Wellman High to Graduate Twenty One Students
Wellman Iowa May 15 There are twenty one to graduate from our high school this spring eleven girls and ten boys Vera Arthur Elsie Bird Myrtle Booth Ruth Bradford Golda Crossett Meda Lantz Pearl McClelland Bessie Norris Agnes Reif Marcella Singleman Lida Testroet The boys are Max Coffey Omer Green Park Griggs Herman Kabaker Lawton Karr Cecil Lindsey Conrad Miller Lawrence Perrin Isaac Sprague Chas Stafford Class colors old gold and black flower American Beauty and White Tea rose motto Each for the other All for the class
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Wellman
Vera Arthur
Elsie Bird
Myrtle Booth
Ruth Bradford
Golda Crossett
Meda Lantz
Pearl McClelland
Bessie Norris
Agnes Reif
Marcella Singleman
Lida Testroet
Max Coffey
Omer Green
Park Griggs
Herman Kabaker
Lawton Karr
Cecil Lindsey
Conrad Miller
Lawrence Perrin
Isaac Sprague
Chas Stafford
H. L. Karr
Lawton
Keith Adams
Marvin Hicks
Iowa City
Art Carr
Cedar Rapids
John Carr
Ed Kirkpatrick
Will Kirkpatrick
Marengo
Dave Kirkpatrick
Jeanette Hunter
J. W. Hunter
Ed MccArtor
Lisbon
Harry Jordan
Roselind Hamilton
W. T. Hamilton
Chas Stentager
Esther Shaw
J. S. Kabaker
Herman
Alvin
Kabaker
Bywater
Barthey Bell, Jr
H. B. Knight
Miles
Des Moines
Wm. Beckenstine
Muscatine
Town City
Chas. Reidman
Oskaloosa
Nick Snider
Washington
Omer Jones
Marvin Hick
American Legion
Mahanna and Ogle
Jess Gardner Auturn
Brighton
Phil Vanerus
Joe McClelland
Miss Pearl
Frank Arthur
Chicago
Karr
F. J0
Snavely
Grant Griffith
Kansas City
A. J. Rogers
Kalona
E. D. Miller
Rickey
Marguerite Mellecker
MecGugin Drug Store Co
West Chester notes and local visits May 14
West Chester reports visitors from Clinton Ia D B Brumbach in Sigourney on business Geo Davidson went to Rochester Minn where Mrs Davidson was recently operated on and is improving Ice and a heavy frost Friday morning but not expected to harm corn Mrs H Davis visited Washington J D Dayton visited Keota at James Nelson home John Brumbach Kinross visiting D E B Brumbach Ed Stoutner Seventy Six in town Bob Rariden Keota also in town Two weeks remain in the school term marking the end of a year affected by flu and weather
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West Chester
Keota
James Nelson
John Brumbach
Kinross
D. E B. Brumbach
Ed Stoutner
Bob Rariden
Louise Glaum Stars in The Lone Wolf's Daughter Melodrama
The New York critics hail Louise Glaum's The Lone Wolf's Daughter as the year’s greatest screen melodrama. P Parker Read Jr. presents an elaborately produced, powerfully enacted tale spanning seven reels with grand settings and varied locations. Louise Glaum and Edwin Stevens lead the stellar cast in an especial triumph.
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New York
J. Parker Read, Jr
Louise Glaum
Louise Joseph Vance
Moving Picture World
P. Parker Read, Jr
Edwin Stevens
J Parker Read Jr seven reel special thrills critics
Tom Hamlin notes a big seven reel film by J Parker Read Jr. with Louise Glaum delivering a strong performance. The reviewer praises the production for its entertainment value and holds the downstairs gallery audience in anticipation.
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Tom Hamlin
J. Parker Read, Jr
Louise Glaum
Davenport probes hoarding of sugar
Davenport declares sugar hoarding amid famine and high prices. City council passes resolution urging Mayor Barewald to summon Ewert & Company Independent Malting Company Smith Bros Burdick Company for a hearing to explain 4000 sacks stored in Davenport warehouses. Hearing set for Thursday night May 13 at 7 30 p m.
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Davenport
Fred Feuchter
Ewert & Company
Independent Malting Company
Smith Bros. Burdick Company
Barewald
Denver Establishments Strike Potatoes From Menus
Denver hotels and restaurants removed potatoes from their bills as a protest against high costs and to protect patrons from further meal price increases.
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Denver
Des Moines News Highlights From Mills County to Nightingale Day
Des Moines dispatches cover Burton Miller reuniting with his wartime remount mules in Germany, the Bremer County escapee Jimmie McCosky tale, and Governor Harding aligning Iowa with the American Legion for recruiting week. Florence Nightingale’s 100th anniversary observed by Des Moines nurses and Italian community. Airplane mail service to Chicago Omaha planned for June with Fort Des Moines drill field landing site under study. George brothers of Dallas County set a state plowing record of 53 acres in two days using a tractor and searchlight.
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Des Moines
Burton Miller
Glenwood
Mills County
France
Anna
Marjory
van Pelt
Camp Dodge
Europe
Germany
Harding
Iowa
American Legion
Legion
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Italy
George Brothers
Dallas County
Global Methodist quadrennial in Des Moines held
Attendees from around the world gather for the quadrennial conference of the Methodist church in Des Moines. The event recalls a dramatic 1892 moment when Bishop Taylor lifted a baby girl from Africa and proclaimed there are no heathen babies.
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The
Methodist Church
Des Moines
Taylor
Africa
Woman's Address at Coliseum Sparking Interest in Africa Work
Dianah McNeil, now a scholar and Christian activist, spoke to a large Des Moines audience in the Coliseum on Wednesday, receiving cheers and a bouquet from prominent locals. The report also notes a fatal auto accident in Sioux City linked to a set of false teeth, and outlines the YWCA rural work expansion in Iowa and the creation of a North Central Field camp at West Okoboji Lake for summer conferences and vacations for women and girls.
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Dianah McNeil
Africa
Des Moines
Young Women's Christian Association
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
North Central Field
West Okoboji Lake
Shaw to Address Cedar Falls Teachers College Graduates
Hon Leslie M Shaw former Iowa governor and U S Treasury secretary will speak at the Cedar Falls State Teachers College commencement on June 1. Relatives in Manchester Delaware County report William E Hawkes safe in Sivas Armenia after WWI activity with Y M C A troops in France and relief work in the Near East. Mrs Estella Reed King of Mount Silinda Rhodesia now visiting the Atlantic home with husband, both missionaries on furlough returning to Africa this fall.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Manchester
Delaware County
William E. Hawkes
Sivas
Armenia
Hawkes
France
Estella Reed-King
Mount Silinda
Rhodesia
South Africa
Atlantic
Cass County
Cascade man Chas M Baldwin dies after long horse show career
Chas M Baldwin of Cascade Dubuque county died recently. A longtime Ringling Brothers boss horseman he was regarded as America’s top horse judge. He once helped select driving horses for King Edward of England. In Iowa plans begin for a midsummer carni val for northeastern scouts with Upper Town events at Upper Iowa University July 29 30 and 31. Scouts will camp on campus and join demonstrations of scout activities.
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Chas. M. Baldwin
Cascade
Dubuque County
Ringling Brothers Show
America
King Edward
England
Fayettte
Iowa
Upper Town
Upper Iowa University
Third annual school for commercial club secretaries set
Dates May 14 August 10 and August 17 have been named for the third annual school for commercial club secretaries to be held at Clear Lake again. H M Van Auken of the Mason City Chamber of Commerce reported on a Creston meeting where strong enthusiasm was voiced for the former schools. Sessions will be held at the Patriarchs Militant camp of the state grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
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Clear Lake
H. M. van Auken
Mason City
Citizens Enlist to Preserve Country Against Criminals
New York May 17 A ten member New York State Chamber of Commerce committee on Public Welfare investigates a “one big union of citizens” concept to protect communities during strikes and potential fuel or food shortages. Volunteers with skills to keep trucks moving and utilities operating respond, while letters from a Russian refugee, a doctor-telegraph operator, and others urge civic duty to maintain public order and civilian resilience. The panel plans a progress report soon.
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New York
Idea
New York State Chamber of Commerce
Alfred E. Marling
United States
Committee On Public Welfare
Russia
America
Methodists Likely to End Dancing Blue Laws
DES MOINES May 17 J Henry Smythe Jr predicts the Methodist General Conference will lift or amend blue laws on amusements. He favors a recreation program per bishops' address and notes colored delegates may vote with a world vision. He criticizes 280 and urges simplification of church membership rules.
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Des Moines
General Conference
J. Henry Smythe, Jr
Board of Bishops
East
Chicago
Lieut. Smythe
American Red Cross
Methodist Church
Breneman Named Ot tumwa High School Principal
Ottumwa May 14 J H Breneman longtime principal of the junior high has been elected to succeed W B Rice as high school principal Rice resigns to manage a fruit farm near Gettysburg Pennsylvania The change follows two and a half years of Breneman in junior high leadership and Rice departure plans
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Ottumwa
J. H. Breneman
W. B. Rice
OttumWa High School
Rice
Gettysburg
Plea for Unity Across Denominations Prompts Church Call
A reader argues that beliefs should be simple for all, condemning attacks on other faiths and urging Protestants to work together. The piece critiques sectarian barriers and promotes bringing people into the church through clear faith in Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Air Mail Official Killed Near Oskaloosa
William J. McCandleas of Washington D C superintendent of Chicago Omaha division of the aerial mail service was killed instantly four miles south of Oskaloosa in a crash during an inspection flight. Pilot H W Johnson of Fremont Ohio was badly cut but will recover. The haviland plane with a Liberty engine was badly damaged. McCandless was blown off course by strong winds while attempting a landing to regain bearings. The crash occurred as the machine collapsed pinning McCandless beneath the gas tank. Johnson had been slated for his maiden trip over the route on Saturday.
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Oskaloosa
William J. McCandleas
Washington, D. C
Chicago-Omaha
Aerial Mail Service
Here
H. W. Johnson
Fremont
Johnson
McCandless
Omaha
Air Service Overseas
Clemenceau Prefers Indoor Air In Closed Peace Chamber
The report notes Clemenceau dislikes outdoor air as the Peace Chamber windows remain shut. It also mentions that few sheepskins accompany academic degrees this year due to high skin costs.
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Clemenceau
Peace Chamber
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