Redent marriage and local notes from VEO area
Correspondents report Rev Kesgler of Oskaloosa kept appointments at McDowell. News of Bert Bray and Mrs Neile Greiner marrying in Boulder Colorado. Walter Stuart ill with rheumatism. Will Traill and Arthur MelIntire of Fairfield visited James Rice. A A Soetens returns from Pell and Delta. Jose Rice attended Jefferson county trustees meeting in Fairfield. W R McBey's daughter ill. Carolyn Croft from Brighton visited Mildred Soetens. Will Dickenson family visited Will DeWolf near Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veo Veo
Kesgler
Oskaloosa
McDowell
Redent
Boulder
Colorado
Bert Bray
Neile Greiner
Walter Stuart
Will Traill
Arthur MelIntire
Fairfield
James Rice
A. A. Soetens
Pell
Delta
Jose Rice
Jefferson County
W. R. McBey
Carolyn Croft
Brighton
Mildred Soetens
Will Dickenson
Will DeWolf
Ice project halted as rotten ice stops work
Crawfordsville report notes workers began putting up ice yesterday but found it rotten and stopped. Mr and Mrs John McCoy of Mt Pleasant visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs J McCoy. Domestic science class began serving hot lunches at school. Mrs H Ferguson went to Washington for a few days. J P Jones recovering from the grippe could sit up yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
John McCoy
Mt. Pleasant
J. . McCoy
Miss Jeanette Lemsey Leaves for Waverly School
Brighton on January 16 reports Miss Jeanette Lemsey departed early Sunday to resume studies at Waverly after vacation with relatives in town and Washington. A study center event at the high school drew a good crowd with instructors Prof. Meyerholz and Miss Bradley from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. County nurse exam work with Red Cross supervisor Miss Eardman noted. Earl Platt death in Buffalo prompted family travel. Cleo Jones’ 16th birthday celebrated by thirty guests.
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Eardman
Chicago
Red Cross
Iowa
Haines
R. M. Edwards
Pleasant Plain
Rob
Roy
W. A. Coffman
Buffalo N. Y
Earl Platt
Bertha Coffman
Hog shipments and cold ice raise notes from NIRA column
Jay White and Russell Bell shipped hogs Sunday while some farmers prepare ice notches only eight inches thick amid California weather. Local social items list Lee Davison and Chas Rowe visiting at Scot land homes and Mrs Will Deuker on the sick list. Jim McDowell sale draws good prices and a W T VU meeting at Mrs Everett Cur s house draws a large attendance with Mrs Coffee leading. A nod to women authorship follows as Mrs Coffee shares credit with others in the Advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIRA
Jay White
Russell Bell
California
Lee Davison
W. Davison
Chas Rowe
Walter Dillon
Scotland
Will Deuker
Jim McDowell Sujie
W. Co. T. VU
Everett Cur
Coffee
Birth in Floyd Grimes Home and Local School Events
The notice details a birth at the Floyd Grimes home in Chow Chilla California, with Dee aged 17, and reports on ice harvest activity with thick 10 inch ice. It notes junior high students performing Aaron Boggs Freshman on Jan 12 and 13, admissions 25 cents, and mentions Mrs Mary Pollen of Long Beach undergoing successful operation with nurse Alice Stephens in attendance. It chronicles visits from Donald White of Cedar Rapids, a lecture by D Lee Fitzpatrick on The Power of Song and The Life of Fannie Crosby, and a union church meeting with a choir. It also covers Ainaworth basketball loss to Brighton 22 to 30, and local moving arrangements for the McConnells and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Grimes
Chow Chilla
Calif
Dee
Aaron Boggs
Mary Pollen
Long Beach
Alice Stephens
Pollen
J. M. Stwart
W. T. Trotter
Donald White
Cedar Rapids
W. C. White
D. Lee Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Our City
Fannie Crosby
Crosby
Ainaworth
Brighton
Ainsworth
Harry McConnell
C. McKiernan
McConnells
Wm. Simking
Funston
McKilernans
Ladies Aid Social At Methodist Church In Crawfordsville
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church held a pleasant social in the church parlors with about 22 ladies attending. They pieced quilt blocks and enjoyed refreshments provided by a committee led by Mrs. Waldo Wells and others. Clyde McFadden of Turnstall, Virginia, was seriously hurt when a barrel fell in an excavation about 15 feet deep and is feared to have skull injury but facial bruising. Mrs. Ludlam of Turnstall is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Hull plans to visit her sister. First Savings bank stockholders elected Elias Williams president T E Maxwell vice president Leo Mak cashier and Gladys Maxwell assistant cashier. old directors re-elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
N. L. Leone
Washington
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Waldo Wells
Frederickson
Jay Orris
Frank Taylor
N. J. Lease
Clyde McFadden
H. C. Hull
Ludlam
Turnstall
Virginia
Elias Williams
T. E. Maxwell
Leo Mak
Gladys Maxwell
Wellston to Get Depot in 906 Days
News from Wellston reports the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will construct a depot within 906 days benefiting local business. Also noted are Mutual telephone consolidation plans including Wellston, upcoming Farmers Union oyster supper and a January 20 meeting, rock club activities, and various local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R. Co
Mutual Telephone
West Chester
Mutual
Farmers Union
Indian Creek School House
Iowa Legion Posts Grow Worldwide in 1921 Report
The 1921 annual report shows 776 new posts in 48 states, five territories and 20 foreign countries, led by Texas with 60 and Ohio with 63. Iowa's growth and the national drive for Adjusted Compensation are noted, along with clubroom and building milestones in Danville, Victor, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines. The article also highlights the Legion Weekly's global circulation reaching former doughboys worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
American Legion
Lemuel Bolles
National Adjutant
United States
Fort Gibbon
Tanana
Alaska
Andernach
Germany
Guatemala
Oklahoma
Indiana
Nebraska
Michigan
Legion
Bolles
National Legislative Committee
Congress
Iowa Department
Iowa Legion Auxiliary
Iowa la Societe 40 Hommes Et & Cheveaux
Iowa
Wendell Phillips
Danville
The
Veteran of 168th Infantry Can Get Free Marriage License
Otto A. Keck, once with Company C, 168th Infantry, now Union County clerk at Creston, offers free marriage licenses to veterans who apply. Keck has issued twenty licenses to his former buddies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company C
168Th Infantry
Otto A. Keck
Union County
Creston
Keck
Legion record set by A Pankow in Spragueville Iowa
A Pankow of Spragueville Iowa has organized a local American Legion post of eighteen members and is now seeking the nineteenth. He is elected commander. The region includes Aurelia and a 100 population town with nineteen ex servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Argonne Post
American Legion
Harry H. Polk
Des Moines
William C. Cooper
Cooper
A. Pankow
Spragueville
Iowa
Aurelia
Pankow
Ainsworth notes activity and a chimney scare
Jess Marr left for Long Beach California to visit his mother Mrs Sarah Marr and sister Mary with his daughter Nora Dryden of Chicago. W T Trotter visited Burlington for an Equitable Insurance Co meeting. A chimney fire in Fred Moore residence caused a scare but caused no damage. Friends received word of the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Jess Marr
Long Beach
Calif
Sarah Marr
Mary
Nora Dryden
Chicago
W. T. Trotter
Burlington
Equitable Insurance Co
Fred Moore
Joy in Friendship
A reflection on lasting friendship describing life’s fulfillment in mutual confidence and shared understanding built over years between self assured individuals who trust one another.
Iowa Legion Sets Pace National Commander Role
The American Legion in Iowa provides the national commander for the year, marking a lead role in national efforts and representing the state in national proceedings.
Breakfast eggs timed by clock and train
A dialogue shows Mary explaining to her mother how eggs for breakfast are boiled or hard boiled depending on the clock. She notes she places them in the pot at eight and removes them as soon as she hears the down train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiths
Johnsons
Mary
Mrs Algernon Cox Dominates Stock Exchange Fame and Horse Breeding
Mrs Algernon Cox, famed for her large London stock exchange deals, also stands out as one of England's leading thoroughbred breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon Cox
London Stock Exchange
England
Women recount relief from illness using Lydia Pinkham's remedy
A sequence of women from Ohio Indiana and Illinois describe long struggles with exhaustion back pain cramps and depression. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound they report improved energy sleep and daily functioning, with one offering to provide details to interested readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tne
Elmer Heasley
Jackson St
Youngstown
Ohio
L. Wiese
Louisa St
New Shenuea
Lydia FE
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Victor
Hanford Post
Legion Post
Lowa
Kansas City
Lowa Legionaire
New York
American Legion Weekly
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Belgian Congo
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Sweden
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Cape of Good Hope
China
Japan
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Chihuahua
Australia
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W. A. Pickett
National Auxiliary
John C. Emery
Townsend
Daniel F. Steck
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Minnesota
State Legion
Secretary of the Navy
District Lodge 44
International Association of Machinists
Washington, D. C
Labor Organization
Mason City
S. W. Shutes
George Disney
James M. Spencer
Eva Ramsey
Paul Fremal
Libbie Miller
Cora Herdman
Cc. M. Rhodes
Cvitamines
Scott
Scott & Bowne
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N. J
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