Commencement Events at West Chester High School
May 17 events include commencement at the Methodist Church with Dean MetWichald of Parsons College as speaker on Stepping Stones in Character Building. Music by the girls glee club and high school orchestra. Graduates named and a two o'clock afternoon program for grades one through four. Picnic, Maypole drill, and baseball at three. Baccalaureate sermons held Sunday with Rev. Regan and Rev. Smith delivering music and readings. illness prevented Rev. A J McConnell from attending.
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West Chester
Elehi
Dean MetWichald
Parsons c Lege
Mousic
Frances Wricht
Lola Dayton
Almeta Ralston
Walter Bauer
Glen McFarlan
Stodium
Frank Sherbeck
Grace Losbaker
Methodist Church
M. R. Regan
C. C. Smith
United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Nash
Daryl Dayton
A. J. McConnell
May and Juve in the Garden Centerpiece
A poem by Nan Terrell Reed describes May as a busy creative figure weaving color in a centerpiece. She fashions hues from mossy greens pinks and yellows and embellishes with violets pansies and forget-me-nots. Her sister Juve then alters the design.
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May
Juve
Nan Terrell Reed
Iowa Flyer Aims For Siberia Flight From Omaha
Clarence Prest of Las Vegas Nevada arrived in Omaha after flying from Des Moines Iowa and Buffalo New York He plans a hop tomorrow morning from Omaha to North Platte Nebraska continuing by air mail routes across the United States to Nome Alaska Then he intends to jump the Bering Strait to Siberia in August.
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Omaha
Clarence Prest
Las Vegas
Nev
Buffalo
N. Y
Siberia
Des Moines
Prest
North Platte
Neb
United States
Nome
Alaska
Bering Strait
Congregational Church Conference Opens in Newton Iowa
The eighty third annual conference of the Congregational church and ministers of Iowa and the thirty sixth meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Union of Iowa opened in Newton with about 200 delegates. Rev. Frank Newell White of Chicago spoke this afternoon as secretary of the American Missionary Society.
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Newton
Congregational Church and Ministers of Iowa
Woman's Home Missionary Union of Iowa
Frank Newell White
Chicago
American Missionary Society
Local visits and travel in community notes
W. E. Augustine traveled to Chicago on business yesterday. Mrs. James McCutcheon visited Rubio for a day. Ferne Benn, a high school student, returned home to Rubio this morning. Cloyce Beard of Des Moines visited his mother, Mrs. Eliza Beard. Mrs. W. Augustine went to Richland to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bales, mother of Mrs. Ed Swank, who died suddenly.
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W. E. Augustine
Chicago
James McCutcheon
Rubio
Ferne Benn
Cloyce Beard
Des Moines
Eliza Beard
Enjoying Other Men's Minds
A fragmentary reflection on dedicating much time to others thoughts and losing self in others ideas. The speaker notes constant speculation and the challenge of sitting still to think as Brooks and Tannet are mentioned in passing.
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Wim
Brooks
Questions In Child Hygiene Lessons
A concise primer on child hygiene defines hygiene as the science of health and its preservation, outlines age ranges from infancy to school age, and covers cleanliness, diet variety, oral care, air quality, temperature, rest, play, work education, and the role of self-control in forming healthy habits.
Handy Method of Computing Interest
The article explains a simple 2 percent per 60 days method for calculating interest. It shows converting interest on 1000 dollars at 6 percent for 60 days to 10.00, then derives 30, 90, and odd-day calculations. It also covers 8 and 4 percent adjustments and notes odd-day calculations require more steps.
Colleen and Mavourneen in Irish Endearment
In Ireland the term Colleen names a girl and Mavourneen is the Irish endearment for a sweetheart. The phrases reflect traditional language for a beloved woman in Irish culture.
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Colleen
Mavourneen
Ireland
Cole Leen
The Fakesmith’s Stock Dwindles by Scientific Discovery
An English professor notes people get sleepy during sermons because they hypnotize themselves while gazing at the preacher. The effect is not inattentiveness but over-attention, turning jokes about the clergy into boosts.
Babson Explains High Living Costs And Retail Pressures
Wellesley Hills May 17 Roger W Babson statistician notes retail prices lag wholesale ones amid a general business revival He cites lumber costs and labor as drivers of high local prices and argues retailers are victims of broader economic shifts He urges local merchants to rethink merchandising while noting chain stores and mail order houses are rising to meet demand
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Wellesley Hills
Roger W. Babson
Mr. Babsen
South
Babson
Income Tax Auditors Sought for Washington Civil Service
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a June 14 examination for auditor and inspector roles in the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Pay ranges from 1200 to 3000 dollars annually. Applicants must have accounting experience pass tests and an oral fitness interview. Obtain forms from the Civil Service Commission in Washington or local post office and customs houses.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Income Tax Unit
Bureau of Internal Revenue
D. C
United States
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Civil Service Board
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Emma Mineart
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Iowa Gas and
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