Illness and social notes from Grand View and area
Alva Carpenter remains ill with quinsy while neighbors plow corn in his yard. Mrs Carpenter enjoys a brief visit from sister Grace. Lorrel Wake improves from illness and others send well wishes. Miss Guthrie the Wake home nurse falls ill and is replaced. John and Noah Jackson visit the Wake home. Baril Conrad wrestles in Murray on Tuesday with Kark as winner. Prince Gorman family visit Sam Leuffer. Tom Holcombe and his son Ed spend Sunday at the Whitehead home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Carpenter
Quinsy
Joe McClive
Afton
Creston
John
Noah Jackson
Wake Home
Prince Gorman
Sam Leuffer
Tom Holcombe
Whitehead
Dickens Home in Rochester to Be Sold
The Gad's Hill Place near Rochester once home to Charles Dickens will be put on the sale block as announced by London relators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Rochester
Eng
Hill Place
Charles Dickens
London
Market and Livestock Prices Across Regions
Market and agriculture notes show hogs, cattle, and sheep prices with varied receipts in Hoous, Chicago, and St Joseph markets. Key figures include hogs packing sows 6.25 to 7.50, heavy pigs 6.90 to 7.40, cattle steers up to 11.75, veal calves around 2.60 to 3.75, and sheep in the mid teens. Market totals list 8,000 receipts for Hoous and 4,000 for sheep in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbel Bidg
Les Moines
Tel
Walnut
St. Joseph
Forgetful Groom Misses Wedding Prompts Laughter
In London a bride waited at the church with registrar and priest ready. The groom forgot his wedding day, but late that afternoon he returned with profuse apologies. Everyone was happy again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arrived Home from Fishing Trip
A Creston party returning from Minnesota recounts a successful Lake Waketo fishing trip. They traveled by automobile without a puncture or incident, calling the outing fine and planning a similar excursion next year. The group included Mr and Mrs Harry Tramp, Mr and Mrs Scott Armstrong, Mr and Mrs R T McColl, and Mr and Mrs L L McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Minnesota
Lake Waketo
Harry Tramp
Scott Armstrong
Preventable diseases kill over four hundred thousand yearly
Dr William F Snow urges national health agencies to coordinate existing efforts to cut preventable disease deaths in the United States. He cites tuberculo sis syphilis gonorrhea infantile diarrhoea and typhoid as major killers and calls for unified action among public and voluntary health groups nationwide. He notes steps taken by major associations and urges stronger collaboration to reach a practical minimum death rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
United States
William F. Snow
New York
National Tuberculosis Association
Health Council
American Social Hygiene Association
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
National Organization For Public Health Nursing
National Typherculosis Association
American Public Health Association Americam Red Cross Conference
North America
Gowneilof Health and Public Instruction of
The
American Medical Association
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Klingaman Resigns to Join New York Research Effort
Iowa City June 22 EK Klingaman director of the University of Iowa extension division resigns to take up a research position in New York. The move shifts leadership as he departs after years directing extension work and public outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
EK Klingaman
The
University of Iowa
Hear
Klingaman to resign from University of Iowa post
The long time administrator heads the research department of the National Retail Dry Goods association and the joint committee on better trade and relations. He will base his new work in New York City and plans to leave the university on June 30. Since 1913 he built a wide extension division with campus activity across Iowa and state agencies. He also led the maternity and infant hygiene division to administer Shepard Towner funds. University officials express regret at his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Joint Committee On Better Trade
New York City
University
Klingaman
University of Iowa
State of
Iowa
Shepard-Towner Funds
Steamship Leviathan Sets New Speed Record
On June 28 the reconditioned steamship Leviathan, returning to New York on its trial cruise, set a new world speed record of 28.04 knots. The run covered 75.7 miles past Jupiter Light off the Florida coast with jubilant passengers saying the engines performed perfectly. The prior record holder was the Mauretania at 27.5 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leviathan
New York
Jupiter Light
Florida ‘Oast
Fijals
Policemen Guilty of Volstead Law Fraud in San Francisco
A federal court jury found Police Liew. D. H. Brasfield Patrolmen Mark Williver and William Barion guilty of conspiring to defraud the Volstead act. They faced up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, with bond set at $5,000. The case stemmed from liquor unloading on a San Francisco pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
D. H. Brasfield
Mark Williver
William Barion
Community Notes From Afton Mention Visits and Local Events
Residents report visits among Miller Laud and Lau d families with Neema Miller and Francis Laud in town. Carl Miller and family hosted Dora Miller and others from Creston while Rachel Miller returned from Creston to attend a ill relative. Dr Lauder buys a new Ford and townsfolk oil streets as summer events unfold with picnics at Petroick grove and book club gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Laud
Francis
Howard Shafer
Creston
Dora Miller
Neema Miller
Carl Miller
Francis Laud
Miller
Rachel Miller
McCann
Will Pierson
Kansas
Bessie Kentner
Des Moines
England
Holmer England Son
William Coén
Oscola
Newton
Henry Brown
Raymond Sullivan
Citizens Bank
Evangelical Sunday School
Petroick Grove
Edith Hbasner
Madge Schilling
Book Club
Petznne Grove
de Bernard
Woman underbids ten contractors in bridge bid
Mrs. W. T. Baxter wife of a local contractor won the Shelby county bridge project by bidding .0408 per unit, 2968 below the next lowest bid and 6400 less than the highest. She offered to supply materials and subcontract work to the other bidders guaranteeing a profit. The board accepted her bid after she argued against a price cartel among competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Shelby County
W. T. Baxter
Iiders
Mrs. Baxter
Picnic Attended by Childs and Miller Families
Mr and Mrs Vernard Childs of Wichita and Mrs Miller of Creston attended the P K B O picnic, joining other local guests for the outdoor gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernard Childs
Witchita
Miller
Creston
P. KB. O
Hazel Dell visits and family gatherings noted
A series of short social items records Hazel Dell's trip to Casey, visits by Mrs. Sadie Stockiarige to Orient, and various family calls. Neighbors such as Miss Ida Schwalby, Henry Schwalby, Will Semburger, John Harshaw with Robert, Jenee Sauringson, Dan Claiser, Bernice Butts, Della Claiser, Bert Claiser, and Charles Conrad are mentioned with local activities and strawberry picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea
emUh FC
Cari Schwally
Casey
Sadie Stockiarige
Bert Q Glasser
Orient
Osceola
Bert Claiser
Ida
Mary Schwalby
Creston
Henry
Will Semburger
Hopeville
John Harshaw
Robert
Thayer
Jenee Sauringson
What Will Come Out of Russia? A Welfare Tale
The article surveys Russia’s vast population and the World War mobilization, detailing American YMCA welfare work among German and later Russian prisoners, refugees, and Czechoslovak legionaries. It notes rapid shifts after 1917, Archangel to Vladivostok missions, and enduring goodwill shaping civil social responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Russia
Napoleon
Germany
America
Archangel
Turkestan
Black Sea
Pacific
Trans- Siberian
Kerensky
Brest-Litovsk
Vladivostok
Petrograd
Experi
Siberia
Xenophon
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Cash Market Report
Grand View
U. 8 S
Elwes Rackman
PB O's
Holmes Lawn
Hazel Dell
Insurance EU
A. Keith
Northwestern — Life Ins
Travelers Insurance CO
E. Wright
Iowana
Stryker & Spriggs
Hurt & Chittenden
Law
Ide Richardson
Waggoner Photo Studio
First National Bank
P. D. Winter
Kenneth B. Winter
Davenport
Lawyers
Montgomery Street
Lowa
Aundry
Carl B. Boone
Maple Street
Creston, Iowa
Goodsell & Goodsell
Insurance Agency
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Igent
Denver
trans-Siberian
Lake Baikal
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