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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
6
A notice invites the public to a piano performance by a young blind boy at Cromwell Hall on July 1. Admission is 25 cents and 1 penny. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Bill Long and Ray Ryan arrived home this morning from Chicago where they spent several days. Mrs. Rose Phillips of Afton spent the day here attending to business and visiting with friends.
Mrs. Kenneth Davenport travels to Marshalltown to visit relatives including the Jones Cronan and McQueen families. Creston hosts visitors Bert and Martha Wilson from Omaha, while Sherman Rex and Gordon return from Bushnell Illinois. L. J. Nickle attends a county agent school at Iowa State in Ames. W. R. Irwin and wife depart after two weeks here. Also notes rotted wheat straw available for quick hauling from Henderson Grove Co. West Russell Ave.
Mexican historical groups push to revoke an order barring examination of Hernando Cortes archives stored at Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City. The room was sealed after a 1930 interior transfer dispute with the Italian legation. The find also includes Cortes letters and his will in the national archives.
A report on the soil survey of Jasper County Iowa by the US Department of Agriculture and Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station describes 42 pages of text and a color map. It details soil types, their extent and distribution and offers management suggestions for local farming dominated by corn oats hay and wheat with hogs as the main livestock and cattle breeding and feeding also important.
Mr and Mrs BE P Sendolom and Emily traveled to Des Moines on Sunday and stayed the day returning home in the evening. Mrs O D Little and Gon Billie of Pacific Junction came home after a weekend visit with Mrs Mary Kralik. Gerald James of Hopeville returned home with Mrs Agnes White. Frank Schumaker of Marysville Mo returned after a weekend visit with Mrs Agnes White. Raymond Hamilton Francis Staat Harold McGuire and Marion Darrah of Monmouth visited Creston on Sunday en route to Meeker Colo for the summer. Mr and Mrs Frank Smith and their children Maurine and Frank Jr plus Mrs John Gillispie returned home after a Omaha outing with Miss Lucile Brady. Bray is W H Brady’s daughter and a nurse at St Josephs hospital.
Fort Dodge Iowa June 29 192? The dedication of Dolliver Memorial State Park drew between 12000 and 13000 attendees. Loreto Taft unveiled a memorial tablet presented by Miss France Dolliver daughter of the late senator. Prof L H Pammel praised Jonathan Dolliver as a statesman and conservationist noting the park commemorates his service and Iowa's natural heritage.
The monks of St Bernard in Switzerland will operate a new hotel near their convent after long hosting travelers. They shifted from leasing to running the hotel themselves to benefit their order and meet demand.
Mrs J G Macrae and Miss Ruth Porter hosted an afternoon party at Crestmoor Golf Club. Guests from distant cities included Miss Margaret Sherwood of Washington DC Elenore Hicks Powell of New York City Mrs Roy Jenks of Columbus Ohio Mrs William Wallace of Greenfield and Mrs Robert Sawyer of Kansas City Missouri.
Mrs. George Z. Munson and Mrs. Clarence E. Den will entertain at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Lowana hotel. Invitations were issued today.
Members of St Malachys society attended an 8 oclock mass then gathered in the parish hall for a dainty breakfast served by a committee of the members.
The L A to B of BR T held a Friday afternoon social at Mrs J C Lilley’s home. Guests included Mrs E A Ponton Mrs A B Reid Mrs V R Lent and Mrs George Ohlischlager. Will McKee won the guessing contest and Mrs M Miller attended as a guest. A three course luncheon was served by the committee.
A pleasant Sunday gathering took place at Mrs. James McKee's home 905 North Sycamore Street. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Low and their son Percy and granddaughters Arlene Coffman and Lucile Mollatt of Stuart. Owing to bad weather the planned picnic dinner was indoor. Those attending included Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Choate and family, Forrest Choate family, James G. McKee family, Herlan Alloway family, Mrs. James McKee, Clinton McKee, and the honored guests. W. A. McKee could not attend.
Forty members of the Rook club gathered at McKinley park south of the city on Sunday afternoon for a picnic. Mr and Mrs HW S Perry and Mrs L C Lutman were guests.
Mr and Mrs Carl Miller of East Page Street announce the arrival of a baby girl at their home on Sunday She weighs four and a half pounds and is named Dona Mae
John Frazier returns home to Tingley after a brief visit. L T Brown of Afton attends to business here on Saturday. Mrs W A Rusk returns to Van Wert after a short stay. W V Sawyer of Orient handles business in Creston. D B Sawyer returns to Orient after a visit. Mrs R V Slazek of Orient spends Saturday shopping and visiting. Mrs Walter Stone arrives home from Chicago after a week away. Mrs Barbara Kolash of Prescott returns home after weekend with son Frank at Greater Community hospital. George Cronan of Dallas visits James Cronan home on Lincoln Street after bringing sister Mamie Walker to Cedar Falls. Mr and Mrs Zeb Clark of Denver spend weekend with C W Clark family, depart for Miami, Florida. Mr and Mrs Edward Ohlschlager and daughters Lavonne and Edwardine visit from Hammond, Indiana, guests of brother George Ohlschlager. Alfred and Lena Krisinger return to Prescott with mother ill relative Mrs Lena Krisinger in North Sycamore street.
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