Neighborhood News Report from Titus Iowa Aug 7
News letters from Washington County give brief notices of births and deaths, threshing moves, and visits. The Nelson boys finished threshing then moved to Dublin. Wayne Houck and Chas visit Ezra Seeley in Medal Rapids. Mrs Nebergall helps thrashers. L Ry Manne and Mildred visit Fayette. Lemley stays at Grace Hill. Alvie Nebergall and Bessie Longer visit Des Moines Ames. Banner oats yield 47 bushels per acre on Jim Combs farm west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus
Nelson
Dublin
Wayne Houck
JSON
Chas
Ezra Seeley
Medal Rapids
Joe Nebergall
Alvie Nebergall
L. Ry Manne
Mildred
Fayette
James Lemley
Lemley
Grace Hill
Bessie Longer
Des Moines
Ames
Jim Combs
Local Notes From Wellston and Surrounding Areas
Aug 7 Wellston notes report visits among residents including Mrs J E Harvey with daughter Mrs Carl Dunbar near West Chester and Mrs Howard Greendyke with her mother Mrs G O Dunbar. Threshing slow due to wet weather and several residents travel to Washington for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dunbar
Charley Harvey
W. E. Davis
Wayland
W. J. Peifer
Dave Augustine
Valley
Wellston
Howard Hotle
Washington
Howard
Mr. Baker
Missouri
Paul Harvey
Titus
Northeast Indiana visitors and area residents noted
Aug 6 NCEBLF Noble reports Mr and Mrs Wm Kreisil Otis visited Mrs J A Frey and family. Mr and Mrs e rank Lacount Gordon left for Brooklyn NY after visiting Mrs Benson and Ralph Kaufman. About 20 Chicago Mission children spent two weeks with local friends then returned to Chicago.
Ainsworth Social News Says Visitors Return Home
Mrs C W Walker and daughter Irma along with Mrs Harry Anderson and Mildred of Quincy NL and Jean Carden of Osage IA returned home after a two week visit to the parental Clegg home. Edith Peterson came home from Cotter where she nursed at the Hanstein home. A runaway team on Main Street caused excitement but no injuries. Fred Moore opened a new picture show leasing the building beside the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
C. W. Walker
Irma
Harry Anderson
Mildred
Quincy
Jean Carden
Osage
Clegg
Edith Peterson
Cotter
Hanstein
Main Street
Ted Moore
Jay Evans
Main
Jay
Moore
Fred Moore
Ainsworth Theatre Crowds In An Open Door Night
Thursday night the doors opened free to the public for an 8 reel program. Ainsworth now boasts one of the county’s prettiest little theatres and invites visitors to drop in and be convinced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Local social notes from Haskins and surrounds
Lois Godlove and Marjorie McCreedy visit the country for a two week stay with Mr and Mrs Clinny Jones. Frank Knotek and Nelly DeWitt of Fredoni visit sister Mrs Roy Littrell. Fern Palmer visits sister Mrs Hal Figgens near Richmond. Eilene Cole goes to Washington to visit grandma. Mrs J C Mathers aids daughter Mrs George Brown thrashing at Keota. Enid Annas of Ainsworth visits. Ray Davis hosts carloads of cattle at stockyards. Oscar Freeland ships stock here. Mrs M B E Sands of Washington visits relatives nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waskins
Lois Godlove
Marjorie McCreedy
Country
Clinny Jones
Jones
Lois
Frank Knotek
Nice
Nellie DeWitt
Fredoni
Roy Littrell
Fern Palmer
Hal Figgens
Richmond
Eilene Cole
Washington
Visitings and travel notes from Crawfordsville
Aug AR Crawfordsville Miss Callen of Centerville Iowa arrived yesterday forenoon to visit Miss Hazel Anwyl. Mr and Mrs Will Anwyl and son Lyle spent yesterday in Burlington. FE L Clark and J C Mitchell attended the Rural Carriers convention at Washington yesterday. Mrs Mitchell and Eleanor and Mrs Dc A Sprague accompanied Mr Mitchell to Washington. Mr and Mrs Henry McCoy arrived from Ottumwa Wednesday evening. Mrs McCoy slowly recovering from operation will stay here with relatives while Henry goes to South Dakota to escape hay fever.
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Awfordsville
Crawfordsville
Aug
Callen
Centerville
Iowa
Hazel Anwyl
Will Anwyl
Lyle
Burlington
L. Clark
J. C.mitchell
Washington
Mitchell
Eleanor
Dc. A. Sprague
Mr. Mitchell
Henry McCoy
Ottumwa
The Turn in the Road screening with Brentwood Exprops
The scene shows Hamilton Perry bound at the mast while three armed men threaten him for higher wages. A grandson and ten puppies arrive, and the child’s love moves Perry to repent, ending the tense standstill. The film is an Exhibitors Mutual release by Brentwood and written by King Widor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Perry
Strickers
Brentwood Film Corporation
King W. Vidor
Buena Vista County Votes Against Hard Roads
Storm Lake and Sioux Rapids favor hard roads in early returns but Buena Vista County votes 926 to 781 against the proposition with Sobert City pending. Across the county turnout is light and most towns oppose the plan with no other measures on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Sobert City
Sioux Rapids
Hea
Hillman Considered for Simpson College Presidency
The Rev. Dr. John L. Hillman, former First Methodist Episcopal pastor of Des Moines, is to be offered the Simpson College presidency at a trustees meeting in Des Moines. Hillman, now pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist in Toledo, arrived yesterday to review Simpson, and a favorable outcome is anticipated. Bishop Homer S. Stuntz, back from the Orient, also attended the trustees’ gathering and discussed college plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John L. Hillman
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Simpson College
Homer
Stuntz
Orient
Danish Prince Finds Lot of Booze in National Capitol
Prince Aage of Denmark toured the United States aboard the Aquitania and observed American life, praising freedom from prohibition yet noting rampant drinking. He commented on politics, New York nightlife, jazz, and traffic while expressing amusement at European perceptions.
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National
London
Prince Aage
Denmark
Aquitania
America
Legion d’ Honneur
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Floyd Gibbons
Chicago
Europe
Washington
Senate
New York
York
Zierfield
Bert Williams
Kennedy seeks 150000 for Fairfield federal post office
Hon Chas A Kennedy introduces a bill in Congress to appropriate 150000 for a federal post office in Fairfield Iowa. The bill heads to the public grounds and buildings committee for a December session proposal after past senate defeats. Fairfield supports the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Chas. A. Kennedy
United States Congress
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Keota and Harper press for highway change in county meeting
Sixty businessmen and farmers from Keota and Harper met the Warren County board in Sigourney to push for routing the state road away from their towns. They argued the south road would miss Keota and Harper, require extra grading and bridges, and proposed a petition to the highway commission to reroute it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Harper
Sigourney
County Board of Supervisors
R. C. Hamilton
Erdice
Leo Peiffer
Kmagle
Court House
McNurlen
Ralph Hamilton
J. S. Morrison
Ottumwa
Fifth District
Morrison
Hamilton
Peiffer
George Lyle
Kaio Sigourney
Mr. Morrison
G. H. Burdine
J. A. Retter
Hedrick
C. C. Bottger
Ollie
State Highway Commission
W. H. Hamilton
Highway Commission
London Times prints box score in baseball slang
The Times in London prints a box score for a Oxford vs Cambridge game in Oxford. Wallace, former Harvard star, hits a three-bagger and a homer in three at bats. Both teams hold scoreless early, then Oxford pulls ahead in the fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London Times
Times
Oxford
Cambridge
Wallace
Harvard
Grocer Overcomes Pain After Mayr Remedy Ad
A troubled grocer credits three years of stomach and side pain relief to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He reports dramatic first doses, improved health, and no lasting issues. The ad touts the preparation as harmless and cleansing catarrhal mucus to ease stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Buffalo
Lemmon’s
Advt
Labor Saving Tack Feeding Device Described
A new tool feeds tacks into position for hammer driving and includes claws to pull carpet or similar material taut for secure fastening.
Inside baths and limestone phosphate cleanse the bowels
A health advice piece urges daily internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate to remove toxins from the bowels. It claims this practice improves overall health, halting common ailments like headaches, bad breath, constipation, and rheumatic stiffness. It emphasizes internal sanitation over external bathing.
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Wash
Ington
Nceblf
Haskins
Hillman
Simpson
Hecome College
Rosie Quinn
Forty-second St
Murray
Century Grove
Aids de Camp
Amerisi
Wien
P.O
TAKE
Keokuk
County Board
Ives
Richards
Eagle
Williams
Shaweneey
Storey
Brown
Shawenecy
Myers
Thorngate
Hart
Waghe
Gammell
Clarke
Beal
Grocer
FF Dalley Corporations
Ouffalo. MY
the Coe Shoes
Havana
Lewis Cigar Mfg CO
Newark
Tion
Firestone
White Way Garage
Dea
Meevy Cerved
Norwalk
Chas. Hebner
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