Dorothy Darnel Elected Head of County 4-H Girls Rally Day
Dorothy Darnel was elected president of the County 4-H Girls at a Rally Day program held at the high school in Washington County. Other new officers named were Jeanette Picken, Milred Meyer, and Beulah Stewart. By 10 am 106 of 145 club girls had registered with 12 of 13 clubs represented and 53 girls in uniform. Seventeen leaders attended. The event featured music, song festivals, perfect papers in a 4-H writing contest, a 224-person dinner, and reports from club officers.
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Washington County
Dorothy Darnel
Jeanette Picken
Mildred Meyer
Beulah Stewart
Crawfordsville Club
Jacksonites
Northern Star Club
Fairview Farmerettes
Ames
Alice Dunbar
Brighton
Dorothy Daniel
New 4-H
Eldiene Sojka
Dorothea Beer
Willing Workers
E. M .Yandy
Marjorie Walker
Northern Stars
Miss Paul
Cedar Chains
Beulah Freel
Emily McClean
Good Luck Club
Henry Stacy
Evelyn Marek
Bonnie West
Jolly Jokers
Jean Sigatoose
Ellen Rowe
Maplecrest Club
John Fladung
Maplecrest
Doothy Fladuneg
Mildred Meyer Jacksonite
Miss Combes
New Crawfordsville Club
Pleasant Hill Billies
Golia Miller
Joe Knotek
J. W. Chandler
Real Relief From Sour Gas Pains
Fond du Lac resident Fred C. Freiberg reports Williams Formula eases sour gas pains and allows him to enjoy foods again. The remedy, a herbal tonic, is advertised as aiding digestion, relieving constipation, and acting as a mild diuretic, with a bottle costing $1.50 and sold at Phillips & Hebner Drug Store.
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Fred C. Freiberg
Fond du Lac
Wis
Williams
Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Former Pastor Broadcast Ends Quietly in Shenandoah
Rev. W G Robertson former United Presbyterian pastor of Atlantic Iowa recently broadcast from a Shenandoah station and received forty letters from friends upon his first program He had previously led the Crawfordsville church and later served as school superintendent He attended the church general assembly in Philadelphia and visited sisters in the east Other local mentions include funeral attendance for J W Nevergall and Lorene Taylors trip to Burlington for the U P Co U of Keokuk Presbytery convention.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
W.G. Robertson
United Presbyterian Church
Atlantic
Iowa
Shenandoah
U. P. Church
General Assembly of the Church
Philadelphia
S. W. Huston
Mt. Pleasant
Marshall Huston
Marcia
Iowa City
Clarence Hering
J. W. Nevergall
Washington
Nebergall
Hering
Lorene Taylor
Burlington
Keokuk Presbytery
4-H Club Honors Honorary Members In County Meeting
County 4-H officers were installed after a delegate voting system was explained by Miss Combs. Rev. Carl W. Klein spoke on Patriotism in Democracy as leaders were introduced and two honorary members, Isabelle Combs and Mrs. Orville Elder, received a four-leaf clover wreath and corsages.
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Miss Combs
Carl W. Klein
Isabelle Combs
Orville Elder
Fairview Farmerettes
J. W. Chandler
Ohe
Elder
Maurits Daniel
John Cherry
Y M C A Week Notes On Swim Program And Activities
Weekly YMCA notes describe pool use by vacation Bible schools and several churches values. Drs. Kyle and Masson checked children for Red Cross fitness while tests in a new aquatic program began with field agent John Coulter and Howard Little supervising twenty boys. The health o swim nose clip arrived for sinus sufferers and three local doctors approved it in principle. Harry Anderson passed the beginners swimmers test and joined that class. The Thatanx fraternity met Friday evening.
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Kyle
Masson
Red Cross
Presbyterian
Baptist
United Presbyterian
Methodist
John Coulter
Howard Little
Leigh Soule
Pella
Bride Elect Showered in Crawfordsville for Lorene Taylor
The U P C U of the U P church held a miscellaneous shower for Lorene Taylor in Crawfordsville. Twelve attended at the church. Lorene received many gifts as games and light refreshments were enjoyed. The text also notes a Study Club meeting at the county home of Mrs Mary Jones and Mrs Elsie Belle Jones with several neighbors and guests in attendance.
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Crawfordsville
U. P
Lorene Taylor
Study Club
Mary Jones
Elsie Belle Jones
Fred Auwy
Price Davis
Minnie Sprague
Omaha, Nebr
One Act Play Delights With Club Theme Skits
Mediapolis resident Walden Smith and Neola’s Mrs. Dennis Jones chaired a surprise program featuring a one act play The Club Gollec t performed by Henrietta Howell Elsie Belle Jones and Donia Cherryholmes. The program showcased a club year with Marjorie Cherryholmes as the beginning and included songs Blue Eyed Sally Dinah The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi When You and I Were Young Maggie and a closing scene with an elderly couple. Music was by Myrtle Brown Doris Cherryholmes Alma Conrad and Mary Lillian.
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Dinah
Mary Lillian Moorhead
Sigma Chi
Henrietta Howell
Elsie Belle Jones
Maggere
Mary Jones
Myrtle Brown
Doris Cherryholmes
Alma Conrad
Mary Lillian
Major League Standings and Results Across American and National Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with a .795 mark and Cleveland close behind. Results include Boston beating St. Louis twice and New York at Chicago with rain. National League lists Cincinnati and Brooklyn atop the table with Friday results New York over Chicago and Brooklyn over St. Louis. 4-H club notes report eight girls meeting at Betty Schlatter’s home to study nutrition and posture demonstrations.
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Pet
New York
Beaton
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Igs
Washington
St. Kevla
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
National League
Cincianati
Torapestea
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Crigaro
Boson
Cincinnati
U P Ladies Aid Presents China Mission Talk Friday
The United Presbyterian Ladies Aid met with forty members, led devotions by Estella Donaldson, and heard Velma Booth speak about her China mission work in colorful dress. Jean Acheson shared experiences from New England travels and Bradford school. A reunion and refreshments followed a day of church fellowship.
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United Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Neill Trotman
Estella Donaldson
George Rudiger
R. J. Patterson
R. §. Warfel
Jeanne Ellen Rudiger
Sara Lu Miller
Esther Stewart
Patty Patterson
China
Jennie Acheson
New England States
Bradford Girls’ School
Bradford
Mass
Haskins Family News From Davenport Visit
Mrs Clara Godlove Haskins with June and Vivian Booth traveled to Davenport Saturday and stayed until Tuesday. Her sister Mrs Elmer Thoeming helped put up strawberries. Families including the Nicholsons from Muscatine and Ottumwa called or visited for a potluck dinner and ice cream.
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Alex MccCreedy
L. M. Boughtin
Ottumwa
Jennie Brower
George Lord
Glenn Lord
Ainsworth
Marion Mundt
Baby
Washington
Clara Godlove
West Chester Pythian Sisters Plan Past Chiefs Night
West Chester Pythian Sisters announce a past chiefs night Tuesday with discussions on a memorial service. Refreshments to be served and all members urged to attend by order of M. E. C. Strawberries and homemade ice cream to be served at Haskins church Wednesday evening June 14. Prices 15 cents.
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West Chester Pythian Sisters
M. E. C. Oes
Haskins Church
Potluck at Geo Zeck Home Highlights Local News
A Salem potluck gathering at George Zeck's Friday night featured young couples and seven children, with neighbors visiting from Kalona Cedar Rapids and Washington. Community events include a Shalla family drive, a Rebekah convention, and plans for Salem school reunion and local outings.
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Dewey Weeks
Salem
George Zeck
Harold Ahrens
Clarence Goi
Harold Fulton
E. R. Cartwright
Cedar Rapids
John Shalla, Jr
Rebekah
Wellman
Mary Sojka
Blanche Shalla
Barbara Miller
Alva Miller
Freda
Glens Miller
Kalona
Gordon Miller
George Shalla
May Carlson
Jatoee F. Shalla
James Shalla
Rock Garden
Ase
John Shalla
Emma Bopp
Ed Cosner
Nancy Kay
Washington
Milford Shettler
Henry Roster
Darlene Shalla
Cedar Repords
June Knotek
Columbia Missouri
Salem School
Joe Te Bockhorst
Downs
Wecoming
Blanche Shala
Shell Shalla
Charles Shalla
Jake Shalla
Pras McFarlane
Muscatine
Ferry Marstos
Almsworth
Wayne Marston
Wolfe
Annabelle
Charles Wolfe
Zeck
Howard Wolfe
Aach
Decatur
Lil
Ed Berasex
Ea Prebyl
J. G. Spevacek
Mavis
Josephine Leber
Chicago
E. K Cartwright
V. J. Spevacek
John Shellar
Philadelphia heroine Lyddia Darrah helps thwart British attack
Lyddia Darrah, a Revolutionary War figure in Philadelphia in 1777, overheard British officers lodging at her home plotting a surprise on Washington's army. She feigned a flour trip, warning General Washington, aiding a failed British expedition.
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Lyddia Darrah
Philadelphia
Washington
Open House to the World at Mt Melleray Monastery
Trappist monks of Mt Mel leray in Ireland keep open house to the world inviting men of any faith to stay free of charge. It is the only monastery in Ireland offering shelter to women as well.
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Mt. Melleray
Ireland
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