The Timid City and Its Citizens
A Chariton opinion piece urges residents to overcome timidity and laziness to improve civic life. It calls for enforcing ordinance No. 70, better street maintenance, weed control, and improved press coverage while criticizing neglect of public safety, schools, and municipal pride. The author cites local streets, the Atlantic House, and past marshals to illustrate the need for active citizen engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chariton
Chariton Improvement Association
Grand Street
Ansa
Hallowe’en
Jeaves Chariton
Associated Press
Iowa
Improvement Association
Clarinda
Johnny’’ Coles
Providence
Chariton Urged as Next Iowa City for Public Building Aid
The Patriot urges Congress to grant Chariton a public building amid recommended appropriations in the omnibus bill. It notes Council Bluffs Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mason City Muscatine Webster City Clarinda Davenport Estherville Shenandoah and other towns already supported. Chariton, largest in its district without a building, should be next per the paper’s view as Congress meets in December and Col Hepburn serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
House Committee of Congress
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Mason City
Muscatine
Webster City
Clarinda
Davenport
Estherville
Shenandoah
Village County
Col
Hepburn
Char
Quiet wedding links Fort Sill and Walla Walla couple
A small ceremony united Fred B. Lacy of Fort Sill Oklahoma and Ethel Wiseman of Walla Walla Washington at the M E parsonage on Monday evening. Rev Nathan Evans officiated with Mrs Evans assisting. The bride wore white Persian lawn with hand shadow embroidery. The couple will visit with Mrs Nathan Evans before returning to Fort Sill.
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M E. Parsonage
Fred B. Lacy
Fort Sill
Okla
Ethel Wiseman
Walla Walla
Wash
Nathan Evans
U. S. Cavalry
Ft. Sill
Ola
Lacy
Fort Sill, Okla
Celebrate Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs William Roberts
Mr and Mrs William Roberts formerly of this county now living in Indianola celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Saturday June 16 entertaining their children and twenty friends from two to five. They received a $20 gold purse a gold headed cane and other gifts. All children attended except three Mrs Maggie Ford Cooleyton Neb Mrs Mary Baker Galva Iowa and Mrs Elizabeth Johnson Los Angeles Cal.
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William Roberts
Indianola
Roberts
Maggie Ford
Cooleyton
Neb
Mary Baker
Galva
Towa
Elizabeth Johnson
Los Angles
Cal
Presbyterians Celebrate Seni-Centennial in Chariton
The Presbyterians of Chariton plan a July 5 to July 8 semi centennial celebration marking 50 years of the church in the community. Visiting pastors, various sermons, historical addresses, and music are on the program with greetings from neighboring churches.
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Presbyterians of
Chariton
Rev
Aughey
W. OC. Atwood
A. ©. Ormond
McElhenney
J. H. Aughey
Gan
Our Missionary Society
Will. Smyth
Our Aid Society
Emily McCormick
Don Lewis
Col. Dungan
David S Tappan
Presbyterian Church and
National Independence
Parsons
D. D
D.S. Tappan
Col
Warren S. Dunngan
Mr. Munn
First U. P. Church
Mr.Borg
Swedish Luthern Church
Mr. Yaggy
U. B. Church
F. B. Palmer
Baptist Church
Webster Hakes
Episcopal Church
N. Evang
M. E. Church
McCullagh
Chuach
A. C. Atwood
Nelson Ketcham Wedding in Chariton Neighbors Attend
Grace Ketcham and Charles Nelson plan a Thursday evening ceremony at Mrs. Mary Francis Ketcham home in Chariton with 75 guests. Rev. Nathan Evans leads a double ring service as Grace wears a white crepe de esprit lace gown. The couple will honeymoon starting in Chicago and Niagara Falls before settling in Estherville after September 1.
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Mary Francis Ketcham
Miss Grace
Charles Frances Nelson
Boston
Mass
Maggie Beem
Nathan Evans
M. E. Church
Harry Ketcham
Estherville
Chicago
Illinois
Chariton
Nelson
Niagara Falls
New York City
Mr Nelson
Winthrope Beach
Panama
Rev Ormond Captures a Burglar in Kendallville
Rev A C Ormond, former pastor of the Presbyterian church in Chariton, now in Kendallville Indiana, captured a burglar in his home. While services continued, he returned, confronted the intruder, struck with a chair, and the burglar surrendered before being turned over to the city marshal.
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Ormond
A. C. Ormond
Presbyterian Church of
Enterprising Chariton Boys Win Red Paint Contracts
About twenty Chariton youngsters prove hustle by painting gasoline cans red to comply with a new state law taking effect July 1. The effort funds Fourth of July use and boosts the local red paint market.
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Chariton
Fleecing the Farmer in Twine and Trade
The Patriot highlights A. J. Woodman ad comparing mail order binder twine with his product. It argues catalog goods are inferior and costly, claiming farmers are fleeced by foreign concerns and misled into believing they save money. The piece urges support for reliable local dealers over mail order sources.
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Patriot
A. J. Woodman
Woodman
Dentist Will Locate Here Dr J Fred Greeno Comes to Chariton
Dr J Fred Greeno a Drake University dentistry graduate will locate in Chariton next week with offices in the Kubitshek block. Mr Greeno and his wife visited Chariton Monday and traveled to Corydon to see Mrs Greeno's parents, planning to return Saturday. On July Fourth Chariton meets Albia in two games at Spring Lake Park at 10 am and 4 pm admission 25 cents. Saturday night at Flatt's ice cream parlor Jessie Crowley pianist and Maude Throckmorton violinist will perform.
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J. Fred Greeno
Drake Univeristy School of Dentistry
Chariton
Albia
Spring Lake Park
Flatt
Jessie Crowley
Maude Throckmorton
Chariton Improvement Association Holds Annual Meeting
About fifty members gathered in the city library lecture room for Chariton Improvement Association’s annual meeting. Treasurer J. E. Brown reported a $126.25 balance while discussions covered a street sweeper, opera house, town hall, and youth recreation facilities.
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The
Chariton Improvement Association
Jessie M. Thayer
J. E. Brown
Associaton
Emily McCormick
Court House
F. B. Palmer
Chariton
Col. Dungan
E L. Hickman
Darrah
H. W. Gittinger
Improvement Association
Itinerary of European Summer School Sailings
Dr C T Brant provides a copy detailing the itineraries of the Summer School of Instruction. Edith H E Brant daughter and North Dakota State Normal School music and drawing instructor is among students en route to Paris aboard the Potsdam which sailed June 20 from New York. They expect to reach Paris the evening of June 29 and return to New York by August 28 after a student tour of Europe.
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C. T. Brant
Summer School of Instruction
Edith HE. Brant
North Dakota State Normal
Paris
France
New York
Potsdam
Europe
Blanchard and Dennis Wedding Surprise Chariton Friends
Will Blanchard of the city wed Miss Myrtle Dennis of Harvey Iowa on Tuesday morning June 19 at eight o clock, a surprise to Chariton friends. Blanchard works at a barber shop in Harvey and the couple celebrated with local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Blanchard
Myrtle Dennis
Harvey
Iowa
Colck
Chariton
Ns Blanchard
Harey
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Flatt’s
Presbyterian Seni-Centennial
W. S. McCullagh
W. C. Atwood
Dr. Tappan
Mr. McElhenny
Ketcham
City Improvement Association Meets
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