Delayed Fourth of July Fireworks Celebrate at McCreery Hack
A delayed Fourth of July celebration last evening near the city featured families lighting fireworks stored since July 5. The event resembled a May 4 celebration with a picnic, a fireworks program, and twenty five children in attendance supervised by parents to prevent accidents. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. McCleery and several out of town friends from Iowa City Baltimore Milwaukee and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreery Ehack
Louevy
McCleery
Glenn L. Laffer
Florence
Jay Sproatt
John
Iowa City
Florence Burges
Fidon
Betty Hayes
Chicago
Family Gathering Celebrates Lifelong Ties Across Families
A long awaited gathering brought Mr Riley and all his children and grandchildren together at a Crawfordsville home. Relatives from Columbus City Ottumwa Muscatine and nearby towns joined for a table filled with season’s flowers and a bountiful meal. The reunion honored memories of childhood days and promised future gatherings next year. In another note Mr and Mrs David A Peterson marked their fifteenth wedding anniversary with a surprise visit from near relatives and a festive picnic at Sunset Park hosted by Alma Hearne Holland Foreign Missionary auxiliary.
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Eunice Marion
Ida Sebrecht
Riley
Mr. Riley
Tiley
Catherine Knott
John L. Riley
Columbus City
Thomas Riley
Tep Riley
J. C. Riley
Crawfordeville
Oskaloosa
Robert H
Arthur
Muscatine
David A. Peterson
Aineworth
Misa Winnifred Herr
L. A. Stephens
A. J. Peterson
R. §. Hall
B. F. Herr
D. D. Stephens
R. L. Stephens
Arthur Peterson
Washington
W. J. Reaney
Carl Peterson
S. A. Stephens
Alice Stephens
S. H. Henderson
Alma Hearne Holland Foreign Missionary” Auxiliary
The
Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Report of the Volunteer Slum Army Here
The notice calls for clothing furniture and other aid to assist the city’s needy. Volunteers will perform jail, hospital, street and house to house visits, mission and church work, plus visiting the sick. Major and Mrs Sneath lead at 10144 N Marion Ave contact phone 417 Green ki.
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Sneath
Marion Ave
Green
Mrs George Jarrard Buried at Conesville
Mrs George Jarrard wife of George Jarrard near Cone died Monday at University hospital Iowa City after erysipelas illness. She leaves four children Mila red 11 Lethia 10 Zelda 9 and Gien 7, and parents James Nicholson of Washington and several siblings. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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George Jarrard
J. A. Nicholson
Cone
Merle Proudfit
Walter
George Nicholson
Frank Seiler
Lone Tree
Dale Bidwell
Red Oak
Muscatine
George Jarrard, Jr
University Hospital
Iowa City
Heath
Milared
Lethia
Zelda
Gien
James Nicholson
Washington
Button Cutters Beat Moose 18 to 2 In Ball Park Game
The Button Cutters defeated a Moose Lodge team 18 to 2 in a nine inning game at the ball park. Lee Little pitched for the Moose while Arnold and Fretchin handled mound duties for the Button Cutters. The winners powered up early and maintained a tighter defense throughout, delivering heavy hits and a clear victory.
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Button Cutters
Moose Lodge
Lee Little
Moose
Arnold
Fretchin
Good Prospects for Monmouth Next Year
Prof. D. H. Shilling of Monmouth college visited town on college business. He chairs history at Monmouth and was scouting prospective students for next year among new pupils and returning attendees. A large number of youths from United Presbyterian congregations in the county choose Monmouth for school and enrollment prospects for next year look very favorable.
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D. H. Shilling
Monmouth College
Monmouth
United Presbyterian
Big Fair Catalogues Ready for Distribution
The Henry County Fair announces catalogues are out for distribution. Exhibitors are invited to drop a card to enter. Premiums in the Ladies department are doubled this season. Mr. Pleasant will present a major show at the fair this year.
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Big Henry County Fair
Pleasant
Iowa soil yields soapstone near Preston in Iowa
In Preston Iowa on farmer Jake Eggers land a clay like soapstone deposit believed to be suitable for chinaware was found and described as inexhaustible. Two tons have been shipped to an Illinois maker and plans are underway to build a road from the farm to Preston to facilitate further shipments.
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Preston
Jake Eggers
Illinois
Fan Belt Guide and Ball Game Reminder Toasts Butter
Mike Robinson promises a Ford fan belt guide with Dee Mc Gugin writing an ad. A ball game is set for tomorrow night at six thirty, with Washington Butter 58e. A larger churn is purchased and upon installation butter may burn.
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Washington
Duffy Sells Ford Station to Des Moines Buyer Falk
J F Duffy who ran the Ford agency in Washington for eight years sold his interests to U S Falk of Des Moines. Possession and transfer set for Anenet Ist. The sale, about 75099 dollars, surprised the community as Duffy built a large, influential business and Falk brings long Ford experience to Washington.
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J. F. Duffy
Ford Agency
U. S. Falk
Des Moines
Anenet Ist
Ford
Duffy
Falk
Iowa
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Portland
Dr Throckmorton to Speak in Wellman This Week
Dr Jeannette Throckmorton state lecturer for women and girls will present three talks in Wellman Iowa on Friday July 23 1920 starting at one oclock The event is hosted by the W Q V club of Wellman and invites Fortnightly club members to attend with girls over twelve years of age Officials note the invitation from Mrs F E Rickey secretary of the W Q V club.
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Jeannette Throckmorton
Wellman
W. Q. V. Club
Iowa
Washington
St Pauls Evangelical Church Notes Pastor Absent at Convention
Washington St Pauls Evangelical Church reports no Sunday morning services while the pastor attends the National Convention of the Young People's League in Buffalo New York. He will return early next week. Carl W Klein pastor.
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Washington
The
Young People’s League of the Evangelical Church
Buffalo
New York
Carl W. Klein
County Churches Schedule Special Services and Postponement
The county churches adjust plans as the pastor attends the ighth National Convention of the Young People's League of the Evangelical church in Buffalo. Sunday school remains in the morning, the July 22 ice cream social moves to July 20, and August 1 will feature a Sunday school rally at Rubie church with urging for wide participation. Pastor Carl W. Klein invites all to attend these special services.
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Young People’s League
Carl W. Klein
Undertaker Identifies Hanging Man Near Northwestern Bridge
A. L. Jackson of Dows City confirms the man found dead on a Northwestern railroad bridge crosspiece is the unidentified traveler. A baggage check yields a trunk in New York City containing passports and a steamer ticket for Toscano Galtano of San Francisco. Frisco officials say Galtano planned to sail to Italy with his wife and children. Authorities theorize robbery and a fall from the train.
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Dow City
A. L. Jackson
Local Club Announcements Mix Social Meetings
Fleur de lis club meets Stella Gallagher Friday at 2 pm. Havre Social club gathers Thursday at Mrs Tom Shillings home. Delta Alpha class of Meth odist church picnic Thursday at Sunset Park. Ladies Air Society of Christian church meets Thursday 2 09 pm at church. bring thimbles and needles. Cedar Community club picnic Friday near tyin bridges NW of town. Baptist prayer meeting 7 30 pm led by Mrs J R Bryson. M E Sunday school Junior Dept picnic at Sunset Park Thursday. girls bring sandwiches boys ice cream. rain date set.
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Delta Alpha
Methodst Church
Sunset Park
Ladies’ Air Society of the Christian Church
M. E
Local groups schedule meetings this week in town
The Rebekahs plan a special meeting in the I. O. O. F. hall Thursday evening. The Afternoon Bridge club meets with Mrs. E. C. Bicher Thursday afternoon. The Ladies Parlor at the Old M. E. church opens for all day sewing tomorrow. Bible study at Mission Hall over Conner's Grocery Thursday night at 8. Mrs. Jane Grant also meets Thursday afternoon. Members are reminded to bring dues.
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Rebekahs
I. O. O. F. Hall
M. KE. Church
Conner's
The
Cedar Community Club
Jane Grant
Fortnightly Library Year Books to Members
Miss Denny of the Chilcote Library offers distribution of year books to members who call at the library after Wednesday and leave their names. The July Baptist Ladies League social will be held at the church Friday afternoon.
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The
Baptist Ladies League
Use Tie Want Ads A Want Will Sell It
Classified note urges readers to place want ads with Use Tie for quick sales and broad reach, highlighting efficient service and prompt results for buyers and sellers in the local market.
Man Makes Will On Phonograph Record In Iowa
Des Moines July 21 Theodore Mantz a Des Moines lawyer filed what he calls a fraud proof will. He dictated the will into a talking machine and had it wax recorded with witnesses C H Miller and H W Brandt testifying and spelling their names. The wax box was sealed and filed. Mantz intends to seek legislative support to legalize spoken wills recorded as he did and predicts wider future use of talking machines as harder to tamper with than written wills.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa
Theodore Mantz
Mantz
C. H. Miller
H. W. Brandt
Father and son drown in river near Fort Madison
In Fort Madison on July 21 a 12-year-old boy, Lamoine Parish, drowned after entering a river with Hoyce Bott. The father Will H Parish ignored a dream warning and tried to rescue them as the boy slipped into a 14-foot hole and was swept away by the current. Bott reportedly grabbed the boy and fought to keep him afloat before the Parish boy went under a third time.
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Fort Madison
Lamoine Parish
Will H. Parish
Hoyce Bott
Bott
Hoover Menace Debate Sparks Mock Presidential Play
In a playground exchange the Yonker Statesman quotes Egbert and others debating Hoover as a presidential candidate. The mock dialogue suggests Hoover would impose short-range financial controls, with lines like “This man Hoover won't do for president” and “Not for a minute.”
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Hoover
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkerg
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