Dark city law breakers and speeding fines reported
Correspondent narrates street violence with a beating and police response in Maple Grove. It describes court fines for speeding and intoxicated driving, a raid in Sioux City resulting in confiscation of alcohol, and a 33 mile per hour Cadillac forfeiture, highlighting broad urban law breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Grose
Rev. McMillian
The
Methodist Church
Anti- Saloon League
Sioux City
Morningside Avenue
South Dakota
Threshing season ends as Bob Nelson crew works for Roy Wells
New Haven August 21 threshing winds down with Bob Nelson and crew finishing for Roy Wells the last job in the neighborhood. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Seymour Stattler and daughter and Mr and Mrs Merle Stattler and family with others from Becker Minnesota Miss Myra Pratt and Miss Bertha Pratt and Ora Nicholson spent time with Mrs A R Strum Mrs Blanche Snyder helped Mrs Marion Wells with threshers on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Bob Nelson
Roy Wells
Mt. Pleasant
Seymour Stattler
Merle Stattler
Ace] Robertson
Charles McKinstry
Ernest Snyder
Becker, Minn
Della Neal
Washington
Smith
A.’R»E
T. E. Nicholson
John Pratt Home Tuésany Evening Entertainment
Guests were entertained at the John Pratt home in Tuésany where ice cream and cake were served after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pratt
Brighton notices move and family shuffles
Mrs Jennie Frain sold her west Brighton residence to David McNees and will vacate August 28 with possession September 1. She purchased the Cal Cooper property from Henry Gordon and will move September 1. The post office moved into the new building Wednesday night. Births and trips include a daughter born August 10 to Mr and Mrs Mark Crandal and several family relocations to Clio Indiana Griswold Iowa Brush Col and new rentals in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Jennie Frain
West Brighton
David McNees
Frain
Cal Cooper
Henry Gordon
Mark Crandal
Walter Brim
Cedar Rapids
Fenner
Chick Trasher
Jessie Fox
Clio
R. FE. Lundin
Griswold
Iowa
Will Heyde
Carley
Mr. Pringle
Community Notes From Grace Hill and Nearby Areas
Grace Hill notes cover family visits and travel plans across several households. The McNees family spent Sunday with the Robertsons near West Chester while others head to Los Angeles, Long Beach, Denver or Kansas for visits and vacations. The Dunbar clan holds a Sunset Park picnic this Friday evening and new arrivals include a son for the Newell family.
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Grace Hill
James McNees
John Robertson
West Chester
W. J. Taylor
Porter
Los Angeles
Long Beach
California
Paul Harvey
Edgar Meyer
Wes Meyer
Marion Robertson
Denver
Colo
Art
W. B. Meyer
Ed Libe
Geneva
Kansas
Arley Hayes
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Lloyd Hayes
L. C. Dunbar
Brighton
Dunbar
Sunset Park
Washington
Mable
Eunice Engel
Mt Pleasant
Glenwood Boyden
Mrs. Harvey
Dorothy Swickard
Dallas Hotle
Homer Meyer
Merle Dunbar
Homer Hotle
Homer Porter
Amana Colony
Katherine Buxbaum
Bethany
Missouri
Harlow Engel
Ira Miksch
Sunstroke Warning Advice for Hot Weather Exposure
A public health note warns readers to avoid sunstroke by limiting exposure and exertion, eating moderately, and drinking cool water. It advises resting in a cool spot if symptoms such as headaches or blurred vision occur and applying cold cloths to the head until a physician arrives.
Volunteer Slum Army Seeks Clothing and Help
A city relief drive by the Volunteer Slum Army requests clothing furniture and supplies to aid the needy. Major and Mrs Sneath lead jail hospital street house to house and mission work from 10144 N Marion Ave. phone 417 Groen.
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Sneath
Marion Ave
Groen. K
Sheriffs Propose Auto Tax Control At Convention
Iowa sheriffs push to collect automobile taxes through sheriff offices with a deputized registrar to curb car thefts. Officers for 1921 elected include F. J. Kennedy president and C. W. Saverude vice president. convention sets Fort Dodge for 1921 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Saverude
F. J. Kennedy
Dubuque
C. W. Saverude
W. A. McKee
Atlantic
Chas. Wells
West Union
W. J. Sternberg
Orange City
W. F. McNew
Nevada
C. E. Kringel
Cass County
George Enderly
Marshall County
Logan Harris
Benton County
Ellyson Greene
Madison County
C. J. Reusche
Clinton County
A. D. Sayre
Guthrie County
G. L. Lindquist
Webster County
A. E. Baumgartner
Hancock County
Fred 8. Pettit
Black Hawk County
Fort Dodge
Governor Cox Defends Democratic Policy on Platform Obligations
Governor Cox commented that paying platform obligations reflects the democratic policy. The message follows Tennessee legislature approving a pro suffrage vote, while North Carolina House with a large Democrat majority rejected ratification by a 71 to 41 vote.
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Cox
Tennessee
North Carolina
Ottumwa Courier
Tabor Iowa Citizens Buy Nine Mile Tabor & Northwestern Rail
The town of Tabor Iowa with about 2000 residents purchases the nine mile Tabor and Northwestern railway for 27000 dollars while owing 43000 dollars. Robert S McClelland continues as manager with help from WN E Mumper as key staff. The line serves livestock freight and local farms with a tiny gasoline car as the sole locomotive and boasts a long operating history without injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellanda
Mumper
WN. E
Robert S. McClelland
Robert McClelland
Malvern
McClelland
Tabor & Northern
Robert S
Amherst College
Robert
McClellands
Fremont County
Tabor
Mr. McClelland
Dogs Feet a Delicacy in Formosa Island
A Formosa island report notes that local cuisine regards dogs feet as a delicacy. The article describes cultural appetite and regional dietary practices.
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Island of
Formosa
Wanton Trio Wrecks Victor Schoolhouse For No Reason
Aug 21 at Victor two miles south of Stratton three boys aged about 8 to 15 wrecked the interior of the Victor schoolhouse. They smashed windows and frames, ripped books, tore pages from a dictionary, poured purple ink on books, and broke a kerosene stove. The Klang and Peterson youths confessed after questioning, giving no motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Clarence Klang
C. A. Klang
Oscar Peterson
Fred Peterson
Americans and Economy Paradox Prompts Thrifty Outlook
A Brooklyn EBaxte item muses on American thrift, noting that Americans are economical in use of resources and questioning whether frugality is an anomaly or paradox in the economy. The short reflection implies broad social tendencies toward efficiency and cost awareness.
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Brooklyn
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Ener
Cleveland
Citizens of
Tabor & Northwestern Railway
Cheney Violin
Cheney
Cy She Cheney
Cheney Talking Maching Company
McNamaras
Quality First
Wanton
Red Oak
Americans and Economy
Trunk
Eugene Leroy
Marie Trumbull
Detroit
Trumbull
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford Pho
U. S. Olympic
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