Society Notes Highlight St Mark’s Guild and Various Club Meetings
A lively society section recalls Bet Park Presbyterian event with 125 attendees at Cedar Falls, St Mark’s and St Margaret’s guild meetings, Friendship Club sewing for a bazar, and a wedding in Aurora. Also notes Silver Leaf club, Helen Gould Auxiliary, Wild Rose and Hobeaux clubs with refreshments, cards, and dances across October activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s
St. Margaret's Guild
Ida Stafford
A. H. Rawlins
Iowa Falls
W. E. Johnson
W. Aa. Reed
Fredbusler
Stafford
Delle
J. Effer
Helen Gould
Memorial Hall
A. P. Smith
Wiliam Lingelbach
Wild Rose Club
Henry, Glas
Beauty Chats Hy Edna Kent Forbes
Beauty guidance from Edna Kent Forbes on improving hands and overall appearance. Tips cover nail care, creams for dry skin, and keeping hands expressive, with brief reader questions answered by Forbes in the Beauty Chat column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty Chats Hy
Edna Kent Forbes
Bif Forbes
Letting the Guest Alone in Small Gatherings
Ruth Cameron cautions against overplanning visits and urges hosts to allow guests to rest and explore at their own pace. She describes weekends with heavy entertainment as exhausting and notes how lingering indoors can feel more welcoming than forced sightseeing. The piece reflects on balance between hospitality and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolier
Tye
Cities Lead Population Surge Across Nation Census Shows
Washington dispatch reports the 1910 to 1920 census projections show cities growing much faster than rural areas with urban centers of 2500 plus absorbing about 12.17 million people and the continental U S population near 105.8 million. Finchford Iowa resident H A Paige dies. ostrich imports note a rise to over 12,000 birds valued in millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Census Bureau
Kreasons
Bureau
United States
Leonard Britton Bout Postponed To Tomorrow Night
The 10 round boxing match between Jack Britton welterweight champion and Benn Leonard lightweight champion was postponed due to heavy rain and cold weather. It had been moved from last night to tonight and now shifts to tomorrow night.
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Associated Ass
Cleveland
Jack Britton
Benn Leonard
Cedar Falls News Highlights Local Officials and Collisions
Edward Madigan completes the second half of 1920 taxes as Cedar Falls papers note ongoing tax collection. A car truck collision on Main and Fourth streets injures no one, while the Cedar Falls Woman's Club holds its first general meeting at the Presbyterian church. Also reported is a pigeon post system in England for delivering orders to a butcher shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Cedar Als
Edward Madigan
Cedar Falls Woman's Club
Presbyterian Church House
Bertha ‘Tostlebe
A. D. Scott
Hernan Swanson
Elgin
John Stowe
Leila
Mary Hauser
Engand
Des Moines Bank Pact Tied to Associated Packing Masters
In Des Moines on October 1, testimony revealed a plan by H K R Frisby president of Associated Packing to form a farmers bank in Des Moines with M D Welsh to head the bank and John B McDougal assisting. The contract, on file with the county clerk, ties to the Associated Packing stock sales and Frisby’s scheme. Welsh left Kellerton State Bank about three months ago and told of his stock purchase though he kept the amount private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. D. Welsh
H. KR. Frisby
Associated Packing Company
Welsh
Kellerton State Bank
Kellerton
Ill
Frisby
Farmers’ Bank
Des’ Moines
John B.mcdougal
W. J. McDougal
Frisby and
Bump
Forty Cars Run Wild on Grace Fatal Piedmont Crash
In Butte Montana on October 1 engineer A EB Mutz died and brakeman Joe Gormley was seriously injured. Fourteen others were reported injured or killed in a Piedmont crash involving about forty empty cars. Authorities labeled several victims as unidentified and continued to investigate the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Butte
Mont
A. EB. Mutz
Joe Gormley
Piedmont
Freight cars derail on mountain grade near Piedmont station
Eastbound Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight train lost control on a grade. Several cars detached from the engine and crashed into a gravel train halted at Piedmont station. No injuries were reported in available text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
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Society News
Bet Park Presbyterian
G. Larrabee
Christian Endeavor Membe
Roy Kipp
Leonrard Coulstock
Friendship Club
Dave Upcraft
Women's Relief Corps
Ida Reeder
Women’s Relief Corps
Reeder
Anna Kistner
Kate Classen
Independence
Uperatt
Silver Leaf Club
Jacob Guyer
Yavors
J. W. Cole
Ed Bender
Nick Delagardelle
Guyer
F. E. Dumont
W. H. Bass
Verne Lichty
Watter Klub
Verne Wilson
Jueves Tarde
Hobeaux
Uawless
Ruth Cameron
Finchford
H. A. Paige
Leonard-Britton
Waterloo, Towa
Cedar Salis
George H. Twaddle
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
John Miller Breson
Rudd
Messerly-Christiansen Hardware Company
Forth
Miller
Falls
Andrew L. Hauser
California
Nubn
Evangelical Publishing Society
Sscheurer
Cresco
J. J. Scheurer
Howard County
Asso
Glasgow Tailors
Sycam Ore
A. Buck
Hall-Erfest CO
Park Ave. and
Lafayette St
Grocer
Jersey
White Sox
Phelps
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Iyaur
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