BG Bank Merger In Effect Today Ings Consolidated
Announcement notes Washington two banks Washington County Savings and Citizens Savings consolidate to form a stronger Iowa institution. New officers include President Charles H. Keck and Vice Presidents Frank Stewart Carl Keck S. W. Livingston with Donald J. Ross as assistant cashier and Geo J. Breitenbach. Board combines directors from both banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County Savings Bank
Citizens Savings Bank
Iowa
Chas. H. Keck
Frank Stewart
Carl M. Keck
S. W. Livingston
Ihows Carapeses
Donald J. Ross
Asst
Geo. J. Breitenbach
A. Anderson
W. Livingston
F. R. Sage Carl M. Keck H. Co. Hull A. &. Cunningham
T. J. Berdo Donald J. Ross
Consolidated banks to hold over one million in deposits
The recent statement announces that consolidated banks will exceed one million dollars in deposits. The business will operate from the Citizens Savings bank building, with Washington County Savings already moved to the site and ready for tomorrow’s morning start. F RR Sage will stay with the bank during transition as new officers assume control.
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Citizens Savings Bank
Washington County Savings Bank
F. RR. Sage
Schmidt Music firm to celebrate fiftieth anniversary
The Davenport Democrat notes Schmidt Music of Davenport Muscatine and Washington will mark fifty years in business. Family members Herman Schmidt Sr and sons Herman Jr Edward A Julius A and Carl C lead the firm with Marist Schmidt heading Aeolian organ work and daughter Mrs Amelia Schmidt Gobble noted among the musicians.
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Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Herman Schmidt, Sr
Herman, Jr
Edward A
Julius A
Carl C
Marist Schmidt
Aeolian
Aeolian Company
Chicago
Schmidt
Amelia Schmidt- Gobble
Wry Optimism and Tonic Claims From Lemmon's Pharmacy
In a lighthearted note, the item praises cheerful demeanor while offering Merito Tonic Digestive from Lemmon's Pharmacy to tone up the system and restore strength.
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Merito
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Pierce
Nature
Mrs Ira A Hough Died This Morning Near West Chester
Mrs Viva Mary Hough wife of Ira A Hough died at home near West Chester after a brief illness. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at the residence conducted by Rev Phipps. She was born June 2 1885 in Washington County and is survived by her husband three children aged 6 4 and 2 a mother siblings and two sisters. The family is longtime in the West Chester area.
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Viva Mary Hough
Ira A. Hough
West Chester
Phipps
The
Baptist Church of
Hough
Eli van Sickle
Washington County
Ira R. Hough
Florence
Violet
John
Effie van Sickle
Steve Crawford
Mary Shearer Found Dead in Columbus City Home
Mrs. Mary Ann Shearer, over eighty, died suddenly at her son Frank Shearer’s West Third Street home after a winter illness. Survived by three sons Milton Toledo Iowa Howard Cedar Falls and Frank Columbus City. Funeral likely Thursday with interment in Columbus City.
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Mary Ann Shearer
Frank Shearer
West Third Street
Columbus City
William Allen White Warns Against Mail Order Malls
William Allen White writes to the Southwestern Lumbermen’s association in Kansas City warning that unfettered mail order houses threaten America’s small towns. He praises the home town trade for preserving neighborly bonds, equal opportunity, and stability, and warns centralization could wreck country life and the nation’s social fabric.
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William Allen White
Southwestern Lumberman
Kansas City
America
Emancipation and Conscription Marks Fifty Years Past
Fifty years ago on April 16 Tincoln signed the District of Columbia emancipation law praising compensation and colonization. President Jefferson Davis signed the Confederate conscription law amid wartime measures. A German experiment at Metz saw a balloon propelled by an electric motor steer against the wind. The German government paid 2,000,000 marks for the invention.
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Tincoln
District of Columbia
Jefferson Davis
Metz
Germany
Death of Mrs Mary Benne in Burlington
Mrs Mary Benne wife of ex Supervisor Henry Benne died at the family home 1210 North Central avenue. Born January 26 1831 in Westphalia Germany she married Henry Benne December 14 1852 and came to Des Moines county in 1856. Funeral from the family home tomorrow afternoon at 2 with services at the German Evangelical church at 2 30 and interment in Aspen Grove.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Mary Benne
Henry Benne
North Central Avenue
Mary Riepe
Westphalia
Germany
Des Moines County
Benton Township
Prevention worth more than gore in our town
A local plea argues that investing about three thousand dollars in constructive work for boys could prevent crime and future imprisonment, contrasting costly murder conviction with hopes for a preventive program. The piece urges readers to vote Thursday on the proposal.
Insect eating birds in cities need fair review
A civic beauty columnist argues that city birds, especially English sparrows, are more insect eaters than feared. He notes improving conditions, cites intelligent nature study, and says cats, not just humans, harm urban songbirds. He urges sparing birds and bans to save them.
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Bird
Double Deck Forty Second Street Plan Proposed in New York
Chief Engineer Goodrich of the Bureau of Incumbrances proposes double decking Forty second Street between Fifth Avenue and Lexington Avenue in New York. The plan aims to separate traffic and dramatically increase capacity amid downtown congestion as modern 20 to 30 story office buildings rise.
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Goodrich
Bureau of Incumbrances
Department of Highways
New York
Forty-second Street
Fifth
Lexington Avenue
Foley Kidney Pills Praise From Des Moines Man
A. B. Dunn of 818 W Fourth street Des Moines Iowa reports an acute rheumatism and kidney distress with severe swelling. After a few doses of Foley Kidney Pills the pains subsided and swelling reduced and he says he is rapidly recovering and recommends Foley Kidney Pills. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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A. B. Dunn
W. Fourth Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Foley
Lemmon
Hay fever relief reported by Mercer man with Foley’s Honey and Tar
G H Combs of Mercer Missouri credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with curing a hay fever and asthma attack after trying many medicines. He says the remedy worked wonders and is better than anything he ever used. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorsement included.
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G. H. Combs
Mercer
Foley
Lemmon
Club to promote civic beauty in Oak Park
Oak Park Citizens' club executive committee forms a bureau listing all vacant village lots to rent for flower gardens. The aim is to transform weed patches into beautiful glaces.
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The
Oak Park
Citizens’ Club
The Reason Why the YMCA Leads in Boy Welfare
A historical plea extols the Young Men’s Christian Association as the prime agent to channel boys energy into constructive work. It argues boys’ early impressionability, the city’s temptations, and the long term community stake justify broad YMCA outreach across ages classes churches and backgrounds.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
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Ings Consolidated
Frank Sage
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cOffi
Mr. Sage
UTR
Schmidt Music Company
He Alwayes
Fen
Sherman Bros
Sherman
D. D. D. Laboratories
Pioneer Drug Store
C Aurele
Duchesnay
Imp. Veron
Mustapha
Percheron Society of America
John E. Griffith
Ira A. Houge
Mary Shearer
Watilda Mor
Rett
Burlington
John R. Mott
Aids
Abraham Lincoln
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
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