Local Society Notes Highlight May Meetings and Club Events
The Ladies Aid Society of First United Presbyterian held a well attended meeting in the church parlor with reports and socializing. Various clubs including Rural Women and the Fortnightly share plans, refreshments, and upcoming gatherings, with guest days, hikes, and craft activities announced for May 12.
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Ladies Aid Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Church Pariers
Neil Trotman
Farm Bureau
C. W. McLaughlin
Tonetha Mule
Will Duncan
Annual Ma Part 1 event at Fort night club hosts ladies group
The Dyenine Section of the Tome Feenom Department plans its annual Ma Part 1 at the Fort night club home of Mrs. J. O. Hider on Monday evening. Members are asked to bring their own ess and silver. Mrs. Everette West and other hosts will entertain the Methodist church ladies Aid Society at West Chester on Wednesday May 18 in the church special room.
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U and 1 Club
fiteYnoon
Henry Miteick
North Town Avenue
Minick
Min
Th Sciulty
Ray Minick
F. L. Wilson
East Main Street
Bible Study
Frank Wilson
Tome Feenom
J. O. Hider
Mondas Pech
Everette West
del Stewart
Clarence Johnson
Ralph Bauer
Ladies Aid Society and Friends of the Methodist Church
West Chester
Almem
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Sunshine Club Set To Meet With Mrs Koch May 13
The Sunshine Community Club will meet May 13 with Mrs John Koch. Ladies bring fancy work and join a program.
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Sunshine Community Club
John Koch
Women’s Home Missionary Society Guest Day Program Set
The Women’s Home Missionary Society of West Chester announces a guest day Tuesday afternoon featuring Mr. Wilson from Porto Rico, who will give an address. Speakers include Mrs. Gobble of Fairfield and Mrs. Gilbert of Keota. all are noted as competent speakers.
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Woman's Home Missionary Society of
West Chester
Gobble
Fairfield
Gilbert
Keota
Esther
Tad
Womens Home Missionary Society of
Wilson
Porto Rico
American Legion Augillary Meeting Notice
The regular meeting will be held in the club rooms over Klein Klothing Kompany Tuesday evening at 7 30. Every member please be present as there will be important business. Refreshments will be served. Mrs C H Guther President 7213
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Chas. Sloat
Fk. O. VW
Fred Ws ‘Oweet
Albert M. Huff
American Legion
Klein Klothing Kompany
C. H. Guther
Coolidge Approves Aviation Study at West Point
President Coolidge authorizes a study of aviation at West Point modeled after the naval academy plan. London notes the sudden death of the Duke of Rutland, 73, father of Lady Diana Manners. Buffalo’s Michael O Leary, Victoria Cross recipient, faces alien smuggling charges. New York reports the marriage of Dorothy Leebryan to Russell A Firestone.
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Washington
Coolidge
West Point
Naval Academy
London
Duke of Rutland
Diana Manners
Buffalo
Michael O'Leary
Bridgeport
Ontario
New York
Dorothy Leebryan
Leebryan
Ft. Worth
Texas
Russell A. Firestone
Harvey Firestone
Akron
Senator Moses Defends Senate Rules in New Hampshire
Senator Moses of New Hampshire argued that Senate rules enabling limited debate protect against hasty laws. He warned that calls to change rules come from brief insiders and praised unanimous consent and a one hour debate limit. He urged preserving a forum for free expression and warned against moving to a hybrid democracy.
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Moses
New Hampshire
SYRAC
U “Se
N. Y
Senate
Preelfant Dawes
Norris
Congress
Dental Examinations Highlight Poor Teeth Among Grade Levels
The report shows 213 pupils examined with 75 having good teeth and 75 percent defective teeth in the ward schools. Fourth through eighth grades reveal high defect rates, with Kindergarten at 11 percent and emphasis on early dental care and routine dentist visits.
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United States
Washington
High altitude aviation and turbo compressor promise faster air travel
Space-age air travel may outrun today’s planes as turbo compressors boost engine power at high altitude. Experiments show speed gains of over thirty miles per hour with supercharged engines and high altitude propellers, with plans for passenger saloons and mile-high super express airways reaching 250 to 300 miles per hour.
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Harry Harper
London Contemporary Review
Homecoming talk and small town reunions noted
Abe Martin chronicles a Florida winter return to midwestern roots with neighbors' musings on home life. The piece recounts a Moots reunion and local gossip, including mislaid vanity, a shopping for fresh furnishings, and plans for summer travel to Minnesota.
Football on the Roof at St Pauls Choir House
A roof top sports ground atop St Pauls choir house near the cathedral dome hosts cricket and football for 50 years. In a wire netted cage the youths play ball almost daily, providing a rare urban recreation space in crowded city streets.
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St. Paul's Choir House
London
Keeps on Keeping On Fast Train Philosophy
An African porter aboard the Broadway Limited answers a question about speed with a proverb translation. He explains that the train appears slow because it shares pace with local trains, but it reaches its destination by simply keeping on keeping on. The quote is attributed to W. L. Barnhart in Forbes Magazine.
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George
W. L. Barnhart
Forbes Magazine
New York
Rubber Fruit Delivers Tropical Flavor in Latex Coated Produce
A description of rubber coating on tropical fruits, including strawberries, to preserve flavor and prevent spoilage. The latex coating seals air to halt decomposition and remains brittle when cold allowing removal from the fruit.
World's Largest Granite Stone Quarried in Rockville Minn
The world’s largest granite stone was quarried at Rockville Minnesota. It was broken out by jackhammers and measures 156 feet long 75 feet thick and 28 feet wide. The stone weighs 500000 pounds.
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Rockville
Minn
Creatures That Take the Palm for Ugliness
A writer in the Family Herald describes earth digs or aardvarks at London's Zoological Gardens as nightmares, noting wart hogs as rivals. It also cites the naked bat Chiromeles torquatus with greasy black skin, a mangy fur collar, and a sickening odor. Reptiles like the Thorny Devil and frilled lizard are noted for grotesque features, with the octopus and sting ray shown as dangerous. Tropic fish with spines and teeth are described, with ugly fish often being hazardous.
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Zoological Gardens
London
Christopher Bark
Family Herald
Chiromeles Torquatus
Australia
Air Mail Stamp Quest Shows Public Unaware Of Service
Fred Kelly notes in The Nation's Business that in Cleveland hotels and a major hotel a stamp for airplane postage was unavailable and few businessmen could name costs for air mail to New York. The piece argues the service remains too new for widespread awareness.
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Cleveland
San Francisco
Fred Kelly
New York
Prudes of the Past Highlight at New York Banquet
Author Frank Harris at a New York literary banquet quips on American literature’s prudish past. He recalls a Detroit Free Press anecdote about a girls boarding school guiding students to avert their eyes before a nude gallery, illustrating restraint and embarrassment.
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Frank Harris
New York
Detroit Free Press
Back to Normalcy After Wife Leaves Ole Sven
Ole Svenson, who had lived alone and cooked his meals, marries a wife who soon leaves for the city after two months. A friend asks if he is sorry she went, and Ole replies no because she was always getting in the way when he was cooking.
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Ole Svenson
Great Sleeper Mrs Jones John Joke
A humorous exchange about preaching early to bed and early to rise. Mrs Jones notes Clarence is worn out three pajama pairs in a month.
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