Community Announcements July Gatherings Across Local Groups
Local clubs and social groups announce meetings and events scheduled in July. Miamn missionary encampment with Meo, The Maore Social Club gatherings, Senior W. W. G. church meeting, W I T U devotion on Proverbs 4 6 8, Booster club needlework, Methodist Ladies Aid July social with patriotic program, North Cedar Community Club social moved earlier due to threshing, Sunset Park playground hour with treats, Women of the American Legion meeting for membership, Rural Women's club lawn party with convention report, W C M L special meeting, Navajo club gathering, Christian Ladies Aid work session, Leon Beatty Post boat excursion to Ft Madison with departure 1 30 pm.
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Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society of
West Chester
Mollie Tierney
Ruth Crayne
M. C. Dayton
Fred Bauer
Leon Beatty Post
Mediapolis
Daniel Matson
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Weather for this Week Across Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
Forecast covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with fair conditions and near normal temperatures. Clear to partly cloudy skies expected with light winds through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Lunch Baskets Available On Boat Trip Option
Advise the adjutant if you decide to join the trip and note that lunch baskets or meals can be purchased on board.
Prominent Pomeroy Man Found Dead in Barn
George Davy a 65 year old Pom eroy businessman with recent $90,000 land speculation losses was found hanging in his barn by his wife after an all day absence He leaves a wife and three daughters. Davy had been in poor mental state and had faced business reverses recently.
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Manson
George Davy
Pomeroy
Mr. Davy
W. E. Davy
The
Brotherhood of American Yeomen of
Des Moines
Mortgage records show $20 million Bell TeleCo deed
In Hampton Iowa on July 11 a mortgage record broke state high with Bell Telephone Company borrowing $20,000,000 from New York Trust Company. The deed covers Bell property across Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska. Hawkeye Oil Company also filed a $1,000,000 mortgage with Standard Trust and Savings Bank of New York on property in Illinois Iowa Indiana and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Iowa
Franklin County Recorder's
Bell Telephone Company
New York Trust Company
Bell
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Recorder
Hawkeye Oil Company
Standard Trus and Savings Bank of
New York
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Marking Pershing Way Aids Progress From Vinton To Edina
Cedar Falls July 11 Work marking the Pershing Way from Vinton Iowa to Jefferson City Missouri began with veteran painter C J Bishop driving an auto truck. He will apply three coats of white paint on poles over about 150 miles plus travel time reaching Edina in five days for the first coat and two weeks for all coats if weather stays favorable.
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Cedar Falls
Vinton
Iowa
Jefferson City
C. J. Bishop
Association
Bishop
Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater group inspects upper St Lawrence
Representatives from sixteen states plus Canadian planners will inspect harbor and dock facilities from Lake Ontario to Quebec. The study aims to deepen the upper St Lawrence to 120 miles above Montreal with an estimated 250 million dollars and 1 750 000 horsepower, with a public release expected July 14. A wreath will be laid at Thorold Ont graves from 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Council of States of the Great Lakes-St
Congress
Illinois
Misota
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wis
Iowa
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Idaho
Ma Ri
Montana
Thorold
Ont
Severa
Welland
Upper St. Lawrence
Washington
Ottawa
International Joint Commission
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Nebraska potato crop up twenty percent in state
Lincoln July 11. Nebraska farmers report a twenty percent rise in potato production this year with some districts showing a thirty six percent increase in acreage. Better seed potato treatment forecasts higher yields as planting nears completion in the northwest. Nebraska now ranks fifth among states for potato output and seed potatoes arouse wide interest under a new seed grading rule setting No. 1 standards except for size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Next C E Meeting In Des Moines In 1925
In New York a World’s Christian Endeavor Convention revival drew thousands as gospel teams evangelized across the city. Streetcorner meetings and factory outreach involved over 2500 young campaigners nationwide. The next convention will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Christian Endeavor
United States
Des Moines
Iowa
Moccasin and Mink Engage in Fatal Water Battle
The incident occurred on the Skunk River near Nevada as Gus Shilling and companions watched a large moccasin attack a mink. After a minutes long struggle the mink dragged the snake ashore, seized its head and killed it, then swam away to end the encounter.
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Nevada
Gus Shilling
Skunk
Infant dies after drinking lye water near here
July 11 report states two year old child of Harry Phippins and wife, farmers nearby, died two days after drinking water from a can that held concentrated lye. The child suffered severe burns to mouth and throat before death.
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Harry Phippins
Langer Cancels Townley Debates In Minnesota
William Langer former North Dakota attorney general announced cancellation of all further debates with A. C. Townley president of the National Nonpartisan League citing Townley not appearing for three consecutive debates in Minneapolis on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
William Langer
North Dakota
A. C. Townley
National Nonpartisan League
Langer
Townley
Ireland's Home Rule Dilemma Poked in The Passing Show
The London humor column treats Ireland's Home Rule debate with satire. A speaker contrasts personal disputes over hats and kettle-throwing as a caricature of political strife, reflecting public impatience and wit.
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Ireland
London
Iowa Corn Growth Sets New Records in 1920 Survey
Iowa crop prospects show corn acreage at 10,197,000 with 15 days ahead growth. July 1 conditions near 102 percent normal forecast 432.3 bushels per acre and 442,040,000 bushels total. Oats oats and wheat show varied losses from April freeze and June heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Hancock County
Jefferson County
Shelby County
Co-Operative
Weater Bureau
Chickens Eat Spit Devils in Sac City Fourth of July
Claude B Kerr bought small firecrackers for his son on July Fourth and set them on a sidewalk. The devices ignited and attracted chickens which treated them as grasshoppers, eating the sparks and causing a brief roadside spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac’ City
Claude B. Kerr
Claude
Buried Fire Dubbs Fire Burns Fourteen Chickens
A farmer reported discovering fourteen dead chickens that appeared burned inside. Upon opening them the flesh smelled burnt and the gizzards showed signs of smoke as the farmer inspected.
Garner Boasts of Paving Prowess in Iowa
Garner proclaims it is the best paved town in Iowa. Within a three quarter mile area it has about 100 blocks paved, completed last week. The paving contractor has moved its belongings to Ames and Garner touts one of the finest jobs in the state with a three mix specification met.
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Garner
Iowa
Ames
Mother Sues Son For 20000 With Attachment In Mason City
Mrs. Mary A. Colby sues her son Colburn Colby in district court for 20000 claiming loans made in 1918 1919 and 1920 and seeks interest for three years. She files a writ of attachment against his property for 6000 alleging concealment of assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Mary A. Colby
Colburn Colby
Colby
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Maore
John Putnam Thoreday
Alexander
Cherry
Mazie Stewart
Walter Kyie
North Cedar
Sunset Park
American Legion
Farmers & Merchants & Bank Bldg
Northeast Corner Square
Belle Rice
Rural Women's Club
Elmer § Cherry
Navajo Club
C. W. McLaughlin
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Eliza Arnold
Pershing Way
C. E
ANT
Knights Templar
Spirit Lake
Iowa KnIghts Templar
George D. Wybrant
Dubuque
C. C. Clark
Ace Webster
Watroma
George Sipelair
Riou Ofte
A. H. Avery
Spencer
John Lundblad
Clarion
F. AB. Parker
Rock Rapids
D. M.bromlee
Sioux City
F. W. Schneider
West Union
Knights
Order of the Temple
Babe
Key
Sues
Marguerite McGugin
Chicago
Gossard School
Rothschild’s
Harwood
J. A. Harwood & Son
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