Local Notes On Moves Visits And Family News
D F Macon auctioneer lists phone 496 and address changes for Mr and Mrs Elwin Booth moving to 505 South Avenue Eggs 14c a dozen. John Daub and sons travel from Thayer Iowa to attend W G Daub funeral following car wreck injuries. North Side Special dinner advertised for Sunday. Eimer Dorothy Thomas from Cotter visit Griffiths. 500 sheets typewriter bond 50c wood stock paper 320c 8% 21 typewriter size. Kerrs return from Clemente California after winter with daughter Mrs Russell Manning. New carload seed potatoes arrived Benteco Food Store. Mrs Nels Westermark and Mrs James Schmoeller with Marjorie Anita Pratt visited Cedar Rapids as guests of Mrs Don.
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Reister Bros
John Daub
A. H. Paub
Thayer
J. S&s
North Side
Evening Journal
W. B. Kerr
Clemente
Cal
Russell Manning
Corridor Under Capitol Houses Senate Long Passage
The national Capitol features a single 750 foot long corridor running beneath both the Senate and House chambers, connecting key areas.
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Capitol
National Capitol
Senate
House
Ten Washington Boys to State Meet in Iowa Fieldhouse
Washington high school tracks coach Fred Maasdam will lead ten athletes to the Iowa scholastic indoor meet in Iowa City on Saturday. Entries include Bill Walker in sprints and the quarter mile, Jack Trotman, Ellis Finke, Bill Kiesey, Don Bealer in shot put, Marsh Adkinson in the mile, Bill Longer and Richard Weeks in the half mile, and Glenn Mace in the broad jump. The half mile relay of Turner, Trotman, Bealer, and Walker seeks faster time after a Little Six record, with Bealer possibly limited by a sore arm. Prelims start 2:30 pm at the university field house, finals at 7 pm. A triangular meet with Fairfield and Mt. Pleasant is planned for late next week.
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Fred Maasdam
Washington
Iowa City
Bill Walker
Jack Trotman
Walker
Bob Anderson
Ellis Finke
Bill Kiesey
oDn Bealer
Glenn Mace
University
Shoppers Attend Washington Sale and Choir Fundraiser
Mrs. Frank Maxwell and Mrs. Lyle Maxwell of Crawfordsville shopped in Washington today. Klein's offers free shirts hats and ties with a new suit. The Methodist Choir fundraiser at Washington Cleaners runs March dates and April 1 from 9 o clock. Mrs Remps Hamp sher chairs the committee to buy new music. A wide variety of foods is on sale for the event and the North Side Cafe advertises Sunday dinner.
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Frank Maxwell
Lyle Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Washington
Klein's
Methodist
Washington Cleaners
Remps Hampsher
North Side Cafe
Rebels Enter Lerida Then Retreat Under Loyalist Fire
Insurgent Spanish forces reached Lerida, Catalonia’s second city, with about 50 tanks and rebel troops seizing the city under the belief it was deserted. Loyalist fire repelled the assault, forcing a withdrawal reported from Barcelona via London.
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London
INS
Lerida
Catalonia
Barcelona
Meaning of Names of Plants in Oriental Legends
The term mignonette symbolizes health in Oriental legends and is linked to the plant Reseda. The name Sweet Reseda conveys soothing properties and serves as another name for this plant.
Hospital Briefs: Appendectomy and Births Reported
Harold Fountain had an appendectomy this morning. Perry Kephart was admitted earlier today. Mr and Mrs B E McCreedy of Ainsworth welcomed a son at 11 50 last night weighing six pounds thirteen and a half ounces named James Alex. Helen Schauf Wellman was transferred to University hospital in Iowa City this morning.
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Harold Fountain
Perry Kephart
B. E
McCreedy
Ainsworth
James Alex
Helen Schauf
Wellman
University Hospital
Iowa City
Baseball Meeting at Y Tonight Draws Interest
Community room at the Y M C A hosts a 7 30 pm meeting for Washington season baseball. Ray Whitehead says interest is strong and expects a good turnout with business men and prospective players invited.
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Washington
Ray Whitehead
Norfolk teen dies in boxing ring fall
Keith Blakeman an 18 year old High School senior died in Columbus Nebraska after slipping through the ropes during his first boxing match. He sustained a skull fracture when his head hit the ring edge and floor. Bud S ilger his Columbus opponent provided witness accounts.
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Norfolk
Neb
Keith Blakeman
Columbus
Blakeman
Bud Silger
Waite Hoyt sparks AL vs NL debate over magazine article
New York April 1 Word spread that Waite Hoyt wrote a magazine piece praising the American league and disparaging the National League. Hoyt reportedly offered Ford Frick an official explanation while suggesting he was done as an active pitcher after last season.
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New York
Waite Hoyt
Hoyt
Ford C. Frick
Junior
Lockjaw Epidemic Death Toll Rises in Orlando
In Orlando Florida April 1 the strange lockjaw epidemic linked to serum injections for cancer advanced cases raised the death toll to nine with two more deaths. Doctors strive to save two additional patients a man and a woman as the outbreak continues.
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Orlando
Fila
Mayor Charged With Maintaining Liquor Nuisance
St Anthony mayor H J Burmeister was arraigned in Marshalltown on a charge of maintaining a liquor nuisance. State agents with local officers raided his business and confiscated whiskey. He is free on a $500 bond and must plead by April 7.
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Marshalltown
H. J. Burmeister
St. Anthony
Burmeister
Liberty
2000 in A F L Union for Employes
Des Moines A A Couch president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor says 2000 state workers are in the A F L union for public employes. About 70 liquor commission employees have joined and others at state institutions highway commission and the state employment service have organized. Couch opposes public employe strikes.
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Des Moines
A. A. Couch
Iowa State Federation of Labor
A. F. of L. Union
State Liquor Commission
Highway Commission
State Employment Service
Couch
Marble and Granite Found Across Multiple States
Marble for building purposes is quarried in Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Georgia Maryland Missouri New York North Carolina Tennessee and Vermont. Granite is found to some extent in more than half the states.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Georgia
Maryland
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Wrestling Card Set For April 7 At City Hall
W F W athletic committee chairman A E Palmer announces a wrestling card at city hall on Thursday night April 7. Three bouts with local interest include Tiger White of Washington vs Tom Good Eagle from New Mexico, Indian Buck of Washington vs Wild Willie Williams of Tipton, and Bus Hacker of Lone Tree vs Johnny Hackman in a 20 minute prelim. Palmer also plans an amateur boxing show with CCC talent in about three weeks.
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W. F. W. Athletic Show Committee
Tiger White
Washington
Tom Good Eagle
New Mexico
Indian Buck
Wild Willie Williams
Tipton
Bus Hacker
Lone Tree
Johnny Hackman
Mr. Palmer
CCC
Seerappers
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Sigourney
Keosauqua
Clarence P. Coats Dies at Mt. Pleasant
Clarence P. Coats, formerly of Washington, died at the state hospital in Mt. Pleasant after fleeing last night. The body was taken to L. A. Jones funeral home for arrangements, with services expected to be announced tomorrow.
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Clarence P. Coats
Washington
State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Card From Bottle Found At Sea Tells Story
Rev and Mrs J DeConing received a card from Harold Morris placed with other mail in a bottle and dropped into the ocean. The ship passed Miami and the Aurelia yacht picked up and mailed it from Miami Beach to Washington, after postage and address were added by Morris.
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Miami
Chocolate Shop marks seventeenth year in Washington
Leo Nardy proprietor recalls opening the Chocolate Shop in Washington seventeen years ago on April Fool's Day. The shop has become a recreation center for the trading territory serving high quality home made cream and a range of fountain and bottled beverages. Congratulatory note to the shop on its anniversary.
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Washington
Leo Nardy
Chocolate Shop
Leo
Mrs C J Ruxlow Elected President of Lincoln P T A
Mrs C J Ruxlow named president of the Lincoln P T A at yesterday’s meeting after nominations. Carl Martin will serve as vice president and J W Burney as secretary treasurer as Katharine Kaney led a reading demonstration for first graders. Jane Bruty, a junior college student, read to pupils in another room during the business session.
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Louella Patton
Lincoln P. T. A
C. J. Ruxlow
Carl Martin
J. W. Burney
Katharine Kaney
Jane Bruty
Ladies Aid Plans Bake Sale And Monthly Meetings
Fourteen members of the Christian Ladies Aid society met yesterday afternoon in the tre. President Mrs. Frank Haney led the business session while Mrs. Mert King gave devotionals. A bake sale at Piggly Wiggly is set for April 9 and monthly meetings will be on the second Thursday, with the next for April 4 at the church.
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Christian Ladies Aid Society
Tre
Frank Haney
Mert King
Questions and Answers On Washington School Bonds Proposal
The article presents a Q and A from the Washington Independent School District board about the April 19 bond proposal. It reviews cost estimates for three building options Creston Centerville and Rock Island, estimated equipment at 5000 dollars, capacity to house half the elementary population, and notes no current ward 1 school or districts named Centennial Heien ts Lincoln or Wallace.
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Washington Independent School District
Board OF Education
Creston
Centerville
Rock Island
Study of Peer Practices in Similar School Situations
They studied what other schools in similar situations were doing under similar circumstances.
Board Sets Size and Space for Future School
The board concluded the building should hold thirty five to forty pupils per room, with enough rooms for kindergarten through grade six. A bond of 96500 dollars was proposed after studying regional costs, noting construction runs about 28 to 32 cents per cubic foot. Readings from previously visited buildings and their equipment informed this plan.
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Thirtty
Children cross tracks to reach junior or senior high
Over 10 of the enrollment at the north school today lives south of the tracks and all children north of the tracks cross the tracks to go to the junior high or senior high.
How Far Children Travel To School In Nearby Cities
Inquiry shows Keokuk students travel over 14 blocks to school. Sigourney runs 11 blocks, Centerville 14 miles, Charles City at least one mile, Indianola 1.4 miles, Shenandoah about 11 blocks.
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Washington
Keokuk
Sigourney
Centerville
Charles City
Indianola
Shenandoah
Question Will the proposed building be fire proof
The proposal is affirmed as fire proof.
Six S. U. S. Professors Lead Conference Roles
Six University of Iowa staff members will serve as presiding officers or speakers at the Central States Speech Association conference in Columbia Missouri. About 509 speech dramatics and debate teachers from 13 states are expected. three Iowa staff will preside over sessions.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Speech Association
Columbia
Republican Women Elect Mrs. Dawson President
Mrs. R. J. Dawson was elected president of Washington county republican women at a meeting in the G A R room at the courthouse. Mrs. Robert Noonan became vice president and Mrs. W B Dupuis was chosen secretary treasurer. About sixty members attended with reps from Riverside Ainsworth Crawfordsville Brighton and other precincts. Major L T Seal spoke on national and state issues, drawing favorable remarks. State candidates will attend the next meeting in about three weeks.
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R. J. Dawson
Washington County
G.A.R
Robert Noonan
W. B. Dupuis
Riverside
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Brighton
L. T. Seal
County Legion Gathering Draws 75 Members
About 75 Legion post members from Washington Brighton Wellman Kalona Riverside and Crawfordville met in Brighton last night. The Brighton post provided music readings and a sandwich doughnut coffee repast while Lou Clark Iowa City state vice commander Wilbern Gee Fort Madison district commander and other district leaders spoke. It was among the best county meetings since the organization was formed.
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Legion
Washington County
Washington
Brighton
Wellman
Kalona
Riverside
Crawfordville
Brighton Post
Lou Clark
Iowa City
Wilbern Gee
Fort Madison
Barnes to Lead Panel on Speech Program Administration
Professor Harry GC Barnes will head a panel discussing administration and organization of the Speech program. Dr. Wendell Johnson and Professor H. Clay Harshbarger will oversee the speech correction session and the speech and radio audience segment. Donald Winbigler addresses interpretive reading as acting prep with participation from University High School’s Harry Newburn and Loretta Wagner joining Professor Barnes’ panel.
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Harry GC. Barnes
Wendell Johnson
Mrs. Ida Schroeder Dies in Brighton After Stroke
Mrs. Ida Schroeder 74, died near Brighton yesterday after noon at her daughter’s home two miles east of town. A stroke of paralysis on Wednesday preceded her death. funeral services set for Saturday at Rune funeral home in Davenport. Survived by sons George Schroeder of Fairfield Julians and Albert Schroeder of Davenport. daughters Mrs. Minnie Renninger of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Emma Kyle of Brighton. thirteen grandchildren.
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Ida Schroeder
H. G. Kyte
Here
Rune Funeral Home
Devenport
George Sehroeder
Fairfield Julians
Albert Sehroeder
Davenport
Minnie Reniigner
Grand Rapids
Mich
Emma Kyle
Court Adjourns To Next Monday In March Term
Judge P J Siegers has taken no recess in the March term of district court until next Monday when the Gustafson versus Brookhart case is assigned for trial to the court. Jury cases begin Tuesday. The state’s case against Robert Baxter tied to a car theft has no disposition yet. In Perry Ayres against R E Dougherty the plaintiff failed to show by a preponderance alleged alterations and will not recover. costs awarded against the plaintiff. A partition decree was granted to Morton Emde va Carl Emde and others. George F L Morrison appointed guardian ad litem for Olive Holderness against Minnie Holderness.
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P. J. Siegers
District Court
Gustafson Ves. Brookhart
Robert Baxter
Perry Ayres
R. E. Dougherty
Costa
Morton Emde
Carl Emde
Olive Holderness
Minnie HW Holderness
George FL Morrison
Brother to greet Joe Hanley after Wyoming return
John Hanley, housed in the Woodbury county jail, awaits the return of his brother Joe Hanley from Wyoming. John was sentenced this week to 20 days for intoxication.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
John Hanley
Joe Hanley
Wyoming
John
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