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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
5
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Bert Bishop of Marshall Wyoming on May 27 The child has been named Juanita Mrs Bishop will be remembered as Frances Farquhar a sister of Miss Judith Farquhar
Fred Durham returns from Peoria and St. Frank McCulloch visits home folks. O E S Auxiliary meets June 12 at Red Cross rooms. Eva Miller goes to Afton to work in the telephone office. Averil Moore and Hallie Hart briefly travel to Des Moines. Carl Mozer and Wendall Greenlee to Des Moines to join the navy. Derby visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Young. Mrs. Stanfield of Denver visiting the Briles family. Mrs. Holly Garton visiting her brother in Texas. Mrs. Ben Hughes returns from Rochester after an operation. Gardner family back from Clarion after a month visit. Millinery sale offers big reductions on spring and summer hats. Chappaqua Lodge 1211 O B F observes Memorial services June 9 at 2:30 pm with Miana Lodge 146. All Odd Fellows and families invited. Adda Sherburne at the Fair store with trimmed hats. J F Ault plans a two week visit in Kansas and Oklahoma. Thelma Franklin to Centerville for tonsil surgery with father Geo W. Franklin accompanying. George E. Parkin of Chariton attends the band concert and visits friends. Parkin seeks re election as Lucas county auditor. B E Burghing reports M G Owen will buy mules, Owen bought 700 here last year. Army casualty list notes Elbert Stone of Ida Grove died of wounds. former Cambria resident, age ~24. Leather photo case for soldiers taken from Young’s gallery. case returned, no comments. Mayo Evans now at Camp Meigs Washington DC, relocating from Jefferson Barracks. expects foreign service in weeks. address provided.
The C R Poland home in Clay township has been remodeled and modernized with a 16 by 20 foot addition including a basement, bathroom, and porch. George Miller, contractor, will complete the work today.
Wayne County must supply one man to Camp Dodge in the five day window starting June 24 under a 3006 man call. The current class 1 quota for this county for the third draft stands at thirty one men.
A Mothers Day letter from Sergeant Paul A. Yates of Company D 168th Infantry now in France was received this week by Mrs. J. L. Yates. The letter will be published in the New Era next week.
Mrs Joseph Bridges aged eighty died Friday night at her Cambria home after a period of illness. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev Orr Campbell.
J. A. Price has purchased the Fenton stock of general merchandise and will close out the stock. The sale opens Saturday with an announcement on the back page drawing attention to the event.
Lightning struck Ira Shriver’s house Tuesday evening last week causing roof and side damage and burning out electric lamps. No injuries reported. Local fire units investigated the scene and ensured utilities were secured. Shriver family reports minor interior damage and plans repairs.
The article traces a bushel of Canadian wheat shipped under War Trade Board approval to France and a Missouri wheat batch diverted to Atlanta then New York, illustrating Food Administration licensing, fair pricing, and market discipline. It notes shifts in producer profits, jobber licensing, and how government control reduced speculation while boosting flour production and farm earnings.
The report cites total Grain Corporation purchases through February 1 at 97,276,135 bushels since inception, with monthly breakdowns from September to January. Exports in July and August matched 1916, while September to November exports rose 50 percent versus a year ago, indicating fulfillment of allied obligations and restoration of flour reserves. A New York jobber gained 50 cents per barrel, with downstream retail effects and price reporting by federal administration machinery.
Thursday episode of The House of Hate grows more mysterious as the program includes The Making of a Man of War and a Pathe News reel. Saturday features Harry Carey in The Secret Man with Elizabeth Jones. A Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Tuesday with The Sith. New start time is nine o clock nightly.
Thirty-two Humeston boys joined the national council of the Boy Scouts of America. Certificates arrived Monday. Scout master is W. H. Windsor with Carl Collins as assistant. The Scouts plan a drill on July Fourth.
Advertisement notes an eczema cure promising clear skin by reducing pimples and blackheads. Claims the product leaves skin smooth and is pleasant to use. A trial is offered with pricing 50c and 31.90 at Farr's drug store.
Pride a Percheron stallion will stand at my farm six miles south of Humeston and ten miles west of Corydon for 1918. Recorded number 108469 state certificate 9834, foaled May 25 1914, bred by Ed Miller Stanford Illinois. Dark steel gray with strong bone and action, about 1900 pounds. Insurance terms fifteen dollars to insure a colt, to stand and suck. Mare and foal stand good for service fee. Call B S Owen at the farm, at the barn morning and evening.
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