Community clubs host bridge parties and meetings
Eight Y's Men club members held a bridge gathering at Mr and Mrs Ted Brown home with a pot luck dinner. The event honored three club members with birthday gifts and included guests such as Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith and Dr and Mrs QO F Boller.
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Y's Men
Ted Brown
South
Iowa
Avenue
Brown
Lewis Warren
Leland Morrson
Claud Tucker
Harlan. Mead
Everett. Griffith
R. L. Jennings
Richard MccCleery
C. W. Stewart
Ralph Thompson
Frank Carter
Fred Reid
Ralph Smith
QO. F. Boller
Kings Sons and ‘Daughters
Fred Berger
McCoy's Tablets Promise Pounds of Flesh to Skinny Men
An old advertisement urges thin individuals to use McCoy's Tablets to gain weight and strength. It claims Miss Alberta Rogers gained 15 pounds in six weeks and offers a money back guarantee after four boxes or two dollar boxes if no gain of at least five pounds is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Alberta Rogers
J. E. Lemmons
America
Community notices and church events in Ainsworth
A collection of local notices lists meetings at a church with Mrs Don Brindley and other host names, a dinner for U and U club spouses, choir rehearsals for Baptist and Methodist groups, a Presbyterian Sunday orchestra at a cafeteria dinner, a Y M C A rummage sale, Y W board meeting, a cottage prayer meeting, a Ladies Aid box supper with Ainsworth High School orchestra, and related activities with dates in October 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Home Missionary Society of the
M. EK
Ralph Shannon
Maude Rathmel
The
Presbyterian Church
Milan Shields
Ladies’ Aid Society
United Presbyterian Church of
Ainsworth
Ainsworth High School
Frank Macon
Diphtheria Deaths Drop 60 Percent in Iowa 1922–27
Dr D C Steelsmith deputy state health official cites a 60 percent fall in Iowa diphtheria deaths from 1922 to 1927 due to toxin anti toxin protection. About 350000 Iowa children under ten are immunized with the three part treatment. He urges immediate immunization to prevent epidemics and predicts no diphtheria in Iowa by 1980 if plans continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
D. C. Steelsmith
State Commission of Health
Bethel Presbyterian Church Fest Set for September Dates
The second annual fall festival at Bethel Presbyterian Church is planned for Friday and Saturday September 22. Local volunteers organize games sales and food booths to raise funds for church programs.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church
Storm relief fund deemed insufficient for Florida needs
Washington dispatch reports Red Cross chair John Barton Payne told a Palm Beach delegation the $5 million hurricane relief fund will cover Florida emergencies only. Palm Beach leaders Cooper Lightbown and Howard Selby urged federal aid, especially for agriculture, during a White House meeting with President Coolidge.
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Washington
Florida
John Barton Payne
Red Cross
Palm Beach County
Cooper C. Lightbown
Palm Beach
Howard W. Selby
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Patterson
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their tender attentions kind words and comforting sympathy during our son Edward's illness and after his death Mr and Mrs O C Patterson and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
O. C. Patterson
Des Moines inquest into Des Moines crossing deaths
An inquest was planned today into the death of Mark Vicich a 36 year old Melcher resident killed at a Des Moines area crossing. His divorced wife was seriously injured and listed in fair condition at the hospital. Vicich known as Chicago Mike, a gambler, previously lived in Chariton and carried nearly two thousand dollars in cash.
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Des Moines. In
Mark Vicich
Melcher
Vicich
Des Moines
Vietch
Habitual Criminal Gets Life Sentence In Michigan
Sonia Michigan case reports that for the second time Michigan's habitual criminal statute has led to a life imprisonment sentence for a man. The article notes the defendant’s repeated offenses and the court's reliance on the habitual criminal law.
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Sonia, Mich
Michigan
Farmer Noyes Given Life For Dry Law Violation
Alonzo Noyes a 54 year old farmer near here was sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting prior burglary terms and grand larceny. Circuit Judge Hawley imposed the sentence under state law as no alternative remained. An appeal in a separate dry law case involving Fred Palm will be argued before the state supreme court next month.
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Alonzo Noyes
Here
Frank C. Miller
Noyes
Royal A. Hawley
Fred Palm
State Supreme Court
Mello Glo Face Powder Promises Smooth Peach Skin
A new face powder named Mello Glo by Sherman Bros Druggist touts a French process to control shine and minimize pores. It claims long wear and a natural peach skin look for well groomed women seeking an attractive complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powde Llo-Glo
Sherman Bros
Red Cross Maintains Original Hurricane Aid Request
Washington reports the American Red Cross will stand on its original $5 million request to aid the injured and homeless and fund rehabilitation work in Florida and Puerto Rico after the hurricane.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Florida
Porto Rico
Prohibition Agents Fire On Car Wounding Girl
Lorain Ohio reports a 22 year old girl wounded in the head by prohibition agents who fired into a car carrying three women, a baby and two men. Three members of Mayor J Standen's squad face grand jury action after the incident in which Richard Heywood, the driver, refused to halt. Betty Heywood hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ohio
J. Standen
Betty Heywood
Richard Heywood
Heywood
Senator Kilan Warns Clergy Against Pushing Politics
In Hoxie Arkansas on September 27 Senator Joseph T. Kilian democratic vice presidential candidate urged Protestant clergy to fulfill their duties and avoid injecting religious prejudice into political campaigns.
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Hoxie
Ark
Joseph T. Kilan
Fire in Hankow Claims 150 Lives and Destroys Buildings
A disastrous fire in Hankow, described as the native city, killed 150 people and damaged 2,200 buildings yesterday. About ten thousand residents were left homeless as the blaze began in a tea shop and rapidly spread. Shanghai Red Cross intends to send a relief force to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hankow
Shanghai Red Cross
Mussolini Warns of Population Decline in Cities
Premier Mussolini laments dwindling birth rates in large cities and defends policies to boost populations. He rails against rising numbers of Black and Asian peoples in the United States, warning white races they face threat from a growing nonwhite tide.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
United States
Ground hogs signal long bitter winter for anthracite region
In Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania on September 27 officials cite ground hogs as harbingers of a severe winter. Holes measured five to fifteen feet deep and hogs thick with fur are noted as signs of cold weather to come.
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Mauch Chunk
Lightning Kills and Injures Hundreds Each Year
Lightning strikes kill about 500 people and injure roughly 1,000 annually in the United States and Canada. The toll highlights the danger of storms and the need for safety measures during severe weather.
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United States
Canada
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Prairie Center
4H Club
Alcidene Spencer
Bertha Kloptenstein
Ames
Virginia Scranton
Almeda Beenblossom
Dorothy Ruebsam
Y. Mlc. A
Coulter
Mary Hunter
Helen Iingston
Lew Saret
Eona Clemens
Mr. Saret
Sue Hastings
Helen Wilson
Jessie Kerr
Malcolm Montgomery
Rex Tonawanda
New York
Linton Latta
College Corner
Kathryn Latta
Edith Jarrard
Maurine Rathme
Vida Casper
Art Rathmel
Milburn Melkay
W. W. Bowers
St. Louis
Raymond
D. Chalmers Fulton
Fred Bey
Washington Country Club
H. C. Hull
D. W Hamilton
Hiram Patterson
Seattle
Donald J. Anderson
New York City
Young Woman's Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Women’s Missionary Societies
Margaret Owen
Jane Stewart
H. F. Steck
Missionary Society of Yesterday
Schumer Livingston
Missionary Society of Today
Coyce Kerr
Missionary Society of Tomorrow
Nef
Tripp
George Rudiger
Egypt
Mazie Stewart
the Women's Home Missionary
Geo. Schneider
Ae Society of the M. KE
Don Brindley
H. Ward
U. Club
Sam Miller
Y. M. C. A. Vumage
McNamara
Y. W
Y. Loits
Saindblum
East
Washington St
Will
Studebaker
Bneath
Studebakers
Erskine
Robinson
Studebaker Garage
Washington, Iowa
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