Much Diphtheria At County Seat
Diphtheria has invaded nearly every part of the city in the past two weeks. Health officers report quarantines on many homes beginning Sept. 30 with several children affected, including Frances Stoops and Walter Lippert, plus other cases like Carl Wilson and Jack Carpenter. Jerald Knox remains a carrier. cultures confirm diphtheria while the family at Reud Smith House north of Donley station shows multiple cases.
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Frances
Wm. Stoops
Carl Welsher
Charles Kennedy
Free Methodist Church
Howard
Wilson
Arthur McGruder
Jane Buttrey
Roy Carpenter
Jack
Findley
Peter
Jerald
Alex Knox
Iowa City
Reud
Automobiles Numbered at Twenty Nine Thousand in Iowa
Iowa reports purchases of 29,000 new automobiles in the past twelve months, reflecting strong vehicle demand. Data shows steady growth in sales across the state with continued interest from buyers and dealers amid evolving market conditions.
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Iowa
Wade Harvey II Injured in Runaway Wagon Mishap
Wade Harvey II a well known Harvey farmer was seriously injured while loading a wagon in his corn field when the teamTake frightened the wagon toppled and he sustained a broken ankle and splintered bone He was taken to Oskaloosa for X rays and doctors say recovery will be slow He previously studied at Central College in Pella Iowa.
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Wade Harvey
Harvey
Oskaloosa
Pella
Central College
Pella To Celebrate Armistice Day Parade 1:30 PM
Community plans a large Armistice Day parade starting at 1 30 in the afternoon from Pella High School with participants including students, Central College, the American Legion in uniform, Civil War veterans, and G A R Ladies Relief Corps. The march goes up Main Street around the square back to the high school for a 2 o'clock program featuring invocation welcome address Carl Byers and M J Hogman, American Legion Chorus, and an audience sing of the Star Spangled Banner. Royal Candy Co. promotes Acanco Candies as local distributors with stock available for trial.
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Central College
American Legion
G. A. R. Ladies Relief Corps
Main Street
A. C. Droz
Mark McWilliams
Logan Hendricks Carl Byers
M. J. Hogman
J. de Haan
Railroad strike canceled after union votes
Railway unions representing switchmen trainmen conductors engineers and firemen withdrew strike authorizations at a joint meeting. W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen reported unanimous internal votes and officials announced the strike would be not effective. Firemen argued before agreeing to cancellation. unions described ballots as among the closest in history.
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W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Sheppard
Federal Court Halts Railroad Assessment Increase
A federal court issued an injunction restraining Iowa's executive council from raising railroad assessments and ordered a 10 percent rollback from 1921 figures. The ruling targets land and railroad valuations boosted last summer to cover state expenditures. County auditors are barred from higher per mile valuations, with expected overall reductions around 16 percent.
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Iowa Executive Council
Iowa
Executive Council
The Second Annual Marion County Conference in Knoxville Iowa
The Young People s Conference meets in Knoxville November 7 8 1921 for two days of fellowship. County wide event for ages 16 to 22 with adult leaders includes speakers music recreation breakfast and banquet. Delegates lodging free with Mrs Phebe A Curtiss directing the girls and Dr H A McGrew directing the boys. Knoxville invites all leaders and delegates to attend this democratic Iowa gathering.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa
Jesus
Phebe A. Curtiss
H. A. McGrew
Penn College
Barbers Cuttin Up at Indianola News Item
In Indianola barbers battled pricing last summer with cuts from 25 to 40 cents and shaves from 15 to 50 cents. A price war ended as shops settled on 40 cent haircuts and 20 cent shaves, reducing demand until January.
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Indianola
Knoxville Express
Twenty-fifth Wedding Anniversary of Rev and Mrs Borduin
Rev and Mrs Borduin of the Galesburg church celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on Tuesday October 22. About 100 in attendance shared fellowship and gave a Davenport as a memento. The next day the Ministry Conference hosted at the Borduin home included Christian Reformed pastors and their wives for a social hour. They received twenty five silver dollars from the gathering.
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Borduin
Galesburg
Former Pastor Haines Visits Knox County Revival of Old Ties
Rev A W Haines retired Methodist minister from Iowa Konference and Rockford Ill spent last week in Knox County visiting sister Mrs J K Cathcart, nephew W C Cathcart and other relatives. An early Indiana township resident, he moved to the county in 1854 and later authored History of Methodism in Town. He was ordained around the Kendrick brothers era and lived in the county 1854 to 1869. He came to Rockford following a in law trip.
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Knoxville Journal
Methodist Church
Pella
A. W. Haines
Iowa M. E
Rockford, Ill
J. K. Cathcart
W.C. Cathcart
Hainess
Indiana Township
Aaron Haines
Kendrick Brothers
Haines
Trip
Rockford
Change In Railroad Time Goes Into Effect
Time changes in local passenger train service take effect this week. Trains run earlier than before and passengers are advised to consult the Chron icle time table in each issue to avoid missed trains. The paper will report any railroad rate changes as well.
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the Chronicle
Exchange The Ladies Auxiliary Meets at Central 4
A fragment notes the Ladies Auxiliary meeting at Central 4. Details are incomplete but indicate a social or organizational gathering with participation expected from members.
A Business Revival Is Coming Soon
American bankers at the Investment Bankers of America convention agreed that a revival is near. They expect no coin but steady progress across all lines. Individuals are saving money despite adversity and speculative investments are down.
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Investment Bankers of America
Moldy corn damages central Iowa crop this season
Extension service plant disease experts warn that moldy corn reduces yield by two to ten bushels per acre in central Iowa. Early September rains and a warm fall fostered mold growth, especially in down corn. Seed corn from moldy fields should dry thoroughly and storage moisture accelerates decay. Fields heavily infested are unsafe for cattle and value declines. Molds thrive in warm wet weather and spread via ear worms.
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Iowa
Extension Service
Iowa State College
L. H. Porter
Lost Team and Lumber in Slough
George Darland narrowly escaped disaster when crossing a flooded slough at the island’s edge. His wagon loaded with lumber sank twelve and a half feet after the ferry rope broke, two horses drowned, and Darland was swept under before swimming to safety with canvas and lumber drift. Knoxville
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George Darland
Tracy
Doughman and
Coleman
Darland
Knoxville
Central blanks the Penn football team in rain
Heavy rain ruined the Central Penn football game drawing only about two hundred spectators. Central played tenaciously, blocking a punt for a safety in the second quarter and Fiikkema produced a seventy yard run. Penn, with a Negro halfback and several forward passes, could not overcome Central’s gritty defense and punting. The weather hurt attendance and finances, delaying celebrations and postgame travel arrangements.
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Central Penn
Penn
Central
Fiikkema
Flikkema
Nebraska Prairie Fire Destroys Wagon Load Near Ericson
A cigaret stub dumped into snapped corn sparked a prairie fire near Clear Creek Valley north east of Ericson. A northwest wind fanned the blaze, felling three hundred local firefighters. They halted the head fire near Pibel Lake by 6 p.m. after backfires. the burn scar spans about thirty miles by one to five miles, with an estimated two hundred area loss.
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Clear Creek Valley
Ericson
Pibel Lake
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Harley Rowland
J. C. Collins
East Robinson Street
James
Mary
William Stoops
Far
Francis
Maxine
Wade Harvey II
Chaage
Royal Candy Co
Ray
Young People’s Conference
Barbers Cuttin
the Ladies, Auxiliary
Klose Krotch
Athena Union
van Niewaals
Slough
Central Blanks
McCormick
Drake
Elliot
Cornell University
Taylor
Fairmount
Central Penn van Diest
L. EL Michener
DeVries
McCormick Klaaren
L. G. Cronkhite
C. Brancht
Borgman Vander Meide
R. G. Trueblood
Pals
R. T. Goltry
Ver Ploeg
R. E. Ferree Flikkema
Michener
Parsons
Whitlock
Johnson
W. Mather Goltry
Muh
Graves
Ashby
Robinson
Mather
Hicks
EB. Neiswanger
Hefley
E. Neiswanger
Nebraska
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