Seventy-Six Center notes and community visits
Seventy Six community news item listing residents and visitors. Names include Mrs Bart Gregory and family at times with Mrs Stanleigh Henderson ill with appendicitis. May 18 play day planned at Seventy Six Center School with picnic dinner and a food dish. Several neighbors from Keota Ottumwa Wellman and Des Moines are mentioned alongside local farm tasks and school exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Gregory
Stanleigh Henderson
Walden Henderson
Hiccoughs
John Powell
Frank Romine
Lloyd Hill
Washington
Earl Dill
Margaret
Cloyce Dill
County Hospital
H. A. Harden
Des Moines
McNess
Wellman
Watkins
Keota
Carl Mayers
Timothy Hay
Albert Ollinger
Albert Dayton
Mace
T. O. Nicholson
East Pleasant Plain
Lester Nicholson
Ottumwa
Lydia Nicholson
Pleasant Plain
Bury Henderson
Blumenstein
Clarence Aller
Brookhart Heads to Camp Perry After Rifle Instruction
Major S. W. Brookhart visits his hometown briefly before departing from Camp Cody for Camp Perry Ohio. He will start work as chief instructor at a school for officers focusing on rifle practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Brookhart
Camp Cody
Camp Perry
Ohio
Are you painting this spring
A seller offers to save you money on paint this spring and invites a discussion to discuss options and discounts.
Baldness and Dandruff Cure Promoted by Nylons Hair Tonic
Advertisement notes a Nylons Hair Tonic claim to prevent baldness and dandruff with a money back guarantee. Mentions GEO L McDantel Druggist and a price reference of $10.20. Weather outlook suggests showers beginning tonight or Tuesday.
New Paving Work Observed In Town Area
Henry Flander reports he sheared his sheep last week while crews worked on paving nearby.
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Henry Flander
Piano tuning and travel notices in local ads
Ellis Newton of Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises piano tuning at 3.00 with early call to 35 7622. Hazel Stewart Albertson returns from Ashe ville NC to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Stewart and plans a European sailing tour in late June. Lavina Jolly, county hospital nurse, visited home near Ainsworth Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Newton
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Hazel Stewart Albertson
Asheville
North Carolina
Fred Stewart
Europe
Mrs
Elmer Young
Davenport
Everetta Palmer
Budget Director Hogue in Des Moines Hospital
State budget director E. L. Hogue is hospitalized in Des Moines for observation and treatment of a diabetic condition. Officials say his illness is not serious and he is expected to remain there for the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
E. L. Hogue
Ten men feared drowned after Moorehead Lake boat accident
In Rockwood Maine on May 11 a Brockton Massachusetts group of ten men went missing after a lake excursion wreck. Captain James E. Lays of Brockton police swam to shore believed to be the sole survivor in the wind tossed waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
Maine
Brockton
Mass
Moorehead Lake
James KE. Lays
Henry and His Resolutions
Henry Archibald, a diligent assistant cashier devoted to strict schedules, falls for Hortense on a bus while learning French. He abandons his rigid rules to help her, marries Hortense, and later becomes bank president, revealing the power of choosing love over plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Hortense
Hrmself
Mister Archibald
Mr. Archibald
Archibald
Hortense Garvin
Old Garvin
Auto race ends in death of eight persons
An impromptu race between two automobiles ended when both cars crashed into a Pennsylvania passenger train. Eight people are dead and five injured. doctors fear three of the injured may die. The incident occurred in Espyville, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Espyville
Pennsylvania
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Jacob Sheetz
We express gratitude to all who offered sympathy during the death of Mrs. Jacob Sheetz wife mother and sister Her husband her children and brothers value the support and kindness shown in this difficult time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sheetz
A. K. Stone Former Ainsworth Man Dies in Minneapolis
A. K. Stone, longtime railroading figure and brother of W. S. Stone, died Sunday night in a Minneapolis hospital after a paralysis stroke on April 24. Reared west of Ainsworth, he held several high railroad positions. Funeral services will be held in Chicago on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
J. M. Stone
A. K. Stone
Minneapolis
Infant dies after ten hours of life in town
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Richards died Sunday noon after a life of only ten hours. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. The father is a workman on the paving gang west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Albert Richards
Raymond Richards
Woodlawn
Piano Tuning and Reunion Guests Mentioned in Iowa Town
Miss Wilma Trent of Iowa City Miss Berinice Moffit of Cedar Rapids Miss Blanch Bowman of Rockford Illinois Mr and Mrs H H Hill of Adel and Dr and Mrs F W England and daughters Peggy and Mildred of Muscatine were week end guests at Mr and Mrs T A Michels home where college friends hold an annual reunion Piano tuner Ellis Newton formerly with Baker Music House Ottumwa is in town this week for tuning orders Lemmon s Pharmacy handles tuning bookings Phone 35 Newton the tuner 7612 Miss Edna Tobin of Ainsworth and nephew Joe Van Horn visited Mrs Harrett Boyer and friends yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Trent
Iowa City
Berinice Moffit
Cedar Rapids
Blanch Bowman
Rockford
Illinois
H. H. Hill
Adel
F. W. England
Ellis Newton
Baker Music House
Ottumwa
Lemmon’s
Edna Tobin
Ainsworth
Joe van Horn
Funeral for Mrs. Sheetz Held at Local Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob Sheetz were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Christian church by Rev. Carl W. Klein of St. Paul’s Evangelical church. Pallbearers were Taylor Stout Will Gox Ed George Victor and Howard Blattner. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Sheetz
Jacob Sheetz
The
Christian Church
Carl W. Klein
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Taylor Stout
Will Gox
George
Victor
Howard Blattner
Elm Grove Cemetery
Elizabeth Thorne wins three dollar prize for name ideas
LOCAl NEWS reports Elizabeth Thorne daughter of Mrs Clifford Thorne won a $3 prize offered by the editor of Youth's Evangelist for a name for a literary society. Three top suggestions were honored with $3 each as the best, combining the three into one name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Thorne
Clifford Thorne
Youth’s Evangelist
Sweden Hosts One of World’s Richest Iron Ore Deposits
A Swedish site near the Arctic Circle ranks among the globe’s most valuable iron ore deposits. The intersection of geology and industry highlights Sweden as a key source for ore in northern Europe.
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Sweden
The
Arctic Circle
Local Notices and Church Events in Washington Area
A May 7 report from Washington R 2 lists residents and visitors and notes last week’s activities. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Fred Wagner and others. Sunday services and a Mother’s Day program are described. Plans for a declamatory contest next Thursday and a pot luck Friday are mentioned along with school closure and upcoming events at Eureka school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hopping
Will
Chas. McKay
Fred Kephart’s
Howard Wagner
J. J. Benda
Eureka
Miss Perry
Washington
Ethel Wagner
Eureka School
Three Hears
Correction notice and local social notes from Graham area
A correction fixes the Graham Theatre ad date from February 18 to May 14. The bulletin also notes Mrs. Harry Boyer’s accident in Monrovia leaving her hospitalized after a fall with her father A N Alderson. Additional items report visits by Mrs Earl D Parke and children, a Ford battery sale, and relatives aiding ill family members in Garden City and Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Theatre
Harry Boyer
Monrovia
California
A. N. Alderson
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