Farmers Plow for Corn as Warm Weather Lingers
In Clay on May 6 farmers mainly plow for corn awaiting warm weather. The note lists ongoing social events around town with Sunday school activities, visits, and anniversaries. Local residents include Mrs. C. L. Stannard holder of the state poultry record and various church and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Stannard
Chas. McDonald
Ella Waggoner
Salina
Roy
Nelson Woodford
Vera Woodford
Wolcott
Charlies McDonald
Seventy Six Seventy Six Local Notes May 6
Local brief from Seventy Six Seventy Six reports Albert and Andy Pimmie building projects with West Chester carpenters, various visits to Washington, examinations in Washington, and multiple family updates. Neighbors and relatives named include Romine Mayer Green Henderson Powell Lambert and others. One birth announced. Lucille Bell has mumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Pimmie
Andy Pimmie
West Chester
Arthur Romine
Washington
Lewis Jones
Albert Imme
Carl Mayer
Richard Mayer
Margaret Dayton
Mary Darlene Powell
Margaret Ferguson
E. A. Green
Helen
Floyd Green
Lizzie Green
Noah Yoder
Iowa City
Ruth Endicott
Haskins
Walter Mayer
Homer Mayer
Valley
Helen Green
Henry Henderson
John Henderson
Keota
Bury Henderson
Henderson
Clayton Funston
Joe Lambert
Wilma Romine
Warren Bennett
John Powell
Hugh Long
Lucille Bell
Local Visitors and Family Guests Reported in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville residents hosted visiting relatives and friends over the weekend. Clayton Bear and baby from Wellman joined the Durian family for Sabbath. Washington visitors P. L. Huber and Roy Durian called on friends, while Eugene Martin and others from Exbridge Dublin and Washington were seen in town. Norfolk Nebr. visitor W. G. Sample stayed with the Finke home. Mrs. Lee Lease traveled with M D Work to Muscatine for a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Robinson
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Roy
Grinnell
Harlan
Iowa
Cleveland
Ohio
Doris Robinson
Washington
Richland
Frances Meacham
Iowa City
Crawfordsville
Clayton Bear
Baby
Wellman
Roy Durian
P. L. Huber
Eugene Martin
Scott Buck
Exbridge
Karwan
J. D. Martin
Dublin
D. N. Anwyl
W. G. Sample
Norfolk
Neb
Roy Finke
Lee Lease
M.D. Work
Muscatine
Union prayer meeting and harp concert in West Chester
In West Chester on Wednesday evening a union prayer meeting at United Presbyterian Church will be led by Rev. Hillis of the Baptist church. Mothers and daughters are invited as part of Mothers and Daughters week. Miss Vesta Veton will give a harp concert Friday evening at the Methodist church with admission 25 and 36 cents. Proceeds benefit the Queen Esther Circle and the King's Heralds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
United Presbyterian Church
Hillis
The
Baptist Church
Mothers and Daughters
Vesta Veton
Oskaloosa
Methodist Church
Queen Esther Circle
King’s Heralds
Francis Case Criticism Blamed on Malice and Spite
Des Moines May 6 A statement by Miss May Francis superintendent of public instruction denounces critics as acting from malice and special interests seeking to overturn her retrenchment program in schools The document defends lenient standards for high school teachers and affirms no intent to eject long serving teachers while promising quality education and fair treatment for taxpayers and educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
May Francis
Francia
General Assembly
Costasy
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Francis
Iowa
Dean Kay to Speak to Des Moines Grads
Dean George F. Kay of the University of Iowa will deliver the commencement address at Des Moines university on Wednesday June 4. Commencement week spans six days with events including a conservatory recital on May 28 a baccalaureate sermon by John W. Million and a university reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presse
Des Moines
Iowa
George F. Kay
University of Iowa
Des Moines University
Conservatory of Music
John W. Million
Kopp Traces James F. Wilson Democratic Roots in Iowa
Congressmen Kopp reviews official papers and uncovers that James F. Wilson was a Democrat when first entering Congress. The article recalls Samuel R. Curtis and Col. Curtin, plus Iowa’s early lawmakers Vandever and Allison, noting Iowa’s Republican leanings and Civil War era promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressman Kopp
Kopp
James F. Wilson
Congress
Towa
Iowa
Samuel R. Curtis
West Point Military Academy
West Point
Virginia
Robert B. Lee
Lieut. Curtis
Ohio
Curtis
2Nd
Ohio Infantry
Keokuk
Abraham Lincoln
Curtie
House of Representatives
Iowa Infantry
Fairfield
Col. Curtin
Mississippi River
William Vandever
Col. Vandever
William Boyd Allison
Sand desert in Alaska revealed by summer sun
Cantwell Alaska April 10 prospectors from Valdez Creek placer diggings report a shifting sand desert between Valdez Creek and Myers Roadhouse on the Richardson highway. They describe pure vitreous dune sands likely from ancient glaciers, making travel perilous and landmarks unreliable in summer winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantwell
Alaska
Valdez Creek
Myers’ Roadhouse
Richardson Highway
Wickersham
Trail Hall
Confirmation Class Held at St Marys Church Riverside
Right Rev. Edward Howard bishop of Davenport administered the sacrament of confirmation to thirty nine persons in St Marys church Riverside this morning. The high mass was said by Rev. F Kottenstette of Lone Tree at ten o clock. The choir performed Ecce Sacerdos Nemmers Mixed Choir Mass in Honor of St Joan of Arc Gruber Offertory O Deus Ego Amo Venie Creator 3 Mixed Choir et a Male Quartet. Mrs Frank Critz returned home from a visit at Cedar Rapids.
The Hibernian Touch in Kent Sign Scratched Bridle Path Note
A Kent England sign near a bridle path to Faversham bears a weathered message claiming the note is for the main read. The quirky line references Noadsite and a Boston Tran script, unclear authorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
England
Faversham
Boston Transcript
Puritan President Coolidge Faces Key Washington Tests
A Washington report outlines three impressions of President Coolidge. He is seen as a puritan, highly skilled politically, and rooted in New England values. A third party risk and farm west discontent loom as tests, with tax and farm relief Bills shaping the 1924 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
New England
McKinley
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Coolidge
Hutler
Adams
Dolliver
New
Smith
New York
Farm West
West
Treasury
Congress
Mellon
Missouri
Pened
Professional and Business Women to Gather at Waterloo
Iowa professionals unite for the fifth annual Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs convention in Waterloo May 9 and 10. Speakers include Lieut. Gov. Hammill and Miss Delia Pritchard. Mothers Day observance closes the event at Fort Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Misa Carrie
M. Bell
Des Moines
John Hammill
Delia Pritchard
Portland
Ore
C. Sonnichsen
Vocaional Education
Martha Pattie
Mason City
Lela Gray
Desa Moines
The
Fort Baptist Church
Y.M.C. A
Women's Organization
State Federation
Martha Pattle
Esther Rawson
Ames
E. Lucile Fveretts
Davenport
Misa Frances F Plath
Missing Doctor F Y File Found Near Creek After Search
The body of Dr. F. Y. File of Gredden, Iowa, missing since December 13, 1923, was found under an automobile embedded in a creek five miles from Utica, South Dakota. Hundreds joined the search for the physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siouncity
F. Y. File
Gredden
Utica
S. D
Fragmentary political notes from a distant convention
A garbled excerpt mentions Germany, a Republican Convention, and calls to wire a gutter around the Washington monument. Thurston the magician is joked about in relation to getting satisfaction from a bonnet, illustrating scattering, playful remarks in a political column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Thurston
Old Boston Street Yields to Progress Through Time
Boston May 6 Sunlight returns to Governor's Alley once Province Street and a 1230 year name. The widening process removes landmarks including Province Inn and the ornate stone steps. The site holds early Catholic church 1788 and Ballou ordained 1817 nearby. Oliver Wendell Holmes lived on Bosworth Street in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Governor's Alley
Province Street
Bromfield Street
School Street
Washington and Tremount Streets
Bosworth Street
Province Inn
Faeland
Colony of
Massachusetts
Province House
Washington Street
Hosea Ballou
Montgomery ‘Court
Montgomery
Quebec
Oliver Wendell Homes
Church urged to broaden use of country church facilities
Professor Karl A Roadman of Upper Iowa University urged broader use of rural church equipment to extend church usefulness. He noted poor follow through and disputes over permissible activities in church community houses, citing roller skating bans and program gaps. Iowa churches Lanesboro Rock Branch Spencer Sargeant Bluffs were mentioned for equipment and program conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roadman
The
Methodist Church
Boston
Lanesboro and
Rock Branch
Iowa
Spencer
Sargeant Bluffs
Norway Tops World Whaling Trade With 30 Firms Employed
Christiania reports Norway leads global whaling with 30 companies employing 4,000 workers. The last season produced whaling products valued at 70,000,000 crowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Norway
Boston traffic widenings ease congestion on Tremont and Bromfield
Narrow Boston streets already suffer heavy congestion and growing traffic pressures as widening work progresses on Tremont and Bromfield streets.
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Herman
Friends Church
John Hadley
Jeanette
Fae Shultz
Johnny and True McCallister
Herman Jones
Valda Hixon
Gladys Morgan
Helen McLinn
Alma Fleig
Marjorie Myers
Jones
Hi. B. Sargent
M. L. Sargent
Centerville
A. J. Morgan
Ida V. Hough
Enos Reedy
Gertrude Reed
Ottumwa
Viola Morgan
Missionary Society
Ida Stannard
Mildred Woodford
Dean Kay
DES Moines Grads
Riverside Church
St. Joan of Arese
Gruber
Frank Critz
Nettie C. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Val
Toms
Yonus
Japan
Henry Ford
Germany
Pert
Mar Thing
May
Une
London
Geome
Optiniots
Tremont and
Bromfield
Mr. Roth
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