Wellman Notes on Visits and Local Roads
Mrs. E N Foster visited her mother in Grinnell and planned to return to Wellman Sunday evening. Dr J Althaus, sick with flu, is improving and may be out soon. Foster was a business visitor in Iowa City last week and hopes to pave the Johnson county line road for all weather travel. Corn is maturing, fields brown, frost risk noted but overall good prospects.
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Wellman
Iowa
E. N. Foster
Iowa City
Johnson County
Back to School Tools Spark Fresh Outlook and Needs
As youngsters head to school, new tablets pencils rulers and notebooks brighten prospects. A fountain pen sparks top grades in composition and a pharmacy service ranks just after the prescription service in making a drugstore vital to the community.
Wellman News Focuses on Illnesses and Local Passings
Local items report W E thing of Iowa City in poor health and bedfast for weeks. Mrs Anna Wetrich of Dexter visited Wellman for business and relatives. Mrs Dr Leslie L Carr and daughter Lavanda of Clermont came for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs C K Gardner. W E Baker and son Donald of St Paul visited. Hershel Harvey’s son shows signs of improvement in Tucson Arizona, though views on farming lands in Texas and Arizona are negative. Mrs Matt Blair, aged 73, pioneer of Green township, died after cancer illness. funeral in Wellman E church. Sheep killed by German police dogs prompt calls for ban on aggressive breeds. Various locals receive visits, vacations end, and teaching assignments shift as Wellman residents move for work and study.
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W. E. Thing
Iowa City
Anna Wetrich
Dexter
Welman
W. E. Baker
Donald
St. Paul
Iowa
Texas
Arizona
Matt Blair
Green Township
Iowa County
Seyna
Matt Blai
Wellman M. E
Rev
Arms
Wellman Cemetery
Dempsey Stirs Broadway In Poir Show Duel
Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor star in a stage piece titled Poir Show on Broadway. The six and a half hour event features a dramatic finale with Dempsey delivering a decisive knockdown to Ralph Smith in the second round, drawing cheers from the audience.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Broadway
Jack
Estelle Taylor
Dempsey
Butling Baker
Ralph Smith
Smith
Jack of
Manassa
Iowa Football Girds for Season With Freshman and Veteran Ends
Davenport players Lawrence Re edquist O teron and Gus Montgomery along with Wendell Phillips Benjamin and Marcus Magnussen audition for end and center roles. Magnussen, a sophomore, shows promise as understudy to Captain Brown while Monmouth College announces Kenneth Walker as captain for the season opener on Town field in October following a strong showing against Iowa last fall.
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Lawrence Reedquist
O'turson
Gus Montgomery
Davenport
Hawkeye
Hardy Boys
Marcus Magnussen
Clinton
Towa
Brown
Magnussen
Flowan
Monmouth
Town Field
Collegians
Kenneth Walker
College Springs
Iowa
Walker
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Lown
Io Wa
Iowa Druggists Association
Caca
Washington Wellman
Riverside
Washington
Kalona
Chapin and His Orchestra
Berdo’s
Leslie L. Carr
Lavanda of
Cleremont
C. K. Gard
C. F. Shaffer
Frank Lantz
W. J Wade
Iown County
Geo Berry
Iogwa
Hi. B. Knight
A. J. Nichols
M. K. Murphy
William
James Murphy
Chicago
Curl Crosset
Helen Coffey
T Mairstown
Sea U Long
Agni
Ronsallaer
Indiana
Arden Freel
Coun'ry
Ames
Jack and
Estelle
Negro
Duke Slater
Ledrue Galloway
Wendell Phillips Penjamin
Nhegro
Waterloo
Benjamin
Washington Telephone Company
Coats
East
Estrella
Mix
Paris
Jean Pateau
Beer
Mattie Lucile
Beckoff
Black
Marron
Independence
Navy
Richter
Cigat
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