Women's Relief Corps pushes Washington county Soldiers Memorial plan
Mrs. M. Hollinger writes to Chairman J. B. Crail outlining a library style memorial combining a community building with daily civic use. She argues for a durable structure with an auditorium and rooms for G A R and American Legion and urges county funding supported by local taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hollinger
Washington W. R. C
J. B. Crail
Women's Relief Corps
City of
Washington
Woman's Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Europe
American Legion
Story of Rip Van Winkle Told to Put Child to Sleep
A narrated bedtime moment where a brother tells his little girl a Rip Van Winkle story as another tries to soothe her to sleep. The scene mixes storytelling with a sleepy family attempt and a stuttering exchange.
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Wes
Rip van Winkle
Chi
Funeral of Dr. Terry Delayed in Brighton
Dr Marcus C Terry a Brighton physician of forty years died suddenly from heart failure. Funeral services are postponed until his two sons can attend. He was born May 13 1845 in Washington county married Lottie Israel May 1868 survived by widow two sons Claude in Camp Lewis WA and Glenn in Minneapolis MN one brother Mac Terry Hot Springs AR and sister Mrs McConnaughy Wayland NY. He lived in Brighton most of life except four years in Coneville IA. He had been well until last Sunday heat blamed for illness.
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Brighton
Marcus C. Terry
Terry
Washington County
Lottie M. Israel
Claude Terry
Medical Corps
Camp Lewis
Washington
Glenn Terry
Minneapolis
Dinner honors visitors from Weleetka Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Frank Bishop entertained a group of friends at seven o'clock last Friday. The dinner honored Mrs Margaret Catlett and her two children David and Margaret Elizabeth of Weleetka Oklahoma. Guests sat at a long dining table and enjoyed fried chicken. After dinner hours were spent in visiting.
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Frank Bishop
Washington
Margaret Catlett
David
Margaret Elizabeth
Weleetka
Oklahoma
Washington Social Season Delights Miss Shaw Guest
Miss Katheryn Shaw of Monson Mass visits Washington as a guest of Miss Virginia Wallace at Vassar connections. A tea Monday afternoon and a large girl gathering followed by a party of fifteen couples last evening featured social fare and a farewell for Miss Dorothy Donaldson and her brother Drew Donaldson who depart for Kansas City.
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Katheryn Shaw
Monson
Mass
Virginia Wallace
Vassar College
Washington
Miss Wallace
Dorothy Donaldson
Drew Donaldson
Kansas City
Fire Victim Murder Verdict In Angus Case
Boone August 7 The coroner s jury probing the death of Mrs Fred Moore forty five of Angus found her charred body in the ruins of her home after last Friday s fire and ruled she was murdered The verdict places no blame on any party
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Boone, Ta
Fred Moore
Angus
Hugging a Girl Is Job in Itself Headline Findings
Newark August 5 report shows a driver who hugged a girl while steering caused a car crash. The Motor Commissioner warns against one handed driving and notes other sleepy driving incidents by county officials including Sheriff McCarty and Dr. G W Hay with Mrs Hay in the car.
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Chicago Herald
Newark
N. J
Ralph Holleman
Bill, Holleman
New Jersey
Commissioner Dill
Holleman
Washington
Ford
R. H. McCarty
G. W. Hay
Railroad Unions Unite for Wage Increase Drive
In a rare coordinated move 14 railroad unions representing 2 000 000 workers sent a joint appeal to Director General Hines for immediate wage raises. The communication marks the first known instance of all unions acting together.
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Congress
Postimaster Gener
Washington
Hines
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Mrs. M. Hollinger
Crail
Soldiers’ Memorial
Iowa
Cheirman
Soldiers Memorial
Burleson
Post Office Department
William H. Lamar
Finance Committee
Wire Control Board
A. S. Burleson
William HH. Lamar
Washington Telephone Company
Washington, Iowa
DR. Terry
D. Hi. Wallingford
Chas. Faulkner
Sue Wallingford
Abigail Bishop
Margaret Watson
Margaret
West Chester
Oskaloosa
Brumbach Lawn
Society
Palm Beach
Hart Schaffper & Marx
Panamas
Med Hat
Sissies
Smith
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