Community Notes from Prairie City and Surrounding Areas
Miss Wilhelmina Vanden Berg aids the sick in the Dick Synhorst home in Prairie City while Mrs Synhorst recovers from pneumonia. Des Moines visitors include Agnes Stringhan Goldie Thomas and Mrs John Leffers for a Labor Day weekend at the Leffers home. William Vander Wal family of Montezuma visits his parents. Several teachers depart for new postings in towns such as New Sharon Radcliffe Eldon Chariot on and others, with best wishes from friends. Local moves include Fred Lautenbach and bride into a new North Broadway home, and Will Black visiting Davenport relatives. The Woodrow Co reports record August washing machine sales. The Versatile social notes cover church visits, travel to Osceola for a fair, and upcoming films and stage acts including a Paris bound all talking feature and a Broadway revue with a large cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Vanden Berg
Prairie City
Dick Synhorst
Mrs. Synhorst
Ny van Akron
Dennis
Eugene Dennis
Des Moines
C. W. Dennis
W. W. Dean
Dean
Ira N. Curtis
Dean Vander Pol
Oskaloosa
Anne Vander Pol
Iowa
Anna Tysseling
New Sharon
Mansford Ver Steeg
Radcliffe
Viola le Cocq
Eldon
June Stureman
Chariton
Henry Beckering
Humboldt
Katheryn Becker
George Cummings
Eddyville
H. C. Jacobs
Janesville
Mich
Vern Orr
Vernon
Willys. Overland Co
Chicago
Ww. E. Louderbeck
William Edward
Kewanee, Ill
Y. T. van Niewaal
The
Woodrow Co
R. L. Sadler
Muscatine
A. J. Roorda
Margaret van Zee
J. B. Roovaart
University Street
Tunis Plette
Grand Rapids, Mich
G. J. Rozenboom
Orpheum Des Moines Announces New Policy and Week Bills
Orpheum theatre in Des Moines opens as the city only vaudeville house with a two-bill week starting Wednesday September 4. Betty Compson stars in Street Girl a tuneful all talking feature with Ned Sparks Jack Oakie and a Broadway cast. Doris Eaton and 100 radio pictures chorus with Gus Arnheim lead the orchestra. Vaudeville headliner Herb Williams headlines with Lets Elope by Shean Agnes and Harry Conn. The Lathrop Brothers perform in unison dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
Betty Compson
Ned Sparks
Jack Oakie
Miss Compson
John Harron
Harry Conn
Lathrop Brothers
School Supplies for Toe Phase of School Life
A compact ad note offering school line items at right price. Mentions age range from ageraneee up through e semi pee with emphasis on complete school needs and affordable options. Highlights a specialty in any school supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ageraneee
Butterfat production rises with favorable weather in Iowa cows
Weather and feed conditions caused variation in butterfat output as spring brought abundant grass. Iowa cows set new records for butterfat production during that period due to favorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A Penny Saved 在暴风夜的医生夜访
夜半暴风中 医生被一名乡村农夫闯入惊醒 尚有讼称 的传闻 事件涉及当地名人 及其居住地点 细节有限 未能完整梳理出因果与结局
Farm Man Seeks Doctor After Urgent Home Visit
An anxious resident appeals to a doctor at his home after racing to fetch him from the farm. The farmer asks for help with a patient but the doctor notes no patient is present and recalls how a driver offered five dollars to bring him out to the scene.
June and July Butter Production Heaviest
June and July are the months of heaviest butter production in Iowa per an Iowa Department of Agriculture analysis. The report notes carry over from June elevates July output, with June the peak month. 1928 totals ranged from 23,604,448 pounds in June to 11,674,730 in November, showing butterfat prices rising with production, highest in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agnes Stringhan
Goldier Thomas
John Leffers
Leffers
Ray Vander Wal
Montezuma
John Vander Wal
Lenora Ballingee
Woodrow Wilson School
Franklin Donehai
Charles de Winter
Stuart Goad
Bloomfield
Fred Lautenbach
Bride
North Broadway
Treata
Videville
Haseen
Spanier
Jack Spangier
Earl Carroll
Cooper
Clifton
Buddy Paige
Ray Colman
Jake Lee
New York
Rose Marie Marston
Orpheum
Hoeksema
Tromp
South Side Square
Southwest Corner Square
Pella, Iowa
Enna Jettick
Enna
Nan
Bess
M. Vanden Oever
A. Tysseling
J. P. Smith
Aml
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