Local Briefs Highlight Residents Visiting and Moving
A stream of short notes records residents and visitors including Robert Conlee in Burlington, Mrs. Murphy of Lockridge in the city, Leonard Larson visiting friends in Leon, Fern Thompson from Winfield, and others. The Notes mention arrivals, durations, travels to Ottumwa and Chicago, naval enlistments, births, and a prison guard resigning in Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Murphy
Lockridge
City
Mes Fern Thompson
Winfield
Birmingham
Ed. Brewer
Ft. Madison
Dug Wilson
Fort Madison
Denver
Colo
Iowa Republicans Endorse War Prohibition and Suffrage
Des Moines July 10. Republicans of Iowa at their state convention urge full support of the war against Germany ratification of the federal suffrage amendment and granting women the vote. McClennahan was nominated for state superintendent after two ballots amidst patriotic resolutions praising Governor Harding and Senators Cummins and Kenyon. The platform also backs a protective tariff postwar, a simplified ballot, and English language use in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Germany
Iowa
P. BE. McClennahan
Cummins
Kenyon
Republican Party of
United States Senate
Congress
Town
W. L. Harding
A. B. Cummns
W. 8. Kenyon
N. E. Kendall
Albia
United Staes
A. B. Cummins
Sickle Grinding and Engine Repairs Highlight Workshop Work
Work described includes sickle grinding and fitting new sections guard plates Pitman boxes Pitmen straps rods and oxy welding castings. General repairs and lining up of engines noted as part of ongoing shop maintenance and modernization efforts.
Dano's Show To Play Fairfield Fair July 18
Dano's Greater Sons will perform in Fairfield for one week starting Monday July 18 in Gage's pasture west of the Rock Island tracks. The show travels from Muscatine by its own train and features 12 to 15 entertainments, two riding devices, and 25 concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dano
Fairfield
Ford Eagle submarine chaser tops 45 knots
Detroit July 11. The first Ford Eagle submarine chaser to water reaches 45 knots. It centers on a device claimed to locate a submarine within 30 miles. Charles Brownell, Ford Motor Co advertising manager, said boats are being built at a rate of one all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Charles Brownell
Brownell
Ford Motor Company
Teachers Examinations At Court House Schedule
Teachers examinations will be held at the court house July 24 25 and 26 The program lists subjects by session with dates and times including Didactics Orthography Reading Geography History Domestic Science Arithmetic Physiology Agriculture Music Grammar Penmanship Algebra Economics Civics Physics Normal Training High school students who failed previously may reenter this examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Painter’s Mower Recovered? Missing Item At Pence’s Shop
A note asks for the return of a darkly painted lawn mower bearing the name C. M. Leather on its handle, missing from Pence’s Machine Shop. The item is sought by the owner or finder for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Leather
Pence
Simp son’s Meat Market Home Cooking Sale
Community fundraiser at Simp son’s Meat Market this Saturday at five o'clock hosted by the W M of the M E church. Location listed as 794 Shee street. Proceeds support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson’s
M. E. Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Relamn
Robert Conlee
Burlington
Leonard Larson
Leon
Joseph Ricksher
Mt. Pleasant
W. E. Hafferty
Bloomfield
Ed. Davis
Batavia
Mrs
Jay Copeland
Chicago
Etta Stever
Fair Department Store
Paul Reed
Iowa City
Bradley
Glen Peasley
Chariton
Robert Lee Peasley
Byron D. Sherman
Floyd R. Hoskinson
Navy
Anna Starr
Agnes Holt
Anderson
Lockidge
Margaret Snyder
Keokuk
Mary Crocker
Verne Clapp
Ed. Stoner
Ottumwa
Fdna Pollock
Libertyville
Humeston
Sanford Zegler, Jr
Edith Gilley
Thomas Hannah
Charles
Osceola Yessterday
W. D. Pickin
C. L. Cropp
Eldon
Allen Sharpe
West Broadway
Clifford Hisel
Hittle
Davenport
E. J. George
West Burlington Street
P. E. McClennahan
State Central Committee
Resolutions Committee
Caucasses
Central Committee
W. W. Copeland
D. Brigham
Lars Bladine
Cedar Falls
L. B. Whitney
Decorah
W. G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
F. C. Huebner
Charles. Rawson
J. W. Calvert
Centerville
Willis L. Stern
Logan
B. B. Burnquist
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
John W. Rowley
Keosauqua
J. R. Lane
Council Bluffs
Terth
J. Hammill
Hancock County
B. I. Salinger
Sioux City
Machine Shop
North Fourth Street
EAGLE
Ford Plant
Kerrick
Tribune
Shee Ste Tee
Minneapolis
W. A. Blair
Own
Minneapolie
Northern Steamboat Co
Ckira Opegias
Ee. Anderson
Fairfield, Iowa
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