Mrs. Car J. Roberts Returns From Sioux City Convention
Mrs. Car J. Roberts arrived home after attending the biennial Town Federation of Women's Clubs in Sioux City, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Berry. Also noted are a directory advisory, Hollywood visitors Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown, and Loretta Knauss opening a beauty shop at Crone's Market area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car J. Roberts
Sioux City
Town Federation of Women’s Clubs
Andy Pherson
Chas. Brown
Will
Gladys Ahern
Hollywood
Calif
QR. A. Frink
Chicago
State Lake
Ahern
Frink
Local Notices and Social Updates from Granger and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Wanda Bowden travels to Granger Missouri to stay with the Martin Wilson home and attend Luray high school graduation where her son Tom delivers the valedictory. W. S. Reister advertises fresh eggs at 16 cents per dozen. Lucille Wagner leaves for Morro Bay and Atascadero California to live with relatives. Mrs. Howard McCleery visits Iowa City with son Sam and stays with the J. F. Sproatt family. Mrs. Orie Turner travels from Eldon after attending the funeral of Clarence Stevenson. Auctioneer W. F. Macon of Washington Iowa is listed. Dr. Carlos Brown in Ohio a Nebraska trip delays return to Washington until Friday with his mother. Moore’s Bootery promotes Wolverine Work Shoes. Mrs. Lester Cates, formerly Mrs. Marion Todd and former hospital assistant superintendent, plans to return to Oak Park Illinois after visiting Washington county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Bowden
Granger
Martin Wilson
Luray High School
Tom
W. S. Reister
Lucille Wagner
B. B. Wagner
California
Alberta Wagner
John R. Wagner
Morro Bay
Atascadero
Calif
Howard McCleery
Iowa City
Sam
J. F. Sproatt
Orie Turner
Eldon
Clarence Stevenson
Stevenson
Wp. F. Macon
Washington
Black. Hett
Carlos Brown
Ohiowa
Nebr
J. S. Brown
Wolverine
Moore’s
Lester Cates
Mrnd
George Pauls
Oak Park
Cates
Marion Todd
Washington County Hospital
New Principal Elected at Keokuk High School
Elmer C. Darling head of the education department at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant Iowa was announced by the board of education as the new principal of Keokuk high school succeeding George Emerson Davis who has held the position for the last 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Elmer C. Darling
Iowa Weselyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Board of Education
Keokuk High School
George Emerson Davis
Lincoln Heights Teams Win Games in Grade School Softball
Lincoln defeated Centennial 27 to 13 and Heights beat Wallace 18 to 6 in the first games of the grade school softball league played after school yesterday. Keith Hardy and Robert Botleau pitched for Lincoln with Tom Tanner catching. Dave Turner started for Centennial with Wendal Shearer catching. Other game batteries were Heights Warren Goodwin Richard Grecian and Everette Prebyl and Wallace Earnest Knepp Lewis Ballew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Centennial
Heights
Wallace
Keith Hardy
Robert Botleau
Lincoln School
Tom Tanner
Dave Turner
Wendal Shearer
Warren Goodwin
Richard Grecian
Everette Prebyl
Earnest Knepp
Lewis Ballew
Baseball Results From Today’s Card Across Circuits
Chicago defeated New York 7 to 2 while Philadelphia beat Detroit 4 to 1. Boston logged a 1 to 4 loss at Cleveland. St Louis won 7 to 6 over Washington. New York visits St Louis and Boston faces Detroit with Philadelphia at Cleveland and Washington hosting Chicago.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Chapter L T T T Installs Officers and Local Weddings
Chapter L of T T T met at Mrs Gladys Paisleys home in Wymar for installation of officers led by Isadore Bogle and Helen Huston with retiring president Gladys Paisley honored. Plans for Mother and Wdes dey at Yellow Lantern Tea Room Mt Pleasant May 17. Merle Howsare wed Mas Alma Turner in Quincy May 8 with family and local friends attending. Merle, a Q railroad bridge carpenter, to Scottsbluff Nebraska. Miss Turner new to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Gladys Paisley
Wymar
Isadore Bogle
Helen Huston
Hildred Coates
Lillian Maxwell
Doris Cherryholmes
Lucile Huston
Jessie Rauscher
Yellow Lantern Tea Room
Mt. Pleasant
Merle Howsare
Mas Alma Turner
Quincy
A. Howsare
Raymond
Crawfordyville
Jane Berkshire
Wayland
Merle
Q. Railroad
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Sabbath
Bach
Miss Turner
Att.: Summer sun sets in Alaska and rises in Maine
In summer the sun’s path shows Att., the westernmost Alaska lands, set in the far west while rising in Maine to the east, illustrating the state's extreme geographic span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Islands
Maine
Olds Resident Joe Miller Dies at Home
Olds May 12 Joe Miller retired farmer died at his home last night. Funeral services set for Friday at 1:30 at the home and 2 at Congregational church. burial in Olds cemetery. He was born Oct 23, 1871, son of John and Magdalene Miller. Survived by wife Anna, two daughters Mrs. Sidney Tippet of Billings Montana and Miss Bessie a Mt Pleasant teacher, son Earl of Olds, one grandson John Miller, two brothers Sam J and Frank of Olds, and sister Mrs P P Wyse of Wayland.
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Olds
Joe Miller
Congregational Church
Olds Cemetery
A. H. Boettcher
Miller
John
Magdalene Miller
Anna Miller
Sidney Tippet
Billings
Mont
Bessie
Mt. Pleasant
Earl of Olds
John Miller
Sam J
Frank
P. P. Wyse
Wayland
Britain Crowns King George With Pageantry and Pomp
The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth unfolds in Westminster Abbey with a full pomp ceremony. Officials and foreign dignitaries witness the oath and the sovereigns accept the crown amid resounding fanfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
George
Elisabeth
George VI
Visitors and Moves Highlight Local Notices
Miss Iva Sharpe visits Iowa City with Mrs. A J Votruba while sisters Miss Sharpe and Mrs. Votruba share family ties. Mrs Atdelie Peiper and Mrs Joe Peiper from Richmond shop in Washington. Miss Ethel Grecian and her mother relocate from 308 East Sixth to West Main street. Paul Horak spends the day on Iowa City business. Mercer and daughter Sally of Indianapolis visit two weeks with Mrs W A Gibson. H L Rice travels from Roseau with family for a short visit then returns home. Mrs Homer Stephen and Miss Eva Denby attend a library convention in Burlington. Martha Anne Mace works in the library in their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Sharpe
Iowa City
A. J. Votruba
Sharpe
Votruba
Atdelie Peiper
Joe Peiper
Richmond
Washington
Ethel Grecian
Mary Grecian
East Sixth Street
the Woods
West Main Street
Paul Horak
CCC
Mercer
Sally
Indianapolis
Ind
Eva Denby
Burlington
Martha Anne Mace
FKuigh School Girls Enter Contest in Crawfordsville
Mrs Ernest Ford and daughter Nancy Kay visit as Mr Master C Rauscher and a salesman demonstrate a washing machine for FKuigh School girls at the school house. Girls to write essays on why they prefer the machine. best essay wins a 32 piece dish set. Miss Alice Holmes returns to Burlington after visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Ernest Ford
Nancy Kay
Columbus Junction
Master C. Rauscher
Jee Shaffer
Alice Holmes
Burlington
Turks Rewarded Arabs for World War Prisoners
During the World War an unnamed Turkish general offered rewards to Arabs for each prisoner brought in, the payment set higher than the value of stealing a corpse, reflecting a harsh incentivized reward in the campaign.
Bound over in assault case involving youth in Fairfield
George Renfrew a 17 year old former Omaha resident was bound over to the grand jury on a criminal assault charge against a white girl six years old after his arrest last night in Fairfield May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS
George Renfrew
Omaha
Grand Jury
Gill
Doctor Kimber Comes to Riverport to Start Practice
Dr Jonathan Kimber prefers merit over his late father’s name and moves to Riverport to fill Dr Alan Ballard’s former practice. Evelina Ward keeps costs in cash while Rose Ward and Mrs. Ward welcome him into town life. Jonathan’s first patient and new teaching job test his resolve as romance stirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Kimber
Riverport
Alan Ballard
California
Evelina
Jonathan
Rose Ward
Ballard
Jameson
Pete
Fred
Senator Street
Rose
Alan
Uncle Alan
Pete Parker
Baptist Woman's Missionary Elects Officers at Meeting
Miss Besse Jones led the program at the Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society gathering at Mrs. Terry Marsh home. Burma was the main topic with talks by Misses Rene Yard, Carol Forgey, and Mrs. Marsh. officers elected for the year: Miss Neilie Wiley president, Miss Isabelle Combes vice president, Mrs. Thorn Reynolds secretary treasurer. A teapot gift marked marriages in the group. Miss Tya Sharpe of Mason City attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besse Jones
Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society
Terry Marsh
Miss Jones
Marsh
Burma
Rene Yard Carol Forgey
Malletts Workman
BF. Messer
A. J. Wotruba
Neilie Wiley
Isabelle Combes Vivre
Thorn Reynolds
Eda White
Psecordanes
Tya Sharpe
Mason City
Mrs J T Ostrus Hosts Sunday School Party
Mrs J T Ostrus entertained the intermediate department of Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday school at her home yesterday afternoon. Eight children and several mothers attended. Games and refreshments followed with Mrs R J Tanber and Mrs Harry Anderson assisting. Tulips and bluebells decorated the house and napkin motifs matched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Ostrus
Cass
Trinity Lutheran Church
R. J. Tanber
Harry Anderson
Ostrus
Butterick’s 1863 Patterns Pioneered Standardized Menswear
Ebenezer Butterick of Sterling Massachusetts devised graded shirt patterns in 1863, creating the first standardized clothing patterns for men. The invention organized sizing and cutting, laying groundwork for modern patternmaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Butterick
Sterling Mass
Had Great Foresight Harriet Martineau
English writer Harriet Martineau 1802 1876 famed for reformist works. The passage notes her view that the world as it is dims while the world as it could be grows brighter with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Martineau
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Bargain Prien
Goodyear
Orimsri
Louie Johnst
Wooyear
Iptter Ionekyv
Shor Crow
Americas
Greadfather
Pax Theatre
Miller’s Footwear
Lincoln, Heights
Wallace Losiars
T.T.T
Xtra
Henry Kolln
Muscatine
Ve Johnny Southern
Toledo, Ohio
Georgia van Burkirk
Rock Island
Nellie Jones
Fairfield Armory
Fungean
Fkuigh School
F. G. Livesay
Moore's Bootery
Duchess OF Kent
Queen Elizabeth
London
Marina
Mayfair
Duke of Kent
England
Fairfield
Lony
Brant, Baldwin
Chapter
Syracuse
Pein Beldwin
King
Jesuses
Baptist Missionary
Lemmon’s
Twila Mangold
Howard L. McCleery
Nicola
North Side
C. V. Crull
Insurranor
Win. E. Sloat
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