Commencement Exercises Held At Chland Richland High
The Chland Richland high school held commencement in the opera house Thursday evening with twenty graduates. Homer Boblitt delivered the address. The class presented the play Safety First last week, praised as among the best. Alumni banquet planned for 240 plates by Friends ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chland Richland
Opera House
Homer
Boblitt
Cummings
Fairfield
R. M. Irwin
Friends
BE. B. Gump
Poinsetta Club
C. A. Neville
Laura Horning Laithly
Methodist Church
Hazel Hedge
Parsons College
Mesdames Smith, Greenlee and Ward
Local Notes from Brighton and Cedar Rapids Area
Mr. Carrie Fenner of Cedar Rapids visited at the M. E. Crib home last week. Most corn is planted and needs a shower. Rabher Balderson is on the sick list. J. E. Grinnell visiting her son in Marshalltown. L. B. Reed works on McKain hill. L. B. Shidler family spent Sunday with James Bender near Crawfield. The bail isda was attended by many at Reckford and Ernest Illen’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Carrie Fenner
Cedar Rapids
Rabher, Balderson
J. E. Grinnell
Marshalltown
L. B. Reed
McKain
Wilber Watson
West Chester
Mefarland
Bobb
W. T. Mart Ta
Karl
Colfax
J. A. Marsh
Charlotte Roseman
Muscatine
Earl Davis
Advt
Wm. Kieper
Howard
Hoboken
79Th Regiment
Local Notes from Stringtown May 25
May 25 Stringtown notes mention Des Moines and Silay Kort business in Mediapolis. P R Sehatte and son David traveled to Keokuk via Burlington and Ft Madison. Wm Boshart family dined at FF FB Pieher home. Be. H. Cummings helps Ethan Brooks with farm work. The Keeleys visited J J Rich. A well drilled for J K Lelehty reached water at 218 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Ndon Barns
Des Moines
Silay Kort
Mediapolis
P. R. Sehatte
David
Keokuk
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Wm. Boshart
FF. FB
Pieher
P. R. Behants
Winfield
Joe Schmidt
Jacob T. Wenger
Washington
J. J. Rich
BE. H. Cummings
Ethan Brooks
M. W. Keeley
Mr. Keeley
P. R. Schantz
Lee Ernst
J. K. Lelehty
Local notes and visits in Braden area May
May 25 Braden notes show Master Orlin Wittig visiting at W C Richards home. Veil Maxwell sick. Henry Wittig vaccinating hogs. Latta of Omaha visited Frederickson home from auto. Wear Ever aluminum demo at Hal Richards home. Jay B and Ralph Orris sheared sheep. Falk family from Washington visited F M Smith to see Shetland ponies. Mrs John Lee and daughter Mayde called locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden Braden
Orlin Wittiig
W. C. Richards
Veil Maxwell
Henry Wittiig
Frederickson
Latta
Omaha
Neb
Hal Richards
Jay B
Ralph Orris
Falk
Phillis
Washington
F. M. Smith
John Lee
Mayde
Pfeifers and Ballards Social Evening at Valley
Mr and Mrs W J Pfeifer and son Doyle visited the Andy Sheetz home on Thursday evening. Miss Eva Ballard spent Thursday evening with Frankie Breitenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Valley
W. J. Pfeifer
Doyle
Andy Sheetz
Eva Ballard
Frankie Breitenbach
George Reicherd
Will Derby
Charley Churchill
H. Frank
Guy Clack
Richland
Everett Givans
Alois Belter
Sarah Sheetz
J. B. Deal
Lily
Dertha
Olive
Otto
Keota
Irma Black
Louise Wallace
Andy Augustine
Willie Robertson
Nellie
Olive Pfeifer
Delpha Black
Addie Wallace
Roxco Robertson
Babe
Richard Franklin
Fern Hartnell
Hertha Sith
Myrtle Black
Deéelpha
George
Myrtle Frank
Alvin
Opal
Donavan
Ralph Wallace
A. R. Conrad
Andy Sheets
Walter Meyer
E. L. Breitenbach
George Frank
Guy Black
Miss Ballard
John Augustine
Mrs. Augustine
Dr. Lulhly
Tiha
Local residents engage in visits and family news
The community records visits to homes across Keota and Richland as neighbors greet relatives and friends. News covers births, a new baby boy named Richard Franklin, and a funeral notice for Howard Kieper’s son, with social events and class play updates throughout the week.
Rural Route Four Urges Local Family Visits
May 20 and 24 summarize visits by Clarence Dodds and family, Charlie Kephart, Ed Simmering and relatives to Dodds, Rueb Pam’s, Oscar Gardner, Tom Nicholson, and Simmering households near West Chester. Notable attendees include Helen and Hazel Simmering twins and Florence and Kiwyn Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gardner
Florence
Kiwyn
Charlie Kephart
Oscar Gardner
Tom Nicholson
West Chester
Ed Simmering
Helen
Hazel
John Simmering
Tena Simmering
Miss Nelile McFarland Showered by Royal Neighbors
Miss Nelile McFarland received a miscellaneous shower Monday evening hosted by the Royal Neighbors, honoring her upcoming marriage or other event as noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sworth Ainsworth
Nelile McFarland
Royal Neighbors
Calvin Coolidge to Address National Education Association
Des Moines hosts the fifty ninth annual NEA convention July 3 to 8 with Vice President Calvin Coolidge delivering the main address at the Coliseum on July 4 at 8 p m The event expected to attract more than ten thousand includes speakers Judge Ben Lindsey and Herbert Hoover with Fred M Hunter presiding The city plans entertainment and a twelve mile car procession to showcase Des Moines sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Calvin Coolidge
United States
National Education Association
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Coolidge
Ben Lindsey
Denver
Colo
Herbert Hoover
Fred M. Hunter
National Educational Association
Oakland
Cail
California
Nebraska
Coliseum
Shrine
Egg Rearing Experiments Show Moon Phase Effect
A historic note reports experiments on hen feeding and moon phases influencing egg production and chick vigor. It suggests eggs from hens fed during specific moons hatch stronger and grow faster, while hatchings without moonlight yield weaker, less vigorous fowls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juron
Halloween Origins and Historic Celebrations
Halloween dates back to antiquity blending myth and Druidic beliefs. The festival evolved into a social anniversary marked by superstition and later transformed into a general merriment holiday.
Short Skirts Said to Reduce Street Car Accidents
In Chicago a study by Frederick Rex shows shorter skirts cut non fatal incidents on street cars and trains. Data from 1916 and 1920 compare boarding and alighting accidents with long versus short skirts, noting 81 percent of victims were women and praise for comfort and safety from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aeakiria
Prederick Rex
Tigh Heela
Mr. Rex
J. H. Truett
Baltimore
Mr. Truett
Ill Dows Woman Reawakens After Prolonged Sleep
Miss Nita Hemmingway of Dows Iowa woke from a four week slumber at Samaritan Hospital Des Moines after a automobile crash caused a fractured skull. Doctors said she would slowly regain full consciousness and recovery is practically certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Miss van Winkle
Samaritan Hospital
Cider Delivery to Indians Leads to Arrest in Tama
Henry Bruner of Tama county was arrested in Cedar Rapids on May 24 for allegedly supplying hard cider to Tama reservation Indians around April 30. He waived preliminary hearing, was bound over to the federal grand jury, and released on 300 dollars bond. An Indian agent testified several natives were drunk after consuming Bruner's cider, which tested at 6 to 7 percent alcohol. Bruner admitted selling cider at 10 cents a glass or 25 cents a bottle but denied intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tama Reservation
Henry Broner
Tama County
United States
M. L. Healy
J. C. Stocdard
Bruner
Bownd
Federal Grand Jury
Formanento
Tama
Broner
Bruner Declares Trouble After Statement to Healy
The speaker says he was unaware of any spike and cites his age Tam 74 asserting this is the first time in his life he has faced trouble. Healy quotes Bruner in a cautious legal context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Healy
Tam
Bruner
Selma Seeker Walter Oliver Fasts for Blessing
Walter Oliver of near Selma Iowa has fasted for over fifty days seeking a Lord blessing for a life of sacrifice. He served in World War I and refused the uniform prompting time in Leavenworth. He now lives at home with his family as he remains in frail health after rejecting all nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Oliver
Ottumwa
Harrison Oliver
Selma
Tie
Oliver
Camp Dodge
Leavenworth
Kan
Jockey Feasts After Long Fast At Mutton Dinner
A jockey, after a long period of hunger, visits a tavern and orders mutton. He declines sweets or cheese, saying another bite of mutton would help him manage. The tale emphasizes his stubborn appetite and simple preference for hearty meat.
Simple Food and Wealth of Ceylonese Tea Trade Noted
A fragment notes that wealth in Ceylon is linked to coconuts and cacao. Native boats from the Maltese islands often arrive in Ceylon with coconuts loaded. a shipwrecked crew was cast on the South Sen Islands and lived off coconuts and bolts of figs, then returned heavier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Presbyterians to hold national assembly in Des Moines
Des Moines officials welcomed the Presbyterian Church in the United States general assembly after a telegram announced it will meet in Des Moines next year. The event brings several thousand clergy and lay members for a two to three week session, reinforcing Des Moines recent role as a host city for major religious conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pres Moines
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Winona Lake
Ind
George Hamilton
Convention Bureau
Chamber of Commeres
Vila City
General Assembly
Town
Chamber of Commerce
Christian Church
Methodist General Conference
Northern Baptist
F.C. McKean
Central Presbyterian Church
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Guy Bligck
Andy
Lee Senders
Hunter
Zephyr
In. A. Knittle
Riverside
A. A. Lemley
Brighton Farmers Co-op
Wellston
Ll. Bl
Elliott & Co
Wilfiel
William Beardsley
Haskins Kk. RC
Washington Elevator CO
Anoused Prom
Foe Choe
Mellotone
Lowe Brothers
Washington, Ia
Selma Slacker
Bim
Presbyterians
Ragadours
Armory
Dodge Brothers
Goodyear
Goodrich
T. B.r.goodrich Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
Goodrich Silvertown
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