M Danel to Lead Washington Lions Club as President
George McDaniel is set to become president of the Washington Lions Club, succeeding Reade McCrory when his term ends in June. Nominations were presented at a club luncheon with a single slate assuring election next Tuesday. Officers listed include Louie Jones as vice president Lee Holland secretary Walter Cowher treasurer and Charles Stewart and Phil Crail among directors. The group marks near one year since organization in March with community activity highlighted by Stewart on intelligence tests and a review of the cucumber industry.
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George McDaNiel
William Jennings Bryan
Washington Lions Club
Reade McCrory
Louie Jones
Lee Holland
Walter Cowher
Drarles Stewart
Phil Crail
Farl Corbin
Dion Tamer
E Lionas
Washington
McCrory
Stewart
Jarei
Griffin and Edwards Thank Neighbors for Kindness
The Griffin and Edwards families express gratitude to neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and passing of their mother and for the beautiful flowers.
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Lso
C. ER. Griffin
R. A. Edwards
Funeral services for Mrs Robert Fawards Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Fawards were held yesterday at 2 36 PM at the Jones and McElhinney chapel conducted by Rev W B Shelley. Pallbearers were relatives Henry Ivandale Clarence Griffin Robert Jacobs Fred Riley Arion Garran and Raymond Edwards. Music by the Christian church choir. Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
4400 Car Licenses Issued This Year
Misa Besse Jones of the county treasurer's office issued the 4400th automobile license for the year this morning. She notes 4325 licenses were issued by April 30, 1923, and last year the total was about 4869. An annual delinquent owners list, about fifty names, will be published next week. Last year the list covered forty four cars and two trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Besse Jones
Numr
Miss Jones
Fortyfour Care
Rural Eighth Graders to Take County Examinations
Miss Clara Wallace county superintendent will host about 150 eighth grade pupils tomorrow at the court house for annual examinations in arithmetic civics and grammar. On Friday a similar number of seventh grade pupils will come for examinations in geography and physiology not required for eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Wallace
Court House
A M E Convention Set for Washington This June
Rev J B Easley of the A M E church announces the annual Sunday school and A C E league gathering for the Des Moines district Iowa will meet in Washington on June 4 with Rev B R Edwards of Des Moines as presiding elder. About forty delegates expected. Public invited to attend sessions and educational program to uplift youth.
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J. B. Easley
A. M. EB
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Easely
B RR. Eawards
Kasey
Legion Post Starts Membership Drive Turns Up Momentum
The Leon Beatty post of the American Legion begins a membership drive this week with canvassers reporting mixed progress. Captains Ned Brookhart and Clarence Barnett lead competing sides, and the losing team will treat the winners to a banquet once the drive closes on May 15. Commander Walter Conner aims to reach 150 members, doubling the current count.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Ned Brookhart
Clarence Barnett
Walter Conner
Latta Improves Slowly After Home Fall
J G Latta, 74, remained in serious condition after a fall downstairs at his home yesterday morning. He suffered a bad cut and numerous bruises and the shock was severe, though doctors note some gradual improvement.
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J. G. Latta
Donating Crawford Books to Chilcote Library
City librarian Miss Eva Denny announces a gift of twenty nine Francis Marion Crawford novels to Chilcote library by the Catholic Daughters of America in memory of nurse Agnes Swift. Additional new titles from various authors have been added to the library catalog.
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Eva Denny
Francis Marion Crawford
Chilcote
Catholic Daughters of America
Agnes Swift
Track Meet Between Washington and Wellman High
Washington high school schedules a track meet with Wellman high school to be held Saturday May 10. The newer school fields experienced track athletes and the contest is expected to be competitive. Coach Albert McKinstry leads Washington to the Parsons college high school invitation meet at Fairfield this Saturday.
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Washington High School
Wellman High School
Albert McKinstry
Parsons College High School
Fairfield
Washington
Mennonites Train to Mexico Pass Through Washington
A train carrying Mennonites moving from Canada to a new settlement in Mexico went through Washington on Monday night. The journey included thirty stock cars and several coaches with a hay consignment loaded in Washington for the stock.
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Canada
Mexico
Washington
Lightning bolts foretold in next war prophecy
New York Herald notes that mythology foresees lightning bolts being hurled in future conflict, recalling Zeus who used them long ago. The remark frames divine weaponry as a historical example of destructive power.
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Zeus
New York Herald
Cannot Change Real Estate Assessments This Year
City Clerk S J Kellogg warns no changes this year to real estate assessments made a year ago. This year only personal property assessments were added as real estate is assessed every two years. The board of review acts only on current year assessments, so requests to review real estate assessments will be denied.
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S. J. Kellogg
Board of Review
Methodist Children Offer Entertainment in Town Event
Inter mediate League of the Methodist church staged Old Home Week a home talent comedy with 35 members. Florence Brookhardt wrote it and acted as author. The show at Colenso hotel featured acts from Sammy Kellove and his educated horse to piano duets, with Raymond Rittenhouse delivering a Holland welcome. The event, chaired by Mrs Owen Hayes, raised 44.85 incl candy and ice cream offerings, amid lighthearted slips and a strong church history quiz segment.
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Intermediate League of the Methodist Church
Florence Brookhardt
Washington
Rock Island
W. W. Bowers
O Wns
Winifred Allen
America
Nita Corbin
Raymond Rittenhouse
Holland
Raymond
Owen Hayes
Roy Finch
Merritt McDaniel
Paul Johnson
France
Ruth Wilson
Jesse J. Miller
Homer Brinning
Mary Louise Harwood
Hilda Brown
Aliee Hunter
Harding to Attend Iowa School Conference
W. C. Harding will travel to Iowa City tomorrow to join a conference of school superintendents from across the state. The sessions run Thursday through Saturday and the meeting is described as one of the largest and most important in Iowa this year.
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W. C. Harding
Iowa City
Iowa
Governor Signs Prison Labor Bill in Special Session
Des Moines April 30 Governor Kendall signed the prison labor bill completing the slate from the special session. The measure awaits his final approval and marks the last act under the session.
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The
Associated Press
Des Moines
Kendall
Man’s Invisible Enemies and Violent Temper
A brief commentary argues that man’s awkward disposition and violent temper are as hard to control as the unseen enemies within, such as diseases, highlighting internal struggles as equally formidable challenges.
Salt as Sacred: Ancient Roman Table Custom Highlighted
A Journal Want ad notes Romans treated salt as a sacred food article. No dish could be placed before the salt until it was in position, reflecting the ritual importance of salt in ancient dining customs.
Wanted Industrious Man for Cream Buying Station
Wanted good industrious man to operate cream buying station on a commission basis for us. Equipment furnished. Must be willing to solicit business and good will of the farmers. In applying give references, previous experience if any. Steady employment for right man. Address B S Pearsall Butler Co Elgin Illinois.
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B.S. Pearsall Buiter Co
Elgin
Illinois
Needham Endorsed for Iowa G A R State Commander
William H. Needham of Sigourney receives endorsement from J G White post Washington for state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic department of Iowa. Needham, Civil War veteran, pioneer Iowa newspaper man, survivor of Fort Beauregard at Vicksburg, and father of Charles K Needham of Grinnell, is active candidate favored by many posts this summer.
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William H. Needham
Sigourney
J. G. Whitepost
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Iowa
Needham
Iowa
Charles K. Needham
Grinnell
Twenty-second
Iowa Infantry
Fort Beauregard
Vicksburg
Grant
Legion Auxiliary Members Attend Iowa District Convention
Mrs Belle Rice and Misa Susie Ed vington depart tonight for Fairfield to attend the annual convention of the American Legion Woman's Auxiliary first Iowa district. They will carry an invitation for next year in Washington. About two hundred women are expected. Mrs Frank Kurtz Mrs H W Russell and Mrs John S Wilson plan to attend tomorrow.
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Belle Rice
Misa Susie Edvington
Fairfield
American ‘Legion Woman's Auxiliary
Iowa
Washington
Frank Kurtz
H. W. Russell
John S. Wilson
Booice Wins Hurdle Race at State University Meet
William Boice of Washington won the low hurdles in the freshman track meet at the state university yesterday. He ran exceptionally well and is expected to develop into a leading track athlete for the university.
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William Boice
Washington
State University
Boice
Junior Class Committees Named for Commencement Season
John Matthews announces committees for baccalaureate, decoration, and junior senior banquet duties at the high school. Barbara Miller chairs decoration. Wade Crone and Olav Bramer assist. Banquet groups cover program, decoration, table, and room duties with several student leaders and advisors listed.
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John Matthews
Alice Klippel
Lillian Minick
Barbara Miller
Wade Crone
Olav Bramer
Alma Belle Minick
Mabel Rice
Herbert Korf
Margaret Doolittle
Dorothea Thompson
Alice Poole
Charles Miller
Elizabeth Ensign
Eather Gibson
Clarice Wenzel
Edith Carris
Winifred Connor
Daniel Brindley
Jason Kreese
Zoe Wilcox
Evelyn Gibson
Sevilla Boice
Marguerite Reister
Beatrice Hotle
Harold Bain
Darrell Bell
Leonard McKeone
Louise Hensler
Lillian Brown
Merrill Robb
Dorothy Ellis
James van Nostrand
Continue Search for 69 Miners Still Buried Underground
Wheeling West Virginia April 30 Rescue teams battled rock falls at the Benwood mine of Wheeling Steel to reach 69 miners unaccounted after Monday morning explosion while relief crews from several organizations had lifted 44 victims to the surface.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Benwood
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Ancient Huns Show High Culture Amid Noted Savagery
Ancient Huns long viewed as savage are shown to have a high culture in architecture and art, revealing a contrast between brutality and refined craftsmanship within their society.
Alexander's Weekly Conquest Ambitions Span Worlds
A sardonic note suggests Alexander's famed convivial habits fuel his longing for more worlds to conquer, implying a lighthearted link between personality and expansive ambitions.
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Alexander
Likely Rise in Turkey Prices Signals Traffic to Soar
Analysts warn that turkey remains a luxury and prices will rise, with demand expected to drive costs higher as shoppers seek holiday meals. Market observers note the strain on supplies and note that affordability will shape consumer behavior this season.
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Turkey
I Saw Your Ad In The Journal Merchant Reminder
A brief notice urges readers to tell merchants they saw their advertisement in the Journal. The line emphasizes using the exact phrase to reference the paper's ad. It serves as a reminder to support local advertisers by citing the source.
Egyptians Favor Letting Carter Work In Egypt Tomb
The Cairo government is inclined to let Howard Carter finish work in Tutankhamun's tomb if he acknowledges government sovereignty over the tomb and its contents. The government would cover all future costs and deny any news monopoly on discoveries.
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London
Cairo
The
Morning Post
Howard Carter
Tutenkhamun
President Asked to Honor Mr Depew
President Coolidge received an invitation to join a group of prominent men in honoring Chancey M Depew at a Briar Cliff Manor New York dinner May 31 for his ninetieth birthday. He may send a message if unable to attend. Taft Pershing and Elihu Root have accepted.
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Washington
Coolidge
Chancey M. Depew
Briar Cliff Manor
New York
Mr. Coolidge
Justice Taft
General Pershing
Elihu Root
Washington Creamery ad column with farm notes
The text mixes a playful farm advertisement and notices from Washington Butter and Vere's Pome entries. It mentions cream and eggs sold to Reister, chickens, and butter, plus a call for poetry. No price changes for Thursday are recorded.
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Reister
Washington
Vere’s
Mr. Reister
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