Pleasant Ridge Notes From January Meetings and Visits
Mrs. G M Smith reports Wittmer and pupils Eve Wyn Norma Ruth Smith and Val Huffstutter at the wirship spelling at Shitoh hool where Norma Smith won second in lower grades and Loyal Huffstutter third in higher. Willmer and Edward Kauffman visited Milton Smith home Wednesday evening. W V Cruse of Sigourney called at Robert North home Thursday. Tony Kauffman delivered for Milton Smith Monday forenoon. Leroy Richardson of Washington began work as carrier for the Des Moines Sunday Register on route one. Joe McGraw of Washington visited Kadd Bros. last week. Jillon Sechantz visited Harold Snider and gallery of Brighton. Hed at Robert North home Wednesday evening. Magdefrau horse gate attended at Wayland last Thursday.
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G. M. Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Wittmer
Eve- Wyn
Norma
Ruth Smith
Val Huffstutter
Wirship
Shitohhool
Norma Smith
Loyal Hufttudler
Willmer
Edward Kauffman
Milton Smith
W. V. Cruse
Sigourney War
Robert North
Magdefrau
Wayland
For Sale Trailer House and Livestock Items
Classified notice lists a trailer house for sale at 444 South 7th and a dairy livestock sale featuring 28 Swiss heifers aged six months, one full blood Guernsey milk cow, all treated. Contact H. C. Ward at phone number 28412 and 653 for inquiries.
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Tiouse
South 7Th
H. C. Ward
Riverside Bank Directors Named
The Peoples Trust & Savings bank stockholders elected William O Loughlin George A Eglin Rn H Heitzman Edward Godlove Henry Frank Hubert E Doud and William Griffin as directors at the annual meeting. Officers chosen were President William O Loughlin Vice President Geo A Eglin and Cashier Hubert E Doud. Anna Walter returned from Iowa City to her daughter Mrs Earl Walton’s home after caring for Mrs Henry Fisher who died and was buried at Iowa City Tuesday.
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Riverside
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank
Bank Room
William O'Loughlin
George A. Eglin
Rn. H. Heitzman
Edward Godlove
Henry Frank
Hubert E. Doud
William Griffin
Geo. A. Eglin
Towa City
Anna Walter
Earl Walton
Iowa City
Joseph Gartner
Gartner
Henry Fisher
Railroads strain hours and long days cited in dispatch
A January dispatch from an Illinois Central chief train dispatcher notes heavy railroad business and stretched hours. Merle Gallagher travels quickly from Iowa City to Chicago by air as his father arrives by auto from Town City. Other items describe local farming, livestock, and a joke about an Ohio man balancing a beer budget.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Merle Gallagher
Iowa City
Chicago
Auty
Dale Gallagher
Merle
Ohio
Washington
Journal Sale Date Column and Farm Auction Snippets
Weekly sale notices list dates and locations for farms and estates. January events include H A Woodfords purebred Jersey hogs near Brighton and a Jan 19 closing of Wilson and Mus estate near Washington, plus Jan 21 real estate and farm sale at the Wilson farm. FE Henderson Keo completes listings.
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City
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
H. A. Woodfords
Duroe Jersey
Brighton
Wilson
Mus
Washington
W. Henderson
Keo
Fragmentary OCR item with weights and prices
Readable text notes quantities and prices such as 9e Ib 18c and 4 Ibs Re Ib 1b Se with unclear context or full details. The fragment appears to be a shopping or pricing snippet lacking complete sentences or identifiable entities.
Shirley Bowser Wins Local Spelling Contest Title
In Young America on Friday the school spell ing contest crowned Shirley Bowser from Youngs America as second in her division and advancing to the county contest in Washington. Weekend visits with relatives and local remarks fill the page, including gatherings at the Oscar Carlson and D. C. Griggs homes and various family activities.
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Levi van Dyke
Young America
Washington Township
Shirley Bowser
Youngs America
Washington
Lloyd Shlumston
Ernest Carlson
Oscar Carlson
H. L. O'Loughlin
D. C
Lone Tree
Harry Dodson
Leland Pringle
Frank Pringle
Athel Grecian
Clarence Jackson
Lloyd Alliman
Alliman
Roger Lloyd
John Porter
Richard Pringle
Claucie Rhodebeck
George Baker
Rock Island
International Harvester Factory
Leonard Marie
Leo Marie
Will
From Red Underwear to Red Finger Nails in Two Generations
A reflection contrasts past and present in the United States noting drastic cultural shifts. The speaker recalls traveling through Rubio and recalls experiences with locals who treated visitors as ordinary citizens.
Mil waukee agent recalls town’s railroad era and meat shipment
W L Ireland, Rubio’s Milwaukee agent, notes livestock shipments from the town as Morgan and Schmitters ship 29 fat cattle to Chicago. He recalls Farmer Burns and Frank Gotch era, while Don Gowey suffers a broken tooth from a timber accident. Frank Strickland asks to be called honorable.
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W. L. Ireland
Rubio
Milwaukee
Morgan and Schmitters
Chicago
Mr. Ireland
Farmer Burns
Burns
Frank Gotch
Boss in the Dickinson House Sparks Quiet Domestic Row
Robison at his club sighs over a row with his wife and says they have decided who will lead at home. Glenn Dickinson visits. Lena Barns of Rubio visits. James Barns rides home from Blackhawk. Mrs Kilgore and Dr M Kin from Ainsworth stop by, as winter travel hampers roads and deliveries.
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Robinson
Charley Dickinson
Glenn
Lena Barns
Rubio
Dickinson
James Barns
Schoo At
Blackhawk
Keith Barns
Local traveler praises Keota road quality on visit
J M Pulver of Keota R was in town Wednesday praising the local roads. He remarked that the farm’s routes are still the best and worth traveling for.
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J. H. Seeth
Keota R
Jake
Evening Journal
J. M. Pulver
Aly
CIO Demands Congress Probe of General Motors Secrets
The CIO launches a broadside aimed at forcing a congressional investigation of General Motors. John L. Lewis declares the strike will expand to halt production while accusing GM of intimidation, stock watering, and executive pay excesses. Homer Martin and other CIO leaders plan to push a LaFollette committee probe.
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Lewis
General Motors
Washington
INS
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
CIO
Homer
Martin
United Automobile Workers
John Brophy
Lee Pressman
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Brophy
Detroit
Congress
W. Jett Lauek
CLO
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Great Financial Organization
Dorothy Johnson Visits Sister in Fairfield Over Weekend
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson traveled to Fairfield to visit her sister over the weekend, staying at her relative’s home and returning home afterward.
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Frank Lewis
Dorothy Johnson
Fairfield
Presidents Sons of Ministers Trace Clerical Roots
Chester A. Arthur was the son of an Episcopalian minister while Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson were sons of Presbyterian ministers, highlighting how U S leaders often hail from clerical families.
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Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Hogs and cattle futures report from Chicago markets
Market recap shows 16 000 hogs sold and another 5 000 direct with prices 6 to 15 cents higher. Cattle supplies steady with variedBeef steers 11.00 to 14.26, calves 5.00 to 13.00. sheep 11 000 steady with lambs 10.00 to 10.50 and yearlings 8.00 to 9.50. Estimated tomorrow's receipts include cattle 5 000 and hogs 16 000.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Summary Delivers Mixed Signals
Chicago market notes show weak overall tone across eggs butter and poultry. Egg receipts reach 11 261 cages with firsts and extras around 22 34 percent. butter entries total 6 636 tubs with varied price tiers. poultry remains unsettled with ranges for springers broilers ducks geese turkeys and roosters.
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Chicago
Potatoes On Track With Arrivals And Shipments
On track 29 arrivals reach 119 with shipments totaling 865 units. The report notes steady movement in potato supply chains and consistent throughput across the period.
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed As Markets Shift
Chicago cash corn No 5 mixed 107. No 3 yellow 113 to 114 percent. No 4 yellow 108 to 111 percent. No 4 white 113 to 114 percent. Estimated carlots 181.
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Chicago
Pure Bred Angus Sale Invites Eastern Iowa Breeders
A Columbus Junction Iowa auction on Monday January 18 offers 50 head from three eastern Iowa herds. Bulls include two 18 month Trogan Erica lines, nine 6-8 month herd show prospects, and 20 top heifers from Blackbirds Erica's Marl mar bloodlines with calves or calves to spring. Cows come from Aberdeen Angus families. Sale in heated pavilion with R F Smylie as manager and local auctioneers Bradshaw and Smithshire assisting.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa
Erica
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Ramgeyer Hatchery
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Washington Oil Company
Ainsworth
Dennern Apie Wiesen
Washington State Bank
Eclipse Lumber Co
Dexter
J. L. Robertson
West Chester
Fay
Riverside Bank
WM. O'Loughlin
McCormick Deering Store
Louis Beranek
Olds Bros
F. M. Jennings
West Jefferson St
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Taylor Auto Parts
Madison
Auburn
Carson Plumbing Company
Sorrell Auto Parts
Nicola & Harmon
Ivor Davis
Crawfordsville
Hampshire
Jay Brewer
BY Ways
Phillips & Hebner, Nicolas& Harmon
McDaniel Drug Store
the Evening Journal
Julius Wulf
Eelipse Lumber Co
Iowa Ave
Timothy
Elmer
A&t
Dublin
Harve Corpman
George W. Augustine
White Oak
Howard Altenbernd
John Baumcartner
Valley
W. E. Derby
Derbys
Mrs. Derby
Dad
Journal
Local Produce Market
Reister & Sons
Don Gowey
Frank Strickland
Mr. Boileau
Zave
Nannie Kilgore
M&kin
Our Town
Chicago Livestock
Randall Produce
State Theater
Wolfe Hatchery
Joe and
the Missus
R. F. Smylie
Col. Willian
Sherman’ S Funeral Home’ Telephone
253 Ambulance Service
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