Savings deposits rise across Fifty Town banks in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports an 8.5 percent year over year gain in savings deposits across 50 Iowa banks totaling 107,114,511 on May 1. Illinois again leads declines while Iowa posts eighth straight month of top gains, with district totals down 0.8 percent from April.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Federal Reserve District
Freshmen Track Squad Led by Bresnahan in Town City
Town City Iowa May 29 Coach Bresnahan's freshmen track squad prepared for a meet with key events and rising talents.
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Town City
Bresnahan
Hawks
Rockne
Creston High School Graduates Listing and Local News
A school photo spread lists Creston High School graduates across eight rows with many names including Clifford ami Sarmah Quinn Asenath Riggs and Irene Sammons. Local notes mention a new Ford coupe bought by Mrs L L Olson and numerous visits and travels of residents from Marshalltown Des Moines Kent Ottumwa Greenfield and Chicago among others.
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Clifford ‘Ami
Sarmah Quinn
Asenath Riggs
Irene Sammons
Irene Nickle
Rex Mitchell
Bessie Mudra
Charles
Townsley boys crush Wisconsin yearlings in telegraphic meet
Towns team romped to a 98 to 37 victory over the Wisconsin yearlings in a telegraphic meet this week securing five event slams and ten firsts. James Lutz of Des Moines was elected captain of the Des Moines tennis team for next year at a tennis squad meeting. Notre Dame and Iowa prepare for the final dual track meet of the year in Iowa City tomorrow afternoon.
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Wisconsin
Town
Iowa City
James Lutz
Des Moines
lTaitz
Iowa’ City
Notre’ Dame
Iowa
Mid West conference names track meet site
The Mid-West conference track meet for next year will be held at Cornell college Mt Vernon Ia on May 29. Conference representatives approved the 18 weeks semester rule for freshmen and elected Paul W Boutwell Beloit president of the conference and W G Bryant Coe College secretary treasurer. E R Jestes St Louis was elected captain of the University of Illinois baseball team for next year.
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Minn
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Paul W. Booutwell
Beloit
W. G. Bryant
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Til
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St. Louis
University of Illinois
Famous Sailing Ship Buckingham Ends Glorious Career
The four masted steel bark Buckingham once christened by Queen Victoria and known as The Queen's Ship is to serve as a coal carrier after being sold to Waratah Coal at Double Bay, Newcastle, New South Wales. The 2660 ton vessel, refitted during WWI at a cost of 270000 dollars, will end its sailing days in placid waters.
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Buckingham
United States Shipping Board
Seabreezes
Newcastle
New South Wales
Double Bay
Waratah Coal Company
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Halifax
Puget Sound
Honolulu
Orient
South Seas
Queen Victoria
Civil War Grandmothers Observe May 30 in Two States
By the Associated Press St Paul Minn May 29 Memorial day solemnity grows as ranks of the Boys of 61 dwindle In Minnesota and South Dakota two centenarians the only living mothers of Civil War veterans will be honored Mrs Catherine Sophia Stevens of Minnesota nearSeile Fourche ND is 106 and Mrs Louise Bickford Shequen is 107 Both have grandsons who served in World War I or II and will mark the day with the communities
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Shequen
Bateto
Minn
Stevens
Mra. Shequen
Five generation matriarch leads 78 descendants in war era
Mrs Shequen heads five generations and tallies 78 living descendants. Mrs Stevens backs bobbed hair while avoiding cutting hers. Shequen counsels to mind your own business and stay busy to live long.
Flower Planting Time Not Entirely Passed
E C Volz Iowa State College floriculture specialist says there is still time to plant certain annuals for fall blooms. Suitable late plant varieties include sweet alyssum balsam calendula calliopsis China aster four o clocks gyp sulphila or annual baby's breath nasturtium portulaca African marigold French marigold Virginia stock and zinnia. Plant seed where blooms are wanted to avoid transplanting delays and form informal border clumps in front of a hedge rather than lawn beds.
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E. C. Volz
Iowa State College
Local residents attend Creston high school graduation
Mr and Mrs Albert Otis of Dodge township attended the Creston high school graduation. Mrs Mike Britten and uncle Matt Britten left for Richland Iowa for the funeral of Mrs Britten’s sister in law, Mrs Margaret Weber. Mrs Buddlesteen and children plan to return to Buffalo New York after visiting the Maxwell home and Corning with Mrs Tom Reid. Dr Sherman Opp is expected home tonight after three days at the Osteopathic Central States convention in Des Moines. E H Tower of the Southern Iowa Singer Sewing Machine Co arrived from Red Oak for business here. Miss Joy Mounts of Clarinda returned home after visiting Miss Catherine Brady. Miss Olive Beckwith left for Osceola then Burlington for the weekend. Mrs Wilbur Perry of Osceola left for home after visiting her parents at 902 N Mulberry. Mrs Perry also attended Creston high school graduation where her sister Miss Eva McGuire was a graduate.
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Dodge Township
Creston High School
Mike Britten
Matt Britten
Richland
Sherman Opp
Des Moines
E. H. Tower
Southern Iowa Singer Sewing Machine Company
Red Oak
Joy Mounts
Clarinda
Catherine Brady
West
Montgomery Street
Olive Beckwith
Osceola
Burlington
Wilbur Perry
S. McGuire
Mulberry Street
Eva McGuire
Karnak touted after sore stomachs and relief claims
Des Moines man Geo W. Rhinehart reports severe stomach trouble and indigestion before using Karnak. After four bottles, he says he feels restored, enjoys hearty meals, and urges others to try Karnak sold in Creston by Newcombe and local druggists.
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Creston
Newcombe
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