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Want To The Free Number 27 THE PRESCOTT DEPARTMENT Free Ads Bring Quick OF THE ADAMS COUNTY FREE PRESS PRESCOTT, ADAMS COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY 26. 1938 X. PRESCOTT NEWS BRIEFLY TOLO of to Our PTMCott a week recovering from an operation, tendance. Come and your He staoa the tnp home quite satis-j ftcmember to be in the wr- factorily anil his casfiitica is reported vices Sunday. May 29.

This is i to be very good. I lal Sunday. Union services wUl be 1 Geo Edjntaion and Mr 1 1 tbe Methodist church at 11:00 Chas, Hood of Council Bluffs! 5 0 1 the er Jensen To Speak At Monday WaXer Ccchrar.e will deliver the aci- There be special music aivii ol Members of the Prescott American and request that all school chil-. were Sunday visitors at the home of taoa Hfr over veteran and a i Legion Post are active this year in ar- be present to assist with the dec- Mrs. Charles Lmrit.

Mrs Dick Dennis and daughter Bet- returned bone from Casey Sunday i and Kent 8:0 lira. Pern Pol linger entertained aj i company of and to dinner at her home Sunday. Trie tin. Howard Rlley of Lenox wu were Mr. and Mra.

Roy Campbell of tAkeQ MriOUaly ill white KTSV ESXQitt tiie DOCM of her alitcr, 3frs, dauyhttr Sharon Lee of Cron- of town. RUey well. John Cox and ton Robert of for wars C. C. i fn suitable Memorial Day of the Soldier's program at Preacott, Monday.

Mav 30. i wv The Lefion recently appointed a com- CAKI. t. i HAKUt make for program wifl begin promptly at ten; service. 10:00 a.

m. o'clock -Sunday School. 11:00 a. a-. Bible study i The will include a march; Thursday night at the Henry Foes' 1 to the decoration of craves, i iupa.

for the nation, reading i School. 10:00 of General Ixwan's General Orders, 1 a Preaching wrvioe. 11:00 a. Oattyabtvs address and Prescott News of Former Days of About Propte and of PrrwoU and Coo t.T, Fifteen and Ten Years Taken Five from FUn. ChrMfca CkBRk E.

Barroi School at 10:00. CtMM for Regular attendance at' TEX YEARS AGO May 25. 1928 Mrs. Jamfc Young irsd grand- ton. Bobbie Young of Beatrice.

ka. were Mrs. Young's niorhcr. Mt Etaa-Sunday School. 10.00 a.

m. Evening service, 8:00. Bible study fteiiog better when left home iMiw Berneiee ifayet of Preicott. to viait her atater. She taken to tbe homptua at cncton Monday night where might be under oterratfaM Brandt and receive trMtnwnt.

lAtt Friday afternoon a group fifteen and of L. Setrs went to her nf A baby girl. Myma Ann, WM born May llth to Mrs. Spencer OaddU returned Sat- CrtelOn Jrom re ed meeting at seven o'clock, are urged to be All iaddreiK. Mr.

Jenj-cn speaks at the Cora- ilnj Memorial program at 10:00. after will drive to PTMCOU lor jVlt address at o'clock. The public is Mrs. Jaiv.e-. had 'iui i leaching in tne tighth p-ade of the; i'ome Present: for three y-arA.

Fruni to leave with her iif.U- (laughter ko.t.i was Kalhryii- for California, when- of home in the Jest Brand: came The capf-E FIFTEEN YEARS AOO May US. 1923 54- of south DH- called oy the brother M.itthvw Kuan. home from Alvo. i mother. Mrs i- Mr.

Peters. Regular mid-week Bible study ia reported on Tuetdav evening at the church. The urged invited to attend the Decoration Day Mr surprise to Mrs. A very nappy, afternoon WM apent with wcial oon- Nrtr Yeraatioo and Mrs. Sears WM presented with a handbag and numerous other T.

w. Yemion of fvn Dodge spent K. of in preteott Sunday. They called the Ralph Miller home ami from there went to vitit at the Kimball Bennett home near Carl. Bryce Wilson in recotsrSng frwn tbe week-end wtthjxia jon Fred illness with throat trouble.

Sincr, juc, aaiiocr tuad £. J. Honvec, uwnucr uf ihc band. Mr. and MM.

Howard Usher and son Daryle of Omaha, ipent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. O. L. Wood and hue -band. Robert Leigfi, 11 yoax old son of Orlo Leigh received some painful injuries Wednesday of last week when he was driving a team bringing the com planter in from the field.

In some way the check wire caught and in attempting to loosen it he fell when the planter tilted in going over tht rsugn ground. A cut on his leg the most serious injury, talcing nine stitches to close. He was also pretty badly bruised but no bones were broken. Hit condition wae saJd to be aood the first of the week. Mrs.

Emily Stephens of Creston is assisting with the care of Robert this week. A number of relatives were Sunday dinner guests at the Quy Green, home. They were Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and daughter Doris and Mrs.

Emma Moon of Cromwell. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Abraham of Corning and Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Abraham of Prescott. Mr. and Mrs.

Oeorge Moon of Knoxville were Sunday guests at the home or Mr. and Mrs. Olen Bohanan. MiM Buby Abbey of Corning was an oyer Sunday guest the Chas. Walter home.

Mrs. Emily Stephens of Creston came last week to visit at the home Ecllpae Lumber Company, sustained some serious burns on his face and hands last week when examining a barrell which had contained a preparation of asphalt roofing material. Not being able to UK in the barrel he lighted a match which exploded gas which had formed in the barrel. The burns on his face were not deep and are almost healed but his left hand has some serious burns yet and still has to be dressed and bandaged. Mr.

Morsvec says he hat used a match to examining the barrels many times in the past with no bad results but In the future he will use a flashlight. Mr. and Mrs. Chub Brown and son Dickey and A. P.

Brown and Gertrude to Kent Sunday and spent the day with the Olen McHrSvy family. Mrs. Alta Holmes spent the weekend, in Conung with Mrs. Olive Blxby. Rev.

and Mrs. Guy Nusbsum and son Duane of Ksdoka, South Dakota, arrived at the F. M. Lane home the past week. Rev.

Nusbaum spent a short time here then started on a Journey to Philadelphia, to attend the General Assembly of the church. He also will visit Washington, D. and New York City. Mrs. Nusbaum and son will spend the" two weeks here with relatives and friends.

Later in the week Mrs. Nusbaum's mother. Mrs. A. G.

Walstrand Vacation Bible School exhibit will be held at the Methodist church Friday; night at 8:00 o'clock. SOUTHWEST CARL SALEM Paul Caskey of South English visiting his friend. Leonard Morrii for I an indefinite Ume. Most ol the rural have closed the summer vacation. Lorraine Cliffonl Rice car load of fat cattle to Uw St.

Joe market Wednesday Sert The funeral of E. N. Perkins ww held Thuraday aft-ernoon at 3:00 o'clock at the Otis chapel church conducted by Rey. Mitchell of Orient. Interment wu made In Old Union cemetery.

He pMMd away at his home Tuesday evening at 4:00 o'clock following a lingering JllrwM. wife preceded him in demth year ago. He leaves five children, Mn. Walter Herrick. Mrs.

Wiley Crist, Mrs. Albert Rectenbftugh, Mrs. Orvil heer and Carl Perkins. Mr. Perkins was an old tetHcr in this He WM bom January 4th, 1656 in Washington County, Iowa, the sor.

of Joseph and Mary Ann Perkins. He came to Adalr County in 1882 where he has been engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bixler had as Sunday afternoon Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Chaffee and children of Mt. Etna. Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Rueowr were dinner guests Sunday in the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pearson, Evylin and Manlin cf east WA Carl. Sunday was EvylSn's birthday and Wednesday afternoon to one feature of the dinner was the birthday cake. Mr.

and Mrs. Art Walton had dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Frank File of GrisvoM. Mr.

and Mrs. Merritt Dillon and family visited Sunday afternoon east of weiner roast for her pupils Tuesday. People are discussing the recent intos comparing thsrr. to years ago. DC you remember when it rained lor a week si a time? The Ladies' Aid of Salem will meet Nebraska, where he had bera teaching Wednesday May school the year.

jsnydtr. Km Mr and Mrs Sr.y- Supt. Thoo. Kip.s delivered thf roni-! dor of Nannie mencement jridrt-ss Tor of Homan of schools Friday night- and on Sunday in 'i'n i Baptiso 14 I evening pave tlio it-rrnon iiarsoiiacr in CominR. thr- Rrv W.

the ceremony. They Mri. Wocn! and Ctorisc Kurtz to maXc liicir iiumf sn Aurora. Prewrotl victims of the mumps. Illinois, where Mr.

Bnydrr was employ cd siffnal rtian oti thf Burlington. Homer Piat-t left for his home in Denver. Colonido. slier his Mrs. Chan Mcllravy and Miss Mr.s.

Prank Gray of Corning supplied Monday as a.vsistasit nrincioai for Tom Brown 1 er N0 6 a Creston where he was treated for hemorrhage of the rjcor. HF had just Gar! the church. Roy and Mayme Dotson of Lenox vicinity visited Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kemptan Wednesday evening.

Lloyd Goodwin of Corning helped Fred Klinzman with his corn planting last week. Ifattr lock sk The funeral of Mrs. John Ptus was isfactory. Mr, and MM, Henry Bixler and Mary F. Lawrence were business visitors in Creston Saturday and called on Mrs.

Cecil AntMel who has been in the hospital and wu able to go to her home near Bridgewkter Sunday. They also called on Mary Bunting of Mercer Center and reports her condition sat- Iast we are glad he held at the Deitrick funeral in Creston at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon. She was 58 years old and passed away at her home east of here Wednesday morning following a long She was Agnes Vonafek before her marriage. She had spent all her life in of her son John and family and with of McCall, Idaho arrived here and will her brother, John Wllaon. spend some time visiting in the F.

M. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Qooper and Billy, Mr. and Mrs.

Qrville Cooper and Hartford were dinner guests of Miss Bessie Cooper in Corning Sunday. Dean Kneller, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kneller. fell one day last week and broke his right arm.

this community. She leaves a husband. School closed Friday in Washington Joan Frus, five children, Velma of I No. 7 with a picnic dinner and s. pro- Chicago, Olive Manila, Philippine grain in the afternoon.

Miss Naomi De- Islands, Mrs. George Caroolue, St. ysre is the teacher. Missouri, Roy at home, and Orville of Miss Merle Bunting dosed her school Orient. The funeral was eenunciiKi by in Carl No.

4 Wednesday with a. pic- recovering slowly. He has been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Leo Wray during his illness. The recent rains have delayed the com planting somewhat.

Yet a large acreage has been planted. We take our huts off to Stanley Brown, he is the first man to cultivate corn in this vicinity. Donald Bovaird has been quite ill the past week. Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Riley and Richard called at the Henry Harrison home of Kent vicinity Sunday alter- CHURCtt OF THE BRETHREN rtcovered from an attack of flu and this was thought to be the result of the disease. A serious accident had occurred north of Prescott near the Guy Wynn Kurtz, who was called to Greenfield by home, when the car in which Mr Jeff Looney and daughter. Mrs. Frank Mutton and baby and Rowlene Looney were riding, overturned. Mrs.

Hatton iitfi was quite seriously injured and Breedcn. he death of her grandfather. MK. Eiia HuS'nmii i-xpeetcd to for Oakland. California, 'or an extended vvsit with sister.

Mrs. H. O. J. Kraiik Mrs.

Blaiek with the dinner. Tho. 1 who hrtped were: Russell Wolfe. Amid Kralik. Ernest Blazek, LeRoy Kralik, Arthur Pashek and J.

Kraltk. ton and daughter Clara Jean called in th? horne Thursday evening. Betty Hinkle and RiU Meggison spent Wednesday night with Mae Irene Mr. and Mrs. Will Burich spent Sun- an(5 Mildred Ruth Henum.

day evening at the Charles Buricn home. Mr. the Iocs! minister, Sev. Breasier. Interment was made in the Spaulding cemetery.

Rex Dory of Henderson was a caller trie at noon. Miss Bunting has taught in this same school for the past 5 years. In former years this school s-as taught by her grandmothsr, Mrs. Olive John- K- arauier, juim nuam. aycnu O-JUK nine Dr.

Brunk went to Dea Moines Stin- Lane home and with other relatives here Tuesday evening on his way home ston and her mothier, Mrs. Eva (John- 3-jntiug. day and brought John Arnold home. and friends in Prescott and vicinity. Mr.

Arnold had been in a hospital for ADVERTISEMENT ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER Donald M. Lewis REPUBLICAN TICKET YOUR SUPPORT WILL. BE APPRECIATED For pepper, sweet potato, celery. others. Curtis Johnson, Prescott.

Prescott Daily Vacation Bible School to Close with On Friday night at 8:00 o'clock, a proeram and exhibit will be civen at is hobbling around on' Beuna Cooper of north Coming i the result of running a nail 1 art Sa i I her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sutler. Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Homan and Del- ipent Sunday evening with air. Lowell one foot in the member a Tew days ago. A large crowd enjoyed the first free; shou- of the summer here Friday eve- nine.

A free picture show will be given each Friday evening here this and is being sponsored by several busi- ness men. and Mrs. Ross Woodside and daughter, Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Woodsiae and Mr.

and Mrs. Lyle Rivenburg were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. aed Mrs. Ernest Blazek. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Pigsley and Mr. and Mrs. Fret! Walter were dinner guests at the Charles Duben home Sunday. Mrs.

Ed Patera was an afternoon visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burich visited Friday evening at the Charles Burich Svmday School a. m.

Mom- ing Worship at 11:00 a. m. Lesson subject. May 29: Liquor's effect upon working efficiency. Golden man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things.

I Cor. 9:25. Bead the story of Daniel. 1 Dan. 8:1.

Physical efficiency. 2. Mental Excell- Alfred and Floyd Meggison spent Sunday evening in the Edward Meg- home. i Wiima Wiisc'n spent Friday with. her cousin.

Miss Dorothy Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Clew Curry and Donna Lee Adams visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.

John Roblson. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Meggison and Betty Hinkle. Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Meggison and family spent the in the Victor Frexlerlksen home in Audubon. Iowa. Wlllard spent Saturday night Gertie Curry and niece Donna Lee Adams and Joy Dotson in the Fred Leipert home Thursday morning. Miss Carrie Duben spent Saturday Mrs.

Kenneth Gentle, Bobbie and night and Sunday at the home of her' Phyllis spent Wedrnfesday with Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Kralik and Mrs. L. 3.

Kralik Prescott callers Monday ence. 3. Spiritual Mastery. 4. Self-con- rs parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duben. Mr. and Mrs.

L. J. Kralik called on Kralik Saturday evening. The Decoration Services will and Personal Efficiency. us nest Lord's Day.

with WEST UNION Lester West and J. H. Warrior were the cemetery wul commence at 1:301 looking after telephone work ths Mrs. C. E.

Amdor. John Henton and daughter. Mildred called in the Jess Wes'laie hoiw Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Doteon spent the week-end Jn the Frank Oaskill home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson. Mr.

and gison spent Monday evening with Mrs. cieve Curry and Art and Donna TOONERVILLE NEWS Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Edward Meg- and Mrs. wed Lejpert.

Lee Adams Sunday evening in Fred Leipert was pleasantly surprised le John Wilson home. Sunday. A group of friends came with I MMHHHHH jth Thefour de- and Frank Patterson wer- of the Vacation School will S1 "i each be eiven time in which they will present" a drill oh' the courses studied; Also drill on memory work, and a display of hand work. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the exhibit. Those assisting Rev.

Felt in the school are: Miss CroweH, Mrs. Kline, Mr. Barrow, Mrs. Frank Brandt. Louis Brandt, Mrs.

Bradford Outhier and Lyle Sears. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Har- Mr. and Mrs.

J. B. Landon and family, Ralph Landon and three sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Landon, Mr.

and Mrs. i Clah- Erickson of Cumberland, Mr. and Mrs. Frmnk and family of Church R. V.

Felt, pastor The need for and the presence of the Holy Spirit of God was felt the services Sunday. The spirit of the' congregation was very fine. The pastor baptized two young ladies and received them into the church at Prescott. Four persons were baptized and received into the church at Kent. One was received from another church.

Thus does the work of God advance. The Vacation Bible School is to its last week with- renewed interest. Closing exercises will se held in the Methodist Church Friday night, May 27, at 8:00 This service will be for the public. We hope to have a. large at- ADVERTISEMENT POtlTICAt ADVERTISEMENT fflfflniinitiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! FOR COUNTY CORONER i that -a-as enough and gave way to Van Vleet who allowed two hits and one more run before striking out and Falcka to retire the side.

Huntington allowed four nits. 1. walk, and struck out 5. Johnson allowed 1 hit, 1 waik and struck out. 4.

Olson allowed 8 hits and I struck out 5. Van Vleet allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out S. A good crowd attended. Time o' game was 2 hours and 8 rcicutes. Bos score: Kent AB i Sg.Heimpke, 2b 5 as H.

Bradley, 3b 5 5s D. Bradley, 5 Johnson, cf 4 L. Bradley, ss 5 Schofield. If 5 Folclca, rf 5 Hunttoeton, 3 "cf 1 Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Richnovsky ts. Those prssant of Corning. Mr. and Mrs. and Helen.

Mr. and i Wtota, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eblen i ol near here all spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. Landon here. They. brought their dinner which was served cafeteria style. i The Nevinville base ball clu' their opening game of the season here Sunday to Kent 8 to 2.

The visitors broke into the scoring column in the fourth inning when L. Bradley singled, Jackson was safe at first when Howard Palma overthrew first after fielding his the runners both advancing to third and seccrsJ. L. Bradley scored on Schofield's infield hit to third. They scored, four runs in the filth when they bunched six hits in a row.

including two triples and a two bagger. Nevip crossed the home plats in their half of the sixth for their first score, and the final score for them was in the seventh. The locals were unable to solve Huntington's underhand, southpaw delivery. He held them to four hits in the sis innings he was on the mound. Johnson relieved him at this point after he had walked KraJik.

first man up in the inning-. Olson pitched four innings for! Nevin. but in the fifth he run. into a i SSJlct of trouble. He was nicked for four! CONVENIENCE SET Sfcvr-liffht, hv fhc finntfi UK Oven 1-quort water bottles.

DIlfERT Individual can be chilled or fronai -'Vvcsi- union visitors Sunday. Mrs Kenneth Gentle. Phyllis. Bobbie "As we travel along life's pathway an Dickie and Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. jniany trials we meet. We pick a thorn with every rose, but ain't the loses sweet?" Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Bray and child- The dinner being in honor of' i Mrs. Vinson Davis' and Fred birthdays. I Fred Leipert and wife spent Tliurs- ren and Mr. and Mrs. E.

N. Hutehinson i da evening with Mr. and Mrs. Clar- 1 and family called on Mr. and Mrs.

W. enre Dotson. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Meggison.

Mrs. Edward Meggison and Mrs. John Hvn- fa tbete new dwfaet. AUTOMATIC rtlEtEHVOlll Tbree positions for cold storage UM or of meats cr deaterts. MQIMt kHCSTOTRATf Re- maw one ice or uasss thi: qddt, easy way.

deaa Boyd N. Roland Republican Ticket Your Support Appreciated Totals .45 .48 25! Pettigrew, rf 5 Harold Palma, 2b 4 Hanson. Ib 4 as Xuhns, 4 SS Howard Palma, ss 4 Van Vlcct. 3b-p 4 Si Olson, p-3b 4 SB If 3 ft-jj Waters, el 2 ijDwyer. cf 1 J.

Bray Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Walter was quite Saturday night and under the doctor's care. James Walter and Emmett Finnley were work-i-ir on the telephone last week.

i Mrs. Wm. Hill has been numbered with the indisposed. "In the beauty of the iiiiies Christ was born across the sea. as he died to make men holy, let us die to mate men I free." They did regardless of the cost our Hero's dead.

i Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Waiter and June were Corning callers Saturday. 1 Wm.

Hil! and Eleanor were Creston callers Saturday night. And again Memorial and Decorition Day. We hope flowers will be plentiful and graves who have no relatives to place flowers on them shail be remembered. The funeral of John Hogencamp arai held Wednesday at Cromwell and his body laid to rest in the Summit cemetery at Union Center. The grieving relatives have the sympathy ol all "Some day not here but in the ter land, some day.

sometime we'll un- I derstand." The nice raias have are fine all growing crops and if we feel there Is too fmiC-r. muiAiurrr. remember '34 and '36" and be very thankful. Mrs. Warren Harrison is in poor health and taking treatment in Corn' Martin Bell of C'earfield and Mr; Ray Campbell of Presoott 53ng at th jJohn Hojrencamp funeral, Joe Lewis served on the jury in last week.

"'A tiny rift within the lute mill will often make the music mute." Physician and Surgeon Vacation Should be happy and without a care in the world. Leave motor troubles behind by your car thoroughly before Our service is letting us check going on that Vacation trip. yours at anytime. CLARE BENDER I 0 Totals 35 A SHAFT A IUOE A HOuIR MOUA. anil thtft't ICE! 5 9 Strike Rafael, Cal.

(U.P.)—Timber ters in a State JUliei camp ataged a strike for wagea ing thoce paid WPA worfceri. They voluntarily exempted the kltcUen crew from the ttrtke jrder. WARRANTY co ths RoBttor compression unit you buy today will ttiil be in effect in Only Norge bat the surplus. powered RoUator compreator that coid by revolving slowly in permanent bath of protecting Thafi why the Rollator to 10-YBAR WARRANTY. MT.

Of. TERMS NOW AS LOW AS Thompson Phone 378W WEST COLONY Mr. Mrs. Edd Freeman ol Orient- were dinner guests st the Charlts Burich home. and Mrs.

L. J. Kralik I with their parents. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph i Hubatka Sunday evening.

Mrs Anna Blazftk. spent the past fxo at the home of her Frank, returned to her home in Creston Wednesday. Miss Adeline Peckham if. -xorkixz i Mrs. J.

S. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dillion and Hon.

Harold Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe spent Sunday afternoon at the F. E. Biazck home.

Mr. and Mrs. Cipra were Crc.ston visitors Saturday. A number ol neighbors went to the Ep lazclc home Monday morning! tractors and cvrii jilsnters anc! put in 30 acres of corn for him. Mr.

Blazck been laid up with a lame the past six weeks and is still unable to I walk without crutches. Mrs. Russell Corning, Wolfe, Mr.v Amiel Kralik and Mrs. L. Dance Date Chang mnmg lie dance at Prescott instead of Friday ni Admission.

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