News Notes from Crawfordsville and Surrounding Areas
Crawfordsville Aug 18 Bruce McCleary visited from Cedar Rapids. Families attended Riverside barbecue. Several locals traveled to Mt Pleasant fair while others visited in Washington and Illinois. A wedding in Knoxville, a new Avery tractor, and county officials meeting in Dubuque are noted. Local trips include Ames Nevada Illinois Michigan and Colorado.
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Crawfordsville
Bruce McCleary
Cedar Rapids
W. P. Davidson
Milton
Forrest
William
Margaret
Marian Davidson
Riverside
Mina McCleary
Winfield
Mt. Pleasant
Lee Shaffer
Washington
Ira Mitchell
Dayton McNeill
Doris
Twila
John
Illinois
Albert Lanone
Iowa
J. H.crooks
Miss Mabel
W. H. Hagie
Reba
Will
Cary Station
Harold Lamb
Local Social Notes From Ainsworth Area Visitors
Minnie Jennings and Martha Jennings visited Wilbur Gardner. Olive Hazen toured Muscatine with an excursion by boat to Davenport. Karl Lemley and two Hejevile stayed with sister Will Martin. W A Matson and family returned from Monmouth. J C Sullivan visited friends nearby. Farmers Union Picnic at Richmond drew many, including W C Richards and Chas Palmer families. McClelland family held a reunion at M G Campbell home with about 30 attendees.
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Minnie Jennings
Martha
Wilbur Gardner
Olive Hazen
Muscatine
Davenport
Karl Lemley
Hejevile
Will Martin
W. A. Matson
Monmouth
J.C. Sullivan
W. C. Richards
Chas. Palmer
Farmers Union
Richmond
McCelland
M. G. Campbell
Kansas
Farmers Union floats and picnic notes from YOUNG AMERICA
Farmers Union Local No. 267 members decorated a float at the county home for a Richmond festival parade and won second prize. Attendees included Ernest Carlson Frank Pringle Elmer Cherry Ben Briley and others with many families joining the picnic. Elmer Cherry hosted Fulton and Fleming families for a gathering. about 35 members attended.
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Young America
Farmers Union Local No. 267
Beatty
Richmond
Ernest Carlson
Frank Pringle
Elmer Cherry
Ben Briley
Clayde Knapp
Charles Kerr
Steve Crawford
Ernest Beatty
Donald McLaughlin
Fulton
Day ton Grove and West Chester Picnic Report
Mrs and Mrs Will Embree attended a Valley Sunday picnic while Dayton Grove residents joined the West Chester Baptist Sunday school outing at Sunset Park. Wilbur Casey visited Ferguson kin. Embrees Dusenberries and Blattners hullers. Tom Muotts works threshing. the week nears end of threshing. Howard McCall shipper begs on nestle y. Lessie and Muriel Ferguson spend weekend in Washington. reception at James Embree home honors newlywed Ie Brown and bride married Tuesday.
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Payton Grove
Will Embree
Dayton Grove
West Chester
Sunset Park Wai
Will Embro
Thursdday
Jas. Ambree
Iee Brown
Pleasant Hii and Kephart Families Visit Groups
Pleasant Hii and Roy Kephart families planned a Manchester visit this Friday and a return home Sunday. The Miller and Kerr households shared a Missouri visit. Local neighbors attended gatherings at Sigafoose, Kephart, Lambert, McCall, Keating, and Swift homes and many traveled to the Mt Pleasant Fair and Washington Chautauque. Ed Chalupa visit Davenport relatives.
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Fact
Roy Kephart
Manchester
Cloyce
Karl Kephart
Claude McCall
Evteie Keating
Bryan Swift
Washington Chautau
Mt. Pleasant
Ed Chalupa
Davenport
Reverend Dalton Preached in Eureka On Sunday
Rev. W. L. Dalton of Washington preached at Eureka last Sunday morning at 11 o clock. Toward Wagner and family visited Sunday after church at the Witmer home near Wayland. Charley Baker and Eli Jackson and families spent Sunday at the Charley Jackson home. Charles Donaldson and Marcus
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Fureka
W. L. Dalton
Washington
Wagner
Witmer
Wayland
Charley Baker
Eli Jackson
Charley Jackson
Charles Donaldson
Marcus
Federal court backs deputy marshals in Iowa strike incident
Guy S. Brewer of Des Moines, U S Marshal for the southern district of Iowa, says the federal court will stand behind deputies B H Nicholas and C E Carrol who face charges for firing revolvers at strikebreakers leaving Oskaloosa. The case was postponed to Aug 30. The deputies maintain they fired over the crowd to frighten them.
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Oskaloosa
Guy S. Brewer
Des Moines
United States
Iowa
B. H. Nicholas
C. E. Carrol
Justice Court
Brewer
Ezra and the Teacher in the Sunday School Lesson
Ezra emerges as a model teacher guiding moral reform through sacred study. The lesson on August 20 highlights dedication, conscience, and public service by religious educators who dedicate time to church schools. It links ancient leadership to modern youth moral uplift.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Code of Morals
Wison
Harding
Ezra
North America
Babylon
Jerusalem
Ahava
John Robinson
Leyden
America
Sara
Judah
Pericles
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Socrates
Euripides
Greece
Confucius
China
B. C
Cyrus
Zerubbabel
Joshua
Haggai
Zechariah
Artaxerxes
Aaron
God
Parth
Preparations for Iowa State Fair Near Finish
Des Moines reports rush to finish preparations as rail strike yields assurances of livestock shipments. Seven thousand head entered for public inspection with 1756 cattle 3615 swine 721 sheep and 746 horses. Forty thousand automobiles expected for fair week with concessions and information booths planned.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Street Improvement Accepted and Plat Preparations Ordered
City of Washington Iowa approves completion of Flutter street work. Engineer W P Rawn to prepare separate plats and schedules of assessments for Districts One to Three detailing lots, parcels, owners, and amounts to be assessed. Total project costs and city share itemized. documents to be filed with City Clerk by August 14, 1922.
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P. C. Platter
W. P. Rawn
Washington
Iowa
City of
Pp. C. Flutter
District One
District Two
District Three
M. D. Work
S. J. Kellogg
Parking yards planned for downtown and grounds week
The city outlines two large parking yards to be provided during the week, one to be kept downtown and another at the grounds to accommodate expected traffic.
The Masked Avenger Stars Mrs Wallace Reid at Fox Theater
Mrs Wallace Reid makes her screen debut in The Masked Avenger at the Fox theater alongside Lester Cuneo. The melodrama follows a rich ranch owner who learns the danger of outlaw night riders as he helps bring them to justice.
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Wallace Reid
Wally” Reid
Lester Cuneo
Billy” Reid
Wallace Reids
Claude Payton
William Donovan
Phil Gastrock
Tempe Pigott
Bert Mattox
Ah Wing
Night Riders
A Thought for the Day Alimony Quip
A witty line from the Birmingham News counsels choosing the mate who can provide more alimony when faced with two evils. The quip reflects social humor of marriage and support.
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Birmingham News
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