Community clubs and social events abound in town
Mrs A M Place hosted the Needlework club with tea led by Mrs Oliver Stevenson and Mrs Bb Reed visiting. About 60 guests attended a Saturday party at 1 O O F hall in honor of several young men heading to training camps. Various circles discussed theatre, war, and Greek drama, followed by refreshments and games. A joint meeting of Catholic and forester groups featured speakers from Chicago, while numerous informal gatherings and card parties filled the week.
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A. M. Place
M. B
Hudson
Anna
Estell McDowell
Ellen Walter
Lida Strayer
Sfuads
Messrs
Dewey Garner
Ralph Blough
Edwin Axon
Walter Grim
Ray
Chester McDowell
Wilbur Kent
Will Switner
Harold Gutknecht
Thomas L. Herrick
Chautangqua
Carnegie and
Grant
Columbia Circle
Athens
Our Lady of Victory Court
St. Joseph's Court
Holy Name Court
Among the Churches All Day Women’s Society Meeting
Grace M E holds an all day gathering with multiple societies meeting through the day. Highlights include Home Missionary at 10 am led by Mrs F J Miller, Foreign Missionary at 1 15 pm with Mrs Florence Barrett, and a 2 30 pm Ladies Aid session. lunch by hostesses J H Good and A N Miller and others. A new electric machine for bakers will scour 2000 pans hourly and grease them for reuse.
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Grace M. E
Home Missionary Society
F. J. Miller
America For Humanity
FP. B
Dietrick
Mmes
J. H. Good
A. N. Miller
Foreign Missionary Society
Florence Barrett
Crescent
Kraals
H. T. Fisher
Marshall Town
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul's M. E.—Foreign Missionary Society
M. L. Newton
Ferguson
Grace Church
Marshalltown
Gee Whiz Ceremonial Trial Promises Harsh Punishment
A K P hall tonight hosts a D O K K ceremonial where candidates face torture implements and novel punishments after a 6:30 supper. The event shifts from banquet to bleak desert scenery, promising pain, fear, and extreme endurance for those involved.
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K. P
Coroner Sees Murder Theory Rejected in Beckerdite Case
Coroner rejects murder theory in the Beckerdite case after relatives request burial in Marshfield Missouri. Beckerdite was found near the oil paper mill on Sunday morning. A reporter's note spurred information from a Marshfield-based relative about local kin. The coroner concluded death resulted from intoxication and exposure, dismissing foul play.
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Jesse Beckerdite
Marshfield
Beckerdite
Hileman & Gindt
Food Pledge Folk Work for 500000
J F Deems Iowa state food commissioner aims to place Iowa first in the food pledge drive for 500000, extending final county reports to Nov 23. Reports by Nov 8 will be compiled that day, with continued effort until final submission. Cards total 350000 now. goal is 500000. Workers will not door to door again but will sign those without cards, call on those missing cards, and accept card requests via workers, Red Cross shop, or phone requests for signing by another.
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Wilson
Iowa
J. F. Deems
F. L. Marquis
Deems
Red Cross
D. O. K. K. Chicken Supper Tonight at 6:30
An advertisement announces a D. O. K. K. chicken supper this evening at 6 30. The notice highlights the event time and meal offering for community attendees.
Mike Gibbons Life Story Begins Tomorrow
The Courier and Reporter will publish the first installment of the life history of Mika J Gibbons world middleweight champion. Gibbons authored the work detailing how he discovered boxing chose a pro career and rose to the title. Read the first installment tomorrow.
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The
Courier and Reporter
Ufe
Mika J. Gibbons
Gibbons
Big Dutch Liner Released for Trip
Washington November 6 arrangements nearly complete for the Holland American liner Nieuw Amsterdam to sail on one voyage carrying 10 000 tons of corn for Belgian relief The ship will be first Dutch fleet release and will also carry bunker coal package freight Dutch refugees in the United States and a quantity of steel wire cable needed for Holland’s mines
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Washington, D. C
Nieuw Amsterdam
United States
Holland
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Helen Dean
Kipp
Barnes
Hartzell
Olsen
Logersen
Dunford
Brown
Kelly
Mrs. Dean
Miss Dean
E. S
Waterloo
Order of the Western Star
J. L. Rose
Knights and Ladies of Security
Andrew Southerland
No. 466
Knights of Columbus
Murray Club
Miss Nellie Thousden
F. BF
Matt Parrott
Duodewin Club
W. A. Dobson
Graves Memorial Missionary Society
John Hanson
St. Luke's Aid Society
Anton Felt
Kanalot Club
J. D. Mosley
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ladies of the Sacred Heart
T. J. McDonnell
John Fitzgerald
Hall
Best Park Ladies’ Aid Society
Central Christian—Woman's Missionary Society of Central Christian Church
Peter Woodring
Woodring
Edwards
First Presbyterian
Black
J. D. Liffring
Florence Lowe
Christie
Ella White
Alda Clark
Williamson
North Star Ladies’ Aid
East Waterloo Township Society
W. H. King
Logan Avenue
M. C. A. Army Fund
First. M
First Methodist Episcopal Church
U. S.A
Friedman
West Side Bakery
West Fifth Street
Mike Gibbons
K. K
Tek Rae
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Agdress
Lady Torrington
Torrington
ART Department
Tadies
Athena
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
Rex
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