Lake View Reels in Victory Over Reshaped Lakers
Lake View captured a decisive win as the home team reshaped its lineup. Star players led scoring with strong rebounds and defense sealing the result against a rival energized by late roster changes.
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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1924
Page
6
Lake View captured a decisive win as the home team reshaped its lineup. Star players led scoring with strong rebounds and defense sealing the result against a rival energized by late roster changes.
Multiple rental ads list office rooms in the Agnew building, a modern sleeping room at 110 New York Ave, four rooms for housekeeping, a six room house with lights and garage, a modern apartment with furnished kitchenette, a small apartment with gas stove and refrigerator, a new six room home with sun parlor and garage near the pavement ready in July, and inquiries directed to local offices and stakes Goodsell & Goodsell and Strauss Dry Goods Co.
A long catalog of for sale notices lists fresh Jersey cow, used electric washer, Fairbanks wagon weeler, tires and auto parts, straw berries, liberty bonds, rich Jersey milk, a Willy s Knight car, thoroughbred brindle bull pups, Scotch collies, milk cooler, red short horn calf, multiple houses and land options, cars including Ford roadster and Chevrolet roadster, a 8-foot cigar counter case, and various home items with contact details and locations across Creston and nearby towns.
Classified notices seek a lady clerk for the Depot news stand and a wallpaper cleaning task. A house keeping position is listed by Mrs Barrett with the phone number 1152.
A cluster of classified ads seeks washing and sewing, painting and paper hanging, tutoring, restaurant kitchen help, second hand car buyers, wall paper cleaning, and a Creston branch manager position with a cash bond and salary terms. Contact details include 702 South Vine, B. L. Lombard 726 1-3, R. W. Quinn 597, Ralph Bennet, W. O. Bickel, and Box numbers in Creston Iowa and Chicago.
Several lost items listed including a pair of glasses near a hospital, a Goodyear tire rim and cover, a cigarette case with Creston auto name and two five dollar bills, a child’s white buck shoe, and a tan ladies spring coat. Rewards offered for returns to 302 South Elm or the Advertiser office.
A collage of brief notices including a contractor and builder contact, piano tuning by Albert R. Kepner, dressmaking near Owen Bakery at 318 West Montgomery, Fidelity Abstract and Loan Company with president W. Richardson, and a notice to pick wire strawberries after June 17 at 2.75 per crate with containers supplied by W. H. Carson.
A readble price sequence shows various figures such as 49c 25c 25¢ 30c 35c 50c 75c and a total of $7.45 with additional amounts 42c 74 250 25¢ and 450 appearing as stray numbers. The context suggests a damaged advertisement or catalog line with mixed currency symbols.
Soprano and vocal instructor Elinor Basham will open a studio in Creston. All those interested in singing may meet Miss Basham on Wednesday afternoon June 18 at 1002 West Jefferson or call 994 for more information.
Harry Hood & Co’s moves to 316 West Montgomery offering self drive Ford rentals used car handling storage gas and oil washing services and car storage. Phone 185.
A brief social column notes a Kiwanis special meeting set for Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Lowana Hotel with a special program. The item also lists several residents and visitors in Creston including HK Becker, Shenandoah, and others arriving or traveling through Creston on various personal errands and visits.
Delegates from every major Iowa city arrive for the thirty second annual Iowa Federation of Labor convention in Waterloo. Governor Kendall Senator Brookhart and other leaders will speak as committees prepare a three day program amid anticipated political debate on labor issues.
The American reply to the Japanese protest on immigration bill exclusions was handed to Ambassador Honihara by Secretary Hughes. Arrangements were made with the Tokyo government for simultaneous publication of the document in Thursday morning papers. American papers were urged not to forecast the report's contents. The reply will be encoded and sent to Tokyo by Ambassador Hamihara.
Burlington reports a renewed price war among gasoline dealers after a Friday agreement failed to hold. Prices ranged from 13 1/2 to 16 1/2 cents per gallon, with Sundays seeing most stations at 13 1/2 cents, while Sioux Falls plans a one cent cut today, per J H Dumbrow of the South Dakota Independent Oil Dealers Association.
A continued downward swing in wholesale prices through May is shown by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The weighted index for 404 commodities fell one point from April to 14, led by declines in farm products and metals while food held steady. The May average was nearly six percent below May of last year. Trinity College at the University of Toronto opened a hazing war with officials posting a notice denouncing hazing as vulgar.
Official notice calls Union County Republicans to a June 28 1924 convention at Creston Courthouse to elect delegates to state and Third Judicial District conventions. Meeting aims include selecting 15 delegates for Des Moines July 22 and 15 for July 29. After adjournment, chairmen will organize and elect officers. Ge orge F Wagoner signed June 16.
The Advertiser asks patrons to call the news office before noon or as soon as possible to provide updates. Prompt tips improve accuracy and speed in reporting local information and events.
A party of fifteen Iowa friends met June 6 at the Biltmore hotel to honor Miss Jessie Robb of Creston Iowa a delegate at the biennial. The group joined a reception in the Biltmore music room hosted by the Florida delegation for their federation president candidate Mrs Jennings. Former Creston residents included Mrs W V McQuaid Edith Frazier W F Patt Pearl Patt Gresswell Mamie Harper Jones C H Fuller J D Smith Misses Freddie and Lottie Friend Jas W Leach Beatrice Hulybell Plummer and Mrs John Bennison and daughters Inglewood California News.
St Malachys society of St Malachys church will meet Tuesday afternoon in the parish hall for its regular monthly gathering.
The Triangle Mission club of the Christian church will meet Tuesday evening with Norene Pierson of 306 North Spruce Street. All members are invited to attend.
Dr. Livingston Ferrand, head of the National Tuberculosis Association, said at the 20th annual convention in Atlanta that tuberculosis will be negligible in America within two decades. He cited remarkable progress in the fight against the disease.
Mr and Mrs John Lawson welcome triplets named Lee Lee A Leo B and Leon C Clawson. The newborns were announced after careful consideration and will be known by their alphabetic middle initials.
Honolulu plans to build a remarkable golf course near the mouth of Kilauea. The course faces hazards from molten lava and potential earth tremors, adding danger and excitement to play.
Mr. and Mrs. Britt Holmes left for Lincoln Nebraska due to their daughter Mrs J H Mohler's illness. W H Owens departed for Omaha to attend Ak Sar Ben races. Harry Jones returned home from Creston after a weekend with relatives and Miss Mary Fitzgerald of Des Moines. Mrs Hilda Shipman of Spokane left Creston for Chicago and New York City. Wallace Shinn came home from Dellafield Wisconsin to spend summer with his parents in Creston.
The piece critiques tax policy and the Mellon Morgan group while praising some Iowa congressmen. It notes resistance to presidential vetoes and mentions Green Dowell Boies and Evans in the Des Moines and Sioux City districts, describing their progressive stances and personal appeal in contrasts to administration demands.
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