Wellman Eardley Bell Jr notes various town links and events
E C Hambright of Gardner Hambright Lumber Co. attended a lumber men convention in Minneapolis. Wellman saw snow and road upkeep by the supervisors. DeMolay club organized at the MarGue Drug Store with plans for a home talent play. Wm Lveze y received a permit for a Wellman to Iowa City bus line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
E. C. Hambright
Gardner & Hambright Lumber Co
Minneapolis
Lumberman
C. M. Booth
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gardner
Wellman Picture Show
Jesse Sams
Talking Picture
Wellman Moving Picture
Board of Supervisors
J. G. Wehrle
Des Moines
Ford
J. E. Curl
Washington
Curl
A. J. Nicho
L. EF. Maplethorp
Iowa City
S. H. Huntsberger
Lucy Maplethorpe
L. E
Eardley Bell, Jr
Lenora Bell
Westherry
Eardley Bell
Marengo
Mrs. Schroeder
Helen
Bert Hamilton
Sioux City
Max McCrabb
George Russell Drow
Strand
W. H. Schachner
Chicago
Leonard
Lola Jean Coffey
E. C. Jones
E. C
Wm. L'vezey
Williamstown
Sharon Center
West Chester R-1 Community Notes Highlight Ills and Visitations
Snowy fields and cold days linger in West Chester R-1 as residents report illnesses and school absences. Local events include a White Way lab meeting, ice house filling, and wedding bells last week. Multiple families, including the Furnash and Smith households, note visitors and local travel, with several in bed or sick and one nursemaid report of frozen feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
White Way Lab
Floyd Crayne Teasday
Sam DeLong
Rebecca Tallbaugh
Harold Griggs
Ollie
Will Embry
Fred Fornash
Walter Boyer
Glenn Smith
Rock Island
Ill
Olive Munroe
David Munroe, Jr
J. C. Fornash
R. D. Smith
Smith
Ben Holt
Lee Craig
McLaughlin Farm
Herman Schultz
Edith Munroe
Joe Smith
Eva
Oral Walters
J. C
Lyndenmyer
J. C. Dayton
R. C. Ferguson
Line extension plans hinge on road conditions
The speaker notes that an 81 line would only be feasible if road surfaces improve, expressing doubt about mud roads and saying to wait and see what happens regarding extending the line to Washington or Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sigourney
Scarlet fever closes UNION DISTRICT No 1 school
Union District No 1 reports the school closed due to scarlet fever on January 27. Several local families are mentioned with health concerns including the Frees children and others who visited the Washington area. Local residents Mr and Mrs Benson and Mr and Mrs Myles are noted with weekend activities in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union District No. 1
Union School
N. J. Benson
Dave Benson
Clifford Frees
Washington
H. J. Myles
C. A. Fishburne
Clare Faulkner
H. J. Myers
Rural Route 4 Notes on Illness Fires and Hogs
Rural Route 4 reports Daisy Simmering notes Jan 27 illnesses in multiple families with smallpox quarantine lifts for Charles Anderson and son Lewis, Juanita ill with fever, Frank Kephart influenza, Billy Beenblossom heavy cold, and others. A Thursday fire at Jim Brooks damaged kitchen and back porch injuring Mrs Brooks and Mr Brooks. Clyde Lambert and Arlene visited. Ed Simmering sold hogs to Charlie Thomas and Beenblossom to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Anderson
Lewis
Will Miller
Juanita
Dr. Wickham
Kephart
Frank Kephart
Dr McLaughlin
Leslie Beenblossom
Billy
Jim Brooks
Local residents visit and move updates in Washing ton area
Rev. Carter of Des Moines was entertained Saturday night and Sunday at the Ed Chalupa home. Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese of west of Washington moved to the Robert Coulter farm southeast of Washing ton just vacated by John Works. Mr Howard Linder visited Friday afternoon at the Ed Simmering home. Ed Simmering is doing his summer's butchering today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Des Moines
Ed Chalupa
Isaac Kleese
West of Washington
Robert Coulter
Washington
John Works
Howard Linder
Ed Simmering
Community Notes From VEO Area Amid Local Updates
Mrs. Frank Cacha recovers from sciatic rheumatism. Clark Hadley found dead at his Richland home. Harold Neece informed, aiding after. Fairfield and Veo residents visited, hosted, or moved belongings. Frances Drish began cafe work in Fairfield. several locals hosted gatherings and club meetings with Busy Bee notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Veo
Frank Cacha
Harold Neece
D. E. Miller
Clark Hadley
Richland
Fairfield
Veo
Frank Chalupa
Faye
Letha
Roberts
R. A. Spalding
C. Rogers
Eldon and
Ray
George Bray
Weldon Heston
C. L. Staats
Jose Rice
C. C. Rogers and Sons
Harvey C. Jones
Dana
Glenn Beauchamp
Frances Drish
Ralph
Bataviath
Joe Drish
John Ingram
Brighton
Bill Trail
Nell
Frances’ Drish
Maxine Balderson
Anna Gowey
Busy Bee Club
Ruth Williams
Harry Hamilton
Maud Harken
Local notes from Xenia and surroundings
Mrs R L Stephens reports community updates from Xenia dated January 27. Ted Herry shipped a carload of cattle to Chisago the first of last week. Pauline Clegg, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Clegg, is ill with pneumonia. Glens Sands hosted neighbors Friday evening. Viola Herr stayed with daughter near Iowa City and met new grandson Frederick Benjamin. Dr and Mrs Hayek visited Cedar Rapids relatives. Mrs Jim Stewart underwent an operation at county hospital Friday. Sands and Stephens families had weekend errands in Washington and Wellman, with visits from Robert Stephens and Al Corbin. Owen Fleahardy of Windsor Illinois visiting the Stephens home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Ted Herry
Chisago
Pauline Clegg
John Clegg
Glenn Sands
Viola Herr
Arthur Charlton
Iowa City
Frederick Benjamin
Hayek
D. D. Stephens
Talkies headlines tout upcoming cinema pairings and Vitaphone era chatter
The piece markets roadshow talkies and studio runs with Monte Blue Myrna Loy and Sally O Neill in various features. It notes Vitaphone as a feature tech, references Al Jolson and songs, and jokes about film business and audience reach reaching hundreds of towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Blue
Myrna Loy
Isle of Escape
Vitaphone
Sally O’neill
Marian Nixon
Kitty Bellairs
Warner Bros
al Jolson
Chronology of the Spanish Dictatorship Begun in 1923
A dated chronology from United Press covers Primo de Rivera's 1923 coup to his 1930s plans and eventual resignation. It lists key events including Madrid governance, the Moroccan campaign, the formation of Patriotic Union, national assembly motions, and shifts toward constitutional efforts with dates from 1923 to 1930. Prominent figures include King Alfonso XIII, Primo de Rivera, Jose Sanchez Guerra, and Munoz Cobos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Reginalist League
Barcelona
Garcia Prieto
Catalona
Republic of the Riff
Free Catalona
Spain
Santiago Alba
San Sebastian
Alfonso
Alba
Primo de Rivera
Catalona Regio
Alfonso VIII
Madrid
Kine
Munoz Cobos
McEta de Madrid
Militar
Patriotic Union
High Commission
Morocco
France
Alhucemas Bay
Primo
Jose Sanchez-Guerra
Artillery Academy
Serovia
Ciudad Real
Sanchez Guerra
Valencia
National Consultative Assembly
Case
Supreme Council of War
Sanchez Gluerra
Council of Ministers
la Nacion
de Rivera
Temple barber shooting avenges marshal death
In Temple Oklahoma a man named Jim Graham shot and killed Harry Adair in a barber shop after spotting him. Adair had been convicted of killing Graham’s father, who was the city marshal of Temple, and was seated getting a shave. No words were spoken. The act appeared to be revenge for the elder Graham’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Woman Killed as Car Hit by Train at Sharon Crossing
Mrs Florence Blaine D2 Mystic Iowa and her husband were riding when their car was struck by a Rock Island freight train at Sharon Crossing four miles east of Centerville. Mrs Blaine died instantly while her husband escaped after jumping clear. They were bound for Jefferson County hospital in Fairfield to visit Mrs Blaine's brother seriously injured December 26 in a prior crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Florence Blaine
Mystic
Rock Island
Sharon Crossing
Blaine
Jefferson Couny Hospital
Fairfield
Thoxine Promises Quick Relief for Coughs and Sore Throats
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a fast acting throat aid that relieves sore throats and coughs within minutes. It claims safety for all ages, pleasant taste, and a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved, with 60¢ and $1.00 bottles available.
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. F. Smith
Margarite Ferguson
Troy Fornash
Vera Rittenhouse
Pauline Gardner
Howard Stewart
Mrs
Daisy Simmering
R. L. Stephens
Fisedvegy
Siient
Hell's Oasis
Sally O'Neill
Silo
Meo
Toledo,o
Whippet
Willys-Overland
Mangold’s
Washington, Iowa
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