Lions General Secretary to Attend Waterloo Convention
Melvin Jones, secretary general of Lions International, will address the two day Lions clubs convention in Waterloo. The event features special bands from Cedar Rapids and Marion, and Lou Lowe as a guest. Jones, based in Chicago, has led Lions International since 1917, growing the organization to about 950 clubs and 45,000 members while touring extensively across North America.
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Lions International
Melvin Jones
Chicago
John 8. Gebuhr
Council Bluffs
Jones
Cedar Rapids
Marion Clas
Bohemia
Burlington Lions
Lou Lowe
Tainer
Omaha
International Organization
Waterloo
Haltway
International Association of Lions Clubs
10 Lions International
Treasu
Trons Club
Ellis
United States
Canada
Nework
Quasqueton Defeats Independence In Baseball Clash
Quasqueton baseball team beat Independence 6 to 1 as errors cost Independence the game. Gallagher pitched well with 12 strikeouts and three walks, while Stodola added 11 strikeouts for Quasqueton. Independence scored in the third. Quasqueton tallied in the first, fourth, and seventh innings.
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Independence
Quasqueton
Gallagher
Stodola
Jona
Men’s Club Convention to Draw About 100 Delegates
About 100 delegates are expected for the second annual Men’s clubs convention in Town division, Sunday and Monday, May 24 and 25. Registration begins 1:30 p.m. Sunday with a fellowship luncheon at 1. Glenn B. Beers of Waterloo will preside. Mayor A B S Gnagy will give the welcome, Hardy of Davenport YMCA will respond. The program includes talks on Y work, an automobile tour of the city, a Waterloo men’s club glee club concert, volleyball and golf games, and a banquet at Sunnyside Monday evening. Merle J. Brown will preside at the banquet. The Irving O Hay lecture is set for 6 p.m. Monday at East High auditorium.
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Hozel Russell-Lamson
Glenn B. Beers
Waterloo
A. BS. Gnagy
Hardy
Davenport Y's Men’s Club
Y. M
First Baptist Church
Sunnyside Country Club
Ranginot
Sunnyside
Merle J. Brown
Waterloo Club
Cantain
Irving O’hay
East High Auditorium
Jenks Praised for Clever Salesmanship in Hosiery Trade
The April issue of the Dry Goods Merchants Journal features ER Willis Jenks, a hosiery salesman, commended for his sales tactics and customer cooperation. The article describes how Jenks uses ingenuity to overcome objections, build trust, and secure orders, highlighting his skill in presenting products and handling buyers.
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Jenks
Dry Goods Merchants Trade Journal
Willis Jenks
Sample setter helps Rembrandt dealer push hosiery sale
A letter by Jenks for a Rembrandt Iowa merchant outlines merchandising ideas to feature hosiery and other merchandise. The sample setter reportedly triggered the greatest sale in the store's history.
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Tomers
Jenks
Rembrandt
Speaker Joins 3,000 Hit Club In Baseball History
Cleveland, May 18 Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Indians, becomes a 3,060 hit player by a ninth inning single. He achieved the mark in 8,628 at bats over 2,341 games, with 646 doubles 204 triples and 94 home runs for 4,336 bases. He is six doubles from Nap Lajoie’s record of 651 and joins Ty Cobb and others as 3,000 hit men.
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Cleveland, O
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Ciradle
Speaker
Nap Lajoie
Ty Cobb
Lajoie
Anson
Hans Wagier
Sam Crawford
Charles City Plans Municipal Swimming Pool Project
Charles City Iowa plans a small dam across the river near Tourist park to back water and create a municipal swimming pool. Engineer James Dawson and the city council will present the plan next meeting with Legion support pledged for labor. The dam will be four to six feet high, eight feet wide at the base, using 165 cubic yards of rock, plus a beach and shallow wading area.
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Charles City
James Dawson
Freeman
Dawson
Ellis
Legion Post
Legion
Main Street
D. A. R. Chapter Holds Annual Meeting in Charters City
Chartes City, Ia May 18 The local D. A. R. chapter held its annual meeting with a luncheon at Hotel Hildreth and elected officers. Regent Miss Patiella Fluent. vice regent Clarence Kellogg. recording secretary Mrs Ernest Patten. corresponding secretary Mrs S. B L aroha. registrar Mrs Isaac Fredrickson. treasurer Mrs BE M Sherman. chaplain Mrs lL Putney Nashua. historian Mrs B W Fones.
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Chartes City
Hotel Hildreth
Patiella
Ragent
Clarence Kellogg
Eiary
Ernest Patten
S. Blaroha
Isaac Fredrickson
BE. M. Sherman
Ll. Putney
Nashua
B. W. Fones
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Nebraska
Hig Vicrerel
Pitman
Lamont
Littleton
Woodward
Woodwich Hardware Company
F. Willis Jenks
Charles Cify
Ala
California
Prune and Apricot Growers Association
San Jose
Sunsweet
Prunes
Nsweey
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