Roosevelt Says He’s Wet On Prohibition Stand
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt traveling westward as a Democratic presidential candidate reiterates he remains a wet and hopes prohibition will end soon. He tells crowds at whistle stops in Wisconsin and Iowa that he has no quarrel with Alfred E. Smith and that his St. Paul address promotes Democratic harmony.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
St. Paul
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Dubuque Dubuque
Iowa
Dubuque
Smith
Roosevelt
Doris Jean Benson Born in April in Washington R
Bernice Maas Correspondent reports the birth of Doris Jean to Nate Benson and his wife on April 14 in Washington R. The item notes Hal Figgins and wife moving to Richland and several neighbors and relatives visiting, with brief local chores and visits mentioned.
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Washington R. R
Nate Benson
Doris Jean
Hal Figgins
Richland
Clyde Fishburn
Alice
B. A. Holmes
Yoder
Kalona
District Music Contest Program at High School Gym
A detailed schedule from a district music contest lists events across bands, solos, choirs and orchestras at multiple venues including the High School Gym and Presbyterian Church. Competitors include Washington, Burlington, Iowa City, Fairfield, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Keokuk and others with judges Melichar Hawley and Wesley.
Mrs Eva Blake Visits Braden and Local Social Notes
Mrs Eva Blake arrives from West Branch to visit daughter Mrs Delbert Maxwell in Braden. Mr and Mrs Sam Witting spend Sunday in Wayland visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Glen McFarlane of Washington call on W C Mayhew. Mayhews report mother in county hospital improving favorably. Local women attend Washington cooking school with prizes awarded to Mrs Mast McCoy and Mrs W L Smith. Mrs C M Maxwell helped care for Merle Smith's new baby and Claud McCoy had dental work in Washington.
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Washington
Claud McCoy
Glad Mast
Sam Witting
Delbert Maxwell
F. M. Smith
W. L. Smith
Latimer Davis
Mast
McCoy
C. M. Maxwell
Merle Smith
Midway sale pavilion tops at 95 with several sales over 75
In Columbus Junction on Tuesday at Midway sale pavilion the top horse price reached 95 with a team at 150 and other horses selling 75 to 90. Cattle topped at 32 50 for cows and 27 50 for a two year old heifer. Pigs seed corn and brood sow prices are listed along with notes of buyers and auctioneers. Memorial services were held for Mrs Arthur Mewhirter and funeral details noted for Walter Schlichting. Equipment of the fire company responded to a rubbish fire on South Hill.
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Columbus Junction
Midway Sale Pavilion
Cantril
Aul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
H. Lee
Huston
Oakland Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
Arthur Mewhirter
Oakland
G. H. Stauffacher
Cedar Rapids
Evangelical Church of Cairo
H. W. Hendricks
Effie Kelly
Genevieve Fedderson
J. Fred Moore
Harry Grim
EB. O> Newell
Mewhirter
Walter Schlichting
Pleasant Grove Bethel Shurch
Charles Shellabarger
Everett Henson
Fay Foster
Harlan Foster
Lester Good
John Gabriel
Marie
May Kemp
Opa
Columba Junction Fire Company
Harold Berk
Chicago
Paul Berk
J. D. Helmick
Shellbark Club
W. M. B. Elase
Large local vote tallies for Mildred Patterson contest
Contest results list numerous voters and figures led by Mildred Patterson with a large total. The sheet names voters across Washington and nearby towns such as Kalona Keota Wellman Ains Wayland and Rubio with individual tallies ranging from about 1 100 to 186 400 and notes continued from page 1.
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Weoey i
Wilma Brinnine
Josephine Hull
Mary EB. Anderson
Alice Bratton
Mabel Horning
Mary Finke
Mary Scranton
Ains
Helen Schoonover
Estelle Davidson
Wardebot
Marguerite Scranton
Osens A
Irene Mitchell
Erma Moore
Ruth Gideon
Marguerite Skola
Kalona
Elizabeth Goodlander
Helen Rich
Mildred Edmondson
WEORE
Elizabeth Koehler
Leona Parcell
Nellie Anderson
Eva Wagner
Ruth Pulver
Keota
Frances Jugenheimer
Vera Darbyshire
Clara Garrett
Letha Schmitter
Rubio
Ruby
Hindah
Esther Wenger
Wayland
la Vera Perrin
Miriam Miksch
Irene Fishburn
Edith Carris
Almeda Beenblossom
Lucile Mohland
Mary Nl. Hopping
Lucille Ross
Washone
Grace Fitzgerald
Isabelle Combs
Wash
Helen Caldwell
Helen Rabenold
Marcella Flander
Wellman Ladle
Colette Te Bockhorst
Mabel McGuire
Vivian Bridges
Keien Tionaldson
Leona West
Vivian Barton
Marguerite Adrian
Melen Turnipseed
Dorothy Breiter
Brighton
Winifred Carris
Margaret James
Col
June
Vee Ae Auretta Vpicket
Margaret Morgan
Helen Schulze
Wilma Wade
Wellman
Valera Introduces Bill to Abolish Irish Oath of Allegiance
In Dublin on April 20 President Eamonn de Valera introduced in the Dáil a bill to abolish the oath of allegiance to the British crown. The measure signals a decisive step toward Irish independence as lawmakers respond to calls for constitutional reforms.
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Valera
Bill
Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Breann
Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A F P M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Glenn Mace is W M and A W Sand serves as secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. FP
A. M
Glenn Mace
W. Mi
W. Sand
Damascus Shrife
Masonic Temple
Grace Fe, Twinam
H. P
Hazel Haven
W. Scribe
Railway Timetable Extract For Regional Lines
Train listings show eastbound and westbound departures and arrivals with numbers and service types at Knoxville and associated agencies. Local passenger trains run daily except Sundays with multiple freight and mixed services and California connections noted.
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Knoxville Bumanch
California
L. Goodlander
BELL
Agen
Merrimac Social Notes Include Birth and Visits
Mrs. Carl Amrine reports visits from Simon Baldosier and Hugh Eshelman while Donald John becomes the seventh child of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Amrine. Local travel includes Kientzs to Fairfield and Reshley family trips to Washington. A history note recounts Fu Hsi teaching breeding of fowls in 3300 B.C.
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Doss van Winkle
Waldo
Mr. Pleasant
Lillian Anderson
Fu Hsi
B. C
Sweet Pea’s Travels From Sicily to Europe in 1695
The sweet pea originated in Sicily and gained wider notice after an Italian monk sent seeds to Holland and England in 1695.
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Sicily
Holland
England
Iowa State Sunday School Convention Opens in Shenandoah
The Iowa state Sunday school convention met in Shenandoah with delegates from 74 county associations. Prof. C. W. Warmingham of Boston University spoke on prophets in modern life while workshops covered children to worship and leadership. Music was led by O. L. Gustafson as Grundy county ministers and Tarkio College Chorus performed. a bill faced opposition from an Independent party member but passed its first reading.
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Shenandoah
Town
C. W. Warmingham
Boston University
O. L. Gustafson
Davenport
Grundy County
Choral Society of
Tarkio College
Tarkio, Mo
Independent Party
Frank McDarmott
Roscommon
Wall Street
Baseball World Series Pennant Outlook Voices
Readers share predictions for the World Series with M M Thompson of Thompson's Meat Market backing the New York Giants citing pitching and experience while Frank L Wilson of Aetna Acceptance Co. backs the Chicago Cubs citing a fair start and September ahead.
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M. M.thompson
Thompson
Meat Market & Groceteria
New York Giants
Frank L. Wilson
Aetna Acceptance Co
Chicago Cubs
Steck Files Today in Des Moines for Senate Nomination
Former Senator Dan Steck filed nomination papers as a Democratic candidate for United States senator. Mrs. Alex Miller of Washington filed papers for secretary of state. It Pays to Advertize.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dan FF. Steck
United States
Alex Miller
Washington
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Wat Lal
Geo. W. Stewart
South Side Square
Washington R
Bernice Maas
Dave Benson
Jack Mehaffey
Albert Maas
Wim
W. C. Holmes
West Allis
Mr. Holmes
Milton Maas
West Chester
Jake Speas
Boyer and
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Katherine Welcher
Burlington
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Judges—McRae, Waugh, Bay
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Girls’ Glee Club
Musecatine
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Judges—McRae, Waugh, Ray
High School
Girls' Glee Club
Keosauqua
Springdale
Boys’ Glee Club
Morning Sun
Ay West Branch
Mount Pleasant
Viola
Vipton
Brench Horm
Post Nation
James A. Melichar
Cedar Falls
Oscar H. Hawley
Iowa State College
Stanley Wesley
Coe College
Meliehar, Hawley, Wesley
Harvey R. Waugh
Towa State Teachers College
Paul Ray
Winfield, Springdale
Troy
Lost Nation
Milburn McKay
Melvin Gingerich
Jd. A. Taylor
Helen Coffey
Vocal Music
Martha Butler
Mishler
K. D. Walker
Fred M. Cutkemp
Harlan Fester
Presbyterian
Jennings Electric Shop
Mildred Patterson
Tin A
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J. C. McKay
Tending High School
Mrs
Harry Anderson
Maggie Kientz
Henry Wolfe
Dave Baldosier
A. N Amrine
Jake Burger
Ben Crile'’s
Joe Amrine
Owen Blick
Eugene
A. N. Amrine
Sweet Pea's Travels
Steck
Miller
Priscilla
Valance
LACE
iCc
Cretonnes Yard
Artfast Cretonnes
Rotarus
O'Cedar
Grahams Department Stores
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