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Newspaper

Western Kansas World

Location

Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1921

Page

2

Local Notes From Voda On Social Visits And Ventures

Rainy days mark community chatter as Miss Bertha Oldham visits her mother while J. Griffith and family call on Mrs. L. A. Krhut. P. G. Owens expands into hog farming with S fly and ongoing purchases. Mrs. Otto Schwanbeck hosts her sister and family from Salina. Alf Schimkowitsch made a significant trip to Voda last week as Owens recruits a man from the area.

Bertha Oldham J. Griffith L. A. Krhut P. G. Owens Sfly Otto Schwanbeck Salina Alf Schimkowitsch Voda

Ogallah Church Services Narrowly Stand Amid Weather

Weather and unpreparedness led to the cancellation of a Children’s Day program while Ogallah area church activities remained quiet. The note urges attendance regardless of rain, with details for Prayer Meeting and Sunday services, and mentions a May 13 address on Christian Endeavor. Local updates report visits, hospital stays, moves, and weatherrelated delays in transport and work.

Ogallah John D. Zimmerman Christian Endeavor Christian Church House

Steers for Ox Teams Arrive for Cattle Purchases

F Colcord of Cook County Illinois arrives at Kansas City stock yards seeking aged steers for ox teams. He notes Connecticut farmers still prefer hand labor, with cattle shipped from yards to auction. Article also covers American Legion news and local ads.

F. Coleold Cook County Chicago Kansas City Connecticut Mr. Colcord Kansas Nebraska American Legion News

Local Social Notes and Attending Visits

Community members spent Sundays and weeknights visiting relatives and friends. Families moved into new homes while others planned dances and family reunions. Edith Shaw gains mobility and training at the register of deeds office as she prepares to resume duties.

Edith Shaw Register of Deeds Office

Local notices and society items from WaKeeney area

Chas. Moore is in Russell on business while Dc R. Kirby transacted business at Elis. Wm. Truan family visited relatives in Hays and Gorham area. For sale five room house and two lots with outbuilding, inquire H. C. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Heys and child return from Denver trip. Miss Bernice Mattingly attended a state Business Women's Club meeting in Topeka, visiting relatives in Salina. Trego County Sunday School convention slated in WaKeeney Presbyterian Church. delegates expected if weather permits. Mrs. J. M. Rhoades and son attend Topeka High graduations. Zeva Rhoades among graduates. Rev. William Moll Case of Eugene, Oregon, guest of Basil Roloson after attending church assembly in Winona Lake. The play Farm Folks by local Baptist church group draws crowd despite weather. another showing planned. Miss Fiona Bell elopes with Claude Paine. Paine, a Hardman Lumber Co. worker and overseas volunteer, weds. Locals appear as witnesses in Coate case at Ogallah. Judd Benson returns from Lawrence after university studies, visits grandparents. Earl Groft and Arthur Keraus head to Des Moines for Imperial Council Shrine meeting. Groft a patrolman, Keraus in Isis Temple band. Road grader to be pulled by Holt caterpillar tractor. state-owned, wartime allocation, only 39 in state. Rainy weather hinders Karl Simpson shows. matinee for Memorial Hospital Fund raises $33.25. Persistent rain and muddy streets slow WaKeeney traffic. no street repairs planned until conditions improve.

Chas. Moore Russell R. Kirby Elis Wm. Truan Hays Business Women's Club Salina Trego County Presbyterian Church Wa Keeney Truan Gorham J. M. Rhoades James Topeka Topeka High School Zeva Rhoades Wm. Moll Case Eugena Oregon Basil Roloson General Assembly The Winona Lake Ind Baptist Church Fiona Bell J. P. Bell Wa- Keeney Claude Paine Bell Paine Uncle Sam Hardman Lumber Co Ogallah Wf Coate Groft Keraus Isis Temple Holt State Highway Commission Kansas War Department Karl Simpson Memorial Hospital Fund WaKeeney

Treatment of common colds prompt bed rest advice

A physician urges staying in bed for the first twenty four hours of a cold to prevent prolonged distress and serious disease. He endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for prompt recovery and notes daily bowel movements for all. Sold by all druggists.

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Dr. LeGear’s Walter F. Swiggett J. D. Rogers American Hotel Christian Church Notes N. B. Napes Ogallah News Ella Arnold Edith Lees Philipsburg Thernby Ridgway Ross J. R. Boles Lincoln County Geo. Yeager Dwight Reynolds Nelle Shanthaler Cain Wichita Elizabeth Itter Chas. Benson Judd Grandpa Vetter Guy Marquand Colorado Springs Glen Marquand Lawrence Kansas University Elmer Brooks Miss Brooks Howard Hinkson Ellis Nixon Oklahoma Ellis ccefiCoaki Berlin Leason America American Legion Red Cross Ilinois Kansas American Legion Frank Stull Ness City American Legion National Chamber of Commerce Eddie Deeds Kansas City Flying Club McConnell’s Cash Grocery W. A. McConnell Ogalish Intere Sted Birmingham Age- Herald Johnson & Yoxill Denver Music Company Denver Colo John Nurton Harman Oldham R. Owens Lennie Zeman F. P. Glassman R. Kristof P. A. Lynch and Keats Keeney Howard Puterbaugh Shorty Krhut Ed. Oliver Iowa Engle Tom Schimkowitsch Harold Austin Saline L. A Straw’s Furniture Store J. L. Logue Bean Studio E. Ward Trego County Land CO N. B. Mapes Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Ets Auto
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