Establishment of New Voting Boundaries in Washington Iowa
The notice sets new ward boundaries for Washington City in Washington County Iowa. Voters in Highland Park Addition and Smouse's Second Addition north of East Main Street join the Second Ward and vote at its polling place. Voters in Shannon Heights Addition Smouse's Second Addition south of East Main Street and Lots A B C D in Subdivision SW Quarter Sec 16 Twp 75 Range 7 West join the Third Ward and vote at its polling place. Effective June 7 1948. Board of Supervisors chair Clarence Fulton and members Ned Morrow Robert S Welte announce. Attested by County Auditor Fred E Bourgeois. Sunday April 1948.
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Washington City
Washington County
Iowa
Washington
Highland Park Addition
Smouse
East Main Street
City of
Washington City Corporation
Shannon Heights
South West
Board of Supervisors
Clarence Fulton
Ned Morrow
Robert S. Welte
Fred E. Bourgeois
City of Washington
Highland Park
Wmn
Sickels
Paul Revere Lantern Mystery Cited as Candle Lit
Paul Revere's famed lantern is noted as being lit by a candle rather than kerosene in historical references. The detail appears in discussions of 18th century signaling methods and lantern construction.
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Paul Revere
County Supervisors approve warrants and tax actions
The Board of Supervisors met as required with Fulton Morrow and Weite present. Minutes from March were read and approved and Warrants 762 and 776 for Use Tax on new highway trucks were authorized. Homestead tax exemptions were reconsidered and granted for several parcels. Multiple tax suspensions and warnings to the Depart were ordered. An easement from Dora Jones to Washington County was approved. L. H. Orr resignation from the Board of Review was accepted. T. H. Huston appointed to fill the vacancy. Boundary changes for voting precincts were ordered published and last General Election ballots were ordered destroyed before the June Primary. Officers’ quarterly reports were approved and meeting adjourned.
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Board of Supervisors
Fulton
Morrow
Weite
Highway Dept
Block I
C. P
Crawfordsville
Clarence C. Moorhead
O. L
N. E. Brighton
Dept. Social Welfare
W. Tio. Ft
Varney’s
Wellman
Elizabeth Embree
Cunningham & Knapp Add
N. E. Washington
Cloyce Burham
Dept. of Social Welfare
Dora Jones
Washington County
L. H. Orr
Washington County Board of Review
T. H. Huston
Crawford Township
County Board of Review
L. H
Local News Briefs and Fur Coat Storage Notice
Mrs P H Frank of Waterloo visited her mother Mrs Wilbur Miller and sister Mrs Earl Limerman and will stay the rest of the week. Rothschild's invites fur coats for storage. Ida Cavender returns from Tampa and Deming after winter in Florida. Mrs Pearl Whistler visits Urbana before Florida return. Mrs C E Hendrix of Ulivih California visits Riverside Iowa. Mr Ira Hough spends Sunday with Bert Cray and Wayne in Riverside. Sal it with a Classified.
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P. H. Frank
Waterloo
Wilbur Miller
Earl Limerman
Ida Cavender
Tampa
Fla
Deming
Mexico
Florida
C. E. Hendrix
Ulieh
Calif
Ira Hough
Bert Cray
Wayne
Riverside
Hendrix
Railroad Earnings Report From Steam Railroads
Employees of steam railroads faced lower earnings last year as industrial changes and wage pressures affected payroll totals across major lines. The report highlights shifts in labor costs and productivity amid rising operating expenses.
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Hac Borade
Gyar
Baldy Mountain Ski Lift Reaches New Heights in Sun Valley
Skier crowds rise with the Baldy mountain lift near Sun Valley Idaho reaching 9 200 feet above sea level at the summit and lifting riders up to 60 feet above snow while crossing a river this year. The chair lift operates year round and ranks among the longest built.
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Sun Valley
Ida
Baldy Mountain
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Beauty
Lombardy
Fach
America
Paradise
Rhubar
Victoria Jumibo
Concord
South
Marion
S ‘Alexander
Poard OF Supervisors
Orr
Fred Bourgeois
Rothschild’s
Pearl Whistler
Urbana
Ill
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey
Theodore B. Bailey
Morrison Building
W. Livingston
Robert Day Attorneys
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Court House
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
R. G. Wessler
E. Second
T. W. Harwood
RTE
Wheatley
N. Ave
Qnie
Sovereign Spring
Washington Oil CO
John Blick
Hite
W. Wash. St
RADIO
South Ave
D. W.L
Col
Little
Washington Dairy
Gorham
Baby
Reister Hatchery
the Journal
Reister Bros
Washington Concrete Co
St. and
Rock Island
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