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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1925
Page
6
Revival meetings conducted by Rev. H H. Twyford of Kansas City have drawn deep interest at the Christian church this past week. A large choir led by Mr. Watson of Kansas City provides music as families join daily and the Sunday services overflow.
Creston hosts a busy day with visits from J H Schriner Lenox and A W Balius Afton among shoppers and meetings Many residents including Miss Lillian Henry Mrs Frank McGregor A T Otis C E Duffy and others were seen in town for shopping business or social calls E J Curtin Harness Horse secretary and local merchants were noted plus a quip about politicians and a joke from newspapers of the period.
Multiple items offered for sale or trade including Buff Orpington eggs at $4 per hundred and Rhode Island baby chicks at 12 percent, a two day old male calf from C L Moreland, a six room partly modern dwelling for sale or trade, levee room modern home in West Creston, Fordson tractor with attachments, White Wyandottes and other poultry offerings, and eggs from various breeders with prices and contact details.
Several rental notices appear including a five room house near 506 West Union and a seven room modern house at 311 North Sumner. Other listings offer office rooms in the Agnew building. a partly modern six room house at 212 South Sumner Avenue. an eight acre outlying property. and a modern apartment with contact numbers 226 and 344.
A dense list of Want ads from Creston Iowa includes second hand typewriter and dress making requests, farm work by a young married man, hauling services, a five room modern rental wanted by April 1, gospel meeting notices, route boys after school, buy a copy of the Creston Daily Advertiser from March 13 1923, and a payment offer for a copy delivered to 206 North Maple Street. The entries show phone numbers and names such as Vern Harp and Grant Stamper.
A man reports his blue hat lost Saturday evening on Page Street near Cherry Street. Finder can return it to this office for a reward.
A cluster of ads offers farm loans at 6 percent with contact Adam Pickett hauling and a 2 ton truck, a giveaway of two police dogs to good homes, Fidelity Abstract & Loan Company for abstracts and loans, ORPNE Beauty Shop offering at home hair services, and a telephone reach number 298 for orders.
President Coolidge orders a plebiscite on sovereignty for Tacna and Arica. The ruling splits issues: voters and supervision favor Chilean positions, northern boundary favors Peru, southern boundary sent to a commission to be formed in four months with Arica hosting a future plebiscite date.
Officials plan to explain their objections to the proposed pact while negotiations on the guaranty pact advance, with action on the protocol slated for the September league assembly.
A group of Miss Eva Wallace students perform a two hour musical program at the George Newcomb home 1014 West Adams street attended by many parents and friends. Selections include Mildred Newcomb Alice Foster Travers Lewis Charles Hickok Robert Pullman Geraldine Hessel Margaret Farrell and Howard Hickok.
A family gathering was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kelly on Sunday. Dinner was enjoyed at noon and the day was spent informally. It has been nine years since the family has been together. Members include Ed J. Kelly of Jerome Arizona Walter Kelly of Fort Dodge Miss Margaret Kelly of Omaha Frank Anna and Arthur of Creston.
Saturday afternoon at 1100 West Jefferson Mrs J H Blakely opened her home for a musical recital directed by Miss Ioa Wallace. The event featured Bernard Shea Florence Founciek Anna Green Marvel Slakely James Riley Hazel Swan Garland Townsend Bobby Brown Lowell Morrow and was enjoyed by a number of visitors.
The Des Moines legislature approved Senator Romkey’s liquor bill making possession of liquor a crime if the measure is signed by the governor, 77 to The House also adopted the inter perance bill requiring labeling of liquor shipments regardless of use with no dissent. Three utility transmission bills by Representative Knutson of Hamilton were misattributed to Knudson of Cerro Gordo.
Three masked men broke into Mrs Fay Perkins West 58th street studio apartment early today and escaped with jewelry valued at 50000 after beating Mrs Perkins and binding her escort Milton Abbott. Police suspect the gang linked to other Broadway figure robberies including murders of Louise Lawson and Dorothy Keenan.
Austen Chamberlain opened the twenty third session of the League of Nations council as crowds jammed the palace corridors. Diplomats and officials from Europe gathered amid concern over the Geneva security protocol and Britain’s stance on its suitability.
The senate and house adopted April as the adjournment date amid a brewing clash on the Patterson Johnson income tax plan. Patterson argued against higher taxes until a fairer system is enacted, while Martin urged cutting expenditures to reduce taxes. Opponents work to defeat the bill. Two silent-house members polled over the weekend say the measure lacks sufficient votes, with a dozen votes lost since Friday.
W McKinney of Orient visited here with friends on Saturday. A M Glick of the Limp In Walk Out Shoe store departed this afternoon for Des Moines to attend the Retail Shoe convention.
The Oreston Mutual Telephone Company asserts no charge for rewiring existing subscribers for new telephones. They warn neighbors not to wait for the telephone boys and remind that future installations for new lines will incur the standard charge plus a special trip fee.
Spaulding resident O F Pratt called on Creston. Grover Hughes returns to Clarinda after a Sunday visit. A A Barber arrives in Creston for a short business trip. Judge A Ray Maxwell leaves for Osceola to hold court this week. G B Miller returns to Greenfield after spending Sunday in Creston. Mrs Doris Corbin arrives to spend the day with Mrs Lainson at Hotel Sidney. Mrs DeWitt Sowers returns Sunday from Omaha with Howard Miller and family. Paul Kann of Des Moines arrives to attend to business and visit friends. R D Daley of Chicago returns home after weekend at the W J Brady home. Mr and Mrs Ross Marshall of Richmond VA visit John R Young home then depart. Gene Stapleton and Jerry Stapleton return to Des Moines after weekend with relatives. Minnie Ackerman of Griswold returns home after visiting Miss Elizabeth Showers at 611 South Cherry street.
D P Martin of Albia was a business visitor in Creston this week. Mr and Mrs Harold Hanks of Van Wert have been visiting here at the John Hanks home and returned home Sunday. They were accompanied home by Mr and Mrs John Hanks who spent the day there. Mr and Mrs BE S Lainson and son Charles Hudson of Boone returned to their home after a weekend visit with Mr Lainson's parents, Mr and Mrs E C Lainson of the Hotel Sidey. They motored over.
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