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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1925
Page
6
For sale No 1 fresh cows J L Perry phone 55R3. For rent house and several lots phone 152%. For rent modern house furnished close in telephone 291. For rent office rooms in Agnew by building F E Agnew. For rent two modern rooms for light housekeeping phone 6258 401 N Oak.
Lost Scotch Collie female with strap tag, contact via office. Lost South Dakota license 49 1269 between Creston and Clearfield, return to Advertiser. Lost tan woolen gloves with blue stripes, Lincoln school area, return to Advertiser. Classifieds offer shoe deals, investment pitches, and earning schemes with Cincinnati addresses.
A collage of 9 terse notices offering services and business opportunities. Listings include washing and ironing, farm work, selling chocolate bars and gum, auto advertising schemes, tailor sales, coal overalls distribution, Rawleigh health products, and agency appointments with promises of high earnings and easy entry. Names and locations span Mil ton Gordon Cincinnati Philis Manufacturing St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Adair County Wreenport Illinois.
Former Internal Revenue collector Charles Plum will be in Room 4 Agnew Building to discuss income tax returns. See him for an appointment or call 36 or 199.
Light passing drills and offensive work completed Iowa coach Sam Barry's prep for tonight's Iowa Creighton game. Creighton coach Art Schlinger arrived with his squad and held a short session on the new armory floor.
New York on January 17 reports Spanish contralto Marguerit D'Alvarez formerly of the Metropolitan Opera company will radiocast for the first time Wednesday night via WOR Newark from the Reinhardt galleries. The program honors visiting Spanish painter Senor Tr Zuloaga.
Harry Morrison state assemblyman and author of a boxing measure offered Mickey Walker 25000 to meet Jimmy Duffy Oakland in a 10 round decision bout here February 23 for the welterweight title Morrison announced last night. Tex Rickard expects to match Jack Dempsey for a June title fight with Tom Gibbons or Harry Wells despite Dempsey announcing retirement and marriage plans this spring.
Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish distance star, faces a three day string of track meets. He travels from Chicago to New York and is due at 9:59 p.m. to compete in the 2,000 meter run at Fordham University games.
Mrs C W Winslow and Mrs Carl Hanson have returned home after a brief visit with friends in Omaha.
London January 17 Work to demolish the Bank of England’s 230 year old buildings has begun. The new complex will rise 100 feet with steel frame and stone facing behind the old back wall and three stories below street level. The historic Parlor will be reconstructed on the first floor.
Olympia oyster growers plan a novel campaign to protect beds from coots and bluebills. A powered boat equipped with blue carbide flame, smoke and noise bombs will cruise beds at tide lows to deter birds while avoiding federal game law violations.
Buenos Aires shows boxing’s rise with 152000 pesos in taxes from February to October from professional matches. Ten percent of gate money since February 10 supports hospitals. Boxing now thrives with clubs nationwide and nightly Buenos Aires bouts drawing crowds from 38,000 to 10,000. South American tournaments involve Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.
Harbin January 17. M Kras noshckoff once premier of the Far Eastern Republic has been jailed for two years for embezzlement. He has written four banking books earning 4000 dollars and organized a woodcut and copper engraving business among inmates. He plans a release and a bank job offer.
The United States holds the world’s largest corn region yet uses about ten percent of the harvest for direct food. The public tends to prefer corn through meat, as cattle swine sheep and hogs transform the grain into beef ham and other products.
The Big Sisters class of the Methodist church was hosted by Mrs. Lizzie Johnson at 311 North Oak Street with a business meeting a social hour and luncheon. Mrs. A W Crane of 102 South Stone Street entertained the King's Daughters of the First Baptist church with a business session and a luncheon close. The next meeting will be with Mrs. C W Critchfield.
Miss Nell Strance hosts a courtesy card party at her North Birch street home for guests Mr and Mrs Willard LeBaron of Omaha. The evening features social games and refreshments.
The R. C. club hosted a farewell party Friday at Virginia Wareham’s home for Ferne Johnson and her parents who will move to Ottumwa. The seventh grader at Line-in school attended from 7 to 11:30 with ten games and refreshments.
The first lesson of the millinery course was held Thursday evening at Mrs. John Foster's home in the northeast section of Union township. Led by Mrs. Alf McCornack, the session covered cleaning various materials feathers and flowers. Attending were Mrs. L. N. Harrison Mrs. Ernest Dahlberg Mrs. E. E. Nix Mrs. Ralph Bacon Mrs. A. L. Smock Mrs. Ira Taylor Mrs. D. O. Foster and Mrs. John Foster.
John Elftman celebrated his eighteenth birthday with a surprise party hosted by friends at 307 South Vine Street. The evening featured games and music and included a fountain pen presentation to the guest of honor.
Mrs Theodore DeLay of 515 West Mills street entertained the Mayflower guild of the Congregational church this afternoon. Mrs Homer Hareh served as assistant hostess. A social hour was enjoyed along with refreshments.
Mrs A L Page of 511 West Mills hosted the Priscilla club Friday afternoon. The session featured a ken singtton followed by luncheon served to members at her home.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Green of Prescott welcomed a daughter born at Greater Community Hospital on Wednesday. The infant’s name had not been chosen at birth.
October disbursements by the Palestine Foundation Fund reached over 250000 dollars, aiding settlers in about forty cooperative and individual units. Funds covered draft animals cattle machinery seed and poultry as the agricultural season begins each year.
New York January 17 Dr G A Brandelle of Rock Island Illinois president of the Augustana Lutheran synod was chosen president of the American National Lutheran Council at a meeting held yesterday in New York City.
Denver investigators and state enforcement officers raided several Capito Hill homes late last night as part of a probe into a supposed giant liquor combination led by influential businessmen. Authorities seized a quantity of wines and liquors during the operation.
Mrs. Ella B. Woods of Waterloo arrives in Creston to visit her mother, Mrs. S. S. Bryant, and is their guest during the stay.
Margaret McCoy and Leonard P. McCann were married at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev. Father Malone officiating. The reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple plan to reside at 400 North Sycamore Street until spring. Local residents and attendees noted.
At 7:30 p.m. on January 28, 1925, at the Creston High School, the Independent School District of Creston Iowa will hear objections to proposed plans and contract for a new High School building costing about 250 000 dollars plus architect and supervision fees. The site is the north half of Block One in the First Northern Addition. Dated Creston Iowa January 17, 1925. H T Scurr.
Notice to stockholders of Old First National Bank Creston Iowa announces a two o clock Saturday February seven nineteen twenty five meeting at the bank to consider selling the assets and business to Creston First National Bank of Creston Iowa and any other business.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Hotel Investment Company will be held at Kowana Hotel Tuesday evening January 20 1925 at 8 p m. By J W Reynolds president E N Dougherty secretary.
Chiropractor Dr. R A Swanson operates above Hester's Shoe Store at 107 N Maple Street. Office phone 563. Residence 937.
Miss Catherine Milnes arrived home this morning from Lorimer to spend Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J W Milnes of North Elm Street.
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