Society Notes Highlight Local Club Evenings and Gatherings
Miss Helen Tucker hosted Christian Endeavor at her parents home with games and refreshments. George Morrison hosted an Afternoon Bridge Club party on West Washington Street with about forty guests and luncheon. The W S C B club met at Mrs Dora McClelland home on October sixteenth with sixteen members and sixteen children. outdoor stunts and a “pin a tail on the cat” game followed by pineapple dessert and coffee. Next meeting is October 20 at Mrs Nora McKinstry’s. members urged to bring thimble and darning needle to make comforts.
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Helen Tucker
Christian Endeavor of the Christian Church
George Morrison
Bridge Club
West Washington Street
Howard Anderson
Oklahoma City
Wsual
Secason
W. S. C.bs
Dora McClelland
Nora McKinstry
Garrett
Veterans' Program Free to Public in Tri-county conven tion
The Tri-county Veterans convention opens to the public with afternoon and evening programs. Bob Cousins will speak and address the evening meeting at 7 30. About eighty veterans from outside the area are expected. The afternoon session starts at 2 o'clock.
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Tri-county
The
Journal
Bob Cousins
Iowa
Usua
Washington County Veterans’ Association
Court House
Governors Meet October 18 for Midwest Conference
Oct 12 announces a governors conference in Des Moines on unemployment and freight rates set for October 18. Attending governors include Blaine Wisconsin McKelvie Nebraska Allen Kansas Hyde Missouri Groesbeck Michigan while Frazier North Dakota and Small Illinois will not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
N. E. Kendall
Middle Western
John J Blaine
Wisconsin
S. R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Henry Allen
Kansas
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
A. J Groesbeck
Michigan
Frazier
North Dakota
Small
Illinois
Automobiles Urgently Sought to Transport Veterans
Communities rally to aid Tri county reunion with drivers needed for nineteen cars. Volunteers should notify W P Moothart or Dr J C Boice this evening. Cars meet trains at Rock Island station at 8 52 am to shuttle veterans to the court house for registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Moothart
J. C. Boice
Washington
Rock Island
Court House
Iowa
Graham Theatre
Presbyterian Church
Graham
Waterloo Officer Suspended Over Insult Allegations
Sergeant E. J. Burke of the Waterloo police department was suspended pending an investigation after charges by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cowley. He faces a hearing before the police commissioners on October 17 regarding alleged intoxication at the dairy cattle congress grounds and insult to Mrs. Cowley.
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Waterloo
E. J. Burke
Waterloo Police Department
W. A. Cowley
Dairy Cattle Congress
Corean language ties to Mongol Tatar and Japanese
The Corean language shares a class with Mongol Tatar Japanese and Chinese. It borrowed many words from Chinese due to China being the diplomatic language for centuries. Its grammar closely resembles Japanese rather than modern Chinese.
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Ant
Parker death ends longtime Gladstone resident's life
Ana F Parker known locally died at home in Gladstone Oregon City area after brain tumor surgery. He faced years of illness and his wife Carrie Durress Parker survives along with memories of his brother Rev Gilman Parker and a late son. The Parker family left in 1883 after marriage and had a son who died two years prior.
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Riends
Asa Fayette Parker
Gladstone
Oregon City
Ore
Mwe
Mr. Parker
Washington
Liv
Carrie Durress
J. J. Burgess
Hotel changes hands as Anderson sells Stuart Hotel
N D Anderson who ran the Stuart hotel on North Marion avenue disposes of the business to Mr and Mrs George Jackson formerly in Oakville. The Jacksons have possession and Anderson moves today to Ottumwa to pursue a new business venture with no definite plan yet.
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N. D. Anderson
Stuart Hotel
North Marion Avenue
George Jackson
Oakville
Anderson
Ottumwa
Butter Maker H. C. Ladage Tops National Contest
Straw berry Point butter maker H. C. Ladage, from the Straw berry Point Farmers Creamery Association, scored 9734 to win the entire milk class and the grand championship at the National Butter Makers convention in St Paul. He also led the average of the ten highest butter scores this week.
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Strawberry Point
H. C. Ladage
Fattening Frogs Becomes Muscatine Industry
In Muscatine Iowa 2400 live frogs arrived from Delhi Minnesota in a express shipment for local button makers Jarck Brothers. The frogs will be propagated in a 20 by 10 by 3 foot tank inside the factory with nightly concerts by the giant frog chorus. The project follows methods used at the US Biological Station at Fairport for propagating aquatic species. Local residents will not be charged for the frog concerts as the venture proceeds.
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Muscatine
I.a
Jarck Brothers
Delhi
Minn
Button Factory
United States Biological Station
Fairport
Mammoth Frog Chorus
Louis Jarek
Fire Loss in U S Reaches Record 1920 Toll
In 1920 the fire loss in the United States totaled 507 million dollars. About 15 000 people died and 60 000 were maimed by flames. Seventy five percent of fires are preventable and yearly fires destroy enough buildings to house a city of ten thousand. Carelessness causes three fourths of this waste despite fire resistant construction.
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United States
Iowa Motor Vehicle Registrations Rise Sharply in 1921
On October 1 1921 Iowa recorded 458139 motor vehicle registrations up 19005 since July 1 and about 29000 higher than October 1920. The year shows a 7 percent rise in vehicles raising pedestrian risk estimates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Ex Senator Gore Eyes Recovery Reported by Doctor
Oct 12 report from Boston notes former Oklahoma senator Gore, blind for over twenty years, may regain sight. Dr Samuel J Harris, an eye specialist, reports a new treatment method and says Gore’s eyes are becoming light sensitive with initial improvement continuing.
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Noston
Gore
Oklahoma
Samuel J. Harris
Harris
Angora Goat Dinner Surprises Odd Fellows Meal
At an Atlantic lodge dinner 150 Odd Fellows learned they had eaten a full blooded Angora goat served as the roast. The climax came after initiation exercises and a meal arranged with representatives from twelve neighboring lodges. The goat was supplied by G. F. Auerbach, a pioneer member of the Atlantic lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
G. F. Auerbach
Atlantic Lodge
Health Quiz Flags Poor Dental Habits In Iowa Children
Iowa's health official reports results from a 227000 student health survey in Des Moines showing improvements in dental and weight defects from 1917 18 to 1919 20. First graders lead in bathing frequency while high schoolers shine least in health habits with water intake and posture still neglected.
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Daneditt
Iowa
Adam and Eve game sparks playful quarrel
A mother reproaches her son for striking little Elsie, as Dick defends himself saying she tempted him by the apple but ate it herself. The exchange shows a lively, moral moment as children improvise a biblical scenario.
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Elsie
Mamma
Plenty of Teachers in Des Moines Area as Wages Rise
County superintendents report an abundance of teachers for all schools and many on waiting lists. Higher wages, from 89 to 125 dollars, have drawn more qualified applicants with standardized schools paying more. Polk county has only two teachers earning the top rate. A state teachers association meeting will consider legislation to require normal training for certificates, urging better preparation by teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
State Teachers Association
Emigration of Iowa Youth Threatens Future Rural Cadre
Iowa studies warn that emigration of hundreds of thousands of young people from rural districts over twenty years risks a future decline in farming areas. While most farmers trace roots to pioneer stock, continued outflow and falling birthrates may leave future generations inferior.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Ilowa
University of Iowa
Ineland Atats
West Fom New England
New England
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