Oak Ridge Items Highlight Local Social and Farm Matters
Rob Bain and wife return from Omaha. Cattle movements to Omaha and local markets. Cream route planning out of Adair. Measles cases in John Turner’s family. Miss Fannie Bain and Miss Clara Parkinson home for vacation. World War veterans receive bonus checks. Wool buyers in area for clipping. Band concerts in Anita and Adair. Self Improved club meeting in Anita. Des Moines visit for Ruth Graham. Weather slows farm work. Picnic at Oak Ridge school. Fishermen’s Union prepares for next fishing trip.
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Rob Bain
Omaha
Ted Swinehart
Adair
Earl Walker
Chas. Graham
Levi Walker
Fannie Bain
Hammond
Thelma
Ross Walker
Graham
Henry Wedemeyer
John Turner
Helen Mooney
Ggo. Bain
Clara Parkinson
Drake University
Oak Ridge Corner
Anita
Alva Steinmetz
Ruth Graham
Des Moines
Stenie Nelson and Sons
Antone Peterson
Wm. Aldridge
Coon Rapids
Frank Davis
Oak Ridge
Cecil
Fisherman’s Union
Deering Standard Twine Offered by Farmers' Supply Co
Farmers' Supply Co offers Deering Standard Binding Twine described as the best on the market and invites customers to place orders now for their binding needs.
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Deering
Farmers’ Supply CO
Noon Lunch Special at The New Calumet Cafe
Offer for a fifty cent noon lunch advertised at The New Calumet Cafe located corner north of Whitney's Bank Ajantic. The note is brief and presents a single promotional item with a price.
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New Calumet Cafe
Whitney’s Bank
Ajantic
Miss Geraldine Kiehl Visits Grandfather in Indianola
Miss Geraldine Kiehl returned last week from Indianola after a short visit with her grandfather R. S. Kiehl.
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Geraldine Kiehl
Indianola
R. S. Kiehl
Growth of C. O. D. P. P. Popularity in Parcel Post
The Post Office reports growing use of C. O. D. parcels since the service began July 1 1913. In the first year 2,994,600 parcels paid C. O. D. charges yielding 299,460 dollars in fees. In the last fiscal year 380,941,570 parcels generated 3,152,150 dollars in fees.
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Post Office Department
Cross burnings shake Audubon amid Klan rumors
The Ku Klux Klan symbol burned twice this week in Audubon, once at the courthouse corner Monday and again near the pumping station Tuesday. It is unclear who placed the crosses, though rumors suggest the Klan as the likely group. Reports say the K K K may have more than 60 members in the area.
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Ku Klux Klan
Audubon
Court House
Massena Youth Phillip McMahon Dies in Dubuque
The remains of Phillip McMahon eighteen son of Mrs Teresa McMahon Massena died last week at a sanitarium in Dubuque after long illness with tuberculosis were brought to Atlantic for funeral services at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He is survived by his mother and four brothers and his father Ed J McMahon is deceased.
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Phillip McMahon
Teresa McMahon
Massena
Dubuque
Atlantic
SS. Peter and Paul Catholice
Ed. J. McMahon
Cass County Youth Wins Iowa State College Degree
Five hundred twenty students at Iowa State College received diplomas at Ames commencement last week. George S Roberts former Iowa newspaperman and now VP of National City Bank of New York gave the commencement address. E L Bierbaum Griswold earned the bachelor of science in civil engineering.
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Iowa State College
Ames
George&. Roberts
Iowa
National City Bank of New York
E. L. Bierbaum
Griswold
Return of the draft horses A boost for farmers
State papers note a trend toward resurgent horse use as a St. Louis firm reverts to horse drawn vehicles after testing motor trucks. The company operates 1400 high quality horses, signaling renewed farming interest in draft animals.
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St. Louis
For Sale A Solid Work Team
Classified notice selling a ready to work team. Enquire of 25 11 Frank Barber for details and terms.
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Frank Barber
Summer Day Draws Joy-Riders to Improve Time
Sunday offered an ideal sunny day inviting pleasure-seekers to enjoy the weather and attempt to better their personal times.
Street Preacher Joins Anita Scene Over Collection
A street-preacher in Anita last week focused on collection duties rather than preaching. Local fruit stalls offer home-grown strawberries at twenty cents per quart. A safety exhortation warns against interfering with another man’s wife or religion while residents note street repairs and express frustration with Main Street conditions.
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Anita
Fontanelle Plans Celebration for the Fourth
Fontanelle will celebrate the glorious Fourth as residents prepare for public activities. The Board of Supervisors will meet next Monday to transact important business and address local matters.
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Fontanelle
Board of Supervisors
Farmers' Coop weighs site for children’s home
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen are delaying site selection for a Children’s Home at the Farmers' Co op. A baby girl died shortly after birth and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery on Wednesday. Walter H. Sims won a divorce from Lenora Sims in Judge Whitmore’s Atlantic court on adultery grounds. WANTED about 200 acres of Blue Grass to strip. Write C. M. Bayter, Atlantic, Iowa 25 tf.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
J. E. Wilbourn
Evergreen Cemetery
Walter H. Sims
Lenora Sims
C. M. Bayter
Atlantic
Lowa
Localities Listed Amid Sparse OCR Fragment
A fragmented OCR item lists place names including Lowden Jamaica Birmingham Kinross Delmar De Witt Webster Panora Adair Ladora Massilon Lockridge Batavia Monmouth Maquoreta Yale and others without cohesive context or events. The readable text shows a collection of towns and surnames across regions.
Better Spare the Birds: Warning to Young Air Gun Users
A district warning targets small boys who shoot birds with air guns around town. It warns they may end up in the calaboose, then the county jail, with an indefinite stay if the habit continues. The message urges stopping the habit while possible.
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Calaboose
When Prices Align Hogs Prove Most Profitable Farm Product
Iowa farmers see hogs as the top profit maker when prices stabilize near expected levels. Rising demand and stable costs reinforce hogs as a favorable cash crop for farms across the state.
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Iowa
Bill MelIntyre Faces Water Hauling Hardship
A farmer forced to haul water for his stock shows his character under strain. The remark notes his gruff nature as an illustration of stress, highlighting Bill MelIntyre as the example.
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Bill” MelIntyre
Gasoline Station Plumbing Awarded To Lewis and Ward
The service station built by E. E. Barnholdt will have hot and cold water supplied. The contract for plumbing and Kohler fixtures installation has been awarded to Lewis & Ward.
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E. E. Barnholdt
Kohler
Lewis & Ward
Farmers' Co Op Truck Haul In Process Request
A note seeks contact to complete a truck haul job identified as 18-11 for The Farmers' Co op. The message requests a call when ready to proceed with the service.
Adair Creamery Butter Request Urges Customer Action
A shopper urges others to ask their dealer for Adair Creamery Butter and insist on receiving it. The note emphasizes direct request to secure the product.
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Adair Creamery
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Anita Marble & Granite Works
White Pole Garage
A. F. Choate
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G. O. Smither
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