Ottumwa Briefs From Local News Pages
Local items report Mrs William Neibert visiting Ottumwa and Mrs O F Nixon with child Elinor Repass calling there. Sheriff Walter Harris in Columbus Junction on business. William Barnett of Centerville visiting in the city. Mrs John Ketcham of Ottumwa visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs W H Parker returned from Canton Illinois. W H Bedell ill at home on Main Street. Dr C S Bishop left for Des Moines to meet son Paul Bishop. Capt and Mrs L D James left for Des Moines for Rainbow reception. Martin Russell of Batavia and Florence Martinee of New York City married by Justice O H Herring. will reside in Batavia. Mr and Mrs V S Samuelson of New London visiting. Calvin Seavel with Unit R. Mrs P G Fasten telegram says husband three days out from France. Mrs Clair Robinson had tonsils removed at Jefferson County Hospital and being moved home to Batavia. Call meeting for Cedar Creek overflow land owners to discuss drainage and bonding for survey. Effort to secure a drainage engineer for information.
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Martin Russell
Batavia
Florence Martinee
New York City
Justice 0. H. Herring
Cedar Creek
Jefferson County
Towa
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Iowa
168Th Infantry
Iowa National Guard
168Th
D. J. Johnson
Richard Warner
L. D. James
James
Des Moines
Rainbow Soldiers
Harold Wilkins
Roy ©. Emry
Harvey Burkhart
Herman Spohn
Flavial Gilbert
Harry Heibman
Robert Wynne
Visit Old Soldiers Park Offers Spring Bloom Glory
Readers urged to visit Old Settlers park this spring where hundreds of crabapple trees bloom and wild flowers carpet the grounds. Nature has repaired past failures, creating shelter for quails among dewrops and buck brush with thriving trees, chrysanthemums, and the Colorado blue spruce enhancing the scene.
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Journal
Old Settlers Park
Rainbow division returns home in Des Moines welcome
Des Moines hosts a state welcome for the Rainbow division 168th Infantry as seven new names join the list of locals in the unit. Regimental trains from Keokuk Davenport and Dubuque will stop in several cities for two hour receptions, with Major Casey Lieutenant Colonel Brewer and Major Ross commanding the detachments. The homecoming aims to unite communities in honoring these veterans after twenty one months in France.
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France
State Line
Chicago
Iowa
St. Louis
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Sanitary and
Charles J. Casey
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Sanitary Corps
Guyer. Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd D. Ross
Weterloo
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
May Festival and Tri-State meet at Parsons campus
College news notes a May Festival at 7:00 p m on campus. The Tri-State meet at Parsons promises to be large and fast with over 110 entries from 15 schools and 32 entries already in for the 100 yard dash. Four former Parsons students Calvin Stovel Orion Coppock Earl Powers Irvin Atwood arrived home with Unit Ry yesterday. Alumni picnic at Fred D. Mason’s campus home drew about 40 members. new officers elected: Mrs R G Whitmer president W G Ross vice president Mary Fisher secretary treasurer. Plans set for annual alumni picnic Wednesday June 4. Rev W R Keesey addressed the Y M C A this morning.
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Parsons
Morel
Unit R
Calvin Stovel
Orion Coppock
Earl Powers
Irvin Atwood
Alumni Association
Parsons College
Fred D. Mason
R. G. Whitmer
W. G. Ross
Mary Fisher
Charm and Pathos In Hayakawa Play A Heart in Pawn
Review praises Haworth production for Exhibitor Mutual, noting its fidelity to Shadows with enhanced naturalism and atmospheric Japanese scenes. Sessue Hayakawa delivers a demanding role alongside Tsuru Aoki as Sada, with location shooting in Japan and contributions from William Worthington in directing duties.
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Sessue Hayakawa
Haworth
Exhibitor Mutual
Nature
Japan
Hayakawa
Tsuru Aoki
Sada
Haworth Pictures Corporation
William Worthington
Free Methodist Conference Here September 3 7
The Iowa annual Free Methodist Conference selects Fairfield to host the gathering from September 3 to 7. The presiding bishop is not yet named and possible retirements may prompt two bishop elections. Fairfield’s railroad access supports the event and local society secured the venue.
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Iowa
The
Free Methodist Church
Fairfield
General Conference
Oklahoma Texas Oil News Hint of Burk Burnett Lease Sale
A. W. Maxwell, once a Fairfield boy, reports his company received word of the Burkburnett lease sale last week at 33 000 per acre. The North American holds 21 000 acres across Burkburnett Ranger fields and in Kansas and Oklahoma with three refineries. Investors are urged to investigate, with Maxwell at Ray Maxwell's store outlining potential oil wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Maxwell
Fairfield Bboy
Oklahoma-Texas Kansas
Burkburnett Field
Mr. Maxwell
North American
Burkburnett and
Ranger
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Maxwell
Ray Maxwell
Public Sale Notice at North Court Street Auction
Leaving the city we will sell at auction on Saturday May 177 at 2 30 p m on North Court St opposite the Iowa State Savings Bank items listed include dining table and chairs kitchen cupboard combination bookcase high oven range gas range sewing machine lawn mower several rugs stair carpet window shades and other articles too numerous to mention 263 16 wt Alleder Auk Fred Wilson
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North Court St
Iowa State Savings Bank
B. Alleder
Auet
Fred Wilson
Philathea class Food Sale at McClaren Logsden Meat Market
The Philathea class of the Methodist church will hold a food sale on Saturday May 17 at McClaren Logsden meat market on the north side of the square. Come and buy good home made cooking. 1. 257-14,16.
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Methodist Church
McClaren & Logs den
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Oxfords
OCAL
William Neibert
O. F. Nixon
Elinor Repass
Walter Harris
Columbus Junction
William Barnett
Centerville
Barnett
John Ketcham
City
W. H. Parker
Canton
Illinois
W. H. Bedell
South Main St
Dr. C
Bishop
Paul Bishop
V. S. Samuelson
New London
P. G. Fasten
Clair Robinson
Jefferson County Hospital
Old Soldiers’ Park
Rainbow Boys
College News
W. R. Keesey
John T. Davies
Funeral Directo
Free Methodist
Oklahoma - Texas Oil News
America
Ene
EOD P.M
Hayes
South Depot Street
F. W. Lundquist
T. B. Allender
H. G. Postel
Frank D. Kerrick
Troune
A. V. Frazey
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