Personal News From Ottumwa and Surrounding Areas
Ottumwa residents and visitors are noted in a long list of social calls, visits, and brief travels. Names include Ray Eckerman, Hanna Mutic, Gail Heflin, J K Reiste, Bert Carl, Louis Heston, Clifford McClain, O N Barton, S J Chester, John Frasher, Ernest Frank, Glen Whitmer, Ray Ritchie, Willis Holland, Jack Eastlock, Iran Messer, A W Beaker, Edmund Beaker, Willard Goddard, Roscoe Ferrer, John Fry, Alvin Stever, Henry Adkins, S A Meyers, O D Stubbs, M J Kinavey, Dr. Schade, Kate McClain, N S Miller, Cecil Johnson, D C Phillips, A A Fry, Dale Anderson, Etta Stever, Ruth Nelson, Wineta Hansen, Fred Fairchild, KF M Lyons, J Finger, Hazel Finger, Ralph Kearns, Ella Allerdice, John Boos, A E Quick, Otto Anderson, Wilma Henry, Martha Fulton, Hugh Gaumer, Roy Lynchard, Frank Bruggemeyer, Louis Achenbach, Mrs Dan Stout. Notable events include marriage licenses issued to Otto Anderson and Wilma Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Carl
Louis Heston
Libertyville
Clifford McClain
County Line
O. N. Barton
Mulenix
A. J. Brier
S. J. Chester
Ottumwa
John Frasher
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant. ‘Ernest Frank
Glen Whitmer
Washington Schools
Ray Ritchie
Willis Holland
New London
Theodore Keltner
Jack Eastlock
Co. M
Iran Messer
Brighton
A. W. Beaker
Edmund
H. J. Huddleston
St. Louis
Alvin Stever
Henry Adkins
Benj. Adkins
S. A. Meyers
South D. Street
O. D. Stubbs
M. J. Kinavey
Dr. Schade
Lancaser
Wis
Kate McClain
N. S. Miller
Washington
Keota
Muscatine
Cecil Johnson
Hub
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
Louis Achenbach
Wm. Prewitt
Los Angeles
Cal
Dan Stout
Parsons Second in Little Six Meet at Highland Park
Parsons track team traveled to Des Moines for the Little Six meet at Highland Park College. Simpson College led with 54 points, while Parsons tied Highland Park for second with 30 points, earning four firsts and multiple top finishes including Zeigler in sprints and Flinspach in field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Des Moines
Iowa
Highland Park College
Highland Park
Simpson College
Hendrickson
Flinspach
Zeigler
Gallaher
Moore
Keesey
Gene
Armstrong
Aitkin
Simpson
Greenood
Hester
Penn
Simp
Greenwood
Johnston
Beatty
Pickard
Kepler
Iowa Wesleyan
Morrow
Daft
Jensen
Stuart
Hyzer
Snyder
Gallaher Moore
New Chicago Shining Parlor and Pantatorium Ad
A shoe cleaning business advertises services to clean all kinds of shoes at its New Chicago location. The notice emphasizes professional cleaning and restoration offerings to customers seeking thorough care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Chicago
Harry Stone Vaudeville at Fairfield Theater
The Harry Stone Vaudeville Company performs at Fairfield Theater with a changing program each night following previews and previews next show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stone
Fairfield Theater
Seed shortages prompt crop planning and association call
Farmers fear seed shortages this year as barley and certain corn types remain in stock for quick shipment. Potatoes appear hardest to obtain, though can be delayed in many cases. The National Crop Improvement Service cites a state Potato Growers Association as increasingly advantageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Crop Improvement Service
German submarine campaign claims 22 U.S. ships sunk
In Washington on May 5 the state department released incomplete statistics asserting Germany sank or tried to sink 22 American ships and caused the loss of more than 500 American lives including women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. C
Washington
State Department
Germany
Drunken Husband Fatally Shot by Wife in Terre Haute
George Bishop returning home drunk at midnight quarrelled with his wife over their baby’s cries and advanced with a knife when she fired killing him. The incident occurred in Terre Haute Indiana on May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
George Bishop
Aviator Crashed in Fall in Dubuque Iowa
May 7. John Loetscher an aviator was injured probably fatally when he struck a telephone wire while landing and was crushed beneath his airplane in Dubuque Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
John Loetscher
Lowell Mills Raise Wages Across 20 000 Operatives
Lowell Massachusetts May 7 20 000 cotton mill operatives will see a wage increase of about ten percent effective May 14 announced by mills in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Local social notes feature illness recovery and visits
Mrs. George Marts enjoyed a first outing in three weeks of illness. Libertyville residents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Leppo visited the city. Mrs. John Roth and daughter Ethel were Ottumwa visitors Saturday. Yaringin returned from Ft. Madison. Mrs. J. F. Ready visited Ottumwa Saturday. Wm. Fleenor of Abingdon and C. Hall visited Bloomfield today. Elizabeth Kelly of Des Moines stayed with her sister Mrs. George Yarring ton. Paul Ferrer spent Sunday at Libertyville. Miss Marie Lideen of Burlington visited friends. Junior Class Play used McLaughlin Furniture for stage. Prof. E. E. Watson preached at Hedrick. George Roberts of Des Moines visited en route to Omaha to enlist in Field Artillery. A. M. E. Jubilee Singers set for Salina Presbyter ian Church concert Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaringin
Ft. Madison
J. F. Ready
Ottumwa
Wm. Fleenor
Abingdon
Hall
Bloomfield
Elizabeth Kelly
Des Moines
George Yarrington
Paul Ferrer
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
Afternoon Housework Wanted by Journal Reader
Help needed for any kind of light housework in the afternoon between one and five o'clock. Address xX. Y. Z. care of the Journal. 689.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xx. Y. Z
White Rose Camp to Meet in Moose Hall Tomorrow
The White Rose Camp, Now 6239, R. N. of A., will hold a regular session in Moose hall tomorrow at 2 15 o clock and all members are urged to attend. The Young Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church hosts a tea tonight at 302 West Washington, 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 Porter Dunes Lots for Hotel Plans
Thomas W. Orbison of Appleton Wisconsin has purchased fifty Porter Indiana building lots from Mrs. Jane Cook. The parcels front the western entrance to the proposed dunes park and Orbison plans to build a large hotel and residence if the park project proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Thomas W. Orbison
Appleton
Wis
Jane Cook
Porter
Orbison
Fugitive Slayer Captured After Benton Murder Escape
William Larkin, who killed Frank Luster in Benton on October 6, blew up his home with dynamite, and escaped from the jail while under a fourteen year sentence, was captured at Osceola Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, Ill
William Larkin
Frank Luster
Benton
Osceola
Ark
Socialist Mayor Clamps Sunday closing law in Granite City
Granite City Mayor Kirkpatrick announces enforcement of the Sunday closing law starting next Sunday. fifty two saloon keepers have been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clamps Ltd
Granite City
Ill
Kirkpatrick
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Kas
DR. Mappin
Ray Eckerman
Hanna
P. E. Heflin
Gail
J. K. Reiste
Walys
Ruth Nelson
Winetka Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Fred Fairchild
Fred Westerfield
KF. M. Lyons
San Francisco
O. D. Lyons
West Stone Street
J. Finger
Birminham
J. R. Finger
Hazel Finger
Birmingham
Ralph Kearns
J. P. Kearns
Ella Allerdice
Glendale
John Boos
Fred and
Jay Simmons
Perlee
Yeserday
George Marts
C. W. Leppo
Libertyvile
John Roth
Ethel
Big Dunes
Gaumer Bros
Bunswick
Ansco
E. N. Gevock
Polack
Wm. T. Walker
Centerville
Long’s Cigar Store
A. V. Frazey
Verle Frazey
George H. Wiley
Jean Sothern
Earl Metcalf
Jesse L. Laskey
Lou Tellegan
The
York Film Corporation
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Metro
William Fox
George Walsh
Jesses Lasky
Pres Fannie
Sally Temple
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
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