Community honors Col Brookhart with informal reception
Washington County residents held a casual gathering to honor Col S W Brookhart after his June 5 nomination for U S senator. Speakers praised his service, with telegrams from Clifford Thorne and remarks by H M McCleery and W Sutherland. Brookhart stressed a message of no pledges and a focus on the people of Iowa.
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Washington
Col. S. W. Brookhart
United States
Colonel Brookhart
Klein
Cr. W. Klein
Washington County
Clifford Thorne
McCleery
Thorne
Des Moines
William Sutherland
Farmers’ Union
Mr. Sutherland
Senate
Brookhart
Iowa
Sutherland
Chats With Your Gas Man Exhibition Teases Modern Labor Saving Devices
The Department of Agriculture will showcase household appliances from the wash tub to cast iron stoves and wick lamps. A separate exhibit highlights fuel efficient modern labor saving devices including gas ranges and automatic water heaters described as invisible fuel powering the home.
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Department of Agriculture
Anita Iowa man buys Glenn Chambers store at auction
Frank Carter Jr of Anita Iowa purchased the Glenn Chambers clothing store for 9026 dollars including business stock and a lease through 1925. Auctioneer Charles Brown oversaw a sale that began at 5000 and quickly reached the final bid with district court approval expected next Saturday.
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Chambers
Frank Carter
Anita
Iowa
Frank Carter, Jr
Anita Iowa
Glenn Chambers
Mr. Carter
Clerks to Battle Bankers in Thursday Park Game
Clerks in Washington form a baseball team and meet the bankers Thursday at Denison wall park at six in a game billed as a local showdown. Battery Barrett Lemley for the clerks, Holland Tolander for the bankers, with several other players named. Admission free. both sides promise a lively contest after a solid practice by the clerks.
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Washington
Denison Wall Park
Barrett
Lemley
Knauss
Paul
Ira Ones
Ralph Jones
McKay
Waymack
Crone
Holland
Tolander
Maltese Cat Adopts Skunk and Coons in Quirky Farm Tale
A five miles southeast town area reports a Maltese cat owned by Al Bales accepting three own kittens, three adopted skunk kits, and plans to add young coons. The brood coexists peacefully, with no odor or conflict so far, as the watcher’s interest grows in future additions.
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al Bales
Sockum Ridge
Gilbert
Billy Bales
Twelve Year Old Girl Dies of Tuberculosis
Helen Estelline Morrow aged twelve died at six this morning at her father L O Morrow's home in Washington township one and a half miles north of town after months of illness from tuberculosis Her mother died two years ago Funeral services will be at Jones & McElhinney chapel Friday at two conducted by Rev A R Oates Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery
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Helen Estelline Morrow
L. O. Morrow
Washington Township
Jones & McElhinney Chapel
A. R. Oates
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Chicago to Surpass Paris as Population Grows
Chicago will exceed Paris in population by March 1924, claims city librarian Frederick Rex after a study of annual growth. Paris stands at about 2.9 million and grows around 18,560 yearly. Chicago is expected to reach 3,000,000 by September 1925.
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Chicago
Paris
Frederick Rex
Rex
Drowning at South English Delays Lungmotor Response
Late yesterday a Jones and McElhinney lungmotor was dispatched to South English in Keokuk county after nine year old Stanley Shafer drowned in a pond. The delay meant the boy could not be revived. Stanley was the son of Earl Shafer who lives two miles southeast of South English.
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Jones & McElhinney
South English
Keokuk
Stanley Shafer
Earl Shafer
Jackson Declines State Horseshoe Tourney Entry
World champion Frank Jackson will not compete in the Iowa state tournament at the state fair on August 28 and 29 leaving a clear field for local entrants. A special match between Jackson and the tournament winner will follow with a $50 purse and a trophy. Entries are open to any Iowa resident. no county contests.
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Des Moines
Frank Jackson
Iowa
Jackson
Fair Board
A. R. Corey
State Fair
Costello Again Lodged In Jail Here
James Costello was arrested today by City Marshal Ben Weldner at the Rock Island tee house. He had carried a cargo of bag rum and is now jailed in the renovated city jail. He is the same man linked to rigid questioning over the death of a man known as Shorty found dead west of town after a night of drinking denatured alcohol. Since, he worked for J W Peed and Sons on a road grading contract west of town but was dismissed for his disposition to imbibe.
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James Costello
Ben Weldner
Rock Island Tee House
Eolity
Costello
Shorty
J. W. Peed & Sons
President Harding Invited to Visit Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines editors say President Harding has been invited to visit Des Moines during a western trip by Senator Rawson and Senator Cummins. The invitation follows through the Greater Des Moines committees and aims for a stop at Des Moines during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment.
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Des Moines
Harding
Rawson and Cummins
Inheritance Tax Collections Grow in Iowa State
Des Moines reports a $63 412 rise in inheritance tax receipts for January through May 1922 compared with 1921. State Treasurer W J Burbank cites speedy current case collections and clearing old ones after a department reorganization as the cause. The note explains collateral and direct inheritance tax rates and mentions unrelated sound guidance.
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Des Moines
W. J. Burbank
Unclear Fragment Reflects Echoes of Reverence
Fragmentary line lingers on praise and honor to the dome, with repetition and a religious tone, mentioning a deified place and ritual language. The text preserves a devotional cadence though its context is missing.
Community Club and Society Meetings Schedule
Several clubs announce meetings this week. Navajo club gathers Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. K J Patterson. Ladies Aid with Mrs Arthur Romine and Mrs Everett Green Friday afternoon. Wellston Social with Mrs Clement Griffith Thursday. D A sewing circle with Mrs S J Boyd Thursday. Women's club with Mrs Grant Humeston Thursday. Hoyay Campfire Girls at 1:45 Thursday at Carolyn McCleery’s then Livingstons’ country home. Rebekah club Thursday 2:30 at Odd Fellows hall and Friday evening meeting. Moose dance Thursday with invitations. Pythian Sisters Knights social at Castle Hall Thursday. Presbyterian Women’s Missionary society picnic Friday at Sunset Park at 3:36 with potluck.
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Navajo Club
K. J. Patterson
Ladies Aid Society
Arthur Romine
Everett Green
Romine
Hoyay
Mabel Livingston
Carolyn McCleery
Livingstons
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Legion Auxiliary Strongest in Iowa
Iowa remains the leading state for American Legion auxiliary units with 18,377 members as of May 31, far ahead of Illinois 8,569 and Ohio 7,701. State officers report district organization and convention planning across congressional districts.
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Iowa
American Legion
Illinois
Ohio
Ottumwa Renewed Push for Shrine Temple in Iowa
Ottumwa and several other cities seek Shriners temple charters as nine petitions face the imperial committee in San Francisco. Iowa hopes include Council Bluffs Ft Dodge and Ottumwa with three Iowa bids among nine this year. Nora Mott travels to Buxton for district AMKY church convention.
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Ottumwa
Iowa Shriners
National Committee
San Francisco
The
Shriners
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Ft. Dodge
Nora Mott
Buxton
A. M. KY
How Soldiers Met Death
In World War I reports British and French soldiers showed stoic or emotional responses while Americans were noted to die with a laugh or a joke on their lips. The observation contrasts cultural reactions to death on the battlefield.
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Evening Journal
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