Kalona Dominates County Meet With 69 Points
Kalona outclassed 13 county teams at the sixth annual county high school field meet at the old fair ground track on Saturday. Kalona led with 69 points, Washington 32, Wellman 15, Crawfordsville 9, capturing 11 of 14 first places and five seconds led by I Grady and F Spenner. Medley relay set a county record while Grady and Howard in field events posted new marks.
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Kalona
Old Fair Ground
Washington
Wellman
Crawfordsville
Grady
F. Spenner
Gradys
English River Township
Altho
Peek
I. Grady
Howard
Keener
Jones
L. Grady
Swift
Busby
Morrow
J. Grady
Sprague
Carson
Hall
Crawfords Ville
Rhoades
McConnell
Steninger
Ketona
viscus—Duke
Lemsey
Mhoades
Spenner
Katona
Maxwell
Javeim
Lemley
Kalona I. Grady
F Spenner
Hunter
Huby
McGuigan
Joe
Ainsworth
Snider
Smith
Whitford
Crawfordeville
Y.M. Cla
Crow
Kalora
Huxford
Victory Liberty Loan Subscriptions Tighten County Quota
Subscription cards from all districts total 1 086 300 dollars against a county target of 1 082 325 dollars. Railway men add 2 500 dollars, while Washington City has 224 200 dollars with a 20 000 dollar shortfall. County chairman Bailey urges immediate subscriptions to close the books.
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Victory Liberty Loan
Tf Washington
Bailey
Washington
Great War Picture to be Shown Here Free Admission
A five reel motion picture titled The Price of Peace detailing America’s role in World War II will be shown at the Graham theatre in Washington on May 8. Marsh W. Bailey says the event, free to the public, will include a school viewing in the afternoon under Supt. C. J. Smith, with general public showings in the evening. Government funds cover express charges.
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America
Washington
Marsh W. Bailey
County Liberty Loan Organization
Graham Theatre
Supt
C. J. Smith
Camp Upton Boys Await Homeward March
Francis Swift and Milt Denison received a message from sons Harry and Dale with the Rainbow Division at Camp Upton New York. The note says all the Washington boys are well and eager to come marching home again as their families share the same hopeful anticipation.
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Francis Swift
Milt Denison
Harry and
Dale
Rainbow Division
Camp Upton
New York
Washington
Improvement Reported in Pearl Robertson Case at County Hospital
There is word in the ads today of progress in Pearl Robertson’s condition who is hospitalized with sleeping sickness. She remains ill but shows some improvement as she receives care at the county hospital.
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Pearl Robertson
Women’s Clubs Convene in Burlington District Meet
Mrs. David McLaughlin announces the First District Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs convention at Burlington on May 14. State president Mrs. John Watzek attends as business is prepared for the Biennial at Ames in June. Sessions run 11 to 4 with a luncheon at noon featuring toasts and music.
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David McLaughlin
Jessie Davidson
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Burington
John Watzek
Ames
Burlington Club
Local Baptists Lead In Victory Campaign
The Victory Campaign close with Benner church of the state cited for leading donations. The local Baptist church contributed $3,006 in addition to its regular $950 allotment, while the Washington church contributed $2,050. Prairie Flower and Louisa Center are named in the banner list with C. W. Long as assocational director. more churches will be reported next week.
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Baptists
Benner
Washington
Prairie Flower
Louisa Center
C. W. Long
Priscilla Club Meeting With Mrs Rynearson at 2:30
The Priscilla club will meet with Mrs A A Rynearson at 420 West Main Street on Tuesday afternoon at 2 30. Also the Evening Literature Section will meet with Mrs Frank Wilson Monday evening to elect officers. The Kolah club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Tessie Kerr if roads permit with Mrs Edna Quinn assisting.
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Priscilla Club
A. A. Rynearson
Weat Main Street
Frank Wilson
Kolah Club
Tessie Kerr
Edna Quinn
Twentieth Century Reading Circle Meets at Mrs Walker’s
The Twentieth Century Reading Circle gathers with Mrs. Walker on Tuesday at 2 30 PM. All members are urged to attend.
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Twentieth Century Reading Circle
Fortnightly Current Events Meet Tue Evening
The Fortnightly club Current Events department will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 with Mrs F L Wilson to elect officers. 6212
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F. L. Wilson
Navajo Club Set Meeting Wednesday Afternoon
The Navajo club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. F L Broadgate listed as contact in the local notice.
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Navajo Club
F. L, Broadgate
Oldest continuous place of worship in Tai Shan China
Claim of the world’s oldest site of continuous worship at Tai Shan in Shantung. The shrine sits near Tuinfu, in fields beside a small stream, reportedly dating from long before Christ with an antiquity claim of 80,005 years.
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Tai Shan
Shantung Province
China
Tuinfu
Christ
Evolution of Heroes in a Heroic World
The quote argues great men rise by communal support and shared atmosphere. It suggests a hero’s greatness depends on the surrounding world recognizing and lifting them. Hawthorne frames heroism as a collective cultural construct rather than solitary genius.
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Hawthorne
Life Span in Norway Outlasts Other Nations
The article notes life expectancy is longest in Norway due to cool uniform temperatures year round. It attributes longevity to climate and suggests other countries have shorter lifespans because of warmer or more variable weather.
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Norway
Mrs Wait Returns From East With Astonishing Claims
Mrs Wait, who spent time in Vladivostok and the Orient, returns to the United States with shocking statements about deplorable conditions in Russia. She says Russia is a filthy place and a disgrace in the twentieth century. She received the croix de guerre from General Paris and wears a coat given by Captain Gaudeau, a French surgeon.
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Mrs. Wait
Vladivostok
Orient
Russia
Wait
Paris
Gaudeau
How the Cricket Sings Wing Friction Produces Sound
The Christian Herald notes crickets sing when their wings close against wing covers. Friction between the wing covers and the slender tapering points creates the sound, a feature tied to their wing structure.
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Christian Herald
We’re Willing If the Voters Are Propagandist Note
A short editorial urging patience when choosing a U S president. It argues a long life seeks a strong leader and cites the common lifespan around seventy years as a measure of fitness. The piece references the Columbia State in tone.
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United States
Columbia State
He Will Have Him in the Fleet Prison
A vivid mock threat recalls a speaker vowing imprisonment in the Fleet for a debtor or offender. The remark appears in the Boston Transcript as part of a satirical or cautionary line about punishment and authority.
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Fleet
Boston Transcript
Remedy for house fleas from old home care tips
A historic remedy advises sprinkling affected areas with a powder mix of eight ounces of insect powder eight ounces of borax and two drams of pennyroyal to control fleas in the home.
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Kalona High
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Warren Cash Grocery
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Shelton
Black
West Chester
Frank Dunshee
Fairfield
W. H. George
Gerald Duncan
Columbus Junction
Gore
Studebaker
D. F. Sayre
J. F. H. Taylor
Camp Upton, N. Y
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Appriva
Maynoketa
John T. Nen
Dubuque
Iowa
Bate
Ella M. Wilson
Win Smouse
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Chris Horning
Phone Journal
J. C. Caner
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