Four Million Road Fund Transfers In State Control
On November 30 the state highway commission takes over maintenance of primary roads and the four million dollar road development fund, while seven and a half million remains to be apportioned to counties. The Iowa Good Roads Association backs the shift, warning it could affect federal aid and future funding. Thanksgiving services set for November 26 at nine in the Methodist church. President Coolidge to speak at the KvM Bureau Federation meeting in Chicago December 7. Seed corn may be scarce next season due to October’s bad weather.
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Maintenanes
Primary Rosa
State Highway Commission
Antira
Iowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
Atte Highway Commission
Coolidge
Kvm Bureau Federation
Sharman Hotel
Chi- Bo
Band Concert and Basket Social at H S Auditorium
The Titanica Bank boys plan a Tuesday evening concert at the H S Auditorium on December 1 at 8. A basket social follows. ladies with baskets enter free and prizes go to the top basket seller and top bidder. Prizes include a five pound box of chocolates and a $2.50 gold coin. Proceeds aid the band fund. students admitted, adults 25 cents.
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Titanica Bank
H. S. Auditorium
Lavish Entertainer Hosts Harris and Bauer Families
On Saturday evening October 31 the H M Harris and Ernest Bauer families enjoyed a pleasant whist party at the Chris Seefeld home. The gathering featured a cordial visit and a bountiful supper, marking a notable social occasion reported by the News-World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Harris
Ernest Bauer
Ghris Seefeld
Christ
News- World
Modern Town as Social Center and Growth Driver
The article argues that a modern town is more than a trading point. It should be the social educational and religious hub to progress. Civic pride and effort, responsive to regional competition, determine growth. Citizens must seize every opportunity to advance their home town.
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Othr
Separation after assault charge involving Victor Bingham
Victor Bingham was arrested by Marshal Pete Olson on a single charge of assaulting his wife. A Tuesday hearing at city hall led Mrs. Bingham to withdraw the complaint and the couple, by mutual agreement, decided to separate. Bingham returns to parents in Worlen, Iowa, while Mrs. Bingham stays here indefinitely.
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Victor Bingham
Pete Olson
City Hall
Mrs Huber Called to Wesley for Ill mother Care
Mrs Huber is summoned again to Wesley due to her mother’s critical illness. She has been traveling daily to assist with care, and last Sunday night received word the condition was very low.
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John Huber
Wesley
Moy
Harringa Buys Interest in Folkerts Filling Station
Harringa of German Valley has purchased the Folkerts filling station. He has rented the Henry Foliarta residence in the south part of town and plans to move here in the near future.
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Harringa
German Valley
Folkerts
Henry Foliarta
Buffalo Canter Tribune
News items from two decades ago in Wesley area
Glimpses from 1905 era: visits among Nass, Still, Amelsbergs, and Haggard. a father’s sudden apoplexy burial in Goldfield. births and weddings planned for November 28 1905. locals returning from North Dakota harvest. auctions led by M O Emmons and J L Walcutt. moves to the Dakotas. weddings and social notes amid small-town life.
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GC. R. Nass
Germania
Geo
John Amelsberg
Herman
Minn
Rasmus
Chris
J. Hansen
Goldfield
Bury
Mgr
Bonackar
Stork
Packard
Hol. Bruns
W. J. Denton
Humeboldt
Herman Nelson
Las
Menango
N. C
John Pink
Sexton
William S. Cosgrove
Thora Caroline Johnson
Wesley
Ben Haggard
Algona
al Falkenhainer
Washington, D. C
Sever Pannhuk
Henry Olman
Dakotas
M. 0
Emmons
Dan Gallagher
O'Hara
Glen Relbsamen
Titonka
J. L. Walcutt
Fof Wesley
Iowa
George Frank
Near-Catastrophe for J. W. Harris Family Worker
Orville Moore, with the J. W. Harris family, narrowly escaped a fatal accident Thursday while starting a small gasoline engine. A flywheel pulled him into the wheel, cracking a rib, injuring a deep cut on the head and face, bruising an eye, and causing other minor injuries. The event was described as sudden and unclear in origin. News-World reports farmers in Iowa debate a $35,000,000 bond issue for good roads, urging tax fairness and support for bonding funded by automobile license and gasoline taxes rather than broad taxation.
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Orville Moore
J. W. Harris
Weslay
Iowa
Tearing Down Old Catholic Church on Monday
Carpenters began dismantling the old Catholic church in Mtonixa Monday morning. The salvage lumber will be sold at private sale or auction.
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Mtonixa
Janssen couple welcome first child a baby boy
Mr and Mrs John H Janssen announce the birth of their first child a baby boy weighing eight pounds born November 1dth both mother and baby described as doing well Grandparents Mr and Mrs Gailmeyer share in the happiness noted with smiles
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John H. Janssen
Fiddle Strings Twang Away in Fairmont Column
Red Hadley notes the ongoing dance craze in the Fairmont Sentinel. He laughs at the crowd of Gray-haired Shebas and bald headed Sheiks on the ballroom floor while readers crave Snappy Stories. He mentions a Charleston contest planned for the night at the Moron resort as saxophones fill the air and fiddle strings twang.
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Red E. Hadley
Fairmont Sentinel
Moron Resort
School Notes and Upcoming Games at Bancroft
Mr Neese gave an education talk Tuesday morning. A Bancroft basketball game is set for Friday November 20 as the season opener. Girls are barred from basketball under a new law, disappointing some students. The public apart class play runs December 10 and 11, with six week tests to follow. There is no school next Thursday and Friday.
Annual Meeting of Buffalo Township Farm Bureau
The Buffalo Township Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at the Titonka school house on Friday evening. Bartlett Brothers will run their moving picture machine, featuring a set of reels that promise to be interesting. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Farm Bureau
Buffalo Township
Titonka
Bartlett Brothers
Get Up Dobbin We’ll Pull Through
A rural verse from Illinois Central Magazine laments hard times and scarce goods. It blends creaky farm imagery with mechanical troubles and urging resolve as the speaker calls for Dobbin to rise and endure through economic strain.
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Mornis
Illinois Central Magazine
Young Algona Couple In Auto Accident On Honeymoon
J Q Jamison and wife from Algona were honeymooning when their car left the road at a junction north of Burt and east toward Titonka, sending them into ditches but causing no serious injuries. They took the car to Falk Motor Co for repairs and visited Denton's for care. Their youthful zest and planning contributed to the mishap, with a lesson to drive more carefully on straightaways while distracted by thoughts of the future.
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Algona
J. Q. Jamison
Burt
Titonka
Wesley-Titonka
Jamison
Falk Motor Company
Denton's
J. Q
Prophet Predicts Mild Winter in Wisconsin Forecast
Janesville weather prophet C Mead predicts a mild open winter with wet fall and relief in December. He warns of five below on December 12 and sl ims of cold in January and February from lunar influence. Elm ore report notes Victor Bingham becomes local agent for Heinrich Chemical Company, relocating to Elmore with headquarters in place.
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C. Mead
Janesville
Wisconsin
Victor Bingham
Buffalo Center
Wilmore
Sam Larson
Elmore
Bingham
Heinrich Chemical Company
Minneapolis
Elmore Vs
Club Congress At Chicago Stock Show
Boys and Girls Club members win honors as the Fourth National Club Congress opens November 27 at the International Live Stock Exposition grounds in Chicago. Demonstration teams, fashion shows, health and leadership contests, junior judging and canning exhibits highlight a week of lectures, competitions and banquets.
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Chicago
Moses
United States
Chicago Association of Commerce
Harris farmer reports large potato crop and sale
Henry Harris of Harris Iowa raises 120 acres yielding about 15,000 bushels of potatoes. The full harvest is being purchased by Joyalty, securing the supply for buyers.
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Henry Hints
Harris
Iowa
Wesley man travels to Florida for ticket agents convention
Ben Hopkins of Wesley left last Friday for St. Petersburg Florida to attend a Ticket Agent's Convention. He plans to visit several towns in Cuba before returning. He may have Mike Matern and Antone Guetz as body guards.
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Ben Hopkins
Wesley
St. Petersburg
Florida
Cuba
Mike Matern
Antone Guetz
Red Cross in Iowa Sees Record Roll Call This Year
Red Cross notes Iowa will exceed all prior membership records in the annual roll call across 122 counties. Counties report near full quotas with some towns at almost 100 percent. State aims for 100000 and more than 5000 workers are in the campaign. Christmas bags and sweaters are being prepared for soldiers, with 700 bags filed and 260 sweaters knitted so far. Dr. D W Morehouse urges participation through service or dollars.
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Iowa
Red Cross
I Ig
Landers
Hubert Utterback
Iowa Council of Red Cyosa
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Iowa Red Cross
Great Red Cross
D. W. Morehouse
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Roads Association
Honley
Suen M. & St. L
Tegmeyer
Laura Tagmeyer
Itehing
Lillian Nelson
Lyceum
Orly
Fred Sutton
Club Congress
Red
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