Correspondents Dispatch Local News From Crawfordsville
Rev. FE H Thompson left yesterday morning for a brief Yarmouth visit then on to Monmouth Ohio. Mrs James McFadden of Washington spent yesterday with Dr Lease. Mr and Mrs T J Nicholson visited Burlington yesterday.
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Crawfordsville
FE. H. Thompson
Yarmouth
Monmouth
Kenton
Ohio
James McFadden
Washington
Dr. Lease
T. J. Nicholson
Burlington
Grand family birthdays and picnics mark Richmond gatherings
A June 6 surprise birthday for Grandma Shalla drew seven children, thirty grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and numerous friends to a picnic by the timber, with Richmond band performances and a group photo session. Separate events featured Holy Trinity choir girls’ picnic for Rev. Fr. Falke and other local social gatherings with visits, birthdays, and community hospitality.
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Holy Trinity Church
Falke
Richmond
Fr. Falke
Ft. Madison
Grandma Yansky
Riverside
Shaila Ward
Chas. Saur
Everly
Iowa
Minnesota
Adolph Votruba
Local notes from Haskins and area on June events
June 10 item lists people visiting and traveling families in Haskins. Myral McCreedy left Fairfield to work indefinitely for a contractor. Jeanette Noel from Iowa City stayed with Mrs. Busby's family. Garlands from LaVille visited Rev. Bowers and kin near Keota. Mrs. Roberts away attending ill son-in-law in Elgin, Wisconsin. L. L. Twinum moved to Wisconsin with a wagon of goods. Emlongs from Holton visiting Leffler family. Children's day program planned for June 13. C W society met at Godlove home. Hal Edwards family visited Zene Edwards. Binneys traveled to Gladwin to see relatives Embree. Swails family with parents in country. Bertha Welliver visiting Lola Welliver. Born to Manford and wife Rabenold a daughter Martha Juanita. mother Hiendel visiting Columbus Jet relatives. Roy Busby renting rooms in Wash.
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C. W. Society
Godlove
Hal Edwards
Zene Edwards
Clara
Homer Binney
Gladwin
Lew Embree
Glen Swails
Bertha Welliver
Ainsworth
Lola Welliver
Manford Rabenold
Martha Juanita
Rabenold
Hiendel
Columbus Jet
Roy Busby
Wash
Local Notices and Visits From Osage to Centerville
Ainsworth June 10. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Carden and son visit Mrs. Carden’s mother Mrs. Alex Clegg in Osage. Queen Esther girls of the M E church give a program with songs readings and pantomimes then cake and ice cream served. L J Trotter returns from Letts. Several ladies visit Wapello W R C. Mrs C K Gray and children visit Centerville. Bryan Miller leaves for Chicago after two weeks at home. Mrs D P Vanhorn dies at her country home on the county line after two weeks illness. Funeral at home Friday June 11 at 2 p m.
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Ainsworth
Jean Carden
Osage
Iowa
W. H. Ross
Letts
Dr. Watson
Malinda Vanhorn
R. C. Kiernan
Maxine
Viola McConnell
Mae Spessard
Wapello
C. K. Gray
Centerville
Bryan Miller
Chicago
D. P. Vanhorn
Iowas First Senators Deadlock and Election
A 19th century Iowa history notes the two year struggle to elect Iowa’s first U S senators. In December 1846 neither party could secure votes, Democrats adjourned, the session split. January 1848 favored Democrats as Whig opposition blocked joint conventions. December 1848 a Democratic General Assembly elected Augustus Caesar Dodge and George Wallace Jones, ending two years without representation.
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United States
Iowa
Dan Fork
State Historical Society
General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
Augustus Caesar Dodge
George Wallace Jones
County Churches Prairie Flower Sunday Services Plan
Regular preaching at Prairie Flower next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Bible school, 11 a.m. morning worship and sermon, 7 p.m. B Y P U and 8 p.m. Praise service and sermon led by Pastor A Enderson. Children's Day at Lexington Sunday morning at 4 30. no evening services there due to combined observance with Pilotburg with a food program. Regular Zion Center services at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, 11 a.m. preaching. H C Milliece 9912
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Prairie Flower
A. Enderson
Lexington
Piloteburg
Zion Center
H. C. Milliece
Sunday School and Epworth League Notice
Sunday School at 10 a m with baptism of children. Children to be baptized invited. Epworth League at 7 p m with program and installation of officers. Everyone invited. A W McBlain pastor S A Stephens Sunday school superintendent
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A. W. McBlain
S. A. Stephens
Amusements Lytell Due Soon In Famous Play
Bert Lytell stars in Metro's screen version of Alias Jimmy Valentine to be shown at the Fox Theatre. The underworld melodrama, based on Paul Armstrong's play, follows Lytell's acclaimed stage portrayal of the jailbird hero. Finis Fox wrote the scenario with Sol Polito handling photography and Sidney Ullman directing art interiors. Maxwell Karger supervised the production.
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Jimmy Valentine
Underworld
Paul Armstrong
Bert Lytell
Fox Theatre
Metro
Paul Armatrong
New York
H. B. Warner
Modiste
Lombardi, Ltd
Charley Bleele
Sir Gilbert Parker
America
Sol Polito
Sidney Ullman
Maxwell Karger
Riverside Dedicate New Pipe Organ At St Mary's Church
Tuesday evening the new pipe organ installed in St Marys church was dedicated by Very Rev A J Schulte of Iowa City. A program by Rev Alphons Dress of Dubuque and a college male quartet followed with a large Riverside crowd. Services closed with Te Deum by St Marys Choir and College Quartette.
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Schubert
Bricks of Sodom and Gomorrah Linked to Dead Sea Shales
A fragmentary report links bricks found in Nineveh and Babylon to dried petroleum and a sulfur impregnated shale from the Dead Sea valley. It suggests these oil bearing shales supplied brimstone for the fabled destruction.
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Sodom
Gomorrah
Nineveh
Babylon
Valley of the Dead Sea
Sodom and
Nobody Wants to Hear of Your Hard Luck and Success
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript notes bluntly that audiences tire of stories of failed fortune and even less envy success, implying public appetite for modest, balanced reporting over boastful narratives.
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Boston Transcript
Advertising and church notices in Toledo session
The Rev Horace J Westwood of Toledo discussed advertising appeal in daily papers to gather crowds for church service. The women's department planned its first business session this evening, aiming to boost results through better advertising and outreach.
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Horace Jwestwood
Toledo
Woman's Department
Newspaper Best Advertising Medium
In Indianapolis on June 10 the daily newspaper was praised as the best advertising medium in several meetings of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. Retailer and church advertising groups supported newspapers, while posters direct mail and hand bills were preferred in other sections for timely store promotion.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Advertising Clubs of
Frank A. Black
Boston
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