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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1925
Page
6
Newcomb and Matthews at The Safe Drug Store advertise a Sunday special lineup featuring Black Walnut Orange Ice Center Neopolitan Chocolate and Cherry ice creams.
J P Scott left for Lorimer to handle business matters while Joe Wray headed to Des Moines for several days of work. Miss Beryl Miller of Afton arrived for a weekend visit with Miss Grace Chandler. Aubrey Bryner joined Creston's L Bidstrup wallpaper store. Mr and Mrs J R Hollister left for Holton due to the illness of Mrs Hollister's father. Mrs Kenneth Rawe shows improvement after illness. Mrs E E Champ travels to St Joseph with engineer husband. son Harry Camp in Savannah will join them Sunday. L A Hester returns from Des Moines after attending a shoe convention. Mrs Hester and children stay longer with her parents. Hayden Blakewell and wife plan a weekend in Corning with Mrs Blakewell's parents, the Akins, who recently returned from Florida.
Residents invited to Holly Hall for a night of dancing with the Lacies Orchestra. Coal firm Creston Iron and Metal Company lists contact phone 852 for more information.
Multiple advertisements offer farm seeds oats hay end gate seeders and eggs cream separators and farm equipment for sale. Includes Duroc Jersey stock, a seven room home, used cars and a local restaurant business, plus newspapers and hens. Contact names and phones listed throughout.
A notice warns that a Black Hawk inner tube is missing in the downtown district near Adams or Pine streets. The finder is asked to leave it at Garretts. Swenson Bros. Co. in Omaha advertises a 100 acre improved farm for rent 18 miles south and requests a reference.
Wheat fell sharply with May futures dipping to about 1.62 a bushel before a quick rebound to 1.66 as traders debated export demand. Winnipeg and Minneapolis saw further declines in May wheat and family patent flour prices, with mills cutting quotations as low as 8.90 a barrel for best patents.
Mr and Mrs T P Relberts entertained the Friday Evening Card club at their Wilkins apartments home. Five hundred dollars was enjoyed and refreshedments were served.
Mrs Will Baker issues invitations for an afternoon gathering at her home on Tuesday. Cards will be the diversion of the afternoon.
A compilation of rental listings and job ads including eight to ten apartment and house rentals with addresses and phone numbers, plus several employment offers. Items cite Agnew building addresses, Kent Iowa farms, and various firms like Palace Mail Toledo and Lincoln Woolen Company seeking sales and distribution workers.
An advertisement lists farm loans at six percent with contact Adam Pickett and Mrs. R C Carson plus a Fidelity Abstract and Loan Company reference. It promotes ready for spring sewing and reasonable prices and provides phone numbers 253 and 298. It also notes Orene Beauty Shop offering at home hair services with telephone access.
Chemists examining the stomach contents of Joseph Navratil reported to Coroner R A Vorphal that ethyl alcohol and kerosene were present but no drink caused the death. The coroner noted a nasal fracture likely from a fall and linked it to a cerebral hemorrhage found yesterday. He added Navratil showed signs of long term heavy drinking.
Mrs. Fred Armstrong and her daughter from Orient arrived in Cres on Friday morning for a brief visit, staying for a short time.
Harold Nelson of Orient arrives in Creston this evening to spend Sunday with friends, plans include social time and local engagement amid a relaxed weekend visit.
Nine members of the legislature visited the University of Iowa in Iowa City to inspect buildings and equipment following a prior Ames trip to Iowa State College. The delegation, including F. C. Gilchrist and William J. Goodwin, met with appropriations committees to inform budget plans. no link to liquor inquiry was stated.
Four people die and a mother and infant later perish after a Big Four passenger train strikes an automobile near Lawrenceville. Victims include Joe Akin, 25, Rance Akin, 20, Mrs. Sarah Akin, and the couple’s three year old daughter and infant born after the crash. Blame placed on reduced visibility from rain.
Miss Minnie Ackerman of Grin wold has accepted a position at the Strauss dry goods store. P. R. Olson, suffered bronchial trouble for years, may need to leave Crestom for health reasons.
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