Wellman News Roundup Teems With Local Visits and Camp Plans
Correspondents of Journal report friends and relatives traveling to Des Moines for the state fair. Girls Scout camping near Hills IA with army tents and cots arranged. visiting day Thursday. Notes on tonsil operations, hay fever, and travel to Cedar Rapids Muscatine West Liberty Manila and Garden City among local movements and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Mises
Jeanette Karr
Partell
Albert Glider
Loran’ Bidwell
John Wehrle
Des Moines
J. J. Ward
Mortis
Cedar Rapids
Abe Miller
Dr. Miller
Kalona
Hubert Doud
Epworth League
Hugh Graef
McIntosh
Frank Snavely
Hills
Iowa City
Girl Scout Movement
Ira Wells
June Cook
Russell
James Lewis
Lewis Bros
Earl Weidlein
Ora J. Starr
West Liberty
Earl Sample
The
Security Savings Bank
Lincoln
Neb
H. C. Reese
Prescott
Phillip Glider
J. L. Hershberger
Garden City
Hank Snider
Colo
Herb Hamilton
B. C. Foster
Ponto
Charles City
Esther Shaw
Manila
BR. M. Junkens
Lake Benton
Minn
Iting
Eardley Bell
Muscatine
Da@y
Dillon
Blaine
Rock Island
Milton
Lon Hussey
Robert McConaughey
Nichols
Masons to Build Verdun Memorial on Hill of Douaumont
Paris August 29 Masonic groups from allied countries plan a Verdun memorial on the Hill of Douaumont. The obelisk will feature a nude woman with an acacia branch and a radiating sun, and carry an inscription honoring allied soldiers who were Masons killed in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Verdun
Douaumont
Co operatives Sign Up With Grain Growers In Iowa
Cooperative elevators in Iowa with capacity over one million bushels and annual turnover around eleven million bushels have contracted with United States Grain Growers Inc. The announcement was made in Des Moines on August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Grain Growers, Inc
County Standard Schools Earn 1422 Reward in Washington County
Miss Kathryn Montgomery announces thirteen rural schools in Washington County achieved state standard status and will share 1 422 in funds. Each pupil earns six dollars, half paid to teachers as a bonus and half to districts for equipment. Some schools are in their first year as standard while others have two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Montgomery
Anhouces
Washington County
State Department of Public Instruction
Enterprise
Dutch Creek Township
June Conger
New Haven
Hazel Sutton
Indian Creek
Emma Dusenberry Shaw
Lincoln
Jackson Township
Martha Thrasher
Egypt
Mary O'Conner
Fast
Prairie
Highland Township
Amelia Schmidt
Center
Ruth Foster
Uniondale
Maude O'Conner
Prairie Flower
Cedar Township
Eunice Scott
Lexington
Merton Emde
Westminster
Seventy-six Township
Effie van Sickle
Seventy-six
Artie McCulley
Washington Township
Kathleen Brut
No. 2
Washington
Laura Ingham
Miss Montgomery
Court House
Duck Feast Out of Season for Davenport Orphans
Charles P. Smith United States game warden seized three boxes containing about 100 wild ducks near Milwaukee for legal violations. The defendants were fined $50 and costs, and the ducks were donated to the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home after the cases were disposed of. Superintendent Treat accepted the gift, and the warehouse owner agreed to deliver the ducks free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa Soldiers
Charles P. Smith
United States
Milwaukee
Smith
Treat
Orphans’ Home
Jones
Mothers blamed for girls immodesty in Des Moines study
Dr Jeannette Throckmorton of the Public Health Service visiting Des Moines to study delinquent children in the juvenile court blames modern mothers for immodest dress. She says girls seek style while mothers seek youth and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jeannette Francis Throckmorton
United States Public Health Service
Jane Responds to Slow Practice With Quick Notes
A student named Jane explains her fast playing during music lessons. The teacher asks why she hurried and Jane replies that her mind skipped or slipped, causing the tempo to race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Electric Theatre Co Wins Graham Theater Lease
Electric Theatre company led by George Pratt and sons Ralph and Clyde secured a lease and took over Graham theater management on Saturday. Clyde Pratt said a policy statement will follow. Graham to host legitimate attractions and large motion pictures due to Fox seating limits. The Pratts, known for the Fox in Washington and the Winfield theater, are trusted to run Graham responsibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Theatre Company
Graham
Electric Company
George Pratt
Ralph
Clyde Ralph
Winfield Theatre
Clyde
The
Fox
Washington
Adams Amusement Company
Winfield Smouse
Smouse
Adams Company
Pratts
Clyde Pratt
Pratt
Judge makes boys special policemen in Keokuk
Justice Hawkes discharged four boys charged with gambling at C and Bluff streets by appointing them as special officers. William Holman James Frank Patsy Tigue and John McLoughlin were found sincere in their statements and tasked to prevent further gambling in the neighborhood. They pledged faithful service and avoided further court action for contempt of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Bluff Streets
FE. E. Hawkes
Justice Hawkes
William Holman
James Frank
Patsy Tigue
John McLoughlin
Court of
Boyville
Wells-Abbott Nieman Milling receiver named in Neb.
On August 29 Federal Judge Woodrough appointed Peters Trust Company of Omaha as receiver for the Wells-Abbott Nieman Milling company of Schuyler Neb with bond of 50600. The mill’s capital stock is 1500000 and liabilities total 888015.28 as shrinkage and customer reliance caused its distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Carl Modesitt
Wells-Abbott- Nieman Milling Company
Schuyler
Nebraska
Woodrough
Peters Trust Company
Ames Gophers Chew Cables Disrupt Local Phones
Ames workers traced a disruption on Maple avenue to gophers gnawing through an underground telephone cable. Northwestern Bell crews spent three hours testing and then replaced about 150 feet of cable to restore service. Nearby residents reported complaints starting Tuesday as the issue was investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Missionary Seeks Egypt Return After Inspiring Parting Address
Dr. G C A Owen addressed a large First United Presbyterian audience before leaving for Assiut, Egypt, detailing Egyptian life and mission work. John Simpson preached, urging abiding in Christ. A St James parish fall festival and picnic at Richmond features speeches, games, music, and a southwest comedy in the new hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian
GC. A. Owen
Egypt
Dr. Owen
John Simpson
North United Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
J. F. Simpson
St James Pariah
Richmond
Father Lawler
St Ambrose College
M. J. Hartigan
Ireland
A. J. Zaizer
Ralph Otte
Lova Ng
Kelona-Richmond
Richmond Glee Club
Riverside
Kalona
Holy Trinity
Blast
Pieper-Shalla
Waterloo Ouset For Mrs. Hazlett
Waterloo residents heard socialist Ida Crouch Hazlett speak without incident as city officials and the American Legion upheld her constitutional rights. The Aug. 29 event drew a large audience and featured no unpatriotic remarks or violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Ida Crouch Hazlett
American Legion
Investigation of Movie Politics Proposed by Senator Myers
Washington Aug 29 Senator Myers Montana Democrat proposed a resolution calling for an inquiry into the motion picture industry's political activities. The resolution accuses the industry of using publicity to back candidates who favor repealing censorship laws and to defeat opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Myers
Montana
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Masons
Verdun Memorial
Tasmania
Tially
FOX People Get Graham Theater
FOX Secure Lease
Rocke
Ames Gophers
Ed Gray
Tommy
Don Mehaffey
Loretta
Frances
Grinnell
Etta McFarland
Newton O'Laughlin
Towa
Minnesota
S. P. Telford
Fort Madison
Misa McFarland
Dr. Telford
O'Loughlin
Mrs. Telford
Miss Hazel Brown
Ruth Gideon
Roxie Gideon
Marguerite Kos
Dorothy Kos
Emma Heck
Anna Heck
Bernice Dawson
Rosella Patterson
John Patterson
Rosella
Lewis Baker
Bertha
Beatrice Kephart
Opal Hesseltine
Lucile Baker
Vera Haight
Mary Rickey
Wanda Batterson
Harriet Shebeck
Bessie Baker
Marie Gonder
W. M. Keeley
Taylor
A. Owen
FIRST
Church
Mr. Simpson
Christ
Wile
Phognham
Waterloo Ouset
Mrs. Hazlett
C. M. &F. Clothing Co
Kalona, Iowa
J. P. Yoder
Vanatta
V.H. Yoder
G. A. Eglin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!