Cedar Falls Commercial Club elects new officers
At a Cedar Falls Commercial club meeting Joseph B. Cowan of Connell Cowan Lumber Co was chosen president for the year Harry B Turnipseed was elected vice president Benjamin Hibert acting secretary W D Lowe declined a board seat Prof Reuben McKitrick was named to fill the vacancy Gates funeral set for tomorrow at Tremont Street residence First Methodist church to conduct service J N Sweet Lisbon N D arrived for the funeral and Mr and Mrs Oscar Opsal Sioux Falls M D are also present A busy club calendar outlines meetings and topics for the week including Peru China Bohemian art and present war conditions in America
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Cedar Falls
Reuben McKitrick
Teachers’ College
P. EB. O
J. W. Barnes
Walnut Street
HH. &. Gilkey
Peru
Reading Circle
A. A. Burger
Franklin Street
Home Education Department
Woman’s Club
State Teachers’ College
L. H. van Houten
B. ©. Fves
Child Welfare
H. M. Park
Main Street
J. H. Brers
America
Business Women's Department
The
Woman's Club
George Wood
Olive Street
8. B. Greene
West Twenty-third Street
A. C. Shipley
George H. Maunt
Frankelin Street
H.N. Silliman
J. W. Bancroft
Red Cross Will Give News to Parents of Wounded Soldiers
Red Cross announces new system to provide definite injury details to parents of soldiers and sailors. Previously only killed, seriously wounded, or slightly wounded were listed by war and navy departments. Field secretary M. M. McMullen explained arrangements to obtain ongoing updates from the departments.
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RED Cross
U.S
War and Navy Departments
McMullen
Central Division
The
Embryo Soldiers to Learn Trade Courses for Special Services
About 200 men attended a meeting at the armory to organize intelligence courses for Class 1. 126 signed up for classes including army organization taught by Col. Cotton and military hygiene directed by Dr. Chambers. Fermented interest in a conversational French class prompted by council members seeking an instructor for weekly sessions beginning next week at the armory.
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Council of Desertia
F. C. Platt
Robert Q. Bates
West High School
Armory
Army Organization
Col. Co. W. Cotton
C. L. Chambers
O. St. Johnson
Departmait
Ames
B. S. Shortess
Town State College
Waterloo
Council of Defense
Purchase of Bonds in America May Kill This Method
Stockholm April 13 Defections from the German Reichstag July 19 resolution continue. Emminger says an indemnity of two hundred billion marks or more must be exacted with parts paid in francs colonies and raw material England. Saxony finance minister to industrialists says war must be paid cash by Germanys enemies and we need not worry how they raise it. Voerweerts seemingly gives up hope of returning government to its former stance.
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Stockholm
Reichstag
Letaat
Herr Emminger
England
Saxony
Germany
Voerweerts
Guardian Petition Seeks Custodian for Young Man’s Property
Thomas Carroll filed a petition asking the court to appoint BP. Co. Sage as guardian of the property of a young man. The filing requests legal authority to manage the ward’s assets and protect his interests under court oversight.
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Thomas Carroll
BP. Co. Sage
Guardian's Mismanagement Drives Adopter's Funds Questioned
The case concerns Francia R. Carroll, an adopted son, alleged spendthrift. Guardian Mr. Sage held the defendant's property, with Thomas Carroll placing $000 in trust earlier. Funds remained invested under Sage's control past the adopter's twenty first birthday amid protest that the money was carelessly invested and spent.
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Francia R. Carroll
Mr. Sage
Tistian
Thomas Carroll
Plainttt
Three Stores Burn in Grundy Center Blaze
Grundy Center Ia April 18 A fire destroyed the Gilmour and Oatlan garages and a tatler shop causing losses over 45000 dollars. Twenty motor vehicles were wrecked in the blaze.
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Grundy Center
Grundy Canter
Gilmour
Oatlan
Rowley Soldier Dies of Fever at Camp Green
Himer Sorenson son of Mr and Mrs Louis Sorenson died yesterday morning from scarlet fever at Camp Green Charlotte NC The body will be brought to his home here by military escort and interment will be here He resided on a farm near Quasqueton Private Sorenson enlisted June 28 1917 in Battery E Sixteenth Field Artillery and had been at Camp Green about three and one half months He was a graduate of Independence High School and at the time of enlistment was employed in the Regert furniture store.
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Rowley
Himer Sorenson
Louis Sorenson
Camp Green
Charlotte
N.C
Quasqueton
Sorenson
Sixteenth Field Artillery
Tr Dependence High Sehust
Regert Furniture
Canada Adopts Daylight Saving Time Start
Ottawa reports the Canadian daylight saving measure will begin at 2 am Sunday and end at 2 am Sunday, with clocks advancing one hour at the start and retuning later as law details.
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Canada
Ottawa
Bean growth prize spurs Iowa county contest
Iowa county school children are invited to raise the most beans in 1918 to win a $59 library prize funded by a publishing company. The bean campaign is led by state superintendent A. M. Deyoe with circulars sent to County Superintendent H. C. Stoeller and support from the department of agriculture.
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Iowa
A. M. Deyoe
H. C. Stoeller
Department of Agriculture
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Kodak Finishing Department
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Andes
Carin
Imerica
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DETROIT MOTOR_CAR COMPANY
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