Statewide school band contest to open Iowa State Fair
Des Moines May 29 The state champion band will be chosen in the first state wide contest held at the Iowa State Fair Aug 28 to Sept 4 with $700 in prizes. Three renowned band directors will judge. bands from public private and parochial schools may enter. Competition runs Aug 28-29 as part of fair events.
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Des Moines
U. T
Towa
Cnsch
Fair Management
Servier
Core
Ambassadors fault lines in Anglo American unity
London May 29. Ambassador Houghton urged caution about treating English speaking nations as a single bloc. He warned each nation may develop along its own path and urged not to force uniformity in international affairs, while Prohibition and other issues loom in diplomatic debate.
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London
INS
Houghton
T Anit
Bluffs Bankers Found Dead In His Bath Room
Council Bluffs May 20 Charles B.K. Whce a retired banker was found dead in the bath room at his home 207 Third street by Mrs. Price upon her return from a social errand Death was due to heart trouble from which he had suffered for several years Mrs Price had been confined to her home but recently showed improvement Born in Virginia he had lived in Council Bluffs twenty three years
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Charles BK. Whce
Third Street
Price
Miss Anna Bell to Attend Drake University Summer School
Wiota brief highlights social and school notes from May 28: Anna Bell, daughter of Mrs S Bell, home for a brief vacation as she plans to attend Drake University summer school in Des Moines after two years teaching at Coon Rapids. Florence Kelly of Cumberland week at J M Jordan home. Sunnyside picnic for grades 5 6 7 8 with teachers Tillie Pipgrass Irma Ulbrich. L A Engle and F M Huff to Walnut for Odd Fellows meeting report a pleasant profitable gathering. Chas Sherretts hosted dinner with F M Cunningham Floya Cunningham Lucile Darley Winona Ivon Lackum guests.
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Wiota
It Newse
Anna Bell
S. Bell
Ito
Drake University
Des Moines
Bell
Coon Rapids
Tillie Pipgrass
Irma Ulbrich
Sunnyside
L. A. Engle
F. M. Huff
Walnut
Odd Fellows Meeting
Chas. Sherrett
F. M. Cunningham
Floya Cunningham
Indianola
Lucile Darley
Winona Ivon Lackum
Local man to get reward for friendly act
Albert Thomas, a local milored chef at the Park Hod, seeks a reward for a friendly act involving Clayton of Tulsa Oklahoma. After legal battles, a compromise hearing set for June 24 orders a payment of 400000 with interest to March 6, 1422, amid complex claims of wealth and land transfers dating to 1900.
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Albert Thomas
Park Hod
Chay, Clayton
Tul
Oklahoma
Clayton
Thomas Wa
Tory
Sapulva
Tulsa
Layton
Civton
United States
Thoman
Glenn
Iillian Dellara
Clayton Eave
Collision Suit Decided In Favor Of Plaintiff
A jury awarded the plaintiff, Tay embeas beard, damages after a collision at the northeast entrance to Gell fant Country club on September 25. Adams, the defendant, claimed only cardamage, with estimates totaling 66. The court noted the Adams vehicle swung into the other path causing the wreck. Attorneys T. C. Smith for the plaintiff and Swan Chivis Martin for the defense presented the case. Plaintiff from Griswold, defendant from Audubon, Iowa. Meanwhile osteopathic physicians from Iowa, Kansas and Missouri opened a three day meeting here with speakers from the region.
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Tyes Ofelock
Adams
Blaintet
Hafner
Gell Fant Country Club
Previls
Allame
Myrne Namer
Imix
Vwwaas
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
8. Kierner
Kansas City
Hartford Insurance Ad Invites Farmers for 1925 Season
A merchant ad announces Hartford Insurance Agency Whit ney Broa offering hail and drought coverage to farmers at 2 percent with no assessments, encouraging farmer customers to prepare for the 1925 season.
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Old
Hartford
Whitney Broa
Incurance Agency
Taxi and Livery Office Ad with Phone and Address
Advertisement for taxi and livery service by A. E. Gooltly or Gool? the deputy proprietor offers day and night service from 32224 Walnut Up Stairs. Contact phone 186.
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Robinson & Wilken
Don Carlos Loan & Insurance Agency
Lee's Grug
Walnut
A. E. Gool
Ford April Sales Boom With Record Production
Ford Motor Company reports April domestic retail deliveries rose by 34,215 from March as spring demand surges. Total Ford cars and trucks sold domestically reached 205,580 with Lincoln also setting a high monthly record. Production hit a new eight hour day record of 9,125,000 vehicles across U S plants, outpacing May projections despite some inconsistencies in the data.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Fordson
Lincoln
United States
Ford Motor Company of
Canada
Postoffice urges all cooperate for better mailing week
The Post Office Department calls for nationwide cooperation for a better mailing system during next week. Public education via motion pictures theatres and other media will show care in mailing and present figures on dead letters and parcels. Notable figures include over twenty one million letters to the dead letter office, losses and value of misrouted mail, and significant money orders and revenue losses.
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Postoffice
Elliott News Notes and Local Events May 20 21
Elliott items report busi ness calls by Perry and Powel in Oak and visits by Tarley Reynolds family at graduation, Delbert Perley with Phillips family in Mount Bloom, and Helen Hurlburt returning to St Louis after a visit with Elliott kin. Nearby notes include births, birthdays, church reports, travel to Omaha Des Moines, and clothing store hours. Tuberculosis work progresses in Fremont county with township testing and possible county accreditation later in fall.
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le News Telegraphy
Dale Perry
Clifford Powel
Oak
O. J. Powell
Tarley Reynolds
Lewis
Lula
Delbert Perley
Fred Phillips
Mouncil Bloffe
Glemson Streepy
Orient
J. B. Steepy
East Mitt
Roswou Kipp
Ralph Hillhouse
Nebraska City
Hillhouse
News-Telegraph
Helen Hurlburt
Mal
Mia
Bruce Hurlburt
St. Louis
eMliss
Havette Hurlburt
Omaha
Ernest Smith
Lehildren
Thelmy Lowman
Ray Lowman
Red Oak
Alice Jones
M. E
Gladys Weastrope
Des Moinse
Post Office
Nora Wokey
J. H. Petty
S. M Mercer
Atlantic
Mesdames L. £. Stiles
C. F. Cadwell
Des Moines
Elliott Research Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Fremont
Farm Bureau
Crowding at the Enter Door Sparks Unclear Debris
A fragmented Georgia text fragment hints at crowding near an entrance and possible debris or hazards. The garbled lines mention wires, plans, and a group of friends or associates, but no clear event, date, or official source details are readable.
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Georgia
Catfish Displayed After Big Nishnabotna Catch
In Red Oak on May 20 Raymond Holmberg landed a 17 pound catfish over two feet long in the Nishnahutna river, now shown at Table Supply. Scotty the expert claims a rival catch last week weighed 32 pounds and measured three and a half feet.
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Red Oak
Inna
Table Supply
Raymond Holmberg
Scotty
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