Wellman Dances Along and Road Woes Persist
Local notes report Wellman residents forming a dancing club and hosting a first winter dance with Keota music. Cattle and hog shipments to Chicago last week. several families travel to Des Moines Rock Island and Cedar Rapids for visits and business. Severe road deterioration hampers travel while townsfolk push for county supervision and road work.
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Wellman
Clark
Frank Groff
Sam Longwell
Jacob Fisher
Chicago
Chas. Durian Jr
Wes Webster
Marion
Iowa
Crawfordsville Christmas Notes and Local Moves
Mrs. Marion Neal travels to Corning Iowa to spend months with daughter Mrs. W J Wagner. Miss Hazel Anwyl returns from Fremont Iowa for the holidays. Mr and Mrs John Wooley arrive from Columbia Missouri for a week with local families. The first six grades plan a Christmas program Thursday in the auditorium. Mrs S J Stites visited Washington yesterday. Paul Witting returns to work at the First Savings Bank after a brief illness.
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Crawfordsville
Marion Neal
Corning
Iowa
W. J. Wagner
Hazel Anwyl
Fremont
John Wooley
Columbia
Buxbaum
J. H. Leange
S. J. Stites
Washington
Paul Witting
First Savings Bank
Indian Creek Christmas Vacation Program Noted
Indian Creek school closed for Christmas vacation Friday afternoon with a program and tree. Alma Corpman was called home from Cedar Falls to attend the funeral of her uncle Seymour Statler of New Haven. Frances and Freda Dunbar visited Grace Hill area with Mrs. Charlie McKinstry.
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Indian Creek
Alma Corpman
Cedar Falls
Seymour Statler
New Haven
Frances and
Freda Dunbar
Charlie McKinstry
Grace Hill
Lloyd Dickinson
Charlie Farrier
Joe Rich
Ernest Arnold
Wayne
Wilt Dunbar
Washington
Oscar Carlson
False Shoppers at Washington Saturday
Lethal Guy who fell and hurt his face some time ago is getting along fine after the incident.
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Washington
Lathal
Regal Python and Anaconda Debate Fashion and Power
In a zoo, the Regal Python boasts of kingly status and constant wriggling, while the Anaconda argues fashion, skin changes, and belonging to two lands. The exchange ends with the Anaconda expressing a broader view beyond aggression.
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Tam
Regal Python
Giants of the South American snakes argue over meals
A heated exchange among the Regal Python, Rock Python and Anaconda reveals ambitions and appetites as they discuss meals from rats to cats and their boastful sense of grandeur.
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South America
Ilithe
Dwight Lewis Tells How One Boy Came Back After His Fall
Des Moines December 23 Dwight N Lewis a Des Moines Sunday School teacher and Y M C A worker recounts how a boy who fell faced hardship and later returned with help from his mother and a man The boy 16 at first encounter was a tall attractive high school student and singer and his story aims to help others in need.
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C.E. Rickey
Rock Island
Ivan
Lamont Flemming
Jefferson
Iowa
L. EB. Flemming
Frank Flemming
Walt Patterson
Brereton
Des Moines
B. 8. Hensinger
Waverly
Wellman
Marengo
Harris McGugin
Wm. Flynn
Muscatine
Harry Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Ellery Foster
Henry Foster
Morgan
Wayne Foster
Morgan Foster
Ramora
Bov'a
Mr. Lewis
Dwight Lewis
Associated Press
Dwight N. Lewis
State Y. M
State Railroad Commission
Lewis
City Building Operations Surpass 550000 in Nine Months
Town City reports building activity excluding university projects reached over 550 thousand dollars in the first nine months of the year. The figure reflects total construction value across municipal projects and private developments within town limits.
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Town City
Towa City
Iowa City Underweight Children Report Call For Action
The University Child Welfare Research station reports after reviewing data on more than 110000 Iowa school children that 20 percent of city children are seriously underweight.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University Child Welfare Research Station
Centerville Iowa a booming industrial hub with gypsum coal and power
Centerville in Appanoose County stands as a major rail and trade center on primary routes linking Fort Madison and Nebraska City and on regional lines to Muscatine Keokuk and Council Bluffs. It hosts the Hercules Stump Puller factory the largest gypsum industry outside Fort Dodge and a coal field with high BTU counts fueling utilities and local firms. The city features a vast park library donated by F M Drake an active commerce association Kiwanis and American Legion post and plans for roads water sewer and power infrastructure to attract factories and travelers.
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Preea
Centerville
Iowa
Appanoose
Missouri Line
Fort Madison
Mississippi River
Nebraska City
Missouri River
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Muscatine
Kansas City
Chicago
Arlington
Quincy
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Monument Works
Fort Dodge
Centerville Gypsum Company
Burlington Division
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Appanoose County
Kentucky
Illinois
Centersville
F. M. Drake
Association of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
State Federation
American Legion
Berlin Mayor Brings Back City to Attract Tourists
Lord Mayor Gustav Boess spearheads a municipal travel bureau to revive Berlin as a tourist hub. He backs expos and a national sport forum, and fights for late evening openings of restaurants and dance halls to boost nightlife.
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Berlin
Gustav Boess
Death of Mona Lisa Thief Attracts Paris Crowds
Paris reports renewed interest in the stolen Mona Lisa after news that the thief died near Varese Italy. Curious crowds gather to glimpse the famed painting under a heavy glass frame as coastal visitors press close to the Louvre exhibit.
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Paris
Louvre
Varese
Italy
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