Wellman Doctor W P Gardner Dies in Omaha
Dr. W P Gardner of Wellman died Saturday afternoon in Omaha on a trip to California for winter. He was about 72 and had practiced medicine in Wellman for thirty years before retiring to a farm. Survived by widow and three daughters Suzanna Los Angeles Leslie Carr Claremont Ellen Taylor Winfield, plus two brothers Pearl Perry and C C Gardner. He served on the Washington county hospital board and was an active Methodist church member. Funeral plans await word from California.
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W. P. Gardner
Wellman
Omaha
California
Daugghter
Gardner
Dr. Gardner
Lexington
Suzanna
Los Angeles
Leslie Carr
Claremont
Iowa
Ellen Taylor
Winfield
Pearl
Perry
C. C. Gardner
Washington County Hospital
Methodist Church
Mrs Sadie Hollinger Continues State W R C Tour
Mrs Sadie V Hollinger district president of the W R C leaves for Dennison to conduct the 14th district convention as part of her duties. She will visit Lennox Tab or Des Moines before returning around November 14. The state convention is set for June 1928 in Cedar Rapids.
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Sadie V. Hollinger
Dennison
Lennox
Tabor
Des Moines
Hollinser
Des Moines Man Poses as Agent to Rob Woman
A man posing as a book agent locked 29 year old Mary Fun aro in a clothes closet at her Des Moines home, ransacked the house and fled with 55 dollars. Police investigate the daytime robbery and seek information.
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Des Moines
Mary Funaro
Record of Weather: Long Sunshine Interrupted by Rain
After more than two weeks of near continuous sunshine, a rain shower of 0.38 inches occurred Sunday evening, ending a dry spell. A heavy wind swept dust and leaves, followed by cooler night and warmer day with sun. Geese sighted southbound near town signal coming cold weather. total rainfall for the month reached 8.26 inches.
Sister of P. C. Woods Victim of Accident
Mr and Mrs P C Woods and their son Owen travel to Easton Illinois for the double funeral of George and Mrs Ingersoll in Mora Minnesota. Mrs Ingersoll was a Woods sister. The Mora crossing accident killed Mrs Ingersoll and badly injured Mr Ingersoll. Funeral in Easton tomorrow for the longtime Mora residents with five grown children left behind.
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P. C. Woods
Owen
Easton
Hitness
George Ingersoll
Mora
Minnesota
Ingersoll
Mr. Woods
Illinois Librarians Name Lucy Errett President for Next Year
Mrs Lucy Errett daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank L Wilson is elected president of the Illinois Library Association for the ensuing year. She has long been active in library work and this honor comes to her deservedly. The notice is clipped from yesterday's Chicago Tribune.
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Lucey Erett
Frank L. Wilson
Illinis Library Association
Errett Elected President of Illinois Library Association
Lucy W. Errett of Kewaunee Illinois was elected president of the Illinois Library Association today. She succeeds Harriet M. Skogh of Springfield.
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Joilet
Lucy W. Errett
Kewaunee
Ill
Illinois Library Association
Harriet M. Skogh
Springfield
Pleasant school box social raises funds and thanks given
At Pleasant school west of town a box social cleared over fifty dollars with 26 boxes sold. Miss Grace Johnson praised for teaching, and she expressed thanks to all who helped ensure the event's success.
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Pleasant School
Grace Johnson
Dead pilot believed to have fainted at controls in New Jersey crash
Investigators concluded Leroy Thomson 28 Hackensack was weak from grippe when his Fairchild monoplane with three passengers plunged from 200 feet into a Hadley field cornfield near New Brunswick. Betty McGowan 24 Wesley Hubbell 27 and George Hauber 26 also died. The five seater plane, one week old, carried a Wright whirlwind motor and was to be used commercially. The crash occurred near the Reynolds airway plane disaster site from September 17.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Leroy Thomson
Thomson
Hadley Field
Leroy H. Thomson
Hackensack
Betty McGowan
Westwood
Wesley Hubbell
George Hauber
Hillsdale
Colonial Air Transport Com
Reynolds
Box Social at Eureka School Draws Large Crowd
Esther Perry teaches at Eureka where Friday night box social and stage performance Fairy Shoemaker drew a large attendance. The players performed well and remarks noted. You can also read about local residents visiting Ames and Fairfield for games and personal trips including Denison and Young obtaining a marriage license in Washington.
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Eureka School
Esther Perry
Ducks Fly South As Warm Weather Ends
Ducks and geese move south in large flocks over Saturday evening signaling the approach of cooler quarters. The weather shifts from summer like to fall as farm work continues and shoe sales promote Wegender work shoes for husking season. A. E. Atchison advertises Florsheims Arch Preservers and ladies' hosiery.
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A. E. Atchison
Iowa City Editor Marks 25 Years at History Journal
Iowa City professor Benjamin F. Shambaugh completed his twenty-fifth year as editor with the October issue of the Iowa Journal of History and Politics. The University of Iowa scholar reaches a milestone in the publication’s leadership.
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Iowa City
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
University of Iowa
Local Social News Highlights and Visits
Novi items list visitors and events from area churches, schools and homes. Earl Alpert of Des Moines, Kathryn Kracaw of Mount Pleasant with new Yellow Lantern Tea Room, Ed Wheeland and friends in Iowa City, and other residents travel, visit, or attend services. Includes notes on hospital visits and a college trip to Iowa City.
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Kathryn Kracaw
Mount Pleasant
Local social notes and ads from Sigourney area
Mr and Mrs Harlan Meyers and two daughters of Sigourney were guests yesterday at Mrs R S Cook s home. Mrs Harold Messenger went to Brighton to spend the week with her parents. Second hand tractor see Geo W Stewart. Harold Messenger went to Columbus Junction to spend the week. Miss Margaret Bernet came from Keota to spend the day with Miss Leona Mc Farland. Clyde Whitford of Winfield in town. Mrs A E Potter traveling to Muscatine to visit The Legon meeting postponed to Tue Nov 8 2012. Miss Gutch to arrive at Johnson s grocery and demonstrate for a fruit company. Special price on footballs at Phillips Hebner druggists. Ralph Norris of St Joseph Mo returned to Washington after visiting his parents. 20 x 815 Goodrich tires at Studebaker Garage. Rex Nickerson from Winfield after week-end visit. Carol Jones and Davis Fields returned from Fairfield. 29 x 4 40 Goodrich tires at Studebaker Garage. W C Molison returned from Ames for farm bureau and Ames home coming. Husking gloves and mittens 1 20 per dozen. Vermitex spray markets by Phillips Hebner. Nov 8 2012.
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Ralph Norris
St. Joseph
Washington
Oskaloosa
Will Suggest Radical Change at State Teachers Convention
Resolutions for sweeping reforms in Iowa education will be presented at the Iowa State Teachers association meeting in Des Moines November 3 to 5. The proposals include state superintendent appointment by the board, admission standards for normal training, two years of professional training for new teachers, and other modernization moves.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers Association
Erma L. Krout
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Maud Palmer
Waterloo
M. G. Davis
Ames
J. M. Ireland
Faber
June Chichester
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Henry Olson
Greenfield
W. Sankey
Ida Grove
Antone Johnson
Hamersburg
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Department of Public Instruction
Board of Education
Local Visitors Attend Pythian Sisters Convention
Mrs Brumback and daughter Hazel along with Mrs Dell Skinner and Mrs Frankie Moore traveled from West Chester to Winfield for the Pythian Sisters district convention. Judge and Mrs F D Letts and Dorothy Haney of Davenport joined D N Hane household in welcoming them.
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Brumback
Hazel
Dell Skinner
Frankie Moore
West Chester
Winfield
Pythian Sisters Convention
F. D. Letts
Dorothy Haney
Davenport
George Myers
Hazel and
Bates Sadler
Seldon
Dp. N. Hane
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Lloyd Hughes
Pirat National Pictures
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Lucien Privat
Alice White
St. Jon
Edyth Chapman
Member County Hospital
Boate
Sadie Hollinger
Illinois
Lucy Errett
Arthur Yard
Chas. Hayes
Geneva Westermark
Bessie Jones
Ft. Dodge
Castolay Soap
Castile
Geo. L. McDaniel
Geo. Stewart
Walter Eastwood
Rev
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Myrtle Macon
Wapello
Mrs
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Wisie Long
Cedar Rapids
Walter Fulton
Nes Moines
Carson Fulton
Leonardi
Julius Sodini
Clinton
Roy Mallory
Eloise
Buddy
Delbert Badham
LeRoy Pratt
Ottumwa
al Crone
George
Wekend
Abatavia
John Keating
Mildred Stewart Keesey
Presbyterian Church
Keesey
Mildred
NEW Graham Theatre
Laura LA Plante
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Everette Griffith
Mrs. Lee Huston
Columbus Junction
Campaign
Ilc
Michigan
Martha Shalla
Richmond
Leland Morrison
Ralph Reid
Harry Enslin
John Mangold
Washington Fairfield
S. J. Douglas
J. T. Anderson
J. V. Simons
Excelsior Springs
Max Dale Denison
Lucile M Young
Florsheims — Arch-Preservers
Ladies’ Hosiery
Baptist Church
Earl Alpert
Jacob Simmering
Edward Wheeland
Grant Cochran
Chase Weeber
Edward
Charles Gilbert
Burlington
Lloyd Swift
Burlington Hospital
Haskins
Bethel Presbyterian
Loot Presbyterian Church
Gilbert Voorhees
Bethel
Parsons College
Mildred Keesey
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Delta, Ia
Martha Jennings
Fay Freshwaters
Dougherty Bros
Etna Moore
Dr. Dunlap
Bloomington
Dr. Moore
Albert Moore
Fred Wyse
Bernice of
Wayland
D. D. Guthrie
Mary Dee
Moline
A. J. Rankin
Norman Sage
Harold Ahrens
Joe Clyde
John Fletcher College
Harlan Meyers
Sigourney
R. S. Cook
Harold Messenger
Brighton
Geo. W. Stewart
Margaret Bernet
Keota
Leona McFarland
Clyde Whitford
Old Friends
A. E. Potter
Muscatine
Legon
Miss Gutch
Johnson’s
Phillips & Hebner
Goodrich Commander
Studebaker
Rex Nickerson
Brown
Carol Jones
Davis Fields
Richard Gaines
Goodrich
W. C. Molison
Farm Bureau
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
D. F. Macon
Triangle Auto Supply Co
Eod
A. Anderson
E. Washington St
James & Lowe
William James Shoes Shop
Mme
Ul Q
U.S. Pat
Southern Coal&cokeco
John Shields & Sons
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
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