Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Mothers Day Observed
The Twenty fifth anniversary of Mothers Day is celebrated with The American Mothers Declaration. Five million American women are expected to sign pledging to preserve and teach democracy and the five freedoms. Carrie Chapman Catt chairs a national committee. The pledge emphasizes freedom of speech press assembly worship and petition. Declarations circulate through clubs stores and individuals. Exhibits are planned for New York and San Francisco World’s Fairs.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Wilson
Congress
America
United States
New York
San Francisco
Washington County VFW Post 2808 Holds New Year Meeting
The Washington County VFW Post 2808 opened the year with a Tuesday meeting at the K C hall. Officers and committees were named including Ways and Means John Pebler and Membership Earl Lemley. Delegates to the May 21 Burlington district convention were elected and a memorial service for deceased members was held.
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Washington County
V. F. W. Post
K. C. Hall
Radda
Ways and Means
John Pebler
Earl Lemley
C. A. Neiswanger
A. E. Palmer
Fred J. Longer
Bunny Blair
Burlington
Jess Radda
Cleo Shockey
E. R. Burham
Dale Atkinson
Fred Longer
John Pehler
Ellen Wallace
Knoxville
Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
Harry Swift
Ed Hammer
Father O'Donnell
Everette Burham
C. A. Netswanger
Dave McGaffey
Lawerence Gier
Faith of our Mothers and Our Mothers Dear
Poem praising mothers and their faith with memory and honor. The verses invoke a mantle of love, gratitude, and devotion, asking for guidance and protection from God and celebrating mothers as nurturers and anchors of family life.
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God
YMCA A. notes on aquatic conference Iowa City leaders named
Notes from Y M C A for the week record attendees including John Coulter Howard Little Gene Trask and Leigh Soule at the aquatic conference in Iowa City last Saturday. Max Miller aqua tic director and Dave Armbruster Iowa University swimming coach led sessions on water safety. Coulter appointed field agent and Little local examiner for the Y M C A aquatic program.
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John Coulter
T Hloward Little
Gene Trask
Leigh Soule
Iowa City
Max Miller
North Central Area
Dave Armbuster
Iowa University
Howard Little
Y. M. C. A. Aquatic
Churches plan daily Vacation Bible School at the Y
The Y board offers free use of the swimming pool for the churches vacation program. Campfire Girls held a birthday party at the Y Friday evening. Each day this week groups prepared plans for the event and all Campfire groups are cooperating.
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Y" Board
Local Y Activities Highlight Week's Events
The health unit finished family class schedules and a pre-school eclinic met with mixed reactions. Junior high fifth graders went undefeated in the Gra Y league softball. Mothers night at Y’s Men’s drew many with their mothers. Hi-V closes season with 125 at the banquet. Phalanx hosts employers with John Applegate speaking. Wayne Kendrick named primus for north central Phalanx. George Mohr and Bike Battalion meet at the Y.
Rural Students to Have Play Day at Valley Schoolhouse
Valley rural families prepare for the Dutch Creek township play day on Friday May 12 at the Valley Schoolhouse. The notice corrects a Pueblo address error for Mrs. Fred L. Wilson and notes local attendance at recent school events and visits.
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Valley Schoolhouse
Andy Sheetz
Roger
Raymond
Naomi
Paul
Pauline
Maurice Tinnes
Gerald Feltz
Richland
Zeno Tinnes
Lloyd Derby
Ted Givens
Washington
Chas, Churchill
Zeno Times
Howard Bailey
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Chase
Doyle Hartnell
Oakdale
Eugene Myers Receives Columbus High Award Honor
Eugene Myers won the pv BE GO award at Columbus High School for outstanding senior class member. He received 5 dollars and his name will be engraved on the silver trophy. The winner was chosen by the faculty and top one third of the class based on scholastic standing and other qualities.
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Martha Potter
Columbus Junction
Eugene Myers
Pv BE. GO
Columbus High School
Ron
Capel
Chapter CX
P. BE. O. Eugene
L. 3
Myers
Athiel
Wayland Eighth Grade Promotion Set for May 17
Eighth grade promotion exercises will be held at Wayland High School auditorium on Wednesday afternoon May 17 Rev. RE Shook to address the class The motto is Climb Though the Rocks Be Rugged.
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Wayland
Wayland High School
RE. J. Shook
Max Sinclair
Maxine Kortkamp
Kortkamp
Fairbury
Ladies Aid
Henry Goldsmith
Ted Schantz
Marlene
Mesdames F. C. Allen
Clark Everts
Lester Henss
H. BE. Davies
O.E.S
Ed Wenger
Riverside Baccalaureate Held at Methodist Church
Riverside notes the high school class of unseen graduates will hold a baccalaureate service Sunday May 14 at the Methodist church led by Rev. Stuart Peterson with processional by Margaret Griffin and address by Rev. Peterson plus choir numbers. Other items include Legion teen to attend Boys Citizenship Camp at Des Moines and local visits among residents from Iowa City Cedar Rapids and St Mary’s.
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Riverside
Riverside High School
Methodist Church
Stuart
Peterson
Margaret Jane Griffin
W. N. Crozier
Paul Scherrer
Iowa City
Wesley Prehoda
Harry Welton
Earl Walton
Friendship and the odds of winning universal friendship
The saying notes that no one can please all, yet every person has a chance to gain friends. It frames friendship as a universal pursuit where differing tastes and views coexist.
Weather in Brazil Exhibits Broad Variety on Same Day
Brazilian weather shows a wide range of conditions across its vast area, with tropical heat in some regions and cooler, variable conditions in others, illustrating a broader spread than typical U.S. patterns on the same day.
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Brazil
United States
Bankers Group Attends Ottumwa Meeting
Melvin Roth and Fred Jackson attended a meeting of group IV of the Iowa Bankers Association in Ottumwa on Tuesday evening.
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Here
Olds
Melvin Roth
Fred Jackson
Iowa Bankers Association
Ottumwa
Haskins Club Notes Meeting at Boyd Home
The L A society met at the country home of Jé Ralph Boyd with sixteen members four visitors and three children present. After business, hostess and sisters served ice cream angel food cake and coffee. Ethel and Vivian Booth spent the weekend at home and visits extended to Muscatine and Iowa City with relatives.
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McKirahan
Fred Motzkus
Ely
J. R. McKirahan
Ray Good
Delta Alpha S. 8
Mennonite Church
Dorothy Farmer
Evelyn Klopfenstein
Don Goldsmith
Velma Henss
Zola Saltzman
Amasa Miller
Vera
Ottumwa
Alice
Alice Eichelberger
Hopedale
TL. R. Sehrock
Henry County Hospital
Haskins
LA. Society
Jé. Ralph Boyd
Edgar Whetstine
D. H. Brunfield
Ethel
Vivian Booth
Vivian
Muscatine
Elmer Thoeming
BE. J. Frey
Jean
Burlington
Frey
John Merchant
Raymond Good
Donald
Lloyd Edwards
J. R. McCreedy
Ross
Mrs. Godlove
Iowa City
M. D. McCreedy
Lois Godlove
M. T. Coon
Sue Thoma
Conesville
Service Sunday for '39 seniors in Ainsworth May 14–18
Baccalaureate services for the class of 1939 are set for May 14 at 8 p m in the United Presbyterian church. Commencement follows May 18 at the high school auditorium with speeches, music and diplomas for Warren Lins Edith Megehelsen and other seniors. Betty Burt is valedictorian and Edith Megehelsen salutatorian.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
Miss Bishop
Faith of Our Fathers
Congregation
C. FE. Coggeshall
C. E. Coggeshall
Martha Wylie
H. H. Hemphill
W. H. Hemphill
High School
C. BE. Coggeshall
Roses of
Picardy
Butterworth
J. B. Pressly
Betty Burt
Warren Lins
Sam Houseal
Richard Edmondson
Eugene McCaleb
James Olinger
William McGinnis
Grace Pearson
Freida Rabenold
Joseph Wood
Harold Wehr
Grace Carson
Joella Beenblossom
Wilma Acheson
Edith Megdelson
Edith Megehelsen
Bentonsport rider tops world in bronco riding
Doris Haynes of Bentonsport Van Buren county Iowa, renowned broncobuster and trick rider, returned from Australia with first place in the women’s bronco riding international competition. Born in southeastern Iowa she began riding at Donnellaon and has worked professionally for five years.
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Iowa
Daedy Press
Ottumwa
Doris Haynes
Bentonsport
van Buren County
Australia
Miss Haynes
Donnellaon
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Iowa State Banking Dept
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Y.M.C. A
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Mrs
Millie Giacobbe
Philadelphia
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Jack Mace
George Mohr
George Washington
Phalanx Fraternity
John Applegate
Wayne Kendrick
Chas. Churchill
W. C. Hedges
Preston Wolf
California
F. G. Coffin
Lulu Orr
Webster County
Wichland High School
Maxine Churchill
Maurice
Rev. Shook
Bera Wittmer
Lancheon
Katie Johnson
C. E. Rhum
EF. B. Witting
John Wenger
Mt. Pleasant
F. B. Wittmer
Carlinaville
C. E. Schantz
Elmer Schumaker
Reuben Widmer
Goshen
Ind
Reuben
C. G. Widmer
Alvin Boshart
Orie Roth
Colfax
Milton Nebel
Levi Roth
R. A. Burch
Cedar Rapids
Burch
Bureh Road
Claude Schnoebelen
Frank P
Anna Schnoebelen
John C. Dautremont
Marie
Neomi
James
Mary Pogge
A. H. Poggze
Billy L. Graves
Nina de Milo Graves
Hollywood
Yuma
Ariz
Billy Graves
Mrs. Graves
Rome
Pariani
General Pariani
I Duce
Clara Godlove
John L. Lewis
John R. Steelman
Labor Department
Charles O'Neil
Steelman
Plan Baccalaureate Sun
C. Hesseltine
Lois Ann
Bobby
Nelda Jean
D. H. Peters
Leland Swanson
Davenport
Broncobuster
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