Whitmores celebrate golden wedding anniversary in Bonaparte
Bonaparte Iowa November 14 Mr and Mrs H A Whitmore marked their golden wedding anniversary on November 12 1918 at the home farm a mile north of town They married November 12 1868 at the same place Their family from Fairfield Bonaparte and Chicago joined in the celebration with grandchildren and relatives present including A E F serviceman Rosco Whitmore in France Also noted is the marriage of Miss Anna LaRue Frakes to Howard C Liggitt at the Christian parsonage with few relatives attending and plans to farm near Fairfield.
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Bonaparte
Iowa
H. A. Whitmore
Hazard A. Whitmore
Lydia Leavitt
Whitmore
Jefferson County
Home Farm
New Hampshire
G. E. Whitmore
B. A. Whitmore
Fairfield
Herbert L. Whitmore
Anna LaRue Frakes
Howard C. Liggitt
Christian Parsonage
R. H. Polly
Mrs. Liggitt
Mt Pleasant paper office daubed in yellow paint
Mt. Pleasant In., Nov. 13 Editor Kris H. Rogers found the Mt. Pleasant News front torn with yellow paint in a quiet night act. No suspects named though students from Iowa Wesleyan College’s military training section are suspected after an editorial criticizing college military activities drew resentment from staff and citizens alike.
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Mt. Pleasant In
Kris H. Rogers
The
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Community Bible Class To Resume Friday
The Community Bible Class, halted by quarantine, will resume Friday evening at the Baptist church. The group has grown beyond one hundred members, and plans to name Matthew chapters praised as The Gospel of Democracy. Prof. Vartanian will present Christ as the champion of democracy with special music planned.
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Baptist Church
Vartanian
Christ
Local draft board halts over thirty six age questionnaires
The exemption board announced no more questionnaires will be sent to men over 36 who registered on September 12. Those who already received them were told to return filled or unfilled, while eighteen year olds must also fill out and return. Six new metal filing cases arrived, badly bent since the board began its work.
Wesleyan Parsons to Visit Iowa Wesleyan Friday
Parsons College football fans travel with the student body to Iowa Wesleyan for a Friday game. Special coaches will provide ample seating as the team seeks a strong season showing after defeats of Carthage and Des Moines Colleges. Coach Cach Day forecasts victory.
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Parsons College
Iowa Wesleyan
Methodists
Carthage
Des Moines
Personal notes and notices from Iowa locals
Mrs George E Lonard and baby return to Iowa City after visiting parents Mr and Mrs A H Summers. Mr and Mrs John F Axelson return from Meadville Missouri after several days with relatives. Yeoman lodge to meet tomorrow evening and members urged to attend. I O O F lodge No 629 to meet tomorrow evening on north side of square. Death reported for Miss Elizabeth Arndt of Pleasant Plain after pneumonia and Spanish flu. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs William Arndt and sister of Hubert Arndt who died at sea on October 15. Another sister Mary ill with flu. Funeral arrangements not yet known.
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George E Lonard
Baby
Iowa City
I. O. O. F. Lodge No
Lodg Rooms
Elizabeth Arndt
Pleasant Plain
William Arndt
Hubert Arndt
France
Mary
Miss Bernie McCampbell Dies in Des Moines
Bernie McCampbell died Wednesday morning at the family home in Des Moines after several days with pneumonia. She was the daughter of Mrs. Ida McCampbell and had moved from Fairfield to Des Moines. Survived by mother, four sisters Helen Mildred Esther Harriett all of Des Moines and brother Charles in France. father died last winter from pneumonia. Funeral Saturday at Muschine. burial in Muscatine cemetery.
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Bernie McCampbell
McCampbell
Des Moines
Ida McCampbell
Firfield
Helen
Mildred
Esther
Harriett
Charles
France
Muschine
Muscatine Cemetery
Mrs. O. M. Cuddy Dies in Hedrick at 26
Mrs. O. M. Cuddy, age about twenty six, died in Hedrick after a several days illness with Spanish influenza. H e r husband, a Hedrick bank cashier, is a nephew of M. H. Cuddy of this city. Arrangements for the funeral have been made.
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M. H. Cuddy
O. M. Cuddy
Hedrick
Hedrick Bank
Local Boy Cited for Bravery on Battle Field in France
Oran C. McMurray, son of Mr and Mrs Frank McMurray, received a commendation from the Adj General’s office of the 42nd U S Army Division in France for bravery as a stretcher bearer near Flirey on September 12 1918. The note from Captain James E Thomas commends his gallant conduct despite machine gun fire and honors his action as exemplary. The crew has sailed to Sioux City. Deluge cashed there by illness of his daughter Clarice.
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Oran C. McMurray
Frank McMurray
Adj. General’s Office
U. S. Army
France
Flirey
Adj
168Th Infantry
James E. Thomas
168Th Inf
Sioux City
Daughier Clarice
Card of Thanks for Mrs Le Noble
I thank all friends for their kindness during the illness and death of my sister Mrs Le Noble. Signed Mrs Nina Berquist.
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Mrs. le
Red Blooded Men Win Out In Life and Health Claim
An old advertisement extols red blooded men and women as leaders in life, praising iron and phosphates. It promotes Phosphated Tron capsules as a cure for weak blood and nerves, claiming strength, color, appetite, and mood benefits, with Gaumer Bros and leading druggists selling capsules only.
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Iran
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John F. Axelson
Meadville, Mo
Yeoman Lodge
CG. F. Perzina
Stubbs
Nina Berquist
Gaumer Bros
Wilsons Art Store
Roy D. Erickson
South B Street
Orpheum Cremona Pipe Organ
Jesse L. Lasky
Sessue Hayakawa
J. Stewart Blackton
Formu
Brassieres
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W. B. Reduso
Weingarten Buros., Inc
New York
Chicago
America
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