Local notes from Springfield and area families
Local items report visits and travels of residents including Mrs Ed Sullivan in Springfield Ill and the Bicknells in Valley Junction. John Palmer family hosts in Vinton and Wilfred Matson to attend John Warnock funeral. Clyde Pratt family to San Bernardino for months. Marguerite Warnock to attend uncle John Warnock funeral. Marriage licenses issued to Prebys Lehrer and Ashby Maple. Wes Ragan injured eye from wood chopping. Stewart and Larson training in Ames. Lou Langworthy visiting J A Harwood. New York vacation. Enslins plan trip to St Louis and La Plata for golden wedding. Mary Moore returns from meeting planning a Presbyterian Mission convention. Sanol ad promotes kidney relief. Mrs M J Holden’s grandson Clarence Babb arrives from France, in U S Marine hospital Portsmouth Va with left hand injury.
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M. J. Holden
Clarence Babb
France
U. S. Marine Hospital
Portsmouth
Nonpartisans Barted by Farmers Union Split in Iowa
In Des Moines on September 16 the Iowa division of the National Farmers Union denied ties to the nonpartisan league amid cards listing various organizations including the league. Officials rebutted rumors of a mythical farmers defense committee and warned against disloyal acts, while outlining plans for a state farmers exchange to be based in Des Moines with D R Ellis as manager and a $46,000 project tied to an agricultural temple in Washington.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers’ Union
Nonpartisan League
Farmers’ Union
United Farmers’ Association
Farmers’ Defense Committee
H. G. Gue
Howard B. Stone
Stone
Iowa Farmers’ Union
R. G. McDowell
Columbus Junction
League
Town Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Exchange
McDowell
D. R. Ellis
Nebraska Farmers’ Union
State Board of Directors
Thomas A. Hougas
Washington
J. F. Nicolls
Winfield
O. E. Wilson
Mornin Sun
Thomas Hougas
Maddonia
George Baker
Turin
Ralph Green
Clearfield
W. L. Hammond
Diagonal
J. F. Garber
Weldon
A. A. Crim
Esterville
L. A. Schmidt
Riverside
L. Antrim
Lincoln
Local notices and ads from a small town paper
A collage of classifieds and social notes detailing shop ads for rugs and shoes, a sorghum price at Cold Bros Coppock Iowa, visits and travel of residents to Chicago Rockford Davenport and Davenport, a salt theft report, and upcoming sales and services from local professionals and tailors.
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Cold Bros
Jones Auto Company to Close October 1
The Jones Auto Company which handles the Dodge agency will close October 1 due to government curtailment of pleasure cars. Omer Jones has not decided plans for the war period. Bevins will start work with E. G. Mason on Hart-Parr tractor interests. Bevins and Hudson plan a visit to Charles City Iowa to inspect factory details. A Liberty Loan women’s meeting is set for September 19 at 2 PM at the Presbyterian church with Lutie E. Stearns as speaker. The Great Lakes naval band will also perform that afternoon after the meeting.
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Jones Auto Company
Dodge
Omer Jones
D. J. Bevins
E. G. Mason
Mr. Bevins
Alvin Hudson
James Lewis
Oskaloosa
Charles City
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Lutie E. Stearns
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Band
Brother Killed in France Ends Soldier’s Seven Months in Service
Dan Bevins received notice of the death of his brother Thomas Bevins who was killed in France on August 24. He lived at Van Horn Iowa and served with the 119th Infantry Wild Cat division from southern states. He was about thirty, with seven months in service and a letter dated August 18 noted their regiment’s trench duty after a brief rest.
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Dan Bevins
Thomas Bevins
France
van Horn
Iowa
119Th Infantry
Wild Cat
Car care ad urges clean vehicle for public image
Keep your auto the same but remember that when you ride the streets in a dirty car everyone you pass judges you by how you keep your car. Phone 269 now. A competent man will call anywhere for your car, bring it in and wash it thoroughly returning it at once. Price that will please. MOTOR INN, "Dutch" Boileau, Prop.
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Motor Inn
Boileau
Ad Club Meeting Notice at Colenso Hotel
A regular Ad Club meeting is set for tomorrow at the Colenso Hotel in the evening at the usual hour. All members are urged to be present and to notify the secretary if they cannot attend.
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Ad Club
Colenso Hotel
Ladies Called to Red Cross Workroom for Gauze Help
Women are asked to report to the Red Cross workroom Tuesday afternoon to prepare gauze for the county hospital.
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Red Cross
Lie in Georgia Quip Sparks Court Comment
Chief Justice Hill of Georgia’s Supreme Court remarks in Rumsey against Bullard that calling a man a liar can provoke a breach of the peace and often leads to a fight, noting rare exceptions that find little nourishment in the South. The statement underscores a culture of caution about insults in the region.
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Georgia
Hill
Supreme Court of Georgia
Rumsey
Bullard
College Football to Continue Amid War Department Confusion
Wartime policy confusion on football schedules was cleared up as Washington stated no interference with college games. The revised directive allows intracollege play and advises against long trips that would disrupt military training.
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Washington
Congress
Training Corps Service
War Department
Hardy Teearn Beans Introduced In California Agriculture
The tepary bean, a hardy legume from old Mexico, is gaining interest in California. It tolerates extreme heat and arid conditions, thriving where others fail, and offers high nutritive value. Previously favored in New Mexico and Arizona, its cultivation spreads today.
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California
Old Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
Snares in Credit Plan Leave Shoppers Paying Doubles
A murky claim about credit plans highlights risks for consumers who think they get something for nothing. The text targets people who imagine free or cheap goods and warns they end up paying more, with names distorted as Auladelphia Regory.
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Auladelphia Regory
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Chat Féno Clothing Company
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John Shields & Sons
Coke
Woman's Home Companion
Nita Belle McKeon
Journal of 59 Red
C. M. Btinson
P. C
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Harry Dickerson
John Palmer
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John S. Wilson
Wilfred Matson
Camp Grant
John Warnock
Clyde Pratt
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Marguerite Warnock
Ft. Morgan, Colo
Charles’ Prebys
Anita Lehrer
Charles E Ashby
Rosetta Maple
Wes Ragan
Cloyce Stewart
Bergie Larson
Military School For Automobile Mechanics
Ames
Lou Langworthy
J. A. Harwood
St. Katherine's School
Davenport
New York
J. W. Enslin
Bern
Harry
St. Louis
Mary Moore
Columbus City
Presbytrial Womens’ Home Missionary Society
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Crail’s
Warren Cash Grocery
Carl Combs
A. W. Crow
Lyda Hellam
Lemley’s Grocery
Black
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Wanda Neiswanger
Rockford, Ill
Milwaukee
Milwaukee R. A
St. Clair Lewis
Centerville
Elizabeth Bennett
Will Harwood
Cunninghams
Agnes Hughes Reeves
J. B. Crooks
Ray Lemley
Virginia
Rev. Smith
Delta
Anna Olsen
Schmoeller Bros
Blair's
Howard Hamilton
Janet
G. M. Welch
Omaha
Neb
Gageby
Paul
Sweetwater, Tenn
D. A. Boyer
Aberdeen
Donald Ross
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Army Training Corps
Frank R. Mayer
Don Randolph
Camp Dodge
Dutch Creek
Delineator
Everybody's
Nita Belle Mekoon
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
T. A. Boyer
Joe Boyer
Chas. Babcock
Asa Reid
Graham
Vivian Martin
Paramount
Molly
Mary Billsbury
Santer
Miss Virginia
George Beban
Theda Gara
William Fox
Theda Bara
Twitch
Lemmon's Drug Store
Washington National Bank
Washington County
John Alex Young
Charles C. Cunningham
Harvey S. Young
Donald C. Bell
Robert Noonan
Louis Filer
A. Cook
Jas
A. Harwood
Chas
J. Wilson
Frank L. Wilson
Mate W. Bailey
Chas. C. Cunningham
Dr. E. T. Wickham
Lloyd Lytle
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Army
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