Interesting Iowa Events From Des Moines To Nashua
A compilation of Iowa items notes the Women's Relief association reporting meals served from one to nine food stations in Des Moines with 716,992 meals annually. Other items include a pig with an elephant head born near Atlantic, a deep 1,625 foot well drilled at Williams with 10 gallons per minute, a hunter’s geese haul in Adair county, a large lizard found near Holstein, bank robbers failing to crack a safe in Britt, a Halloween jack-o-lantern fire in Carroll, a Waterloo mistaken room shooting death, and Nashua chicken thieves taking 30 birds from a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Relief Association
Des Moines
Wayne Sprague
Polk County
Iowa
Ed Warren
Atlantic
Cass County
Walter Rathert
Holstein
Ida County
Mr. Rathert
P. O'Neal
Carroll
Carroll County
O'Neal
O’neals
Gas theft hits farm and church woodcutting bee
Morning raid on a hen house left few remaining chicks gas intoxicated hens found days later. In Pocahontas county Rolfe Methodist church men held an old fashioned woodcutting bee to stock fuel, with 18 men, food, and donated wood supplying months of fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Marion Bruce
R. B Williams
Death of E. W. Caldwell prompts reminiscence in Boone county
J G Lucas recalls the Sioux City journalist and former mayor known as Happy Cal. Caldwell described insisting on cash owed from a Boise boss while working on a Boone county paper. He offered land and mules instead, a choice that could have reshaped his fortune. The anecdote highlights Caldwell’s stature in Iowa journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Caldwell
Sioux City
J. G. Lucas
Madrid
Boone County
Caldwell
Lucas
Caldweill
Boonesboro
Fifth Ward
Boone
Mr. Caldwell
Story Street
Iowa
Happy Cal
State
Aged Iowans Vote in Harrison County Event
An Iowa report notes Harrison county hosting a large elderly voting bloc on November 8 with residents like Gust Fallmer 100 Elder Crabb 99 and others including Joseph Ragan 92 William Smith 93 and Mary Blackburn 94. Mary Cox cited as Harrison county pioneer who arrived in 1854. Elien Hayes of Council Bluffs 85 cast her first vote. H G Custafson Neola voted for his 17th Republican presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Elien Hayes
Hayes
H. G. Custafson
Neola
Armistice Day Program Brightens High School Assembly
An Armistice Day program was staged in the auditorium led by Rev. Gutensohn and Rev. Grosshei with music by the high school orchestra. Students performed a humorous modern flapper football skit, speeches followed, and several faculty and students addressed the crowd.
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Gutensohn
Grossheii
America
Berkley Curtis
Margaret Phelps
Ann Marie Orcutt
Henrietta Bohlken
Eunice Buol
Anamosa
Monticello
Reed Bartlett
Eger
Doc” Hoag
R. T. Moore
Mike” Phelps
Clarence Seedorf
Ford
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Barlow
June Meyer
Des Moines
Club Women Share Tea and Bridge Socials Across Town
Mrs. Jake Arduser hosted the U and I club with an informal afternoon and refreshments. Various chapters and clubs met at homes for ritual, business, needlework, readings, and bridge, with high scores and prizes awarded to members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Clark
Reading and Sewing Club
Stormy Night Bridge Club Meets After Dinner
Miss Nell Hoffman entertained the Stormy Night bridge club with a six thirty dinner at Good's Cafe last Monday. Seventeen members attended two sessions. four tables of bridge followed at Miss Hoffman's home with Miss Mary Kane and Lee among the players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Hoffman
Stormy Night Bridge Club
Good's Cafe
Area of Ecuador Measured at About 118 627 Square Miles
The article states Ecuador covers roughly 118 627 square miles, noting the land area as a key geographic fact. It emphasizes a precise figure for territorial extent.
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Ecuador
Monticello Gatherings Highlight Honors And Celebrations
Alcorn led high scoring while Miss Marion Hayes won the traveling prize. Hostesses Mary and Bertha Locher hosted a Thursday family dinner for Ed Wos cukutis of Boston and relatives in Monticello, followed by bridge. Pauline Newton wed Joseph L. Wight in Chicago on November 2, with Newton a former Monticello resident. The Friday club met at Mrs. Stewart Stuhler’s home for a program on American art and civic issues. The Women's Missionary Society of the Congregational Church met at Mrs. Harriet Coughlan’s home, with devotional and study sessions, a play, and tea. Mr. and Mrs. Luett and Mrs. Ann Ehrisman hosted a theater and dinner party honoring two couples for their 20th anniversary, ending with a three course duck dinner at Ann's Cafe. Covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hodson
Ann Miller
Milton Thoent
Mary
Bertha Locher
Ed WoJcukutis
Boston
Mass
Monticello
Bridge
Woscukutis
Janice Schneider
Pauline Dorothea Newton
Oscar Newton
Joseph Leslie Wight
Chicago
Wight
Mr. Newton
Stewart Stuhler
America
John Fraser
Reading
Charles Northrop
Women's Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Harriet Coughlan
Clayton Palmer
Charles Luett
Ann Ehrisman
Tom George
Ike Suter
Luett
Surprise China Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Guests gathered at Mrs Ehrisman's home for a china wedding anniversary surprise. The center scene resembled a church lawn with minister bride and bridegroom and attendants, gaily dressed dolls as guests, and cupids holding place cards. Presents included fine china. The evening featured games and visiting.
Craig Hamlet Shows No Needy In Plymouth County
The town of Craig in Plymouth county has 160 residents and no families dependent on county or other aid. Across the county the number of poor people has more than doubled, yet Craig’s residents all have jobs or alternate income sources despite salary cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Plymouth County
Classified Ads Offer Profit for All Readers
Classified ads in this issue promote affordable listings and opportunities for buyers and sellers. Readers can gain by spotting bargains, services, and jobs, with local businesses spotlighted alongside personal notices.
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Iowa News
Jarnagin
J. W. Jarnagin
Pig
Elephant
Williams
Hamilton County
China
Will Weber
Adair County
Weber
Mr. Weber
Fred Zuehl
Britt
Hancock County
Jack-o-lantern
Milo Ruby
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Ruby
George Flasher
Nashua
Chickasaw County
Flasher
Jane Bader
Helen Harms
Betty Jo Guyan
Billy Marsh
Joann Schmidt
Curtis
Betty Lou Patterson
Duane Sutherland
Miss Iverson
Max Reyner
Miriam Lovell
Josephine Rickless
Miss Stemm
Mrs
Jake Arduser
U and I Club
C. A. Coxsee
Charles A. Doxsee
H. G. Prull
Ladies’ Aid Society
Luther Hall
Ladies’ Ald Society
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Mrs. Stickford
W. W. Stickford
Harry Stuhler
Leonard Iverson
Alpha Delphian Chapter
Frank Stimson
Illinois
Clarence Matthiessen
Rudy Langer
Ladies’ Aid
Joe Lang
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Reformed Church
Ben Behrends
George Mardorf
E. E. Reed
94 Club
George Washington
Siegfried Guyan
Washington
Albert Stuhler
Bridge Club
Delta Dek Club
Hamilton
Thomas Hamilton
Delta Dek
Boyd Shannon
Ray Echternacht
Alcorn
Marion Hayes
Pauline Newton
Bateman
E. G. Hicks
Samuel Gutensol
Palmer
Siegfried Gigan
Coughlan
Halstead Carpenter
Carrie Page
Cliff Perrine
Victor
Imperial Garden
Worthington
Cleveland
Ted
Hart Shaffner & Marx
Men’s Jersey Lumber
Men’s Union
Sout
Tnese
Eavy
Men’s Sox
Buckle
Oxford
SWIFT
Laymore Poultry
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