Methodists to Discuss Plans for 200000 Fund
Five hundred ministers and laymen gather for the Mount Vernon session of the Upper Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference to map a campaign seeking 200000 to complete a half million dollar pension fund for retired ministers and widows. A. B. Currant will preside with talks by Rev W H Mitchell Congressman T J Robinson Rev A M Jayne and Rev E J Lockwood.
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Mount Vernon
Mont Vernon
Vha
Upper Town
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Upper Iowa
Onctober
A. B. Gurran
A. B. Currant
Waterloo
W. H. Mitchell
T. J. B. Robinson
A. M. Jayne
E. J. Lockwood
Henderson Will Leaves Estate to Daughter in Iowa City
Mrs Minnie Henderson names daughter Marian Mor in her will dated August 10 1925 filed for probate after an operation at University hospital Iowa City. Two patients are mentioned in the surrounding notes.
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Minnie Henderson
Marian Mor
University Hospital
Iowa City
Woman Names D B Henderson Executor In Will
At the hospital a woman opens her will and names her husband D B Henderson as executor, the document stating the operation’s uncertain outcome and survival. The pen drafted will names Henderson as executor under conditions of non-survival from surgery.
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D. B. Henderson
Tama Barn Fire Ends In Loss On John Cherveny Farm
A Tama county barn 52 by 50 feet and attached structures burned in Tama township amid spontaneous combustion theories. A son nearby saw flames after the upper story door burst open. neighbors saved adjacent buildings. The fire destroyed hay, a pony, pigs, harnesses and tools with $2,400 insured. barn replacement planned at about $4,000.
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Truer
Ill
John Cherveny
Oneida “Township
Tama County
British Film Industry Crisis Prompts Government Inquiry
A letter from Robert Bridges and other notable Britons urges Parliament to form a committee to study the film industry and protect domestic productions. The signatories warn of a dire, national concern with only 6 percent of shown films being British and call for steps to foster a homegrown industry.
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London
England
Robert Bridges
Bridges
Carson,Riddell and Burnham
Gordon Selfridge
Women Hats Graded by Sizes Like Men
London reports a shift to sizing women's hats like men's hats. A new size 53 1 4 is introduced as smaller than any regular men’s size, reflecting smaller female heads while manufacturers also offer another new size.
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London
Fake news beatens Smyrna rivals in hoax assassination tale
A leading Smyrna newspaper published a fake story that Hindenburg was assassinated to trap a rival, which then ran a follow-up alleging the English planners behind the assassination, illustrating a wartime misinformation incident.
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Smyrna
Hindenburg
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