Local News Arch Host Oxtoras and Morton Return from West Trip
Mabel Morton returned home after a 4300 mile tour through the Black Hills Salt Lake City Yellowstone Park and Colorado. Mrs Lloyd Vanderham and her son Bobby of Kansas City visit Washington relatives. Before marriage Mrs Vanderham was Miss Methel Morton.
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Mabel Morton
West
Black Hills
Salt Lake City
Yellow Stone Park
Colorado
Lloyd Vanderham
Bobby
Kansas City
Washington
Vanderham
Methel Morton
Local Social News and Notes From Columbus and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Harold Baxter and daughter Jean of Columbus Ohio are guests at the J O Elder home this week with Mr Baxter due to arrive Sunday. D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa contact 261 Red 289 1 yreed. Mrs Ed Miller and daughter Mary depart for Iowa City then Chicago after visiting Sproatt home. Mr and Mrs Jay Sproatt and son John plan an automobile trip through northern Minnesota. Mrs A R Miller and daughter Ophelia plus Mrs Harold Baxter and Jean visit Crawfordsville to see Nate Bovee family. Mrs Bovee and her brood plus Mrs Crosby of Ames plan a short stay in Ames. Wanted Girls in sorting department American Pearl Button Co 1513.
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Harold Baxter
Jean
Columbus
Ohio
J. O. Elder
Mr. Baxter
Ed Miller
Mary
Iowa City
Sproatt
Chicago
Jay Sproatt
John
Minnesota
A. R. Miller
Ophelia
Crawfordsville
Nate Bovee
Faris Residence Sale Notice and Local Movements
Local notices list a Faris residence sale on Lat Aug 16 at 1 30 with 53 aug 12 15. Several residents return from trips to Kansas City Fairfield Des Moines and Clear Lake. People visiting relatives include Corinne Martin Fred Minick and Judge Hubert Utterback. Promotions mention Acrobats at Wilson's and Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea at Lemmon s Pharmacy.
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Faris
Sale Lat
Hollister
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Stokeman Family Returns from Iowa City Visit
Mrs. Stokeman and daughter Betty and Henrietta Hull returned last night from Iowa City where they have been visiting. Old floors made new with an electric surfacer. Call F. Anderson. 15316-to-fri A.Mr. and Mrs. Leigh H. Wallace have driven to Wisconsin to spend two or three weeks among the lakes.
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Stokeman
Betty
Henrietta Hull
Iowa City
F. Anderson
A.mr
Leigh H. Wallace
Wisconsin
Lakes
Cloudburst Ties Up Santa Fe Train Service
A cloudburst near Giorleta New Mexico washed out miles of track and damaged rails on the Santa Fe line. A wall of water swept Apache Pass canyon carrying trees poles and livestock. No confirmed deaths though autos in the area may have been swept away and traffic is backed up.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Giorleta
Apache Pass
Mfe
Forest fires rage in Yosemite region and Northwest
Eleven major fires burn across California Nevada Oregon and Washington. The Merced River fire near El Portal five miles from Yosemite Valley has charred over 12000 acres with 4000 heavily timbered acres. 200 civilians and 150 road camp convicts fight it.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Merced River
Yosemite National Park
el Portal
Yosemite Valley
Sierra National Forest
Riverside
San Jacinto Mountains
Whiteman National Forest
Forest Supervisor
President Coolidge Faces Limited Speaking Engagements
President Coolidge plans a restrained speaking schedule staying in Washington unless campaign needs force a tour. Only two confirmed events are the nomination acceptance address Thursday night and the October 1 unveiling of the First Division memorial statue, with a recent invitation from Baltimore to unveil the Lafayette statue on September 6 under consideration.
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Washington
Coolidge
Baltimore
Reverend McCrory and Daughters Return from Monmouth
Rev J Reade McCrory and his three daughters Betty Alice and Martha returned last evening from Monmouth Illinois where they had been visiting lingering frost and travel delays noted in the family’s plans
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J. Reade McCrory
Betty
Alice
Martha
Monmouth
Iinois
How China Is Colored
The article explains china coloring differs from original colors and requires up to nine bake cycles. Each baking slightly changes hues, turning intended pink, black and gold into brown blue and a dull brown tint in the final product.
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China
Ivory Nut From Palm Trees Produces Vegetable Ivory
The ivory nut palm yields hard white vegetable ivory called tagua. Collected from trees in Colombia Peru Ecuador and Brazil the nuts resemble elephant ivory when dried and are about the size of a small potato.
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Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
New Davenport Display At CAEE Store Draws Attention
A local store promotes a unique over stuffed davenport with a new cover style. Shoppers are invited to visit CAEE to view the distinctive piece as a weather note hints at unsettled showers.
Side Lights On an Automobile Trip
A narrator recalls a Canadian and American road journey with humorous notes on dieting temptations, meals, and the pine woods scent. The piece wanders through Minneapolis impressions, wild raspberries near Crane Lake, canoe trips with Indian guides, and luxuries at the Maryland hotel in Minneapolis.
Arrests Loom in Atkins Murder of Charles Hirachfield
VINTON Aug 12 County Attorney Hamilton Tobin says arrests are imminent in the murder of 63 year old Tipton man Charles Hirachfield slain at Atkins Iowa Saturday night. He notes clues pointing to two men including a former friend and a renowned criminal. A bloodstained two foot iron weapon was found near the shack and Ollie Corum of Marion has been questioned over missing pictures found there.
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Associated Press
Vinton
Charles Hirachfield
Tipton
Atkins
Hamilton Tobin
Tobin
Ollie Corum
Marion
Corum
Tom Avery
May Metzel and Joseph Bitcen wed at Clinton Country Club
In Clinton Iowa Miss May Metzel and Joseph Bitcen of Chicago were married by Municipal Judge Homer I Smith under a spreading shade tree at the Clinton Country Club on the previous evening with caddies as witnesses.
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Clinton
Clinton Country Club
Bower
May Metzel
Joseph Bitcen
Chicago
Homer I. Smith
Luke Etymology Traced From Middle English Roots
The origin of the word luke traces to Middle English luke an extension of low and linked to notions of warmth in older usage. Linguists note gradual semantic shifts shaping later meaning in regional texts.
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Luke
Killing Time Work Ends Up Filling Idle Hours
A note on workplace behavior describes employees engaging in time-wasting tasks to pass idle hours. The piece argues such activities serve no productive purpose and highlights common examples seen in offices.
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FOX
Blanche Sweet
Rene Omy
William Russell
Wilson
Rollins Hole
D. F. Macon
Iowa
American Pearl Button Co
Cloyce Dougherty
Albert Lea
Minn
Heinrich Eicher
Chas
Lytle
Burlington
McElhinney Drug Co
Corinne Martin
Fairfield
Florence Hout
Kenneth
Sigourney
Victor Freding
Des Moines
Wilson's
Fred Minick
Mrs
J. J. Minick
Nathan Burris
Dr. Frey
Frank McKay
E. Glick
Lester
Paul Harvey
E. B. Hammer
Eunice
Gertrude
Clear Lake
Fred Bartholomew
Ottumwa
Ed Smith
Robert and
Lee
Linby
L. D. Robinson
Hubert Utterback
Walter Johnson
Rollins
Blue Ribbon
Washington Oil Co
Yosemite Region
West Chester
E.R. Stouffer
Lain Hunt Peters
Minneapolis
Crane Lake
Fort Frances
Ontario
J, BR. F
Maryland
Washington Cleaners
Smouse Garage
Clark & Ross
Economy Rug Co
Gaines
Davenport, Lowa
Faille
W. D. Loftiss
2Nd Street
John Shields & Sons
Mr. Happy Party
M.thompson
W. D. Harkins
University of Chicago
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