Building Assns Elect Officers at Twenty-Seventh Convention
J E Dempster elected president of the Town Building & Loan Leagues at the twenty-seventh annual convention in Waterloo. John L Bleakley of Des Moines named vice president with C H Reynolds of Dubuque secretary and C E Pollin of Cedar Rapids treasurer. Marshalltown awarded 1919 convention. Speakers include M Shallenberger, F P Marvin, J S Dowell. meeting notes promise a postwar building revival and thrift emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EL Dempster
Home Building & Loan Association
Town Building & Loan Leagues
Hotel Russell-Lamson
John L. Bleakley
Des Moines
C. H. Reynolds
Dubuque
Veeeretary
C. E. Pollin
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
DB. M. Shallenberger
Marishalltown
F. P. Marvin
Grinnell
Building & Loan Associations
Dowell
Missouri Valley
United States League
C. B. ‘Minnis
V. Haymaker
Detroit
Waterloo
Building and Loan Association
Iowa
J. S. Turhill
Russell- Lamson Hotel
War’s End Vision of Peace and Human Rights
Fragmentary wartime passage laments the war’s toll and proclaims a future of just peace. It speaks of restoring mankind’s rights and bringing joy, music, and a new day for people everywhere. The excerpt emphasizes triumph and the hoped-for moral progress after victory.
New Gas Used by Allies Will Halt Huns in Tracks
Private Harvey A. Breitenstein of Keokuk, just home from France, tours Iowa for the fourth liberty loan campaign. In Muscatine he claims the Allies possess a new gas that could stop German advances near Metz, a weapon said to kill in two seconds by petrifying the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Breitenstein
Keokuk
France
Muscatine
Breitenstein
Metz
Women attend Chic Congress seeks canning help
Women with canning troubles or seeking new food conservation methods are urged to visit the food conservation booth at the Dairy Cattle Congress next week. Miss Clara M. Sutter, home demonstration agent, will be on hand to offer demonstrations in canning cottage cheese making and other useful hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara M. Sutter
Dairy Cattle Congress
Sutter
Food Waste Reduction Booth At Community Week
A group promotes saving edible food and preventing waste. A representative will staff the booth most of the week to share tips and resources.
New influenza cases reported in city
Several new cases of Spanish influenza were reported in the last 24 hours by city health officer Dr. D. C. Huntoon. The epidemic is mild. doctors describe the illness as resembling grippe. Influenza is caused by a highly active germ and spreads rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Huntoon
Grippe
Births Reported In Local Notices
Births reported for multiple families with dates in September and August. Names include Robert Eugen, Percy Jamies, Yron ala Lewis, Charles Edwin, Eva Mai, Evelyn, and Austin Lee. Parents live in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk and Mt. Vernon areas. dates range Sept 12 to Sept 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ogle
Randolph
Robert Eugen
Martin James Lawi ‘Rence
Manson
Percy Jamies
Ervin Bernard Rekers
Cedar Walls
Yronala Lewis
Yosin
Ernest H. Kohn
Charles Edwin
Charles Theodore
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J. Dempster
TPER
AEF
Crorus
Liberty
THE
Prudential Insurance Company. OF America
Prudential
Mason City
Charles City
Aberdeen
S. D
Burch Bros
Misses & Childrens Apparel
Perrins Dents Kayser
Hriday
Jersey
United States
Dairy Show Park
Unionalls
Munionalls
Cardinal
Kelly
Oxford
Batiste
Vanta
Minneapolis
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