Avoca Man and Council Bluffs Worker Seek Ballot Recount
Tracy M Rodwell of Avoca and Charles Lacy of Council Bluffs contest a recent primary result before the county board of supervisors. They seek a ballot by ballot recount across ten disputed wards. Lacy argues miscounts favor Rodwell in the Sixth ward precinct two. Officials report no change after canvass of five city precincts.
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Avoca
Tracy M. Rodwell
Charles Lacy
Council Bluffs
County Boar of Supervisors
Rodwell
Lacy
Tod Vhany
Edwin Fuller
Fuller
Board of Supervisor
Boone Man Named Superintendent of Dexter Schools
Dexter Tenn June 16 Sept R 8 Kerr of Boone moves household furniture to Dexter to assume duties as Dexter High School superintendent when school opens in September Miss Melba Deets of Atlantic visits with her friend Gretchen Budd in the city
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BOONE
Dexter
Spa
News-Telegraph
Kerr
Dexter High
Melba Deets
Atlantic
Gretchen’ Budd
Elliott Girl Earns Degree at Grinnell College
June 14. Miss Dorothy DeWitt, daughter of W L DeWitt long time Elliott school board president, received a baccalaureate degree at Grinnell College commencement on June 8. She majored in English and was active in drama and the girls glee club. She plans to go to Elliott next year.
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Elliott
News-Telegraph
Dorothy DeWitt
W. L. DeWitt
Eliott
Grinnell College
Dorothy
Girls’ Glee Club
DeWitt
Terch
Elliott Girls to Take Nurses Course
Elliott Ind June 16 Specat to News Telegraph Vivian Holtmyer Flora Adams left Tuesday for Omaha to enter the Methodist hospital and take the nurses training course. Misses Marie and Nina Harding left Friday for Long Beach Calif to spend the summer. Mr and Mrs John Halcock returned home late Friday night from a outing in Wisconsin Minnesota and Kansas by automobile.
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Elliott
News-Telegraph
Banker Boys of the Past Return to Old Home
Anita Tay reports on a family known as the Banker boys. The piece recalls the Bankers’ early seventies roots in Then ton township, noting four sons who worked hard, scattered to neighboring areas, and later pursued banking and farming. The narrative recalls Westward moves to William, Walker, Audubon and Kansas, with the banker family fading from local memory.
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Sherif
Myers Anita
Tay
Amd
Thenton Township
Banker
AS Banke
Gidive
Lauryn
William
Walker
Audubon County
Russyll
Kigsas
John G
Jes D
Wester Trail
Four Benton bankers visit Anita in nostalgia time
A floatin g party from Benton township called on old friends and reminisced about pioneer days. Notables include Louis Bar and John G. Russell, with ties to banking and local enterprise. The group, last in the area years ago, reflected on progress in Kansas and neighboring counties amid oil development and new pipe-line projects.
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Anita
Benton Township
Wm. Hhaitz
U.S. Walker
B.C
W. Pratt
Kansas Stote
Ios
Russell Co
Russell State
Russell
Kansas
Banker Bros
Caxs
Audubon
Lincoln Township
August N.crow
Charles Barth
Wye
New -York
Shetter &Bon
West
Spplew
Wyomi
First Sunday Show at Griswold Opens June 20
Griswold Indiana hosts its first Sunday picture show at the Jocul Strand theater, under city council permission granted recently. The program features a weekly Sunday evening presentation starting June 20, with local attendance encouraged.
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Griswold
News-Telegraph
Making Business Improvements At Avoca Iowa
Avoca merchants push a new storefront era with several firms upgrading. Iowa Service Co moves into the former Blust Undertaking building, Blust buys Hetzel Hardware and takes the Hetzel site, Johnson Jewelry to occupy the former Iowa Service offices, Blust acquires Sievers Furniture at Carson and ships stock to Avoca, aiming for a large local furniture stock.
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Avoca
Iowa Service Company
Johnson Jewelry “Company
Blust Furniture and Undertaking Establishments
Lows Service Company
Blust Undertaking Company
F.G. Hetzel
Hetzel Hardeware Company
Johnson Jewelry Company
Blust ‘Company
Sievers Furniture Company
Carson
Blust
Audubon to Hold Celebration on July 5
Local merchants here decided to stage the Fourth of July celebration on July 5 to avoid interfering with regular business. The program committee will meet this evening to plan the affair.
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Audubon
All Day Meeting At Griswold Church Of Christ
Special in Griswold Iowa reports an all day church meeting at the Church of Christ on Sunday June 20. Morning services conclude with a basket dinner in the city park if dry or at the church if rain. The annual election of church officers will be held at 2 30 p m followed by evening services.
Speeders Penalized by Mayor in Local Incident
Two young men from Avosa were fined 11 by the local mayor after speeding through town Saturday evening. Local officers recorded the license numbers of the youths cars as they passed and summoned them to appear Monday. Hancock, Pa.
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Une
News-Telegraph
Avosa
Hancock
Postponed Children’s Day Exercises And Evening Program
Special to Suws Telegraph reports that Children’s Day exercises are postponed to next Sunday evening and the choir program along with related events for students have been delayed to Thursday evening Tone 247.
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Anita
Nest
Everning
Tone 247
Walnut Grove Hog Remedy site remodeling reported
Interior of the Walnut Grove Hog Remedy company suite is being remodeled to improve office convenience and create more room. Line installation for broadcasting station KFLZ required space, and the work has proceeded with haste to meet needs.
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Anita, In
News-Telegraph
Walnut Grove Hlog Remedy Company
Toyo
KFLZ
Former Anita merchant visits city from Adair
Dana F Brownlee of Adair, former owner of the Cash and Carry grocery in Anita, stopped in the city Tuesday evening. He says his 320 acre farm near Adair is yielding heavy work and should bring substantial returns, more than selling groceries, vegetables or pickles.
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Anita
Jay Tyne
News-Telegraph
Dana F. Brownlee
Adair
Dana
Helnzst Company
Lust
Magee Shooting Trial Begins in Las Vegas Court
Court in Las Vegas hears dramatic Magee trial with former Judge Leahy testifying. Leahy recounts confrontation over a hotel matter, Magee allegedly drew a revolver and fired, injuring Leahy and Lasseter who was killed. Judge Leahy, 68, describes wounds from the Spanish American War era.
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Court House
Las Vegas
LNM S
Hotel Meadows
Leahy
Magee
H. W. Kelly
Leshy
Maxpe
the Tench
Lasseter
Wheaton
English Miners Oppose Present Royalty System
June 11 London reports that British miners may push broad economic and social reform to settle strikes. Federation president Herbert Smith says royalties must be removed before miners will accept wage terms, longer hours, or a wage settlement, noting royalties paid to non-operating holders from coal production.
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London
Britain
Herbert Smith
Celery Cabbage Described as Salad Vegetable
A garbled note explains the celery like cabbage, introduced by the Chinese on the Pacific coast, as a worthwhile salad vegetable. It compares the plant to a large stalk of celery, with compact snowy white leaves and delicate flavor.
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Paccine
Charges Dropped in Harlan Train Jump Case
In Council Bluffs on June 1 charges against L. W. Ealy 40 and Mrs Larsen were dismissed. Ealy, a Great Western train patcher, leapt from a moving train at 45 mph while being transported for state charges. he survived but was seriously injured and taken to Jennie Edmunson hospital. The dismissal followed at the request of the husband of Mrs Larsen and Shelby County authorities confirmed the action.
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Ealy
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Griswold Family Leaves Griswold for California
Mazynihy Mia, Jake Kinner and daughter Lena, long time Griswold residents, left Tuesday morning for California where they will establish their home.
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Griswold, Ill
News-Telegraph
Maz—ynihy Mia
Jake Kinner
Miss
Lena
Ben
Griswold
Tueaday Moraine
California
Rainbow division veterans plan New York reunion trip
Loyal veterans of the Rainbow division and A. ELV flighting unit plan a national convention and reunion in New York City on July 13 14 and 15. Iowa vets aim to form a carload from Des Moines and perhaps more, choosing round trips by rail with fare around 46 80. Tickets sold on certificate plan. Trains from Des Moines to Chicago Detroit and New York listed with times. return to Des Moines by midnight July 15.
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A. Elv
Alvision
New York City
Iowa
Des Moines
Nore
Beatae
Yates
Eit Bery Drive
Chieutgeachei
Chiaga Vine Wabuah
Rvw
Detroit
Peturn
Dent Moines
Graham statute prolongation notice in public record
A clipped notice notes a Graham statute extended until the first GE September. The fragmentary text references a local legal postponement or election-related rule with unclear specifics.
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Avoca Man Party
Charles’ Lacy
Elliott Girl
Grinnell
Sherm
Cass’ County
New Mexico
Harlan
Altair
Tonicur
Iosta
Geta Ric
Box
D'S
Pharmacy
Java
Maricopa County
Eturns
Phoenix
Arizona
Maricopa Creamery Company
Arizona Storage Ighating Company
An. B. Orme
Barnett-Heard Land &, Caule Company
Operaring
Marity
Colon
Portland Cement Association
Hubbell
Des
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