Ainsworth News Roundup Christmas Visits and Local Changes
Christmas greetings fill Ainsworth as families gather at the Stone and Lewis homes while Beenblossom cuts timber and Campbell kinfolk reunite. Mrs. Rue Campbell visits from Coin Indiana. Palmer and Rodamaker butcher beeves. L. G. club honors Mr and Mrs Palmer with eleventh wedding anniversary party. Trotter Bros sell drug store. Kedger sells store to Hinkle. Spessards return home. Milburn resumes as A E Sands clerk.
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Ainsworth Ainsworth
T. C. Davis
J. M. Stone
Ed Lins
Richard
Howard
Howard Beenblossom
Charles
Almeda
Morris
Dr. J. Lewis
Washington
Will Martin
Orin Wallace
Ellen Wallace
J M. Stone
M. G. Campbell
Mary Campbell
Rue Campbell
Anna Belie
Coin
Bert Booth
Mae Gordon
Chas. Deems
Kansas
Will Richards
Santa Claus
Chas Palmer
T. C. Wyle
W. R. Richarda
F. M. Smith
Mr. Rodamaker
L. G. Club
Chas. Palmer
Palmer
Trotter Bros
A. F E. Sands
Pleasant Kedger
J. R. Hinkle
Lockridge
Iowa
C. M. Spessard
Fairfield
Milburn
A. E. Sands
Lee Norris
Riverside
New Haven Winter Weather and Community Notes
The past week brought real winter weather with Christmas snow. Local residents visit relatives and enjoy gatherings as church activities begin with a revival January 2 led by Rev. B A Anderson and Rev A J Unthank. An oyster supper and social at the New Haven church Friday evening invites all.
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New Haven
Della Neal
Ralph Springer
Miah
Eunice Baker
Chester
Marion Smith
Merie Stattler
Stouffer
Hotle
Roy Wells
Clareree Rathmel
New
A. Anderson
West Chester
J. Stattler
Mabel Kupka
A.R. Strum
James Combs
Walter Sheetz
Backbone of the Nation Said to Be the Farmland
Maple Grove notes reflect holiday advertising boom in The Evening Journal and discuss 1921 business lows. Mentions farmers and laborers losing ground, rising taxes, and forecasts of further three years of hard times, with local anecdotes about stores and finances.
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Evening Journal
Washington
United States
Meaney
Electric Cleaners Evening Journal
Columbus Junction
Bankers Packard
Muscatine
Motine
Goodyear
Packard
Long Grove
Ward
East Side
North Side
Griffit
Crawfordsville Social Happenings Lead Off Winter Sojourn
Miss Margaret Hofsteater spends the winter with Mrs. T. J. Nicholson and two neighbors. Mrs. C. A. Sprague and Mrs. H. W. Horton spent the day in Muscatine. Miss Mina McCleary visited the Ellis Kongabre home in Winfield. Leis Davidson, Ralph Lozman and daughter Mabel, and J. J. Attwyl visited Washington yesterday. John Wooley returned from Chicago after attending a convention. Everette Griffith of Washington visited relatives in town.
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Margaret Hofsteater
T. J. Nicholson
C. A. Sprague
W. Horton
Muscatine
Mina McCleary
Winfield
Ellis Kongabre
Leis Davidson
Ralph Lozman
Mabel
J. J. Attwyl
Washington
John Wooley
Chicago
Everette Griffith
Washington County News From 1920s Ohio Style Notes
County updates mix local lore with demographic stats and quirky anecdotes. Mentions include 13 post offices eight newspapers in Washington County plus jokes about shop ads and a New Year reflection on marriages and pioneers.
Shipping and Drug Laws Violations Update
The Solicitor reports 6514 violations to the Department of Justice in the last fiscal year. The Twenty-Eight Hour Law and Food and Drugs Act each topped 2100 cases, with fines from 1 to 1100 dollars in 307 Food and Drugs Act criminal cases. Additional areas include Insecticide, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, wool dealer cases, and a government judgment of 947.17 dollars.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Justice
Secretary of Agriculture
War Industries Board
Greenland Tenth Century Discovery and Naming
Norse explorers reached and named Greenland toward the end of the 10th century and established a colony there. The account notes Viking activity and settlement in the region during this period.
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Greenland
Adjusted World War I Compensation Proposals Across Nations
Cas per Schenck, Iowa American Legion leader, reports varied postwar pay and relief. Countries and states range from Italy 63.69 to 852.42 by rank, France 197.21 to 235.58, Britain 827 to 72990 by rank and service, Canada 300 to 2392 for non overseas and 600 to 4758 for overseas, Australia 98.42 to 751.82 for overseas, U S 69. California bonds 10 million, several states approve veteran relief or bonuses, including Maine 10 monthly, Massachusetts 100 cash, Ohio 10 monthly, Rhode Island 100 cash, Utah 1 million bond, Montana 200k relief, Nevada 1 million reclamation, Wyoming 200k farm loans, and more nationwide programs.
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Canada
Australia
United States
California
Connecticut
American Legion
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
The Millionaire at Fox theater Tuesday feature
Amusements note Herbert Rawlinson stars in The Millionaire at Fox theater next Tuesday. His rise from boat concession work at a resort to a Universal contract mirrors the film plot written by Hulbert Footner and directed by Jack Conway.
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Universal
Fox
Ufe
Herbert Rawlinson
University City
Front Rank
Rawlinson
Rockefeller
Bond
Hulbert Footner
Wallace Clifton
Jack Conway
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