Local News Briefs From Mason City and Iowa City
Mrs. L. E. Larson returned home from Mason City where she attended the Women’s Relief Corps department convention. Miss Jeannett Rothschild will broadcast from Station WSU Iowa City at 12:30 noon Monday. N. L. Long came back from Mason City after attending the G A R encampment and visiting his daughter in Oskaloosa.
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L. E. Larson
Mason City
The
Women’s Relief Corps
Miss Jeannett Rothschild
WSU
Iowa City
N. L. Long
G. A. KR
Oskaloosa
Wahington Children Find Homes Through Charity Tour
Eva Mehling of Ogents Way Nursery Chicago arrives in Wahington with fifteen children to place in local homes for several weeks. Two extra children travel with the group. Mrs Greenfield agrees to host when possible. The King’s Heralds of the Lexington Church will serve tea and cake at a June 16 church event. George Dudley of Sigourney, nephew of Dr Kerr, graduates West Point and plans a home visit soon. Harold Jones returns from Ames to spend the summer at his Washington home. The Triangle Auto Supply Co advertises quality parts for vehicles. Mrs Porter returns from Winfield after church mission work.
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Eva Mehling
Ogents Way Nursery
Chicago
Wahington
Washington
Meniing
Mre B
Greenfield
Mre
Joe
Anna
Mire
George Dudley
Sigourney
George 3. Kerr
West Point Military Academy
West Point
New York
Dudley
Kerr Home
Local notices and travel updates from Washington area
Margaret Black leaves for Rushville and St Louis relatives. Dr T J Pease clinic closes until June 2. Me Quay Norris Piston Rings advertised at Triangle Auto Supply. Charles Atkinson to Oska looses for Holiness camp. Frank Orieg visits Ames and Speer homes. Mary Kuntz heads to Quincy Illinois. J L Brookhart family to attend daughter Margaret's Ames graduation and degree at Town State College. Helen Livingston returns from Monmouth College. Grapefruitade promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy. James Forman leaves Washington for Chicago.
Property sale to settle estate on South Marion Avenue
Residence property on South Marion Avenue must be sold to close an estate. Administrators G. J. Breitenbach and D. J. Toss call for bids. This property will be sold and a bargain awaits. Auction dates June 13 16 19.
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South Marion Avenue
G. J. Breitenbach
Dd. J. ‘Toss
Miss Ella Gordon Attends Presbyterian Missionary Convention
News notes include Miss Ella Gordon and Miss Campbell visiting the Presbyterian Missionary Convention. Death of Mr William Garvin at Morning Sun after years of illness is reported. Local residents travel for visits and summer school plans in Ames Clinton Des Moines and Indianapolis areas.
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Ella Gordon
Winfield
Miss Campbell
Egypt
Rev. McCrory
Ainsworth
William Garvin
le Nore Martin
Ames
Cedar Rapid
Reward Offered for Info on Highland Park Farm Thefts
A $25 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of parties involved in thefts from Highland Park poultry farm, connected to A. E. Dewey and B. Watson. Miss Myrtle Boice, a Coe College student, is home for summer recess. Mr and Mrs David Kern of Palmyra Missouri and Mr and Mrs T J Greenlee of Pikeville College Kentucky are visiting in Washington with Rev and Mrs John D Kern. Major Nickell and Mrs W E Nickell arrived in Washington to visit relatives and will depart July 18 for Honolulu where he is stationed.
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Charles Borer
Mt. Vernon
T. B. Barker
Mr. Vernon
Cornell College
Highland Park Poultry Farm
Myrtle Boice
Coe College
David Kern
Palmyra
Missouri
T. J. Greenlee
Pikeville College Kentucky
Washington
John D. Kern
Kern
Set-Majer
W. E. Nickell
Neice
J. D. Nelson
Major Nickell
Honolulu
Knowledge Is Not Always Power at Cornell College
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Chicago urged Cornell College graduates that knowledge, without dedication, is a weakness and not a guarantee of virtue. He argued there is no fixed link between intellect and character, citing Poe and Byron, and urged Lincoln as a model of great character.
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MT. Vernon
Edwin Holt Hughes
Chicago
Cornell College
Hughes
Warhes
Eldear Allen Poe
Lord Byron
England
Robert Turns
Scotland
Bishop Hughes
Lincoln
Americans Played Ball One Hundred Years Ago
Springfield Illinois June 11 1910 overview notes that ball games were central to Native life with tribes in the Mississippi Valley forming large sides often 1000 players. Autobiography of Black Hawk describes gambling on outcomes and tribe favorites earning honor, with medicine men acting as umpires and public rules enforcement.
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Springfield
America
Eric the Red
Greenland
Daniel Boone
Black Hawk
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Babe Ruths
Third Bandit Identified in Clinton Shooting
Clinton Iowa June 13 Tev Maynard a Sioux City robber released from Fort Madison last October was named as the third occupant of the car involved in the Clinton shooting. Deputies George Howland and Ferdinand Alexander were wounded Monday. detectives had already identified Jim Davis and Ed Welch alias Ed Doyle as the other two members.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Tev Maynard
Sioux City
Fort Madison
Clinton County
George Howland
Ferdinand Alexander
Jim Davis
Ed Welch
Ed Doyle
Automobile Party
One Dead and Husband Critical After Poison Pact
Omaha report says Mrs. John Worthen, 28, died and her husband is critically ill after a death by own action pact. Destitute couple with five children drank poison mixed in coffee. The ten year old and one year old are among the children.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
John Worthen
England's Air Chief Warns of Aerial Warfare Dangers
Cambridge May 26 Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard warned that aviation could not balance war harms and urged abolishing the air if possible He said the empire leads in the air but warned of high casualties and the difficulty of replacing reserves in a European conflict He favored expanding air education through Oxford Cambridge unity at universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Eng
Hugh Trenchard
Hugh
Cambridge University Aeronautical Society
Sir Hugh
England
Royal Air Force
Oxford
Local Social Notes Highlight Iowa City Visit and Return
Miss Jessie Culver heads to Iowa City this morning. Miss Hegel McCarty returns from Cedar Rapids for a weekend visit. Mrs. Jennie Nelson returns to Clark & Enslin after an enforced eye-related vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Culver
Iowa City
Hegel McCarty
Cedar Rapids
Jennie Nelson
Clark & Enslin
Passenger service cut on Tama and Toledo line
Passenger service on the Tama and Toledo railroad will end June 17 and a bus line will operate between the two cities in its place.
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Associated l Press
Toledo
Tama and
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