Correspondents of Journal Send In News Reports
Haskins June 17 news notes visitors from Fairfield and Monmouth. Children day program well attended. Ralph MecCreedy and Myron visit. Rodney Rabenold returns from college in Monmouth. Paul Mundt and family visit Washington. Lew Tobin ships two cars of stock to Chicago. Mrs Reed and Mrs Emlong visit from Holton. Roy Busby attends wedding in Fairfield. Roy Stafford and W F Lukosky visit from Muscatine. Bowers and wife dined with Roy Warner. Dorothy Sands of Ainsworth visits cousin Dale Ebner. Mrs B W Cole shops in county seat and visits mother Mrs Eilen Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godlove
Lois
Harod Godlove
Lew Tobin
Chicago
Tom
Harry Leffler
Reed
Emlong
Holton
Kan
Dale Ebner
B. W. Cole
Eilen Wallace
Titus Titus local notes June visit and gatherings
Mr and Mrs Chas Houck went west for an extended visit and will attend the Imperial Council meeting in Portland. Mrs Glen McCall stays a few days at the Andy Augustine home. Several families were hosted at Lester Beenblossom home. A group from the area attended Children's Day at the Methodist church in Washington. Willard Augustine helps Glen Anderson plow. The Smith family held a reunion at James Combs home. Elmer Horning delivered hogs in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus Titus
Chas. Houck
West
Imperial Council
Portlasy
Glen McCall
Andy Augustine
J. D. Schlatter
J. E. Lemley
James Lemley
Lester Beenblossom
Pleasant Hill Social Activity and Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Harry Jones visit at Will Jones's home this week. Silas Caldwell and family attend church services and dine with Ed Mayhew. Sam Lambert visits parental Lambert home. Cathryn and Cleone Caldwell stay with sister Mrs Bryan Swift. Perry Kephart and family stay with B F Millers. Locals attend big Christian church meetings. Marion Caldwell of Washington visits her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Silas Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Harry Jones
Will Jones
Silas Caldwell
Christian Church
Ed Mayhew
Sam Lambert
Lambert
Cathryn
Cleone Caldwell
Bryan Swift
Perry Kephart
B. F. Miller
The
Marion Caldwell
Washington
Day to Day Social and Family Visits in Dayton Grove
June 17 report from Dayton Grove notes Miss Ruth Leet returning from Monmouth College for vacation. Visits include Chas Thrapp family at J A Walker home, Will Green family at W C Embree home, Kleese Hartman family at sister Mrs Gee Ferguson, Lyall Moore relatives at Rubio, Co C Owen in Washington on business, Emma Dusenbery from Washington at brother Harry Dusenbery's home, and Clarence Knotts family visiting Alba Knotts in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Grove
Ruth Leet
Monmouth Colege
Chas. Thrapp
J. A. Walker
Will Green
W. C
Mary Barnett Goes to New York City and Local Mission Societies Meet
Crawfordsville reports Miss Mary Barnett sails for New York City. The Methodist Church Women’s Missionary Society met with Mrs. John Shafter, the Presbyterian group with Mrs. Grace Twinam, and the United Presbyterian Society with Lizzie and Jeannette Wooley. Hostesses Mary Manners, Miss Wooley, Mrs. Harley Rhea, and Mrs. Charles Millson served refreshments as seating filled at the Opera House for a Washington A. M. E. church youth concert introduced by Palmer and John Shields, explaining the charity purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mary Barnett
New York City
Women's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
John Shafter
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Grace Twinam
United Presbyterian Missionary Society
Lizzie
Jeanette Wooley
Miss Wooley
Harley Rhea
Charles Millson
Mary Manners
Local Visitors Enjoy Evening at Manners Home
A group from Washington state and Ames residents visited the Manners home last evening. Including Mr and Mrs L A Jones and children from Washington, Mrs Wallace Park and baby, and Mr and Mrs Arthur Sprague with children from Ritzville. Mrs Walter Johnson of Washington also visited town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Jones
Washington
Manners Home
Wallace Park
Baby
Ames
Park
W. S. Covert
Arthur Sprague
Ritzville
Wash
C. A. Sprague
Walter Johnson
Kephart and neighbors gather for visits and hog shipments
On June 17 Route Number Four activity notes visits by Mr and Mrs Elmer Kephart and others at the Fred Kephart and Charlie Kephart homes. Mrs Walter Gardner and her children Florence and Elwyn visited Charlie Kephart. Louise and Margaret McCall of Washington plan a few days with Bryan Swift and Carl Schneider. Charlie Kephart sold hogs to A B Carr and delivered them to Havre, who shipped a carload of hogs from Havre Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Kephart
Fred Kephart
John Simmering
Charlie Kephart
Ed Simmering
Walter Gardner
Florence
Elwyn
Louise
Margaret McCall
Washington
Bryan Swift
Carl Schneider
A. B. Carr
Havre
Local visitors and travel notes from Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on June 17 two children of Ritzville visit their mother Mrs. C A Sprague. Loren Moorhead returns from Grinnell college study last year. Mr and Mrs Frank Rawson depart for Denver via Kansas to visit Rawson parents. Ralph Moorhead heads to Iowa City for summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Arthur Sprague
Ritzville
C. A. Sprague
Loren Moorhead
Grinnell
Frank Rawson
Denver
Gol
Kansas
Mr. Rawson
Ralph Moorhead
Iowa City
Chicago Near 3,000,000 as Population Surges
Chicago’s 1920 census, announced from Washington, shows a total of 2,701,212, with a decade gain of 515,929 and a 23.6 percent rise, second only to its largest growth in city history. The article traces Chicago’s century of expansion from 1840 through the metropolitan area, noting a 70.3 percent rise by 1856 and the continued surge past the million mark by 1890, establishing it as the nation’s second largest city.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Census Bureau
New York City
New York
United States
Middlewest
Philadelphia
Farmer Henry Schnoor Gored by Cow Near Charter Oak
Henry Schnoor a prosperous farmer near the Monona county line southwest of Charter Oak was killed when a cow gored him while a young son assisted the animal to the barn. The cow, protecting a calf, became aggressive and attacked, fatally injuring Schnoor before help arrived.
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Manilla
Henry Schnoor
Monona County
Charter Oak
Salvation Army warns against imposters in Des Moines meeting
Commissioner Estill denounces imposters soliciting funds as Salvation Army. He clarifies the Army does not door to door solicit, nor beg in public, and promises continued prosecutions to stop unfair practices. In Cherokee Rotary talk Stiles cites Norse visits to Iowa 130 years before Columbus, noting an ancient granite inscription and early exploration into Minnesota and Douglas County.
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Des Moines
Salvation Army
Iowa
Nebraska
Ilinois
Thomas Estille
Salvationist
Estill
N. R. Stiles
Rotary Club
Cherokee
Europe
Columbus
America
Greenland
Hudson Bay
Red River
Tnto
Minnesota
Douglas County
State
Hocking Hosts Public School Teachers Appreciation
In Hocking, Monroe County, six fine teachers serving the town's public schools concluded the year with a student backed entertainment. The board president praised their work and awarded each teacher a $60 check from the directors.
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Hocking
Monroe County
Board of Education
Wealthy Decatur county widow leaves hospital fund
Mrs Almena Elizabeth Gardner longtime Decatur county resident dies sparking a plan for a county hospital funded by 36000 toward a 100000 goal plus county support. A 5000 grant creates a Gardner Ward for the poor. A Carroll county tale notes a diamond found in a hen’s gizzard after a farmer’s clod struck a fowl. The jeweler who reset the diamond was unnamed.
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Almena Elizabeth Gardner
Decatur County
In the ring stated that it is worth $200 ah the price precious stones
A mix of local notes covers auto freight movements through Colfax May traffic counts, Tama City rail lines, a Shelby county Audubon society birds study, Iowa detour sign standards, and state deer hunting laws. The report notes 1923 cars passed Colfax May, Tama City hosts two rail corridors, a 27 member Bird Club led by Mrs. C. E. Dudley, detour signage rules, and deer on Thompson Brothers' Irwin farm with no hunting under state law.
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Shelby County
Audubon Society
Bird Club
C. EB. Dudley
Iowa
Town Highway Commission
Thompson Brothers
Irwin
Over Enthusiastic Friend Helps Out of Trouble
A friend eagerly offers help to pull you from a bind, driven by the joy of aiding others rather than clever gain. The tone suggests generosity bordering on zeal, with the helper willing to risk awkwardness or trouble to assist.
Persia Appeal to be Discussed by League Council
London, June 16. Persia seeks protection from Russian bolshevik aggression, likely to be among first topics at the League of Nations executive session at St James Palace. Sessions run two days. Observers say the Persian issue tests the council due to its hands-off stance on the Polish offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Persia
Council of the
League of Nations
St James Palace
BANK 18 CRACKED MARNE BANK RAID ENDS HARMLESS
Yeggs blew open the Marne Savings Bank and rifled safety deposit boxes but fled when frightened. They damaged lines, used nitroglycerin on the safe and left tools behind. Bank president J. T. Clasen and cashier John Bebee led the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Yeggs
John Bebee
Aged Man Killed In Wag On Accident Near Maxwell
Sam Mishler an 80 year old farmer from south of Maxwell was killed when thrown from the wagon tongue at the John Garlock farm. The load passed over his chest breaking an arm and causing fatal injuries. Funeral held at Mt Zion church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Mishler
Nevada
Maxwell
Mt. Zion Church
John Garlock
Garlock
Bow-Wowing Horses Ban Ties to Trees in Boston Tran Script
A country notice warns that horses must not be tied to trees as they bark and damage trees. The advisory appears in the Boston Tran script, explaining the reason and implying enforcement or guidance for handlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Riders of the Dawn at Fox Theatre Promises Thrilling Screen Romance
Amusements notes promote Zane Grey's Riders of the Dawn showing soon at Fox Theatre. The review highlights emotional stakes and star lineup including Roy Stewart Claire Adams Joseph J. Wolling Robert McKim, promising a vivid adaptation of a vivid Western tale with strong romance and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Fox Theatre
Roy Stewart
Claire Adams
Joseph J. Wowling
Robert McKim
Fly Cop Returns as Head Waiter at Graham Tonight
Seen on the screen this week follows Larry Lemon once a grocery clerk with big dreams of crime fighting. The boyish star, famed for “Fly Cop” roles and “School Days,” now ends his run as the head waiter at the Dew Drop In before the Graham show wraps for good.
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Larry
Larry Lemon
Graham
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