Resignation of Aged Rural Carrier Henry May
Henry May, 80, the long serving rural mail carrier on route No 1 out of Ames, tendered his resignation last Monday due to age and injuries. Appointed on the first Story county route October 1 1900, he previously served as U S consul at Gaboon Africa. His health and a fall recently forced retirement.
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Henry May
Ames
Story County
United States
Gaboon
Africa
Lincoln
Equatorial
Demand for Better Things Expands Farm Education
In recent years a new educational factor has grown in American agriculture and livestock husbandry. The agricultural fair and live stock show, while not new, now play a larger role in farmer and breeder education. Manager M. B. Irwin reports daily correspondence suggesting the September 2025 show week will feature a larger live stock turnout than any prior event.
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M. B. Irwin
Agricultural College
Auto Lamp Breaker Ends In The Streets
Burt Vansecoy drove the laundry wagon team before Judish drug store on Monday forenoon leaving wages unheld. A theft occurred as onlookers saw the money taken and the team moved away from the scene.
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Burt Vansecoy
Personal Paragraphs Highlight Wide City Travel Visits
Mame Raynor Frank Greenawalt Leona King Maude Rice and many residents are noted traveling visiting relatives in Des Moines Nevada coast Seattle and other locales. The list includes civic leaders doctors teachers and local families visiting for summers reunions and stays at Lake Geneva Odebolt Ames and Carroll with several returning from trips abroad and to attend events.
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Mame Raynor
Des Moines
Frank Greenawalt
Nevada
Leona King
I’d Like to Be a Boy Again Poem Recital
A nostalgic verse laments childhood chores and rural life. The speaker longs to return to a boyhood filled with farming tasks from sunrise to nightfall and a stern father’s voice remarking on a “worthless boy.” The poem contrasts hardship with simple country pleasures.
Mrs Born Dies Aboard Northwestern Train Near Boone
Mrs John Born of this city died Tuesday on a Northwestern train nearing Boone Iowa after a long illness. The family had sought California climate for her health but returned home. Funeral services will be held Friday at Pleasant Grove church Milford township at eleven o'clock.
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Colorado
John Born
Boone
Pleasant Grove Church
Milford Township
Ames Churches Plan Morning Service At Eleven
The Church of Christ led by Pastor J. T. Houser announces Bible school at 9 45 with the morning service at 11. The pastor, back from vacation, will preach in the morning and speak in the park at 6 30 P M.
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Local notices and personal items from town column
Mrs. Frank Bailey is seriously ill with appendicitis. Royal Neighbors host a coffee at Mrs. C Soren son’s home on Wednesday evening August 4 from 3 to 7. Temple of Economy announces clearance sale. Mrs. Jennie Me Beyer leased her Kellogg Avenue house to Prof J B Kirkham. Stationery sale at Cagwin’s all next week. George T. Dixon out with grippe. Elmer Greenlee to occupy Shannon cottage on North Burnett Street August first. Milky Way Dip promotes animal skin disease cure. M Hullibarger operated on for strangulated hernia at Mercy hospital in Des Moines. Mr Stafford reports recovery progress.
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Kellogg Avenue
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Elmer Greenlee
Shannon Cottage
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Harry Newhard
C. A. Gamble
M. Hullibarger
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Stafford
Mr. Hullibarger
Quiet Ames Wedding Unites Ethel Williams and Elmer Greenlee
A quiet July wedding at the bride’s parents home in Ames united Ethel Williams and Elmer Greenlee a mail carrier in Ames. The Rev Houser of the Christian church officiated. They plan to spend a brief bridal trip to Cedar Lake Town returning August 1st and will reside in Ames afterward.
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Sibley
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Minnie Maxson
Ames
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City
Houser
The
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Interstate Live Stock Show Grows at St Joseph Missouri
The Interstate Live Stock and Horse Show at St Joseph Missouri has evolved from a skeptical start into a premier event. The year’s premium list signals continued growth with new departments and classifications expanding the exhibition. A humorous aside recalls Burt leaving a gas lamp damaged by a buggy pole crash into Dr Maxwell’s car, with no repair offered.
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Burt
Dr. Maxwell
Pointed Paragraphs from Chicago Daily News
A collection of witty Chicago Daily News quips noting human foibles and seasonal humor. The brief items mix playful observations on behavior and sun freckles as light social commentary for readers.
Miss Mildred Morgan Graduation Note at Pipe Stone
Miss Mildred Morgan, niece of J. P. Alderman of this city, graduated from the county high school at Pipe Stone Minnesota on the 21st of July.
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Mildred Morgan
J. P. Alderman
Pipestone
Minn
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