Local notes from Emerson and neighboring towns
August Sien of Atlantic visited. Mrs. Fred McArthur of Oakland and many locals host relatives. A baby girl Janice Virginia born to Ira Hayes and wife on August 7. Cloma born to Ephraim Edie on August 4. Various trips, visits, and family news across Glenwood, Cromwell, Corning, Shenandoah, and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Sien
Atlantic
Fred McArthur
Oakland
Janice Virginia
Ira Hayes
Ephraim Edie
Cloma
John W. Crawford
Broadview
Mont
Carrie Luther
Corning
Ross Whisler
Dana Kline
Pleasantdale
Neb
Arthur Merrill
County officials listed for 29 years ago
The record names county officials including Auditor BE Brown Clerk of Courts J Ebaugh County Attorney LT Gengun Treasurer George S Wilson Recorder CM Sharpe Sheriff WC Delashmutt Superintendent G I Kelley Surveyor Seth DePa Coroner Dr HH Bellwoods, detailing the historic lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. B. Brown
J. Ebaugh
L. T. Genung
George S. Wilson
C. M. Sharpe
W. c. Delashmutt
G. I. Kelley
Seth Depa
H. H. Bellwoods
Southwestern Iowa to gain state park and new developments
A state committee recommended incorporating Manawa into the state park system with a $10,000 annual lake program for dredging and hatcheries. A tourist park will line the water’s south shore opposite Manawa Park Country Club. Water levels to be stabilized by dams and locks. Council Bluffs will add Federal Chemical, a stock remedy firm, as its sixth hog-raising era business. The Rotary Club picnic at the Iowa School for the Deaf drew Red Oak Atlantic and Omaha clubs. Red Oak captured the three inning baseball championship. The west end high school battle in Council Bluffs escalated as the school board sued H E Wickham and two banks for $100,000 over failed plans to secure funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Manawa
Manawa Park Country Club
Council Bluffs
Federal
Council Bluffs Rotary Club
Iowa School For the Deaf
Red Oak
Atlantic
Omaha
West End
HE. A. Wickham
First National
Tall Buildings and Wind Currents Observation
The piece explains how city wind patterns form around tall buildings and narrow streets. It describes hot air rising, street corridors accelerating wind, and small whirlwinds at corners, urging readers to study airflow while securing their hats in windy areas.
Lenox Free Delivery Noted As Small Town Convenience
News Notes of Iowa highlights Lenox in Taylor county as a tiny town with free mail delivery, a status sparked by a village delivery experiment pushed by former congressman Peter Hepburn. The piece also surveys local topics from immigration deportations to vocational education progress, civic dances during Camp Dodge days, and various regional curiosities and histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Taylor County
United States
Post Office Department
Peter Hepburn
Bedford
Hastings visitors and local health notes in Wesley Chapel
Mrs Louise Quimby of Hastings visits daughter Mrs G Wil son in Wesley Chapel. John Bentley family of Neola visits Ira Turner home. Walden Sowers recovering from typhoid fever though improved. Mr and Mrs Williams and son Clarence of South Omaha visited here last week. Mrs Hufstader traveled from Albia to see ill husband Rev Hufstader. Mrs Russell Blunt and mother returned from Rochester Minnesota after Mayo brothers consultation. Charles Danley slowly recovering after hay derrick accident. Violet Cora born August 2 to Mrs Cliff Stephens. newborn doing well now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walden Sowers
Cliff Stephens
Violet Cora
J. G. Loving
A. J. Harbor
Potters Lake
Earl Saar
Camton
W. R. Cooner
Glenwood
Joe Edmundson
Missouri
Ed Wilkinson
Ned Small
M. B. Church
Ethel Coppock
Woodbine
Charles Swaney
Hazel Cain
Eris
Penn
Ralph Vinet
Margaret of Kiott
Phillips
W. $. Cooper
Mondamin
Carson
Mesdames Fickel
Blunt
M. C. Harover
Iowa State Fair Sets Record Attendance Expected
State Board of Agriculture forecasts the Iowa State Fair will be the most successful and heavily attended in history with advance sales strong across departments. Swine pavilion sold out, cattle barn new at 200000, and 1600 stalls nearly full. Over 7500 in premiums for the boys and girls department and a robust slate of amusements and military exhibits planned for August 26 to September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
Iowa
al Wilson
Ruth Law
Dardanelles
Tom Mix in The Speed Maniac at Box Theatre
Tom Mix the dynamic William Fox hero appears next Tuesday and Wednesday in The Speed Maniac. The photoplay promises nerve and muscle stunts on a golden thread of romance, with a western setting and Mix’s characteristic humor and charm. A highlight is the wrecking of Mixs auto in a dramatic track race praised for realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mix
William Fox
Box
Mikes
Mix
Rumors in Glenwood Spark Wedding Beefeat Denial
George dismisses gossip started by Clarence Miller and Dick Hamilton after a Saturday sighting of his shaved face on Glenwood streets. He names Dame Rumor’s cohorts and rejects claims of a wedding. A separate rumour about two citizens marrying lacks support from the marriage record. Advertising is presented as a truthful public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Clarence Miller
Dick Hamilton
George Washington Curtis
Glenwood
Dame
Local notes from Red Oak and nearby towns
A long list of personal visits and travel notes from Red Oak and surrounding areas reports residents returning from trips to Omaha Rochester Detroit and Long Pine along with visits by relatives and friends. Members of churches and local societies held services and meetings while several individuals left for Missouri Illinois Iowa and Penn towns.
Kernes Seek Legal Separation in Cruelty Case
Millie Kernes files for legal separation from Elijah Kernes on cruelty and non support. Married in March 1913 at Rockport Missouri they have three children. Defendant owns forty shares stock and alimony may be sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Kernes
Elijah Kernes
Rockport
Bea
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Emerson
Bert Combs
Nebraska
Colorado
Cora Pond
Des Moines
H. F. Oglevie
Ella Honeyman
Colorado Springs
Evelyn and
Corena Berard
Fred Chapman
Cromwell
Iizzie Touts
Fern
Chanute
Kan
Tout
C. B. Lakin
Russell Rulon
Shenandoah
C. W. Hatfield
J. W. Cox
Sutherland
Ivan. Sturgeon
Kansas
Sarah McGrew
GC. E. Cutler
Elsie
Magnolia
Rev. Doyle
H. L. Whipple
Sisquac
Whipple
Fred
R. A. Whipple
Molt
R. M. Shipman
Myron
Mae Shipman
Barrett
Channing McFadon
Mitchell
Aurora
Sam Davie
Beryle
Vera
Calgary
Canada
Bert Davis
Beaver City
Denver
Colo
Omaha Sunday Bee
C. H. Rollins
Peggy
Marion L. Evans, Sr
Decarra
Marion
M. L
F. F. Deltchler
John Dyson
J. B. Fickel
the Tribune
Heinsheimer
Cc. P. King
M. H. Byers
James Carter
George McMillan
Silver City
Frank Donelan
C. L. Anderson
EK. Bradford
Henry Clay
The
Tribune
Company CG
Vine Street
Malvern
Glenwood Corner
Court Houses Park
News Notes
Polke County
Belmont
Chihuahua
Mexico
James T. Nash
United States Immigration
St. Louis
Smith-Hughes
State Board of Vocational Training
Camp Lewis
Washington State
Camp Dodge
Community Service League
France
Signal Corps
Kyrbe
Hendrickson
Flrst
Iowa Infantry
Supreme Court
Robert Caswell
Marion County
Knoxville
Anamosa
Dugan
William Winters
Kossuth County
Minnesota Line
Germania
Titania
Winters
Hardin County
Union
Linn Trimble
Hfe
Board of Parole
Mississippi
Diamond Mateh Co
Peoria
Luther
Boone County
Newton Long
A. R. Gaton
Match Company
Eastern Furniture
Buck Creek Woods
Monroe
Jasper County
Carl H. Otis
Wesley Chapel
Mrs. Louise Quimby of
Hastings
Mrs. G. ©. Wilson
John Bentley
Neola
Ira Turner
Iowa State Fair
Ruimor
Marjorié Cain
Carson Plumb
Wyoming
Walfson
Wilburn Houser
Miss Hope Swaney
Martin Saar
Long Pine
Jasper Danford
Holton
R. L. Southo
N. G. Cook
John Cunningham
Rochester
Minn
George Wilson
Detroit
Mich
Gladys Rose of
D. W. Jones
Grant
Heart Harbor
Elsia Wilkinson
Plattsburg
Juanita Evana
Susan Saar
Foreign Missionary Society
Charles Amick
James Houser
Amanda Bell
Roy Viner
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