Des Moines Hosts Home Conference To Enhance Households
An unusual convention brings national experts to Des Moines March 8 to 11 at the Shrine temple to explore American homes. Sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the program covers budgeting, design, sanitation, household management, and child development. Governor Hammill welcomes delegates. General H M Lord headlines budgeting talks.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
New Shrine Temple
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Hammill
J. B. Weaver
Congress
National Budget
Gen. H. M. Lord
Washington, D. C
Edwin L. Howard
New York City
Ross Crane
Chicago
American ‘Homes Bureau
Charles W. Sewell
American Farm Bureau Federation
Clara. Ingram Judson
Mary Sherman
Eloise Danison
Iowa
State College
Lita Bane
The
American Home Economics . Association
Frank J. Gilbreth
New Jersey
Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
Washington, D.C
Bird T. Baldwin
University of Iowa
George H. Johnson
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
William TL. Pringle
William & Shenyon
United States
A.H. Reeve
Congress of Parents and Teachers
L. A. Miller
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Towery Jlome
Eugene Lawson
General Federation
Charless. Medlury
Lacoste Chauffeur for Paris General
Rene Lacoste tennis star and heir to wealth is chauffeur to a Paris general. The general rides daily in state in Lacoste's car while the young man drives his own fine automobile to the shop. Military service in France reshapes social ranks as officers become workers for former subordinates.
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Paris
Rene Lacoste
Lacoste
Army
France
Ackley Broadcasting Two Hour Program Friday Evening
Ackley Tex, manager of Ackley creamery and ice cream factory, aided by artists, will broadcast a two hour program from KFJB Marshalltown Friday evening. He will entertain at dinner after the entertainment. Esther Boyenda, 16, fractured her right wrist when her automobile backfired as she tried to crank it. Hoard Hembd broke his left wrist in a hay fall last Thursday and learned of the injury the next day after an X ray was made.
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Ackley
R. BR. Had- Tex
Ackley Creamery
Fice Cream Factory
KFJB
Marshalltown
Esther Boyenda
Hoard Hembd
Toledo selects Malcom as county engineer for Adair
A. Malcom, assistant to Tama County Engineer J. O. Benson, has been chosen as Adair County engineer and left Tama. Mrs. Malcom accompanied him to Greenfield to assume duties, and they formerly resided at Rolfe.
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Toledo
A. Malcom
J. ON. Benson
Tama County
Adair
Greenfield
Malcom
Rolfe
The Big Parade Comes To Waterloo Theatre For Three Days
The Big Parade opens at the Waterloo theatre for three days starting tomorrow evening March 3 with showings at 2:20 and 8:20. Gus, Jim, Bull, and Slim are depicted as romantic heroes in a vivid wartime tale featuring Joehn Gilbert as Jim and Renee Adoree as Renee with Hobart Bosworth Claire McDowell and others in the strong cast promising a first exclusive local presentation this season.
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Jim
Bull
Slim
Joehn Gilbert
Renee
Hobart Bosworth
Claire McDowell
Claire Adams
Robert Ober
Rosita Marstini
Methodist mitebox meeting and social at La Porte City
The AW. H. M. S. of the Methodist church met with Mrs. Crumb at the parsonage for the annual mitebox opening drawing a large attendance. Mrs. Fleming presided and devotions were led by Mrs. McChane. A program followed with readings, a vocal solo, and social hour refreshments.
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Methodist W
M. S
Crumb
la Porte City
The
Methodist Church
Mrs. Bolte
Bessie Sawyer
Betty Hummel
Gladysmae Hartz
A. Brust
Mines
Crimb
B. A. Kline
Fy, Co. Goodwin
J H. Goon
R. . Wagners
Black Hawk County in 1857 Described by Wells Handbook
Black Hawk County 1857 described as 376 square miles with sparse population and rich resources. Cedar Falls poised for manufacturing growth with a woolen factory, hotels, and mills. Red Cedar River divides the county. Waterloo as county seat near 700 residents. Sturges Rapids noted for business potential. early towns include Barclay and others in the northeast.
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Black Hawk County
Well’s Handbook
Red Cedar
Cedar Falls
Dubuque & Pacific Railroad
Waterloo
Sturges . Rapids
Wapsipinicon
Iowa City
Barclay
Enterprise
Eliza
Tbk River
Knox
la Porteity
Sturges Rapids
Wapsipiniicon River
William Stursis
McGriff and Newton Wed in Little Brown Church
The bride, a Toledo high school and Coe college graduate, and groom Mr. McGriff, a Newton high school alum who studied outdoor advertising, wed in a Sunday ceremony at Nashua's Little Brown Church. The couple plans to reside in Newton.
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McGriff
Newton
Little ‘Brown
Nashua
Toledo High School
Coe College
Cedar’ Rapids
Newton High School
Townsend Bride Seals Marriage To Bert I in Toledo
Miss Jeanette Townsend daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Townsend Garwin wed Bert I in Toledo Iowa on March 3 Special wedding note from Toledo society. The ceremony united two local families with Townsend relatives traveling for the event and future plans unnamed.
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Toledo, Ia
Jeanette Townsend
WW. 'N. Townsend, Garwin
Bert I
Mrs Weltzin Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Mrs John Weltzin was taken to Presbyterian hospital Waterloo Tuesday and submitted to an appendicitis operation yesterday morning. Mrs Gesler of Peru came Tuesday and will stay at her home during her absence. Evangelical Missionary Society Meets With Mrs Albert Anton with good attendance. Mrs Vandersall presided and Mrs William Anton led devotions. The program included Echoes of the Rally at First Evangelical Church Waterloo and J Kober on Benefits and Blessings of the Woman's Missionary Society to the Local.
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John Weltzin
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
Gesler
Peru
Evangelical Missionary Society
Albert’ Anton
Theevangelical Missionary Society
Alert
Palace offers Humes in One Man Game and more
Palace presents Fred Humes in One Man Game with Alma Ruebena in Marriage License. Rialto shows All atar Cant in The City and Dainty Darlings Revue. Strand features Mary Brian in Her Father Said No.
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Palace
Fred Humes
PLAZA
Alma Ruebena
RIAL
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J. A. Titter
Young People’s Missionary Circle
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Selmershore
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Victor Peterson
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Alexander Frank
Tyns
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