Civic Federation Meeting and County Union Plans
The Civic Federation met at the Elks Home on West Montgomery Street with Mrs. J. W. Leach presiding. Reports covered the Home Economics Exhibit at Creston Senior High School and a county federation formation led by Mrs. Edith Donner Lorimor. Plans for a garden tea at Oakhurst Higbee home and a July meeting chaired by Mrs. J. W. McDonough were announced.
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Civic Federation
Elks
Montgomery Street
J. W. Leach
C. E. Fiers
Creston Senior High School
The
Matt Conway
L. C. Smail
E. D. Arnold
H. B. Sandeman
W. Donlin
Lila Osborne
Fiers
J. R. McGraw
Afton
Edith Donner
Lorimor
John McGraw
Creston
Gurrons
R. J. Parsons
Davenport
Lila Higbee Osborne
Miss Fan Powers Hosts Saturday Nighters Bridge Event
Miss Fan Powers entertained Saturday Nighters at her home with bridge. Miss Ruth L. Porter won the high score prize as refreshments were served to close the evening.
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Fan Powers
Ruth L. Porter
Lodge Meetings Notice Ahead of Each Gathering
Lodge notices will be carried free under this head if the advertiser gives prior notice to the advertiser before each meeting. Telephone 42.
Olympic medal ordered for 1928 Amsterdam Games
Queen Wilhelmina has ordered a new Olympic Games medal designed by J C Wienecke to be presented to all participants at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. More than 12 000 athletes are expected to take part.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
J.C Wienecke
New Ministers Begin Service in Manchester Churches
Three new pastors will serve Manchester churches within weeks as the ministerial association shifts its makeup. Rev. Charles Hyde replaces Rev. A L McDuffie at the Presbyterian church, Rev. A A Rideout from Ft Paul will take over the Papist church, and Rev. Herbert Groening from Denver Town joins the Lutheran church. Groening, a Wartburg seminary graduate, begins July 31.
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Manchester
Minieterial Association
Charlies Hyde
Presbyterian Church
A. L McDuffie
South Carolina
A. A. Rideout
Ft Paul
Papist
W. EK. Stanley
Herbert Groening
Denver
Lutheran Church
Wartberg Seminary
Corn Crops Lag in Howard County Survey Finds Delays
A recent survey of eight Howard County townships reports about 60 percent of corn not yet up with planting on heavier soils finished only days ago. Cooler weather boosts small grain growth while hay and pastures are in excellent condition. Creameries thrive as dairy cattle produce abundant butterfat and high grade butter fetches good prices.
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Creece
Iowa
Howard County
Memorial encampment set for United Spanish War Veterans in Keokuk
The Iowa department encampment of United Spanish War Veterans will meet in Keokuk June 23 to 25 with national commander Senator Rice W Means addressing the sessions on Friday. A memorial service for departed members will be held Thursday in a national cemetery. George W. Jenkins Camp No 22 and the auxiliary host the event with over 200 reservations. Keokuk housed Company A of the 50th Iowa regiment.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Rice W Means
United Spanish War Veterans
Department of Iowa
Means
National Cemetery
United States
George W. Jenkins
Austria Honors Ocean Flyers
President Hamiseh awarded Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine Austria’s Goldenes Barenzeichen der Republica for their New York to Germany trans Atlantic flight. The aviators arrived with their wives from Munich and were greeted by crowds and Chancellor Seipel.
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Vienna
Austria
Hamiseh
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Republic
New York
Germany
Munich
Seipei
Hunt for Missing Newton Woman
Police launched a search today for Mrs. Della Donnelson 47 who vanished from her Newton home around 2 PM yesterday after saying she would take a short walk. She recently moved from Alden Iowa wearing a light dress and hat with no money.
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Newton
Della Donnelson
Rains Flood Yankton Street in Sudden Cloudburst
A violent rainstorm caused Maine Creek to overflow in Yankton South Dakota flooding streets and marooning several families. Rescue boats aided residents as bridges and culverts were washed out and surrounding areas reported torrential rain and hail.
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Yankton
Maine Creek
Apartments Furnished Paris Headquarters for French Executives
Nearly every high French government executive is provided with an apartment in his headquarters building. The practice underscores the generous housing allocation tied to top government roles.
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Paris
United States Proposes Further Naval Arms Limitation
Geneva June 20 American delegation at the three power naval conference proposed extending the 5-5-2 principle to cruisers destroyers and submarines. Gibson urged tonnage limits across the United States Britain and Japan with specific figures for carriers battleships cruisers and submarines and noted France and Italy were not active participants.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Coolidge
Hugh Gibson
Great Cbritain
America
U. S
Gibson
Cooldge
France
Italy
Crusers
President and Mrs Coolidge Attend Youth Sermon
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge listened attentively as a youth delivered his first sermon. They greeted guests afterward while a young woman played piano and the president placed a five dollar bill in the plate. Mrs Coolidge sang along as the churchgoers prayed. Later they planned to attend church each Sunday.
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Charles McCafferty
Cromwell couple announce the birth of a son at Greater Community hospital on Saturday June 18 naming Charles Robert. The item also notes legal actions in a separate damage suit against Charles Laufersweiler over burial conduct in the case of Frank Keeler, with charges stricken and trial set for August. A quoted answer about Brown concludes the brief.
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Charles McCafferty
Cromwell
Greater Community Hospital
Charles Robert
Fort Dodge
T. G. 1Arfield
Ames
Charles Laufersweiler
Frank Keeler
Iowa Holds Big Lead In Oats Crop
Iowa remains the leading oats producer with 19,157,401 bushels in 1926 production. Acreage was 6,213,972, down slightly from 1925. Drought in northwest counties reduced yields while southern and west central counties offset losses with higher acreage.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Dopartment of Agriculture
Monthan Minegota
Drouth
Northwest
Lyon County
Sioux
Missouri River
East Approves Waterway Plans From Great Lakes to Atlantic
A six state New England committee urged prompt U S Canada negotiations to build a navigable waterway from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence. The plan, arguing lower transport costs would aid farmers, rejects all American only routes. Estimated cost ranges from 285.5 to 350 million dollars with net returns offsetting most costs.
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Washington
United States
Canada
New England
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Thei v Lawrence River
Middle Western
Central States
Farmers Fight Drainage Cost Challenge in Jackson County
Eleven farmers in the Green Island drainage district Jackson County file formal objections to the appraisal report claiming the benefit assessment is confiscatory. The 7000 acre district includes Maquoketa River straightening and diking of bottom lands with a project cost near a quarter of a million dollars. Some landowners willing to pay over 40 dollars per acre while others protest a 20 dollar assessment.
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Maquoketa, Ta
New
Green Island
Jackson County
Board of Supervisors
Maquoketa
Couple Unites in Marriage at Christian Church Parsonage
Miss Pal M. Cornelison and Frank E. Ford wed at the Christian church parsonage Saturday night at 9 oclock. Rev H H Twyford presided. Mr Ford works at Osher garage and Mrs Ford is cashier at Woolworth. They will reside at 611 North Vine Street after a short honeymoon.
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Pal M. Cornelison
Frank E. Ford
Christian Church Parsonage
H. H. Twyford
Ford
Osher
Mary Jeanette Goodrich Weds C. A. Boyd in Des Moines
Miss Mary Jeanette Goodrich daughter of Mrs Estelle Goodrich of this city married C 2 Boyd of Des Moines at 10 o clock Saturday morning in Des Moines with Rev J Hoffman officiating. The couple left for a three week honeymoon to St Paul and the Lakes then to Canada. They will live in Des Moines and be at home after July 11. Mr Boyd works at the Ford Motor Plant in Des Moines.
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Mary Jeanette Goodrich
Estelle Goodrich
C. 2. Boyd
Des Moines
J. Hoffman
St. Paul and the Lakes
Canada
Boyd
Ford Motor Plant
Music News Highlights Concert Crowds and Regional Events
A large Sunday band concert drew enthusiastic crowds and lively audience energy. Plans for next Sunday's Rainbow Park show are noted. Chicago hosts a piano tournament with 4000 in prizes and thousands entered. Sousa's Band is slated for the Iowa State Fair as a premier feature, a first for a world renowned act at the event.
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Rainbow Yoirk
Chicago
Clifton Fiddick
Fiddick
Kansas University
Lawrence
Wan
Creston
Iowa
Sousa
Ray Lauer
Ames
Iowa State College
Rawlston Penton
Donald McGuffin
Minnesota
Bernard Main
Iowa City
Charles Zollars
Dubuque
Notice of Levy of Execution in Creston Iowa
Sheriff Collings levies on Lot 366 in the Original Town of Creston Union County Iowa to recover a judgment of 2286.14 plus costs. Sale advertised for July 16 1927 at 1 PM at the Courthouse doorway Creston Iowa. Publication dates June 20 and 27 1927.
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Jacob T. Burd
District Court
Union County
Iowa
Creston
Doory
Collings
Sheriff
Black Cherry Pudding Recipe and Menu Notes
Menu item list for a Sister Mary luncheon includes cantaloupe cereal with dates spinach poached eggs mackerel dinners and black cherry pudding with a detailed recipe. Cautions note children under six should avoid cantaloupe for breakfast. Copyright 1927 NEA Service Inc.
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Sister Mary
Eges
NEA Service Inc
Escaped Slayers Sought By Guards
Fort Madison Iowa June 20 prison guards search for J M Spencer and James Markevitch life term murder convicts who escaped from the state prison hospital yesterday morning Police cooperate across Iowa and Illinois towns but no clues found and pursuit began after 39 minutes Spencer a Burl inscription patient and Markevitch an attendant left the facility in the early hours
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Fort Madison
J. M. Spencer
James Markovitch
Iowa
Tlinois
Markevitch
Spenmeer
Prisoner Descriptions and Confessions Highlight County Crime
Burlington reports James Spencer jailed for first degree murder in the 1918 Patrick slaying and fleeing Fort Madison prison. He admits intent to rob, with Donald Feidler serving life for aiding. Also described is Markovitch, facing sentence for a cold blooded killing in Treynor involving taxi driver Hart Bender.
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Burlington
James Spencer
Fort Madison
Emory T. Patrick
Spencer
Patrick
Donald Feidler
Feidler
Council Bluffs
Markovitch
Tie
Hart Bender
Treynor
Bender
Apple Crop is Good in Area
Delaware county pomologists forecast a favorable apple crop while noting some counties face worse prospects. Local small orchards aid farm income as corn planting continues for 90 and 70 day seeds. Soybeans millet barley and oats have been planted on wetter ground. Hay and pastures are excellent but strawberries lag.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Diet trends cut meat consumption to 1921 low
Less meat was eaten per person last year than in any year since 1921, reflecting a rising interest in diet and healthier eating.
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