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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
4
Dale Smiley of Truro Iowa joined the sophomore class as his family moved to Afton and runs a filling station and store opposite the creamery. Grade Griffen, a Corning High School graduate, is now a post graduate pupil in the commercial department after teaching rural school.
The Afton school publication shows staff roles with Editor in Chief Reba Jeffery Associate Editors Ruby Ames Opal Harris Vanda Mielke Mildred Porter Groesbeck Mildred Myers James Treichler and Vera Blair.
Regular P T A gathering at the high school auditorium featured a solo by Beryl Parks an address by Dr F Sampson and a piano duet by Misses MecCullock. Refreshments served in the domestic science room.
The Union County teachers institute honors the normal train class for interest and school spirit this year. Inductees include seniors Alberta Brown Darlene Gibson Lucille Hagel Opal Harris Reba Teffrey Florence Mayhew Iva Noble Mildred Porter Maurine Ruckman Lily Schwalbe Mable Shepherd Eva Siddens Evin Siddens Nellie Thompson Lucille Trotter juniors Vera Blair Arnold Crippen Mildred Myers Ruby Johnson Susan Longshort Leonard Porter Ada Groesbeck Wilma Denly Wilma Peterson Crystal Wick Mildred LaFavre Marjorie Ja
Through Marshall Meyers the sixth to eighth graders and high school pupils heard President Coolidge address the American Legion convention on Tuesday October 6. The speech was radiocast by station WOAW.
School records show students with perfect attendance and no tardies in September across kindergarten through fifth grade. Names listed include Claradelle Jeffrey and Mable Mateer in kindergarten, R C Myers and Vera Long in second grade, Evelyn Hood and Gretchen Coen in third grade, Harold Blair and Elizabeth Fleming in fourth grade, and Charles Mielke and Cullen Roe in fifth grade.
Ohio State travels to Chicago while Indiana visits Michigan. Michigan favored over Indiana as Yost plans reserves. Also notes Notre Dame prep for Army game and Wisconsin eyeing Franklin. Iowa readies for St Louis with lineup shaping up after scrimmage injuries.
H R Wild fang, 23, died after falling from a pole onto a high voltage line. Des Moines reports 30 of 44 applicants passed the state bar examination with Margaret B Miller of Clinton among the newly admitted lawyers and the sole woman candidate.
Des Moines reports cite fifty ice dealers of the Iowa Ice association gathering to prepare for the state meeting at Fort Dodge next spring. Other items note John B. Hammond named city police special investigator for drug permits and liquor shipments. a possible victim identified in a burned straw stack near Carlisle. R F DeFos, who placed state house gold leaf, has died in Seattle. business protests against a Burlington Ottumwa bus line. and racer George Cecil Putman dies from injuries in a Brownwood Texas crash.
Omaha October 9 delegates consider moves in a bid to elect John McQuigg national commander amid early caucuses. Illinois pledges 54 votes for Howard Savage. New York supports Edward Spafford. Minnesota and Iowa undecided as western southern and Ohio blocs form backing.
Lauscha Thuringia Oct 8 The art of making artificial eyes has reached perfection in Germany with thousands of these devices produced.
A small city with a principal optics firm founded in 1853 exports articles for hygienic eye care. Artificial eyes prevent dust entry, are lightweight and flat rather than spherical, and take about one hour to craft while the patient is present. German-made eyes typically last three to five years.
Mitchell Field New York October 9 1925 fatal crash at opening of national air races fails to dampen enthusiasm for three day program to speed aviation Forty pilots prepared for the three races for military and civilian pilots Molin Hill trophy duration race for model planes features 16 entrants including seven from Chicago Prize money of 500 dollars Plane power rubber band driven and hand launched In Hasbrouck New Jersey Chamberlain home built monoplane crashed from 100 feet Wayne Buranelli killed passenger Officials warned Buranelli against the flight and urged Chamberlain to add sand ballast rather than a man
Paris reports that as Finance Minister Caillaux nears return from the Washington debt funding conference, storm clouds gather over the tentative debt agreement and may erase it upon breaking.
A Cedar Rapids special agent for Medical Life Insurance Company credits Karnak with curing his stomach trouble. He describes severe indigestion headaches and weight loss, noting five bottles restored appetite sleep and strength and regained 25 pounds. Karnak is sold in Creston by Newcomb Matthews and other druggists.
M Killaux is due in Havre Saturday to brief the cabinet and the chamber of deputies finance committee. A plan for an annual $40 million payment for five years faces opposition led by Franklin Bouillon president of the foreign relations committee. Some observers fear the Puinleve government could fall over the debt issue.
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