Wellman Eyes Dual Track Meet With West Chester
Washington high school athletic management received proposals from Wellman high for a dual track meet with Wells man. A county meet at West Chester on May 17 and Parsons College invitation on May 3 are planned if schedules hold. Coach Albert McKinstry will hold tryouts soon as track conditions improve.
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Wellman High School
Parsons College
West Chester
Wellman
Albert McKinstry
Intermediate League rehearses for Old Home Week play
Members of the Intermediate League are urged to attend Social Mail promptly at six thirty Friday for a full dress rehearsal of the home talent play Old Home Week to be staged Thursday night April 29 2012.
Hi Y Club Elects Officers for Year
Washington Hi Y club at its annual meeting elected Merrill Robb president James Van Nostrand vice president and Stanley McConnell secretary and treasurer Advisors will be chosen when school opens next fall Rev J Reade McCrory spoke on every action has its reaction The club outlined a plan to secure a motion picture benefit to raise funds for its M C A building pledge and named a committee to study the idea.
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Washington Hi
Pastor L C Samson Reaches Tenth Anniversary
Relatives report the tenth anniversary celebration of Rev L C Samson pastor of Ninth United Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh. Invitations issued for an evening reception as the church was decorated. The program included music and talks by members past and present. The couple received a pulpit Bible and a Chevrolet sedan with year’s insurance and balloon tires plus a purse for upkeep.
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L. C. Samson
Samson
Means records are lost says former DOJ investigator
Gaston Bh. Means, a former Justice Department investigator, testified that his extensive collection of diaries and documents introduced to the senate Dairy investigation has disappeared. He reported the loss to committee members in Washington on April 24.
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Washington
Gaston Bh. Means
Department of Justice
Senate
Daugherty
State University Orchestra Delights Washington Audience
Washington residents hear the State University of Iowa’s thirty nine violins and full ensemble in a high class program at the Graham. Soloists Miss Helen Jones and Mrs Mildred B Paddock receive strong applause as the largest local orchestra stage in years performs under Prof Frank C Kendrie. The group traveled by auto and tram and stayed at the Commercial club before returning to Iowa City, brought here by Leon Beatty post American Legion for a memorable evening.
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Iowa Medical School
Iowa City
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Here
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The
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Mies Fllen Jones
Mildred B. Paddock
University Town
Commercial Club
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Popular concert by Stewart at First U P church
Tenor Stewart delivers a concert at the First U P Church Friday evening. Former army camp song leader, he appeals to the masses with engaging songs. Admission 3 cents.
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Stewart
U. P
Fire damages nine room home in Hrighton
Fire at the E. B. Bennett residence in Hrighton caused heavy damage to a nine room dwelling. Neighbors reported smoke from the eaves and firemen saved part of the structure. Cause suspected to be a defective chimney. water damage affected some furniture while much of the upper floor contents were destroyed. loss partly insured.
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Hrighton
E. B. Bennett
Studebaker Six Car Burns East of Here
A Studebaker six cylinder automobile believed owned by a Fairfield resident burned two miles east of Ainsworth yesterday. The fire origin is undetermined with speculation of a short circuit in electrical wiring. Sheriff Denison investigated a report the car carried intoxicants but nothing substantiated it. A second car, a Hudson, was seen traveling from an eastern point to Fairfield and continued after the blaze.
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Studebaker
Fairfield
Ainsworth
Jefferson County
Charles Denison
Journal Force Invited to See The Printer's Devil
Manager Ralph Pratt of the Fox Theatre invites the entire Journal force including carrier boys to view Wesley Barry in The Printer's Devil this evening. Pratt believes the film offers pointers useful to the Journal's compost room force. Printers are expected to attend.
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Carrier Boys
Ralph Pratt
Fox Theatre
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Broadcast results from Drake Relays reach nationwide
Des Moines April 24 radio coverage will relay Drake Relays results Friday and Saturday. WHO Bankers Life, Des Moines, will broadcast live updates as officials wire cities sending teams to Des Moines. Broadcasters expect to transmit results before the starter’s gun fades, reaching distant stations across the United States.
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United States
Dee Moines
Bankers Life Company
Dex
Marriage Licenses Issued in Ainsworth and Washington
Marriage licenses granted at the courthouse to George Kohn Sands and Ida Belle Davis of Ainsworth, John Presaly Gamble and Mable Grace Carr of Washington, and John Swartendraber of Kalona with Ethel Amlong of Washington.
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Leonser
Court House
George Kohn Sands
Ida Belle Davis
Ainsworth
John Presaly Gamble
Mable Grace Carr
Washington
John Swart,endraber
Kalona
Ethel Amlong
Aviators Killed in Seaplane Crash at Great Lakes Station
Waukegan Illinois April 24 two aviators J Ho Green and HR Cruikshank were killed when their seaplane crashed into a tree from an altitude of about 1000 to 1500 feet. Cruikshank formerly resided in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Both men were married.
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J. Ho Green
HR Cruikshank
Great Lakes Navale Training Station
Cruikshank
Cedar Rapids
Marriage notices for Nicholson Schroeder couple in Minneapolis
Relatives report the marriage of Nial Nicholson to Miss Laura Schroeder at their Aldrich Avenue apartment in Minneapolis. Nicholson, son of Mrs. Frank Stundy, worked at Wilson Shoe Store then Dayton Department Store where he became buyers for ladies shoes. They plan a May trip to New York for business with the store. In a separate note, Miss Ethel Amiong and John Swartsendruber wed at the Methodist parsonage with Dr Bowers reading the service. the couple will reside near Washington.
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Laura Schroeder
J. Paul
Aldrich Ave
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Nial
Frank Stundy
Clint McGee
Wilson Shoe
Washington
Dayton
Ethel Amilong
John Swartsendruber
Kalons
Marriare
Methodist Parsonage
Dr Bowers
Robert C. Amiong
Swartsendruber
Rural School Exhibit Saturday in Court House
County Superintendent Mises Clara Wallace announces the annual rural school exhibit to run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the courthouse court room. An education program includes a 10:15 address by Agnes Samuelson of the state department, a 1:30 county spelling contest at the high school with over thirty participants and prizes of 5 2 and 1 dollars.
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Mises Clara Wallace
Court House
Agnes Samuelson
Washington and Frighton
Aleo
Samuelsson
Mabel Morton
Eva Livingston
Katheryndatta
Board of Control bill faces final floor action in Iowa
Des Moines April 24 the board of control bill returns from conference with a state use plan to eliminate labor discrimination by prison labor. The house plans a 4 pm vote after noon with senate action expected tomorrow. Conferees warn of a tough fight as provisions may be needed. Attorney General Ben J Gibson offers an informal opinion on broader latitude for labor discrimination decisions.
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Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moines
Board of Control
General Assembly
Denaddewek
Ben J. Gibson
New York
Hotel Richmond
A. Gilbert
Newton School Head Aged 82 Dies Today
J H Beard longtime superintendent of public schools in Newton died at home after a lingering illness. He was 82 and served as president of the Town State Teachers' Association in 1969. Funeral services set for Sunday afternoon.
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J. H Beard
Beard
Town State Teachers’ Association
Finney Family Sells Washington Residence for Monmouth Move
J M Finney sold his residence on South Washington to Mrs Jennie Acheson and will take possession June first. The Finneys plan to move to Monmouth Illinois where the children will attend school and Mr Finney will be closer to his headquarters.
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J. M. Finney
South
Washington
Jennie Acheson
East Main Street
Finney
Monmouth
Mr. Finney
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