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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
6
Local listings show a dance tonight at Holly Hall with Lucile's Band. Notables including Walgamott, Blazek, Denton, Cooper, and Griffen are noted in attendance mentions alongside various business and social updates.
Just unloaded a car of Don keys Buttermilk Feed. Free delivery offered. Call 751 after 113 E Montg. St. for orders.
Jack Dempsey and the New York athletic commission spar over an opening to combat Harry Wills. The commission urged a quick decision on a Wills title challenge while Tommy Gibson and others also pressed for consideration. Dempsey’s manager Jack Kearns rejected external control, insisting the champion act on his own terms.
Fort Dodge physician Dr J Whime reports gold treatment shows merit for tuberculosis. He has 30 years in TB care, runs a sanatorium, and cites Danish experiments as promising. He notes six weeks use on advanced cases once deemed hopeless with some patients showing recovery potential.
Sioux City dispatch reports H J Houstman and M F Taylor former Osceola county officials pleaded guilty to embezzlement while in office. Houstman to five years at Anamosa reform school for men. Taylor to five years at Fort Madison penitentiary for embezzling 1700 dollars. Trial occurred at Alton.
Carl Snyder of Bedford arrived in Creston Friday for a sport business visit. Mr and Mrs Ross S Marshall of Richmond Virginia arrived this morning for a short visit at the John R Young home 810 West Montgomery Street. The Marshalls are on their way home after a trip to Great Falls Montana.
A long list of for sale notices from Creston and surrounding area including gas stoves homes eggs and poultry stock roadsters farm equipment and seed. Items include 1926 roadster calls to Highland Inn Hook, Buff Orpington eggs at $4 per hundred, baby chicks 16 cents each, Hereford bull, six room dwelling, old newspapers 5 cents a bundle, and various plants seeds and farm stock with contact numbers and locations such as 610 W Mills St 111 N Maple St Spaulding Creston Cromwell Iowa and 1200 West Spencer.
Multiple rental notices listing five room houses modern apartments sleeping rooms office spaces and a farm. Entries include addresses 506 West Union 300 North Elm 212 South Sumner Ave and two miles from Afton Jet Iowa with contact names F B Agnew A A Willis W W Staley George D Musmaker and telephone numbers 195 226 344 247 612 and references to private homes and small farms.
Numerous classified notices seek rental housing four to five rooms or five to six rooms with down payment, and sales positions for garments and household goods. Also jobs for route boys and agents to sell suits, woolens, and Rawleigh products with potential weekly earnings and opportunities across multiple cities.
Orient business caller E P Linthicum visits Creston. Mrs Hugh Stevens and daughter from Spaulding shop and call on friends. Mrs C E Carney travels to Nodaway for business. H Ettinger from Des Moines returns home after visiting. John Glassinger of Nevinville returns home after business in Creston. N Frank Berard of Fairfield visits his daughter Mrs Robert Brown. Mrs F H Devol and Ed Harness attend funeral in Peoria IL. Mr and Mrs A Spargur travel to Willisea to visit Newt Spargur. Essinger from Des Moines also visits for business. Mrs M P Bayles and Mrs James McKeown return home after visiting T D Ross. E S Lainson and Charles Hudson of Boone arrive for weekend with Lainson family. Mrs D K Thomas returns from two months in Tampa. Dr O B Coakley and Mrs Roy Powers come home from Council Bluffs where Dr J W Coakley is to be treated. Mrs Emmitt Norris of Cumberland returns home after week with daughter Mrs Carl Olson in Sunnyside. Arthur Peterson of Fort Collins, called to tend ill sister Mrs John Leno. Arthur is son of Ross Peterson.
A platinum bar pin with three diamonds is lost and offered for return to this office. A reward is offered.
Mixed notices list Mt. Ayr Iowa hatchery ads for baby chicks and farm goods, a Fidelity Abstract loan firm in Creston, rubber stamps and key checks, piano tuning, an Orpne beauty shop at home, light repairs by Chas A Johnson, and a rental house ready by March 20 at 403 N Vine St with contact details.
The Lowana Dancing Club entertained Friday evening in the Rose Room of the Lowana Hotel. Dancing ran from 9 to 1 with a three piece orchestra. Members and friends enjoyed the occasion. Mrs. E. J. Whelchel marked her 82nd birthday with a family dinner hosted by her daughter at 601 West Jefferson Street. daughter Mrs. L. Bidstrup hosted guests. Mrs. A. E. Alderson of Ottumwa attended.
Mr and Mrs George Newcomb of 1014 West Adams Street entertained the Little Club Thursday evening with a 7 o'clock dinner at their home. After dinner the guests enjoyed an evening of card playing.
Mrs. Carl Hanson entertained the Que Five Hundred club Friday afternoon at her home. Mrs. Knauer had the high score and Mrs. Johnson the low score, with dainty refreshments served at the close.
Gutzon Borglum, the Stone Mountain sculptor, arrived in Greensboro and plans to seek freedom via a habeas corpus hearing before John Michael Sceck of the superior court. The Georgia case on felony charges related to destroyed models for the Confederate memorial was reportedly dropped following a telegram from Governor Clifford Walker instructing withdrawal of requisition papers.
Miss Dorothy Keith 19 suffered head injuries early this morning in Des Moines Iowa after walking with ex fiancé R A Graves who allegedly attacked her with a blunt instrument Graves was found dead in his room from gas fumes causing death Miss Keith may recover doctors say Graves and Miss Keith had split after she returned his engagement ring later in the evening Graves death appears accidental based on available details
The advisory committee of the Jefferson Highway association met in Kansas City to discuss completing the highway linking St. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Minneapolis and Winnipeg to New Orleans. Hugh H. Shepherd Mason City Jr. presided as association president among attendees.
Mrs Anton Wernitzer arrested in Brooklyn today confessed to police that she carried out several large jewel robberies. She admitted stealing jewelry valued at 80000 dollars from the Chicago home of Mrs Morris Ve hon where she had worked as a maid.
A would be alderman candidate in the Second Ward announces his bid and requests support from voters. The notice calls for guidance and backing from residents as he enters the race.
The church invites 400 Sunday school pupils to study the lesson at 9 45 AM with junior church at 11 for all boys and girls. The sermon at 11 centers on The Mighty Challenge of Jesus. A choir anthem The Shepherds Care and a 630 PM youth program precede a 730 PM Creston Concert Band concert and 40 minute sacred concert.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints invites worshippers to the I O O F hall at Pine and Mills. Sunday school begins at 10 4 p m and a preaching service at 11 a m. Pastor George B Hall opens a series on The Fruits of the Spirit Galatians 5 22 23.
Church school at 7 pm and evening song at 8 pm. Wednesday service at 7 30 pm. Edward Hutchinson is rector.
The public is invited to attend services at this church Sunday with the pastor William L. Cain speaking both morning and evening. The choir will present special music.
Our regular services will be conducted as usual. Church school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 with sermon by the pastor on What is Great Faith All are cordially invited to our services. J Hamilton Woodsum pastor.
Union Gospel Mission announces services Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7 30. Sunday school is at 3 p m. Services will be conducted by G W Taylor.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 104 North Oak Street offers a Sunday school at 10 and a morning service at 11 with a lesson sermon titled Man. A Wednesday evening testimonial meeting is at 8, and the reading room in the church is open on Wednesday.
The public is cordially invited to the services from 2 to 4 oclock on Saturdays and days and to visit the reading room.
Jean Hagan and friends visited here while Charles Md oell returns from Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Hayden head to Omaha to spend the day with friends. Dr W P Jones comes home from Des Moines. L J Camp sails for Wahoo Nebraska for business. Carl Hanson trio heads to Chicago for a few days. Mrs W Fickle returns from Carl. Ernest and Mrs Johnson plan Omaha visit. A C Cooper and M McChesney of Thayer shop here. H J Gidley and son Wayne visit Creston. Mrs H D Brown returns from Ottumwa. Welchers and Johnsons journey to Omaha for weekend visits. Halcyon Reckner goes to Ottumwa for a week with Miss Maurine Black. Mrs Hayden Blakewell visits Corning with Charles Rogers.
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