News Notes From Crawfordsville District
Crawfordsville items recap local visits and travels from Des Moines to Ottumwa and Wellman. Residents including Miss Genevieve Mincks, Mr. and Mrs. Carrick of Albia, and Miss Mildred Craig are noted with relatives and friends in nearby towns. A death and health updates are shared alongside travel to events and illness notes, with community members visiting, moving, and planning outings near Keokuk, Washington, Fairfield, and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Mincks
Iowa City
J. J. Anwyl
Arthur Griffith
Everette
Lois Griffith
Stephen Hawkins
Nebraska
J. M. Rees
Rees
Carrick
Albia
Simeon Carrick
Marie McCoy
Ottumwa
Mary McCoy
Fred Chrissinger
Winfield
Rebecca Chrissinger
Lee Lease
Washington
Will Davia
Colorado
Will Mune’o’s
Davis
Haskins
C. H. Davis
Gilder
Evert Denison
Fairfield
Local Shifts in August Cattle and Hog Movements
In Havre Iowa August 20 John Koch shipped a carload of fat cattle from Verey and traveled to Chicago with the shipment. Jim Thompson sent two carloads of hogs from Havre Thursday and accompanied the load to Chicago. Several residents visit relatives and attend fairs including Mr and Mrs Martin Western and children at Hederik and the Mr Pleasant fair, Aaron Stafford's Marshalltown trip, John Koeh and family to Minnesota, and Mt Pleasant chautauqua attendance by John Baer and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Iowa
John Koch
Verey
Mr. Koch
Chicago
Will Mefiride
Joe Knopfenstein
Jim Thompson
Jim
Martin Western
Hederik
Earl Frey
Aaron Stafford
Marshalltown
John Koeh
Minnesota
Chautauqua Ohn
Local Social and Travel Notes From Kalona
Kalona notes report Mrs F E H Reif and Mrs L Rogers attending a Washington chautauqua on Wednesday. Rev J D O'Dell of Mt Pleasant called on the city Saturday. Mr and Mrs L R Fosdick of Washington and Mr and Mrs Arthur Anderson of Galva visited the Beck home last week. Orvel Bell moved to a recently vacated property on West Barnes street. Belle Dunlap Zaba and June Fry visited Mrs Howard Stewart at Keota Wednesday. F W Johnston and children of Cedar Rapids visited Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Ila
FE. H. Reif
L. Rogers
Chautauqua
Washington
J. D. O'Dell
Mt. Pleasant
City
L. R. Fosdick
Arthu Anderson
Galva, Til
H. V. Beck
Orvel Bell
Alva Stutsman
West Barnes Street
Belle Dunlap
Zaba
June Fry
Howard Stewart
Keota
F. W. Johnston
Cedar Rapids
Columbus Junction Fair Closes With Strong Attendance
The Columbus Junction fair ended Friday August 10 with daily attendance above average. Free grandstand attractions and top quality Washington band music drew praise. Races on the half mile track were praised as the best yet. Frances Newell and L N Lieberknecht wed August 4 at the bride’s mother Mary Newell’s home, with groom with Fairbank Morse and Co Beloit Wisconsin. The newlyweds plan to live in Beloit after September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Washington Band
Me. O. BE. Newell
Evelyn Alro
Henrietta Salmon
R. N. Malin
E. W. Murdock
Cedar Rapids
Della Rouse
Freeport
Tilia
Ella Edwards
Columbusee
Ayers
Letts Quartette
A. F. Chelson
W. Sink
L. Myers
Mt. Pleasant
T. G. Coffin
Mariston
Colorado
Frances Newell
L N. Lieberknecht
Mary Newell
Fairbank Morse and Co
Beloit
Wisconsin
EF. H. Nelson
Minnesota
Visitors from Washington and Wayland Come to West Chester
Howard Baker James Thompson Jake Keller and families Meey Kathern from Wayland and Washington visit West Chester on Sunday. The community notes blast work on the primary road causing windows to rattle. Residents comment on rain needs for late corn and a local remark about President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Howard Baker
James Thompson
Washington
Jake Keller
Pete Wideman
Meey Kathern
Wayland
W. D. Noecker
Prighton
Will Muneo
Harding
United States
Will
Precautions for Safe Night Air Mail Service Chicago Omaha
Government air service officials say night conditions favor aviation and report extensive safeguards. Beacons every 12 miles, floodlit fields, wing tip lights, automatic parachute flares, and instruments aim to guide pilots on the Chicago to Omaha 540 mile route. About 75 percent of aviators favor night shifts due to planned safety measures and easing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Omaha
Cotton Mills Face Hard Times in Lancashire
In Oldham Lancashire on August 20 the British cotton trade is dull with 74 mills reporting losses on capital. Shareholders face reduced or omitted dividends after years of 20 to 59 percent, while losses approach 50 million dollars. An effort to expand cotton exports within the empire is being pursued to offset the downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldham
Lancashire
Lancashire Spinning Mills
Growth of New York Banking in 1847
Figures show New York City bank deposits total more than twenty one times the city’s 1847 deposits. In 1847 New York banks held about $28,000,000 in deposits with $11,000,000 in specie and around $7,000,000 in circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Cariel
New York
Kansas Traveler Notes Mennonite Settlements and Heat
A Kansas traveler describes Cheney and surrounding Mennonite communities from Pretty Prairie to Hillsboro. He notes cement roads easing milk shipments to Wichita, profiles Mennonite groups, their schools and churches, and recalls floods and heat waves shaping life in the region. The piece ties local geography, industry, and loyalties to a portrait of rural Kansas life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Kansas
Wichita
Wicchite
Stenographer Becomes Private Secretary to Railroad Official
Robert L. Zollinger, age 24, is Private Secretary to H. E. Ray General Storekeeper of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. He travels in a private car over the Frisco System, earns more than $2000 yearly, and attends railroad conventions. He began as a stenographer two years ago, rose to purchasing, then Private Secretary, with path to $5000 to $10,000 annually. His father funded business schooling at Iowa Success School Ottumwa. The notice promotes the school and invites letters for its catalog Getting Ahead in Business, with fall term starting September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Zollinger
H. E. Ray
Robert
Frisco
Iowa Success School
Ottumwa
W. W. Toole
Lowa Success School
Local Prairie Tales Describe Neighbors and Early Printing Work
The narrative notes Presbyterians as neighbors and mentions Mrs. Dobbin being a niece of Squire DPD C Kyle. It highlights a single son learning printing under Mr. Claybaugh, editor of the local paper, and a school superintendent delivering ice to keep loitering at Pwetty Prairie from happening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbin
Squire Dpd. C
Billions of Bottles Stop Thirst for Soft Drinks
A Department of Agriculture study notes enormous U S thirst for soft drinks in the past year with four billion bottles consumed annually across ten thousand bottlers and 110000 counters. It highlights the need for strict enforcement of pure food laws as the industry grows from a carnival novelty to a mass commodity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Washington
Department of Agriculture
America
Bananas and Beverages in Early Food Industry
The passage notes overripe bananas and limited palate enjoyment. It questions industry changes needed for current proportions and mentions fruit juices sparingly present in beverages. Chemists allegedly produced substitutes mimicking natural flavors and aromas.
Roman Altar Found in Hagland Identified by Antiquarian
London officials report a 2000 year old Roman altar unearthed near Kingston Road by Dr. W H L Kesteven. The large white stone stood three feet high and was used as a children's jumping block. The top shows where offerings were placed and carved figures resembling priests remain on one side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Iowa
Cheney
London
Kingston Road
W. HL. Kesteven
Cat Tail Muectes Report Sparks Curious Observation
A quirky note reports three times as many oe eles in a cat tail as in a human hand and wrist, prompting curiosity about comparative anatomy and micro counts in everyday objects.
Money Not Everything
A Forbes reflection by Tom Dreler argues that business motives should extend beyond money. He cites a wise saying comparing a pig's prayer to focus on corn, urging people to seek broader virtues beyond profits and favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dreler
Forbes
Moral hazard and incendiary fires prompt nationwide effort
A committee cites figures linking good business to fewer fires and bad business to more, urging suppression of arson. Local authorities nationwide assist investigations with special squads in cities like Detroit and Dallas. The New York District Attorney forms a dedicated unit led by Morgaridge to pursue arson cases and insurers seek to minimize risky policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Morgaridge
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Mr. Morgaridge
Glens Falls Insurance Company
Detroit
St. Louis
Dallas
Norfolk
New York City
Morgaridge
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Charles
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Waldo Wells
Will Anwyil
Lyle
Marion Huston
Helen
Keokuk
G. J. Kilgus
Jarnagin
Newton
Iiona
Walter Lehman
Mrl
Thursa Grady
Cruz Mehaffey
E. H. Hesselechwerdt
Cedar Rapsids
Vernea Louck
Wesley Boehme
Chas. Peown
Minneapolis
O. K.ek
Gretchen
A. G. Snider
B. F. Allen
Wellman
Frank Snide
Celia
West Branch
Fred Stumpf
Lone Beach
Calif
William O'Loughlin
J. R. Swietzendruber
J. M. Godfrey
E. Jefferson
A. H. Padgett
Gheney
Bentley McCoy
West
Matthew McCoy
Pasadena
Tom Bennett
Melyle
California
Charles McCleary
Washington County
Hope
Wilsey
Hillsboro
Pretty Prairie
White Water
Chesney
Hee
Samuel Kemp
Johnson County
Pr. E. E. Stutsman
Mennonite College
The
New Order
Middle Order
Heston
Chris Kraber
Noble
Bethel
Will Rich
Hill
Rich Mercantile Co
Marion
E. W. Hoch
Washington Chautauqua
Dr. Reiger
Rev
Regier
Langenwalter
Burns
Kern Palmer
John
Wilson
Palmer
Sam Neill
Rev. Dobbin
Presbyterians
United Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Church
Pretty Prat
A. E. Putnam & Son
Washington, Iowa
Ttoman
Hagland
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy
In-de-co
Washington Oil Co
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