Rosie Payne Takes Bankers Life Des Moines Role
Rosie Payne leaves the Northwestern baggage station to head filling policies at Bankers Life Insurance Company's Des Moines branch. He is noted as a skilled penman and draughtsman with eight years handling diplomas at Iowa State College and area high schools. Howard Banks will replace him at the depot gap in an automobile, while Rollo the acrobat headlines at Cole Hall with four performances starting tonight.
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Rosie Payne
Northwestern
Payne
Banker's Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Ames
Iowa State College
Bill” Tanner
Howard Banks
Cole
Cole Hall
Rollo
Iowa
Boone County Telephone
C. C. Deering
Looping the Gap on Skates in Circus Feat
The piece recalls the public interest in the loop the loop act once performed by Ringlings as the era’s most dangerous feat. It notes a circus man later attempting a similar risky stunt and the public response.
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Ringlings
Popular staff losses at The Fair Store
Harvey Peck and Miss Gertie Bradford resign from The Fair Store after longtime service. Bradford left Saturday and plans to move to Oakland California for business college. Peck will stay a few days then return to Algona to join a department store. Both valued as salesman and bookkeeper.
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Harvey Peck
Gertie Bradford
Miss Bradford
Oakland California
Mr. Peck
Algona
Peck
Another Taxpayer Demands Itemized Tax Report
A reader requests an itemized report on tax expenditures published in Boone. The writer notes no reply from officials and says a large tax is being paid without clarity on where the funds go.
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Boone
Powers That Be
Will Shull Dies Out West
Lou Shull learns his brother William Billy Shull dies January 6 at his Worland Wyoming home. Funeral plans depend on Lou's Friday return for burial in Boone. He leaves a mother Mrs B E Shull two brothers Lou and Jesse all of Boone and two sons Bernice and Leon living in the city.
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Lou Shull
Boone
William
Ames
Billy
Worland
Wyoming
William Shull
B. E. Shull
Lou
Jesse
Bernice
Leon
Homecoming brings Hickle family reunion in Ames
Alfonso Hickle of Nickerson Kansas returns after thirty years to Ames for a family reunion with the Hickle and Hannegan families. He arrives last Tuesday and will stay for a period while the town enjoys Iowa winter. Mrs Charles Sargent of Boone, granddaughter of the Clark family, lies critically ill with poor prospects.
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Hickle
Hannegan
Alfonso Hickle
Nickerson
Kansas
Ames
Iowa
Charles Sargent
Boone
William Clark
Ames Loses A Good Man And A Strong Leader
A tribute to Prof. Newens from AmesIO indicates twelve years of preparation led to a wider field. The article notes his role in developing the public speaking department at the college and mentions the Redpath Bureau’s fortieth anniversary in Chicago with Newens expected to attend. The professor confirms Ames remains his chosen home.
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Newens
Ames
Redpath Bureau
Chicago
Singers Born and Not Made Whitney Quartette Audiences Praise
The Whitney quartet hailed as the best singers on tour in the Chautauqua circuit. Edwin M. Whitney leads with assistants. the Whitney brothers are praised for natural talent and crowd appeal. Prof Newens to resign board next September to join Redpath Lyceum Bureau as critic. role includes lecturing coaching and program planning across ten months.
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Whitney
Board of Trustees
Prof. Newens
Redpath Lyceum Bureau of
Chicago
Redpath
Lyceum
Prof
Newens
Bureau
Whitneys
Association
Masquerade Skating Party Triumphs at Cole Hall
The masquerade skating party at Cole Hall Tuesday drew over 100 masqueraders from various nationalities as the Ames band played to about 300. Prizes were awarded by Mrs. R. S. Loud and Messrs. T. Thompson and Geo. Burton to Hart Shannon Bernice Akin Shaw and Hershey Fred Walkey and Jeff Kegley.
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Cole Hall
Xxx Infantry
Shawnigan
Ames
R.S. Loud
T. Thompson
Geo. Burton
Hart Shannon
J. Alderman
Bernice Akin
Mildred Dunning
Shaw and Hershey
Fred Walkey
Miss Lee
Jeff Kegley
Lincoln sons to sail from Philippines to United States
Gen and Mrs J R Lincoln learn their sons Leiut Rush B Lincoln and Captain C B Lincoln will sail from the Philippine Islands for the United States on February 15. It is not stated if they will visit their parents on return, but expectation is they will.
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J. R. Lincoln
Leiut. Rush B
Captain C
Lincoln
Philippine Islands
United States
Limit of Real Mirth at Armory Benefit Show
A Ames home talent production My Uncle from Japan at the Armory last Friday drew a small but appreciative audience. Starred by Harry Mason as Obadiah Dawson and Mary Bryant as Clarice with strong song turns, the comedy was a big hit with the crowd yet a financial flop for the fundraiser.
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Captain Racket
Japan
Armory
Altho
Harry Mason
Obadiah Dawson
Miss Mary Bryant
Clarice
Mr. Mason
K. Doggett
Earnest Hiestand
T. Bellenberg
Don Lewis
Winifred Byers
Mabel Latham
Weatherlys Plan Move After Ames Visit
Weatherly family hosted a large Ames gathering Friday evening and received a gift from friends. They spent Saturday in Nevada then packed to depart Monday for Crawford Nebraska. Miss Ethel Zumwalt has become bookkeeper for J B Kooser & Co starting last Monday.
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Ames
Weatherly
Weatherlys
Nevada
Crawford
Nebraska
Ethel Zumwalt
J. B. Kooser & Co
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Banker's Life Company
Gap
Fair
Will Shull
West
Ames Assembly
Army
Boone Co
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