News Notes From Neighboring Towns and Country
New Haven Social Union meets with twelve members and four visitors. Plans for an eatable sale are discussed. Attendees visitations at John Pratt home and May festival participants are named. Local radio listeners hear John Wooley speak on high farm machinery costs. May festival attendees and local social visits are listed with many names and places.
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New Haven
Bill Smeller
Frank Smith
Washington
Howard Snyder
Lottie Robertson
Marion Smith
Hertha Schaeffer
Della Neal
Erice Baker
David Temple
Sikke David
John Pratt
A. R. Strum
Alvin Strum
Local social notes from Lexington更新
George Young plastered for Jim Schulty last Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Cecile Amlong welcomed a baby girl. Ira Huber's family visited Cy Huber home last Sunday. Wayne Norman and wife moved to O C Pattersons house to work for Ott. Ralph Schulty family visited Des Moines last weekend. Mary Timmins and Evart Fleming attended W F M B convention at North English. Evart Young family visited Howard Gardner home. Clara Faulkner visited Warren Matthess home and Cedar Center play. Arnet Matthess family and Wesley White dined with Evart Young. Mrs Ralph Oldfield hosted Pilotburg Aid society Tuesday. Seven members and two visitors attended. Hostess served refreshments. Raymond Hasty family visited Warren Matthess home Sunday.
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Lexington
George Young
Washington
Jim Schulty
Cecile Amlong
Ira Huber
Cy Huber
Wayne Norman
O. C
Evart Fleming
North English
Evart Young
Howard Gardner
Clara Faulkner
Warren Matthess
Cedar Center School
Arnet Mathess
Wesley White
Evart Young Home
Ralph Oldfield
Pilotburg Aid Society
Raymond Hasty
Ardell
Pleasant Hill Notes Record Weekend Visits
Pleasant Hill social column records visits from Matt Anderson at Charley Anderson and from Mr. and Mrs. Edd Chalupa with Eugene at John Putman. Cloyee Benson of Haskins and family visited Roy Kephart, followed by the Babb and Sigafoose households. Dale Darbyshire called on Will Darbyshire, and Howard Baker bought a new Ford.
Crawfordsville Care-Away circle elects officers
In Crawfordsville on May 15 Mrs. Ralph Borman and daughter visited Washington. Mrs. H C Hull hosted the Care-Away circle meeting with Ella DeLong leading a Songs of Solomon study. WCTU worker Mrs Philpott spoke, and officers were elected: J F Buxbaum president, Daisy Huber vice president, Hazel Moorhead secretary treasurer.
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Crawfordsville
Ralph Borman
Mable
Washington
H. C. Hull
Ella De-Long
Solomon
Philpott
Cedar Falls
J. F. Buxbaum
Daisy Huber
Hazel Moorhead
Adler i ka Again Cure Claim in House Ad
A testimonial for Adler-i-ka claims complete bowel cure and relief from gas after use. The ad promotes the mixture of buckthorn and cascara with nine other ingredients as instantly effective and notes benefits including constipation relief and appendicitis prevention. Sherman Bros. is listed as the druggist.
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T. H. Smith
Sherman Bros
Mother's Day Services and Pageant Highlight Keota Churches
Keota churches observed Mother’s Day with flowers at the Methodist altar and special music. The evangelistic drive led to many baptisms and new members. The Presbyterian pageant The Striking of America’s Hour drew a crowded crowd with a fifty-strong cast in national costumes. Notable arrivals included Lawrence Fitzgerald and Grace Brinkmayer. St Mary’s welcomed thirty converts by confirmation.
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Keota
America
Presbyterian Church
Lila (Kracaw) Walker
Ocala
Florida
Elizabeth
Lyle) Liddle
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Fitzgerald
Grace Brinkmayer
St. Louis
St. Mary's Church
Pantheon de la Guerre Exhibit May Be Legions Plan
National executive committee of the American Legion meets May 19 to consider sponsoring the Pantheon de la Guerre as a traveling American exhibit and to discuss a proposed Legion museum with war relics. Other items include a monument for American troops in France at St Nazaire and a memorial to Woodrow Wilson in Washington.
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Andianapolis
Pantheon de la Guerre
American Legion
The
Legion
Paris
Linst
Woodrow Whison
Propose Legion National Museum
France
St. Nazaire
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Tennessee
Snd
Amusements: Fred Thompson Stars in Silent Stranger at Fox
Fred Thompson of the F B O westerns headlines the Fox Theatre in The Silent Stranger playing alongside Hazel Keener and a western cast. The film is directed by Albert Rogell with a Harry J. Brown production.
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Fred Thompson
Fox Theatre
Thompson
Hazel Keener
Geo. Williams
Frank Hagney
Horace Carpenter
Bud Osborne
Richard Headrick
Harry J. Brown
Albert Rogell
Southern Presbyterians Educate and Give Relief
San Antonio May 15 Presbyteries of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States report 646 ministry and mission candidates under their care excluding women candidates. The committee aided 452 candidates. endowments and campaigns for schools in Texas progress with 1 250 000 aimed. Endowment fund stands above 1 470 000 with a push to 2 500 000. Total receipts from all sources reached 351 159, down 44 730 from prior year.
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San Antonio
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
United States
Executive Committee of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief
Texas
Samoan Chiefs Rehearse Their Own Funeral Rites
The piece describes Samoan chieftains staging rehearsals of their funerals to ensure a fitting resting place. It notes selecting a successor, preparing ceremonies, and the contrast between ancient rites and Christian influence. It cites Magee as a known example of a living obituary.
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Pago Pago
Semon
Magee
Transition From Traditional to Christian Burial in Chief’s Tribe
The text describes a shift from ancestral burial rites to Christian burials for a departed chief. Feasting persists with mat distribution among visiting relatives, and long celebrations remain costly with foreign foods purchased to supplement native pigs. A 1905 law bans tree cutting for barricades and self-mutilation, while hymns replace nocturnal chants.
Edith Gould Loses Suit in France
Edith Kelly Gould failed to gain half of Frank J. Goulds property in France. The Paris court ruled the marriage occurred in America where the rule of separate property for spouses applies, denying her share of the French estate.
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Paris
Edith Kelly Siould
France
Frank J. Gould
America
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