Hix Reunion Draws Relatives to Oska loosa
Letters from neighboring localities report a well attended Hix reunion in Oska loosa held Sunday with baskets of food and a public dinner at the fair grounds. Attendees from here included several Hix families and relatives visiting from Pasadena Calif., West Branch and Cres ton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hix
Oskaloosa
Fair Grounds
Iowa City
Ida Braden
Cedar Falls
Brden
Burlington
Highl
Leonard
Charles
Lois Reinier
Blanche Cuddy
Myrthe Smith
Wilson Jones
Town City
Hverette
Mrs J F W Meak Returns Home From Visit
Mrs J F W Meak returns to her home in Viroqua Wisconsin after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs R S Jamison She is accompanied by her brother Robert Jamison who will visit her for a spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. FW. Meak
Viroqua
Wis
R. S. Jamison
Robert Jamison
Lewis Found Not Guilty In Ottumwa Shooting Trial
The jury in Ottumwa acquitted Joverett Lewis of the cold blooded shooting of John Wilber, finding him not guilty by insanity. Mrs Parlee McCreery returned from Pekin relatives. Miss Blanche Breen attended Cedar Falls commencement. Mr and Mrs Harry Lynn left Ottumwa for Claremont and California points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joverett Lewis
Ottumwa
John ‘Il
Webber
Lewis
Blanche Breen
Cedar Falls
Harry Lynn
Claremont
California
Local Notices and Social Highlights Midweek
June 4 updates from Mrs Linus Wilson arson warnings and medical calls. Della McVey injures leg in a fall with uncertain fracture, Dr Henry consulted. Des Moines Kinzie Williams visits Fairfield sister Bessie Nelson in poor health. Pekin James Douglas ships hogs to Ottumwa. Meckling Vindy Nelson visits mother Mrs Neson near Brookville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linus Wilson
Della McVey
Henry
Parson
Clarence Linder
Burlington
W. V. Linder
Fairfield
T. M. Linder
Stepp
Jessup
Bladensburg
Wairfield
Kinzie Williams
Des Moines
Bessie Nelson
W. R. McVey
James Douglas
Pekin
Ottumwa
Wm. Kime
Nell Cerney
Vindy Nelson
Meckling
S. Duk
Joseph Neson
W. T. Bradfield
Brookville
Celia Edwards
Harold Brown
Johm Harrison
Pairfield
J. Capps
Pearl
Ottumway
Patricia Mendenhall
Richland
Nlattie Rugges
Highland Center Social Notes from Hedrick to Ottumwa
Mrs Ollie Mefford of Hedrick visited her son Rex Mefford and family. W D Mick and family called on W N Knight. Clifford Pendergraph returned from Town City to Hedrick. A F Bacon of Hayesville visited Stay Doak and Dugene Knight in Hedrick. Andy Shafer mourns father Jacob Shafer in Fairfield. Ottumwa eighth grade graduation drew many locals. Helen Davis and Belva Doak visited. Icel Jones, Ottumwa High grad, visiting sister Faerie Jones. T A Summers and wife visit daughter Mrs George Lentner in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Mefford
Hedrick
Rex Mefford
Morgan
Carris
Keota
W. D. Mick
W. N. Knight
Clifford Pendergraph
Town City
A. F. Bacon
Hayesville
Stay Doak
Dugene Knight
Oskaloolm
Andy Shafer
Fairfield
Jacob Shafer
Ottumwa
Helen Davis
Belva Doak
Misa Icel Jones
Ottumwa High School
Faerie Jones
T. A. Summers
George iLentner
Ottumwa Visitors and Local Calls Reported
June activities include Ottumwa visitors and callers at the home of Mrs. G W Dickens. The paragraph lists Ottumwa shoppers, summer school plans in Ames, and many local visits and social gatherings around Competine and surrounding towns. Notable names include Zeke Me Clare, Blanchard Caseltine, Donald Davis, Otis Eller, Laura Peiffer, and Cecil Grissom.
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Zeke Me‘Clare
Ottumwa
Vonn Scott’s
Garrett
Ames
Sunmmer School
Paul Ray
Ollie
L. A
Nebraska
G. W. Dickens
Davis
Fremont
C. 'C. Bender
Com Jetine
R.N. Creech
Ottawawn
Laura Peiffer
Denver
Colorado
S. Sannoy
Ler Jeugher
Pearl Vannoy
Cecil Grissom
Tedrick
Clara Miefford
Bert Ramey
Florence
Illinois
John Leeke
Knoxville
Larson
Otto Ludwig
WimiPutna
Max Creech
Eldon
Abingdon
Fred Reed
Oskaloosa
May Whitmore
G. ‘W. Dickens
ZL. H. White
N. T. Hawthorne
B. F. Mefford
H. M. Powell
Lawrence Putna
Gladbrook
Wm. Putna
Famous Market To Be Torn Down In Washington
Washington's Center Market on Pennsylvania Avenue, a 52 year landmark, may be demolished to make way for government buildings after January 1, 1920. Jacob West, a 77 year old butcher at stall 145, reflects on its history with Presidents and famous shoppers, noting the market’s transfer to the Department of Agriculture in 1922.
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Washington
Center Market
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Department of Justice
Jacob West
Jacob
Grant
White House
Jardine
Smoot
Borah
Davises
Co. OU
Department of Agriculture
New York Starlet Bound for Filmdom
New York actress Lily Damati, known for modest style, travels toward film fame. She does not drink or smoke and has never had a bobbed hairstyle. She blushed at her first photo with Will Hays and asked that no mention be made of any charms revealed by fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lili Damati
Modest Trench
Will Hays
Itinerary Challenge Berlin to Geneva Hikers Go 1000 Miles
Two Berlin men plan a 1000 mile trek to Geneva to prove it can be done. They hike in formal attire with ball shirts swallow tails and patent leather shoes. They aim to demonstrate endurance and style on a long journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Drust
Geneva
Detroit Mayor Rides Aloft With Nephew Lindbergh
Detroit Mayor takes a flight with his bright young nephew who has shown notable aviation skill. The name is Lindbergh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Lodge
Lindbergh
Credit Body Puts Brake on Crooks
New York reports 208 commercial criminals convicted nationwide and 410 indictments in the last year by the National Association of Credit Men. Since a $1.4 million credit protection fund was created, 444 criminals have been convicted and 1,142 indicted, with 536 awaiting trial. The association says fewer bankruptcy investigations but more convictions, noting assets recovered from concealed estates total $620,000 while prosecutions deter fraud and protect creditors. Convictions breakdown: 118 in the East, 82 in the Midwest, 18 on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Natonal Association of Credit Men
Samuel Aldron, Jr
National Credit Protection Fund
Association
Iirst
Aldron
Credit Protection Department
National Association of Credit Men
Tast
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Cry-Baby Psychology Study Proposed by Neurological Institute
Dr Edwin G Zabriskie outlines a program to study infant psychology focusing on cry babies and links to a $2 000 000 campaign to root out criminality and maladjustment. Researchers will examine body conditions and chemical balance to predict adult adjustment and potential maladjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oggfor
Washington
Edwin G. Zabriskie
Medical Board
The
Neurological Institute
Zabriskie
Ufe
Stylish garters for golfer in Sandwich England
A quirky note from Sandwich England describes a well dressed male golfer who will wear garters with red tassels. It questions what arbiter ele gantiarum go decrees, mentioning Nugent and his friend the prince of Wales in a playful, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich
England
Nugent
Prince of Wales
To Ape Crusoe Memphis Author Plans Island Visit
Richard Halliburton, author, plans to visit Robinson Crusoe's island in a stunt to imitate the famed castaway. He will wear goatskins and travel with a companion on the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Richard Halliburton
Robinson Crusoe
Vriday
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W. J
John Cox
Talian
Sigourney
McConnell
Bank Hall
Paul Sanchez
Royal Neighbors
Iowa
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I. QO. Dirks
Farm Bureau Indies
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Miss Woerderman
J. J. Ries
Mt. Zion
Mt. Alan
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Rev. Light
Velma
Lena Chacey
Raymond Sherdan
Lincoln
Carrie Mae Zepp
America
Myrtle Smith
Blanche Guddy
Rothwell
Churdan
Bert Taylor
Chicago
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Lorene Whitmore
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Puma
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