Walton League names committees in annual meeting
Isaak Walton League officers met at President A C Dewey home to appoint committees for the new year. Named panels include Refreshment Beautifying Lake and Streams Pollution Grounds Fish and Game and more with a separate Complaint Committee empowered to investigate violations of fish and game laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaak Walton League
A. C. Dewey
Ed Wells
Henry Shields
Donald Bell
Carl W. Klein
J. Roller
Ward Gilliland
M. 2. Livingston
Emmet Hayes
Harry Bell
R. R. Breese
T. J. Peage
John Dodd
Preston Wolf
Jesse Miller
Fred Moore
L. B. Tupton
Win Smouse
Harold Hayes
Russel Goodin
Leslie M. Bicher
Lake and Streams
Sherman Irone
A. J. Droz
S H. Bateman
Wade Welch
George Young
Frank Cherryholmes
Dick Springman
Joe Mrenaini
John Rittenhorse
Blaine Holmes
Ernest Lenek
Glen Zaring
Howard Hayes
Howard Sitler
H. M. Se~tor
Homer Stephen
John McCall
Wee
Ship Body of Harry Wilkinson to Virginia
The body of Harry Wilkinson a Sioux City newspaper writer died after a brief illness Wednesday morning. He will be buried in Lynchburg Virginia where three brothers and four sisters live. Coroner L A Jones received telegrams and calls from Virginia about disposition of the body. The widow Mrs Wilkinson was in Sioux City and consented to interment in Virginia. He died between eight and nine o clock Wednesday morning in his hotel room after a night of acute indigestion possibly heart complications. Wilkinson had been in town over a month working on a special historical edition for the Washington Democrat to be issued next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilkerson
Sioux City
Lynchburg
Wilkinson
L. A. Jones
Virginia
Illustrated Lecture at the Second Church
The Second United Presbyterian church hosts an illustrated lecture titled New World Movement Achievements. The 7 30 P M presentation will show slides of foreign and domestic accomplishments and is part of the completion campaign aiming to end July 1. First and Second churches unite for this service likely to interest all United Presbyterians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
New World Movement
United Presbyterian
Funeral rites for R. L. Coulter at First United Presbyterian
Funeral services for R. L. Coulter were held yesterday at the First United Presbyterian church. Rev. J. Reade McCrory led the service with quartet music by Carolyn Hamilton, Mrs. Hugh McCleery, Marion George and W. S. Eldridge. Pallbearers were six church elders, including R. J. Davidson, Dr. W. E. Anderson, Dr. C. W. McLaughlin, Mac DeLong, J. M. Godfrey and D. J. Ross. burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Coulter
First United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Coulter
J. Reade McCrory
Carolyn Hamilton
Hugh McCleery
Marion George
W. S. Eldridge
Pall Bearjers
Coulter
First
R. J. Davidson
W. E. Anderson
C. W. McLaughlin
Mac DeLong
J. M. Godfrey
D. J. Ross
Elm Grove Cemetery
Fortnightly Art Department meeting at Mrs Wilson home
The Evening Section of the Fortnightly club art department meets with Mrs C C Wilson at 315 E Washington St Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Department
C. C. Wilson
E. Washington St
Interesting items in today’s advertisements
Today’s ad section highlights a mix of shopping deals and service pleas. Notable entries include local retailers offering seasonal discounts and a few vendors promoting household services, with contact details and durations for each offer.
Health Circus Delights Community Youth Program
A Health Circus at the Y M C A drew hundreds as Miss Grady V Coon led an evening of health education. Kindergarten and schoolchildren performed pantomimes and songs about six year molars, healthy foods and teeth care with clowns and a final circus to illustrate health rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Lytle
Elizabeth Thorne
Bernice Jarrod
Frances Hayes
Roberta Willits
Marguerite Oates
Ruth Killian
Ruth Wylie
Aleta Dean
Marjorie Means
Isabel Hoyman
Mary Ellen Igne
Catherine McConaughey
Henry Little
Ireta Willits
Audrienne Vanerus
William Stewart
Dick Edgington
Kathryn Clark
Wilma Hampshire
Curtis Wells
Helen Jungbluth
Luther Bowers
Mildred Lemley
Mildred Brown
Junior Cuddy
Edith Haney
Marjorie Pratt
Mildred Masson
Edna Lewis
Carolyn McCleery
Joe
Arsene Breese
Zum-Zum
Zum-Zums
Carol Jones
Doris Fields
Mabel Blick
Irene Roe
Helen Helwick
Helen Donaldson
Betty Hollingsworth
Edith Brookhart
Helen Henberger
Lucille Ross
Velva Jack
Gladys Edwards
Nellie Wy He
Margaret Dayton
Miss Coon
Ford Car Stolen In Chicago Reaches City Marshal
City Marshal Jarry reports receipt of a letter from an automobile association in Chicago regarding a Ford car picked up there, believed stolen in Washington County. The machine was found with the factory number partly erased, listed as 7991180 by Chicago, a number not matching any known locally stolen vehicle. Marshal seeks a fuller description from Chicago authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarry Ftawards
Automobile Information and Protective Association
Chicago
Ford
Waington County
Washington
S Edwards
Ray Cox
Polar Ice Company Plans 20-Ton Ice Storage Plant
The Polar Ice Company builds a 20 ton ice storage plant in Washington Iowa to sell artificial ice. A refrigeration plant will be installed near the city water works with storage at 25 degrees above zero. Frank Curtis, manager, says each cake requires about fifty two hours to produce and 300 pound blocks allow flexible sales with little waste. Plans also show a 15 ton ice manufacturing plant next winter. E P and Frank Curtis recently bought an ice plant at Fairfield and previously owned plants at Pattonsburg and Eldon Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Polar Ice Company
Washington
Frank Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Iowa
E. P
Fairfield
Pattonsburg
Eldon
Missouri
Monastic Influence on Italian Gothic Architecture
A note cites Monks Lubke’s History of Art claiming the Gothic style entered Italy via Cistercian monks from Burgundy. The attribution emphasizes monastic routes shaping early medieval architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubke
Italy
Burgundy
Mars Status Debate Sparks Public Confusion
A cryptic note from Philadelphia letters column discusses whether Mars is considered inhide or outlawed, reflecting public confusion over the term and its legal implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Delphia
A Smile A Day Housekeeping Jokes About Saving Bills
A lighthearted quip shows a husband questioning four grocers while the wife explains lower bills through detailed accounts. The exchange ends with a nudge about coupons for a 50 piece dinner set.
Matthews Second in State Oratorical Contest
John Matthews of Washington high school placed second in the state oratorical division at Atlantic Iowa after twelve speakers competed. The local contestant and coach Miss Bernardine Neville were expected to return tonight via Iowa City as details remained sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Matthews
Washington High School
Atlantic
Iowa
Bernardine Neville
Iowa City
Washington
Atlantic Broadcasting
John
Pella
Lyons
Associated Press
Oratory
Herschel Langdon
Gilmore City
Marian Bronson
West Waterloo
Elizabeth Hansen
Bonaparte
Robert Greet
Edora
George L. Burch
Rockwell City
Donated Artwork for YWCA Women’s Rooms
R R Breese of the south side furniture store donated a samona picture titled The Garden of Allah to the Y W C A for the women’s department in the yy building. The 18 by 30 inch framed picture joins another donation from the BK O W club this week, making two pictures for the rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Breese
South Side
Garden of Allah
BK. O. W
Fort Snelling through scandal and history in Minnesota
The article traces Fort Snelling from its 1805 purchase by Zebulon Pike and 1819 post establishment to its renaming in 1824, noting notable commanders including Zachary Taylor and Canby, its Civil War and Sioux outbreak roles, and ties to Dred Scott and 1858 scandal involving War Secretary John Floyd over the Port Snelling sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Floyd
Port Snelling
Minn
Franklin Steele
Fort Snelling
Zebulon Pike
Minnesota
Mississippi
Pike
Henry Leavenworth
Fifth Infantry
Fort St. Anthony
Ort Snelling
Winfield Scott
Josiah Snelling
Leavenworth
Zachary Taylor
United States
W. T. Magruder
F. Smith
J. K. S. Canby
Modoc
Dred Scott
Emerson
Snelling
Scott
Great Northwest
Midget Among Birds In East Indian Regions
A short note describes a very small bird species common across East Indian countries, noting it is much larger than a typical house fly and observed among local avifauna.
Receiver's Report for Farmers and Merchants Bank notice
Notice announces hearing in Gause No 11063 of the District Court of Washington County Iowa. Receiver Robert L Leach presents receipts and disbursements for November 1 1924 to March 2 1925. Hearing set for 10 A M on April 25 1925 at which interested parties may attend and object before report approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Leach
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Washington
IoWa
District Court of
Washington County
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Walton League
Claire
Julius W. Enslin
George Breitenbach
R. H. Prifer
F. L. Wrondgate
J. Neil
Vienne Crone
Frank Yeeman
C. H Morton
Pred Downing Rvl Lane
Carl Klein
R. E. Shannon
T. L. Brookhart
Harry Wilkinson
Ross Coulter
Clark Street
Madison Street
POR
Miss Coons
Althea Montgomery
March W Bailey
County Health Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Miss Montgomery
Grady V. Coon
National Dairy Council
Iowa Dairy Council
Curtis
Keith Jones Wesson
Lyon Baking Company
Matthews
Washington Boy Hashes Wien
Evening Journal
Mr. Schlomer
Methodist Church
Shareen
Darbyshire
Ste
Baby Chic
Aste
Dick's
Graham Theater
John Deere
Floyd Bower
Hots
Homer Kephart
Timothy Day
Carl V. Beliel
R. BE. Brown
DE Laval
Bosteod
al Roe
Ray
J. A. McCall
W. Ross
Wayland
Reed Go-Cart
MYERS
Warren Seed Store
U. S
Robert 1. Lecu
F. & M. Bank
Warren's Seed Store
Donald Rinnier
Smith's Emporium
Dougherty Bros
Crail’s
W. W. McFarland
Black
Hart
West Madison Street
Brookhart Bros
East Madison
Inquire Journal
Hedbner
East 2Nd Street
Square
East
Jefferson Street
Dempsey and Breitenbach
Blue
East Second Street
B. Friese & Son
EN. Arco
Ture
Carl J. Rob
Reister
rYy
W.S. Reister & Sons
Eggs and Poultry
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