Correspondents Report Local News From Crawfordsville
June reports from Crawfordsville note Doris McNeill returning from Illinois after weeks with relatives Harriett Pangborn hosted Standard Bearers sisters J P Jones and Vernon left for Lake Crystal Minnesota for a vacation from banking duties GN Bullis took over Jess McCoy store due to McCoy’s ill health Velma Twinam came home from a two week visit with sister Veda in Evansville Illinois
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Harriett Pangborn
Mies Harriett
J. P. Jones and
Vernon
Lake Crystal
Minn
Mr. Jones
Bullis
Jess McCoy
Coneville
Crawfordsville Visitors Gather for Summer Weekends
Crawfordsville on June 21 reports several families visiting from nearby towns and states. John Hanna and grandchildren Marjorie and Robert traveled to Illinois to see relatives, while Clint Rhea Lisle Maxwell and others hosted guests from Muscatine Waterloo Olds Winfield Minneapolis Monmouth Columbus City and Columbus City. The Rev A L Graham and family joined services and the Methodist children’s day program was presented with high praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
John Hanna
Marjorie
Robert Hanna
Tollinois
Clint Rhea
Lisle Maxwell
Muscatine
Bruce McCleary
Waterloo
Charles Crissipeer
Earl Zickefoos
James Zickefoos
Olds
Rebecca Chiiasinger
Samuel Gordon
Winfield
S. J. Coecklin
Minneapolis
Arthur Sprague
C. A. Sprague
A. L. Graham
Columbus City
Local Notes From Wellemans June 19
June 19 entry from Ww Wellman notes Park lighting by F C Shrader near his hotel, visits from L E Maplethorp and wife of Des Moines, Charles Durian’s Chicago trip for stock, and a new electric ice cream sign at MacGugin drug store. Town social visits include Mrs Van Scoy from South Dakota nursing here, Jim Weer from Muscatine, and Lester Stump starting at MacGugin. Also mentions Cedar Rapids trip by H L Karr and wife, Harvey Matthews visiting for Washington County Soldiers’ book, and upcoming Ingram Stock Show in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
F. C. Shrader
L. E. Maplethorp
Des Moines
Sam Huntsberger
Chas. Durian
Chicago
MacGugin
Harold England
Iowa City
van Scoy
South Dakota
Jim Weer
Muscatine
Lester Stump
Lester
Majestic Theatre
Tom Mix
Rough Riders
Ingram Stock Show Co
Park
Jessie James
Keswick
Ollie Mootheart
Cleo
Denver
Colo
Gus Klockenteger
Adley Yoder
Cedar Rapids
Harry Whet
Colorado
Esther Ashby
Pilotsberg
George Bishop
Lexington
E B. C. Hambright
E. Smith
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Tom O'Flaherty
O'Flaherty
Local residents and visitors mingle in a week of travel and illness
Ellen and daughter plan next week at this town and Keota while Mr. and Mrs. Varney with Zoe of Cedar Rapids visit the Wm. Brown home to can strawberries and attend the G A R and W R C convention. Chas Cochran returns after illness. Iowa City telephone meeting held at Majestic theatre. Mrs. Andrews and Harley visit from California to await housing. Roy Cannett loses insured car in a Cedar Falls crash. Grace Romine visits Nira. Wellman I O O F attends Bruce Patterson funeral with about twenty five locals.
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Ellen
Keota
W. E. Varney
Zoe
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Brown
Ottumwa
Chas. Cochran
Coeing
Iowa City
Majestic Theatre
Jack Kelley
Winifred
Washington
Towa City
F. C. Shrader
A. J. Nichols
Hugh Greaf
A. L. Braden
Tipton
Andrews
Harley
California
Joe Fisher
Roy Cannett
Chas. Singleman, Jr
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Roy
Grace Romine
Nira
Wellman I. 0. O. F
Bruce Patterson
Frank Pierce
Bank vault blast foiled Nichols heist in Iowa
June 19 Maple Grove reports a Bank of Nichols vault door jammed by nitroglycerin explosion, failing to open. Robbers escaped with no loot as bolts drilled into steel walls. Local detective work follows, with a suspicious stranger spotted prior. A bright car headed north after the blast.
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Maple Grove
Smith
Nichols
Muscatine County
Bank of Nichols
Mr. Smith
Nichols Butcher
Cedar Rapids
Griffith
Court House
Joseph Chabal
Talleyrand
Celesta Hasty
Dubuque
Muscatine
Iowa City
Riverside
Frank Stumpf
Lizzie Kloopfer
Charley Kolosick
Charley
Anthony
Joseph Kolosick
Salaries Pin Iowa Education Boards in Tight Budget
Iowa's board of education faces a salary squeeze as faculty at State University State Teachers College and Iowa State College seek better pay. High school superintendents earn more than some college department heads, prompting calls for legislative relief. The piece also notes land value gains in 1919 and a county road paving outlook, plus a brief obituary for Judge John C. Cook detailing his career and land investments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Education
State Teachers College
Iowa State College
Board of Education
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
John C. Cook
Algona
Newton
Jasper County
M. E. Cutts
Oskaloosa
Cutts
Cook
Muchakinock
Mahaska County
Committee On Elections
Washington
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Kossuth County
Tuberculosis Clinics Expanded Across Iowa Statewide
A unified drive against tuberculosis in Iowa has established a network of county clinics. Physicians bring suspected patients for free expert chest examinations, with invitations open to anyone fearing infection. Dr. R. E. Green directs the service, Dr. A. F. Watts leads the children’s section, and A. E. Kepford will supervise the clinic assisted by a field nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
R. EB. Green
Greater Community Association
A. F. Watts
Watts
Albert Byfield
State Children's Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
State Department
A. E. Kepford
Department On Tuberculosis
Board of Control
Dortohy Banks Elected President of Staff and Circle
Dortohy Banks of Burlington is elected president of Staff and Circle the senior women’s honorary at the University of Iowa by the largest vote from junior class peers among twenty candidates. The group mentors underclass women and familiarizes them with campus life and traditions. Latin teaching in Iowa high schools rose to 322 in 1919-20 from 311 the prior year, the University of Iowa reports.
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Dortohy Banks
Burlington
University of Iowa
Leone Barngrover
Adel
Marion Brierly
Independence
Margaret Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Marion Dyer
Des Moines
Esther Mackintosh
Iowa City
Margaret Muironen
Helen Peterson
Keokuk
Marion Smith
Winteret
Helen von Lackum
Dyart
Alveretta
Claribel Wright
Houghton
Mich
Iowa highway contracts expand to 256 miles planned this year
Iowa shows 106 miles of brick or concrete let with 150 miles to be completed in the summer per the Iowa Highway Commission. Cerro Gordo leads with 28.1 miles of concrete, Scott with 21.7 miles brick and O'Brien at 21.5 miles concrete. Prices span 3.59 to 4.37 per square yard for concrete and 5.93 for brick.
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Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Cerro Gordo County
Scott
O’brien
State orders net weight on bread wrappers and loaf sizes
The state food and dairy commissioner advises that from July 1 all bread wrappers show the net weight on the body. He pushes standardized loaf sizes of 16, 24, and 32 ounces to align price with loaf size.
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State Food and Dairy Commissoner
Barney
Four Peshak sisters graduate perfect attendance record
In Manley Cerro Gordo county the four Peshak sisters each completed twelve years of school with perfect attendance, totaling 48 years in one family. Lorene, Irene, Bonnie, and Joy are tied to a claim of a world record for flawless attendance. The piece also notes Camp Dodge hut sales, a disputed estate settlement in Plymouth county, a radium loss recovered in Sioux City, and a Fort Dodge injunction pursuit via plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Peshak
Manley
Cerro Gordo County
Peshak
Lorene
Irene
Bonnie
Joy
Lincoln Highway official Osterman dies in Iowa crash
The Lincoln Highway association figure Osterman, famed along the route, was killed west of Tama City on June 6 during a road inspection tour. His Packard collided on a hill, skidded, rolled twice, and crushed his head. He resided in Detroit.
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Lincoln Highway Association
Tama City
Iowa
Packard
Osterman
Detroit
Fort Des Moines graves decorated for Decoration Day
Decades of unclaimed and wartime burials at Fort Des Moines are honored as patriotic groups decorate the cemetery. A cross marked field houses soldiers who died without relatives, including Negro soldiers from the training school and hospital No. 26 era. A committee including Dr A W Lowry and several ladies carried out ritual readings and laid flags and flowers on all graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Des Moines
United States Hospital No. 26
France
Des Moines
A. W. Lowry
Mattie Scott
Charles Irish
J. H. Roovart
E. A. Elliott
Daughters of Veterans
Riders of the Dawn at Fox Theatre Acknowledges Desert of Wheat Cast
Renowned author Zane Grey sends a message to readers about the photoplay Riders of the Dawn based on his Desert of Wheat. The film, directed by Benjamin 8 Hampton, stars Roy Stewart Claire Adams and Robert McKim and screens at Fox Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Benjamin
Hampton
Roy Stewart
Claire Adams
Robert McKim
Fox Theatre
Mr. Grey
Patriotism in Film Sequel to Desert Gold Endorsed by Author
The author explains the project is an accurate screen edition of a sequel to his book The Dester Wheat written to convey a message to true Americans. He notes the film uses the same characters and desert wheat setting and urges readers to watch it as the finest picturization of his story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin B. Hampton
California leads with one car per six people in study
The Oska loosa Herald notes California now has one car for every 6.07 residents, followed by Iowa at 6.14, Bryan’s home state at 6.54, and South Dakota at 7.2. The ranking lists each state by car-to-person ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Iowa
Bryan
South Dakota
Oskaloosa Herald
Oil Found In Water Well At Hume Missouri
A water well on J G Hol land’s farm, about a mile northeast of Hume, began producing crude oil several days ago after being dug a year ago for stock water. The 260 foot well sits on a 600 acre tract where nearby wells show oil traces. The well has not been shot.
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Hume
J. G. Holland
Here
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Ilinois
Highway Commission
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Camp Dodge
Baker
Riley
Plymouth County
Henry Hicks
le Mars
Floyd River
Sioux City
Pittsburg
Wright
E. P. Andrews
M. D. Robe
Henry C. Osterman
USL Service
South Side Square
Washington, Iowa
America
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Middle West
S. Michigan Ave
Wolf
Gaa Ted
Gardite
Bruns Seed Store
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