Work is Remedy for Business Ills and Hard Times
Ottumwa hosts southeastern Iowa realtors banquet where about 190 members heard urging hard work, Golden Rule living, and active board participation to counteract economic gloom. Speakers urged tax fairness, stable incomes, and practical licenses to curb unethical sales while stressing organization and practical economics.
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Ottumwa
Southeastern Iowa
State Board
Hotel Ottumwa
B. N. Grumman
L. A. Swisher
First Methodist Church
E. T. Lay
Edward Rutledge
Roy Philippi
Jesse Wolfe
Lay
Arthur Griffin
J. B. Pepy
Ottumwa Real Fatate Board
William F. Herron
Waterloo
National Association
Herron
Mr. Herron
Congress
Heindel
Mr Heindel
Lowa
John J. Wagner
Cedar Rapids
National Realtors’ Executive Committee
Iowa
Commonwealths
Wagner
Use Motor Trucks for Strike Relief
New York mobilizes 57 000 motor trucks to supply 1500 carloads of food daily if a prolonged railroad strike occurs Health Commissioner Copeland says storage holds three weeks but trucks start immediately Coal supplies are less favorable due to limited storage Chicago organizes a fleet of 2500 trucks to move fuel and foodstuffs factories expect limited impact from strike Morristown organizers led by Murray Coggshall pledge volunteers will serve if the strike proceeds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Copeland
Chicago
Morristown
N. J
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Murray Coggshall
Woman's Home Missionary Society to Meet in Providence
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church reports 1920 membership totaling 61,463 with disbursements of 2,293,796. It will hold its forty first annual board meeting at Trinity Union Methodist church in Providence October 19 to 26. Board of trustees is led by Mrs. Wilbur P. Thirkield, Cam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Managers
Trinity Union Methodist Church
Woman's Home Missionary Society Meeting In Mass
The society discusses activities in America and territories with officers listed from California New York Ohio New Jersey and Illinois. Nationally 659 women serve in institutions 435 deaconesses 38 associated workers and 18 field secretaries support missions among two nationalities and six other groups. The group reports six million eight hundred fifteen thousand teaching outreach and over one million leaflets distributed along with mite boxes totaling about 11.8 million pennies raised.
Nelson estate leaves most to Kansas City balance to memorial
The estate of Mrs. William Rockhill Nelson bequeaths 47 000 in personal gifts and 25 000 to Grace and Holy Trinity church to the people of Kansas City. The residue, about 1 million dollars, funds a go for a memorial building housing Mr Nelson’s objects of art and the Western Gallery of Art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Grace and
Holy Trinity Church
William Rockhill Nelson
Nelson
Western Gallery of Art
Booze Fueled Wreck Near Cedar Rapids Injures Two
A Ford struck a bridge railing eight miles south of town on Sunday evening. Les Main and Lee Remington of Cedar Rapids suffered injuries. Remington sustained a compound fracture to the right thigh and was trapped under the car. Police report liquor may have contributed. both men’ identities could not be confirmed in local directories.
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Iowa City
Lee
Charlie
Remington
M. FE. Main
Cedar
Main
Iowa University
Cedar Rapids
M. E. Mein
Les Remington
Rotation of Numbers
A list of numeric place names from units to decillione with progressive scales. It cycles through standard large-number terms such as units tens hundreds thousands millions and extends into trillions quadrillions quintillions sextillions and beyond up to decillione, illustrating an alternately spelled sequence of growing magnitudes.
Hearts of the Range at Grahm Theatre
The Grahm Theatre presents Hearts of the Range Friday and Saturday a tale of cattle rustlers, a foreman and his love bound in a cabin while a thief brandishes a hot iron. Alma Rayford Clinton Hodder and Alfred Hewston lead with a mix of tense drama and a humorous note from Charles Everett and Milburn Morante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Theatre
Alma Rayford
Clinton Hodder
Alfred Hewston
Charles Everett
Milburn Morante
Chautauquas and Fairs Lose Money Across States
In Des Moines and other communities chautauqua managers sue guarantors to recover losses after a poor season. Bad weather and weak public response hit county fairs and circuits, with several guarantors withholding support and towns asked to share losses.
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Des Moines
Chautauqua
Towa
Boy Bled to Death From Horse Kick in Council Bluffs
A 12 year old boy, Os car Stone, died after a pony cart accident near Council Bluffs when a backstop failed and the horse kicked him in the throat. He was an orphan living with foster parents Mr and Mrs Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Oscar Stone
Thompson
Pruning Pictures for Fresh Wall Interest
The article argues many houses have excessive pictures and proposes drastic pruning. It urges removing worthless works and introducing new color or black and white studies to refresh beauty and interest in home displays.
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Newriys
Odd Fellows parade opens Des Moines convention
Des Moines hosts a large Odd Fellows and Rebekah march with about 3500 expected delegates. Ten decorative floats from Des Moines lodges will lead the parade at 1 20 pm as Thomas Fairweather coordinates arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Thomas Faiirweather
Convention Socials Connect Elks and Grotto Halls
Groups will gather at the Elks hall and Grotto hall for convention events. A social finale features a crate wall at the Hotel Fort Des Moines ball room planned for tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Hell
Grotto Hall
Fort Dee Moines
University of Iowa Attendance Rises to 5808 This Year
University of Iowa enrollment for the year reaches 5898 students as of October 19, with last year’s total at 6217 on October 15. The net increase over the prior year is 681, compared with a 421 gain the year before, and projections suggest a rise to about 6150 for 1921 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Coast Travel Falls Off Des Moines
Reports from the Des Moines rail ticket office show few inquiries about Pacific Coast Railway excursion rates. High fares attracted riders last season and may persist if winter travel remains favorable for automobile routes, as auto parties head to California via the southern route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Affiliated Railway Ticket Office
Pacific Coast Railway
California
Fatty Arbuckle Manslaughter Case Backed by Film Interests
Gavin McNab the San Francisco attorney took charge of Roscoe Arbuckle’s defense after declaring film industry supporters backed the effort to clear the comedian of the Virginia Rappe death manslaughter charges. He said he had investigated the case at the request of motion picture interests and found Arbuckle not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Gavin McNab
McNab
Thackeray Praised by Jewett as Reverent and Christian
Sara Orne Jewett calls Thackeray a great Christian writer who learns humbly and strives to reach beyond his own experiences without affectation. She emphasizes his reverent, expansive approach to literature.
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Thackeray
Sara Orne Jewett
Ile
Iowa Men Return From Hunting Trip
Prof. Homer R. Dill and his University of Iowa party returned from two weeks on the Wyoming plains where they hunted antelope under a state permit. They traveled by Ford using a Ford as their main transport, made fuel runs from a crossroads store, and conducted rapid automobile surveys before approaching herds on foot.
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Iowa City
Homer R. Dill
University of Iowa
Wyoming Plains
Wyoming
Towa
Dill
T. A. Walrus
Gillette
Bootlegger and Red in Same Class
Pittsburgh October 19 Prohibition Commissioner Roy A Haynes declares bootleggers are in the same class as Bolsheviks calling bootlegging a treasonous business and a modern crime that corrupts citizenship and government. He addresses a Methodist Episcopal conference urging citizens to uphold Americanism.
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Pittsburgh
Prohibition
Roy A. Haynes
Fife
France
It Always Costs Him a Stroke Golf Remark
A witty line about an elderly golfer being asked by a young spectator if he will enter the grandfather’s tournament, reflecting the tension and humor around aging players in a golf setting.
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John F. Webber
Ottumwa National Bank
Weber
National Congress
Senator Webber
America
the Board of Trustees
Mrs
Cam
Portune
Redhot
TRON
Law A Odd Fellows
PES
Titts
E. B. Clinton
Marshalltown
H. C. DeWar
Cherokee
H. F. Droegemeyer
Burlington
L. W. Smith
M. A. Gettis
Greenfield
D. F. Davis
Ames
G. L. Snyder
Marion
T. R. Osborne
New Sharon
E. FE. Hill
S Rutter
Jefferson
J. W. Slosser
Ladora
F. W. Kidder
Mason City
C. C. Ingam
Hed Oak
J. W. Schreiner
Gladbrook
Otto Windrath
Humboldt
S. A. Koch
Central Presbyterian Church
Grand Lodge
I. C. O. F. Temple
Hotel Savery
J. H. Henderson
Amelia McPherin
Hattie Barquist
Rebekah Lodge
Owen
Neilways
Pacific
P. A
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds
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