Local social and academic notes from Iowa visitations
Mr and Mrs Arthur Clifford of Kansas City visit Schuyler Livingstons while Clifford and Ralph Livingston travel to Iowa City on business. Mrs M D Work in Keota visiting sister Mrs Hinsdale and recovering from illness. David Stapp of Ainsworth and Vivian Bridges of Columbus Junction were in town yesterday. Frank Neal Wheeland of Washington joins Iowa State College graduates with a B S in farm organization and management as more than 550 degrees are awarded. Miss Mary Roberts expects home this week after reader interest surveys in the east with work in Chicago Providence Little Falls Lynchburg Pittsburgh and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Work
Keota
Dr. Hinsdale
David Stapp
Ainsworth
Vivian Bridges
Columbus Junction
Frank Neal Wheeland
Washington
Iowa State College
Ames
Mary Roberts
East
Chicago
Providence
R. I
Little Falls
N. Y
Lynchburg
Ten Years Ago Today Kalona Meet and Heat Wave Fans
Gladys Mace attends the Standard Bearers meeting in Kalona today as local merchants advertise electric fans. Store displays urge shoppers to beat the coming hot weather with affordable prices and a wide assortment.
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Gladys Mace
Kalona
Refrigerator bottles at low price attract buyers
Advert shows bottles priced at 15 cents or 2 for 25 cents with call to visit GEO. L. McDANIEL Drugist. Also notes hogs at 3.75 and a weather forecast predicting fair weather tonight and Thursday with little change.
Local News Highlights and Consumer Ad Notes
Mrs. Alex Miller returns from Chicago while Mrs. J. B. Howell and daughters visit Cedar Rapids. Special on permanents starts today at Pauls Beauty Shop. Joe Russell of St Louis calls on business. Mr and Mrs John Fee and Christine visit Abbia and Kansas City en route home. George Rodman turns 83 and receives congratulations.
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Alex Miller
Chicago
Paul
J. B. Howell
Betty
Mary
Ellen
Cedar Rapids
Joe Russell
St. Louis
John Fee
Christine
Convention briefed by showy Hoover demonstrators at national gathering
Delegates at the Hoover national convention interrupted proceedings for a twenty minute demonstration led by Texas and California banners. Southern delegates who shifted from 1928 gave notable support while Californians sang to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. A platform fight looms tonight with prohibition plank to be discussed at 2 PM.
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Hoover
Snell
Texas
California
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Symbol meanings of hats in Chinese iconography
Among Chinese symbols the hat signifies happiness, Buddhist scepter, immortality, crow, evil, duck, conjugal affection, stork, tortoise or young stag, long life, crane, immortality.
Roman Holiday Defined as Blood and Pleasure
The phrase described as a day of amusement in ancient Rome with gladiatorial contests and bloody games and later used to denote enjoyment or profit at the expense of others.
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Rome
Girard College Bars Ministers From Premises Visitors
In Philadelphia Girard College prohibits all ministers of religion from entering the campus and its grounds enforcing a strict access rule for visitors as well.
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Girard
Aetna Acceptange Company Offers Auto Loans in Chicago
Finance firm advertises automobile loans only with average loan under 200 dollars. Loans secured by first mortgage on car. Promises safe preferred stock with monthly dividends mailed to owner. Frank L. Wilson invites inquiries from office at 105 wed fri sat.
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Aetna Acceptange Company
Chicago
Frank L. Wilson
Will Entertain Y's Men Founder Honored at Luncheon
Paul William Alexander founder of the International Association of Y's Men's Clubs will be honored by the Y's Men and wives at a noon luncheon at the YMCA tomorrow. Alexander and his wife plan a brief stop in Washington en route to Vancouver British Columbia.
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International Association of Y's Men
Paul William Alexander
Toledo
Ohio
Y's
Alexander
Washington
Vancouver
British Columbia
Altho
Y's Men’s Club
Id Shook
Ainsworth
Y. W
Case Field
Sunset Park
Postage Rates Change July 6 Across Mail Classes
Postmaster Harry McCall announced new postage rates effective July 6. First class letters rise to 3 cents per ounce or fraction, while post cards and card rates stay at 1 cent. Airmail increases to 8 cents per ounce for the first, 13 cents for additional. second class newspapers higher, but transient rate unchanged. Star Route mail between Washington and Sigourney awarded to Mirren R. Wood of Blairstown at $1,550 yearly replacing Rock Island trains.
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Harry McCall
Washington
Sigourney
Mirren R. Wood
Blairstown
Rock Island
Ex-Justice Agent Gaston Means Sentenced for Lindbergh Swindle
Gaston B. Means former Department of Justice agent is sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in Washington for swindling Evalyn W. McLean of 104000 dollars in a ransom plot tied to the Lindbergh baby case. He was found guilty by a D C jury.
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Washington
INS
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
Evalyn W. McLean
D. C. Supreme Court
Police chiefs gather in Traverse City for statewide convention
Traverse City hosts Michigan police chiefs for their annual convention on August 29 30 and 31. Local officials welcome attendees and set agenda for statewide law enforcement meetings.
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Traverse City
Mich
Restores Hitler's Shock Troops to Legality in Germany
Berlin June 15 President Von Hindenburg issued a decree restoring Adolf Hitlers shock troops to legality. The force of about 460000 men had been banned as illegal months earlier by former Chancellor Bruening.
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Hitler
Berlin
INS
von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Bruening
Eureka Ladies Aid Sets June Meeting at Mrs George Finch
Mrs George Finch will host the Eureka Ladies Aid for their next meeting in June 229th. Mrs Hubert Essley visits the Ward Essley home. J J Davison delivered a load of corn to Howard Wagner. Children’s day program held at Eureka church Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs C B Davison and Donald and Mr and Mrs C I Wagner visited Sunday afternoon. We hatched 200 Jersey White Giant chicks and did wash and canning on Monday morning.
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Washington R
Eureka Ladies Aid
George Finch
Hubert Essley
Ward Essley
J. J. Davison
Howard Wagner
Eureka
Davison
Donald
C. I. Wagner
Local Residents Move and Visitors Stop Through
Mr and Mrs Owen Cnossen and son Jesse relocate to Auburn Nebraska where Mrs Cnossen’s sister Mrs Yaters resides. Frank Rathmel of Wellman shopped locally yesterday and J Humphrey of Winfield was a business visitor. Miss Mauree Applegate of Janesville Wisconsin, supervising teacher for Rock county, will visit her father Mayor John Applegate and relatives for about two weeks starting Thursday.
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Owen Cnossen
Jesse
Auburn, Nebr
Nettie Statler
Keota
Mauree Applegate
Janesville
Wis
John Applegate
Rock County
Wisconsin
Coach Shultz heads to Missouri and Keokuk
Coach and Mrs Jim Shultz left this morning for Wyaconda Missouri to spend part of the summer. In late summer they will go to Keokuk where he will coach next year.
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Jim Shultz
Wyaconda, Mo
Keokuk
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Grahams Department Stores
Washington, Iowa
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
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Stromberg
Vacameter
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James G. Harbord
Hebner
H. EF
Busby
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Y’s Men
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Means
Michigan
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Washington K
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Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
Radda
Frank Rathmel
Wellman
K. C
J. ¥. Humphrey
Winfield
HW TV
Macon
Ray
Pearl Stephens
Whistler
Sion and Dramatic Art
Madison Street
Chevrolet
Kelly-Springfield
Tucker & Eicher
Diles Furniture
C. H. Leu Co
Muscatine
Westphal
Jewelr
Crescent Inn
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