Candidates Out With Petitions Signatures Piling Up
Candidates for state offices circulate petitions and collect many signatures. Governors hopefuls include Havner Moore Deems Kendall. for lieutenant governor Ham jaill and Moore. attorney general Lygn and Evans. treasurer Ramsay He Hoyt. auditor Gose Alber McLeland Haynes. railroad commissioners Waud Bradley. Local counties report no petitions yet though activity rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. ‘Havner
Centerville
Guthrie Center
Charles W. Ly- Gn
Mason City
W.s S. Waud
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. Bradley
Wapello
168Th “Regiment
Haynes
Not-a-bae Ball Club From the Osceola Sentinel
After a win at Leon the Osceola Business Men's basketball squad kept a smoke free postgame lunch in Liart city. The eight players do not use tobacco, a surprising note for the era. If they beat Ottumwa next Saturday in Osceola they clinch the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Sentinel
Leon
Osceola
Liat City
Jweed
Ottumwa
Eight Subscribers in One Family Reported by Paper
L R Garton requested a Columbus Montana address change with J T Davis and Harold Mosier as part of a group of eight in the Garton family subscribing the New Era. At a Miana Rebekah Lodge meeting Frank McCreary and wife were initiated and a ten member committee served a five course supper to about thirty attendees. E B McConnell and wife attended Des Moines events and heard Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis speak on espionage law and Pan Motor Co. cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Garton
Columbus
Montana
J. T. Davis
Harold Mosier
Miana Rebekah Lodge
Frank McCreary
E. B. McConnell
Des Moines
Iowa
Greater
Surprise 13th Birthday Party for Maxine Curie
A group of Maxine Curie’s friends hosted a surprise party at her home on Friday night to celebrate her thirteenth birthday with candy making and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Curie
Helt Family Obituaries Reach Across States
Obituary notices detail the deaths of B A T Helt of Humeston Iowa and James Leander Blanchard and wife of Byron Oklahoma. The Blanchards died within days of each other after long church work at Byron guiding Sunday School. Surviving relatives include B A Helt and sisters in Humeston and Lean Iowa. Funeral services were held in Amorita Oklahoma and Lewisburg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina C. Heltna
Towa
Lois
Ang. Resom
Humeston
Unity Baptist Church
Wayne
Iowa
Christian Church
Byron
Ohio
Amorita
Oklahoma
Newby
James Leander Blanchard
Wayne County
Okla
Amy
Blanchard
Wiles A
Mabel V. Gaume
Thomas Guine
L. Jordan
Lean
Five Sundays in February and marriage license notice
The February month this year starts and ends on Sunday making Sundays total five, a rare occurrence only once every twenty eight years. The Chariton papers announce a marriage license issued to John B. Cherry age 26 of Wayne county and Mayo Kline age 16 of Cedar township.
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Chariton
John BE. Cherry
Wayne County
Mayo Kline
Cedar Township
Hasbrouck Widow Dies in Ames After Short Illness
Mrs. Ivan C. Hasbrouck aged in Ames after a three week illness from quinsy and bronchial pneumonia. Funeral private at 2:30 p.m. at home with Dr. H. K. Hawley presiding. Burial in state at the home tomorrow. She leaves husband two sons and parents George and Margaret Clark of Milan Illinois plus two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Daily Tribune
Ivan C. Hasbrouck
Burnett Avenue
H. K. Hawley
First Congregational Church
F Ames Society
Myrtle Adaline Clark
George ‘L. Clark
Humeston
Wayne County
Iowa
Ames National Bank
Wayne
George K. Clark
Milan
Illineis
Clifford A. Clark
Boston
Mass
Wilam J. Clark
Jacksonville
Florida
Hasbrouck
Ames
Ivan Q
J.J. Hasbrouck
Levi J
Sheila Armstrong
Beatta Henry
Chariton
Henry Hasbrouck
Flint
Michigan
New York State
Births in Wayne County Iowa January 1920
The record lists seven births in Wayne County for January 1920 reported by Geo. W. Cox Clerk of the District Court. Names span unions including Union Washington Clay Benton Walnut Jackson Warren Grand River and the Beavers sale follows with stock and farm implements auctions at Humeston and other assorted household items.
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Wayne County
Iowa
Geo. W. Cox
Union Township
Pearl Annis
Washington
Fern Mark Hawkins
William Wesley Smith
Richman
Doris Marga ‘Benson
Guindolyn Mudgett
Marie Winifred Spensler
Clay
Rodney Himer
Sikinner
Violinist Ole Theobaldi To Perform At Lyceum Bureau
Do You Know Ole Theobaldi the famed violinist will appear next Monday night under the Lyceum Bureau. Mrs Theobaldi a native of Alsace Lorraine accompanies him and Helen Keller is the announced pianist. The concert will be at the Christian church.
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Lyceum Bureau
Theobaldi
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Helen Keller
Christian Church
Public Sale Postponed Indefinitely by Illness
Carl Bene set a public sale for Friday the 1th but remains ill with influenza causing an indefinite postponement. The article notes the illness has no link to superstition and promises a sale update when he recovers.
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Carl Bene
Death of Minnie Isabel Ferrel and mother Minnie Charlotte Ferrel
Minnie Charlotte Ferrel born Omaha February 14 1890 died February 1 1920 aged 30 years and 2 months. She leaves husband Samuel Ferrel five children and relatives. Minnie Isabel Ferrel born February 4 1920 died February 4 1920 aged 4 days. Burial note and poem conclude the notice.
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Minnie Charlotte Ferrel
Omaha
Nebraska
Douglas County
Samuel Ferrel
Ferrel
Lord
Samuel Ferrer
Hart
Loyal
Olin
Ronald
Dorothy
Darling Baby
Wayne County Declamatory Contest Set for Promise City
The Wayne County High School Declamatory Contest will be held at Promise City on the 27th with seven high schools entered. Each school will be represented by two contestants and medals will be awarded in each class. Mr and Mrs J M Scovel were business visitors in Des Moines this week.
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Wayne County
Promise City
Wameston
Corydon
Seymour
Allerton
Millerton
Lineville
J. M. Scovel
Des Moines
Death notices from Humeston area and Bes Maines rally News
Glenys Mandell Vaughn daughter of Otto and Mrs Vaughn died February 6 1920 at age 2 years 11 months after four months of illness. Funeral held at home with Rev J S Young. interment Humeston cemetery. Also notes Hattie May Bancroft nee Brown who died in Colorado Springs age 28 wife of Major George Bancroft formerly of Humeston. Daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Brown of Colorado Springs, pneumonia cited. memories of Humeston connections via Uncle George Richter.
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Little
Otto Vaughn
St A. M
J. S. Young
Humeston Cemetery
Glenys Mandell Vaughn
Kingdom of Heaven
Hattie Brown Bancroft
George Bancroft
Colorado Springs
Col. Fen
H. H. Grown
Des Moines
Henry D
Tulsa
Okla
Ralph
Berkeley
Gal
Bancroft
George Richter
E. Fetrersont
Hattie May Brown, Bancroft
Humeston
Alvi Llameston
Ti. H. Frown
Union Depot
Influenza Claims Four From Roedell Family
The Roedell family, long residents of Clay township and once at the Henry Brewer farm, died by influenza within four days. Father Albert Roedell and two children are dead, two other children are in critical condition at Lee Summit, Missouri, near Kansas City where the family had lived for two years. Mrs. Roedell was the Brewer daughter.
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Ajother
Albert Roedell
Mr. Roedell
Clay Township
Henry Brewer
State Road
Cambria
Lee Sumnit
Kuaneas City
Membe
Roedell
Mrs. Dr. Gerdes Dead at Chiense
H J Gerdes a former Ham leston resident died last Saturday in Chicago at his mother's passing. We will publish a full obituary later.
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Dr. Gerdes
Chiense
H. J. Gerdes
la Chicago
Hamleston
Greater Clarinda club aims for 1000 members joins diverse townsfolk
The Greater Clarinda Commercial Club pursues rapid growth from 146 to 1000 members by year end. It plans expanded quarters and social facilities through the Royal Order of Tada Clur, and seeks broad farmer inclusion while members recruit without outside assistance.
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Greater
Royal Order of Tada Clur
Standard Chamber of Commerce
Yeady
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Not-a-bae Ball Club
Helt
B.A. Helt
B. A.T
Monta
Acci
van Buren County
Nellie Helt Blanchard
Rover
Jopyright
ARS. L
Bert McCulloch
Sam Richman
ACE. Richman
Isabel Alaude
Geo. Smith
Bishop Farm
Rhoda Stott
Mercer
A. H. Palmer
Walnut and
Roy Bott
A. WH. Palmers
Smyers
Ole Theobaldi
Minale
Isabel
Darling Minnie
Bos
Glenys Handele
Vaughn
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