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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
5
Des Moines reports June gasoline receipts totaled 430,956.38, announced by state treasurer R. E. Johnson. The gain over May is about 10,000, and if the rate continues, the 4,500,000 yearly estimate may be reached though winter months could lower the total.
Indianola August 3. J W Slocum head of the board of pharmacy examiners urges revision of Iowa poisons law to keep insecticides like Paris green and sodium fluoride on the restricted list. He cites deaths and says dealers in general stores lack poison knowledge, demanding safer handling and public safeguarding. The piece also notes a palimpsest from 1859 about frontier travel, education, churches, and local thrift in Iowa towns.
Frequent plan changes delay the Iowa Memorial Union project. Victor Holquist, in charge of the first unit, hopes completion by October 17 for homecoming and the Nowa-Illinois game if workers stay steady. Director R H Fitzgerald expects furnishing by Christmas. Bids are open for living room sets. the lounge area will measure 90 by 130 feet with basement canoe storage and winter skating HQ.
Governor John Hammill urged the bank commissioner and the new banking board to require only financially responsible people to own bank stocks. He argued stockholders must qualify to pay assessments and that security to depositors is the primary obligation of the stockholder, with returns secondary.
The Dubuque Weekly Times editor undertook northeastern Iowa tours in December 1858 to gather general conditions. Frank A. Mullin used these notes as the basis for an article titled Gleanings of an Editor in a recent issue of The publication.
Inga Lisa Peterson Anderson born November 6 1850 in Rydahom Smaland Sweden died at her Cedar street home July 30. She married Carl Johan Anderson in 1874 and had five children two survived. The family moved from Ottawa Illinois to Creston Iowa where her husband died early. Surviving Amanda Selander Creston and Andrew Rockford Illinois two Swedish brothers and relatives in Rockford and Chicago. She was baptized and confirmed in Sweden and attended Salem Lutheran church until health confined her at home.
Miss François Plath Davenport state president returns and will lead plans to entertain visiting women for next summer’s 1926 convention. Iowa has 25 Business and Professional Women clubs in Ames Boone Clinton Council Bluffs Davenport Dubuque Des Moines Fort Dodge Des Moines Fort Madison Keokuk Marshalltown Mason City Waterloo Bellevue Decorah DeWitt Hampton Iowa Falls Jefferson McGregor Rockwell City Sibley Winterset Maquoketa.
The funeral for former Iowa House of Representatives speaker W I Atkinson will be held at First Congregational church in Waterloo on Tuesday morning after his death Saturday at University Hospital Iowa City. The report covers multiple regional notes from Aug 3 including corn height, old settlers meeting, a fatal pony collision, a kidnapping reunion, Mellon tax plan campaign, and a regional church music festival invitation.
Consolidation of the Farmers National Bank and The Okey Vernon National Bank has been announced. Under the new name the institution will operate as Okey Vernon National Bank. The merger letter states combined resources will support regional banking needs.
Mrs Augusta Basler born December 6 1886 in Gross Graben Silesia married Gottfried Basler at age 20. After his death in 1885 she moved to the United States and lived with daughter Mrs Augusta Land. She died July 29 after breaking ribs in a fall. Survived by four children 16 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart and Congressman Lloyd M. Thurston will address the Davis City reunion, scheduled for August 11 to 14 in Davis City. Tribute to William Jennings Bryan was paid during church services in Des Moines and other Iowa cities. Also, Lloyd H Billings and William Brocket, both youths, were arrested in Des Moines after escaping from Eldora reform school.
Des Moines reports a new entrant in Iowa state fair old fiddlers contest Mrs Nellie Johnson from Muscatine seeks inclusion in the event open to men The contest limits players to those 50 years old and favors old time tunes fair officials invite other women fiddlers to enter the competition.
Des Moines district judge Lester Thompson signed an order upholding the legality of a suit by Receiver George C. Williams to collect a 17 percent assessment from holders of unpaid Associated Packing stock. The ruling wiped out more than 200 objections by subscribing attorneys to the stock.
Franklin Agnew and his sister Elizabeth return from Cheyenne Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. B E Messer of Chicago arrive to attend the Taylor family reunion Tuesday. Vincent Bradley leaves for Chicago for two weeks with other eastern city visits. Paul Moreland of Emporia Kansas visits sister Mrs Chris Peterson in the Dougherty apartments.
Des Moines will host the National Business and Professional Women's club convention next July with women from 47 states expected. No opposition was found to Des Moines’ bid to host the event.
Raymond Meadows begins annual vacation from Syndicate Clothing duties. Eugene and Carroll Carl travel to Arispe to stay at Frank Cheers home for weeks. Mrs J S Coventry of Des Moines and daughter Jane Iowa City return after visiting M L Thompson family at 805 West Mills Street. Vera White leaves for Topeka Kansas with J F Crowder and wife en route back to Creston by car. Mr and Mrs C A Larsen Ottumwa visit Haney family at 915 North Division. Larsen children stay with relatives in Council Bluffs. Theodore Jennings family and Pauline Wessels plus Carl Roedell depart for Danbury Wisconsin to stay two weeks at H C Hansen summer cottage. Hansen family had just returned from month-long stay.
Mrs M O Day and daughters Macie Alice and Margaret of Aledo NJ have visited since Wednesday at John and Mary Kaveny 506 South Park Street and will leave soon for Nebraska towns to spend a month with relatives.
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