Vienna bakery and local visits fill Washington town
Numerous residents and visitors fill the city with social calls and travel. Lora Martin of West Chester among friends, Mrs Stephens and Carol visiting Pawhuska relatives, Miss Alberson sailing to Europe, and many townsfolk moving between Davenport Great Falls Muscatine and Omaha for visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins
Lora Martin
West Chester
Cow. Stephens
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
Mrs Stephens
Carol
Aome
Len
Win Smouse
Helen Work
Great Fall
Montana
Marcellus Meek
The Game Today Won by the Weere Ai Tea
A brief item notes a game outcome with an unclear team name and mentions a business closure. The readable bits specify a team victory and a shop closure for the day, with several garbled names that resemble local business listings.
State fair plans to host national figures on State Day
Des Moines reports the Iowa state fair board considers inviting prominent national leaders to attend State Day. Secretary Corey says the plan aims to give Iowa residents a chance to meet top national figures, with presidential candidates possibly present and all state officials expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Fair Management
Washington
Lowa
Congress
Corey
State Fair Board
Insurance for schoolchildren and carpet weaving history
The excerpt discusses an art gallery catalog fee of 5,000 for a painting and a Berlin insurance proposal protecting school children, with premiums and death and disability benefits. It then traces carpet making from France to Britain, noting Huguenot migrations, Bristol and Axminster centers, and France’s leading role in textile arts and carpet loom innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
France
Europe
Britain
Channel
Bristol
Axminster
Tragic Drowning of Davenport Youths in Mississippi River
Frederick Wilson and William Mcdonald drowned nine miles above Davenport when a group of youths waded too far while bathing during a Sunday school outing. The three boys under four years old were among the crowd and were pulled under after going over a step ladder shift in the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wilson
William Mcdonald
Davenport
Mississippi
Quack Grass Infestation Leads Hazelton Township Action
On June 29 Nels on Clerk of Hazelton township consulted with County Attorney O'Brien about a oat field infested with quack grass. The grass cannot be removed without damaging the crop, trustees debated lawful options to destroy noxious weeds. O'Brien ordered trustees to cut and burn the weeds. The grain field belongs to a prominent county farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Nelson
Hazelton Township
O'brien
Oath
Bern
First Baptist Church of Iowa City Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The First Baptist Church of Iowa City marked seven decades with special services on Tuesday joined by other city churches. Hon. Milton Remley, former Iowa attorney general and longtime member, delivered the anniversary address recounting the congregation’s history. The church is now in its second building and prospering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
First Baptist Church
Milton Remley
Iowa
Captain McCleave Assigned As Inspector Iowa Guard
Captain Robert McCleave of the Second Infantry United States Army has been named inspector and instructor for the Iowa National Guard for two years. He will base in Des Moines and bring his family there soon. He expects a full-time assignment and notes fellow officers’ congratulations on the posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert McCleave
Second
Infantry
United States Army
Iowa National Guard
Des Moinex
Moines
Aye
Nathan Guard
Conductor Gilbert Hurt At Linwood Quarries
Conductor Gilbert, in charge of a Davenport line freight, fell from an engine at Linwood quarries near Export this morning. He was dragged under the engine and severely injured. A man about 55, from Ottumwa, was taken to Davenport Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Washington
Linwood
Davenport
Ottumwa
West End
Train Conductor Gilbert Dies From Injuries In Accident
A railway conductor named Gilbert died from injuries sustained when he fell while on the engine. He was long on the pilot when the engine moved and his leg was severed high up with severe facial bruising and other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Fireworks Regulation Confusion Stirs City Views
City ordinances permit selling fireworks any time but restrict use without mayoral mission. Aimed at July 4th timing confusion, residents debate who may purchase and shoot firecrackers. Glasgow provides statement on ordinance conflicts and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Db
Glasgow
Rubber Trees Yield Sap From Eight-Foot Taps
A rubber tree measuring 15 inches in diameter and tapped eight feet from the ground yields three pints of sap, illustrating sap production by tree size and tapping height.
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Carl Roberto
The
Vietnaa Bakery
Father Walsh
Mra Tl
W. Hall
Columbus Junction
W. N. Hughes
Dorothy Hall of
Colfax
City
J. A. Young
Will White
Lake Okoboji
W. PB. Davidson
Margaret
Marian
William
Nellie Manners
Crawfords Ville
Davidson Automobile
Vera Alberson
Chicago
Boston
Miss Alberson
London
A. T. Stewart
G. Bowman
Vienna
Blodwin Jones
Burlington
Charles Davis
Charley
Roy Davis
Medford
Oregon
Montrose
Colo
Jean Huysmans
Dan Sullivan
Lee Ashcraft
Muscatine
Fred Stewart
Anthony Yeesy
Riverside
Edward Schmidt
Vienna Bakery
Koohl Russell
Beardstown
Hugh McCleery
Marion Crawford
Ainsworth
Charles Johnson
Havre
C. C. Reister
Won Reister
Drighton
Joseph Melinsky
Pleasant Plain
St. Marys Church
Harry Montgomery
Lucile
Lake Okobodi
James Swift
Music Teachers’ Convention
Mary Lins
Millersburg
Pr. Cadwallader
J. Walker
Lake Charles
Mrs. Henry Parkinson
Remps Hampsher
Max Weller
George Dempsey
Frank Stewart
Jay Guest
Ray
Fred Giesler
Laura Noyes
Kansas City
Harriet Keck
Ruth Franklin
Crawfordsville
H. H. White
Dorothy Miller
Elsie Stapp of
Cotter
John and
Helen McCartney
Josephine Smith
Helen Young
Winfield
A. N. Alberson
Spirit Lake
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templars
Ferne Nichols Meeker
Clinton
Louisa Nichols
Wilfred Kent
Eldon
Mrs. Kent
Clarence Stevenson
J. P. Hennon
Medes Beliel
Dr. Mahlin
Livermore, la
H. Benn
T. J. Montgomery
KE. V. Simons
Oxford
Rena Simons
Howard McCleery
Norman Wall
Mass
George E. Fenton
Mrs. Fenton
Howard Wilson
Wilson
Marion
Old Mother Hubbard
R. Stuart & Son
Mutual
Jobo D. Hes
Migs Giles
Any Boy
Addy
Jack
Daddy
Mr. Rockefeller
Standoc
Aes
Dadde
Ghiesses
Jacky
Bic
Chiy
Dinah
Jzl
Iwarner
Cunningieam Sons Bay
Windsor
Bowman Filias
Sherm Crone
Lemiley
Conner & Schilling
Keller & Phillips
Chalmers
McCatlley
M’cleave
Hwe
Towa National Guard
Wimself
Batiste
J. B. Crail
Washington, Lowa
Church
McCleave
Mother
Sista
Miza
Iuther
Elza
George
Klein
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