Eicher Hosts Six O'clock Dinner for California Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. E C Eicher entertained at a six o'clock dinner complimenting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parkinson of San Jose California. The party included guests from Ames and Oklahoma City with Mrs. Parkinson singing after a four course meal. Decorations featured snap dragons and summer flowers from the Kicher garden.
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E. C. Eicher
Charles Parkinson
San Jose
California
Parkinson
Sugar thieves hit L A Sorenson store in Council Bluffs
Sugar thieves in Council Bluffs stole ten 100 pound sacks of sugar valued at 300 dollars from the L A Sorenson grocery store at 628 Sixteenth Avenue. They backed a truck to the door under street light, unlocked the front door, loaded the sacks, and fled. The raid followed a prior theft of twenty five sacks from Geo Steinberg grocery. Police suspect a local or Omaha fence or use of sugar for moonshine whisky.
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Council Bluffs
L. A. Sorenson
Sixteenth Avenue
Sorenson
Geo. Steinberg
West Broadway
Sixth Street
Sixteenth
Seventeenth Avenues
Omaha
Plans For Memorial Legion Hall In Hampton
Plans underway to ask county voters in November to levy taxes for a memorial building serving as a Legion post meeting hall and community center. A large auditorium, war relic depository and spaces for G A R and other groups are envisioned, with Memorial Hall corner lots offered as site. The project aims to honor soldiers and provide a year round civic venue.
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Hampton
American Legion Post
Legion
G. A. R. Post
Memorial Hall
Farmers Institute
Misses Esther and Norma Michels Return Home
The Misses Esther and Norma Michels returned Saturday evening to their Muscatine home after visiting their brother Theodore Michels.
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Esther
Norma Michels
Muscatine
Theodore Michels
Building Endangered By Fire in Coal Pile
Fire discovered this morning in the coal bin of Jones & McElhinney undertaking establishment basement. A car load of fuel stored for winter use ignited, filling the room with smoke before it was found. Coal removed by employees and volunteers, danger passed, watch kept to prevent rekindling.
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Jones & McElhinney Undertaking Establishment
Navy recruiting truck ditched near Sigourney
The recruiting force for the United States navy visiting with a large advertising truck was en route to Sigourney this morning when the truck was ditched a short distance west of town. An army county truck was sent to the scene to retrieve the equipment this afternoon.
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United States Navy
Sigourney
Navy
Farmer reports cow births twin calves record
Bloomfield Iowa July 12 A Wapello county farmer claims a Jersey cow born two calves in one year. Guy Beckley of Bloomfield reports a Shorthorn cow that produced two pairs of twin calves ten months and twenty eight days apart. The second pair is alive and healthy.
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Bloomfield
Wapello County
Guy Beckley
Mr. Beckley
Snowballing in July Shocks Wapello Youths
In Wapello Iowa on July 12 a rare hail storm dumped hail stones the size of marbles for about fifteen minutes. When the stones washed from roofs they formed foot-deep piles. Local youths turned the hail into a playful snowball fight, pelting friends while hail remained on the ground.
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Wapello
Iowa
America
Ford Front End Overhaul Guide and Tips
Instructional piece detailing front end overhaul steps for Ford vehicles including removal, cleaning, part replacement, rebushing, wheel alignment, lubrication schedule, and labor charge. Cautions against rough roads and curb impact, plus maintenance reminders. Includes a local incident note about Gerald Edwards who fell from a cherry tree and injured an arm.
Notice of Street Improvement Described for Clara Barton Street
The City of Washington Iowa shows a 1920 resolution of necessity to grade curb gutter and pave Clara Barton Street from South Iowa Avenue toward West end near East line of South Third Avenue. It authorizes cost assessment on abutting and nearby property within 300 feet and details construction standards and required utility connections under Ordinance No 138 prior to paving. The mayor J E Bover and city clerk J Kellogg signed.
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Clara Barton
City of Washington
Towa
Iowa
City of
Washington
Iowa Avenue
South Third Avenue
Washington County Hospital
William Perry Wells Park
Big Snake Killed in North Part of Town
Co. E. Plumly killed an unusually large snake found in the north part of town. The snake measured 614 feet long and showed outward signs of danger. Dental remains suggest fangs were lost or stolen, supporting a theory the animal escaped from a Carnival Company exhibit. Plumly will display the reptile at his store today.
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E. Plumly
Ites
Carnival Company
Mr. Plumly
Evangelist Arrives in Overalls Visits Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Public Ledger shows a photo of James Joy Jeffries, once of Washington, who visited the city a few months ago. The caption Evangelist Arrives in Overalls notes his Philadelphia appearance to conduct services for the Presbyterian Evangelistic committee.
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The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
James Joy Jeffries
Washington
Here
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Evangelistic Committee
Ledger
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Harlen Moreau
Oklahoma City
R. H. Willits
Morean
Hazel Ward
Small Ressa
Roberta Willits
Margaret Moreau
American Legion
FORD
W. B. Hendrer
W. BF. Hender
Gerald Edwards
Fisie Edwards
Rosa Brewer
Downing
Ladies’ Beauty Parlor
M. W. Karman
J. E. Bover
J. Kellogg
James Joy Decfiries
Armory
Dr. Edgington
Earl T. Simerman
Benner Tea CO
Benteco Kash Store
Iowa Ave
East Side Square
Lux
Ize
BBC
Graham
Uneeda Biscuit
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