Faxon to Speak Friday Night at Local Clubs
Ralph Faxon, secretary of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, will speak Friday night at the Club room event hosted by the Community Club and Civic Improvement Club. Also on program are talks by Holly Garton and Daryl Gardner, solos by Mrs. Ralph W. Gardner and Bernice Fehnee, with orchestral music intervals. The talk topic is not stated. Admission is free.
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Community Club
Civic Improvement Club
Ralph Faxon
Chamber of Commerce of
Des Moines
Faxon
Garden City
Kansas
Telegram
Wichita
Legion Post
Ralph W. Gardner
Bernice Fehnee
Garden Grove Consolidation Vote Tied
The Garden Grove district favored consolidation 70 to 20 but rural districts tied 42 for and 42 against. Since both town and rural must vote yes, the measure was defeated. It will be submitted again with possible territorial changes including the McAllister district.
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Garden Grove
Leon Reporter
McAllister
Centerville Considers Forest Paper Mill Proposal
Centerville may host a new $200000 paper mill proposed by F G Crane of Fort Madison to process 100 tons of local old paper monthly and 9 tons of waste daily. The plant would need 250 feet of site and 150,060 gallons daily water, with operation slated in four months if machinery is secured. Crane, a former war era paper mill manager, seeks city land and affordable water access. Tama and Fort Madison host the state’s other mills.
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le Centerville Association of Commerce
F. G. Crane
Fort Madigan
Crane
Tama
Fort Madison
Graham Paper Co
St. Laws
Christ
Iook
Family Strawberry Feast at Northeast Town Home
A Strawberry Feast hosted at a home northeast of town featured A Strawberry Feast er and Mrs. M I Stripe entertaining their children and grandchildren with a large dishpan of berries and cake. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs Le W Snooks, six children, Mr. and Mrs Fred Woollis and three children, Mr. and Mrs Chas Burley and children, Mr. and Mrs Carl Stripe and three children, Mr. and Mrs Oo Yiart and three children, Mr. and Mrs E L Fortune and baby, Mr. and Mrs Herbert Snyder, and Mrs J8 Young who returned from Redfield with an injured knee. Mrs Ruth Harbour and Wesley, a Town City student, accompanied them home.
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M. I. Stripe
Carl Stripe
Oo Yiart
E. L. Fortune
Jierbert Snyder
Young
Redfield
Ruth Harbour
Wesley
Town City
Four Iowa governor candidates file expense accounts
The four Republican hopefuls report spending with J F Deems of Burlington at 97,625 finishing third, Lt. Gov. H E Moore led with about 10,000, N B Kendall of Albia spent 279231 and placed second, and H M Hayner spent 16,159.67 as the lowest. Deems and Hayner used all personal funds while Moore had 35,000 in contributions and Kendall 1,025.
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Iowa
J. F. Deems
Burlington
HE. R. Moore
N. BE. Kendall
Albia
H. M. Hayner
Deems
Hayner
Moore
Kendall
Civic Club Sees Growing Membership and Gifts
The Women's Civic Club met at Congregational church with President Mrs. Clara McKinley presiding. Membership stands at 135 with more names to be enrolled. A $10 gift from Mrs. Riggle and daughter Lula of National City, California, supported two long distance memberships and funds for club expenses. A committee was formed to buy a library rest room memorial item. Who will be next to donate or join to honor old Humeston memory.
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Congregational Church
Clara McKinley
Riggle
Lula
National City
Calif
Lena
Humeston
Seymour Population Decline Highlights 1910 to 1920 Census
Census figures released in Washington show Seymour in the county's southeast dropping over 239 percent since 1910. The 1920 count is 1,746, about 500 below the prior census, with coal mine closures blamed. Corydon rises to 1,868, Humeston expected around 1,208, up from 1915 figures.
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Seymour
Washington
Corydon
Humeston
Happy Hour Club Elects Officers and Welcomes New Members
The Happy Hour Club met at Miss Laura Gassett’s home for the first meeting of the new year. Officers were elected with Mrs. Bert McCulloch as president, Mrs. Carlton as vice president, and Mrs. Henry Middlebrook as journalist. Five new members joined, a club calendar was planned, and a two course lunch was served.
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Happy Hour
Laura Gassett
Whis Gassett
Clyde Latimer
Bert McCulloch
C. & Carlton
Henry Middlebrook
E. B. McConnell
Ben Grimm
Decatur County Prepares For Big Fall Fair
Decatur County Journal reports construction at the Decatur County fair grounds north of Leon. Carpenters will rush work on buildings once material arrives. Metal gates and sign reading Decatur County Fair Association have arrived. Steel fence posts are on site. The fair will join a circuit with Bethany Corydon Shenandoah and others in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. Attractions and horses will travel the circuit. County residents urged to boost for the big event this fall.
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Decatur County Journal
Decatur County Fair Grounds
Leon
Fair Grounds
Decatur County Fair Association
Decatur County
Bethany
Corydon
Shenandoah
Iowa
Missouri
How to Kill a Preacher and Local News Snippet
An article fragment discusses criticizing a preacher and urges respect for his workload and calling. The text shifts to local updates noting the Advance, Dunnegan and Bridges sewer trenching work near the north disposal plant and a few social visits, including C. W. Hills and granddaughter Gladys Smith returning from Murray and Mrs Maggie Martley traveling to Centerville for the summer school with her daughter.
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Maggie Martley
Centerville
Eveld Day Set for September 21 at Hume s ton
The fifty first annual Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society meeting is scheduled for September 21 in Humeston with events across Monday to Wednesday. Community Club noted visitors from Ames Albia Chariton and Corydon prepared to vote on an auto trip for attendees. A Doze sedan rear wheel incident near Deadman s Crossing caused no injuries beyond shock and minor bruises, and the party continued to Chariton after repairs.
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Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society
Humeston
Herrick
Ames
W. T. Richey
Albia
Merman McCullough
Chariton
Q P. McKelvy
Corydon
Carl Tallman
J. E. Doze
C. C. Miller
Hedrick
Deadman’s Crossing
Tor Chariton
Women Repair Roads Unity Effort Sparks Local Action
In Wayne County last week women from Clo rushed to fix main road damage east of Cho after officials failed to maintain the roads for seven to eight months. Mesdames Ray Shriver Asa Krouch Jack Shriver H M Lewis Sanford Jones C R Shriver L A Johnson Jas Browning and Misses Hazel Lewis Ruth Shriver Marie Ewing Ruth Johnson joined the effort organizing to continue repairs until the worst holes are improved.
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Clic
Wayne County Democrat
Cho
Clo
Mesdames Ray Shriver
Asa Krouch
Jack Shriver
H. M. Lewis
Sanford Jones
C. R. Shriver
L A Johnson
Jas Browing
Hazel Lewis
Ruth Shriver
Marie Ewing
Ruth Johnson
Enid Letter Describes Wheat Harvest and Local Film
Walker writes from Enid about sending a New Era to Commerce Building, praising bumper wheat crops and the state’s crop prospects. He notes harvest in full swing and compares fields to a loaf of bread. Princess screens Zane Grey tale and Mormon incident film next Saturday. Humeston visitor 8 D Sutton from Cambria.
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John BR. Walker
Commerce
Enid
Oklo
Community Club Open House Seeks Book Donations
An Open House by the Community Club and Woman's Civics Club invites all to the new Library and Rest Room next Friday evening featuring a Des Moines speaker, orchestra, and vocal music. Attendees are urged to bring a book for the library and donate furniture for the Rest Room, with items delivered beforehand or via members.
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Community Club
Woman's Civics Club
Des Moines
Iowa Fishing Rules Open May Fifteenth With Strict Limits
Iowa fishing laws opened May fifteenth specify two lines with one hook each, trot lines across half a stream not obstructing passage, minnows only seined up to five yards, three eighths inch mesh, and throwbacks for young game fish. Size limits set ten inches for bass and catfish, twelve for pike and pickerel, eight for crappie. daily limit forty game fish with no more than twenty bass, pike or pickerel. Local notices list residents visiting relatives and traveling to state events, with cooler June weather noted.
Acheson and Greenlee Wed in Corydon Ceremony
Ray Acheson of Allerton and Vina Greenlee of Corydon were married Wednesday evening June 16 1920 at the brides parents home in Corydon by Rev Le o Wilkerson Unity Baptist church. Relatives attended and a luncheon followed. Many gifts were given and the couple plan to live near Allerton with friends sending best wishes.
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Ray Acheson
Allerton
Vina Greenlee
Corydon
Leo Wilkerson
Unity Baptist Church
Storm fires claim cattle shed and barn blaze in Hi Honnoid area
A storm yesterday afternoon destroyed a cattle shed and a small barn at the Hi T Honnoid home. Four young hogs were killed, a cub of corn was saved by a heavy ram. Mrs. Arthur Williams notes 12 years since they left Grenola Kansas and remarks on daily rain, spoiled alfalfa first crop, oats and wheat fit to cut, and nearby oil wells.
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Hi. T. Honnoid
Arthur Williams
Grenola
Kansas
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Morris
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Gladys Smith
Murray
the Purple Lave
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Garden Cove
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Osceola
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F. L. McCreary
Creston
McCreary
Cedar Falls
Tiomer S Cummings
Davenport
Russell Sternsdorf
H. P. Barr
W. R. Richard
Mickly
Mickie
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