Local residents arrive and depart for regional visits
Wm Castle of Des Moines arrived in Creston for a short visit on Thursday evening. Mrs. Fred M Davis left this morning for Des Moines to spend the day, accompanied by Mr and Mrs Roy Gault who have been there the past few days. W Cochran of Lorimer spent Thursday on business. Mrs Frank Harness returned Thursday evening from Afton where she visited Mrs Jesse Hite in Council Bluffs, guest in the home of Mrs B A Lorimor.
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Wm. Castle of
Des Moines
Creston
Fred M. Davis
Roy Gault
Frank Harness
Afton
Jesse Hite
Council Bluffs
B. A. Lorimor
Gorham
Aow
Beuby Llown
Hs Mother’s Arms
Judi
Cox
Missouri Pacific
Mary Clark
Lulu Moschienrose
Esky
Joe Moschenrose
Lulu
Alice Sumner
St. Mary’s Hospital
Edna Fersee
Her Love Story at Strand Prompts Democratic Love Reflections
Gloria Swanson stars in Her Love Story at the Strand Theatre where a princess defies her father and marries for love. The plot follows arranged conflict with a dissolute king, highlighting democratic freedoms versus royal expectations.
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Gloria
George Fawcett
Jan Keith
Mario Majeroni
Traiem
Gloria Swanson
Strand Theatre
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Signal Tower at the Willard Opens Tonight
Universal production The Signal Tower stars Virginia Valli in a forest set drama filmed in Northern California. Directed by Clarence L Brown the story by Wadsworth Camp follows a family through intimate daily tasks that become dramatic on screen with Rockliffe Fellowes Wallace Beery and Frankie Darro in supporting roles.
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Universal
Virginia Valli
Clarence L. Brown
Wadsworth Camp
Miss Valli
Redwood
California
Rockliffe Fellowes
Wallace Beery
Frankie Darro
Williamson Crow Brothers Attend to Local Business
Crow Brothers of Williamson spent the day here attending to business interests. F. F. Gordon returned to Des Moines after a short business visit here. Miss Irene Donaldson of Lenox shopped and visited friends Thursday. F. P. Sanley returned to Corning Thursday evening after a day here. Wm. White left this morning for Omaha to handle business interests.
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Crow Brothers
Williamson
F. F. Gordon
Des Moines
Irene Donaldson
Lenox
F. P. Sanley
Corning
Wm. White
Omaha
Berlin Women End Dances Without Men After 30 Years
Berlin reports a shift in the annual Berlin women artists costume party. Traditionally a women only event since 1895, the 1920 revival invited men for the first time after World War I. Suffragists had supported women choosing dance partners freely, but this year the ball welcomed male attendees to the floor.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Visitors to America Find Optimism is Justified
London March 20 Edward Hilton Young MP Norwich and former financial secretary to the treasury returns from America saying Americans are justified in expecting prosperity. They invest capital in the old world while new businesses rise at home. Sir Charles Sykes woollen manufacturer reports improvements in many industries and predicts 1925 will bring world trade gains.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Edward Hilton Young
Norwich
The
Treasury
America
Amercans
Young
Charles Sykes
Yorkshire
France seeks security against ravaging wild rabbits
Paris reports a security bill introduced to curb wild rabbit damage. The measure, signed by Premier Herriot and officials Queuille and Renault, declares rabbits a nuisance and allows decisive actions to destroy them anywhere at any time, mirroring prior measures against wild boars in Normandy and Auvergne.
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Associated Press
Paris
Herriot
Agriculture
Queuille
Renault
Normandy
Auvergne
New Doomesday Book of Business Aims to Map British Industry
London reports Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister intends a Doomesday Book of Business by sending 350000 questionnaires to British firms. The questions seek production costs and methods, to be treated as private, to aid government planning for the future.
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Associated Press
London
Board of Trade
Philip Cunlliffe-Lister
Solons Favor Hospital Consolidation Plan
Iowa lawmakers backing a senate hospital consolidation bill seek a unified county hospital system led by a county board of trustees. The Des Moines bill aims to abolish city millage for hospitals, permit county levies up to five mills, and close the city hospital while creating an emergency station.
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Young
Ufder
Unified County
Board of Budget Appeal
Illinois tornado toll climbs past five hundred in 1925 disaster
Reports from Carbondale and across southern Illinois recount the March twister aftermath. By March 20 the death toll neared 577 with 2,000 to 3,000 injured and property losses around 6.0 million dollars. Relief efforts expand as two dozen unidentifiable bodies may be buried together.
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Carbondale
Phices
Indianspelia
Ind
Tllinois
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Chicago
St. Louis
da Soto
Joseph Pankey
Sureo
Pankey
Illinois Central
Tornado Refugees Aid Shines Through Red Cross Efforts
Amid Des Moines appeal plans and Iowa tornado fallout, Red Cross sets up temporary headquarters in Du Quoin to aid De Soto refugees. Clothing and bed supplies distributed. residents housed in private homes and public buildings as reports detail harrowing school and restaurant scenes with survivors recalling collapse, injury, and rescue amid widespread destruction.
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Duquoin
Miureh
Red Cross
de Soto
Masonry group to raise 100000 for storm relief trust
Grand Master R C Davenport led a Masonry committee visiting Benton to survey storm damaged areas. The Illinois Masons plan a rehabilitation drive and will raise a fund of 100000 for relief work. The visit occurred March 19 with Davenport confirming the fundraising plan.
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Benton, UL
R. C. Davenport
Hllinois
Benton
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Promise Weight Gain
Advert reads McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a safe easy way to gain weight. Claims include 5 pound in 30 days and a money back guarantee. Mentions a druggist selling well and lists Newcomb Matthews York Drug Co as contact.
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McCoy
Newcomb & Matthews
York Drug Co
America
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