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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
4
Rev. Charles C. Meek will preach the next two Sabbaths at the church. An Adult Bible Class social and business meeting is Friday night at the home of Rev. and Mrs. B. T. Bay.
Illus trated sermons began to address life’s problems and gospel solutions with Chicago as a gateway focus yet were halted when Rev Ian Net died and church services were postponed. A replacement schedule promised Sunday evenings on world unrest and industrial themes with a music program of seventeen stained glass panels titled Tram Greenian and a sermon to follow.
Edward Dix and Werner Ameson were injured when their Ford struck a calf on a hill east of town. The car veered into a water hole, trapping the occupants. Dix suffered minor scrapes, Ameson sustained more serious injuries but was later transported to Maurice for treatment. The calf was in the roadway at the foot of the hill after dark lights failed to reveal it.
A local Le Mars accident left a young pedestrian injured yesterday after a vehicle struck him on the new street. The driver, identified as Muth, reportedly tried to avoid the collision but was not held responsible according to the Mars Sentinel report.
A chaotic item describes a Sunday baseball game between married and single men in a rural area near Vander Hamm Bros, with players pitching one inning each. The event, billed as highly competitive, will be in two pastures near a cemetery, starting at 2 pm with no admission charge.
Officials report an army worm invasion across several counties including Sioux, damaging grain and corn. County agents advise plowing furrows to trap worms and applying poison bran mash mix or kerosene sprays as control measures.
The funeral for Fred Franke Shurday drew relatives and Civil War veterans and soldiers from other wars to pay respects to a fallen Namibers of the G. Peor. Interment followed at a local cemetery. The American Legion plans a meeting at its hall next week and welcomes new members.
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