Auto Show and Better Homes Exhibit Opens Tomorrow
The Auto Show and Better Homes Exhibit debuts tomorrow at 7 30 PM on North Town Avenue in Washington. Baldwin Company from Muscatine will perform with eight big acts, the Washington Band will entertain, and admission is 25 cents plus tax. A temporary organization led by Glenn F E Mace acts as managers in J E Lawrences absence.
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Better Homes
North Town Avenue
Rock Island
Schenefelt & Kiefer
Wilson-Karel Lumber Company
Bie
Iowa Avenue
J. E. Lawrence
Muscatine
Washington
Baldwin Company
Lawrence
Glenn FE. Mace
Harvey Matthews
KE. H. Hall
Davenport
Washington Band
Presbytery Meets in Keokuk for Fall Session
Keokuk presbytery of the United Presbyterian church opens its regular fall session at Second United Presbyterian Church. Rev. R W Jamison of Columbus City preached the opening sermon on Making Jesus Supreme and overturning worldly iniquity. Today’s business includes articles of faith overtures, a synodical missions address by Dr E F Kimmelshue, a sermon by Fred Blick and a license, and reports on the national young people's convention.
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Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Second United Presbyterian Church
R. W. Jamison
Columbus City
Jamison
Jesus
General Assembly
E. F. Kimmelshue
Des Moines
Synodical Superintendent of Missions
Fred Blick
Washington
Hoy McElhinney
Burlington
Roberts vs Libe case may start today in court
Judge Henry Wagner excused jurors until 2 pm while awaiting case readiness. W. D. Roberts versus John Libe on damages from an auto collision could begin this afternoon or be continued. If tried it could last two or three days with jurors reporting at nine. several were excused. Grand jury reported no bill on Heath Reardon Grecian Mfrloff Bradford. State vs Grady charged with threatening to commit a public offense was dismissed. Ernest Smith and Dennis Clancy pled guilty to gambling and fined $150 each.
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Henry Wagner
W. D. Roberts
John Libe
Cecil Heath
John Reardon
John Grecian
Frank Mfrloff
Lyman Bradford
A. N. Grady
Ernest Smith
Dennis Clancy
Tall Corn Grows Beyond Belief on Crooked Creek
In a local office a corn stalk reached 14 feet in the clear and a new specimen measured fourteen and a half feet with roots, fifteen feet with roots. Wilmer Landermean grew several acres of this unusually tall corn near Sodium Ridge. The stalk bore two ears, one reaching high above sight.
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Wilmer
Church defers call to new minister after Hampton
At the church business meeting held Sunday at eleven, the decision to call a successor to Dr. H. W. Hampton was postponed to a future meeting and a definite time has not yet been set.
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The
Christian Church
H. W. Hampton
Delights of Suspense and the Price of Certainty
A reflective passage discusses how uncertainty creates life’s zest and the wrenching progress toward certainty, contrasting the journey with final fixed conclusions. It emphasizes the value of questions and the drama of pursuit over settled answers.
Byzantium and Its Historic Names Across eras
The city known as Byzantium or Byzan tum traces its fame to an ancient founding by Megarian settlers led by Byzas in 658 B C It later became Constantinople named by Constantine the Great and served as a center of the empire It was also called Roma Nova reflecting its later status as New Rome.
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Byzantum
Constantinople
Megara
Byzas
B. C
Constantine R
Cujlin
Roma Nova
Rome
First Gas Use in This Country Across Early Cities
Fragmentary account notes gas first being used in Philadelphia in 1706 by Ambrosy Co and Italian workers. It mentions a 1544 Richmond tower lamp and a museum lighting at Rembrandt Peale's in Baltimore, hinting at early public interest and the formation of a gas company.
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United States
Philadelphia
M. Ambrossy & Co
Italan Greworkers
Richmond
Rembrendt Peale
Arl
County Board Fixes Tax Levy For Next Year
At a special meeting the county board fixed the next year tax levy totaling 265 675 dollars. The auditor will determine mine and funds after valuations. Total levy rises 32 205 dollars due to bond payments and fund apportionments.
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County Board of Supervisors
Giant New York turtle claimed to be 400 years old
A New York zoo displays a giant turtle said to be 400 years old. The creature appears not to be enjoying life or recalling pleasant memories, suggesting even passing nine decades may not bring happiness.
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New York Zoo
Kansas City Star
Teasdale on Poetic Restraint and Readability
The poet should keep language plain and uncluttered avoiding ornate devices. She argues for a quiet swiftness in verse so readers feel emotion during reading and think afterward, guiding the reader away from crowding lines with figures of speech.
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Sara Teasdale
Headlight Bill Sought Medical Advice Over Diamond Stud
A colored athlete named Headlight Bill visits a doctor about chest misery. The physician inspects a large diamond stud with a stethoscope, sparking unease in both. The doctor’s solemn verdict leaves Headlight Bill in suspense, asking if the gem is genuine.
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Headlight
Easley Named New A. M. E. Pastor in Boone Assignment
At the Cedar Rapids annual conference Rev. J. B. Easley was reassigned from Boone to lead the local A. M. E. church. He plans to relocate to Washington by Friday and continues a noted ministry with his daughter. The conference also shifted Rev. C. P. Jones to Muscatine and moved former pastor J. W. Norris to Buxton. Rev. E. R. Edwards becomes presiding elder with A. W. Hackley moving to Ottumwa.
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J. B. Easley
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Easley
Washington
C. P. Jones
Muscatine
Mr. Jones
J. W. Norris
Buxton
H. C. Boyd
Sioux City
Minneapolis
E. R. Edwards
Ottumwa
A. W.W. Hackley
Lions Hear About School Problems
Supt W C Harding addressed the Lions club urging careful study of schools. He outlined a plan classifying pupils by mental levels, defending fairness and personal attention. Leslie Dunlap was cleared on a contemplated trip, and guests from several states attended. Ladies Night was planned for next Monday with L A Jones in charge.
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W. C. Harding
Lions Club
Leslie Dunlap
al Baldridge
Rey
E. F. Kimmelshue
Des Moines
Fred Blick
Pittsburgh
Burrell Keek
Fundulac
Wis
Mr. Brown
Grand Jurtetion
Colo
H. F. Wagner
Sigourney
Phil Crail
A. E. Atchison
Mr. Harding
Liong
L. A. Jones
John Park
Unknown man and fame echoed in a reflective quote
The Cinecinnati Enquirer quotes J. E. F. on the limits of self judgment. It notes that many great men die thinking themselves unknown while many unknowns die believing themselves great. The piece reflects on life’s elusive measure of a person’s work.
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Cinecinnati Enquirer
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