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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
8
Cornice Works at 109 N Elm advertises roofing, sheet metal and gutter work with phone 204. Promotes Carmore Miinight Black and Jet Black Ena mel for touching up black surfaces and stove pipes. Spark & Wilson Howe Co. sells the products.
Fancy sound ripe bananas, 3 lb for 25c at Brady Food Market. Judge and Mrs A R Maxwell left for Corning where he will hold a court session and Mrs Maxwell will visit her mother Mrs Thomas Reid. Mrs Nellie L Hutchins of Council Bluffs, guest at 506 West Montgomery street, departed for Griswold.
Raisins 2 lbs 25c, rolled oats 5 lb 25c, Crisco 1 lb can 14c, P G soap 25 bars 1.00, Chimalene 30c pkg 27c, Gold Medal Flour sk 2.60. Our new sanitary meat case promises cleaner meats, quicker service.
Hatch Motor reports sale of a Ford coupe to W. Vail and a Ford roadster to Pete Kelly. Local residents and visitors arrive home or depart for extended trips, including Mr. and Mrs. William Geller and sons from St. Joseph, Miss Alice Marie Smith from Hopeville, and Mrs. Sherman Rex family headed to Hushwell HL.
Local classified notes list several items for sale or trade including kindling wood and a 1923 Dodge coupe. Offers include a new Ford touring car from Creston Buick Sales Co and several used cars from Creston Auto Co Inc with contact numbers provided.
Rental notices list several dwellings with garages and modern amenities. One item describes a four room ground floor apartment with phone contact, another notes furnished housekeeping rooms on Ground Floor at 405 North Elm, and others advertise a fine Davenport building apartment on North Maple Street with Carl Davenport contact.
A collection of small classified notices seeks good wood contact by phone 351 and wallpaper cleaning via G Schoonover at 227%. A Strand Sweet shop ad asks for one ton of good pop corn and provides phone 176. An advertisement for Richards Rheumatic remedy from Newcomb and Matthews promises money back if it fails and lists prices.
Lost purse containing papers and pay check offers reward. Lost watch initials L V S found at office. Stolen lady wrist watch with black ribbon reported near W A Oliphant’s around 6 pm May 29. Miscellaneous notices include Flo Smith Beauty Parlor through Patt’s Flat and Fidelity Abstract promotions. J W Richardson listed as president. B Menzel moves offices from 101 East Hdward to 210 South am street. telephone 478.
Harry Wilson has returned to his home in Lenox after a brief visit elsewhere.
Creston prepares for a Hollywood Movie Ball at McKinley Park with studio lighting by R W Limbert and motion pictures to be shown at a return dance a week later. A beauty contest for 12 girls and a prize waltz and fox trot will feature, with crowd plans for one of the largest park gatherings on Wednesday June 10.
Miss Mable Scherer daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Scherer arrived home this morning from Des Moines University where she has been attending. She was accompanied by Ora Miller a university student who will visit a few days before returning to southern Missouri. Verna Penkert of Comfrey Minnesota who visited with her brother Art Penkert on North Walnut Street left Wednesday for Denver. She traveled with Mrs Guss Lindman of Rockford Illinois who has been visiting at the Fred Lindman home. In Denver they will stay with Mr and Mrs Pete Lindman former residents of this city.
Miss Grace Sullivan of Lenox visited Creston en route to Des Moines. Miss Margaret Tramp returns from Columbia to spend the summer with her parents, the Tramps of 6504 North Cedar. Felix Haley of Des Moines arrives for 10 days of business and visiting. T. Brown of Pasadena visits Creston to see his brother H S Brown and Mrs Brown before returning from Topeka after attending the United Presbyterian general assembly.
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