Local social events bustle with dinners and Halloween gatherings
A flurry of community activities highlights the day as Mrs. James Gordon hosts a family reunion dinner on South Avenue C, Women’s Relief Corps members sew for Perkins Children’s Hospital, and numerous Campfire Girls and Sabbath School classes hold Halloween socials with meals, programs, and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon
South Avenue C
Gordon
J. H. Kyle
Jane Clendenning
J. HW. Houston
Women's Relief Corps
Scott Reister
Perkins Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Kay Hne
When Ladies Wore Masks
A note on etiquette and fashion recounts that ladies of quality wore masks to shield complexions from sun and to avoid recognition while in public.
Community Announcements From Local Societies
Local religious and social groups share upcoming events including Sunday school programs at 10 am with decorations and music, church meetings on November 1 and 2, open air services if weather allows, Hallowe en parties, and social gatherings hosted by the Pleasant Plains Missionary Society the Havre Social Club the Ladies Organized class Zion Center Sunday school and various youth groups with dates, hosts and calling duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Center
Frank Polter
Younger Set Dancing Club to Close Masquerade to Public
Due to limited space at the Commercial club and no spectator facilities, the Younger Set Dancing Club announces that the masquerade party Monday evening will be closed to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set Dancing Club
Wedding Bells at Fox Theatre Opens Today
The fast moving romance and swift separation from the film Wedding Bells stars Rosalie Wayne and Reginald Carter. Cast includes Harrison Ford Emily Chichester Ida Darling James Harrison and others. Directed by Chet Withey the feature plays at the Fox Theatre starting today with matinee and evening showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Talmadge
Asociated Firet National Pictures, Inc
Fox Theatre
Rosalie Wayne
Reginald Carter
Salisbury Field
Harrison Ford
Emily Chichester
Ida Darling
James Harrison
William Roselle
Polly Vann
Dallas Welford
Frank Honda
Chet Withey
Howard to tour Mississippi river barge system voyage
Des Moines reports J R Howard of Marshall County will ride a government barge fleet from St Louis to New Orleans to study the river freight system. The fleet named Iowa Illinois St Louis and Missouri Power Barges carries 420 carloads worth of freight and cost 1 877 000 to build. Also noted is a Stillwater penitentiary crew manufactured towboat and river conditions aiding future Upper Mississippi ore and coal transport. In Allamakee W S Hart shifts to pine cultivation on 30 acres near Harpers Ferry as white pine and red cedar outperform other evergreens on sandy soils.
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Des Moines
J. R. Howard
Emors
Marshall County
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mississippi River
St. Louia
New Orleans
America
Howard
Stillwater
Minn
Dubuque
St. Louis
de Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
W. S. Hart
Waukon
Allamakee
Harpers’ Ferry
Corn Prices and Farm Values in Towa Recalled by Reed
C D Reed director of the Towa Weather and Crop service compares 1896 corn at fourteen cents a bushel with October 23 1921 around seventeen and a half cents. He notes 1896 farm land valued at 20 to 25 dollars per acre versus today five to ten times higher and farm labor at 20 dollars a month then versus about 50 dollars with incentives now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. DD. Reed
Towa
Chautauqua Promoters Face Losses Across Iowa Circuits
The article notes multiple suits by promoters to enforce guarantees as chautauquas suffer money shortages. Poor attendance and bad weather hit circuits and county fairs, with some venues failing to pay guarantees and others near bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Chautauquas
Iowa
Clarke County Farmer Archie Luce Sells Seed and Crops
Archie Luce, a Clarke county farmer, sold clover seed from 32 acres for 960 dollars and cut a heavy hop crop in July. He also sold timothy seed from 42 acres at 14 dollars an acre, totaling 1 548 dollars gross cash income from 74 acres, plus hay from both fields.
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Archie Luce
Clarke County
Pioneer Churchman and Songwriter W S Pitts Rites and Legacy
Dr W S Pitts of Brooklyn died a few years ago and his remains return to Rosehill cemetery Fredericksburg Chickasaw county where he lived 42 years and served in the Baptist church. His sons and daughters plan a memorial church and community hall in his honor. he authored The Little Brown Church In the Vale. In Adams county a Prescott farmer Mr Dewitt faces neighborhood trouble after placing a Moore family from Alabama on his farm triggering official citizen and tuition restrictions. Dewitt pledges support for his tenants as the community weighs the situation.
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W. S. Pitts
Brooklyn
New York
Rosehill
Fredericksburg
Chickasaw County
Baptist Church
Little Brown
The
Vale
Old Bradford
Nashua
Adams County
Dewitt
Prescott
Moore
Alabama
YWCA States Move to Join Eastern Organization
At a state officials meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association it was voted to join the organization in the east in an effort to unify regional efforts and expand support. The decision signals a step toward coordinated activities and potential joint programs across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sherman
Ellen Morrison
Evelyn Gibson
Dorothea Thompson
Eunice Hammer
Carol Forgey
The
Young Women’s Christian Association
East
YWCA Moves to Curb Wanderer Hobo Trend
The piece describes a growing movement by the YWCA to discourage two to three girl groups from roaming as hobos seeking work. Early journeyers found light tasks and tips, while motorists aided the travelers, helping the trend spread as letters back east encouraged others.
Campaign to regulate hazardous rural electricity lines
A. B. Campbell, an electrical engineer with the state railway commission, urges a campaign against low voltage lines. He notes no authority oversees dangerous high tension lines and fears fatalities and property fires from small rural lines. Poor legislation has let Iowa become a dumping ground for substandard electrical equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Campbell
State Railway Commission
Railway Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Iowa
Marengo pioneer George McKinley recalls stagecoach days
In Marengo Town county 76 year old George McKinley, survivor of early stagecoach service, recalls joining the Western Stage Company in 1863 as a four horse driver. He delivered mail to Tama City when it had two houses, worked Marengo to Blairstown for four years, then Iowa Cedar Rapids line for a year, with no robberies and few upsets.
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Marengo
Town
George McKinley
Plate Iit
Old Western Stage Company
Tama City
Tuka
Blairstown
Cedar Rapids
Alfalfa Field Cracks Stun Shenandoah Farmers
In Shenandoah, Page county, cracks appear in alfalfa fields. On Edward Gamble’s farm the fissures reach fourteen inches across and deep enough for a man to waist high. County Agent Eichling has contacted the state geologist to seek a cause for the unusual feature.
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Shenandoah
Page County
Edward Gamble
Eichling
Bible In Public Schools Campaign Gains Iowa Support
The National Teachers Association launches a campaign to place the Bible in public school texts with the Iowa State Teachers Association's cooperation. A committee including Prof D B Wright Prof B D Starbuck and Rev Father Mulvihill outlines study plans for high schools and credits for pupils, with teaching optional upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Teachers Association
Iowa State Teachers Association
D. 8. Wright
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
B. D. Starbuck
State University
Iowa City
Father Mulvahill
Des Moines
McCutcheon Seeks State Treasurer Post Under Soldiers Preference
In Polk County, Fred McCutcheon petitions for appointment under the soldiers preference act passed by the 39th general assembly. Judge Hume ruled the cigare tte revenue department post is not confidential to the state treasurer, setting the stage for a merits hearing between McCutcheon and incumbent McCoy.
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Fred McCutcheon
Burbank
Soldiers’ Preference
39Th General Assembly
Polk County District Court
Hume
Cigarette Revenue Department
McCutcheon
McCoy
Brisk Hunter License Sales Highlight Polk County Lead
State game warden notes strong demand for hunters licenses across several counties with Polk County at 4121 to date and many female applicants. Migratory bird treaty allows autumn waterfowl hunting. cotton tail and open squirrel seasons attract sport. Farmers report vandalism and farm gates left open leading to widespread hunting bans on premises.
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Polk
Canada
Altho
Towa
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E. B. Stateman
Hawaii
Honolulu
Donald McLaughlin
Rural Women’s Club
McLaughlin
Qra Rhodeback
Prient
Ethel Flynn
Riverside
Geneva Hunter
Madam DeGhosta
B. I. G. Bump
J. C. Boice
Hallowe'en
First United Presbyterian Church
JL. D. Robinson
Clara Darbyshire
Silas Ross
Chamber
Nellie Tripp
S. W. Livingston
W. A. Gibson
Martha
Methodist Sunday School
Lela Reed
Miss Reed
Charles Brown
Eugene Kaiser
James Schmoeller
Lucile Schmoeller
Hazel Kisor
David Elder
Fred Reid
Eleanor Bailey
Florence Cunningham
Bertha Hay
Bellew
Alice Lemmon
Manton Hebner
Ellen Green
Marguerite MacGugin
Maud Whiteside
Eleanor Walker
Miss Walker
Miss Bailey
Fred Neiswanger
Susie Edgington
Will Matucha
May Hopengardner
Walter Johnson
John Libe
Henry Shields
Milan Shields
Presbyterian Church
Praise Flower
Pythian Sisters
Mra. J. A. Means
Haskins
Dr. Bump
Madam de Glistim Wichta
Christian Church
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Blanche Foster
Ghostum Choir
Wi TF
Young Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Havre
Alice
the Pleasant Hi Aid Society
Ed Benson
Miss Denny
Blue Birds’ Nest
Chilcote
Mooseheart Legion
Moose Hall
Moose
Rebekah
I. O. O. F. Hall
Prairie Flower School
Pleasant School
Beatrice Knox
Mississippi
J. W. Jarnagin
Wickey
Washington
Willits Bros
White Way
Graham Theatre
Cecil B. DE Mille
Paramount Production
Anatol
Wallace Reid Elliott Dexter
Monte Blue
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Kosloff
Raymond Hatton
Gloria Swanson
Bebe Daniels
Wanda Hawley
Agnes Ayres
Polly Moran
Julia Faye
DeMille
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