Local Barber Shop Busy Amid Absence Of Boss
Rodney Arnold is sick and unavailable at his barber shop, while Emmett Ross and Ralph McCreedy manage in his absence. Miss Aileen McCoy of Kansas City visited friends Mr. and Mrs. Herman Twinam. Bob Carson stayed home due to illness. Auctioneer Dn Fr. Macon, Washington Iowa, Phone 251 red 244. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chambers drove to Chicago visiting Mrs. Chambers' uncle Joe Rudolph. Chambers, a Scott Furniture salesman, was among two men in the state to sell 100 Mayaga during 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Arnold
Emmett Ross
Ralph McCreedy
Aileen McCoy
Kansas City
Mrs. Herman Twinam
Earl Chambers
Chicago
Finishing Touches At Gow Schulty Garage Near North Iowa Ave
A local notice notes the Gow Schulty garage on North Iowa Ave is nearing completion ten years ago today. An informal query asks how the morning shaving went and advertises replacement blades of a favorite brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gow Schulty
North
Iowa Ave
HOT WATER BOTTLE PROMISES WARMTH ALL NIGHT
An advertisement offers a hot water bottle to keep feet warm in bed, pitched by GhO L McDaniel Druggist. It notes weather as fair with rising temperatures tonight and Thursday, and partly cloudy conditions.
Notable Local and University News Briefs
Prof R L Masson of Harvard University visits amid his mother's serious illness. Mrs Frank Gobble improves from pneumonia in hospital. Ed Bovee becomes a grandfather twice in a week with births at Kankakee and Redwood Falls. A running mate for three boys noted. Electric mower demo offered while Mrs Jones visits Iowa Southern Utilities office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Masson
Harvard University
D. J. Masson
Baby girl born in Alton hospital to Schmoeller family
Charley Schmoeller receives word from his son Clyde of an eight pound three ounce girl born last Sunday at Alton hospital. The child will be named Mary Raymonde Schmoeller. A correction is noted in yesterday's obituary for the baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Moses Hoskins. the name printed as Moses is incorrect. The Hoskins reside in Pleasant Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Schmoeller
Clyde
Alton
Ill
Mary Raymonde Schmoeller
Moses Hoskins
Moses
Charles Brown
Sadie Rickey
FF. D. Wentworth
Washington
Route 1
Washington County Hospital
Ed Morrison
Des Moines
Mr. Morrison
Gov. Turner
Store Aims for Shipshape Stock Replenishment
Louie Baird and his decorators are making rapid progress in the store as new stock arrives. The shop reports it can supply most items customers need soon and expects everything to be in shipshape shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Baird
State road work bids total 342 373. no contracts awarded
Iowa city reports state highway commission bids for graveling grading and bridges totaling 342 372 86 with no contracts announced. Harvey Sand and Gravel Co. of Harvey submitted the low gravel bid 16759 75 for Wayne county. Low grading bids cover four counties totaling 219 478 11 led by J H Miller and Son 36799 48 in Hamilton county and others in Hardin Mahaska and Pottawattamie. Bridges and culverts in five counties total 106 135 with Ward and Taylor of Decorah among low bidders for Mahaska county work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
U.P
State Highway Commission
Wayne County
Harvey Sand and Gravel Company
Harvey
Hamilton County
J. H. Miller and Son of
Leon
Hardin County
Clear Lake Construction Company
Mahaska County
Ellarton & Elliott
Bussey
Pottawattamie County
George W. Condon
Omaha
Ward & Taylor
Decorah
Marriage license granted to Charles Hoh ushell and Nina May
A marriage license was issued today to Charles Hoh ushell of North English and Nina May, authorizing their marriage. The couple plans a future ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Hoh‘ushell
North English
Nina May
Siamese twins awarded receiver in Texas court
Daisy and Violet Hilton, Siamese twins, were freed from alleged exploitation by manager Myer Myers after the 94th District Court granted an injunction and appointed Joe Freeman as receiver. Mrs Myers, named as defendant, testified she had acted as a mother to the twins since shortly after their birth in Brighton, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Daisy
Violet Hilton
Myer Myers
Jorge W. W. McCroy
94Th District Court
Myers
Wins
Joe Freeman
Brighton
England
Hughes Withdraws From Liquor Case Amid Prohibition Appeals
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes withdrew from the supreme court bench pending arguments on the government’s appeal of a Newark federal judge’s ruling that the Eighth Amendment was improperly written into the Constitution. Hughes cited his prior role as an attorney in the national prohibition cases from Rhode Island as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
William Clark
Newark
Hughes
Rhode Island
President Intervenes in Commission Report on Prohibition
The article reports President Hoover backs the eighteenth amendment and opposes its revision, shaping party stance and national politics. It notes seven of eleven commissioners favor constitutional change to restore liquor in certain areas, with Judge Kenyon urging a full congressional inquiry into prohibition corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Congress
Republican Party
Friends of Prohibition
Wickersham
Kenyon
Snowbound Cedar Falls and Nearby Travel Plans
Barbara Cuddy reports twelve inches of snow in Cedar Falls Iowa. Mrs Martha Faris leaves for Oskaloosa to visit her hospitalised niece Clara Hayes. Clark Pulver of Keota calls on. Hazel White of Omaha visits Mrs Forest Jennings en route to New York. George Rudiger travels to Cedar Rapids for a two day stay to attend a North Western Mutual Insurance meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Cuddy
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Martha Faris
Oskaloosa
Clara Hayes
Hazel White
Omaha
Forest Jennings
New York
George Rudiger
Cedar Rapids
North Western Mutual Insurance Company
Buick Garage Radiator Repair Ad and Local Notices
An old newspaper fragment lists Buick Garage offering radiator repair for leaky radiators with a 28816 code. The page also notes Mrs. J. W. Scott, the county hospital’s 19 000th patient, has been discharged home and is recovering. Other items mention Cedar Rapids visitor C C Randolph and appointments at 602 West Wash St on Jan 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
J. W. Scott
Germany and Poland clash at League of Nations council
In Geneva on January 21, German Foreign Minister Julius Curtius presented a detailed charge against Poland over mistreatment of the German minority in Silesia, citing terrorism and violence. Polish Foreign Minister August Zalewski defended Poland, insisting offending officials had been punished and disputing most charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
U.P
Germany
Poland
League of Nations Council
Julius Curtius
Silesia
August Zalewski
Curtius
Zalewski
Air Service Mexico to Cuba Seaplane Forced Down
The seaplane Mexico inaugurating passenger and mail service between Mexico and Cuba was forced down late yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico after leaving Progreso for Havana and was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mierida
Yucatan
Mexico
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Progreso
Havana
Courts uphold amendment and Volstead act in 1920
In 1920 the courts sustained the constitutional amendment establishing prohibition and reinforced the Volstead act. This ruling affirmed the federal ban on intoxicating beverages and supported enforcement measures across states, marking a pivotal shift in national policy.
Helen Stewart Sent Home After Two Week Hospital Stay
Helen Stewart who had spent two weeks in hospital for treatment was discharged and returned to her home on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Stewart
Wanted Ads for Laundry Equipment and Clothing
Classified notice from Iowa Southern Utilities Co seeking a One Minute Washer and Ironer and immune shorts weighing 70 to 100 pounds. Notation lists contact Cloyee Stewart and reference numbers 29118 and 29113. No charge and no obligation specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ironings
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Cloyee Stewart
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FOX
Will Rogers
Frank Albertson
Mars
Bob Carson
Macon
Frank Gobble
Ed Bovee
Zaring
Kankakee
Nate Bovee
Redwood Falls
Minnesota
Bill
Browns Super Service
Ee. J. Kershner
Montgomery Ward
Mike Heisdorffer
Richland
Thenry Underwood
Joseph Kohlicek
Riverside
Klein Klothing
Union
KB. L. Rous
Muscatine
D. M. Bridges
James A. Morrison
Hampshire
Mary Sportsman
Marion
Fort Madison
J. W Peckum
Peckums
Harold
Wayne
Brown's
State Theatre
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson
Sunny Side Up
Star OF Melody
Siamese Twins
Son
Clark Pulver
Keota
Sehmoeller Bros
C. C.randolph
G. E. Fray
Ollie
West Wash
Schmoeller Bros
Exalt
Harold Johnson
Fairfield
Isabel Anwyl
Columbus Junction
R. O. Wirtz
Wellman
Co . Davis
League of Nations
Air Service
Lester
J. A. Harwood & Son
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Paul
East Side
John Shields & Sons
Wardrobe Cleaners
Barclay’s
Concord
Wittrig’s Harness Shop
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