World Series Preview Pits A's and Cardinals As Even Contenders
Henry McLemore weighs Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals for the 193 world series. He notes similar batting averages and fielding, extra base power favoring the A's in home runs, while the Cards lead in total hits, doubles, and steals. Grove dominates pitching for Philadelphia with 26 wins, backed by Earnshaw Walberg and Mahaffey.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Grove
Lefty
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Athletics
Cardinals
St. Louis
Simmons
Philadelphia
Cochrane
Haas
Bishop
Cramer
Hafey, Roettger, Frisch and Collings
A’s
Rubi Walberg
George Earnshaw
Roy Mahaffey
Pleasant Hill Social Roundup and Reunions
Aug 31 Pleasant Hill notes travelers visiting Swan Creek Illinois and Muscatine picnics with Caldwell Sigafoose Kephart and Witting families. Swifts and Been blossom clan reunions at Sunset park. Des Moines Fair attendance and Pleasant Hill school opening with Mrs Marjorie Lytle as teacher. Ladies Aid plans Wednesday meeting.
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Pleasant Hill
Silas Caldwell
Helen
Kdd Chalupa
Evelyn
Swan Creek
Illinois
Harrison Alliman
S . Sigafoose
Jake Ernest
Roy Kephart
Earl Kephart
Muscatine
Raymond Wittiig
Claire Keating
Clara Wittiig
Charlotte Squires
Howard Baker
Sunset Park
Howard Witting
Are Darbyshire
W. R. Geaman
John Wagener
William Gannon
Marjorie
C. R. Beenblossom
A. C. Cannon
Burlington
C. G. Anderson
Liovd
Des Moines
Marjorie Lytle
Ladies Aid
Hoy
Rubio Community Notes From L B Hanan
William Cavins visits Chicago relatives while Rubio reports a Dutch Creek Fair shower and welcome rain of one and a half inches after six weeks. Local families Riley Collins, Mr and Mrs Robert Guy call on A E B Moorer. Frances Derby returns to Brighton for school as Chas and Mrs Derby recover from a car accident. Rubio school opens August 31 with teachers Stella Ryals and Foss Coffman. P B Johnson and daughter Retha depart for Thayer to teach in the consolidation.
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Rubio
William Cavins
Chicago
Riley Collins
Ottumwas
John McClure
Robert Guy
Brighton
A. EB. Moorer
Frances Derby
Ren Cher
Chas. Derby
Miss Derby
Rubio School
Stella Ryals
Foss Coffman
P. B. Johnson
Retha
Thayer
Consolia
Residents debate Ace o’Towns impact on Washington stores
Public comment favors the Ace o Towns program as a method to attract shoppers and boost local commerce. Businessman notes it reveals service flaws, while others see benefits in growth and public participation. Also mentions Johnson’s Des Moines trip and visits by Brighton guests.
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LB. Lupton
Monument Desler
Washington
U.S
United States
France
League
League Council
Yugoslavia
Council
Japan
Kalona News Builds Up School Staff and Local Socials
Kalona announces September 7 start for the school year with a staff led by H Y Snodgrass and L J Zher along with Vivian Allen Marjorie Ochs Roy Seems Velma Way Mildred Beck Eloise Chesebro Leone Goebel and Milton Ehrenfelt. Community notes mention Harriet McGuire returning home from Farmington and various local visits, picnics, fairs and birthday gatherings around Kalona and Rome Iowa. Local labor day plans in Ottumwa are noted.
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Kalona
H.Y. Snodgrass
L. J. Zher
Vivian Allen
Marjorie Ochs
Roy Seems
Velma Way
Mildred Beck
Eloise Chesebro
Leone Goebel
Milton Ehrenfelt
Harriet McGuire
Gerald ‘Teets
Farmington
T. Hofer
Everett
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Harvey H. Hofer
Chicago
Hochstettler
Iowa City Park
Julia Kauffm
St. Louis
Ora Boone
Gladbrook
Iowa
Virgil Rogers
Wayne community notes reflect travel visits and family events
Mrs J A Moorhead returned from Colorado and visited Stanwood. Mr and Mrs H Unkrich and sons spent Tuesday in Burlington. W A Davis and daughters joined Wyman club picnic at Chautauqua park. School began with Ivan Shull Robert Peck and Harold Beese among area beginners. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Vollmner Pauline attended a New London reunion. Mr and Mrs Joel Zingg celebrated their 55th anniversary. Paul Mast and children attended here. Willard Davis camped nearby. Norval Taylor items in their absence.
Coppo ck notes and visits in Sept
Mrs Glecede Dold reports visitors in Coppo ck as Mrs Gil Hesser and sons travel to Wayland while school starts Aug 31 with Mrs Benson as teacher. A shower and a recent heavy storm affected gardens. Several locals and relatives are mentioned including Dold family members visiting Stronghurst and Reno.
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Coppock
Gil Hesser
Wayland
Benson
Gleede Dold
Evelyn
Fred Dold
A. J. Carl
Reno
Nevada
Charl Peterson
Stronghurst
Mhlinol
Ben Davison
Gary
Indiana
D. O. Davison
Dale Bain
M. B. McKune
Colleen
Charles Stone
Washington
Ralph Kauffman
E. E Hallock
Des Moines
Shiloh Community News Highlights School Start and Local Visits
Shiloh reports the new school opens with ten pupils taught by Vera Darbyshire amid freshly painted interiors. Notes include James Marsh’s nail injury recovery, upcoming high school students from the neighborhood, and recent social visits among families such as the Wagners, Marshes, Sigafooses, and Toomans.
Community Notes From Vuo Area News Update
Mr and Mrs Joe Pacha and children visited at Will Peiffer home near Keota. Mrs Maggie Ulm of Fairfield visited Cora Bray. Trail and wife helped Manda Trail in Fairfield. Maxine Balderson stayed with Frances Bray. Dale Jones visited his parents H C Jones and sister Lucille. Welon Heston family returned from travels in Colorado Idaho and California. A large crowd attended McDowell chapel farewell for Rev M D Wyatt. Busy Bee club hosted by Vera Hoskins with next meeting Sept 16. No 5 and Pleasant Plain Consolidated schools opened Aug 31 with new scholars Shay Rogers and Betty Katherine Grinstead. Chester Rice visited from Ottumwa. Farmers Union met at Merril Gane y's. heavy rain followed evening threats.
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Veo
Joe Pacha
Will Peiffer
Keota
Maggie Ulm
Fairfield
Cora Bray
Wim. Trail
Manda Trail
Maxine Balderson
Frances Bray
Carlos Watson
Bridgar Bennett
Adel
Coffin-Jones
Dale Jones
H. C. Jones
Lucille
Welon Heston
Colorado
Idaho
California
D. EK. Miller
Gladys
Wayland
Gwendolyn
McDowell Chapel
M. D. Wyatt
Vera Hoskins
Busy Bee Club
Ann Hosler
Pleasant Plain Consolidated School
Shay Rogers
Betty Katherine Grinstead
Chester Rice
Jose Rice
Ottumwa
Farmers Union
Merril Cganey
Hiad
Picnic day at Clarence Deering home praised by all
Josephine and others visited Wellston Tuesday to share a basket dinner with the Deerings. Marion Lee Jarrard visits Bert Donaldson home this week. Lorene and Warren stay at home as rain aids alfalfa hay.
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Josephine
Wellston
Clarence Deering
Marion Lee
Columbus Discovers Sargasso Sea on First Voyage
On his maiden voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus encountered the Sargasso Sea, a vast calm stretch within the Atlantic Ocean famed for its floating weed and navigational challenges.
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Srrgusso
Columbus
Harmony figures in local visit and family chores
Walter Harmony and family returned from a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Gale Kirk of Missouri Valley. Chas Selliebel and family received help from Otto Sellebel. Charlotte Longer visited Tom Havnnes. Ed Laukaveky and Mary attended an event in Sunset. Donald Griffith spent days at the John Griffith home. The Longer family and Elizabeth visited Bruce Marshall near Lone Tree.
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Harmony
Chas
Selliebel
Gale Kirk
Mo. Valley
Otto Sellebel
Charlotte Longer
Tom Havanes
Ed Laukaveky
Mary
Donald Griffith
John Griffith
Racketeering in Mummies Exposed at Field Museum Exhibit
N ray photographs from a Field museum display in Chicago reveal embalming fraud where only heads and arms were preserved while torsos were removed and wrappings altered to misrepresent full body treatment.
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Egypt
Field Museum
Chieivo
Rise of the modern police linked to 1844 New York act
The New York legislature in 1844 created a unified day and night police, setting a model later adopted by Boston Philadelphia Chicago New Orleans Baltimore Newark and Providence in the following years.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
New Orleans
Baltimore
Newark
Providence
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Vera Darbyshire
Clara Gitble
Darlene Schantz
James Marsh
Ipper
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Sam Sigafoose
Howard and
L. F. Sigafoose
Maxine
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Lorena Donaldson
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Lester Wagner
Leo
Roy Davidson
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Town
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Melvile
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Ross van Nostrand
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Myra
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West Chester
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Bertha
Capital Society
Washington, D. C
Jean Peeples
Charlotte Childress
Eugene Vidal
Harmony Walter Long Corre Eed
Nove For Public Safety
Washington Junior College
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