Comings and Goings in Washington County Society
Mrs Mae Jay visits with daughter Mrs Walx Smith family. Mrs Adolph Larson entertains 16 La Foch Society. Mr and Mrs Frank Page of Ottawa visit mother and sister and T J Thrasher home. O K Scott family and Roy Teets attend Alph Scott home. Ralph Zeck family visit at Ralph Meek Meek of Kansas also visits at Stewart home. Apple harvest praised as large, fine flavor, blight free. Meek long associated with Union Dale community and Rev Thrasher lineage noted.
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Mae. Jay
Walx Smith
Adolph Larson
la Foch Societie
Frank Page
Ottawa
T. J. Thrasher
O. K. Scott
Frank Scott
Roy
Alph Scott
Washington
Unday
Ralph Zeck
Eek
Mr Meek
Kansas
Martha Thrasher
Ralph Stewart
Ir. Stewart
Meek
Union Dale
Thrasher
Miss Krasher
Evolution of Heroes in a Heroic World
Quote from Hawthorne on heroes needing the world to lift them and create an atmosphere of greatness. It argues that a hero’s achievements emerge from a collective, supportive environment.
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Oder
Lake With No Outlet In East Africa
East Africa’s lake with no outlet exhibits rapid water level changes. Records from the Alexander expedition note morning traversed spaces were dry by evening, leaving spaces of dry mud.
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East Af
Alexander
Ford
County Churches Grace Hill Moravian Services Schedule
Sunday school at 10 a m and regular preaching at 11 a m. Evening service at 7 p m. Attendance last Sunday was gratifying. Parents urged to bring children and attend as a family to prevent later disappointments. Pastor E Drebert.
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Grace Hill
E. Drebert
Furnace arrives at Lexington M E church for warm services
The long awaited furnace has arrived for the Lexington Methodist Episcopal church and will be installed for next Sunday's services. Sunday school begins at 10 and preaching at 11. Rally day is planned with services on the old time schedule at Pilotsburg and Zion Center. The first quarterly Lexington charge meeting is set for Tuesday Oct 28 at 10 am with Rev G L Minear presiding.
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Lexington M. E
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pilotsburg
Zion Center
Lexington Charge
Lexington
G. L. Minear
St Paul’s Evangelical Valley Time Change Notice
The Sunday schedule at St Pauls Evangelical Valley changes. Sunday school starts at 9 30 prompt and morning services at 10 15. Evening services begin at 7 15 p m. The choir meets at the church Saturday evening for rehearsal and all members should come early.
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Carl W. Klein
Loyal Man Threatened Over Anti German Sentiment
Mason City on October 24 deals with an anonymous threatening letter sent to a well regarded local physician. Authorities investigate the mail incident amid anti German sentiment reports.
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Mason City
Doctor De Sart Responds To German Propaganda Controversy
A doctor in the M B A building was insulted with terms like swine hound but defended his stance by stating he considered the source. The incident stems from a circulated German propaganda letter tied to a subscriber who believed De Sart sympathetic to Germany. The investigator notes the onion skin typed letter mailed October 16 and turned over to authorities.
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R. F. de Sart
de Sart
France
Crawford county to raise teachers wages countywide
Crawford county school officers and directors voted to raise teachers pay by 30 percent over the current minimum. If adopted countywide, new minimums would be 74.50 97.50 104 for normal certificate holders, 97.50 104 for first grade, 78 84.50 for second grade, and 65 for third grade. Officials including Carl F. Kuehnle and A L Heminger spoke at the meeting.
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Denison
Crawford County
Carl F. Kuebnile
E. Humphrey
Theodore Rohwer
J. N. Bell
E. S. Spottswood
Maurice O'Connor
A. L. Heminger
F. N. Olry
J. W. Hamann
Barney accuses Packers Over Pork Prices Drop
Des Moines October 24. State Dairy and Food Commissioner W B Barney Sr charges packers are not lowering dressed pork prices in step with hog price declines. He notes hogs fell from 23.50 to 14.50 since August, a nine cent dressed pork decrease, while actual pork drops are only two to three cents.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney, Sr
Gairy
Little Comrade stars Welch with Vivian Martin at Graham Theatre
Niles Welch leads in Paramount picture Little Comrade supporting Vivian Martin. The story adapted from The Two Benjamins by Juliet Wilbur Tompkins follows a pampered youth drafted into the army who overcomes fear with the heroine’s courage. Cast includes Gertrude Claire Ly W. Steers Richard Cummings Nancy Chase Eleanor Hancock.
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Niles Welch
Vivian Martin
NEW Paramount Photoplay
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Apear
Paramount Pictures
Graham Theatre
Miss Martin
Mr. Welch
National Army
Altho
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
the Two Benjamins
Alice Byron
Chester Withey
Gertrude Claire
Ly W. Steers
Richard Cummings
Nancy Chase
Eleanor Hancock
The Facetious Feller on Payments and Burdens
A facetious neighbor quips that the toughest part after a down payment is keeping the other payments up. The remark reflects humor about budgeting and financial obligations.
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Erings
Washington County
Evolution of Heroes
Naonal King
Premier Chief
A. C. Cannon
Thoned
Dr. King
ST. Paul's Evangelical Valley
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City
Bruns Seed Co
Washington, Iowa
Poland
Chinas
Smooth Jumbo
King Wonder
Big Buster
Peter M. Jones
John Wagner
Besring Signature
Barney
West Second Street
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