Local notes report moves and travels of residents
Mr and Mrs Howard Ayers and family moved to Ottumwa yesterday. John Matthews, a sophomore, left for Monmouth to attend college. Velma Stafford, a high school student, returned home to Havre for the evening. An additional line notes a Milwaukee railway connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Ayers
Ottumwa
Ayers
Milwaukee Railway
John Matthews
Monmouth
John
Velma Stafford
Havre
Local bus and social notes mention Lem Parker visit
Lem Parker renews old acquaintances during his tent show engagement in the city he once lived in. He is a veteran of show business and author of popular plays, some produced here. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Yoder return from Stuttgart Arizona after visiting sons. Other items note buyout ads and travel to Cedar Rapids and Chicago for schooling and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Parker
Parker
John J. Miller
John S. Yoder
Stuttgart
Arizona
Local Visits Highlight Distant Paths and Family Ties
Mrs KB W Spessard and daughter Wanda of Ainsworth spent yesterday with Mrs Boice Kurtz. Farnest Dean and daughter Mrs Ivo Grady of Kalonas motored here to meet Miss Hazel Dean, visiting in Chi Rao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KB. W. Spessard
Wanda
Ainsworth
Boice Kurtz
Farnest Dean
Ivo Grady
Kalonas
Misa Hazel Dean
Chirao
Local Notes and Arrivals From Davenport and Union City
Community notices list arrivals visits and travel among residents from Union City Tennessee Davenport and Ames Scholarly moves include Anna Henderson returning to Ames for teaching and Julia Jackson heading to Mt Vernon to pursue Cornell College studies plus Patricia Rich and Grace Hesseltine among shoppers and travelers.
Various Local Residents Travel and Events Report
A compilation of short notices shows Yolanda Banchi returning to Chicago after visiting relatives, Mrs Jenny Nelson enjoying a Burlington trip, and multiple locals planning visits to family homes in Clinton Ojibwa Wisconsin Wyman and Davenport. Firemen contests are set for seven o clock sharp this evening. A marriage license was issued to Karl E Chorpening and Geneva Libe. A new 11 lb boy arrived at the Claire Kron home and both mother and child are reported well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Kron
Will Kron
Earl Steele
William
Murphy
Planche
Ilinois
Radio line discounted this week at ten percent off
Radio dealer promotes a ten percent discount on the entire line of radios and accessories this week urging customers to consider their products.
Top on hogs and weather forecast noted in brief
Weather report lists cloudy and cooler conditions with a high near 14.25 dollars for hogs. The note mentions four byes and an OO hot topic on hog prices with unspecified details.
Weather Returns to Favor as Local School Opens
Highland Center residents note settled weather after a rainy spell as school opens with all students in place except Daryl Meeks who will start next week. W. Murphy Sr and Blanche visited relatives in Illinois Thursday through Monday. James Havel Sr dies after months of illness. funeral at Union Dale church conducted by Rev Winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Wayland
Jesse Meeks
Iowa City
Ivan
Alma Meeks
Riverside
Meeks
Goose Creek
John Rath
S. T. Beranek
Cedar Rapids
Wes Sojka
Blanche
Waazel Dell School
Beranek
Ed Showalters
Shoes for Gym Classes and Rubber Footwear In Stock
As school starts, families are urged to supply good gym shoes for both boys and girls with laced toe styles and non slip soles. Sizes available now along with a wide stock of rubber footwear for rainy weather. A. Br. Atchison Florsheim Bearch Preservers.
Fire at Meyers barn sparks Wellman rumor mixup
In Wellman Iowa on Saturday a barn fire caused confusion when reports dubbed it Charles Meyer's barn, later clarified as a kinross Meyers incident. Neighbors worked to save other buildings as the barn burned in the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Wellman
Iowa
Wellman
Chas. Meyer
Charles Meyers
Meyers
Kinross
J.S. Kabaker
Chicago
Herman
Alvin
Wisconent
Ann Arbor
Dennison
Chick
Washington
John Cray
Montezuma
Rex
C. C. Gardner
New Telephone Directory Issued for Washington Area
The new telephone directory is delivered with a complete subscriber list up to August 20. If not received, request a copy. Please destroy directories prior to the last issue marked SEPTEMBER 1926 Washington Telephone L741 read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Telephone
Local residents undertake short visits and travel
Mrs Nita Blair Law and Blair plan to Iowa City for schooling. Mrs Sadie Sefford travels to Sigourney to visit her brother Ezra Goodwin. Mrs Teresa Vesper and Cedric depart for Davenport for St Ambrose College. H B Nichols to Cottonwood Iowa for work. Mrs J J Minick and Fred visit Des Moines on business. Edith Munro and Olive Munro go to West Chester after hosting friends. Harold Turner spends the day in Letts on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Sefford
Deep River
Ezra Goodwin
Sigourney
Teresa Vesper
Cedric
Davenport
St. Ambrose College
J. J. Minick
Fred
Des Moines
Edith Munro
Olive Munro
West Chester
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FOX Now
Lenore J. O
William Boyd
Elinor Fair
Victor Varcon
Julia Faye
Theodore Kosloff
Volga
Cecil B. de Mille
Milwaukee
Washington Telephone Company
Wilson-Maytag Co
Durand Ross
Elma Vacha
Colllege
Phillips Drug Store
Wanda Neiswanger
Ilinois Teachers College
Normal
Wells-Crail Sales Co
W. P. Browning
Fort Pierce, South Dakota
Mrs
C. C. Reister
West Chester Savings Bank
Fountain Pens
Wilbourn Farrell
Robert
Charles Pratt
Union City
Tennessee
Glover Farrell
John Belville
White Yard
Wes Reiner
Dr. J. P. Leonard
D. F. Macon
Wells-Craig Sales Co
Frank Pierce
Lydia Rich
Peter Rich
Grace Hesseltine
Ruth Bert
Henry Roth
St. Joseph
Trenton
Missouri
Lois Mdgar
Crawfordsville
Phoenix
Lioyrd la Grange
Anna Henderson
Geo. Henderson
Ames
Columbia University
Beatrice Baird
Marguerita Forman
Marguerita
Hilda Marcussi
Mrs. J. Sodini
Clinton
Sodini
Julia Jackson
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Sophia Jackson
Paos
New Mexico
Yolanda Banchi
J. Hodini
Neil Sands
Jenny Nelson
Burlington
Clark & Enslin
Hallie Ward
Jimmie
Oscar Williams
Ruth
Bather Roberts
Wyman
Evan Evans
Mae Hoopengardner
Clinton, Town
Ojibwa
Wis
Virgil Butts
Dora Grinstead
H. Kt. Baker
Ethal Stacy
Brighton
A. E. Ross
Lois
Pernice
Darrel Ross
Emily
Karl E. Chorpening
Geneva Libe
Willard Glaze
Houston
Texas
T. C. Davis
J. N. Stone
Nita Reif
Kalona
Laura Ingham Hale
Stewartville
Minnesota
J. Ingham
Lyle Shulty
Cedar Falls
Lloyd Maxwell
Isabelle Lemmon
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
Elizabeth Erwin
Katherine McConaughy
Humeston
McElhinney Drug Co
Jho. TL. McDanlel
Prop
RADIO
Highland Center
A. BR. Atchison
Ence
Baldrige
Justice Zillmer
Helen Schroeder
Illinois
Max McCrabb
Security Savings Bank
Kinross Bank
Bardley Bell, Jr
Helen MecCrabb
T. D. Adams
Griffith
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
W. Long
Nita Blair Law
Blair
H. B. Nichols
Cottonwood
Harold Turner
Letts
N. D. Anderson
Vail
John Shields & Sons
Thos. R. Gillespie
S. Marion
Lemmon
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