Halloween parties enliven northwest city area homes
A string of Halloween gatherings lit up the region this weekend. Twenty young guests enjoyed a party at the Dunshee and Shalla home with spooky decor, fortune telling, ghost led tours to the attic, and a pumpkin pie laden menu. Other events included a Statler family Halloween at West Chester with Jack o lanterns and games, a masquerade at Mrs. Palmer’s barn with 61 styled costumes, and a Busy Club rock session after pumpkin treats.
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Frank Dunshee
Dunshee
Milo Shalla
Mr. Dunshee
Mr. Shallg
Shalla
Clarence Baker
Edna Fallon
Weat Slope
Colorado
Sam Statler
West Chester
Statler
James Palmer
Jack O'Lanterns
Fred Palmer
James Bridges
Lloyd Swift
Motors Take Large Place in Evolution of Fire Fighting
Washington bulletin from the National Geographic Society traces fire fighting progress from hand-tubs to high pressure water systems in Boston. It recounts horse era decline, early pumps in Alexandria and Rome, 1518 Augsburg pumps, Dutch and English precedents, and Boston's 1678 first municipal fire company culminating in the city’s high pressure system.
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Washington
Manhattan Island
Boston
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Motorace
Hedon
Alexandria
Egypt
Trajan
Pliny
Augsburg
England
America
Manhattan
Broadway
First Municipal Controlled Co
Scoffers
Iowa Teachers Convene En Masse In Des Moines
About 6000 teachers from across the state will gather in Des Moines for the annual state convention November 4 6 and 7 at the Coliseum and nearby venues. Mary Garden concert draws registrations. officials include Frank D Willis Hugh Margill and others with sessions led by C A Fullerton and state association officers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
All Iowa
Mary Garden
George Frederick Ogden
State Teacher's Association
Frank B. Willis
Delaware
Fred D. Cram
Cedar Falls
Edward F. Dunn
Mason City
John H. Hillman
Simpson College
Indianola
Walter A. Jessup
Iowa State University
J. G. Crabbs
State Teachers’ College of Colorado
Lucy Gage
George Peabody School For Teachers
Tennessee
Hugh S. Margill
N. F. A. Register
Chautauqua Preachers’ Quartet of
Chicago
C. A. Fullerton
Association
Hotel Savery
State Association
Fred Dpd. Cram
Charles F. Pye
Clay D. Slinker
C. P. Cleegrove
Upper Iowa University
H. E. Winckmar
Ottumwa
J. W. Studebaker
Community soirée features fortune telling and live surgery act
A local gathering offered written fortunes for each guest, tableaux and ghost stories, and an impromptu surgical demonstration by Dr. Jimmy Kraut. The operation succeeded and the patient recovered. Refreshments followed with pumpkin pie coffee doughnuts and red apples. Organizers included several named ladies.
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Jimmy Kraut
Will Acheson
J. O. Mathews
James Clege
D. M. Davis
A. E. Sands
Frank Kilgore
Every Iowan to Give Dime Health Crusade Seals Drive
Iowa plans December seal sale urging a dime from every man woman and child for child welfare public health and anti tuberculosis work. Twenty six million seals plus health bonds and seal buttons will be sold with Red Cross backing and local cooperation across counties to fund state and local programs.
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Health Crusade
Des Moines
Navy
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Tuberculosis Association
Presbyterian Rum Mage Sale Set for November 5 6
Annual sale hosted by the Presbyterian group takes place in the Fred Stewart building. Articles are to be sent there on Thursday or notice should be given to Mrs Walker Mrs wm Fitzwilliam or Mrs C W Stewart committee members.
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Presbyterian
Fred Stewart
Aricles
Iowa Pioneers in Librarian Certification Plan
Iowa adopted a formal plan for certifying librarians, the second state after New York to act and the first to implement a working certificate system. The five-member board sets grades A to D, evaluates education library training and experience, and classifies libraries by community population and volume counts. The move aims to elevate the profession with potential national oversight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New York
Waterloo
Board of Certification
Iowa Library Commission
Iowa Library Association
Johnson Brigham
Library Commission
Julia Robinson
Onsen Rose
Charlotte Crosley
Webster City
Pp. T. Stockman
Sigourney
Helen McRaith
Iowa City
Middle West
Rawson Assails Herring as Iowa Campaign Ends
In Des Moines on election eve Charles Rawson, Iowa Republican state chairman, denounces Democrat strategies and Herring's alleged dealings. He accuses Democrats of falsehoods, external payrollers, and suppressing Republican facts, urging a 100 percent GOP turnout to prevent future political swindles.
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Des Moines
Charles Rawson
Rawson
Cummins
Herring
C. L. Herring
Capitol
Iowa
Kendall
Commonwealth
Republican Women Open Headquarters
The Republican women of the community set up headquarters in the Fred Stewart building on South Iowa avenue today and tomorrow to provide voting instruction to women. They invite any interested women to visit the headquarters, especially those uncertain how to mark the ballot. The Falk Motor Co notes a Fordson tractor parts claim and capabilities in Washington for long-lasting service, mentioning rebore and main bearings work.
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Fred Stewart
South
Iowa Avenue
Washington
Food Falk Motor Co
Little Hallowe'en Damage This Year Report
Community kept Halloween peaceful with Troop D guarding streets. A few outbuildings overturned and buggies taken were reported but far fewer pranks than in past years. Local youths observed the holiday with limited mischief.
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Hallowe'en
Troop D
Virtue in Poor Matches Strikes Some as Useful
The letter to Answers in London argues that poor matches can have virtue since they don't strike. The writer suggests restraint in selection and highlights potential value in less aggressive matches.
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London
Woman Registers to Vote Enrolls Name at Ogden Hotel
In Council Bluffs a group of republican women workers focus on voter registration. A humorous incident occurred when a woman registered at the Ogden hotel lobby after waiting for others, unaware she would be noted on the hotel register. Reverend G. Rice, age 102, plans to vote Republican.
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Council Bluffs
Third Ward
Ogden Hotel
G. Rice
Normal Training Club Reports on Farm Magazines
The Normal Training Club met in 106 with Nellie Reister leading a discussion on farm magazines and their link to rural schools. Members Brown Roxie Lauderman and Mildred Benson presented reports on The Wal page Farmer The Homestead The Farmer Martha Wysoske and The Successful Farmer. A visit to Pleasant school near Grace Hill was noted and a future weinie roast west of town was planned.
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Farm Magazine
Nellie Reister
Brown
Walpage
Roxie Lauderman
Leve
Martha Wysoske
Mildred Benson
Grace Hill
Bessie Smith
Candy social announcement near town at schoolhouse
Announcement for a candy social to be held seven miles northeast of town at the schoolhouse South Prairie. Ladies bring boxes and attend on Friday evening the fifth of November. Doris I. Wilcoxt eacher is listed.
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Rairie
Doris I. Wilcoc Teycher
Phrase Modernized Oh no She says there are just as good birds
A cryptic line from Boston 17 Transcript notes a speaker asserting that birds in the air are as good as ever. The remark appears in a broader archival context, with no clear event, date, or人物 identified in the fragment.
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Boston
Farmers urged to vote for constitutional convention in Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation calls on farmers to vote next Tuesday on a proposed constitutional convention. A yellow ballot will be available at every polling place asking Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution. Secretary E H Cunningham notes the issue arises from recent events and urges broad farmer support to carry the measure.
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Ames
Farmers of
Iowa
Farm Federation
Hd Cunningham
Cunningham
Partners
Winnebago County
Ey L. Uban
Thompson
Iown
Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
E. H. Cunningham
The Fair Delivers Much Awaited Clothes Baskets
Shoppers at The Fair find the long awaited clothes baskets available now. Vendors announce stock has arrived and are offering limited quantities while supplies last.
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C. J. Rice
Mabel
Charles Denison
Wm. Simpkins
Ainsworth
The
Women's Missionary Society of
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
W. E. Paul
Des Moines—Garden
M. C. Delong
Chas. A. Rawson
Republican
Hallowe’en
Normal Training Club
N. E. West
Democratic
ORR
South Side SQ
Marion Thompson
Owa
Morrow
Cantigny Mpagne Chat
Cha Divak
Picardy
Veroun
Somme
Marne
Lin Air
Jon Land
Lwtrmeims Aisne Ourcq
Arras
B. F. Campbell
N. Marion Ave
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