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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
3
Local society page records an informal luncheon with Mrs Clifford Green and guests including Mrs H D Osborne and Mrs Gray. Officers of Rebekah Lodge No 591 are named. Various visits, homecomings, lawn party plans, and club gatherings are described with names such as Jessie Stickels, Edith Beck, Maris Weence, and Miss Don Henderson noted among attendees.
The article details the arrival of Circus Vanguard in Sioux City area events at Pascee Bills and Blazon Countryside with Barnum style publicity. It notes a large show presence, visiting families, and a major program shift in 1924 featuring multiple troupes, aerial acts, and a vast menagerie, alongside incidents like a garage fire and local social visits across towns.
President Frank E Mossman announced rooming for 150 plus incoming freshmen. Six houses on St Aubin Jarretson Vine South Nicolet and nearby streets will host 10 to 20 men each under dean of men Prof M E Graber. Additional homes may be used if out of town students rise.
Fragmented report notes William Hamilton of Akron fell ill and needed a physician after visiting pals. Walburn of Wagner visits his parents on McKinley Street while Marian Nystrom and Mildred Doane are mentioned with addresses in Ball City and Boise Street respectively.
In Kinston North Carolina on July 11 Uncle James Jones 86 and Aunt Minerva Fagins 72 a colored couple eloped to marry here fearing teasing at home. Jones worked as a shingle feeder and walked five miles while Minerva sought a protector marking their third marriage venue.
Leeds residents visit relatives in Cor rectionville Iowa and Omaha Nebraska. A Saturday dance is planned at Odd Fellows hall Floyd avenue by Reliance lodge 533. Troop No 1 girl scouts led by Mrs G J Polly stay at Stone park front camp. Families from Omaha Nebraska and Stromsburg Nebraska visit in Marcell Anderson and Bark Whitcher homes. Queens Methodist Episcopal church met at Miss Elsie Reed's home. Falders family arrive to spend weeks with Pittard family on Forty-second street. Ray Gerner and children visit relatives.
The Register lists accredited correspondents across ity and South Sioux City for publication. Contacts include Vera Hanson 2881 Home Street and Anna W. Williams 3604 Orleans with phone numbers Auto 4941-196 and Auto 66563. J C Malloy 4224 Central Ave Auto 4921-250. Nate Miller Office 86-1 residence 1341 Highland. Vera Hanson 2831 Home Street. The piece notes visits by Tren, Wayne and Joyce from Larchwood Iowa to the Montgomery home in Wakefield. It reports Mrs Charles Hates improving at 4225 Central, and Yale confined to Monroe Avenue due to a sprained ankle. Also includes home tips on asparagus for salad and wiping floors with dry flannel.
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