Local residents return from weekend visits
Mr. and Mrs Hayden Blakewell arrived home Sunday evening from Corning after visiting Mrs Blakewell's parents Mr. and Mrs L Akin. Mr. and Mrs Gerald James have returned to Hopeville after a short visit with Mrs James' mother Mrs Agnes White of 800 North Elm Street. Miss Josephine MecMahon of Kansas City has gone home after a week visiting Miss Palmetta Rath. Mr. and Mrs Robert Ingram returned to Des Moines after visiting Mrs Ingram's mother Mrs A S Wilson of 312 North Walnut Street.
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Hayden Blakewell
Corning
Robert Ingram
Des Moines
Misses Cloone
Flora Long
Thayer
Merle Long
John Miller
North Sycamore Street
Osceola
S.C. Donner
Kenneth
Paul
Keokuk
H. Hoffman
Historic Lafayette letter turns up in Iowa archives
A 1790 Paris letter by the Marquis de Lafayette seeking a council of war for an imprudent officer has been donated to the State Historical Society in Des Moines. Curator E R Harlan confirms the document’s authenticity, noting its origin and the writer’s respectful tone to Monsieur Berthier and the Court.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Lafayette
Paris
Monsieur
State Historical Society
E. R. Harlan
Albertine Bates
California
Harlan
Bates
Monsieur Berthier
Versailles
Regiment of Flanders
National Guards
Outlook Good On Us Farms In July USDA Report
The United States Department of Agriculture in its July 1925 agricultural outlook says favorable livestock markets fair feed crops and good prices for wheat and cotton will help farmers 1925 fare better than most years since 1918. Harvest is under way with wheat ripening early in the western belt. winter wheat crops are shorter than last year while the spring wheat region from Minnesota to Montana holds high hopes. The corn belt outlook is solid with hog prices high and feeding profits seen. the pig survey shows a 14 percent drop in spring pigs from last year and corn prices remain workable. USDA price index for farm products stands at 147 in June up from May, with farm purchasing power not expected to rise significantly in June.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Montana
Osme
New British Life Saving Rules Take Effect
London announces new Board of Trade life saving regulations effective July 1 for ships. Motor boats with wireless and searchlights now mandatory on vessels with over 15 lifeboats. If no motor boat, but more than 10 lifeboats, one lifeboat must have wireless. Foreign-going ships must carry condensed milk in addition to existing water and biscuits.
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Associated Press
London
Board of Trade
Late Rains Upset Outdoor Movie Plans
Unusually late spring rains in southern California damaged fruit and grain and delayed film production. Hollywood producers report losses exceeding $500,000 as unexpected showers halted outdoor shoots and forced some productions to use costly indoor sets. The rest of the item mentions several social visits and travelers returning home from weekend trips.
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Los Angeles
California
Hollywood
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Palm Beach
Igrews
Lafayette II
Historical Society
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
N. Maple St
THE
Creston National Bank
Littie Anderson
Wilmer Erickson
J. T. Hawker
Red Oak
Strauss Dry Goods
Sanitex
BLACK
Duchess
Madras
Hope Maslin
Scout Percales
Port Linen
R&g
Odd Lot
R & G Thompson
Kayser
Ardsley
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