Crawfordsville Social Notes From Jun 25
Correspondents of Journal report visitors and residents in Crawfordsville Iowa. Guests include Mrs. Gormley Fairfield and Mrs. Lease, Miss Holmes Mt. Union, Miss Davis Los Angeles, and many others visiting relatives, attending events, or sharing meals with local families. Rev. Hanna returned from six weeks away. several couples traveled to Keota and Chicago for celebrations and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Robert Shaffer
John Anwyl
Ottumwa
Robert Gormley
Fairfield
Lease
Harold Graham
Carthage
Dallas City
Irene Holmes
Mt. Union
Margaret Davis
Harlan
Los Angeles
California
Marie
DPD
Work of
Washington
M Lee Lease
Bessie Busby
Margaret Warren
Town City
C. A. Sprague
John Lee
Ciidren Myrtle
Cecil
Columbus Junction
Will Lewis
J. J. Anwyl
Hazel and
Lee Huston
Genevieve Minicks
Iowa City
G. W. Hanna
Committee of Missions
Erie
General Assembly
Buffalo
N. Y
Charlotte
North Carolina
Alvin Nicholas
Mandan
North Dakota
F. J. Maxwell
Nichols
Maxwell
New Yok
J. Y. Whiteman
Biggsville
United Presbyterian Church
Keota
Richard Pennet
Mildred
Hedrick
Essa Harper
Local social notes from Wayne county June gathering
Forrest Davidson visits Crawfordsville while Clarence Moorhead hosts relatives. Delbert Maxwell and Wallace Carson households share a Wednesday visit. Harold Unkrich welcomed a baby boy born June 18. Alfred Erickson family enjoy Sabbath at John Krantz home. F M Wood and son Willard of Washington visit Frank Sands family. Clarence Moorhead at Cone Lake. Kort brothers visit Washington. J P Bacon conducts business in neighborhood. Nickolaus and Wallace Carson transport hogs to Miller Bros Olds. Paul Maxwell attends Wayland visit. Moorhead hauls corn bought from Frank Sands. C M Maxwell family visits neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sands
Clarence Moorhead
Cone Lake
Willis, Nickolaus
Cecil Kort
Washington
J. P. Bacon
P. L. Nickolaus
Wallace Carson
Miller Bros
Olds
Paul Maxwell
C. C. Moorhead
C. M. Maxwell
Doris
Rural Route Four Social Visits Highlight Weekend
On June 25 Rural Route Four reports visits by Chas Kephart and Ed Simmering families with three children at Ower Gardner home near Wellston. May Foss helps John Wheelan with house work for several days. Mrs. Sade Godfrey from Washington visits T. L. Dodds and Mrs. Pratt from Washington spends time at Sam Sigafous home. Eli Jackson family also visits John Putrum home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Kephart
Ed Simmering
Helen
Hazel
Charles
Ower Gardner
Wellston
May Foss
John Wheelan
Sade Godfrey
Washington
T. L. Dodds
John Pratt
Sam Sigafoose
Eli Jackson
John Putrmm
Work
Shrine Meeting Attendance and Local Social Notes
Grace Twinam attended the Shrine meeting in Richland on Tuesday. A. Long and family from Olds had meals at the James Long home, then traveled to Washington. Harry White and sons Vernon and Carlton visited the M. Maxwell home. Merl Smith returned from Ot tumwa. James Long now drives a new Essex coach. F M Smith entertained several ladies including Mrs John Fredrickson Viola Latta and Orlin Wiltrig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rieck
Chicago
Fredrickson
Frank Hesseltine
David Ferguson
le Ferguson
John Fredrickson
Peoria
Ilinois
Milton Rieck
Marie Maxwell
Harlan Griffin
Morning Sun
John Shebeck
John Orris Place
Peter Wittiig
Howard Witting
Louis Jugenheimer
Washington
Robert McCall
Crawfordsville
John McCall
Braden Braden
Grace Twinam
Richland
A. Long
Olds
James Long
Harry White
Vernon
Carlton
M. Maxwell
Merl Smith
Ottumwa
F. M.smith
Viola Latta
Henry Wiltrig
Orlin
Children Day program shines at Methodist church in West Chester
West Chester Iowa June 25 The Sunday morning Children Day program at the Methodist church drew praise for the fine singing and well managed duties. Local visitors include Rev Hiteshu of Ottumwa and Ed Wiley and family from Washington. The writer notes a warm June and compares it to last year while commenting on farming prospects and town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Methodist Church
Alwave
Columbus Junction
Iowa
California
Hiteshu
Ottumwa
M. E
Wiley and
Washington
Local Social Notes and Funeral Mention in Olds Iowa
Community tidbits from Olds and nearby areas recount picnics visits and shopping trips. Families including Hustons Gorhams Martins Longs and Havensteins appear in gatherings and a funeral service for Mrs John Johnson is noted with time and place.
French mayor’s playful wedding ceremony ends with plea
A French mayor presiding over a civil marriage turns to the groom with a mock defense plea. He asks the groom what he has to say in his defense after the bride agrees to wed. The moment blends official duties with a tongue in cheek mock interrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mille
Warning Signals On Cars Prompted By Street Scene
A Petrolt News item notes on Fifth Avenue a light four halted and a warning sign appeared reading Pratt, Kid. The piece contrasts common Stop cues with this unusual alert in public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Pratt
Petrolt
White Grubs Threaten 1924 Iowa corn harvest warning
Henry County Farm Bureau notes warn that 1924 may see a heavy white grub invasion in corn areas. Professor Jaques of Iowa Wesleyan urges farmers to avoid plowing grass land this fall or next spring to limit grub habitat. The report covers beetle activity, soil lime recommendations, alfalfa and sweet clover practices, and county demonstrations led by BE M Brown and local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaques
Iowa Wesleyan
BE. M. Brown
Ames
Joe McCray
Trenton
Mr. Brown
Brown
Joseph McCray
Fricke Bros
Mt. Union
David Savage
Salem
J. O. Eastburn
Illinois
Mr. Thompson
Eastburn
Mission Ties Bible to Foreign Lands in Alliance History
Chicago reports the 26th annual record of the Christian and Missionary Alliance tracing 36 years of work since 1887. It cites 42,000,000 souls served, 150 foreign stations, 1,060 American workers, 18 fields, 22 languages, and key activity in South America, China, India, plus Nyack Bible School with 400 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian and Missionary Alliance
The
Alliance
America
South America
China
India
Japan
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Africa
Palestine
Aliance Maintine Five Bible Schools
Nyack
N. Y
14 000 Auto Fatalities Equal Augusta Population
A Pittsburgh Press rhetorical piece argues that 14 000 annual American auto fatalities equal Augusta Maine’s population. It notes daily deaths around 39 and calls for urgent safety measures to reduce the slaughter and protect the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Press
Augusta
Maine
James G. Blaine
Congress
Pronunciation shifts in Queen Anne era mirror speech fashion
Historical notes show that in Queen Anne's reign the word all was pronounced ile by educated speakers and the word are often pronounced as if it were alr, reflecting changing standards of elocution and social fashion.
Building a Great Screen Drama Westbound Limited at Fox
Emory Johnson, producer of Westbound Limited, emphasizes realism in the Fox theatre presentation tonight and Tuesday. He notes he kept railroad accuracy by consulting half a dozen railroad workers who supervised all railway scenes, including a switch throw and a near train crash, to ensure genuine portrayals for engineers firemen and conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Johnson
Fox Theatre
Roaring Forties Defined Across Oceans
The Roaring Forties denotes a stormy Atlantic Pacific and Indian Ocean region between 40 degrees and 40 degrees south latitude. It stands as the rough counterpart to a northern belt between 40 and 50 degrees north.
Mending with Rivets for Leaks and Repairs
The piece explains that rivets can fix many items that cannot be soldered and notes they are available in hardware stores in assorted sizes. It suggests a galvanized wash tub can be repaired with a copper rivet unless the leak is on a seam, where a rivet might still seal the leak.
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Swedesburg
Mildred Sponberg
Elmer Danielson
Jim Long
Robert Long
President Harding
Don Spanglar
E. A. Sodergren
Familly
Lloyd Zickefoose
Geo. Spanglar, Jr
Albert Overly
J. A. Huston
Burlington
Allen Reed
Minnesota
Arch Huston
Gertrude Havenstein
Sam Havenstein
Bertha Havenstein
J. W. Cooley
Swedesbore
Marion
C. H. Long
Henry County
Farm Bureau
O. E. Milner
Mt. Pleasant
Neale S. Knowles
Home Economics
J. A. Randall
New London Township
Ralph Aronhald
Canaan Township
Tippecanoe
Newell D. Moore
Marion Twp
James Prickett
New London
Walter Lund
Frank Abraham
Center Twp
A. C. Wolf
Savage
Astburn
Blue Ribbon Gas
Washington Oil Co
North
Iowa Ave
Graham
Devel
Fairfield, Low
Frank Lundin
Glen Devine
Parsons College
Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Glenmore London
OLD Fiddlers
H. N. Swift
Nightingale
Wonder
Towa
Planders
Wilkinson
Whistler
Elizabeth Anna Bruns
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