Texas Journey and Ford Tudor Sedan Announcement
Louie Rike describes road conditions from Iowa to Texas with washouts and lengthy delays in Oklahoma and Kansas, then notes the Houston area’s flat terrain and warm weather. The Ford Motor Co announces the Tudor Sedan, a five passenger enclosed body with unusual front doors, large windows, and a $590 price in Detroit. A district article details Greenwood Township hot lunch program planning and classroom kitchen setup with student helpers and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United States
Houston
Louie Rike
Ford Motor Company
Ford
de Olt
Court Cases For November Term of Court Opens
A list of cases to be tried at the November Term opening Monday November 26 1923 at 9 am before Judge James Da Land in Storm Lake Iowa includes probate matters and numerous civil actions such as Searles v Davenport Laughline v Smith and Tokheim v Board of Supervisors among others with docket numbers 2530 805 9245 9786 9795 9829 9970 10045 10068 10084 and 10181.
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James da Land
Storm Lake
Iowa
Equity
Chas. P. Hanson
Bancroft
P. R'y Co
Board of Supervisors
D. D
RJ. Neary
Albert Tokheim
Graettinger
Paine & Gjellefald
Merritt A. Brown
E. K. Burtis
G. M. Clausen
C. P. McDonald
Enge
Jorgen J. Tokheim
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Stott and Pink Tie in Quiet City Nuptials
Last Thursday morning at the M. E. parsonage, Hark Stott and Hazel Pink were married by Rev. G. M. Squires. The couple, both longtime residents, left for a two week honeymoon through southern Iowa after the ceremony. The article notes Hazel Pink as the youngest daughter of east town farmers, and describes groom Hark Stott as a son of local merchant W. Ho Stott.
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M. BE
Hark Stott
Hazel Pink
G. M. Squires
Hazel
John Pink
Titanica
W. Ho Stott
St. Charles
Des Moines
Iowa
Proclamation: Iowa Governor Declares Thanksgiving Day 1922
Governor N B Kendall proclaims November 13 1922 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer in Iowa. He urges suspension of secular pursuits and assembly in worship to thank Divine Providence for past benefits and seek continued favor. Des Moines affixed with state seal.
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Iowa
Kendall
Commonwealth
State of
Des Moines
N. B. Kendall
Farm Bureau invites home account books contest at Marshalltown show
Farm Bureau announces a contest for farm women who keep a home account book for at least one month. Entries enter a display at the corn and swine show in Marshalltown December 11 to 13 with a chance to win one of ten prizes. Entries must be sent to the Marshalltown office the week before the show and come with a 159 word story of the benefits gained from keeping accounts. The program is linked to Ames Extension Service home management courses.
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Kossuth
Marshalltown
Farm Bureau
Wosk
Ames
Gertrude Lynn
Elizabeth Upton
Cash land sales prove farms holding cash value in northwest Iowa
Fort Dodge Messenger reports bonafide cash farm sales around the region. Banks cite recent transactions with prices from $200 to $275 per acre, noting ordinary to good improvements and cash settlements due March 1, 1924.
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Geo. A. Rich
Fort Dodge
Mr. Rich
F.C. Platt
Citizen’s State Bank
Eagle Grove
L. T. Lilleskau
Henry Dersehfed
Olé ‘Hovey
James Christensen
Lilleskau
Champion Husker Neal Smith Reelected Corn Picker
Nebraska headline notes Neal Smith of Lincoln region as a champion corn picker for the fall harvest. The article mentions his high yield with 700 plus bushels in a week and hints at competition from other players in the area.
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Neal Smith
O, Hott
San
U.D. M
Young Peg and Bird Wed in Woden Secret I Do
The community of Woden learned last week of the marriage of Hans Smith and Misa Hanna Bird. They united in marriage October 24, 1923, and kept it secret for a time before the announcement. Bird is the daughter of Nettie Bird, a longtime Woden resident, and Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith who retired from farming. The couple is well liked and has many friends who wish them happiness.
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Woden
Hans Smith
Misa Hanna Bird
Miss Bird
Nettie Bird
Smith
John Smith
Britt News
Britt Mayor Drives at Over Forty Miles Per Hour
Editor Roberts recalls accompanying Mayor Armstrong to Des Moines in a Jewett sedan. The trip took about three hours averaging better than 40 mph, a pace described as slow for their mayors. The Britt Tribune invites more such stories from readers.
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Roberts
Britt
Armstrong
Des Moines
Armatrong
Britt Tribune
Watermelon Birthday Treat Tops Farm Grown Harvest
S L Lamoreux celebrated little Birk’s fourteenth? birthday with a giant watermelon from Fawacres Farm. The 22 inch long melon weighed 40 pounds and is a new winter storage variety. Lamoreux says it would taste better at Christmas and brought a large cut to the News Tribune office to prove the claim.
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L. Lamoreux
Fawacres
Tuypka
News-Tribune
Lamoreux
Britt News
Ti tonka Burt Concert Postponed Due to Illness
The Burt Concert Band postpones its Friday evening concert planned for November 22 citing illness in Ti tonka and surrounding areas. Organizers ask patrons to bear with them as a new date is arranged.
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Titonka Tha Burt
Lenis Mina
Harrington Civil Suit Over $10,000 Damages
The father of a boy aged about six sues T. P. Harrington for $10,000 in damages after a July accident near Britt. The child was struck when he darted from behind a mail car as Harrington’s Ford touring car passed. The article notes prior strokes and paralysis of the injured man in Mason City and town, with details of the scene and care given.
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T. P. Harrington
Robert Townsend
Harrington
Britt
Howard
Algona
Mason City
Townsend Farms
Mall
Mall Box
Avery
van Fo Ee
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White House
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Golden America
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Bankera
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Pocahontas County
Peters
Wm. M. Clausen
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