Local Society Notes Highlight Visits and Moves Across Towns
Local items list Mrs J F Ream visiting her mother in Prince ton Tilinour and D F Macon auction services in Washington Iowa. Guests include Clifton Wood family from Traer at D J Ross home and Heien Wood returning from the summer school in Iowa City. Elizabeth Sherman will attend Rockford girls school. Rex Reece moves to Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Wood
Charles Wood
Traer, Iowa
D. J. Ross
Hier
Elizabeth Sherman
Rockford
Hitness
Rex Reece
Burlington
Mr. Reece
Local Residents Visit and Travel Notes
Mrs. William McBride and Mrs. Martha Sinclair with Lily traveled from Havre to continue visits after staying at the Howard McBride and D J Masson homes. Families from Fort Dodge Vail and Keota visited R M Junkin and Richard Swift households over the weekend. Florence Brown went to Keota to visit friends and grandparents, and Fran ritz Falk returned to Chicago after a stay with Joe Falk. A local ad notes one day service and sewing machine repairs at 589 Blue Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McBride
Havre
Howard McBride
Martha Sinclair
Lily
Allerton
D. J. Masson
James O'Reilly
Fort Dodge
H. S. Allender
Vail
R. M. Junkin
Florence Brown
Keota
Local Notices Highlight Visits and Ads in Washington
Mrs J A Hawthorne and Margaret Hawthorne visited Crawfords ville. Candy Kitchen on North Side offered ice cream pies. Several visitors and trips noted including Ed Evans and children from New York City, W A Ball from Cedar Rapids, and Arthur Euwer II expecting a baby in Pleasanton Kansas. Mary Mayhew returned from California via Panama Canal with stops in Havana and New Orleans.
Chicago Rodeo Defended by Business Group Amid Cruelty Claims
The Chicago Association of Commerce described recent extremism as libelous while defending the rodeo planned for August 15–23 at Grant Park Stadium. It denies cruelty claims and notes stringent rules disqualify any contestant abusing animals, as voices from the Women's City Club urge postponement over alleged animal exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Forces
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Tex Austin
Grant Park Stadium
Englland
New York
Wembley
B. F. Langworthy
Women's City Club of
The
Association of Commerce
Woman's City Club
John T. Bowen
Women’s City Club
Wilber T. Elmore
First Baptist Church of
Citizens urged to help curb Chicago crime problem
Colonel Henry Barrett Chamberlain of the Chicago Crime Commission calls crime a major civic issue and urges citizens and officials, including police, prosecutors and judges, to act. He says the church can lead public sentiment, linking crime to social and moral factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Barrett Chamberlain
Chicago Crime Commission
Chamberlain
Church
Local Notice Warns Of Two Leather Rock Er Threats
A Riverside bulletin warns readers that two leather rocker threats were placed on the door this week and urges the public to test the rockers themselves to verify the danger.
Local Visitors and Ice Cream Treats Highlight Town Notices
Mr and Mrs J L Humphrey of Vanilla plus maple nut and honey comb ice cream and sherbet were enjoyed at the Candy Kitchen on the North Side yesterday. Residents from Fairfield Keotay and Ainsworth visited M J Redlinger family. J J Roth of Wayland and Beth Ralston of West Chester traveled to Washington for the day. Jeremiah Evans of Cotter and J Gerry of Wayland also stopped by on business yesterday. Fresh mint jellies in various colors are available at the Candy Kitchen North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Llankenhorn
David
Ainsworth
Washington
Candy Kitchen
North Side
Beth Ralston
West Chester
Crime prevention starts at home says experts
Dr Robert H. Gault of Northwestern University notes children from broken homes have only half the chance to avoid crime compared with those in intact homes. Judge Kickham Scanlan links crime to American home decadence and urges religious influence in homes while Governor Gifford Pinchot calls law enforcement a major issue. Mrs Frank Casey travels to Iowa City for business, and Nora Dewey recovers from appendicitis and is seen out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Gault
Northwestern University
Kickham Scanlan
Superior Court
Cook County
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Special Election on Tax for Cemetery Driveway Oregon Township Iowa
Electors of Oregon Township Washington County Iowa are notified of a special election on August 1 1925 at the regular polling place from 160 pm to 8 pm to decide if a two thousand dollar tax should be levied to pay for a driveway through Ainsworth Cemetery. Township Clerk Alice Pearson signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Township
Washington County
Iowa
Ainsworth Cemetery
Alice Pearson
Visitors arrive and travel highlights from Boston Chicago and Kansas City
Mrs Eleanor Bailey Brown and two children are due next week from Boston to visit at the M W Bailey home. George Buckley came from Chicago to spend a couple of days with his parents Mr and Mrs John Buckley. Mr and Mrs Harry Quinette and Mr and Mrs Eddie Melfagh of Kansas City visit Mrs Ralph Hesseltine. David Falk returns to Chicago after visiting his brother Joe Falk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Hulett
Vigreville
Alberta
Canada
Ed Evans
Richard
Ruth
New York City
W. A. Whiting
David Falk
Chicago
Joe Falk
Fritz Falk
Eleanor Bailey Brown
Boston
M. W. Bailey
George Buckley
John Buckley
Harry Quinette
Eddie Melfagh
Kansas City
Ralph Hesseltine
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
Manhattan
Walter Miers
J. F. Ream
Princeton
Tilinour
Anna Krood
D. F. Macon
Heien Wood
Towa City
D. H. Menzo
Doris Menzel
Denver
Colorado
Arkansas
Blaine Holmes
Gasoline Alley
Gertrude Gardner
Brighton
Martha McCreedy
Sartor
Chiropractors
Berenice Anderson
Harve
E. D. Hoover
Minnie
Crawfordsville
W. B. Myers
Triangle
Martin Swift
Davenport
Richard Swift
F. Haight
Ritz Falk
J. A. Hawthorne
Margaret Hawthorne
Diamonds
Kelly Springfields
W. A. Ball
Cedar Rapids
Elder
Ottumwa
Dempsey &Breitenbach
Arthur Euwer
Pleasanton
Kansas
Euwer
Hazel Fulton
Arthur Nelson
Helen Mayhew
Pasadena
Calif
Will Mayhew
Mayhew
Panama Canal
Havana
Cuba
New Orleans
J. L. Immphrey of
Wyman
Dorothy Bennett
Muscatine
Lloyd Lovelett
R. L. Grimes
S. A. Stephens and Son of
Grant Humble
Ellen
May Weber
Ford
Elizabeth Bennett
Centerville
St. Clair Lewis
J. J. Roth
Wayland
Heth Ralston
Cedar Falls
Gerry of
Roy Means
Owen Hayes
Vic Crone
Chas. Thompson
Lon Adams
Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Kohrassan
Edna Bishop
Chas. Schulty
Chautauqua Board
McElhinney Drug Co
Mutual
Texas
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
J. L. Humphrey of
H. A. Berg
Fairfield
Miss Singmaster
Keotay
M. J
J. J. Roth of
Jeremiah Evans of
Cotter
Roy Blankenhorn
J. Gerry of
Cqundy Kitchen
Cail
John Shields & Sons
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Frank Casey
Iowa City
Nora Dewey
Washington, Iowa
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