High School Presents The Mishaps of Minerva Play
High school students stage a two act comedy The Mishaps of Minerva Friday night at eight to benefit the athletic fund. Admission is 25 cents with musical numbers by the school organizations directed by Miss Ida Iverson.
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Minerva
Athletic Association
Ida Iverson
Glen Eldridge
Lydia Sterling
Apita Shebeck
Mortimer J. Sterling
Eugene Breitenbach
Victor Brown
Mise Palmer
Dorothy Libe
Harry Stevenson
Clara Sterling
Mrs. Wright
Mra. Spiker
Regular Damascus Shrine U D Meeting Notice
The Damascus Shriners will hold a regular meeting Thursday April 24 at 8:00 p.m. at the Commercial Club. All Shriners are urged to attend. Eva L. Young and W. H. P. are listed in the notice.
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Damascus Shrine
U. D
Commercial Club
Locals Confident Ahead of County Track Meet
Willard Hunter, elected captain, leads the Washington high school track squad into Saturday’s county meet at the old fair ground. Coaches Smith and Whitford expect victory as the team, boasting improved depth, aims to score heavily despite two pole vault injuries. Events start at 1 36, with Crawfordsville Kalona Washington and Wellman competing.
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Willard Hunter
Hunter
Smith
Whitford
Washington High School
Washington
Old Fair Ground
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Wellman
Whitford to Coach at H S Iowa On Three Trains
Earl Whitford, recently discharged from the army as a first lieutenant, signs to teach mathematics and science at Washington high school and coach athletics next year. He has an extensive athletic record and helped coach at Cedar Falls. Also, R M Vifquain leaves. Debarkation-train routing for the 168th infantry to reach Des Moines is discussed with routes via Dubuque, Davenport, Ottumwa, and Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Whitford
Whitford
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls College
Cedar Falls
Smith
L. T. Smith
Washington
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
168Th Infantry
Dubuque
Waterloo
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Orkaloosa
Iowa
Nont
Camp Dodge
Debarkation
New York
Oskaloosa
Company K
Magazine Subscriptions Offer From Agent Nita Belle McKeon
Readers are invited to subscribe to top magazines through clubs or single subscriptions. Call 59 Red after 5:30 PM or write in care of Journal to request a price list. Nita Belle McKeon is the authorized agent handling sales and club pricing.
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Nita Belle McKeon
Cold snap and frost expected after warm spell
Last night dropped to 32 degrees with frost forecast for tonight and unsettled weather tomorrow. Rainfall for the week totals .74 inches as skies alternate between clear and cloudy and temperatures modulate.
Local social notes and shop ads from Crawfordsville area
Miss Mary Manners of Crawfordsville spends the day in town. Clark's Electric Repair Shop near Thompson and Weidner's. Mrs C A McWilliams of Columbus Junction changes cars en route to Sigourney. Mrs Wesley Gaumer returns home after visiting her parents the Crone family. Miss Ruth Leet changes cars en route from Monmouth to West Chester. Mrs George Brinton Mrs Anna Anderson and Mrs Harry Kracaw travel to Muscatine for a Methodist W H M district convention. Mr and Mrs Will Heaton return to Webster after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Daniel Graber visit with Mrs Conrad of Noble. Mrs Conrad moving to Sterling Ill. Parisian Sage hair ad in society notes. Mrs Cephas Dodd and others visit Crawfordsville. go to Frank Hamilton home. No 10 undershot shoe sewing machine installed at Harwood Shoe Store by W W Morrison. Mr and Mrs Floyd Schachner in town. he discharged from navy in Philadelphia. Gingham dresses on sale at 75 cents for sizes 2 to 5. Miss Viola Auten will be in Washington after June first. enrollment for piano classes, call 697 Red. Advanced students urged to enroll. beginners class arranged. address 566.
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Viola Auten
Washington
Miss Auten
Cure for Cough Saves Child Says Pana Mother
Mrs Frank Crocker of Pana credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing her five year old son Paul after severe winter lung illness and persistent coughing. She reports the first dose helped greatly and she continued the remedy until full recovery.
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Paul
Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Pana
St. Lemmon's
Advt
Obituary for Mrs Charlotte King Hammond of Eldon
The Eldon Forum obituary notes the death of Mrs Charlotte King Hammond of Eldon. She was known in Washington especially among Rock Island railway people and visited Eldon often.
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Eldon
Charlotte King Hammond
Budgeting County Homes and Names Change Bill Passed
A senate bill by Senator Brookhart of Washington county authorizes changing county poor houses to county homes and provides for a sufficient tax levy to fund maintenance.
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Brookhart
Washington Co
Senate
Wallace
Garbage pickup rules from Mayor Bover
The city announces garbage collection begins tomorrow morning. Residents must place tin cans bottles and similar refuse at the rear of the lot or at the curb if no alley exists. Items left elsewhere will not be collected.
Overseas Soldiers Return Home From World War I Isles
Victor Crone son of Mr and Mrs Sherm Crone arrived home from Camp Dodge via Fairfield after service in France. Karl Glassburner accompanied him to Fairfield then to Mt Pleasant. Harold Buck son of Mr and Mrs J D Buckley in Rainbow division on Leviathan docked soon. Chester Patterson awaiting discharge at Camp Dodge then Camp Merritt. Others, Bobe Kurtz Bob Shuster Clinton Scranton Leslie Lewis Howard Freshwater also reported returning or discharged from Camp Dodge Des Moines and Iowa City.
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Victor Crone
Sherm Crone
France
Camp Dodge
Fairfield
Karl Glassburner
Mt. Pleasant
J.D. Buckley
Harold
149Th Artillery
Leviathan
Boston
168Th
Pick
Patterson
Chester Patterson
New York
Camp Merritt
Bobe Kurtz
Bob Shuster
Clinton Scranton
Leslie Lewis
Wellman
Iowa City
Howard Freshwater
Des Moines
Puzzle on Marines Sparks Debate Over Term Submarine Truth
Readers debate whether a nonregular marine trained in signals and ready to pinch hit could be considered a submarine and not a marine, while rookies mock Noah Webster for missing the knotty problem and appeal to sports editors for a decision.
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Aire
Noah Webster
Monopoly on fresh fruits in interstate rail shipping
The Fruit Growers' Express of Chicago is cited to appear before the Federal Trade Commission on June 4 to answer charges of exclusive contract practices with railroads aimed at a nationwide monopoly in the interstate transport of fresh fruits and vegetables under refrigeration. The commission alleges control over lines including Atlantic Coast Lines Seaboard Air Line and others across major east coast routes.
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Washington
Express of Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Atlantic Coast Lines
Seaboard Air Line
Pleridg
East Coast
Charlotte Alarbor
Northern
Aberdeen
Rockfish
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Curb Industrial Violence Bill Clears Assembly in California
Sacramento reports a senate criminal syndicalism bill passed the assembly 59 to 9. A proposed exemption for lawful labor union strikes failed. The assembly approved a bill authorizing the Industrial Accident Commission to set up rehabilitation and re-education work for injured workers, funded by employer payments, now awaiting the governor's approval.
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Sacramento
Senate
Assembly
Industrial Accident Commission
Why Huns Will Merely Sign
Paris April 24 The question of allowing German delegates to discuss the peace treaty is capped by a calculation that reading the 1000 articles would take at least one minute per article, two days of eight hours, or four months if each article were discussed for an hour.
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Paris
Wild Goose Hides Eggs From Proneer Settlers Nest Facts
The domestic goose, derived from wild stock, runs wild in bushes and reverts to a primitive state. It builds a conspicuous ground nest with very large white eggs that attract attention. To avoid notice, the owner covers the eggs when leaving briefly.
Banks in big trade move in the middle West
Chicago April 24. Bankers in the Mississippi valley plan a giant central bank with headquarters in Chicago to handle foreign credits discounts and clearances for the middle West. The move follows the Mississippi Valley association convention opening with 500 delegates. The bank would centralize foreign exchange now routed through New York and Boston.
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Chicago
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Valley Association
New York
Boston
ENGINEER HEROES BACK HOME
New York reports 1880 troops returning from Bordeaux aboard the Santa Teresa and Tena Abruyst Marceilles. The Eleventh engineers, famed for wielding picks and shovels to halt the German advance near Commbral, arrive with 46 officers and troops from the ambulance service and support detachments.
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New York
Eleventh Engineers
Commbral
Santa Teresa
Bordeaux
Army Ambee Lance
Tena Abruyst Marceilles
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
South
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Rothschild’s
Vifquain
Ottumwa and
Mary Manners of
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Clark
Thompson & Weidner’s
C. A. McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Sigourney
Wesley Gaumer
Ruth Leet
Monmouth
West Chester
George Brinton
Anna Anderson
Harry Kracaw
Muscatine
The
Methodist
Will Heaton
Mr. Heaton
John Heaton
Will Black
Webster
Daniel Graber
Craber
John Conrad
Noble
Conrad
Sterling
Ill
Lemmon
Cephas Dodd
John Dodd
Glenn Jacobs
Baby Betty
Tom Dodd
Frank Hamilton
W. W. Morrison
Harwood Shoe Store
Floyd Schachner
Schachner
Navy
He County Poorhoses
J. BE. Bover
Ashi Sus
Cas. H. Keck
Rank K
Aa Ik
Rs Wea
Frank Dunshee
Call Evening Journal
Reed Suley
Will Raymond
4Th Ave
J. F. H. Taylor
Jersey
Call W. Darnell
Mutual
Glenn G. Hayes
Timothy Hay
James Knotek
Overland Washington Co
California
EB. G. Gardner
Singer Sewing Machine
Herrick Refrigerator
F. N. Gass
West Main Street
Ella M. Wilson
James Maddock
Win Smouse
North 4Th Ave
Chris Horning
Journal
Milt Dennison
Blue
Ralph Hesseltine
Richard Crane
Robert Lansing
New Republic
Czecho-Slavia
Mr. Crane
Charles R. Crane
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley Congress
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