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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1925

Page

7

Farm Bureau Plans Busy Schedule With Township Meetings

County agent L J Nickle notes a packed late October through November agenda. Wine production work starts in townships, followed by swine sanitation and disease sessions withDr Craft, ventilation and equipment talks, legume and hog pastures education, market analysis and price trends, and club leader planning. Public tests for bovine TB occur near Cres ton and Afton, with multiple training and breeding sessions led by university staff and campus specialists.

L. J. Nickle Farm Bureau Rex Beresford New Hope Dodge Gincoln Grant Spaulding Douglas Union Jones Sand Creek Platte Craft A. W. Clyde M. A. Hauser Ari L. G Douglas Creston Afton Leeder Edith Barker Rood Poultry Department Cresteen Mildred Wilson State Extension Office Department of Agriculture

Trails Snake Is Slain To Avenge Boy Death

In Douglas Georgia on October 29 Davis a hunter of snakes killed a five and a half foot rattler believed to have killed Lewis Adams a boy who wandered into the woods with a slingshot. The snake was found in a hedge near a fence and matched the wound.

Trails Snake Boy Prac Douglas Davis Hunter and Trailer of Snakes Lewis Adams M. Davis Adams

Red Cross Finances Show Wide Services

The Red Cross outlines post fiscal year finances ending June 29 1925. Total expenditures reach 10,221,679.80 with 4,226,292.61 dedicated to service for veterans and service men. Home and disaster relief, foreign aid, and junior programs are detailed alongside chapter funding and public health efforts.

Washington American Red Cross Red Cross Regular Army Navy National Organization League of Red Cross Societies Junion Red Cross Tts

Red Cross First Aid Popular in America as Accidents Rise

The American Red Cross notes 356 chapters taught First Aid and 26,601 people certified in the past year. Public safety groups in Washington Toledo Boston South Bend Indianapolis Port Arthur and others received training. a railroad car covered 10 340 miles to 137 cities with 1 200 meetings for 146 827 people. Western Electric reports lower accident rates per 1 000 employees.

American Red Cross Red Cross United States Po Wce Fire Department Washington, D Toledo Boston Mass South Bend Indianapolis Ind Port Arthur Texas Red Croes Western Electric Company

Honeymoon of Covered Wagon Days

Madison Ga October 29 local notice describes a romantic honeymoon theme tied to covered wagon travel.

Madison

Overland Standard Sedan touted with luxury features and safety

Public boasting highlights the Overland Standard Sedan with extra wide doors for easy access, Triplex Springs for a smooth ride, rear gasoline tank for safety, and strong chrome vanadium springs. It claims low insurance, high power, economy, and a 52 week payment plan with trade-in options.

Romantic wedding journey on a Civil War wagon train

Mrs Annie Copelan of Madison recounts traveling with her new husband in a postwar wagon on a festive wedding trip. They faced a pistol threat from three men but stood firm, continuing toward the Blue Ridge where mountain families shared hospitality and peach brandy during a cold Christmas journey.

Mra Annie Sopelan Madison Sherman Cypelan

Hod Eller Exercises His Arm Moving Traffic

Hod Eller, former major league pitcher, now directs traffic at an Indianapolis street intersection. He helped Cincinnati win the 1919 World Series title and later drifted through the majors before retiring and becoming a policeman.

Hod Eller Associated Press Indianapois Dutch Reuther Washington Americans Indianapolistreet Reuther Eller Cincinnati Chicago White Sox Washington Little Rock Indianapolis

Mrs. Jessie Wheeler To Head State Eastern Star

Davenport Iowa October 29 The forty eighth annual convention of the grand chapter of Iowa Order of Eastern Star features remarks by Mrs Elizabeth Kamman Sioux City and John Burianek Jr Cedar Rapids. Educational fund loans aid members to attend college and 100 now benefit. The home for Eastern Star Masonic infirm and aged at Boone praised with 33 inmates. Grand secretary Adah G Thompson Marion reports 645 chapters and about 79000 members. 1926 convention location to be chosen and grand officers elected. Jessie Wheeler Nora Springs expected as worthy grand matron and R F Zerwekch Perry as worthy grand patron.

Davenport Ila Grand Chapter of Iowa Order of Eastern Star Elizabeth Kamman Sioux City John Burianek, Jr Cedar Rapids Eastern Star-Masonic Boone Adah G. Thompson Marion Jessie Wheeler Nora Springs R. FP Zerwekch Perry

Eton Boys Face Strict Rites and Rules on Arrival

New boys entering Eton College confront as many rites and regulations as lessons. They may only walk in certain places and are forbidden to go to any race events, shaping their early days at the famed school in Eton, England.

Windsor Associated Press Eton Eng Eton College

Grant Hanson Visited Creighton on Wednesday Afternoon

Nevinville resident Grant Hanson spent Wednesday afternoon as a Creighton visitor, according to local notes.

Grant Hanson Nevinville

Lorimer resident attends to business interests

Lyle Edwards of Lorimer spent Wednesday in town attending to business interests.

Lyle Edwards Lorimer

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