Fortnightly and club women hear reports and see 4 H honors
The Public Affairs meeting of the Fortnightly club features a chicken chow mein lunch at the North Side cafe and a program with March of Time films. Mrs. C C Wilson vanita Swift to take charge of flag questions. The Nineteenth Century club hosts Hallie Hull for a one o’clock lunch with Irish stories and a baby visit. The D.A.R. conference honors Helen McElroy of Ottumwa as Iowa’s outstanding girl, a 4 H club member and porker winner. New school board members are Charlotte Baldrige Bostwick Jr and Harry Ramseyer. Camp Fire girl day at Presbyterian church honors 32 girls led by Mrs Dowell, with 40 members in various groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Affairs Department
North Side
C. C. Wilson
Vanita Swift
H. C. Hull
Hallie Berdo
Nineteenth Century Club
Charlotte Baldrige
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Harry Ramseyer
D.A.R
Helen McElroy
Ottumwa
Iowa
Washington D. DC
Presyterian Church
George Dowell
Harvey Meek
Eastwood
Dowell
Brighton Notes From March Social Visit Rumors
Brighton reports Mrs. F. M. Swisher returned home after wintering with daughters in Fairfield and local residents note visits by Jim Wilkins and his son from Ottumwa. James Whisler of Bloomfield hosted a visit, while Russell Longstreth from Kansas City arrived for an extended stay at the Kraemer home. Mrs. E. A. Horner saw her mother Rachael Chapman in Wellman this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
F. M. Swisher
James Whisler
Bloomfield
Fred Williams
C. C. Free
Fairfield
Chris Mann
E. L. Edmondson
Jim Wilkins
Ottumwa
Wilkins
Cairo Opium Ring Crushed After Camel Refusal
An Arab declined a policeman's $40 bribe for a worthless camel, prompting a Cairo crackdown that toppled an opium smuggling ring. Police recovered 164 pounds of opium and hashish from 19 camels stomachs, the smugglers having forced the beasts to swallow zinc cylinders and cross the Palestine border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Palestine
Wheat trade emphasized over corn in agriculture report
The department of agriculture states wheat is more important than corn in commerce because more wheat enters international trade. Wheat serves as human food while corn is largely used for animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Boy Burned When Teakettle Upsets
Westchester March 15 Diane Sprague three years old dislocated her elbow while playing. Her brother Marvin burned on the leg from hot water spilled when a teakettle upset. A brief community note covers several local residents and visitors including Lindenmeyer and Reif family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Ferguson
Westchester
Diane
Isaac Sprague
Marvin
Lindenmeyer
Frederick Lindenmeyer
Juneau
Alaska
Anchorage
Fred
West Chester School
F. M. Lindenmeyer
Betty Reif
Parsons College
Fairfield
Will Reif
Bruce Gardner
Moravia
Brumback
Clare Walters
Kalamazoo
Mich
Walter
Ola Brumback
Ferguson Home
Mary Martin
Texas
Alice McAtlin
Eddyville
M. Lewis
Sheridan
Wyo
Almon Harshman
Mulberry
Ind
Washington County
Singing praise and illness touch East Highland
East Highland notes two Morrison girls praised for singing on Sunday while reporting several local residents in ill health. Oral Lantz, uncle of Gail Murdock, died after contracting double pneumonia, with his brothers Jake and George present at the death on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mincer
East Hiighland
Morrison
Mary Dvorak
Anna Lear
Everette Rath
Oral Lantz
Gail Murdock
Witness Testimony Tells of Spending in Schenck Tax Trial
Grace Poggi described living at Joseph M. Schenck’s Beverly Hills home in 1935 while he was abroad. She testified she used his yacht and accepted a car, labeled a “spendee” of part of his income by Assistant U. S. Attorney Mathias F. Correa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Schenck
New York
Grace Poggi
Schenck
Beverly Hills
Cal
Europe
Miss Poggi
U. S
Mathias F. Correa
Services for Mrs William Gabriel Held in Columbus Junction
Mrs William Gabriel 73 a Fredonia resident for many years died Saturday night after a short illness. Born August 24 1867 in Pennsylvania she is survived by husband a stepson John Gabriel and step grandson David Gabriel. Funeral 2 PM Tuesday at Stephens Funeral Home with Rev John H Gabriel of Davenport officiating burial Indian Creek cemetery.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Mar
William Gabriel
Fredonia
Ida Book
Pennsylvania
John Gabriel
David Gabriel
Stephens
John H. Gabriel
Davenport
Gabriel
Indian Creek
Martin
Thomas Martin
H. Hiller
Methodist Church
Lone Tree Cemetery
Alice Woodward
Kewanee
Ill
John
Muscatine
Elsie
Charles Raymond
Golden City
Gladwin
William
J. C. Richie
University Hospital
Iowa City
Conesville
R. L. Klotz
Tom
Ottumwa
William McCormick
Klotz
R. L. Hibbs
Tommy
R. J. Diercks
Eva Prettyman
North Platte, Neb
Rex Todd
Columbus City
Sympathy Beams From Kin At New Virginia Event
General services will be held at New Virginia where most of his relatives reside. The Prymek family and Ruby visited Washington Saturday and called at the Florang home. Edd Quinlan, Maxine Kron and Joe Lear visited Anna Lear. Lantz and Verna Lantz visited Gail Murdock. Robert Owen mourns granddaughter buried Saturday in Littiz cemetery near J. W. Coon home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neral
New Virginia
Henry Prymek
Ruby
Washington
Frank Florang
Edd Quinlan
Maxine
Albert Kron
Joe Lear
Anna Lear
Elvin Lantz
Lloyd Lantz
Verna Lantz
Gail Murdock
Robert Owen
Saturda
Littiz
J. W. Coon
Legend Names Three Wise Men Gespar Melchior Balthacer
The legend lists Gespar Melchior and Balthacer as the three wise men. It presents them as travelers bearing gifts and following a star to aid a newborn king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gespar, Melchior
Balthacer
West Chester Woman's Society meets for study and plans
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of West Chester held a Wednesday meeting at the church with an executive session beforehand to plan a study department. A study group will meet March 26 at 2 PM at Mrs Lindenmeyer's home. A father and son banquet is planned. The Lenten offering and missionary program were also featured with devotions and a medical work presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Lindenmeyer
Bert Rittenhouse
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Troy Foriash
Lou Bauer
Emma Miller
Eldon Bauer
Walter Duvall
Walter Bauer
Edgar Stewart
Pennington
Lafe Stout
Homer Porter
Lafe Stout, Jr
Harold Timmins
Robert Stephens
School N Pupils Spotlight in Columbus Junction Spelling Meet
In Columbus Junction a spelling contest drew many pupils from School N and others. Judges included Miss erknecht Ell and Mr Katherine Townsend with Helen Jolton of Monmouth College to oversee the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroly
Sixteventh
Gerade
Randall Bob
Katherine @ Townsend
Helen Helen Jolton
Monmouth Llege
Ill
Lewis
Government Buildings Fire Incident in Washington
Fragmentary report notes a fire affecting government buildings in Washington with limited details on cause or extent. Authorities reportedly responded and secured the area as investigations begin.
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Carolyn Hamilton
Maurine McLaughlin Bogle
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Princeton
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Audience Research Institute
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Mildred Morton Woodford
Sioux City
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Florida
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Famous Circle
Marvin Sprague
van Sickle
Charlotte Smith
Herman Schultz
Molly Tierney
Elizabeth van Sickle
Effie
Vaughn Cochran
Fort Riley
Kans
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Mass
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P.L. Etter
S. Lowa
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