Society Parties Highlight June Gatherings Across Town
Miss Maude Hett hosts the first of three ladies clubs at her South Second Avenue home with future gatherings planned. Mrs. Ashby hosts the Pythian Circle on South Iowa Avenue. Earle Corbin and family mark their sixth wedding anniversary with a bridge and luncheon at South Fourth Avenue. Mrs. Keeley honors Mr. and Mrs. Keeley on their fourteenth anniversary with a family dinner featuring a bride cake centerpiece. The Social Hour Club meets on North Iowa Avenue with guests from St. Louis, while Hazel Walters celebrates her thirteenth birthday at a country home with a pink and white cake and luncheon hosted by Mrs. Brumback.
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J. A. ¥. Ashby
Pythian Circle
Hoor
South Iowa Avenue
Stierwalt
Dex Moines
Earle Corbin
South 4Th Avenue
T. T. Keeley
W. M. Keeley
Charles Thompson
Iowa Avenue
Missouri
M. W. Thompson
C. A. Pratt
Kellogg
Hazel Walters
West Chester
Hazel
Ruth
Gladys Dayton
Mrs. Brumback
Eliza Swisher
Lucile Dayton
A Shiftless Crew And A Dream Of Home
A laboring man recalls fifteen years of moving for work with his wife. They chase the dream of owning a farm and a stable home but remain renters. He laments lost chances, poverty, social judgment, and the toll on his wife as their children drift from place to place.
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Toilin
Moilin
Minorca Island History and Size Summary
Minorca, an island of Spain, was ceded by Britain to Spain at the Peace of Amiens. It belonged to Great Britain for much of the eighteenth century. As the second largest island in the Balearic group, Minorca spans about 2 square miles and has a population around 400.
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Minorca
Spain
Britain
Amiens
Great Britain
Town Character From Bevery Town Delights Without Paying
A quaint note from Atenison describes a town character in Bevery who is cheerful and helpful when not charged for goods or services, highlighting a lighthearted, humorous portrait of local life.
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Bevery
Lone
Atenison
Evening Service Notice From Boston Church
Church invites at 7pm for an evening service with a call to join. Public notice emphasizes spiritual meeting and community gathering in Boston.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Hampton Man Kron Elected G A R Department Commander
Hampton man Kron won the Department Commander post after a tight race with W W Gist of Cedar Falls, while J W Willets was endorsed as Iowa’s candidate for Commander in Chief. Sue Browning was elected president of the Women’s Relief Corps with Alina Martin and Emma Phillipe named senior and junior vice presidents. Nearly 10 000 spectators watched yesterday’s veterans parade under hot sun with Gov Nate Kendall escorted by Col R P Howell and Troop A. About 2 5900 men rode or walked in the procession.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Miss Sue Browning
Muscatine
Women's Relief Corps
Alina Martin
Nevada
Emma Phillipe
Mason City
Nate Kendall
One
Col
R. P. Howell
Harding to Veto Soldiers Bonus Bill in Senate Form
Washington reports President Harding will veto the soldiers bonus bill if Congress passes it in the form reported by Senate Finance Chairman McCumber. Administration leaders say the bill will not be passed by the Senate, despite prior expectations of a signed measure. Paris reports Marie Bessarabo a poetess and playwright found guilty of premeditated murder of her husband Georges. Her daughter was found not guilty. Mme Bessarabbo sentenced to 20 years hard labor. The motive cited was securing Georges’ commission of Ganofrancs for concessions in Mexico.
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McCumber
Washington
Harding
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Paris
Marie Bessarabo
Georges
Newey
Mme. Bessarabbo
Mexico
Train Hits Auto Killing Two Near Towanda
McNett was killed and Miss Crystal Vernon injured when their car was struck by a train at Towanda. Both residents, the accident occurred near the Chienge & Alten line as reported in local notices.
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Mecomington
McNett
Crystal Vernon
Towanda
A Sign of the Times. Woman is never so happy as when she wants something
A Blighty column note from Lommon observes that a woman’s happiness often hinges on desiring something, reflecting social attitudes about longing and consumer desire in wartime Britain.
Radio Notes on Interference and Radio Vision in Early Air
Interference rules urge shut off transmitters when idle to prevent carrier wave collisions. Articles discuss studio echo, regulatory balance, and the need for laws to protect the ether. Mention of vacuum-tube receivers, 60 cycle power, and improvements to lightship radio and airfield landing signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Heho
Radiophone
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Antenna Theory on Dual Coiled Antennas for Landing Fields
The Bureau of Standards publishes a paper on radiation from a two horizontal coil antenna used in large aircraft fuselages. The system shows the landing direction but not precise distance as the aircraft nears the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
Scientific American
Notice of Will Hearing in Washington County Iowa
In District Court of Washington County Iowa March Term 1922 a document purporting to be the last will of Thomas B Brinton deceased has been filed opened and read and is fixed for hearing proof of ime The hearing date is Monday July 17 1922 Dated June 21 1922 J D Glasgow Clerk District Court 22-29-Jly-6
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State of
Iowa
Washington County
Thomas B. Brinton
J.D. Glasgow
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Methodist Sunday School
Marjorie Schulty
Box Springs
Miller
Island of
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Kron
OWA Cppvy
W. RO
Queen Olives
Lewis Lye
Wiese Iso
Benteco
Jersey
van Camp
Selle
Royal Catsup
Benteco Kash Store
George R. Putnam
Alaska
Behring Sea
Navy
Canton
E. M. Bridges & CO
Palm Beach
Klein Rothing Kompany
Menatt and
Bay Boys
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