Prisoner in Jail Attempts Death by Poison
Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet found Howard Williams, a county jail inmate, unconscious after drinking iodine. Williams rushed to the county hospital where his stomach was pumped and he recovered, later returning to jail. He wrote farewell notes and had a rheumatism illness, with a past in Indiana and Purdue University.
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Fred Sweet
Howard Williams
Williams
Sweet
Chicago
Indiana
Purdue University
Local Resident R L Coulter Dies After Illness
R L Coulter died last night at Washington county hospital after a two week battle with illness. Funeral services will be at First United Presbyterian church Thursday at 10 30 a m with burial at Elm Grove cemetery. He was born February 26 1866 near Washington and held cashier and president posts at Farmers and Merchants State Bank until 1918. He is survived by his wife Harriet Paisley Howell three children a step daughter and four sisters and one brother.
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R. L. Coulter
Washington County Hospital
First United Presbyterian Church
J. Reade McCrory
Elm Grove Cemetery
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Mr. Coulter
Harriet Paisley Howell
Catharine Paisley
Harvey Ross
John Alex
Cleo Williamson
United Presbyterian Church
California
Ella Finney
Mansfield
Ohio
Belle Orr
Dodge Center
Minn
Anna Coulter
Washington
J. R. Coulter
St. Louis
Etta Atchison
Rimersburg
Public invited to tree planting at Washington County Hospital
Community invites attend the dedication of two trees at the Washington county hospital as memorials to Miss Clara Barton and the Women's Relief Corps. The event Wednesday at 2 39 PM features talks by A R Miller Col D J Palmer and Mrs L B Larson with songs prayers and dedications.
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Washington Couny Hospital
Clara Barton
Women's Relief Corps
Hospital Park
Hospital
Miss Barton
S. K. Coats
A. R. Miller
L. E. Larson
Woman's Relief Corps
Col
D. J. Palmer
Ream
Rathmel
Washington Public Schools Sign Most Teachers for Year
Most of the Washington public school faculty have signed contracts for the upcoming year with only a few exceptions. The board re elected the staff recently and vacancies remain in junior high kindergarten high school and grades. Names of contracted teachers for various positions are listed and a special meeting outlined actions on applications.
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Washington Public Schools
Della Patton
H. E. Case
Edith Shields
Alice Klippel
Helen Wilson
Margaret Doolittle
Lilian Minick
Althea Montgomery
Phianna Sutton
Helen Cunningham
Maurine McLaughlin
Johanna Pokorny
Bernardine Neville
Edgpa Mercer
Katheryn Latta
W. F. Bickel
Willa Freshwaters
J. A. McKinstry
L. M. Edgar
H. J. Montgomery
Florence Bodman
Elizabeth Ensign
Washington
Fleur de Lis Club Meeting Announced
Notice states the Fleur de Lis club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Geo Simmerman.
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Fleur de Lis Club
Geo. Simmerman
Music contest entry lists announced for district
Eight schools enter girls glee clubs five ice clubs and five orchestras for the high school music contest to be held in Washington on Friday April 24. Clubs from What Cheer Williamsburg Morning Sun Keota Udell Crawfordsville Sigourney and Washington compete with plans to hold boys glee clubs orchestras and bands in the afternoon and girls in the evening.
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Washington
Morning Sun
Sigourney
Glee Club
What Cheer
Williamsburg
Keota
Udell
Crawfordsville
Sgourney
Keots
Wiliamsburg
Keats
W. D. McKee
Bertha Tay
Washington Fs
Health Circus Planned by Local Youth Group
Miss Gladys B. Coon of Chicago arrives to coordinate a Health Circus week in progress this week. The program includes chalk talks for high school assemblies, beauty product demonstrations, an Improvement League luncheon, and a Friday Health Circus at eight o’clock at the Y. Capacity attendance is anticipated.
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Gladys B. Coon
Chicago
Washington
Young Women's Christian Association
Coon
National Dairy Council of Chicago
Iowa Dairy Council
Iowa
State University
Iowa City
Miss Coon
Washington Improvement League
Brighton Boys Visit Y M C A in Loss to Local Team
Brighton boys traveled to play the Y M C A team and lost 29 to 12. The Y squad started strong, led by Carlton Waymack and Davis, while Brighton struggled early with hurried shots and limited scoring until the fourth quarter.
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Y. M
Brighton
Brighton Boys
Carlton
Waymack
Davis
M. Mortimore
Washington
Brichton
Muscatine de Molay
McKinstry
Rice
S. Mortimore
McNeese
Horton
Vanerus
Mortimore
McKay
School presents unique health themed week program
Washington plans a distinctive student produced week with the Junior Higirls as Health Clowns and pantomime by kindergarteners showing the eight health rules The grade schools perform the Tooth Play The event aims to engage the community and seeks public support with regular notices in the press and merchant interest in the ads already seen by readers
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Hess
Washington
Lyon Bread Coupons and Dinner Set Reminder
A shopper asks to save Lyon bread coupons for a 50 piece dinner set. The message notes Lyon's Bread quality and links to high quality ingredients modern equipment and export baking.
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Lyon
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Robinson) Coulter
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Ira Rathmel
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