Informal afternoon party honors visitors from Colorado Springs
Mrs J B Crooks hosted a small gathering Tuesday afternoon for Mrs M J Roberts and Miss Ida Roberts of Colorado Springs visiting at the Carl Roberts home. Guests included Reading Circle members, with Mrs Roberts a charter member, and a Connecticut guest Mrs Hotchkiss. Mrs Henry Shields played two piano solos and Miss Eleanor Walker read aloud. a luncheon followed.
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J. B. Crooks
M. J. Roberts
Ida Roberts
Colorado Springs
Carl Roberts
Roberts
Henry Shields
Eleanor Walker
Hotchkiss
Connecticut
Iowa Negro Convict Ends Two Year Joke on Police
George Harris a Minneapolis convict who escaped two years ago says he fooled police by living openly near headquarters and visiting his front porch. The Des Moines robbery victim’s killer sentence was interrupted when Harris fled to Minnesota to work as a coal driver and avoid detection despite detectives recognizing his scars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Fort Madison
George Harris
Harris
Des Moines
Lyndale Avenue
James McGuire
Two Weeks of Work Locate Harris at His Home
McGuire and Detective L C Glerum conducted a fourteen day investigation culminating Saturday night with the discovery of Harris at his residence.
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McGuire
L. C. Glerum
Hmerris
I'S
Building Fire proof Homes Test House Erected by Chamber
A new fireproof residence built under the housing committee of the Chamber of Commerce in Council Bluffs nears completion. The cement structure with five rooms and full basement will sell for about 4750 dollars. It serves as a test house to spur more homes and showcases cement construction and fire resistance.
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Council Butts Chamber of Commerce
Council Bluffs
Chamber of Commerce
Twins 90th birthday observed in Mount Pleasant
In Mount Pleasant on September 23 at the home of Mrs. Jane Baugh the P F N M sisterhood hosted a tele birthday open house for twin sisters Mrs. Jane Baugh and Mrs. D C Hackenberg of Decatur. About one hundred ladies attended as asters lavender and white decorated the rooms and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Jane Baugh
Harrison Street
Iowa corn makes fine advancement in warm Iowa week
Iowa reports rapid corn maturation due to warm dry weather across the state. Average temperature 72 degrees, above normal, with silage, fodder cutting and winter wheat seeding progressing. Beet harvest, sorghum syrup, and truck crops in Mitchell county show strong activity as rains ease and fields dry.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Mitchell County
St. Ansgar
Mahaska
Oskaloosa
Ain
Henry
Mt. Pleasant
Death by own action in Cedar Rapids law office
Spike Mardis a wealthy farmer near Clarence committed death by own action in Lewberger and Lennihan office Cedar Rapids September 23. He and wife discussed a pending divorce and he begged her to drop the action before drawing a knife across his throat in an ante room. He was taken to a hospital where he was said to die. He was about 45 years old.
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Cedar Rapids
Spike Mardis
Clarence
Lewberger & Lennihan
Mardis
Coffee Prices Fall From Peak After War Rally
Coffee prices have declined by about 20 percent from wartime highs across most grades. Dealers say speculators forced to unload as money conditions tightened, with drops averaging 3 to 7 cents per pound. Some grocers foresee further moves while others avoid predicting the market. The sharpest declines occur on higher priced grades.
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Ruth Dankwardt
O. J. Dankwardt
Washington
Claire Gray
James Gray
Fairfield
Tribune
Ruth Agnes Dankwardt
Ainsworth
Iowa
A McGuire
Prisur
Tomaror
van Buren
Stockport
Lee
Keokuk
Chandler
Packard
Locomobile
Mercer
Winton
Brewster
Fiat
Stutz
Pierce-Arrow
Cadillac
Pierce- Arrow
Marmon
Pierce
Arrow
Iat
United States
West Second Street
Bevins Motor Co
Clark & Enslin
Washington, Iowa
Chillicothe, Mo
Unionville, Mo
Wool
Coats
Jersey
West Side Square
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