Park Hotel hosts large crowd and local notices
Wellman on May 22 reports a full weekend crowd at the Park Hotel with 67 guests from Saturday night to Monday morning. The hotel advertises meals for 2.00 daily, rooms with hot water steam heat and rugs, and home churned butter. The item lists many local residents visiting, travel to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, medical and social happenings, a recent Masons lodge event, a gasoline scarcity, births and illnesses, and a reported accident injuring Perry Livesey.
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Wellman
Park Hotel
Fred Shroder
Riverside News Notes and Local Marriages May 21
Riverside May 21 Gerald Cress wed Berdie Bryan in Omaha and return to farm life south of town. Visits and relocations noted include Berend in Davenport and Kron in Chicago. A nine pound boy born to Carl Lucky. Various residents travel to Salem Oregon Chicago Washington and Lone Tree. Riverside High School held its twenty fifth commencement with Prof. Schlesinger speaking and diplomas by A H Younkin. class of 1920 Esther Flynn and Alan Younkin. A six eighth grade graduates also received diplomas.
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Carl Lucky
M. W. Truxan
R. C. Dautremont
Chicago
A. D. Craig
Salem
Oregon
R. E. Kelley
Francis Sueppel
Iowa City
Sylvester Bauer
Frank Swift
A. Coughlin
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
Louisa Wombacher
Charlies Windess
Lone Tree
Roy Gerot
Riverside High School
M. E. Church
Schlesinger
A. H. Younkin
Esther Flynn
Alan Younkin
Local Social Visits Hit Grace Hill Ladies Aid
New Haven residents report a week of social calls and visits. Mrs. Della Neal called on Mrs. Frank Smith, with several others joining Ladies Aid at Grace Hill. Visitors included Mrs. Marion Smith from Wednesday to Tuesday, Mrs. Lynn Baker and her Pontiac, Michigan family, and Mrs. Nicholson with children.
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New Haven
Della Neal
Frank Smith
Marion Smith
Lynn Baker
Pontiac
Mich
Clarence Baker
Cora Snyder
Acel Robertson
Chas. McKinstry
Ladies Aid
Grace Hill
Nicholson
Roy Wells
Clarence Rathmel
Local News Briefs From Brighton and Nearby
Miss Helen Shelton of Wayland visits Miss Lena Cooper this week. Miss Linda Walker, first grade teacher, departs for Columbus Missouri. Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Clarence Crawford of Aberdeen South Dakota on May 15. Miss Harriet Hill comes from Guthrie Center for commencement. Miss Josephine Kaufman wed Harrison Kingley of Peoria May 18 and will reside in Peoria Illinois. Nappanee Advance notes the death of Mrs E G Beyer wife of former Presbyterian pastor here on April 20 after surgery in Chicago. Mrs Harry Lloyd and daughter Georgia travel to Chicago after visiting her Brinton relatives. Mrs Estella Christie and baby visit her father Dr Parks from Wapello.
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Brighton
Helen Shelton
Wayland
Lena Cooper
Linda Walker
Columbus
Clarence Crawford
Aberdeen
S. D
Crawford
Mary Warren
Harriet Hill
Guthrie Center
Josephine Kaufman
Harrison Kingley
Peoria
Illinois
Ind
E. G. Beyer
Chicago
Ruth Virginia
Harry Lloyd
Georgia
Anson Brinton
Estella Christie
Baby
Wapello
Parks
Commencement Week Activities At Local High School
Mrs Cleve Dayton and daughter Jean of Ottumwa visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Tom Pierce as Myrtle Richardson arrives from Cedar Rapids for commencement week. Rev F M Warren of Keota delivers the commencement address at the club house. Supt Bryan presents diplomas. Alumni banquet Friday night at the high school hosted by Presbyterian ladies.
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Cleve Dayton
Jean
Ottumwa
Tom Pierce
Myrtle Richardson
Cedar Rapids
F. M. Warren
Keota
Club House
Supt
Bryan
The
Presbyterian Church
Commencement Close for Crawfordsville High Class
May 21 Crawfordsville notes list residents returning from Chicago and visits in Winfield Washington Evanston Monmouth and Martinsburg. The senior class finale featured royal blue and gold lattice stage setting with ferns and sunburst roses. Frances Eicher won first honors Elwyn Davidson second with a mantle scene by Mabel Crooks.
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Crawfordsville
T. H. Barnes
Milton White
Chicago
J. & McCleary
Winfield
Ina Caldwell
Burlington
Borman
E. F. Hughes
Evan L. Davis
Robert Davis
Claude McCoy
Washington
Robertson
Frances Eicher
Elwyn Davidson
Mabel Crooks
Walter Huxford
E. J. Davidson
Frank McCoy
Martinsburg
J. H. Huston
Columbus Junction
West Chester News Notes and Planting Update
West Chester reports James Neilson and wife of Keota visiting Friday. N G McNurlen of Keota did business here this week. Will Johnson and Chas Houck visited. Jones notes 110 acres of corn planted and May 29 last year saw 20 acres. Flow Owens is recovering and outdoors for two hours yesterday. friends glad to hear of recovery.
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West Chester
James Neilson
Maryland farms for sale in Frederick and Montgomery counties
Maryland farms for sale list 200 choices mostly in Frederick and Montgomery Counties with dairy farm details in Frederick County. Includes a 319 acre dairy farm with brick house, bank barn, wagon shed, outbuildings, spring water and silo, located near elevator and railroad, stock and equipment available, immediate possession at $30,000. Also notes large plantations in the South and 200,000 acres timber tracts. Markwood D Harp real estate Frederick Maryland.
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Frederick
Montgomery
U. S
Baltimore
Washington
State Road
R. R
Markwood D. Harp
Pythian Caste Building
Maryland
Town notes on repairs and local farming efforts
The piece reports improved conditions in the town with Sears buying the Hay property for a general upgrade, Jackson and Daniels painting houses, Dusenberry planting corn for Plummer, and comments on crooked corn rows. It mentions a school election in the schoolhouse on Monday May 24 from 1 to 6 pm and includes rural quips about hens and getting money from receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Sears
Ll. P. Jackson
James Daniels
John Dusenberry
Clarence Plummer
Marion Wells
John
Texan Hero Changes Planes in Mid Air On Screen
Lieut O L Locklear star of Universal photodrama The Great Air Robbery is a Texan famed for mid air aeroplane changes. Born Cosmo Texas he trained in Fort Worth and at the University of Texas before serving as an air service instructor. After the war he joined Universal to film the daring feat for the screen in Graham May 28 29.
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O. L. Locklear
Universal
Texas
Locklear
Cosmo
Fort Worth
University of Texas
War Department
Jacques Jaccard
Graham
Prairie Flower News Roundup: Cattle sales and local updates
Charles Bear two carloads of stock on Chicago market. Ed Bishop ships pure bred cattle to Cedar Rapids for June 3 sale. Sale expected to attract Aberdeen Angus breeders nationwide. Harry Rittenhouse buys a new tractor for plowing amid weather delays. Mrs. Dave Benson improving after illness. Roy Teets and sister bid farewell in Cedar Rapids. Eunice Scott named Prairie Flower teacher next year. Baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Rene Warner last Friday.
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Charles Bear
Chicago
Ed Bishop
Cedar Rapids
Harry Rittenhouse
Dave Benson
Roy Teets
Roy
California
Blanche Scott
Minneapolis
Minn
Eunice Scott
Prairie Flower School
Prairie Flowerites
Rene Warner
London Cats Rescue and Cruelty Allegations Rise
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that thirty thousand starving cats are rescued from London streets each year only to be painlessly killed. Skins are used for muffs and gloves, raising concern over animal welfare and urban cruelty practices.
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London
Brooklyn Eagle
Dynamite in His Cigar Incident in Dallas
In Dallas on May 21 W. T. Priest lit a cigar rumored to contain a dynamite cap. It exploded, badly injuring three fingers and badly injuring his knee. Justice Department officials investigate to identify who loaded the cigar.
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Dallas
Texas
W. T. Priest
Department of Justice
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