Washington Chautauqua Opens Tuesday Evening Tickets Selling Fast
The Washington chautauqua season tickets go on sale today as crowds rush to secure pasteboard before opening night Tuesday. Banks report heavy ticket handling while tents arrive in good condition for the twentieth Chautauqua at Chautauqua Park with Dr W W Bowers opening the event. Laurant the magician headlines a program that features his wife as musician and Morris Anderson of Hannibal Mo delivering Wednesday's lecture with the Howard quintet providing music.
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Washington
W. W Bowers
Laurant
Bowers
Morris Anderson
Hannibal, Mo
Howard Quintet
Riverside Drug Store Burglary Under Investigation
Sheriff Charlies Denison seeks suspects after a Friday night burglary at Wilkinson drug store in Riverside. Goods valued at more than $100 were stolen. Investigation ongoing.
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Charlies Denison
Wilkinson Drug Store
Riverside
Advertising Pays Off Says The Journal
The Journal urges smart advertising as the sure path to success and service to readers, promising effective placement and trustworthy guidance for businesses seeking impact.
Romance of eloped pair ends in kidnapping scare
Cedar Rapids Iowa August eleventh young Bert Hudnall aged 206 years and Elizabeth Hawthorne seventeen eloped to Marengo and were married. Soon after the bride was kidnapped by her mother and taken to Flint Michigan as Hudnall learned he was wed. Police refused action due to the girl being under age.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bert Hudnall
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Marengo
Mra Hawthorne
Flint
Mich
Yvonne
Hudnall
Conference scheduled to align Iowa budget reports
A meeting was set for August 11 in Des Moines to determine how to file the budget reports required by law. Director BE L Hogue leads discussions with the Budget Office, educational institutions, the board of control, state departments, and the state highway commission to improve cooperation and reporting.
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Ify
Associated Preas
Des Moines
BE. L. Houge
Educational Institution
Board of Control
State Departments
State Highway Commission
Hogue
Only Two Ministers Preached on Sunday
Washington churches had limited services with only the Methodist and A M E churches holding regular meetings. Pastors from other congregations are on summer vacation and plan to return this week. Union services will be held next Sunday. Dr J B Schreckengast former Methodist pastor and now chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University will speak at the Methodist church at 11am and again in the evening at the chautauqua grounds.
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J. B. Schreckengast
Washington Methodist Church
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Nebr
Washington
Methodist
A. M. Bd
Neb
Chautauqua Grounds
Geo Parkinson Dies in San Jose California
Word has been received of the unexpected death of George S. Parkinson formerly of Washington. He was a brother of Mrs. Leigh H. Wallace and a nephew of Henry Parkinson. Parkinson was raised in the community and once worked in the local grain business before moving to California many years ago.
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George S. Parkinson
Washington
San Jose
Calif
Parkinson
Leigh H. Wallace
Henry Parkinson
California
Elmer McKinley Performs for Local Rotary Meeting
Elmer McKinley, well known to longtime residents, returned from the east to entertain Rotarians with a violin recital and songs. The audience praised his harmony and variations on favorite tunes, noting his public performance experience and growing national demand. He will remain a few weeks before departing to summer engagements in Estes Park Colorado.
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Elmer McKinley
McKinley
Rotarians
Esetes Park
Colorado
Danger and Faith in a Crucible of Fire
A stark religious warning echoes as Flavel urges vigilance against dangerous passions and temptations. The excerpt warns of crisis when allure meets the heart and condemns those who bear or carry dangerous fire, urging self restraint and moral discipline.
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Flavel
Rich Sulphur Deposits Highlight Gulf Coast Regions
The richest sulphur deposits in the United States are located in Louisiana and Texas near the coast, marking key mineral resources for the region.
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United States
Louisiana
Texas
Budget Office Plans Filing System Ahead of Tax Reports
The budget office will expand work once taxing bodies submit reports. The director and assistants are devising a filing scheme to streamline routine tasks when reports arrive, preferring personal conference over mail.
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Budget Office
Health pageant rehearsal and program at chautauqua
Fifty Washington boys and girls are to rehearse Tuesday at 9 30 am in the big tent under Dr Co W Stewart and Miss Mae Campbell and perform Thursday at 4 pm after the day program. Names of participants include Vera Keating and Henry Little with acts and roles listed, plus a first aid demonstration by Girl Scouts and a tuberculosis film The Tournament of Youth to be shown Tuesday evening next week.
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Washington
Chautauqua
Co. W. Stewart
Mae Campbell
Couny
Florence Cunningham
Catherine Hull
Frances Thomas
Winnifred Allen
Irene Paul
Ineta Pratt
Hazel Kisor
Eloise Kisor
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Washington high school class of 1917 reunion planned at chautauqua grounds
Twenty boys and twenty eight girls from the 1917 class will gather Thursday at the chautauqua grounds for a reunion replacing the missed June picnic due to the war. About thirty of the forty seven living alumni are expected to attend with dinner, social time, and a chautauqua program after supper.
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Washington High School
Chautauqua Grounds
Donald Pyke
Earl Galloway
Clarence Jacobs
Bruce Logan
Lane Wilkin
Fred Blick
Donald Ross
Bergie Larson
Ronald Benn
Clifford Hunter
Benn Cherry
Lloyd Shalla
Vivian Lemley
Owen Brumbach
Herman Genkinger
Walter Kiesey
Leon Beniti
Ralph Lemley
Jesse Radda
Carl Knupp
Girla
Dorothy Latta
Gladys Gardner
Martha Maxwell
Gladys Barnoske Smith
Edna Genkinger Jacobs
Dorothy Harvey Ryan
Gladys Lohrer Fulton
Ireta Pauls Escher
Helen Paul McCall
Belle Jay McCall
Helen Porter Jackson
Jeannette Lemley
Advertising Club delegates plan camping at convention site
Delegates to the Advertising Clubs convention will sleep on sheets and pillows in sleeping tents with army blankets and cots provided. The grounds committee will arrange sheets and pillow cases, tents will be assigned like hotel rooms, and advance registrations are strong with wholesale houses invited to attend.
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Advertising Clubs
Finance Committee
Convention Speaker Heads Iowa Dry Goods Group Event
The president of the Iowa State Dry Goods and Apparel Association will speak Wednesday morning, August 27, before the Advertising Clubs convention in Washington, Iowa.
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Iowa State Dry Goods and Apparel Association
Washington
Advertising Clubs
Murder of Milwaukee railroad worker near Atkins Iowa
Charles Hirschfield a Milwaukee railroad employee was found murdered on the Milwaukee right of way four miles west of Atkins Iowa. The 66 year old was last seen leaving a visit in Atkins and was believed to have been enticed into a shack near the coal sheds where he was killed with a blunt instrument. Police suspect tramp assailants and say Hirschfield carried about 90 dollars the night he vanished. The body was sent to Tipton, his hometown, after coroner’s inquest.
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Charles Hirschfield
Milwaukee Railroad
Peter Ford
Hirschfield
Milwaukee
Tipton
Local residents make visits across Iowa and beyond
Local news notes multiple trips and visits. Ed Myall and Earl Jackson with daughter Marie return from Mason City and Clear Lake with praise for roads north of Iowa. Scott Craig improves and hopes to host soon. Detroit couple Lee Arthaud visit Ainsworth, Washington friends. Long Beach visitors John Munn and Bernice Shields return home.
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Earl Jackson
Marie
Mason City
Clear Lake
Scott Craig
Lee Arthaud
Detroit
Ainsworth
Washington
John Munn
John
Bernice Shields
Long Beach
California
Not So Bad Its Worship I Must Make 4D Example
Fragmentary dialogue quoted from Pearson's Weekly in London. The prisoner speaks of release after eighteen months and urges leniency from a figure addressed as guv.ner. The text showcases a period style aside a brief legal or penal setting.
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Pearson's Weekly
London
Clothes for Dogs Price Range and Weather Gear
A complete set of dog clothes for toy dogs costs from $25 to $100 and includes waterproof coats for wet weather. Some owners keep a warm winter coat and a waterproof coat for each animal, the winter coat usually fleece lined.
Signals to Birds Weather Sensitivity Cited by Scientists
Atmospheric pressure on the nerves of birds is said to warn them of upcoming weather shifts. Researchers note birds respond to pressure changes which may guide their behavior and migration timing.
Sunday at the Country Club Observing Faith and People
The narrator recalls a Sunday outing at the Country Club. He notes a mixed crowd on the green from Edward Wells to Skinny Dick Maxwell. A nearby lady reads to children about the Saviour and His love, offering a quiet moral moment in a casual setting.
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Humana
Edward Wells
Dick Maxwell
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