Methodists Name New U. S. Officers
Officers and superintendents of Methodist Sunday school named for the new year. Key posts include Superintendent Jesse Busby, first assistant Hanpison Dodder, and George F. Pauls as third assistant superintendent. Mrs. George Brinton leads senior and intermediate departments with Lilian Mintek and Stella Palmer in key roles.
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Methodist Sunday School
Jesse Busby
Hanpison Dodder
George F. Pauls
George Brinton
Lillian Mintek
Mise Stella Palmer
Chas, Davis
Gladys Schulty
Widening North Iowa Avenue Plan Moves Ahead
The city readies an extensive upgrade to North Iowa Avenue beside the Schulty garage. Work includes sewer drops, widening the street, paving later, and straightening the northbound route. Glen Mace comments on reduced terrace space, with the loss of two shade trees deemed necessary for city progress.
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Iowa Avenue
Schulty
Strategy Board Welcomes John McCaid As Member
A lively morning session in front of Hebner's shop features Joe Purvis Henry Parkinson Charley Hebner Lisle McGugin present with Matt Yockey presiding. John McCaid is welcomed as a member in good standing while debate on the Ku Klux Klan ends without a clear decision.
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Strategy Board
John McCaid
Hebner
Joe Purvis
Henry Parkinson
Charley Hebner
Lisle McGugin
Matt Yockey
Ku Klux Klan
Scouts Locate at Iowa City Camp
J D Glasgow of the Rotary club boys work committee led fourteen Boy Scouts to Iowa City yesterday. Rain stopped well north of town and roads were fine toward the camp thirteen miles north. A university doctor examined the boys for infectious diseases. all passed and headed to the camp. Iowa City organizers impressed Glasgow as capable hosts for the Washington boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Glasgow
Boys’ Work Committee
Rotary Club
Iowa City
Iowna City
Mr. Glasgow
Washington
Shrine Conclave in Washington D C Impresses Attendee
J B Lemmon recalls the Shrine Conclave in Washington D C with about 150000 Shriners in the parade. He notes the US president attended and the midnight capitodomé moment when all heads were uncovered and the Marine Band played America. The event left a lasting, uplifting impression.
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J. B. Lemmon
Washington, D. C
United States
Marine Band
America
Reckless Driving Costs Kelly $44
William Kelly of near Iowa City faced a police court session after a Sunday night incident on the square. He paid $44.15 in costs and was fined $235 for speeding and disobeying traffic signals, with a pending charge of driving while intoxicated and a $300 recognizance bond posted by his father Tim Kelly.
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William Kelly
Iowa City
A. N. Alberson
Kelly
Johnson County
Oscar Haney
Haney
Washington
Squire PD
Cy-Kyle
Alberson
Justice Kyle
Tim Kelly
Justice Court
Kell Took the Grange Seal to Kansas
George H Kell traveled to Kansas after noon yesterday following a tip from Dr E T Wickham about finding the Camp Ground Grange seal buried at the roots of a dead pear tree near Winfield Kansas The doctor notes several Oregon township Grange bodies merged and Kell named secretary before disbanding and relocating to Kansas It is assumed Kell carried the seal and may have disposed of it in a junk pile near the pear orchard Also mention that Mr and Mrs Henry Dupuis of Keota visited the town yesterday.
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E. T. Wickham
Tide Office
Winfield
Kansas
Grange
Routine Council Session Yields Little Action
City council spent the regular session yesterday handling bills and claims. Kneineer Mullergren of Kansas City, hired to address the water and light plant issue, is actively working on the proposal but has not yet reported findings.
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Kneineer Mullergren
Kansas City
Rain Dampens Corn Field Work In Area
Yesterday morning’s rain hindered field tasks on local corn crops. Farmers call for a stretch of dry weather to resume planting and cultivation.
Colored People Hold Big State Gathering in Des Moines
The Des Moines convention brought together 300 delegates from district conferences along with the Mite Missionary Society Christian Endeavor and Sunday school groups. N. L. Black was elected secretary and lay delegate while Rev W H Griffin hosted. Delegates from Washington reported strong recognition as speakers from Rev T B Stovall Rev H Boyd and Rev J J Evans addressed the gathering at St Paul A M E Church.
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Eoltgs
Des Moines
Mle Missionary Society
Christian Madeavor Society
St. Paul A
Washington
C¢. P. Jones
Florence Hall
Dola Hella Bingmann
S. J. Mplack
N. L
District Christian Endeavor Society
Iola Belle Black
W. H. Griffin
T. B. Stovall
St. Paul, Minn
H. ©. Boyd
Sioux City
J. J. Evans
Minneapolis
N. L. Black
Reisters Travel Network Spreads Eggs Across Many Towns
The Reisters maintain a large egg hauling itinerary likened to a Methodist preacher’s circuit. They call on towns including Ainsworth Haskins Gladwin Wy man Cone Lone Tree Columbus Junction and River Junction Kalona Wellman Nira Kinross Keota and others with seven trucks making rounds weekly. They ship about two and a half carloads daily, about one carload weekly to Chicago and three carloads to New York. They also handle chickens seasonally by combining with neighboring towns, shipping around a load per week.
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Reisters
Peter Cartwright
Ainsworth
Haskins
Gladwin
Wyman
Cone
Lone Tree
Columbus Junction
River Junction
Kalona
Wellman
Nira
Kinross
Keota
West Chester
Harper
Tatleyrand
Wellston
Titus
Dublin
Rubio
Richland
Coppock
Wayland
Noble
Olds
Crawfordsville
Havre
Cotter
Chicago
New York
Going Home Today After Six Weeks Stay
Clayton Clapper wife and baby depart for Litchfield Minnesota this afternoon. They lived there where he headed the manual training department at the high school. The family travels 70 miles from Minneapolis through Rochester en route to join Mrs Clapper who had an operation and is ready to go home.
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Clayton Clapper
Litchfield
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Rochester
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
We thank friends for kindness shown during our bereavement and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. Gust Anderson and Sons.
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Mrs
Gust Anderson
Lions Club Initiates Three New Members With Ragging
The Lions Club added Everette Griffith Walter Con ner and Dallas Zimmermen in a playful initiation that saw them mounted on chairs and subjected to rough banter while awaiting the oath document. The secretary delayed with the oath and a bank check issue, prompting laughs as the ceremony paused. Debates about President Reade McCrory’s convention expenses followed, with a light suggestion to cover meals, and the group approved paying the president but not his family. Additional notes included officer re‑election and a wardrobe question for George McDaniels at Cone Lake, with no firm decision.
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Reade McCrory
Mac
George McDaniels
Lions
Cone Lake
Davenport Ad Men Here This Evening
A Davenport advertising delegation will meet with the local advertising club this evening at the fort nightly dinner and program. Included are Victor Martin, president of the Davenport Ad Club and newly elected vice president of the Iowa Nebraska district, to discuss plans for the September district convention in Davenport.
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Davenport
Washington
Victor Martin
Ad Club
Iowa Nebraska
Correction clears error on Wellman mail carrier
The Journal corrects yesterday's item about Mr. Weidlein of Wellman being in the mail service noting he is in the county’s local service. Louis Wahl, among the county’s oldest canters, traveled from Wellman to attend Mrs. Noah L. Hancock’s funeral on Sunday.
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Journal
Weidlein
Wellman
Louis Wahl
Iso
Noah L. Hancock
Vacation Trip Of Mr and Mrs Herman Pauls Family
Mr and Mrs Herman Pauls and their son Leslie are on a vacation driving trip to visit relatives. They planned to pass through Nebraska and northwestern Iowa into South Dakota and return via Minnesota. They expect to be home on July 1.
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Herman Pauls
Leslie
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Esther Brindley Hosts Dinner Party Discrepancy
A Journal notice misstates Esther Brindley dinner party date, claiming Sunday attendance while others recall the event occurring on Saturday highlighting a dating error in local society reporting.
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Esther Brindley
Funeral for Mrs. Edgar Layton Pending Time
The funeral for Mrs. Edgar Layton remains unplanned awaiting word from distant relatives. The Journal will publish the time as soon as it is set.
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Edgar Layton
Buys Out His Partner In Exide Battery Business
Albert Franzen has bought out partner Ralph C. Jones in the Exide battery business. The operation is located in the Neiswanger building on South Iowa Avenue.
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Albert Franzen
Ralph C. Jones
Exide
Neiswanger Building
Iowa Avenue
Local notes include visits and moves of residents
Mrs. M Ciiie and daughter Jeanette visit relatives in Olds. Gerline Woods and Isabell Davis of Ainsworth spend the day with Mrs Ed Grayson. Deputy postmaster W G Stewart has his house repainted. Miss Genevra McCaw leaves for Berkeley after visiting John Lytle home. Dr H F Masson sells lot on South Marion to Miss Della Patton for 2000. Mrs C H Stephens and daughter Mrs E J Whistler return to Omaha after visiting Miss Ida Cavendar. The Morison family returns from Nebraska trip with talk of hard bonds. Grace Schilling visits Burlington and plans to visit Mrs Cowger in Connellsville. }
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South Marion
Della Patton
Stray Bits of Wisdom and a Chinese Greverb
A fragment offering a paradoxical proverb about footprints in snow and a curious term Chinese greverb. The line hints at stealth or invisibility through a metaphorical guide, but lacks broader context or a clear event.
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France
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Gerline Woods
Isabell Davis
Ed. Grayson
W. G. Stewart
W. H. Sechulty
Grace Schilling
Burlington
James Cowger
E. D. Morison
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Genevra McCaw
John Lytle
Berkley
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