Personal notes of Ottumwa residents and visitors
Ottumwa social notes list many residents and relatives visiting or passing through. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Ray Eckerman, Mrs. P. Be Heflin, J. K. Reiste, Bert Carl, Clifford McClain, N. Barton, S. J. Chester, John Frasher, Ernest Frank, Prof. Glen Whitmer, Ray Ritchie, Willis Holland, Iran Messer, A. W. Beaker, Edmund Beaker, Willard Goddard, Roscoe Ferrer, John Fry, Alvin Stever, Henry Adkins, S. A. Meyers, Mrs. O. D. Stubbs, Mrs. M. J. Kinavey, Mrs. Dr. Schade, N. S. Miller, Cecil Johnson, D. C. Phillips, A. A. Fry, Dale Anderson, Etta Stever, Ruth Nelson, Winetka Hansen, Fred Fairchild, F. M. Lyons, Mrs. C. J. Finger, Ralph Kearns, Ella Allerdice, John Boos, A. E. Quick, Otto Anderson, Wilma Henry, Martha Fulton, Hugh Gaumer, Mrs. Roy Lynchard, Frank Bruggemeyer, Louis Achenbach, Mrs. Wm. Prewitt, and others. Mentions of measles illness, hospital enlistments, and marriage licenses appear amid the gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Carl
Louis Heston
Libertyville
Clifford McClain
County Line
N. Barton
Mulenix
A. J. Brier
S. J. Chester
Ottumwa
John Frasher
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Frank
Iran Messer
Brighton
A. W. Beaker
Edmund
H. J. Huddleston
Willard Goddard
Co. M
Roscoe Ferrer
John Fry
Burlington
Hospital Corps
Dr. Schade
Lancaser
Wis
Kate McClain
N. S. Miller
Washington
Keota
Muscatine
Cecil Johnson
D. C. Phillips
David
Indianola
J. H. McCarty
A. A. Fry
William
St. Paul, Minn
Etta Stever
A. E. Quick
Lockridge
Otto Anderson
Wilma Henry
Fairfield
Martha Fulton
Hugh Gaumer
Roy Lynchard
J. D. Mitchell
Frank Bruggemeyer
Parsons second in Little Six meet at Highland Park
Parsons track team tied Highland Park for second behind Simpson College at the Little Six meet in Des Moines. Zeigler led Parsons with multiple firsts including the 100 yard dash and 440 yard dash, while Flinspach and Discus winner on Parsons also helped the scoring. Simpson totaled 54 points, Highland Park 30, Parsons 30, with Iowa Wesleyan 15 and Des Moines 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Des Moines
Iowa
Highland Park College
Highland Park
Simpson College
Hendrickson
Flinspach
Zeigler
Gallaher
Moore
Keesey
Gene
Armstrong
Daft
Simpson
Dunnigan
Hammond
Jensen
Aitkin
Greenood
Hester
Penn
Simp
Greenwood
Johnston
Pickard
Kepler
Iowa Wesleyan
Morrow
Stuart
Fast
Hyzer
Snyder
Messenger
Ray
Gena
Gallaher Moore
Penny
Harry Stone Vaudeville at Fairfield Theater
Harry Stone Vaudeville Company performs at Fairfield Theater with a change of program each night showcasing a rotating lineup of acts for local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stone
Fairfield Theater
Seed shortages prompt calls for potato grower association
National Crop Improvement Service notes farmers may plant less seed this year due to shortages. Dealers report barley and some corn seeds available for quick shipment while potatoes remain the hardest seed to obtain, making a state Potato Growers Association advantageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Crop Improvement Service
Potato Growers’ Association
German U boat actions blamed for many American losses
Washington reports incomplete state department statistics claiming Germany sunk or tried to sink 22 American ships and cost over 300 American lives including women and children. In Terre Haute a man killed his wife after a drunken quarrel over a crying baby. In Dubuque an aviator was fatally injured after striking a power line during a landing at a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Germany
Terre Haute
Ind
George Bishop
Dubuque
John Tloetscher
Lowell Mills Raise Wages In Ten Percent Increase
Lowell Massachusetts May 7 Minneapolis not present. A wage increase of about ten percent for 26 000 cotton mill workers will take effect May 14 across mills in Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Local Notables and Visitors Highlight Weekend in Ottumwa
Mrs. George Marts has been very ill but went out today for the first time. Mr and Mrs C W Leppo of Libertyville were city visitors. Mrs John Roth and daughter Ethel were Ottumwa visitors. Urainerd Yarington returned from Ft Madison. Mrs J F Ready visited Ottumwa. Wm Fleenor of Abingdon. O S Hall went to Bloomfield for a short visit. Elizabeth Kelly of Des Moines came to visit her sister Mrs George Yarnington. Paul Ferrell spent Sunday at Libertyville. Miss Marie Lideen of Burlington spent Sunday with friends. McLaughlin Furniture gifted stage furniture for the Junior Class Play. Prof E E Watson spoke at Hedrick Presbyterian. George Roberts of Des Moines en route to Omaha where he enlisted in Field Artillery. A M E Jubilee Singers to perform at Salina Presbyterian Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Nelson
Winetka Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Fred Fairchild
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Westerfield
F. M. Lyons
San Francisc
Cal
O. D. Lyons
West Stone Street
C. J. Finger
Birminham
J. R. Finger
Little Havel Finger
Birmingham
Ralph Kearns
J. FP. Kearns
Ella Allerdice
Glendale
John Boos
Lockridge
Fred and
Jay Simmons
Perlee
Urainerd Yaringtn
Ft. Madison
J. F. Ready
Ottumwa
Wm. Fleenor
Abingdon
Hall
Bloomfield
Elizabeth Kelly
Des Moines
George Yarrington
Paul Ferrell
Libertyville
Marie Lideen
Burlington
McLaughlin Furniture Store
E. E. Watson
Presbyterian Church
Hedrick
George Roberts
Friends
Omaha
Neb
Field Artillery
A. M. E. Jubilee Singers
Salina
Wanted Housework Afternoon Help
Help wanted for any kind of housework in the afternoon between one and five o'clock. Address X.Y. Z. care of the Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X.Y. Z
White Rose Camp to Meet at Moose Hall
The White Rose Camp No 6239 R N of A meets tomorrow at 2 15 in Moose hall in regular session all members urged to attend The Young Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church holds a tea this evening at 302 West Washington the home of Miss Fern Hewitt all members invited and regular dues to be paid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rose Camp
R. N. of A
Moose Hall
Young Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Orbison Buys 50 Porter Lots For Dunes Park Hotel
Thomas W. Orbison of Appleton Wisconsin purchased fifty building lots in Porters new dunes addition from Mrs Jane Cook. The parcels front the western entrance to the proposed dunes park and Orbison plans a large hotel and residence on the site if park plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Thomas W. Orbison
Appleton
Wis
Jane Cook
Porter
Dunes Park
Orbison
Fugitive Slayer Captured After Jail Break
William Larkin who killed Frank Luster in Benton on October 6 and blew up his home with dynamite was captured at Osceola Arkansas after escaping from the Benton jail where he was serving a fourteen year sentence in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Ill
William Larkin
Frank Luster
Osceola
Ark
Socialist Mayor Enforces Sunday Closing in Granite City
Granite City mayor Kirkpatrick announces enforcement of the Sunday closing law starting next Sunday. Fifty-two saloon keepers have been notified of the new requirement in this Socialist city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clamps Ltd
Granite City
Ill
Kirkpatrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunt
Ireland
Ray Eckerman
Vere
P. BE. Heflin
Gail
J. K. Reiste
New Chicago
U. C
George Marts
C. W. Leppo
Libertyvile
John Roth
Ethel
Ottumway
Gaumer Bros
Bunswick
Ansco
BE. N. Gevock
Polack Wonder
Wm. T. Walker
Centerville
Long’s Cigar Store
A. V. Frazey
Verle Frazey
A. V. Frazey & Son
George H. Wiley
Jean Sothern
Earl Metcalf
Jesse L. Laskey
Lou Tellegan
The
York Film Corporation -Presents
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Promise
Metro
William Fox
George Walsh
Jesse LL Lasey
Fannie Ward
Sally Temple
Jane Caprice
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
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