Missionary society event ends with two-night talent program
The Young Womans Missionary Society of the Methodist church hosted an evening in the basement to close a member recruitment contest. Odds won forty four to evens fifty. A long program followed with soloists and a trio, featuring Mary Novisal Norma Cox and Mark Critz among others, and marking the society’s fortieth anniversary.
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Odde
The
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Evens
Ed BamtMew
Harrison Dodder
Ods
Litte
Mary Novisal
Chicago
Louis Fifer
Hender
Norma Cox
Priscilla club hosts and church concerts fill week schedule
A busy week with club entertainments including Priscilla club tea at Mrs Woodford, a Lexington church concert by the A M B K Glee Club, and multiple meetings of Navajo, Mothers, Missionary, and Young Women’s societies across local churches.
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Woodford
Priscilla Club
Lexington Church
A. M. Bk. Glee Club
Mrs C B Plumly Tops School Recital With Trio of Songs
The program closed with three songs by Mr. Thomas and a last song enjoyed by the audience. Mrs. C E Plumly, the most advanced pupil of Mr. Thomas, sang well and the finale featured selections including Ah Moon of My Delight In a Persian Garden by Liza Lehman If Thou Wert Blind Noel Johnson and Afterwards Love Guy d Hardelot sung by Mr. Thomas.
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Harry Thomas
Central Park
Plumly
Thomas
Mr. Work
Mrs. Chumbley
Wilson
Elizabeth Redd
Helen Snelson
Elizabeth McBlain
Ainsworth
Miss Snelson
Miss McBlain
Mis Snelson
James Work
Danny Boy
Clara Eagle
Kathleen
Mark Critz
Sam
Marguerite MacGugin
Jessie Kerr
Elizabeth Henke
John Ream
C. BE. Plumly
Mr. Thomas
Civics Meeting of Fortnightly Club July Session
The Fortnightly club civic department will meet July 20 at 2 30 PM at Mrs. Frank L Wilsons home. The program includes a constitutional convention discussion and sessions on Republican and Democratic platforms and national convention machinery. Speakers include Mrs Liberty Mrs Harvey Mrs David McLaughlin Mrs S H White and Mrs C W McLaughlin.
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Frank L. Wilson
Liberty Republican
Harvey
David McLaughlin
Republcan
S. H. White
Navajo Club
George Maxwell
Russian listener aids allied work in north Russia secrets
A Russian woman known as Marie Bogomolova later Maria Pilgrim earned fame among allied agents as the "human dictator" for her acute hearing. She aided North Russia operations in 1917 while working in secret service, praised by officers for listening in on radical meetings and aiding U S and British intelligence efforts.
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Hugh Street Martin
United States Intelligence Service
Russia
Martin
American Central Committee For Russian Relief
Nom Bolshevik
Marie Bogomolova
Maria Pilgrim
North Russia
Red Guard
Women drive change in education and society says Dr Stephen Smith
During a birthday talk in the Uv West area Dr Stephen Smith, dean of American surgeons, commented on how women now shape the nation’s educational, political, and economic life. He contrasted modern dress and social norms with hoopskirts and puffed sleeves of his youth, praising educational advances for women.
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Uv@ West
National Cash Register Company
Stephen Smith
Dean G
American Surgeons
Women bank deposits outpace men in wartime St Louis
Women depositors predominate in St Louis banks and married women in industry have doubled since the war began. Mrs Mortimer Hahcock of Asheville North Carolina is decorated fourteen times for Red Cross nursing under fire.
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St. Louis
Mortimer Hahcock
Asheville, N. C
Red Cross
50 Girls Wanted to Help the Band
Community appeal calls for fifty or more young ladies to volunteer for Tag Night next Saturday to benefit the local band. Volunteers should notify Mrs. C. W. McLaughin at once as the patriotic effort will be organized into teams and supervised by competent people.
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C. W. McLaughilin
Harding stance on suffrage urged by women delegates
Burlington Hawkeye reports Senator Harding as Republican nominee reiterating support for woman suffrage. He notes only one state remains to ratify and urges Connecticut and Vermont to act, while respecting states' rights and etiquette. He would advise immediate ratification if governors seek his view.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Harding
Washington
Connecticut
Vermont
United States
Republican National Platform
Mr. Harding
Closed pool hall loses license after gambling charges
Exira Iowa June 29 The city council refused an extension of Sam Arnold pool hall license following charges by two Extra women about an all night and all day gambling and drinking party at his home Arnold waived trial at preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on $1000 bond His license expires July 1
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Exira
Sam Arnold
Arnold
Largest Membership in The French Legion of Honor
The French Legion of Honor boasts a far larger membership than any other prominent order, highlighting its widespread recognition and historical reach.
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French Legion of Honor
Otber
Methodist Sunday School Board to Elect Officers
The Methodist Sunday school board will elect officers this evening at the church at 7:30 o'clock.
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Methodist Sunday School Board
Women Missionary Groups Schedule Meetings
The Women s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church meets at Mrs Nevada Speidel s home Friday at 2 30 p m with devotionals led by Mrs Chas Atkinson and lesson leader Mrs Carl Hedges Bethel church s Ladies Missionary society meets Wednesday at 2 p m at Mrs G L Foster s home on BE Jefferson street A special meeting of local Painters Union No 760 is set for Wednesday evening at 7 30 p m Lloyd Moothart reports
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George Maxwell
Navajo Club
West Washington Street
BR. Wilson
Mothers’ Club
Ladies Missionary Society of Bethel Church
G. L. Poster
Young Women's Missionary Society of the
Second United Presbyterian Church
Flora Fleming
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Nevada Speidel
Chas, Atkinson
Carl Hedges
Ladies Missionary Society
Bethel Church
G. L. Foster
BE. Jefferson Street
Lloyd Moothart
Piano Tuning Visit by J C Caner in City
J C Caner will be in the city for a few days to tune pianos. Those seeking tuning should phone McNemara's at 114. 11413.
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J.C. Caner
McNemara’s
Debate on horse versus automobile stirs rural crowd
An eleven year old girl defends the horse in a rural school debate over which is more useful. She quips that one can raise horses, while producing an automobile requires a jack, underscoring practical advantages.
Training Little Citizens Weekly Series Aboard NYC Mazes
The National Kindergarten Association on 40th Street issues the Third series of articles titled Training Little Citizens. Weekly installments focus on civic education and city mazes in New York City, guiding young readers through urban landmarks and local history.
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Nati Sy
40Th Street National Kindergarten Association
Mazes
York City
Citizenship Democracy as a Cooperative Citizenship Model
The essay argues that democracy rests on cooperative citizen participation and training from early childhood. It emphasizes self discipline, initiative, mutual respect, and the ability to contribute to groups. It praises kindergartens as democratic engines and warns autocracy harms development of civic virtue.
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Germany
Froebel
Kindergarten
Froebe
America
Canning Without Sugar Advice From Home Economics Expert
Mrs. Jesse H. Wallace urges home canning without sugar relying on corn syrup or sugarless methods. She argues home canning saves money, improves quality, and reduces dependence on scarce tin and store canned goods, promoting glass jars for safety and reuse.
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Jesse HH. Wallace
Wallace
Home Service Bureau
Home Economics Department
Affiliated Fruit Jobbers Conference
Affiliated
Fruit Jobbers Conference
Fruit
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Women and work rights noted in 19th century report
The report highlights Seville cigar industry employing over 2,000 women, twelve states enacting women workers protection laws, and immigrant women outnumbering men two to one in recent months. It also mentions a Missouri woman’s light loom toy and New Brunswick granting municipal suffrage to single women and widows since 1888.
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New Brunswick
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