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Newspaper
Jackson Sentinel
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
1
Local pencings recount social events and visits with Irma Hubbell Mildred Mann and others, along with dinners, luncheons, and church meetings. Items mention Ring finds, travel to Davenport and Johnston, and community reminders from the Rebekah Lodge and ladies groups. Reads like a weekly social column with names, places, and upcoming gatherings.
A bake sale event hosted by Mesdames Blendie Reynolds and Cora Browns Circle of Congregational Church offers angel food, pies, cookies, doughnuts, bread, pressed chicken and fresh eggs at Square Deal Bakery on South Main Street. Saturday January 29 at 1:00 PM. Also notes residents traveling on business and family visits.
The Pastime Theatre played to a full house Wednesday night for a charity showing of Rags benefiting starving European babies, raising 41.00. Patrons enjoyed a good picture and plans to repeat the effort with Buck Jones on Western drama.
A fatal shooting occurs Monday night in Savanna when Phillips Donovan, a man tied to a prior forgery, is killed by three Black men during a hold up at a poker game in a local bank car. A five- Align x was found at the scene amid calls for citywide action on crime.
In a long, punishing bout at the Seventy-First Regiment Armory, champion Lewis survived a fierce challenge from Earl Caddock. The decisive fall came at 1 34 minutes 50 seconds after repeated near submission holds, with Lewis using a head lock to seal the victory amid a crowd of seven thousand. Caddock thrived on grappling holds but could not overcome the champion’s strength.
Miss Florence Meier wed Leonard Wagner at St. Joseph's Bellevue. Rev. Father Bies officiated. Miss Mildred Tyler of Savanna acted as bridesmaid. The couple plans to live in Savanna after the ceremony. Lampe Heinz wedding at St Despeh's united Arion Lampe and bride's cousin Agnes Manderschied served as attendants. The groom is son of C Lampe and plans to live with his mother until March first.
A small ad notes a church guild food sale on Saturday with contact to place sales or rental notices. Miss Velma Edwards received a notable Egyptian powder box gift from Dick Streets, recently in Egypt, with his return expected next months after a long voyage.
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