Funeral of W. W. Jones Held in Alden Friday
Funeral services for Warren W. Jones a Civil War veteran and Alden pioneer were conducted Friday at the A Bushman home with Rev J A Caskey presiding. Jones born June 8 1845 in New York enlisted in 1862 served nearly three years mustered out July 1865, married Jennie Bloom in 1874 and lived in Alden 53 years except five in the eighties in Florida. Interment followed in Alden cemetery beside wife and daughter. he held local posts including postmaster mayor and town clerk and was long connected with furniture undertaking and the cream station. Internment by Radiant Lodge A F & A M.
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Alden
the Times
J. A. Caskey
Gilman
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Warren W. Jones
New York
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Ohio
Camp Chase
Painsville
Jennie S. Bloom
Cleveland
Florida
Jonas
Radiant Lodge
Rehm Cattle Sale Highlights North Dakota Market
Alvin Rehm of Hebron North Dakota brought a small group of yearlings to market with five heifers and nine steers averaging 707 pounds. The cattle, weighing about 400 pounds on pasture, were finished in a feedlot with oats barley ground ear corn and barley. Rehm notes cattle can gain well when properly managed west of the Missouri.
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A.C. Rehm
Hebron
North Dakota
Alden
Mr. Rehm
Breakfast Menu and Domestic Turmoil at Local Church
Menu for D W C Breakfast Congregational Church on May 9 lists pancakes bacon corn flakes bran flakes and fruit with rolls doughnuts coffee and milk. Separate text records a marital dispute as Rastus resists divorce while a lawyer asks what she talks about and the husband complains of no rest.
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Bacon & Obe
Rastus
Safe Driving Warns Against Careless Moments
A Walt Mason verse warns drivers to stay alert in all conditions. It recounts a bus driver who, distracted by a backseat conversation, collides with a loaded dray, suffering injuries and legal troubles. The piece urges vigilance to avoid ruined health, court woes, and costly consequences.
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Halifax
Thas
Walt Mason
Alden School Notes Preview May Events and Exams
Dorothy Clinker reports a school exhibit set for Thursday May 10 with parents urged to attend. Eighth grade exams for country students were conducted Tuesday and yesterday with about 300 pupils expected. County Superintendent Miss Steinberg made a brief visit last week. The county baseball tournament is at New Providence on May 5, with Alden seeking home crowd support. The Junior-Senior banquet is scheduled for Friday evening May 4.
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Dorothy Clinker
Light rates reduced in Alden for April bills
Alden residents will see lower electricity charges this month as the light company cuts the rate by one cent per KWH. The first 30 KWH drop from 18 to 12 cents, the next 30 from 11 to 10, while the 60 KWH plus tier remains at 9 cents.
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Alden
Light Company
Strictly Speaking What’s Romance in History Class
Wil asks what romance is and his mother answers with a brisk clarification that romance is a man’s way of explaining things, in a quick, domestic moment from a family scene.
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Alden and Buckeye Schools Graduates
Commencement notices accord Alden and Buckeye high schools reveal 19 Alden grads and 12 Buckeye grads with class lists. Buckeye week runs May 10 to 20 featuring plays Tea Taper Tavern Stray Cats, bac calaureate sermons by Rev. Rodenbeck J Pickersgill and Rev. J. Pickersgill. The elaborate program closes May 24 with Rev Roy T. Smith delivering the commencement address.
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Alden
Robert J. Johnson
Floyd Gilbert Hoffman
Maynard E. Clark
Ralph K. Klein
Maurice Iola Adams
Dale S. Howell
Esther J. Benshoof
Lindle
Mae
Rodenbeck
W. T. Smith
Aiden
High School
J. Pickersgill
Roy T. Smith
Minneapolis
Alden Girl Sends Warm Weather Report From Medford
Myrna Barrett former Alden girl now high school librarian in Medford Oregon writes about the mild spring in her area tulips lilacs and rose buds contrasting with Alden snow. She expresses happiness at receiving news from home.
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Myrna Barrett
Alden
Medford
Oregon
Alden Times
Recruiting Sergeant and Paint Store Ad Bust
A fragment shows a recruiting sergeant interacting with a man who stutters and struggles with English. The text then shifts to a jab about machine-gun camps and a line about painting buildings this spring. It ends with an ad-like note: We sell paint and varnishes. 10. S. Benshoof, 1.
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S. Benshoof
Iowa ranked 13th in park area among states
Iowa holds 6,619.39 acres of city, county and state parks, ranking 13th in park space. The survey covers 82 cities, with Council Bluffs leading per capita park land and Des Moines possessing 1,105.5 acres. Des Moines ranks ninth for cities 100,000 to 200,000 population.
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Georgia
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Burlington
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Denver
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Every Passenger Counts in Rail Travel
President Downs of the Illinois Central System appeals to the public in a May 1 letter titled Every passenger counts. He argues trains are pleasant and cheap for short trips and that mass patronage supports continued service including mail, baggage and express transport.
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President Downs
Illinois Central System
Carries a Spare
A boy runs downhill with a perambulator holding a baby. An older man warns him to be careful, the lad replies that they have another baby at home. The exchange reflects casual humor and social chatter.
What is Golf A humorous take on the game and its costs
A satirical portrait describes golf as a costly, elaborate sport requiring costly equipment and formal attire. It notes the paradox of a game that is simple to start yet complex after years, with eighteen holes, costly balls, and specialized clubs. It ends with a golfer boasting a five for a five under par.
National Egg Week Observed Across Iowa in May
National Egg Week from May 1 to 7 is celebrated by many Iowa communities. Field agent FH Gordon of the Iowa Poultry Improvement Association reports widespread exhibits in stores and show windows to educate the public on high quality eggs and their value in the human diet. County agents and producers assist with programs stressing clean, quality eggs to boost consumption.
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Iowa
FH. E. Gordon
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Gordon
Bad business ends in jail for drunk driving in Town Falls
Harvey Pulis of Town Falls was jailed in Eldora after being held to the grand jury on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated. His partner, the car owner and co-defendant, paid a stiff police court fine and $100 damages to the owner of another car struck by Pulis. Pulis is 24 years old.
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Harvey Pulis
Town Falls
Eldora
Testing His Speed
The doctor receives a hurried call from a young couple awaiting their first baby. Arriving quickly, he finds the father on the doorstep with a watch asking how fast he could reach them. He notes the four minute arrival as the baby’s health is not in immediate danger.
Farm Bureau Membership Drive and 4 H Club Events
A county farm bureau membership campaign targets 950 members with township quotas set by population. Teams in each township compete from Har din to Buckeye for daily member gains while 4 H club leaders attend a Florence Forbes session on home furnishing. National 4 H enrollment reaches 618000 in 1927, a rise from 1926. Dairy results show 388 cows tested with 32 dry. average production 728 pounds milk and 28 pounds fat, with top cows producing over 40 and 50 pounds fat respectively.
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Hardin Township
Providence
Grant
United States
Sxty
Reward Dilemma Over Sixpence Diamond Ring
A London trip ends with a sparkler priced at sixpence. The woman buys it but loses it before leaving. After returning home the hotel manager returns the found ring, prompting whether to reveal its price or offer a reward. She chooses to send a reward.
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London
Hebron Woman Minnie Schmallenberger Dies at 67
Mrs Minnie Schmallenberger died at her daughter Mrs Louis Rehm s home in Hebron North Dakota on Monday April 28 from complications of high blood pressure She was born in St Louis Missouri December 2 1860 aged 67 She was preceded by husband and three children and survived by two daughters and two sons Her daughter Mrs Louis Rehm is sister in law of A C Rehm of this area FOR SALE Old papers at Beper bundle Good for many purposes Get how at the Times office
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Louis Rehm
Hebron
North Dakota
St. Louis
Missouri
A. C. Rehm
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