Forgotten Man Claim And Local Postmaster Booster Plan
Melville Elliott of Liscomb Marshall County alleges he never received a discharge after serving in World War I and seeks back pay via Congressman Thurston. In Stanton a booster club meeting raised questions when the postmaster’s three person committee to aid his reappointment included two rival candidates and a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Eliott
Liscomb
Marshall County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Elliott
America
Omaha
Colorado
France
Front
Thurston
Army
Stanton
Montgomery County
Booster Club
West Chester man car aims to equal famed “wonderful one boss shay”
N. J. DeLong of West Chester in Washington county owns a car that hopes to match the legendary “wonderful one boss shay” which ran well for a century before collapsing. He recalls its glory as the countryside’s pride and notes its peak speed of ten miles per hour on smooth roads.
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N. J. DeLong
West Chester
Washington County
Shay
Mr. DeLong
Odd Iowa Tales of Debt, Gas Frauds and Female Election Reform
A 20 year old debt of 10 cents paid in Red Oak after a Minneapolis claim. A Reinbeck gas scam uses a forged promise from a supposed stranded farmer. Fred Wise shows an antique tooth extractor in Shenandoah. A New Sharon incident features a theatrical young strongman. Livermore youths Theodore and Clayton Jennings become major stock buyers. Clear Lake women run a full female slate for city office reflecting local women’s rights momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Clayton Jennings
Livermore
Humboldt County
Iowa
Clayton
Bode
Dakotas
Rock Rapids Election Set to Be Quiet and Uncontested
The Rock Rapids municipal race in Lyon county is shaping up as uneventful with no candidates yet and no real contest. If no filings occur, voters may have to draft men to fill public offices.
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Rock Rapids
Lyon County
Wyoming Town Election Set With Two Tickets March 26
The town of Wyoming plans a March 26 election with two tickets named. Citizens Mayor candidates include George Ireland and list of councilmen, treasurer, and assessor. People’s Mayor slate features 8. H. Brainard and others. Local piano soloist Althea Goodrick won first place. Maryann Wilker was runner up as district contests prepare in Monticello. Various clubs and community groups held picnics and meetings as residents prepare for regional musical contests and civic projects along Bear creek sidewalk beautification plans.
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Citizen
George Ireland
George Miller
L. B. Madsen
William Wilker
C. H. Hanold
Fred Storm
Emma Alden
W. O. Shaffer
People’s
H. Brainard
Gus von Sprecken
Harry Cook
Charles Marshall
Ernest, Weller
Lyle Jenkins
C. J. Ingwersen
Althea Goodrick
Maryann Wilker
Florence Hale
Anamosa
Betty Jane Levien
Jean Roush
Monticello
Wyoming
Auxiliary
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Legion
Bear Creek
CWA
Progressive Woman's Club
George Barclay
Community Notes from Anamosa and Wyoming Meetings
Local ministers join for a vacation Bible school planning session in Anamosa with Dr Wilker from Michigan, Rev Goodrick attending. Wyoming election yields votes for Dr Stoffel and Gordon Marshall, plus school posts and club activities led by Mrs Goodrick and Mrs Thomson.
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Liam Wilker
Wilker
University of Michigan
G. H. Goodrick
Anamosa
W. P. Nicholas
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Jones County Ministerial Association
W. B. Scarcliff
Industrial Society
M. E
Porter
H. D. Green
Goodrick
M. E. Parsonage
Hawthorne Club
August Thomson
June Thomson
W. B. Scarciff
Wyoming
Marguerite Wilker
Irma Groening
John Petersen
Kitzmiller
Nelson Brownell
Russell Anderson
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
W. G. Rowley
Davenport
M. E. Church
Mary Eleanor Miller
Anne Shelly
Cornell
Manley
Lawrence Goodrick
Rowley
Mount Vernon
A. D. Shoff
Lost Nation
Henry Becker
Henry Shimerda
Oxford Junction
Theodore Becker
Dorcas
G. W. James
M. E. Miller
Pollyanna
William Wilker
Gerald Mader
Elda Brunscheen
Henry Brunscheen
Ministers Meet at Wyoming and Local Social Notes
Onslow Rev and Mrs Provan attended the county ministerial meeting at Wyoming on Monday. Charles Nicholson and R M Nicholson and family visited their daughter Mrs Walter Koon. The Odd Fellows dance featured Stroh Meyer orchestra from Preston last Friday. J R Kennedy returned from Rochester MN and reports Mrs Kennedy improving. Ladies Guild will meet Wednesday at Mrs Henry Koon’s home. Al Babcock spent the weekend here. Mrs Minnie Reid moved her household goods to daughter Mrs Lloyd Preston’s home.
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Gilbert Brown
Clinton
Wyoming
Brown
Lyle Jenkins
Henry Broderson
Lester French
Marvin Nissen
Lee Sherrill
Johnston
Melvin Sievers
Peter Sievers
Bunco
Helen Mohr
Clair Felker
John Heasty
Erma Rohwedder
East
Cora Hayden
Cedar Rapids
Bridge Club
Gordon Marshall
F. L. Harrington
W. N. Morse
Presbyterian Sunday School of Wyoming
W. d. Beckwith
Memorial Hall
Mildred Usher
Lowell Anderson
Ann Sears
Keith Barber
H. W. Behnke
Henrietta McAdams
Lansing
Mich
Clyde White
The
Wyoming Journal
Clyde Jr
Detroit
White
R. D. Mowry
Ruth Esther
Anamosa
al Babcock
Minnie Reid
McMaster House
Lloyd Preston
Local notes on illnesses elections and births in Anamosa
Mercy hospital transfers Iowa City operation for goiter and other patients home from Anamosa for appendicitis and flu. Local election candidates listed with mayoral and council contests. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Paulsen. Claire Fayram reelected as school director. Dr C R Smith elected replacing B L Wherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Orr
Mercy
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
G. Hutton
Chicago
Paul Ernest
Ralph Paulsen
Center Junction
Paul Paulsen
Irene Chatterton
Kentucky
Mary Elizabeth
Francis Orr
W. H. Orr
Maquoketa
Lottie Neelan
G. Hiytton
W. Hicks
K. Kennedy
H. Willson
A. E. Hall
Jessie McMaster
Velma Nielsen
H. Orr
P. Paulsen
Isaac Edwards
Marilee
Kenneth Kennedy
Foster
Cedar Rapids
Mike Paulsen
Paulsen
Genevieve Horton
Claire Fayram
C. R. Smith
B. L. Wherry
Leona Kennedy
Local couples celebrate milestone wedding anniversaries
John Jansen Hicks Claire Fayram and C R Smith and Mr and Mrs Julius Michaels recently marked their 35th wedding anniversaries with 37 relatives and friends attending. George French and his wife observed their 25th anniversary with friends at a shared celebration.
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Julius Michaels
George French
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Samson
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Mahaska County
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Cerro Gordo County
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Elda
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A. D. Hunt
Frank Pealer
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Barrymore
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Irrymore
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Hardy
Sons OF the Desert
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W. H. Null
the Atlantic Monthly
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Will Marshall
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