Local residents and visitors noted in city tally
Roy Despain from Fruitland visits home. Mrs. J Belville of Washington spends days with her parents. Numerous locals, visitors and trips noted including Raymond Barger of Monmouth, Anna Crile ill with pneumonia, and families sailing to Salt Lake City. The Hawkeye Rebekah Lodge prepares a 7:30 staff meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belville
Washington
Mrs. Safe Coop
Cecile Belville
Coop
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan
Hawkeye Rebekah Lodge
Day of Prayer for National Constitutional Prohibition Observed
Jefferson county unions hold an all day Day of Prayer at Mrs. Laura Chilcott’s home on January 18. The program includes hymns readings and prayers focused on national constitutional prohibition with sections at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM featuring multiple speakers and discussions led by local members and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Chilcott
Jefferson County
Doud
0.T. Hoopes
Montgomery
Lillian M. A. Stevens
C. Thompson
T. B. Short
R. H. Spence
Gray
Salem
Slack
Cheesman
The
United States
Chilcott
E.S. Parks
Kate Snook
Jesus
Small Twins Good Typists in Spokane
Spokane, Washington reports Robert and Grace Rice five year old twins praised for shorthand speed near a hundred words a minute claimed by their father to be remarkable for children. The siblings are speech typists and outperform many business college graduates. Home taught they have had two daily lessons for three months with practice sessions growing from brief to fifteen minutes each. Their typing fosters strong spelling and improves drafting ability through shorthand training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Robert
Grace Rice
E. I. Rice
Business College
Bride for the Sixth Time in Conway Courthouse
Mrs James Richards Lea aged twenty nine tied the knot for the sixth time with a man named Roberts in Conway Arkansas courthouse. Judge John W Hick officiated as County Clerk James A Lea reported. The bride, sister of George Doss who eloped with Addie Pruitt, aged thirteen, recently annulled, lived in Russellville for about three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Ark
James Richards Lea
Roberts
John W. Hick
James A. Lea
Russellville
George Doss
Addie Pruitt
Flexible wooden shoe sole promises leatherlike elasticity
Budapest reports Captain Barna S. Kohle dustries a flexible wooden sole. His design uses multiple wood layers bound with heavy oils to form a sole that he says has leather like elasticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Barna S. Kohlener
Koblner
Presbyterian church supper serves roast beef with brown gravy
A church supper at the Presbyterian church offers roast beef and brown gravy on Thursday evening. The event draws community members to share a hearty meal and socialize in a parish setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Horse Sale Announcement at I T Wisecarver
Auction notice for a horse sale on Wednesday January 17 by I T WISECARVER invites buyers to attend. The ad emphasizes all kinds of horses available and urges everyone to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. T. Wisecarver
Newspaper Aviators Train For Civilian and War Roles
J C Mars and Augustus Post will head a training school for newspaper men in New York City. The New York Flying Yacht club plans a hydroaeroplane landing station on the North River waterfront at 129th Street with floats hangars and shops to be built. The program aims to produce aviator scouts and coast patrol members who could assist the government in wartime while offering free instruction to civilians and sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Marsa
Augustus Post
New York
Yanels W. Clinton
Mars
Coast Patrol
War on Caterpillars by City School Gardens
Philadelphia reports detail a campaign by school garden children to exterminate pests. Directed by Miss Caro Miller the effort lists 78,939 caterpillars cocoons and egg masses destroyed, with eggs representing millions of potential caterpillars. A top student killed 11,356 caterpillars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Caro Miller
Worry Kills Engineer in Train Wreck Aftermath
Dennis W. Leonard, 52, engineer on the Twentieth Century Limited, died at home in Toledo amid heart disease blamed on worry over the Amherst wreck of March 20. Physicians say he bore no blame for the catastrophe but could not forget the scene and cries of injured passengers. Leonard had served New York Central 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Dennis W. Leonard
Amherst
Leonard
New York Central
Women rookies bar men at Lake Geneva camp drill
At Lake Geneva Wisconsin the Navy League women’s division camp issues new rules barring men from watching or participating except as instructors with signed passes. The move aims to protect about 150 rookies from future annoyance during drills and enforces dress restrictions for the women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Wis
National Service School
Navy League of the United States
Jefferson County Bar to Celebrate Firm Anniversary
Bar members plan a banquet and program to mark the 40th anniversary of Leggett and McKenney formed on May 3. A general committee led by Starr Huglin Thoma Smith and Munro arranged events and invited judges, bar members, and district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Leggett & McKenney
J. P. Starr
J. A. Huglin
Roscoe P. Thoma
E. R. Smith
Ralph H. Munro
BE. R. Smith
Jefferson
R. C. Leggett
Leo Thoma
Rorick
Starr
Roscoe Thoma
Jordan
Ross
Cummings
D. B. Wilson
Bond Ordered to Chicago Alleged Brain of Auto Thieves
Chicago reports Eva Bond, termed the alleged brains of a midwest automobile thieves’ trust, will be sent back to Chicago from Minnesota unless the U S Court of Appeals reverses Minnesota’s supreme court. The Minnesota high court ordered custody for delivery to Illinois officials and granted a stay for federal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Supreme Court
Chicago
Eva Bond
Middle West
Minneapolis
United States Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Supreme Court
Bond
Public Auction to Sale Farm Equipment and Livestock Near Fairfield
A public sale will begin at 16 m on Tuesday January 23 at the U S Cochran farm three miles northeast of Fairfield and three miles northwest of Beckwith. Items include five horses two cows ten sheep chickens four tons of hay and various farm implements such as a DeLavel cream separator wagon buggies surrey plows cultivators drills harnesses and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Cochran
Fairfield
Beckwith
DeLavel
Surrey
Lunch on Ground by the Ladies Aid In Allender Aud
E. E. Carter reports a luncheon on the ground hosted by the Ladies Aid in the Allender Auditorium with attendance noted by members and local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allender, Aud
Brawner
The
Ladies Aid
Registration Notice for Voter Registration Dates
The Board of Registration will meet on January 15, January 19, and January 27 at the usual ward polling places to register voters not registered at the last general election or with changed residences. A January 23 meeting will register voters who were away. If not registered, you cannot vote in the January 30 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Spratt
Presbyterian Church Supper Announced for Thursday Evening
A church supper at the Presbyterian church invites attendees to join Thursday evening. The event promises fellowship, a modest menu, and notes the time and location for parishioners and neighbors.
Money to Loan on City Property See Thoma Thomi
The notice indicates a loan offering secured by city property with terms referenced to Thoma and Thomi. Readership is advised to contact the listed representatives for details and deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoma &Thomi
Dandy Supper at Presbyterian Church Thursday Evening
A dandy supper is offered at the Presbyterian Church for 25 cents on Thursday evening from six to eight o'clock. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Proceeds support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
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É. C. Maus
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