Highland Center Community Notes May Update
May 21 at Highland Center reports Harry White shipped hogs last week. C M Taylor and Mr and Mrs Burr Taylor visited Doc McGinnis. Farmers busy with corn and need rain and sun. Robt Cherry and Mrs Cherry visited Percy Whistler’s home. Kronhoyas of Kalona help Claire Kron cet him corn in. Chas Gray of Olds visited last week. Mrs George McGinnia hosted the Rose Mary Club. Chas Hinkley spent Sabbath with Milo Lasek. Hagie returns from Chicago to assist with corn.
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Highland Center
Harry White
C. M. Taylor
Burr Taylor
Doc McGinnis
Robt
Cherry
Percy Whistler
Washington
Kron Hoya
Kalona
Claire Kron
Chas, Gray
Olds
George McGinnia
Rose Mary Club
Chas
Hinkley
Milo Lasek
Hagie
Chicago
Baccalaureate Sermon Seen At United Presbyterian Church
The class of 1924 Baccalaureate Sermon was preached in Ainsworth Iowa with Rev W S Moore of the M E church delivering from Zachariah 11 and 1 1. Music by the High School Gillee club and United Presbyterian choir. The church was full and space filled.
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Ainsworth Iowa
United Pres
Moore
M. E.church
Zachariah
Gillee Club
Waynard Hites
Cambridge Iowa
J. A. Marsh
Wyman Seniors Hold Climbin Through Play and Commencement
The Wyman senior class presented the play Climbin Through on Tuesday night and held Baccalaureate services May 11 with Dr. Leiat of Iowa Wesleyan College delivering the address. Commencement followed Thursday with Rev Minear of Mt. Pleasant as speaker. Graduates included Ruth Turkington Maglena Williams Mary Dunn Bessie Werner Howell Rees and William Helland. A Friday school and community picnic at Morgan Williams timber preceded a high school baseball win over the Independents by 10 to 6.
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Wyman Wyman
Leiat
Iowa Wesleyan College
Country Girl Meets City Cousin In Early Marriage Insight
A country girl bests her city cousin in one respect as statistics show country and small town girls marry earlier on average than city dwellers. The contrast highlights rural life and marriage timing.
Australian scientist claims synthetic sugar indistinguishable from cane sugar
An Australian scientist announces the creation of a synthetic sugar that experts say cannot be distinguished from cane sugar. The claim suggests a perfect substitute with no detectable difference from the natural product.
Earliest Indirect Lighting Credited to Queen Victoria
The Durbar room at 44 Osborne was illuminated in 1800 by deflected light, a setup noted as the earliest recorded example of indirect lighting. The lighting avoided visible light sources, aligning with Queen Victoria's suggestion.
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Queen Victoria
Durbar
Osborne
Memorial Day Committees Named for Ainsworth Program
Memorial Day plans in Ainsworth announce committees led by Harlan Thoma post. Key roles include speaker W G Robertson, W E Acheson and J J McConnell. music by O J Thomasc and Mrs FE Spesard. decorating by Martin Stewart and Ruth Norris. flags by T J Whitlock and Geo Marr. finance by Jesse Marr. marshal J C Jones. automobiles by W T Trotter and J A Marsh.
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Ainsworth
Harlan Thoma Post
American Legion
W. W. Moore
C. M. Spessard
W. G. Robertson
W. E. Acheson
J. J. McConnell
O. J
Geo, Townsend
Ruth Norris
Thelma Davis
T. J. Whitlock
Geo, Marr
Jesse Meeks
Jesse Marr
Marshall
J. C. Jones
James Porter
W. T. Trotter
J. M. Clegz
W. L. Alcorn
Soviet Experiment Collapses In Portuguese Village
In San Gregorio Portugal a peaceable Soviet style commune failed after land reform set the entire village to farming. Workers and small landowners shared land but wage and price pressures led landowners to push back. The scheme collapsed as new tenants sought lower pay and old hierarchies reemerged.
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Lisbon
San Gregorio
Portugal
Seculo
Bonus law promises insurance to over three million veterans
Washington May 20 The soldiers bonus awards insurance to veterans with 3,008,283 eligible for policies averaging 962 dollars. Cash payments start after March 1 1928 and loans up to 90 percent of policy value may be taken after two years. Deployment dates span 1917 to 1919 with service credits set by overseas and home service rates.
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Washington
Wille
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Advertising Experts to Discuss Problems at Columbus Convention
The Association of Newspaper Advertising Executives selects topics for its June convention in Columbus from about 100 proposed items. National advertising on June 10, ethics code and general advertising management on June 11, with separate luncheons for publishers from cities under and over 75 000 population and a third for larger city editors. William A Thomson of the ANP A will speak.
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Indianapolis
Association of Newspaper Advertising Executives
Columbus
Frank T. Carroll
Phdianapolis
William A. Thomson
Bureau of Advvertising
Association of
It Pays to Advertise Play Delights Crawfordsville Audience
Milton Davidson and Mabel Crooka visited from Iowa City to see the class of 1924 perform It Pays to Advertise at the high school auditorium. The cast included Twila McNeill Mary Grayson Paul Witting and Cyrus Martin among others. the audience thanked the performers for an odd but well executed production.
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Crawfordsville
Milton Davidson
Mabel Crooka
Iowa City
Aletha Holmes
Washington
Welch
Colchester
Dayton McNeill
Misa Twila McNeill
Doris McNeill
George Finch
Pearl Hamel
Ft. Madison
Elwyn
Eogene Martin
Dublin
Pearl Conrad
Freida White
Mary Grayson
Twila McNeill
Johnson
Paul Witting
Comtense de Beaulieu
Alice Gookin
Rodney Martin
Claire Twinam
Cyrus Martin
Clive Huston
Ambrose Peale
Everett Huston
Marie
Margaret Davidson
William Smith
Hayden Huston
Miss Burke
Mary Borders
George McCheaney
Oral Conrad
Charles Bronson
Verle McElroy
Ellery Clark
Austin Bower
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Keota
Sigourney
M. FE
Anna Ante
Hibbs
Marengo
van Kirk
South English
Flora Baldwin
Kinross
Harold Mann
Sourney
Sigourney Camfire
Lola K. Gilbert
Keola
J. T Hawk
Oscar Axthelm
Itucile Sheet
Genia Lytle
Pauline Randolph
Dorothy White
Sheldon Morris
Dwight Mound
Mia
Emiley Brown
Hf. B. Harley
Consuur
Standard Oil Service
Ainsworth Memorial Day
Detroit
Ford Otor Company
Detroit, Michigan
Washington Motor CO
G. E. Mace
Ford
Veterans Bureau
War Department
Navy Department
Department
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Students Army Training Corps
Anwen
Grahams Chain
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