Gordon
Cedar River
Gordon
Robbers Hold Up Hat Shop Clerk in Chicago
Robbers struck a Kaufman hat shop in downtown Chicago on June 9 and escaped with about $3,000 after holding a clerk at gunpoint. The incident prompted a police search for suspects and review of nearby surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Friendship Club Meet with Mrs Donaldson Friday
The Friendship Club plans a June 12 meeting with Mrs Fred Donaldson on Friday afternoon. The Tadies of the Baptist Church will hold their missionary program Friday afternoon at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natice Plemr de Lis Club
Murray
Lexington
Rosemary Club
Spencer Reed
Oatel P Club
George Schneider
Woc. T. UU
George Alexander
Blair
James
Havre
Edgar Meyers
Walnut Womans Club
George Duke
T. S. BE
Charles Wilson
Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Lucille Forney
Inez Sharpe
Besse Jones
Vesper Bennett
Carol Forger
Irene Yard
Jack
Older Missionary Society
Washington
Order of the Eastern Star
Wast
Madison Street
Rebekah Club
Sunset Park
Merc
Murray Smylie
Pleur de Lis
America Sewing Circle
Trannthausen
West Main Street
Highland Sewing Circle
Blanche Endicott
Women's Relief Corps
Ainsworth
Legion Hall
Bert Dill
Washington Street
Foreign Missionary Society
Lexington Methodist Church
Seventy Six Ladies Aid Society
Orville Daveton
Country Club
Priday
U and 1 Club
George Sehneider
South Third Avenue
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Woman's Relief Corps
Kn. L. MacGugin
East Main Street
Friendship Club
Fred Donaldson
Oss
Tadies of the Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
1. O. W. Club
Nellie Crone
Otiz
Poinsetta Club
Frank Beatty
Spanish War Veterans
American Legion Auwiliary
B. J. Bostwick
East
Moose Lodge
Ainsworth W. OR. G
C. D
A. Sewing Circle
John Braunhausen
Missionary Society of the West Chester Methodist Church
C. C. Dayton
West Seventh Street
Will Ross
Mary
South Dakota
Andrew and
Willis Ross
Simpson College
Edith Miller
Mt. Pleasant News
Saturiday
Harold Wayne Ayers
Aage
Gheula Coakley
Are
Dean
Carl E. Seashore
North Shin Street
See Ashore
Springfield
Mass
S. C. Franzen
Franzen
Iowa City
George Ek. MacLean
University
Charles Reynolds Brown
New Haven
Second Ward
R. L. MacGugin
Lupton
Dickerson
M. Moch
Joe Falk
William Kensler
Galesbaye
Hlinois
Charles Randall
Crawfordsville
Philipsh Ure
Kansas
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Ralph Hess
Winfield
Kr. G. McChesney
Miss Blanche
M. J. Millmoe
Joe
Jim
Glen Ellyn
Illinois
Fairfield
Amos Durst
Lb. S. Flewitt
Harry Dickerson
Rose Wheelan
Davenport
Edna Sands
West Union
Iowa
Howard Crozier
M. E Sands
Daughters of the American Revolution
James MacElwee
Sigourney
Queen Esther Circle
Methodist Church
Alma H. Holland
Marders
Miss Veda Stryker
Journal
Pownes
Mens Sox
Childrens Hose
Ladies Union
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