Social groups report busy Presbyterian events
The Ladies social at the Presbyterian church featured Mrs. J O Elder, Mrs. A M Cowden and Mrs. A A Schmoeller with Iceland travel tale and a preview of The Glow Unseen. Various church circles held meetings, refreshment duties, and fundraising plans while hosting guests and planning future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. O. Elder
A. M. Cowden
A. A. Schmoeller
M. E
Mre
T. H. Berdo
Community notices list meetings and events for October
A collection of society notices lists gatherings for Mrs Spenser and Mrs Ashby with dates from October 4 to October 7. It includes luncheon events hosted by Mrs Wright and Mrs Sexton and meetings of the Fortnightly department groups plus the Womens Auxiliary at Washington County Hospital and a Pythian Sisters funeral attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
Joe Wright
J. O. Sexton
Womens Auxiliary
Washington County Hospital
Elsie Thompson
Jones Funeral
M. EB
College Football Scores From Saturday Wartime Junior Colleges Also Played
A roundup of scores across multiple teams including Haskell Indians 55 Still 0 Ellsworth 17 Western Union 6 Simpson Freshmen 7 Leon 0 Lombard 21 St Ambrose 6 Trinity 55 Estherville Junior College 0 Rochester Junior College 7 Waldorf Lutheran College 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 12 Cotner 0 Missouri Teachers 13 Missouri Wesleyan 0 Kirksville Teachers 8 Kemper Military 0 St Olaf 27 Augsburg 6 Stout Institute 13 Winona Teachers 6 Chillicothe Business College 6 Culver Stockton 0 Missouri School of Mines 41 McKendree 1 Birmingham Southern 27 Marion Institute 6 Arkansas Tech 13 Howard Payne 6 Sewanee 48 Tennessee Teachers College 6 St Cloud Teachers 6 St Johns 0 Marshall College 24 Eastern Kentucky Teachers College 0 West Liberty 6 University High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Indians
Still
Ellsworth
Western Union
Simpson
Leon
Lombard
St. Ambrose
Trinity
Estherville Junior College
Rochester Junior
Waldorf Lutheran College
Nebraska Wesleyan
Cotner
Missouri Teachers
Missouri Wesleyan
Kirksville
Kemper Military
St. Olaf
Augsburg
Stout Institute
Winona
Minn
Culver-Stockton
Missouri School of Mines
McKendree College
Birmingham Southern
Marion Institute
Arkansas Tech
Howard Payne
Sewanee
Tennessee Teachers College
St. Cloud
St. John's University
Marshall College
Eastern Kentucky Teachers College
West Liberty
University High
Louisiana Industry Exhibit Sent To Des Moines
Two large boxes of Lafayette public school exhibits on Louisiana industries and accompanying books arrived for Miss May Francis. The materials, compiled by graded school children, are to be exhibited in Amer next week and in Des Moines afterward. A suggestion was made for an Iowa public school to send a similar collection to Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Louisiana
Lafayette
New Orleans
May Francis
Deaf Cobra Stuns as Charmers Tap Basket in Ground Vibration Trick
The cobra cannot hear sounds, only ground vibrations. Indian charmers tap the basket to stun the reptile, making it tractable for handling.
Old French statute condemns deceptive marriage sorcery
A quoted Old French statute warns that anyone luring a male subject into marriage with rouge powder perfumes false teeth hair corsets or other cosmetic tricks will be prosecuted for sorcery and the marriage void if convicted.
China Tops World Firecracker Use in Year
The article notes that China consumes more firecrackers annually than any other nation. Firecrackers are used in social, religious, and military events, as well as births, funerals, and peace demonstrations after quarrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Fireflies Glow Longer After Adrenaline Inoculation
Experiments show fireflies inoculated with adrenaline stay glowing for 24 hours. Adrenaline induces muscular contraction and a continuous oxygen supply to the night producing cells, extending bioluminescence.
Baptist Church Schedule and Upcoming Activities
The Church School meets at 9:30 am and Morning Worship at 11:00 am with B Y P U at 6:00 pm and Evening Worship at 7:00 pm. A prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7:50 pm. Deacons meet Sunday at 2:30 pm. The pastor and wife leave Monday for ten days with pulpit to be supplied next Sunday. Iowa Baptist Convention is at First Baptist Waterloo October 20 to 24 with a pastors conference on Tuesday and Wednesday before. Promotion Day changes evening service hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Dewey
Keeley Q
Viola Keck Phelps
San Diego
Calif
Ralph Stafford
Walker
Harry Warren
George Dowell
Chas, Pauls
Maud Hott
the Church School
BYPU
Clifford Baker
Board of Deacons
Iowa Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Waterloo
United Presbyterian Church
Jesus
West Hope
W. C. Porter
Methodist Church
Rain Clouds Over Crawfordsville Sermons And Local Ball Game
In Crawfordsville on October 1, rain dampens attendance as Dr Renwick sermons on mans need and savior. Wyman High beats Crawfordsville 5 to 3 in a rain shortened baseball game, with a return slated Tuesday. Grace Lease takes Riverside Junior College post. church notices outline Sunday services and union meetings led by Pastor W C Porter and Rev William G Barr.
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Crawfordsville
Dr. Renwick
God
Wyman High School
Crawfordsville High School
Wyman
Davidson
Mitchell
Beauchamp
Menetfee
Cherryholmes
Anwyl
Lowee
Patterson
Lemon
Wyman Reese
Williams P
Graves
Davis
Gipple
Simmons S
Humphrey
Buffington
E. F
Rotz
Ft. Oldt
Grace Lease
Junior College of Riverside
High School Notes Monday to Wednesday Highlights
Quiet week at WHS with the Girls Glee Club and orchestra practicing at noon. Senior Normal Training girls form a club. Estelle Davidson elected president, Alice Weade VP, Elizabeth Campbell secretary, Vera Keating treasurer. Assembly features Mr McKay and orchestra. three new cellos impress. Glee Club praised. next week promises a special item and a Schoentag suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Orchestra
Dave Elders
Miss Shields
Division of Labor
Estelle Davidson
Alice Weade
Elizabeth Campbell
Vera Keating
Schoentag
Funeral for Mrs. Joseph Wagner held near Fredonia
Funeral services were held at the home for Emily Margaret Redwell Wagner who died at her Fredonia area home. She was born November 11 1864 near Fredonia and lived there her whole life. Survived by husband seven children two sons and daughter-in-law and many relatives. Burial in Cedar Bethel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Joseph Wagner
Fredonia
J. D. O'Dell
Methodist Church
Cedar Bethel
Emily Margaret Redwell
Spen
Walter
Pearl
Ethel Wagner
Earl
Glen Wagner
Goldie Blake
Flora Schmidt
Muscatine
Henry Bedwell
Nora Hatner
Cranston
Clara Wilson
Letts
Roy Sehneider
Epworth League
Columbus
North Dakota
W. K. Ruston
Keokuk Presbytery
Tipton
Harry Barringer
John Barringer
Buffalo
Kansas
Columbus City
Funeral services for Milo A. Kelly Civil War veteran
Funeral services were held at Milo A. Kelly’s home in Columbus Junction on Friday at 2 30 p m. The Rev John T Aiken and Rev W E Ruston officiated, with burial in Columbus City cemetery. John L Wilson of Wapello played the bugle call and a squad of Atherlean attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Milo A. Kelly
John T. Aiken
United Presbyterian Church
W. E. Ruston
The
Presbyterian Church
Columbus City Cemetery
John Ll. Wilson
Wapello
Atherlean
Crawfordsville Presbyterian Rally Day Promotes Homes for God
The Crawfordsville Presbyterian Church hosts a Sunday School at 10 A M with a 11 A M Rally Day program featuring recitations dialogues and music. The special offering next Sunday funds Christian youth training led by the Board of Christian Education. Forest Davidson leads the EL meeting at 6 30 P M under Pastor E W Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Lad Hand
Presbyterian Board of Christian Education
Presbyterian
Forest Davidson
E.W. Griffith
Vacation Planned for Final Two Days of Week
A brief note indicates a vacation for the last two days of the current week. It references teachers and a program labeled teaching teachers.
Up In Mabel's Room Opens at Fox Theatre
Amusements notes promote Al Christie’s new feature Up In Mabel's Room at the Fox Theatre next Monday. Marie Prevost stars as Mabel with Harrison Ford Phyllis Haver and a large cast including Sylvia Breamer Harry Myers and others in a stage farce about a husband’s gift before divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Christie
Mabel
Mr. Christie
Fox Theatre
Marie Prevost
Harrison Ford
Phyllis Haver
Sylvia Br
Charley
Rural employers in Yucatan must open schools
A Yucatan law requires employers in rural districts to provide schooling for their employees' children. The mandate aims to expand access to primary education and improve welfare for labor families across rural communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yucatan
Marble reveals rare sand pocket in Middlebury Vermont
A notable discovery uncovers a large block of marble in Middlebury Vermont containing an unusual pocket of beach sand. The find highlights geological uniqueness in the locality and may interest researchers and collectors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Vermont
Queen Elizabeth Bath Quip Sparks Humorous Quotation
A quip attributed to a contemporary writer imagines Queen Elizabeth building a bath to scorn herself monthly regardless of need. The line plays on royal vanity and self-critique in a satirical tone.
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Stutsman
Thomas Brookhart
C. A. Dewey
Rebekahs
Mason City
Noble Grand
Millie Kos
Minnie Elgar
Alice Blake
Ladies’ Missionary Society of
First United Presbyterian Church
George Maxwell
Miller
Speigel
Joe Porter
Speidel
Palestine
Dave McLaughlin
Atchison
Maxwell
Treasury
Happy Hour Club
Ainsworth
Malinda van Horn
Will Reaney
Susan Coffey
West Chester
J. D. Dayton
Fred Bauer
Lahuma Clinton
Jubbulpore
Fannie
Nena Waagner
Ruth Bauer
Bodies Missionary Society of Bethel Church
Harry Dye
Rothlisburger
Templed Hills
Dye
Myrtle Pearson
Mayme Donaldson
Nettie Davis
Stock
Fred Reid
Frank Bell
Reid
Lydia Eicher
Nadine Weiland
Nina Cambridge
St. Paul
Strodtman
Omaha
Iowa City
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
A. Anderson
Jesse J. Miller
J. H. Warren
Sharon
Budaon
India
Raipur
Money
Geo. L. Lane
Mansfield
Ohio
Washington
St. James P. T. AL
Notce
McWilliam
W. OB. Rittenhouse
Miss DeLong
Geo. Statler
Lee McAvoy
Ladies Aid Society
P. B. Gray
Richard Maurice
H B. Knight
New Haven Social Union
Helen Wolfe
Port
Maurine Mclaughlin
Young Women's Missionary Society of the Second VA. Pp
D. D. Davis
Shalom
M. EK. Church
W. Brookhart
Harmony Club
Daughters of the Union Veterans of the
G. A. R. Hall
Pearl Clapp
Fairfield
Sunset Circle
William Henss
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Clarence Jacoby
Women’s Missionary Society For the Christian Church
Pilotsburg
Ralph Ashby
Toa
J. H. Peet
Art Department
Carl Roberts
Do AL Res
R. G. Cherry
Chillicothe Business College
Nellie Manners
David
Tam
William G. Barr
McKay
Miss Gore
WHS
Girls’ Glee Club
Martha Butler
Albia
Bert Atchison
Lincoln
Neb
Mary Duncan
Orville Sparrow
Edith Arthur
Hersey Hospital
Veterans’ Hospital
Danville
J.B. Garrett
Turkington
Chicago
Eli Holladay
Concasville
Frank Morrison
Mimhattan
Laura Butler
Concord Township
Donald Porter
Ames
Conesvile
Apple Sale
W. J. Brooks
Jonathan
Grimes Golden
Roman Stem
Home Beauty
Northwestern Greening
Ben Davis
Wine
York Imperial
Delbert Darnell
Chas. Crown
Teems
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