Correspon dents of Journal Send in News Reports
Local items note A D Blosser and Sam Sutter bought stove wood from J C Graber. Witting brothers finished a 90 foot sheep shed for Glad Mast. Eth an Brooks laid cement bog floor. Freyenberger builds a new chicken house. Marion township Sunday School met at Eicher church with a good program. Kieth brothers shipped cattle and hogs to J A Frazier in Chicago. cattle averaged 1223 lbs at 12.35. hogs 218 lbs at 9.95. Lydia Mastie visiting P R Schantz. John Payne shipped stock from Wayne. Cecil Korf drilled fall wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
A. D. Blosser
Sam Sutter
J. C. Graber
J. H
J. G. Witting
Ethan Brooks
E. E. Bicher
J C. Graber
E. J. Freyenberger
Marion Township
Eicher
S. Wyse
P. R. Schantz
A. H. Kieth
C. W. Kieth
Noble
J. A. Frazier and Sons
Chicago
Lydia Mastie
P. RR. Schantz
John Payne
Wayne
Cecil Korf
Rural Route Social Roundup on Oct 10
Rural Route 6 reports Clara Fisher and son Ernest with John Lang visiting Herman Schultz's home all day Sunday. Chariie Maple and sons Charles Lamar Donald and Willard joined at John Lang’s home. H C Dittmer Sr. spent the weekend in Washington. Eunice Scott stayed several days at home and attended teachers meetings. John Lang Clara Fisher and Ernest attended Friday supper at Pilotsburg. Price Booth improving in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Fisher
Ernest
John Lang
Herman Schultz
Chariie Maple and Sons
Charles, Lamar
Donald
Willard
H. C. Dittmer Sr
Washing
Eunice Scott
Pilotsburg
Price Booth
Crawfordsville Visitors Attend Church and Tennis Teens
Crawfordsville notes include visitors from Washington and Chap man Nebraska. Local residents Mina McCleary Paul MacBeth of Des Moines spoke at church. Davis and Mullen of Ainsworth defeated Fletcher and White in tennis. Rev Gilcus may receive a call as Presbyterian congregation meets, and the community mourns the illness and death of former pastor Rev T F Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Wete
J. F. Buxbaum
J. A. Moorhead
Clarence Moorhead
Washington
Lee Rhea
Mediapolis
Mina McCleary
Keota
Paul MacBeth
Des Moines
Anti-Saloon League
United Presbyterian Church
Davis and Mullen
Ainsworth High School
Fletcher
White
Davis
George Fishburn
Chapman
Nebraska
Mary Clemens
Elwyn Davidson
Iowa City
Mr Gilcus
Paton
Iowa
T. F Barker
Local residents mark visits and meetings in Clay Oct
Mr and Mrs G W Myers depart for visits to Winfield Columbus Junction and other places. Teachers from the township attend a Washington meeting. Many residents attend the Fall Frolic at Fairfield with multiple couples listed. Rev J E Grinnell resigns as Clay pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Clay
G. W. Myers
A. J Morgan
Winfield
Columbus Junction
T. H. Morgan
Crawfordsville
Crit Davis
Washington
Fairfield
Bert Smith
J. Johnson
Lucy Morgan
Anson Woodford
Esther
Dot Meacham
L. B. Reed
Arthur Forbes
H. A. Waterhouse
W. O. Morgan
C D. Robinson
Harry Hamilton
Carl Dearing
C. E Walcott
Emily Wolcott
Allen Meacham
A. W. Woodford
C. L. Morgan
Burlington
J. E. Grinnell
the Clay
Farewell Sermon Leads Minister’s Departure Near Anamosa
The article notes the church will hold a farewell sermon on the upcoming Sabbath before the minister departs the following week for a location near Anamosa Iowa. It also mentions Nelson Woodford and C. A. J. Morgan attending the annual fox hunt near Floris Iowa and delegates appointed for the Sunday School convention at the picher church north of Noble. The Missionary society will meet with Mrs Mable Woodford with Mrs Ray Woodford Devotional leader and Mrs Belle Waterhouse as lesson leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Iowa
Nelson Woodford
Floris
Mref
A. J. Morgan
Frances Meacham
Picher Church
Noble
The
Missionary Society
Mable Woodford
Ray Woodford
Belle Waterhouse
Mattle Reed
Rural Route Four Social News Recap
Rural Route Four reports visits from several families including the Adams and Deal in Warsaw for Mrs Deal’s ill sister. The McCalls Kepharts Gardner and Simmerings shared evenings at various homes. Elmer Kephart and relatives traveled between Washington Manchester Iowa visiting Homer Kephart and Cloyce Benson's homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Adams
Ed Simmering
Elmer Kephart
Washington
Homer Kephart
Walter Gardner
Charlie Kephart
Helen
Hazel Simmering
Oscar Gardner
West Chester
Fred Kephart
Raymond
Cloyce Benson
Manchester
Iowa
Highland Center Community Harvest Festival Report
Mrs Claire Kron and Mr Claire Kron visited Ft Madison with her parents. Bethel church hosted a harvest festival and a Friday jubilee concert by A M E church of Washington. A community picnic and Sabbath rally day followed with a pageant Nation and the Cross. Dr M Taylor remains in hospital in Washington and slowly improves. Glen Miller drives a new Ford. Faerber farm silos filled with neighbor help. Miss Twilla McGinnis visited family and attended a local picnic with a forty five person cafeteria dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
Faerber Farm
Twilla McGinnis
George McGinnis
Chicken dinner reigns at local churches amid town chatter
The community notes a string of church chicken events from U P Ladies to M E and Baptist cooks with chicken pie on election night. Visitors include Coffey family of Wellman and Mr Ott and Mrs Reader from Davenport. Local lumber, farm life, and town humor mingle as tomatoes ripen in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
Coffey
Wellman
Coffeys
Mr. Ott
Richland
Miss Scott
Oskaloosa
U. P
M. E
Iowa Butter Makers Hope to Bring National Banner Home
Iowa butter makers prepare for the National Dairy Show at St Paul aiming to reclaim the banner from Minnesota after last year’s victory. Professor M Mortenson and the National Buttermakers Association anticipate a major shift, with Iowa successes in cold storage entries and Waterloo Dairy Congress results boosting confidence.
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Ames
IoWa
Ilowa
Minnesota
M. Mortenson
Iowa State College
Profesor Mortenson
National Buttermakers Association
St. Paul
Waterloo
Arrest Made in Murder Mystery In New Jersey
Clifford Hayes aged 19, an admirer of Pearl Bahmer who found the bodies of Edward Wheeler Hall and Elinor Rhinehart, was arrested today in court in New Brunswick New Jersey. Raymond Schnieder, present with Bahmer when the bodies were found, is held as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Clifford Hayes
Pearl Bahmer
Edward Wheeler Hall
Elinor Rhinehart
Raymond Schnieder
New residents and community notes from Kalona
Kalona area reports new residents Paul Eugene at Dr. Dry home and Robert at Leon Southwick home. The Methodist church hosted a gathering for the new pastor. The Mousers mourn the death of Nellie Seeley in Omaha. funeral attended by Banks Mouser and Anna Rogers. Several visits and travels noted among local families. News on school, teachers institute, and a major skin graft operation on Rev. Wood of Sharon with ongoing recovery.
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Kalona
Paul Eugene
Dr. Dry
Robert
Leon Southwick
Mousers
Nellie B. Seeley
Omaha
Littlesioux
Iowa
Banks Mouser
Anna Rogers
Wm. Hesselschmidt
Laura Rossley
Minnesota
Jesselschmidt
Cedar Rapids
Teachers Institute
Washington
I. J. Todd
Mediapolis
George Jepson
V. Knorr
Lahey
Dobble
Eva
George Allen
Iowa City
Roy Knyder
Chas. Faulkner
D. C. Miller
Wood of
Sharon
Osborne
Tilden
Wilson
Riverside
Over 5 000 Sunday School Pupils Parade in Waterloo
The annual Sunday schools parade in Waterloo drew over five thousand participants marching through the main streets. Twenty seven Protestant church representatives led the procession past onlookers, with several floats on display, some costly yet beautiful.
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Waterloo
Why Some Men Marry for a Home and Then Stay Away
A reader asks why some men marry to secure a home and later withdraw from domestic life. The inquiry explores motives and social expectations shaping marriage behavior.
Washington group attends pie supper at Wetchester event
A Washington contingent participated in a chicken pie supper at Wetchester on October 10, with community activities drawing residents to the event.
Prison Congress to Debate Capital Punishment in Detroit
In Detroit on October 12 to 18 the American Prison Association plans a major congress with capital punishment as a principal topic. Prominent officials from around the world will discuss every aspect of the issue and may seek an official stance for or against it. The event includes joint sessions with several allied committees and professional groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
The
American Prison Association and Allied Organizations
Congress
Wardens’ Association
Chaplains’ Association
National Association of Juvenile Agencies
National Prisoners’ Aid Association
Pardon and Parole Officers Association
German marks slump to record low price for 100 marks
In New York on October 9 German marks sold for under four cents per hundred, the cheapest on record. The pre war price was twenty three and eight tenths cents per mark.
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Associated Press
New York
Grandchildren to Unveil Eugene Field Statue in Lincoln Park
Jean Field Foster aged six and Robert Field aged two, grandchildren of poet Eugene Field, will pull the silken cover to reveal a commemorative statue in Lincoln Park Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jean Field Foster
Robert Field
Eugene Field
Lincoln Park
Monument Unveiled in Chicago Honoring Eugene Field
A Lincoln Park monument for Eugene Field the children's poet was unveiled in Chicago with Grandchildren Jean Field Foster and Robert Field pulling the cords. The $10,000 short was funded by local newspapers and the Ferguson Fund. Edward McCartan designed the memorial with a brooding angel above sleeping children and lines from Wynken Blynken and Nod and the Sugar Plum Tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Eugene Fields
Lincoln Park
Jean Field Foster
Robert Field
Melville E. Stone
Stone
Victor Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Denver
The
News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement explains chronic nasal catarrh as a run down condition and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The kit combines a local ointment with a blood acting tonic, sold by FP FJ Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio for over 40 years.
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FP. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Remembered Poet and His Poems in Old Newspaper Columns
Fame as a poet endures while his newspaper career fades. His best known verse comes from Sharpe and Flute in the Chicago Daily News and similar city columns. Roswell M. Field preserved a brother’s tribute urging poets to sing on for humanity.
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Sharpe and Flute
Chicago Daily News
Roswell M. Field
Yale Scout Hints at Iowa Threat to Yale Game
Iowa City report notes Yale scouts at the Iowa Knox game as the Hawkeyes prepare for a big New Haven test. Yale officials seek assessment of Iowa's offense and personnel ahead of the clash next Saturday afternoon at Yale Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Yale
University of Iowa
New Haven
Conn
Iowa
Yale Aids Jones in Building Blue Tide Football Squad
Freshman Jack Owsley, Yale grad 1965, joins elder Jones aides M P F Aldrich and C C Comerford as they scout and assist head coach F T A Dwight Jones in assembling a strong Yale team for the upcoming season. Other observers include scouts from Purdue and Illinois for Iowa games, with Illinois hosting homecoming on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P F. Aldrich
Yale
C. C Comerford
Aldrich
Comerford
Howard Jones
Ft. A
Dwight Jones
Miller Family Trip Visits Wever and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Ed Miller and their son Roy with Erna Spera drove to Wever on Friday to visit relatives. They also called on Denmark and Ft Madison and returned home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Miller
Roy
Erna Spera
Wever
Denmark
Ft. Madison
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Iowa Butter Makers
Wetchester
United
Wboy Wheat and Barley
Osium Cereal Company
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Mich USA
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Prison Congress
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Blynken
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Shut Eye Town
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Postum Cereal Co., Inc
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