Social events fill a busy Washington week
Mrs C S Fostar hosted the Kooking Klub and guests for a 2 PM thimble bee with refreshments. The Five Hundred club met at F L Mc Farland’s home for a Progressive game and a one course hay luncheon. The Methodist senior choir held a St Patrick social at 6:30 PM with an Irish themed spread and place cards. The Willing Workers club hosted a St Patrick party at N W Thompson’s White Way home with mitten favors and games. Spud Gate of Pea Ridge introduced Miss Mary and Grandpa, drawing notable attention and prompting questions of relation to Mr McElhinney. The evening closed with a cafeteria luncheon after a state-capital matching game.
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F. L. McFarland
St. Patrick
J. L. Fifer
N. W. Thompson
White Way
Paul Lytle
Spud
Pea Ridge
Missouri
Spuds
Washington
Mr. McElhinney
Union
Christian Science Chapel Services Announced
Christian Science Chapel at Corner Iowa Avenue and Jeffersons hosts Sunday services at 11:00 with the theme Matter and a golden text Romans 12 2 Be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind Wednesday evening meeting at 8 00 all are cordially invited to attend
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Christian Science Chapel
Corner
Iowa
Avene and Jeffersons
Tou Ars
Matters Not to Be Droused in Public
The article advises keeping personal affairs quiet to avoid added trouble. It stresses time is valuable and suggests that facing difficulties discreetly helps manage problems effectively.
Chapel Exercises Open Week with Music and Readings
High school Chapel opened with singing led by new director Miss Iverson and readings from Supt. Smith. Miss Iverson sang a solo to applause, then the Y W and Walking Club held meetings. News of student publications and senior class plans followed, ending with advice on pushing stuck cars near the high school.
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Miss Iverson
Supt. Smith
More Time for Tax Delinquents
Davenport reports extended deadline for individual income tax returns to May 1 without penalties if a reasonable cause is stated in an affidavit. Commissioner of Internal Revenue allows no specific penalty if filed by May 1, with 25 percent penalty avoided upon satisfactory justification. Deputy notes latitude for delinquents, while deliberate evasion remains subject to full penalty.
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Davenport
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Dubuque
Scott County
Tax Returns Delayed by Weather Still Eligible for Penalty-Free Pay
Weather delays hindered planned returns last Saturday and the overdue taxpayers may still file to avoid penalties after May 1. The Dubuque collector’s office notes that on March 17 deposits exceeded 95 000 dollars, 11 000 more than Iowa’s 1918 income taxpayers.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Will Send Russians Home Conviction Rally Lines New Ship
The second all Russian colonial convention announces the Svoboda steamship line to charter or buy ships for transporting 1 006 000 Russian workers bolsheviks and others back to Russia. The move stems from workers here dissatisfied with local economic conditions.
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New York
Svoboda Steamship Line
Russia
Belgian King and Queen Visit General Pershing at Chaumont
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arrived at Chaumont headquarters to meet General Pershing. The royal party traveled by car due to unfavorable flying weather, stopping at the chateau for the visit.
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Chaumont
France
Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
General Pershing
Royal Poly
Rainbow and New England divisions sail toward home
The 42nd Rainbow and 26th New England divisions will sail from Brest between March 28 and April 19. The Rainbow heads to New York and the New Englands to Boston, with homeward plans amid the victory loan drive. Pershing did not specify which unit returns first.
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Washington, D. C
Rainbow
26Th
New England National Guard
Brest
War Department
Pershing
New York
New England
Boston
42Nd
Ahrweiler
Germany
New Englands
Montigny-le- Roi
France
Camp Devens
Mass
New York City
Glass
Antwerp
St. Naaire
Army of Occupation
Plan Welcome in Des Moines for 168th Division Homecoming
Des Moines on March 22 reports a ten member committee named by Mayor Tom Fairweather to lead fund raising for the homecoming celebration of the 168th division. A victory ball on April 1 is being discussed as a primary event with a possible tag day if funds fall short. Proceeds aim to fund Des Moines most memorable celebration as Rainbow boys return home with brass bands and marching songs.
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Des Moines
Tom Fairweather
City to Welcome Home Heroes Amid Ragtime Jazz Parade
In a festive scene the city plans to honor its heroes with a ragtime jazz parade. Performers play jazz orchestras by the scores as residents set aside business to greet returning figures.
Soldier Beats Successor in Absence Divorced Wife Case
John Peterson, a returned soldier, attacked B O Woodward after learning his wife Mrs W J Little had remarried. She had obtained a divorce in Omaha in 1918, then wed Woodward hours before Peterson learned of the second marriage. Peterson was fined $15 in police court, a sentence suspended after the judge heard his veteran tale.
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Sioux City
John Peterson
Northwestern Depot
B. O. Woodward
Woodward
Peterson
Omaha
W. J. Little
Minneapolis
Dakota City
Neb
Kaiser trial opposed by German peace delegate remark
Berne March 22 A printed interview in the New Gazette of Zurich quotes Prof Walther Schuecking a German peace delegation member. He says it is astonishing to prosecute former Emperor William and generals and argues no court exists to try them after the event under essential criminal law.
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Berne
New Gazette
Zurich
Walther Schuecking
Tom
William
Subs on Way to Surrender
Besle reported that ten German submarine submarines were dispatched from Hamburg to the Entente powers per eight received dispatches.
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Besle
Hamburg
Tribute to Y M C A Secretary Aboard Warship
The article describes a crowded troopship where soldiers gather around a Y M C A secretary in a cabin stocked with books stationery games and a Corona typewriter. A journalist learns the man is a Presbyterian minister who chose to remain a Y M C A secretary permanently and believes the Y M C A offers a welcoming humane base for troops.
Uncle Phen Reflects on Wisdom and Sanity
Uncle Phen remarks that some men fail to see truth because they are too wise while others lack common sense, sharing a folksy screen of street wisdom from Uncle Eben.
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Eben
Uncle Phen
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