Annual family reunions fill Campbell home with joy
Aew home of Mr and Mrs M G Campbell hosted relatives for their annual family reunion with a noon two course dinner featuring fried chicken mashed potatoes and scalloped oysters. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Campbell Mr and Mrs Harry Maxwell and many others from Washington and surrounding towns. Also noted was the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Reaney of Ainsworth with relatives bringing gifts and a minister present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aew
M. G. Campbell
John Campbell
Harry Maxwell
Charles Rothlisberrer
Carl
Jane
Alice
John
al Cocklin
Washington
Wm. McCreedy
Milford
Sara
Haskins
Bruce
Elizabeth
Mark
Lina Vaughn
Ainsworth
W. L. Campbell
Anabel
Coin
Harry Campbell
William Reaney
Pool
D. YD. Stephens
D. MD. Stephens
S. A. Stephens
Richard Hall
Richard Stephens
Robert Reaney
Columbus Junction
M. Blankenhorn
Letts
Keokuk
Norma Reaney
Tipton
Local Clubs Schedule Fall Socials and Meetings
Community groups announce meetings and events across Wellston and surrounding towns. Activities include social afternoons, pot luck dinners, officer elections, charity drives, and church group gatherings through October 15 with host homes listed and times set.
Illogical Isabel Solves a Yacht Race Parody
Isabel mends a quarrel with Harvey over the Hydrophobia and decides to sail the next day. She overcomes superstition about Friday the thirteenth and helps Harvey prepare the boat for the race, seeking a late reconciliation and victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel
Milzabeth Bradford
Beth
Harvey
Fletloy
Rowndster
Teubel
Hart
Mail sack with 490 letters found in Burlington yard
A mail sack containing 490 letters and cards was found in a freight car at the Burlington rail yard in Des Moines. The letters are believed stolen October 7 from a Milwaukee train on the Marion Omaha line. Clinton Republicans launch a governor bid club to back State Senator J. O. Shaff. Former Sheriff Robb claims gate receipts of a swimming show were attached by creditors acting as political enemies and will contest in Avondale County Club trust terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Burlington
Marion-Omaha
Clinton
J. O. Shaff
Clinton County
W. F. Robb
Gertrude Ederle
Avon Lake
Avondale Country Club
U S Set to Fight Maternal Mortality
Washington a national program to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity is outlined by the children's bureau of the labor department in a report by Dr. Robert Morse Woodbury. The study compiles American and foreign data on deaths during childbirth and is regarded as a major contribution to the bureau's research efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Children's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Robert Morse Woodbury
Children’s Bureau
High maternal mortality harms infant survival in the United States
A doctor cites that U S maternal deaths run high, with an estimated 18 28 thousand yearly, though errors in death certificates may raise totals by about 12 percent. Poverty worsens maternal death rates, and improving prenatal, confinement, and postnatal care could reduce infant deaths tied to maternal health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
United States
Birthmortality gaps rise with race and nationality in 1921
The article notes maternal death rates in 1921 rose with poverty and inadequate care. Negro mothers faced a 67 percent higher death rate than white mothers, while foreign-born white mothers generally fared better. Russia born mothers had the lowest foreign-born rate, Ireland Britain Canada Hungary Germany among high groups, with native white races prominent in the higher figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Italy
Ireland
Great Britain
Canada
Hungary
Germany
Missing Persons In New York Yearly Figures
New York reports about 20,000 missing yearly with roughly 60 inquiries daily. The police missing persons bureau includes 40 detectives and organized searches, though most people are located, and permanently unaccounted cases are under half a percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Police Department
Auto Perils Mount Washington in Official Stats
Official statistics show 3274 people killed this year in OG cities. Norfolk Virginia is listed as the safest city while Camden New Jersey is the most dangerous, based on averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norfolk
Camden
N. J
Automotive engineers predict cheaper, safer cars and police air patrols
A convention of automotive engineers produced predictions about cheap foolproof autos and broader use of automated safety features. The discussion touched on potential police air patrol support as vehicle technology advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alco
Knotty Legal Problem Divorce in San Francisco
In a San Francisco divorce case before Superior Judge Van Nostram the Weisingers face a disputed nightly spot in bed. Testimony alleges police involvement to quiet a domestic war sparked when the husband ordered his wife to move over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
van Nostram
Weisinger
Jack Weisingere
American Mercury
Austrian warden wounded by own dog in accidental shooting
Austrian game warden Kurzbauer is convalescing in Vienna hospital after his loaded gun, left on a bout, was discharged by a dog during rope anchoring. One foot on the trigger as the dog sprang, wounding him in the left eye and hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurzbauer
Vienna
Washing machines clean apples with canvas friction
Machines developed for the apple packing industry clean fruit and remove spray residues. A 500 bit canvas whip tones and brightens apples as they pass over revolving rollers with a dust removing fan, ensuring sanitary fruit and enhanced appearance.
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Alma Hearne Holland
Upper East
J. M. Wilson
Claire Dewey
R. E. Shannon
F. L. Wilson
Farr Corbin
W. M. Fitzwilliam
Phillip Weldin
Viona Morrison
Chal Ford
Will Matucha
Howmet Hotle
Lisle
Homer
Lem Logan
Wellston
Friendship Club
Lydia Juzeler
Walnut Woman's Club
Ralph Chorpening
W. R. CG
Legion
Delta Alpha
M. BF. Church
W. B. Dupuis
4Th Ave
Flyer de Lis Club
M. C. Smylie
West Chester
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
P. B. Gray
Rebekahs
Lt. C. O. F. Home
Mason City
Iowa
Met
Elizabeth Sehulty
Loss
Ada Wilson
Cyprus
Parent-Teachers Association of the Heights
Garden Club
C.D
John Braunhausen
Pythian Sisters
Jno
Applegate
Rebekah Club
John Elgar
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Jvne Eastwood
Ladies Aid of the
First United Presbyterian Church
Eicher
Marion Township
Sam & Donahey
Edward’. Eicher
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
West Chester Methodist Church
Oscar Laubaugh
Mrs
Ralph Leffler
Ruby Douglas
U. S
Bureau
Villadelphia
Knotty Legal
Washington, Iowa
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