Memorial Union opens as ISU dining resumes
The Journal reviews weekly events from Iowa State College and surrounding areas. Highlights include the Memorial Union building's first use by students and faculty for Sunday dinner at the Iowa State Commons, plus local school and civic notes across Des Moines and Washington County.
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Turbulent Political Campaigns Stir Tennessee and Nation
Seemingly endless campaign battles sweep Tennessee as Democrats and Republicans clash over dry issues and voter turnout. Leaders attack rival figures like Mabel Willebrandt and Al Smith while national themes include Prohibition, farm policy, taxation, and foreign relations across multiple states and contexts.
Washington Chronicle wartime notes and local events
Latest Fourth Liberty Loan totals surpass county quota by 173740, memorial services for fallen Privates Dewey McAvoy and Homer I Hawkins, public notices on hog prices, deaths, theater bills, and a marriage license for Oscar Sheetz and Ethel Turnipseed. Activities include church duties, school demonstrations, and local social gatherings in early October 1918.
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G. L. Eaton
The
Christian Church
Memphis
Missouri
Second United Presbyterian Church
Dewey McAvoy
Homer I. Hawkins
David
Alma Brindley
Iowa City
N. O'Laughlin
Washington
E. T. Wickham
A. R. Dewey
Alice Rownd
Elsie Minick
Oskaloosa
Back Doors Reveal Character Behind Town Fronts
In a study of American small towns the piece contrasts grand front façades with their humble back doors. It surveys backyards from gingerbread houses to Dutch colonial plots, noting gardens, swings, playhouses, and practical neglect that expose family life beyond street appeal.
Washington Events Mix Chilly Night Plan and Festivals
Frosty Tuesday night in 1928 sees 29 degrees as Washington plans bring the Pro-Con team of the Iowa Anti-Sasoon league for a two day prohibition law enforcement institute on Sept 30 and Oct 1. Local revival meetings draw people from surrounding towns as the third fall festival and county fair continue.
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Washington
Washington Country Club
Heart to Heart at the Fox Theatre Maps a Royal Return
Mary Astor stars as an Italian princess in Heart to Heart at the Fox Theatre. Mistaken for a seamstress, she stirs a town, rekindles a romance with Lloyd Hughes, and disguises her true status to satisfy family and townspeople. The week also features The Joy Girl and Water Hole with various stars. The Hana phone acts will accompany Friday and Saturday performances.
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Mary Aston
Lloyd Hughes
Hughes
Kossips
Mary Astor
Olive Borden
Neil Hamilton
Jack Holt
Tansy and Eva on Screen as Duncan Sisters Star
Local review notes the Duncan Sisters in Tansy and Eva a Black faced slave girl comedy from Blackface era cinema. Rosetta Duncan as Topsy Eva as Vivian plus Lew Cody in Tea for Three with a married couple and bachelor friend. Spirit Lake mass casualty event flagged for Friday.
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Rosetta Duncan
Vivian
Eva
Topsy
Lew Cody
Cody
Aileen Pringle
Owen Moore
Sitting Bull
Florida loses count of dead
An aged medicine man of the Winnebago tribe entrusts a Milwaukee botanist with secrets of healing herbs spanning thirty five generations. Robert Dake of Pittsburg wins a class A air route from Los Angeles to Cincinnati.
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Milwaukee
Robert Dake
Pittsburg
Los Angees
Cincinnati
Smith Challenges Hoover Over Teapot Dome Speak Out
Smith asks Hoover to address the Teapot Dome scandal and questions GOP accountability as Arkansas appears safe for Smith and Robinson with W C T U women campaigning for the Democratic ticket.
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Hoover
Smith
Teapot Dome
Arkansas
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