Club women host charity and society gatherings in town
Various local groups held meetings and events this week. Mrs. T Keeley entertained guests at a dinner honoring visitors from Fairfield Iowa and Sandwich Illinois. The Home Missionary society met at Mrs Brinton's home with devotions prayers music and officer elections. A waffle supper at Myrtle Boice's hosted Bara Grimes before her wedding. Daughters of the Union Veterans and Young Woman's Home Missionary society posted reports and elected officers. Several other clubs announced future meetings and public notices including a picnic at Sunset Park and a large church social schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
GW. Brinton
W. W. Bowers
Paul
Timothy
RR. E. Brown
Mary Eyestoune
Dorthy
Alice May Rankin
Brinton
A. Hedges
J. H. Warren
J. H. Genkinger
J. C. Sexton
Priscilla Junkin
H. M. Shaver
J. P. Thomas
J. A. Harwood
Myrtle Boice
Thor Home
South Marion Avenue
Bara Grimes
Richard MecCleery
Guette
Wich
Miss Grimes
Mildred Ott
Ogkaloosa
Isabelle Weber
Clarion
Iowa
Daughters of the Union Veterans
J. C. Boice
Newton
James Brooks
Grace Shaw
Lloyd Swift
Gertrude Beatty
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
John Maney
East Washington Street
Speidel
Alice Rownd
Edna Flynn
C W. Davis
H. M. Dodder
India
Ss. W. Brookhare
A. Holland
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Keights
Pythias
Pythian
Sunset Park
Community Announcements From Local Churches and Clubs
Various society notices list meetings and events across Bethel area churches clubs and groups. Dates June 28 29 and July 1 are shown for Women Missionary Priscilla and Knights of Columbus activities with prayers refreshment and donations for flood relief and clothing drives. Memorial services and a poetry recital are noted at local churches. Potential attendees urged to join and bring items where requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. OR
G. A. R. Hall
Viense
Funeral Rites Held for James J Johnston in Columbus Junction
Funeral services were conducted at the Johnston home for James J Johnston who died Friday night at age 189. The Rev W K Ruston and Rev J Dr O'Dell led the rites with congregational music by local singers. Burial followed at Oakland cemetery with several out of town relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Juhe
James J. Johnston
W. K. Ruston
Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
John Slayton
Glen Johnston
St. Charles
Garry Stapp
Joe Schoch
Albia
M. F. Patton
Ella Eaks
Burr Oak
Kansas
Columbus City
Ladies Aid Society
Cotter Church
Ira Foster
Dodge
Ila Edwards
Muscatine
Louisa
Cedar Counties
Weed Park
Wilton
Florence Gettert
Jacob Gettert
Arthur H. McCullough
Conesville
Plea for Easy Sundays to Save Mothers Health
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley urges making Sundays a non feast day to rest mothers from constant kitchen labor. He argues cold meals can suit families and that short vacations for mothers, with co op child care swaps, would refresh health and temper, benefiting spouses and children alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvey W. Wiley
Good Housekeeping
Iys
Wiley
Rats Help Determine Vitamin Value in Foods Experiment
At Iowa State College 140 rats are fed varied diets to test vitamin roles and dietary needs. Miss Margaret House leads the study, noting deaths without essential vitamins and showing a carrot ripening and tomato age experiment to gauge vitamin content and taste effects on humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Tumans
Schodal
He-men
Miss House
Misa House
Humana
Ray Martin Dies by Suicide in Boone Despondency Tragedy
Ray Martin aged 45 shot and killed himself at his father in law J J Roach's Boone Iowa home. His body was found in a carave. Police said the death followed a period of despondency and personal distress.
Suspenseful Larceny Arrest in Des Moines Park Incident
Des Moines police jailed 27 year old F Bridges after he allegedly took an automobile tire from River View Park. Bridges had left his Kansas City home prior to the arrest on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
F. Bridges
Kansas City
Riverview Park
Adopted Babies Transform Lives of Foster Parents
New York social leader Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson says thousands adoptable babies from streets and institutions have revitalized foster homes. She notes only rare regrets and argues training and environment shape a child more than ancestry, echoing a shift from orphan asylums to foster care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Dana Gibson
State Charities Aid Association
Gibson
Good Housekeeping
Randall’s Island
Dasidvd
Achitd Monde
Mrs. Gibson
Wedding of Miss Sara Grimes and Richard McCteery Tonight
Social calendar notes a eight o'clock wedding at the Baptist church with Rev J Reade McCrory officiating. The rest of the week lists numerous society meetings, clubs, and community events across Dayton including Missionary society gatherings, a 4H rally, a thimble bee, a Kensington, and a public speaking recital at the First United Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacie Ross
J. Reade McCrory
First United Presbyterian Church
Irene DeLoni
Rush George
Sara Grimes
Richard McCteery
Baptist Church
T. 8. BR
Leslie Dunlap
Woman's Missionary Society of the Bethel Presbyterian Church
Wayne Gideon
Priscilla Club
D. M. Godfrey
Rosemary Club
Mes
Vincent Marek
Kolah
Mors
John Jackson
Tori East Main Street
S. Aid S. Club
Dayton Grove
Roy Gardner
Washington City Hall
AMD
BE. O D. Hammer
East Main Street
J. T. Anderson
Myrta Jeffrey
Booking Klub
So Ave I
Christian Church
Lucille Ross
Ilrene DeLong
Ruth George
Rebekahs
Offi
Children’s Day Service At Pleasant Hill Church
A large audience attended a delightful Children’s Day program by younger children at Pleasant Hill Christian church last Sunday night. Miss Helen Jones led the program with her assistant, training the tots. Rev. Pettit spoke on Untold Riches, and offerings were liberal as the community enjoyed the event and the church’s sociable atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Helen Jones
Pleasant Hill
Alwarts
Child Hit by Car in Des Moines. Driver Says Brief Glance
Ruth Harper, 4, was fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by Paul Tory last night. Lyle S. Harper, Ruth’s father, witnessed the accident as Tory turned his head to answer a question and failed to see the child dash in front of the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ruth Harper
Paul CC
Tory
Lyle S. Harper
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Iwomen
JT. T. Keeley
Ely O'Clock
W. H. Moore
Fairfield
A. L. Gilchrist
Sandwich
Tilinovis
J. G. Widmer
Roger Jones
Orrie Turner
Oretha”™ Stewart
Dora Minick
Ed Miller
Fern Leaf Club
Millers
Lydia Ferguson
Laura Graham
Roy Miller
Naomi Simpson
Virginia Breitenbach
Virgina Shannon
Marie Vincent
Mary Kathryn Glascock
Fox
Naomi
Albert Simpson
Ladies Aid
Knights of Pythias and Pythias Sisters
Ladies Aid Society of the ‘Christian Church
Mires
S. W. Perockhart
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
T. W. Harwood
Rebekah
Hcle
J. T. Anerson
Susan Coffey
Any. Hiary
W. BR. Kittenhouse
O’lock
P. B. Gray
Fred Bauer
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence Wilson
Miers
Washington
W. 5S. Reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Priscilla Church
J. M. Godfrey
Damascus Shrine
W. Ss. of J
Masonic Temple
Phose
Rosemary
Kolah Clat
Main
The
Knights of Columbus
Piper
G. K
Navajo Club
E. PD. Hammer
West Chester
Rpworth League of the Methodist Church
I Club
Harry. Drake
Daily Vacation Bible School
Fopay
Dutch Creek Township
Bethel Church
Dutch Creek Ownship Bethel
Sophronia
Te Valley Church
Martha Butler
Lpr
Albert Hochreiter
Albert Lea
Pete Schneider
Dewares
Dorothy Chesmond
Kensington
Vacation Bible School
Presbyterian
Woon. C
G. Ast
TS. Cook
Will Cook
Mies
West Main Street
the Ladies Aid Society of the
Corbin & Barrett Bootery
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Pennsylvania
Valvoline
Washington Oil Co
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