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Newspaper

Sioux City Register

Location

Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1924

Page

5

Jubilee celebration praised as Sioux City joins Diamond Jubilee

Junior Chamber of Commerce officers issue a statement praising Sioux City citizens for backing Jubilee week. The coronation of the Jubilee queen at Mizzou park tops the events, with the queen crowned by Chamber president TD P. Mahoney and escorted to the auditorium for the coronation ball.

Stonx Junior Chamber of Commerce Sioux City Wilson T. Clark Junior Chamber John D. Adams TD. P. Mahoney Chamber of Commerce May de Beats Mary Brown Chicago Douglas Stret Fourth Pierce Streets

Smith Sets Record for Low Campaign Spending

Edgar A. Smith, a defeated Republican committeeman, holds the record for spending the least money in the primary as filed with the county auditor. He spent only 2 dollars, while others filed varying amounts. several candidates failed to file expense accounts before the deadline. Dr. E Leonard, running for supervisor in the third precinct, reported 28 dollars spent on newspaper advertising and printing.

Edgar A. Smith Boar Smith BR. E. Leonard

Rebekahs Complete Plans for District Convention

Arrangements for the twenty fifth annual convention of the northwest Iowa district lodges of the Rebekahs are completed for Leeds. Sessions will be in Reliance lodge 533 rooms with Mrs Nellie Hazelette Mason City state president as guest of honor.

Northwest Iowa Rebekahs Leeds Reliance Lodge No Nellie Hazelette Mason City The

Alleged Army Deserter Turned Over to Military

Floyd Fellowes, an army deserter, was arrested in Sioux City by Deputy Sheriffs Frank Jipp and Ray Mahr and sent to Fort Omaha at the request of army officials. He is charged with deserting in 1921 and has evaded arrest for three years. A normal work cotton crop figure is cited as 22,000,000 bales.

Floyd Fellowes Sioux City Frank Jipp Ray Mahr Fort Omaha Mahr Army Fellowes

Mortgage Foreclosure Sought Against Kirkpatrick Defendants

Sanborn Lumber Company filed a district court petition seeking foreclosure on a mortgage against W. C. and J. B. Kirkpatrick. The suit asks a judgment of 1254 dollars. It alleges an oral agreement to deliver lumber to a vacant city lot collapsed when ownership transferred between defendants before delivery was completed.

District Clerk of Court Sanborn Lumber Company W. C J. B. Kirkpatrick Kirkpatricks

South Sioux City Club Holds First Annual Picnic

The South Sioux City Commercial club held its first annual picnic late yesterday at Gateway beach on Crystal lake. Two teams of club members played a hall game and a dance in the pavilion rounded out the evening activities.

South Sioux City

Four Elected to Executive Committee of Social Agencies Bureau

At the annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday four new members were elected to the executive committee of the Bureau of Social Agencies. They are W. J. Bertke Burton Saxton John Knutson and Mrs H J Taylor. They will serve for one year on the committee.

Bureau of Social Agencies Chamber of Commerce W. J. Bertke Burton Saxton John Knutson H. J. Taylor

North Western Iowa Ministers Course Ends at Morningside

After a ten day session the summer course for ministers concluded at Morningside College this noon. Rev. Herbert Legge of Storm Lake directed the conference.

Northwestern Iowa Morningside College Herbert Legge Storm Lake

Rain Insurance Pays Monahan Post After Mizzou Park Boxing Show

A $1,000 rain insurance payout will go to the Monahan post of the American Legion after a Tuesday downpour disrupted a boxing event at Mizzou Park. The policy stipulated payment if one inch of rain fell before 10 p.m.

Monahan Post American Legion Mizzou Park

Investigation into bill raiser by Federal Secret Service agent

E W Dickinson, federal secret service agent from Omaha, is investigating a bill raiser case. He holds three bogus five dollar bills that were raised from one dollar and received by the First National Bank of Sioux City.

E. W. Dickinson Federal Secret Service Omaha First National Bank of Sioux City

Winners Named in The Register Puzzle Contest

Catherine Gregory of 2416 Eleventh Street and Stanley Klebenoff of 716 Fourth Street are the contest winners. The former was first to solve Monday's puzzle and the latter solved Wednesday's. Both receive two Royal theater tickets by visiting The Register office.

Catherine Gregory Eleventh Street Stanley Klebenoff Fourth Street Register Royal Theater

Free Methodist tent meetings set for West Second and Collins

The Free Methodist church schedules tent meetings at West Second and Collins streets from June 15 to June 24 with daily sessions at 7 30 p m Rev G B Ingraham will lead the services and oversee the events.

Free Methodist Church West Second Collins Street G. B. Ingraham

Shriners Parade Film Shown At Princess Theater

Motion pictures of Sioux City Shriners in the annual convention parade in Kansas City are being shown as part of the news reel at the Princess theater. The picture will be shown tonight and tomorrow.

Sioux City Shriners Kargsas City S’rincess

Diamond Jubilee events headline Missouri pageant and dances

Exhibitions and social events mark the Diamond Jubilee program in the city. Folk dancing at Fourth and Pierce, a stag dinner at the Country Club for visiting golfers, the Historical Pageant at Mizzou Park, and multiple dances and the Grand Coronation Ball at Auditorium. Capt. Payne and Aerial Thompson perform the Kings of the High Wire at 10:30 p.m.

Fourth Pierce Streets Mizzou Park Douglas Streets L’ayne Thompson

National Flag Day Highlights and Exhibits Schedule

Events span morning to night with Reed's band concerts on Fourth Street and Fourth and Pierce, Diamond Jubilee horseshoe finals at Twelth and Nebraska, high diver Capt. Jack Yvayne and the Aerial Thompsons performing, a West passing rodeo at stock yards ball park, Diamond Jubilee baseball finals at Mizzou park, and Capt. Jack Payne presenting in the evening with the Kings of the High Wire.

Reed Nebraska Jack Yvayne Fourth Pierce Streets Stock Yards Ball Park Mizzou Park Jack Payne Thompson

Where He Belongs in Tiny Nail Pictures

A witty Passing Show quip from London notes a trend of placing a photo of a husband on a fingernail, while suggesting the more traditional spot is under the thumb. The remark playfully contrasts novelty with habit.

London

Cellar Inspection Policy Emphasized By Police Officials

Officials urge residents to keep cellars orderly and compliant to avoid future police checks. The comment underscores proactive safety without implying immediate action.

Iowa Grants Six New Corporations With 285000 Capital

Des Moines June 13 six Iowa corporations were issued articles of incorporation totaling 285000 in capital stock. Cedar Rapids hosts three firms with 120000 total capital including Lincoln Highway Tours and Transportation J M Blaine E G Lietze G Meyers and Home Realty J M Blaine J M Harcourt J H Ransom A C Blaine Ives Frana Coal Wayne B Ives Amelia Frana Edith Ives Edward F Frana and Louis Killian Sioux City firm Louis Killian Company plans general mercantile business.

Des Moines Iowa Walter E. Ramsey Cedar Rapids Lincoln Highway Tours and Transportation Company Capital Fred J. Smith E. G. Lietze G.meyers Edith Ives Edward F. Frana Louis Killian Company Sioux City Capital Stock Louis Killian E. S. Seidell

Court Grants Watkins Contempt Fine and Rearing Funds

Frank Watkins of 1605 Fourth Street must raise 500 dollars to pay a late yesterday contempt fine from Judge R. H. Munger in district court. He was found guilty of contempt and given a few days to raise the money as several alleged unlawful liquor dealers are noted in the report.

Frank Watkins Fourth Street R. H. Munger Watkins

Sugar Price Rise Alerts Canning Housewives in Sioux City

Sioux City wholesalers report a 25 cent per hundred pound sugar price increase effective early this week. The rise precedes the canning season which starts next month and lasts through August. Shortages in warehouses and planned large household use push prices up as housewives prepare to can fruit. Cane sugar now quotes at 7.85 dollars per hundred pounds and beat sugar at 7.65.

Bronx City Sioux City

Court halts liquor violations after Anti-Saloon action

A defendant is brought into district court to answer contempt charges stemming from repeated liquor law violations following an injunction obtained by officials of the Anti Saloon League.

Anti-Saloon League

Fog Delays Major Hensley Dinner Engagement Flight

Fog in Mitchellfield New York halts the take-off of Maj. William N Hensley Jr and Lieut Elliott for Columbus Nebraska in a De Havilland plane. The take-off at 3 35 am was abandoned after ten minutes. Hensley laments missing dinner with his daughter and mother and plans a retry when weather improves.

Mitchellfield New York Wm. N. Hensley, Jr Lieut. Elliott Columbus Neb de Haviland Hensley

Friedell Heads State Harness Makers in Iowa

A. M. Friedell of Sioux City was re elected president of the Iowa Association of Retail Harness Makers at the annual convention in Muscatine Iowa. Friedell has spent over forty years in Sioux City involved with harness and saddlery shops and was chosen for another term.

A. M. Friedell Sioux City Iowa Association of Retail Muscatine Friedell

Harness department head at Sioux City stock yards

The text notes a person in charge of the harness department at the Sioux City stock yards, a position he has held for several years.

Sioux City

Cathedral of St John the Divine to outlast Manhattan skyline

Bishop Manning predicts the Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights will stand two millennia from now, outlasting all Manhattan buildings except two world cathedrals. He compares its size to St Patrick’s and major city towers, noting its imposing scope amid New York’s skyline. A separate crime note reports bandits posing as police entering a warehouse and fleeing with $250 000 in merchandise after binding guards.

Manning St. John the Divine Island of Manhattan Morningside Heights St. Peter's Rome Cathedral of Seville St. Patrick's Fifth Avenue New York Woolworth Tower Metropolitan Singer

China’s Hidden Resources Compared to 400 Years Ago US

A report argues that China possesses vast untapped resources akin to early United States reserves four centuries past. Analysts suggest mobilizing these assets could reshape future economic growth and global influence.

China United States

Banquet, Election Set for Sons of Herman Convention

The Sons of Herman hold their annual convention in Sioux City with 200 delegates and about 160 women’s auxiliary members. A banquet is planned tonight with speakers Albert Waener of Sioux City and John Rettyr head of the reception committee. tomorrow night officers will be elected. Delegates arrived yesterday for a pageant at Mizzou Park.

The Sons of Herman Sioux City Liberty Hall Jennings Street Albert Waener Lodge John Rettyr William Olderberg Mizzou Park

Packing Plant Worker Dies in Street Near Rutland Hotel

George Toohey, 65, of Rutland, employed six months at Armour & Company's packing plant, collapsed dead from heart disease while walking to a drugstore in front of his hotel yesterday. He had been ill a week and died before reaching hospital. relatives live in Des Moines.

George Toohey Rutland Armour & Company Toohey Des Moines

Man Clings to Last Match as Smoke Fades

Psychologists note that a man’s concern for smoking rises when he has only his last match left, illustrating dependence during severe restraint and loss of resources.

What Every Widow Knows serial begins in The Register

Lucille Van Slyke presents a witty tale about a widow and three men. The serial opens today and will run twelve weeks, offering an original modern heroine and sparkling humor in contrast to typical women's serials.

Lucille van Slyke Register

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Hanks Citizens For Jubilee Aid Spirit of City George Wharton Pepper Pennsylvania Quantico South Sioux City Club Social Agency Bureau Legion Shriners Wash Funk BY Williams Rillian Farm 15 Incorporated State Harness Makers Wall Street Society Brand Steiner Q Bloch Palm Beach Mohair America Palm Beach Priestley Mohair Benn’s and Farr’s Davidson Brothers
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