Visiting clubs greet at Iowa district convention
The First district of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs opened its annual convention at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with strong attendance. Transportation volunteers aided arrivals, decor featured red roses and dahlias, and Mrs. C. C. Rawhauser of New London chaired sessions. Speakers included Dr. D. Chalmers Fulton and Miss Carolyn Hamilton, with remarks from Mrs. Carl Roberts and Mrs. H. W. Baker. Reports highlighted civic and charitable work, scholarships, and social functions amid broad enthusiasm. Frances Whitely scheduled to speak this afternoon after a Red Oak host had planned the morning program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
United Presbyterian
H. H. McCreery
D. Chalmers Fulton
Carolyn Hamilton
Orville Elder
Carl Roberts
H.W. Baker
Wapello
HB. Knight
JK Ream
Hoh. McClery
Abs. Geo. Masson
Eun Hesseschwerdt
RG. Cherry
Denver
Frances Whitely
Mrs. Houghton
Red Oak
Milford E. Barnes
Frederick
Whitley
Engene Henely
Wiliam Larrabee, Jr
Mes Willam Milerist
Spaulding
Carolyn
Talk Merger Of 3 Colleges In Iowa Considered
Rev J Myron Boozer announced the 49th annual Ames meeting in Cedar Rapids October 14 16 will review a plan to merge Coe College Cedar Rapids Parsons College Fairfield Buena Vista College Storm Lake the effort linked with a joint session of United Presbyterian Church. About 500 delegates expected. Iowa Synod numbers include 374 churches and 67000 members with 50000 Sunday school members.
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Ames
J. Myron Boozer
Presbyterian Synod of
General Assemblies
Iowa
Legionnaires Turn to Business at Convention in Boston
American Legionnaires at Boston for the convention turned to business matters with the next year’s host city under discussion. Detroit showed strongest support to host the 19th annual event as 12,000 members gathered at the Boston arena. Speakers included President William Green of the American Federation of Labor General Henri Grand Frank T. Hines and Admiral William Benson.
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Boston
Vigilantes to expand county in wake of meeting
A county meeting approved increasing vigilante numbers by about thirty to cover the county. A committee including Ben Joone Kalona and Lee Holland will study financing with county bankers and supervisors, reporting Monday evening. Banks offer a $1,000 reward for bank robbery arrests.
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Ben Joone
Kalona
Lee Holland
County Bankers’ Association
Ed Kos
Howard Sit‘et
Lester Eicher
George Strable
King’s
Leslie Eicher
Vis Hantes
Brazil launches drive against rebels amid martial action
In Brazil the government orders control of telecommunication press dispatches while deploying naval, army, and air forces across the country. Insurgents, centered in the south, faced bombardment on coastal cities as reports from Pernambuco and other northern states remained unconfirmed and chaotic.
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Rio Ganda Do Sul
Pernambuco
Grace Vincent Talks on Egypt at Y's Men’s Club
Miss Grace Vincent of Keota, instructor at the American mission school in Luxor, spoke on conditions in Egypt. She described population, climate, and poverty, discussed education challenges, and shared details about the Luxor school and the American Mission’s work.
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Grace Vincent
Egypt
Seota
Y's
Lanor
Keota
Luxor
Y's Men's Club
Mike Vincent
China
Ossim Teks
Vincent
Pyramids
King's Tombs
Frerette Griffith
Y's Men’s Club
Washington Y's
Ottumwa
Lee Holland
Clarence Wiele
Green backs Dickinson for Iowa Senate in letter
William Green, AFL national president, endorses Representative L. J. Dickinson in the Iowa senatorial race in a letter to August Lamp of the local photo engravers union. He urges union voters to back Dickinson. A Carter of New York City is named, with musical numbers promised and adjournment planned for the afternoon session.
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Des Moines
Oct
William Green
American Federation of Labor
L. J. Dickison
Iowa
August Lamp
Photoengravers’ Union
Dickinson
Aton Carter
New York City
Iowa Corn Safe From Frost Says State Crop Report
Iowa farmers received the weekly bulletin noting corn is safe from frost with harvest progress, yields reported around 12 tons per acre in some sections and 14.5 to 16 percent sugar content for soybeans, along with fall plowing accelerated by recent rains.
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Iowa
Ocnally
Charles D
Ve Weather Bureau
Ane
Illinois Bandits Secure $13,000 in Bank Robbery
Four bandits robbed the National Bank of Mazon for 13000 after bank president Gor die Clapp and his family were held prisoners overnight. Clapp found his wife and a neighbor bound in their home. At dawn he was forced to unlock the bank alarm and deliver cash, then returned home before authorities were notified.
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Mazon
National Bank of
Gordie Clapp
Clapp
Filawo Niffetves
Akien
Btw
Hits
Clapup
Three Little Theater Plays Selected for Junior College Season
The Junior College selects three plays for its year: Come Out of the Kitchen to open with a strong cast, Gatsworths Loyalties a popular problem play, and The Queen's Music a spectacular psychological drama. Season tickets are on sale.
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Gatsworth
Maud Willems
Figamatics
Little Theatre
Four Men Drowned in Mississippi River at Davenport
Four men from Rock Island and Davenport drowned when their canoe capsized in rough Mississippi River water near Davenport. Names include Sam Lacey, 16? Smith, 18, Kenneth Griffin, 18, and Earl Gould, 23. Leo Donovan, 8, rescued. Paul Dimnerly sustained eye, arm and hip injuries. Glen Huston also injured. Dimnerly hospitalized in Davenport.
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Davenport
Iowa
Sam Lacey
Smith
Kenneth Griffin
Rock Island
Earl Gould
Misesippi River
Leo Donovan
Paul Vimerly
Keota
Marengo
Glen Huston
Dimerly
President Hoover Ends Speaking Trip to Campaign
President Hoover wraps up a swift campaign tour after speeches in Cleveland Boston and North and South Carolina. He returns to Washington and awaits the November 4 vote on whether Republicans will control Congress. Crowds greeted him enthusiastically with strong reception noted in Charlotte High Point Salisbury and Greensboro.
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Washington
Hoover
Cleveland
Boston
Tly Carolinas
North Cordial
South Carolina
Haven
Charlotte
Highpoint
Salisbus
Greensboro
Salisbury
Race riots reported in Louisiana town amid clashes
Reports from New Orleans area say unemployed white men clashed with black workmen on a Pearl River construction site. Parish officers were reportedly called as fighting grew, with efforts to confirm the incident continuing.
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Worleans
Pearl River
Three Men Trapped After Mine Fire in Dalton Ohio
A shaft building blaze at the Dalton coal mine trapped three men today. Rescue workers in gas masks entered the mine but hopes of saving the miners were slim as smoke filled the interior.
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Ohio
Dalton
Dirigible Crash Victim Dies in Beauvais After 48 Dead
Samuel Church, a rigging worker on the dirigible ROT, died today in Beauvais France. The death raises the total from the hillside crash to 48 with only six survivors. Relatives from England traveled to be with him as the disaster toll grew.
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Beauvais
France
Samuel Church
England
Iillside
Here
Noted Radio Dig For Political Shift In Hills
In Beverly Hills on October 8, a radio broadcast featured Nick Aneworth challenging Democrats over the financial depression. The host mocked Democrats as hypocritical, claiming the party would switch to Republicans, and argued this year shows unprecedented mobilization.
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Ieverly Hills
Calif
Nick Aneworth
Democratic Party
Washington Country Club Elects Nine Directors At Annual Meeting
Carl Jungblath Dr A W Clow and Orville Elder were elected directors of the Washington Country Club at the stockholders meeting held yesterday. The nine member board includes Fred Neiswanger Will Harwood Frank Miller Preston Wolf Ed Wells and George M Thunfel. The board will meet soon to select officers and study water supply for the greens including building needs for new tees as determined by the grounds committee. A rock obstruction on the access road was reported and later cleared.
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Carl Jungblath
A. W. Clow
Orville Elder
Washington Country Club
Old House
Fred Neiswanger
Will Harwood
Frank Miller
Preston Wolf
Ed Wells
George M Thnfel
Jury Frees Carl Moune in Not Guilty Verdict
In Des Moines Iowa on October 8 a district court jury found Carl McCune not guilty of assault and murder in the Evelyn Lee case. The article notes other local church transfers and social visits including Rev. Wels to Red Oak and Rev. Simpser moving from Asbury to Ted Oak, with local residents mentioned visiting and hosting over the weekend.
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Des Moines
Liwa
Carl McCune
Evelyn Lee
FW. Simpser
Asbury Methodist Church
Ted Oak
Jo Te Wels
Red Oak
Peart Monora Methodist Church
Ashbury
Benn
Rural Route No 4 Chronicle of Weekend Visits and Birthdays
Miss Helen and Mazel Simmering visited the Julius Sodini home in Washington on Sept 26 and Ea Chalupa’s birthday was celebrated Sept 28 with a basket dinner. Relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Zack Pratt, Silas Caldwell family, Lorene and Andrey Putman, Morse and Wilson Putman, Ralph Hessettine, Howard Caldwell family, and others visited. Ed Simmering and Charles Kephart visited John Simmering Sr. home and Ea Simmering home with Betty and Dale.
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Helen
Mazel Simmering
Julius Sodini
Washington
Lorene
Andrey Putman
Wilson
Morse Putman
Ralph Hessettine
Howard Caldwell
Betty
Orville
Wapello Man James Kelly Elected President of Tri Civil War Veterans
James Kelly of Wapello was elected president of the Tri Civil War Veterans association at a courthouse meeting. Muscatine’s James Corbin and Dr J C Hoice of Washington were named vice presidents. The group includes Washington, Louisa, and Muscatine counties with future meetings in Wapello Fatine and Washington.
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James Kelly
Wapello
Tri Civil War Veterans
James Corbin
Muscatine
J.C. Hoice
Washington
Fatine
Louisa
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