Eastern Star Holds Special Meeting and Initiation
Members of the local Eastern Star lodge gathered at their rooms on Friday evening, June 30, for a special meeting featuring a sumptuous Argo-F2 hosted dinner. After the meal, candidates were initiated and out of town guests arrived from Clinton, Denver, Savanna, Lost Nation, and neighboring areas.
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Eastern Star Lodge
Marian Slayman
Hoag
Jack Melendy
Kent
Chas. Nason
Clinton
Eric Lundberg
Denver
Gwen Sorensen
Myrtle Bennett
Savanna
James
Frost
Lource
Glick
Lost Nation
Iowa
Local Opera House Hosts Three Big Shows Next Week
Three major events fill the week at the town opera house with the Senior Class play on Wednesday, the York Spelling Contest Thursday evening, and the big screen production the Iron Horse Saturday evening.
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York
Melon Growers Prepare Ground for Coming Season
Melon growers are getting their ground ready for the coming season and indications point to about the usual number of acres devoted to the crop.
Thos. Hanson Taken By Death At Argo Home
Thomas Peter Hansen longtime Argo resident dies at his home after three years of heart illness. Born in Schleswig Holstein Germany in 1862 he came to Iowa as a child, lived near Teed's Grove and Carroll County, later ran the Argo feed mill, father of eight, a Mason and church member. Funeral at Argo church led by Rev. Clark Williams with Chadwick Lodge to participate. burial in Argo cemetery.
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Thomas P. Hansen
Argo
Thomson
Thomas Peter Hangen
Mann
Inger Hansen
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Lyons
Iowa
Clinton County
Teed’s Grove
Mr. Hansen
Dora Frahm
Carroll County
Caroline
Conrad Guinther
Peter
Mary
Oscar:Schreiner
Hans
Thomas Jr
Orvia
Dora
Nis Hansen
N. C. Nielsen
Order of the Eastern
Carroll
Ouney
Clark Williams
Chadwick Lodge of Masons
Thomson Masons
Havoc film wins four hundred medals for bravery
The production of Havoc earned 400 medals for bravery and service to honor the men who aided the film. Five weeks of night warfare filmed battle scenes under a corps of six army officers including four Allied and two ex-German commanders. Army engineers built a complete encampment for the project. The drama depicts society amid a realistic wartime backdrop with London night life staged as grand and spectacular.
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Corps of
Army Engineers
London
Spelling Contest at Thomson Opera House Promises Old Time Fun
York residents and especially youth will witness a spelling contest at the Thomson Opera House on Friday May 14 sponsored by the Review. Fifteen to twenty scholars from area country schools and Consolidated Grade school will compete with Prof. Burridge of Clinton Business College officiating as announcer and judge. No prizes, no admission charged, and all participants will be treated fairly as the event showcases words published weekly by the Review and a 2000-word mispronounced words booklet. Teachers are to hold school spelling contests to publish participants' names in the next issue.
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York
Thomson Opera House
The
Review
Prof. Burridge
Clinton Business College
Burridge
Senior Play at Thomson Opera House May 12
The Seniors of the Y. C. H. 8 present Clarence by Booth Tarkington at the Thomson Opera House on Wednesday evening May 12. The group pays a royalty of 25 dollars for the single night performance and hopes for strong turnout. Also notes Will Strubb returns from Michigan visit and Jackson Davis relocates his saw mill to Elizabeth for a long job.
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Thomson Opera House
Thomson
Clarence
Booth Tarkington
Jackson Davis
Blaine Peck
The
Bluffs
Elizabeth
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Eastern Stars
Thos. Hanson
York Miller
Long
Murray
Fred
Chas. Jenkins
Macomb
Ge Fox Havoc Rowland V. Lee ‘Production
Rowland V. Lee
France
Opera House
Will Strubb
Michigan
York Community High School
By Booth Tarkington
Samuel French
New York
Consolidated Grade School
Argo-Fa Ideal
Sandridge
York Center
Bristol
Parkhill
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