Social gatherings test in storm at Avery Iowa
The M. E. Sunday school class met at the A. C. Durst home near Avery amid a storm. Officers elected: president Mrs. Will Jones, vice president Mrs. Blankenhorn, secretary Mrs. Donaldson, assistants Mrs. Knupp and Mrs. Tooman, teacher Mrs. John Spiedel, assistants Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Knapp. Mrs. Kyle resigned as teacher. Isabelle Thompson and Rev. Theodore Bauer married at the bride's Avery home with 25 relatives present. Seventeen more items describe local gatherings, dinners, and club meetings across Avery and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Durst
M. E. Sunday School
Dr. Kyle
Will Jones
Blankenhorn
Donaldson
Knupp
John Spiedel
Barker
Hice
Bambrick
Clara Tooman
Knapp
Tooman
California
Long Beach
Durst
Smith
Telephone diplomacy envisioned by tomorrow's statesman
A Detroit News thought piece notes a statesman predicts future diplomacy will be done largely by telephone, joking that organizing a secret alliance over a party line would be impractical and revealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Henry County Legion Men Guests at City Hall
Fifty four Henry county American Legion members attended a banquet at city hall hosted by Leon Beatty post with local members from Brighton and Kilona. Key speakers included Col. C. J. Wilson from Washington and Dr. J. W. Laird of Mt. Pleasant, district commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Henry County
Leon Beatty
Brighton
Kilona
Legion Auxiliary
C. J. Wilson
Washington
J. W. Laird
Mt. Pleasant
P. L. Etter
Washington County
Frank Lankford
Harold Tolander
Legion
Olds Post
T. R. Phillips
John Rohrer
Horace Allen
Fred Welte Ill in Oklahoma City at National Meet
Fred Welte proprietor of the Col Anso hotel and annex was taken ill in Oklahoma City while attending the National Convention of the Travelers Protective Association. His son Edwin West traveled there and reports the condition serious but not deemed immediately dangerous with paralysis on his right side and speech affected. Washington friends hope for a speedy improvement so he may return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Welt
Colanso Hotel and Annex
Oklahoma City
Travelers Protective Association
Edwin West
West
Iowa
Washington
Country club dinner and Rebekah club meetings reported
Two hundred attended a Wednesday country club dinner with eighteen angel food cakes prepared in club kitchens. Guests included Mrs. Pierre Hough and others from Los Angeles, Bur t Iowa, Des Moines, Winnipeg, Canada, and Shreveport, Louisiana. The Rebekah club met at Mrs. Clvas Rickey’s home with twenty five members and three guests, planning a fall friendship quilt bazaar and welcoming two new members. The afternoon featured music, a piano artist and a trio, with refreshments served by Mrs. Boone and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Bureau Board
Baptist Church
H. J. Montgomery
Carl Anderson of
Wellman
John Applegate
Joe Jones
Walter Brown
M. Maxwell
Everette Stewart
R. J. Catlett
Montgomery
Country Club
Coulter
J. 8. McElhinney
LeRoy Pratt
Pierre Hough
Los Angeles
California
Ramond Temple
Bur
Iowa
John Flemming
Des Moines
Helen Peterson
Christine
Winnipeg
Canada
Constance Cunningham
Shreveport
Louisiana
Rebekah Club
Clvas
Rickey
Sunset Park
Boone
Dorothy Stewart
Will
Picnic and meetings announced for church groups
The Young Peoples Bible class plans a Sunset Park picnic on Friday June 15 to honor Katherine Latta who departs June 19. Bring dishes and silver. if rain the dinner moves to the church. Miss Elsie Bratton hosts the after dinner gathering. Rebekah’s regular meeting is Friday at 8 o’clock and the W R club meets Saturday afternoon.
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Young Peoples Bible Class
The
Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Katherine Latta
Elsie Bratton
Platform Adopts Endorses Coolidge Doctrines for Farmers and Tariffs
The platform endorses federal farm marketing sanitation, export expansion, and economic equality for agriculture. It reaffirms protective tariffs, aims to revise schedules to support American labor, and backs multilateral antiwar treaty efforts while preserving U.S. sovereignty. It addresses labor injunctions, public utilities, national defense, and women’s roles, with a final emphasis on home rule and states rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
America
Republican Congress
National Defense
Navy
Cleveland
Treasury
National Woman's Party
Overseer Appointed for Washington and County
At yesterday's county board meeting Mrs R Miller was appointed overseer of the poor for the town of Washington and also given oversight of Washington own ship, expanding her duties. The piece notes the Kalm hotel in Switzerland as the region's tallest hotel, at the railway terminus in Zermatt, 13 times higher than New York's Woolworth Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
R. Miller
Washington
Europe
Switzerland
Woolworth
New York
Epee Convention Report and Legion Executive Meeting
A report on the epee convention held at Cedar Rapids will be given. The American Legion will hold a called executive meeting at 7 30 Friday evening at the home of Miss Katherine Swift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
American Legion
Katherine Swift
Holdup Near GOP Meeting Draws City’s Underworld Scene
In Kansas City six blocks from the Republican convention hall eight armed men robbed the Home Frush company. Two officers and several bystanders were shot and wounded as the bandits fled after workers hurled tear gas bombs. The exact loot could not be determined due to bank gas exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansas City
Itp
Kansas City
Frush
Convention Hall
Maularky of Keokuk Heads Iowa Shoe Dealers
Des Moines reports A. J. Maularky of Keokuk elected president of the Iowa shoe dealers association during a gathering in Des Moines. The announcement highlights his leadership role within the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. J. Maularky
Keokuk
Iowa Shoe Dealers Association
Association Names Ira Welch Sec-Treasurer
Today at the closing session of the annual meeting officers were elected and Ira Welch of Atlantic was named secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Welch
Atlantic
Al Eldridge to Broadcast Washington Program on June 19
Al Eldridge formerly of Washington and now with Henry Field Seed Company will broadcast a Washington program from Shenandoah Field station on June 19 from 3 to 4 PM. He is making elaborate preparations and many local people may be mentioned. residents are advised to listen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Eldridge
Washingtonian
Henry Field Seed Company
Shenandoah
Washington
Eldridge
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Piiety
Isabelle Thompson
R. A. Thompson
Rev
Theodore Bauer
E. F. Bauer
West Chester
Avery
L B. Frager
New Sharon
John Chainin
J. A. Thompson
Nellie Thompson
Ray Thompson
Harold Thompson
Maxine Thompson
Oskaloosa
Walter Bauer
Willis Phillips
Albia
Albia High School
Iowa Wesleyan College
Avery and
Ollie Methodist
Bauer
Chicago Theological Seminary
Myrtle Boice
Lois Brown
Iowa Avenue
Sevilla Boice
Lillian Brown
L. D. Holland
St. Louis
M's. KE. S. Sillers
Carl Hancher
FE. O. W. Club
Mary Dawson
Raymond Temple
Burt
Temple
Ed Grayson
Joe Maxwell
Ainsworth
Clayton Eden
Arthur Krause
Roger Colthurst
Dr. Temple
Elliot Grayson
Martha Wood
Frank Wood
RAYON
Stepins
Children’s Bloomers
Phoenix
Cgoldette
Zoe
Louise Alcott
Louise Alcott Mmake
E. M. Bridges & Co
Art Gifts and Millinery
South Side
City Hall
Fred Welte
Rebekah
W. R
Coolidge
Mexico
Nicaragua
China
League of Nations
League
Holdup
Henry Swift Ives
Casualty Information Clearing House
Henry Swift
Ives
Aladdin
Iowa Southern
Utilities Company Utility Service
Ises
Baby
Jimmy
Alonté
Iowa’ Druggists Association
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