Social Events Highlight Local Ladies Clubs
Grace Stephen hosts Chapter 1 P E O meeting at her home this evening. Mrs Braiten entertains friends at West Washington Street with a song recital Tuesday night, followed by refreshments. Priscilla club gathering Tuesday afternoon features hostess Mrs A A Rynears with help from Mrs H H McCleery and Dorothy Rynearson. guests enjoy refreshments and social time.
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Grace Stephen
Chapter 1
Hisse Braiten
West Washington Street
Priscilla Club
A. A. Rynears
H. H. McCleery
Dorothy Rynearson
Will Sickles
Dewis
Roscoe Lemley
Madem Grundy
Ruth Lemley
West Chester
Hattie Green
Sambo
Buster Brown
Miss Green
West Chester Social and Wedding News Highlights
West Chester circles held meetings at Miss Lois Bauer and Miss Ruby Skipton homes with plans for elections and future events. A wedding at John Shalla home united Vera Sylvia Shalla and Charles A. Marek as Richmond band music played for guests.
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John Shalla
Washington
Vera Sylvia
Charles A. Marek
Anthony Marek
Riverside
Ola Spevacek
Eisie Marek
Clement Shalla
Martha Shalla
Anita Tellin
Rev. Giendinning
Richmond
A. Marek
Washington County Boy Aids Syria Relief Effort
Chris Graber of Noble in Washington County, a Washington High School graduate, serves in Syria with the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. He describes brutal destitution in Beirut and surroundings, the sea voyage, and his work driving trucks to deliver soup, bread, and clothing to the hungry, with hundreds fed daily and 65,000 portions served in February.
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Washington County
Syria
Chris Graber
Daniel Graber
Noble
Washington High School
American Committee For Relief In the
Near East
Nicholas
March
Hadeth
Beinut
Big Feeding Experiment Ends at Ames College
About 200 farmers and stockmen attended the Iowa cattle and feeding day at Ames college to hear results of the 120 day animal husbandry department test. Seven groups of five steers per group were fed on different rations under supervision of John M Evward and Russell Dunn of the Iowa Experiment station. Speakers included A Sykes president of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association and others such as Dean C F Curtiss, Mr Evward and Prof H H Kildee.
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Ames College
Ames
Iowa
John M. Evward
Russell Dunn
Iowa Experiment Station
A. Sykes
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Mr. Evward
H. H. Kildee
Rushed young detective chases murderer, chief shifts focus
A keen but green detective bursts into the chief’s office claiming he has cornered the murderer. The chief rebukes him, pointing out they are seeking crews, not a single killer, underscoring bureaucratic red tape in policing.
Frigate Bird Feeds, Nests, and Glides at Great Speed
Naturalists describe the frigate bird as active in flight for food gathering, nest material, and even resting aloft. Its wingspan is vast and it can reach speeds of about 96 miles per hour while appearing stationary in motion.
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Gibralter
Beirut
Strait of Gibraltar
Africa
Spain
Straits
Mediterranean Sea
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Mediterannean
Record Hailstorm Described as Europe 1788 Event
The historic hailstorm in Europe of 1788 is recorded as the greatest on record with stones described as weighing more than half a pound each. These reports underline the extraordinary size of hail observed during that severe weather episode.
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Europe
Miss Laura Volstead War Work and Campaign Plans
Miss Laura Volstead daughter of Representative Volstead of Minnesota graduated from George Washington law school before the war. She organized recreation work for Walter Reed hospital used her car to transport soldiers. She participates in the Salvation Army drive and plans to return as her father’s campaign manager and future House Judiciary Committee chairman.
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John P. Shields
Cecil Rogers
New York City
West One Hundred Eighty-flost Street
New York
Washington
Shields
University of Illinois
Rock Island
Chicago
Camp Grant
Ill
Field Artillery Officers’ Training School
Camp Taylor
Camp Jackson
D. C
McKeown Brothers Incorporated
Park Row
J. D. Glasgow
Oberlin University
Oberlin
Ohio
Fairfield
Cedar Rapida
Mary Gibson
Harry A. Reid
Englewood Hospital
Reid
Chicago College of Dentistry
Army
Dental Corps
Laura Volstead
Representative Volstead
Minnesota
George Washington Law School
Walter Reed Hospital
Salvation Army
House Judiciary Committee
Snowball Incident Leads to Fines and Picketing at College
A large group of 136 students fled the college garden after fines were imposed for snowballing. The mob then picketed the neighborhood armed with sticks and hurdles, blocking those attending lectures, and a professor was struck by a missile prompting police intervention.
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Queen Esther Circle
Lois Bauer
Euelah Skinner
Floy Owens
Muscatine
Ruby Skipton
June Conger
Hvin
Brock
Altho
Ussher
Field
Bell
Greenleaf
Prudential Insurance Company
Sardina
Ledgedean
Malta
Crete
Claudia
Cyprus
Lebanon
Beruit
Pensacola
Teruit
American Commission For Relief In the
Damascus
Tyre
Sidon
Bolkek
Swedesburg
Shively
Mr.Nicholas
Mr. Doolittle
Evening Journal
Frigate Bird
Smith’s Emporium
Paris
Navy
Georgette
Cotton
Worldop Oriutt
WMT
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