Fountain Dedication Draws Century Club in Washington
The county feature recounts Judge Charles Dewey dedicating the fountain at Cen eral Park amid illuminated displays and a crowd of ten to twelve thousand. Everette Chance is praised for concrete work, with praise also given to Eicher and the Three Quarters of a Century Club organizers and speakers Rollin Organ and J C Penney. The parade, speeches, and dinner capped a day hindered by rain but highlighted by community effort and local pride.
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Cen‘al Park
Charles Dewey
J. E. Lemmon
Park Board
Perry Jordan
City Water Works
Frank Miler
Lowa Southern Utilities Co
Washington
Iowa City
West Liberty
Rollin B. Organ
J. C. Penney
Penney
Mr. Organ
Centennial celebrations reveal town pride and memories
The article recalls a large Centennial pageant with Rollin B Organ attending, praise for organizers Rogers Company and local volunteers, and vivid notes on weather, exhibits, 4-H club honors, and the community’s long history. It mentions J. Martin White ill in Iowa City and several local residents active in events and clubs.
Armory project starts next month amid town changes
Construction on the proposed armory will begin next month. Local business figure E Binkert sold a clothing store in Lake City and will move there. Several residents and visitors are noted for moves, arrivals, and celebrations around the Centennial events.
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Cc. E. Binkert
Graham
Lake City
Iowa
Sat
Washington
Binkert
Hospital News Roundup From Keota to Wellman
Weekend hospital notes show Mrs. Kenneth Carria visiting with relatives while daughter Gertrude joins from Chicago. Multiple admissions and discharges include Cedric Ulin, Wellman, appendectomy. Patricia Ann Shebeck at Riverside. a 8 lb 15 oz boy born to Mr and Mrs Robert Nicole Riverside. a 6 lb 14 oz daughter born to Mr and Mrs Harold Wilson. and injuries treated for Henry Hubbell in Wellman.
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Kenneth Carria
Gertrude
Margaret
Chicago
W. R. Stewart
Keota
Milde Neff
Wayland
Robert Nicole Riverside
Cedric Ulin
Wellman
J. K. Kirchner
Washington
George Brock
Ed Getjen
Patricia Ann Shebeck
Riverside
Antoinette Fisher
Kalona
Lestoy Prete
Columbus Junction
Walker
Harold Wilson
Harry Jones
Frank Birka
Hazel Kohrer
Bernadine
Ron Wyse
Morris Bowen
Henry Hubbell
Wehlman
H. W. Fehlberg
Review of the Week's News Highlights From Centennial
Washington county items note a three day Centennial with beards trials and beardless crowds. Local events include concerts, pageants, dinners, church visits, and a busy North Side cafe as residents share stories of rain, budgets, and travel while officials welcome guests from Iowa City and Des Moines.
Washington Years Ago Highlights and Local Notes
Home from hospital Frank Frazier returns after injuries from car crash. Ella Reitan resigns as county hospital superintendent after four years. Dr and Mrs W E Anderson back from six week Europe trip. Air liner Graft Zeppelin crosses Atlantic with sixty aboard. Dr Ida Hailey dies former Washington physician and D A R organizer. New entrance planned for Masonic Temple by Wilson and Roth. Citizenship medal awarded at Jo hnior High by Mrs. C A Speer of Sons of the Revolution. Two new firms to move into Mount building rooms next week O K Belknap music store and Smith jewelry store.
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A. Kb Atchison
Mount Building
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Everette Chance
Everette
Edge Dewey
Mr. Lemmon
Cher
Washington D. C
Mrs. Eicher
Washington Laer
Hey
Seare
Mrs. Dodd
Julia Cavender
Emma Anderson
Mar‘~ Mount
Lewis Warren
Leigh Soule
Florida
Judge Dewey
Journal Force
John Timmerman
New York
The
Democrat
Fair
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Lucy B
Ralph Dougherty
Jessie
Cloyce Dougherty
Carleton Wilson
Julia
Cornelia Gifford Morrison
George
John Black
John
Marie Embhof
Mike Robinson
Dick McCleery
Narrator
Dave Elder
Case Field
Rogers Company
Don Benblossom
J. Martin White
White
University Hospital
Aletha May
Aletha
Clarice Meek
Rose Reid
Julia Dicken Cavender
Martha Wilson Mount
Emma Ball Anderson
Cavender
Polly Ashby
Martha, Mount
Jonathan Wilson
George Washington
Mrs Hotle
June Knotek
Marjorie Walker
Beitsé
Northern Star
4-H Club
Dane
Joe Knotek
Marjorie
Dell Walker
Marion Timmins
Robert Melbaughlin
Health
Glenn Chambers
Centerville
Maplethorpe Clothing
Wilson
Kate Wilson
Methodist Church
Missionary Society
Rochester
Minn
Hervey Bell
Rene Warner
Mrn
Hanna Stifel
Lydia Elcher
Hanna
Lydia
Mr. Eicher
Mary Yunter
Marion
T. C. Timmrans
Robert
Don McLaughlin
Robert Foster
Hazel Rohrer
Dr. Masson
van Dyke
C. FE. Binkert
Greham
Fred Downing Maheeer
Schuyler
Eddie Morrison
North Side
Eddie
Elrod Dayton
John Williams
J F Graham
Misses Lacey
Neenah Wilson
Hanna Eicher
Josephine Babcock
Chautauqua Grounds
Paul Kurtz
Swift Orchestra
Charley Brown
Sam Meclery
the Heights
Keeley’s
Bowman Younkin and Gunn Lumber Yard
Hull
Reed
Ashby
Jeffrey
Burroughs Serated
Gardner
Serated
Green
Grumbling
Sherman
Raguet
Tallman
Keeley
Scofield
Obie Warner
J. WK. Marbourg
James King Marbourg
Jackson Township
H. T Reynolds
N. L. Babcock
Henry Parkinson
Alex Gibson
E. Helwick
H. Tedd
Frances Richer
G. W. Corbin
West Main
Ed Richer
Wendell Booth
Houston
Texas
Mrs. W. DD. Booth
Margaret Corbin
Chicago University
Andy Corbin
University of Texas At Austin
John Acheson
Alice Ruth
Calif
Acheson
Jennie Acheson
Bkdwin Knapp
Charles Grayson
Davenport
Grayson
Isabelle Davis
George Pugh
Arlington, Mass
Eunice Acheson
Mal Raddock
Elizabeth Allen
Bory &Ag
M. R. Raddock
Henry Mount
Martha
Mason City
W RK. Mount
Homer Mount
Charles Ho Gave
Fairfield
Rev
Mre
J Fredmund
World Alliance
Atlanta, Georgia
Mae Rita Ragan
Mercy Hospital
Chas. Magan
W. M Conner
Chace
Minneapolis
Pave Livingston
S&s. W. Livingston
8. W. Livingston
Livingston
Malph
Dave
Bob
B. W
Helen Wilson
Bomed
California
Sherys Welch
Orville Bilder
K. of I
Helen Coffey
Arizona
George Rock
Codivan Rhodes Wellman
Phil Antonoff
Katy Daughter
Ale Roy Pretz
Columbus
Patricia Ann Sheberk
Charles Grove
Mr. and
Mrs
Bruce Lipscomb
Aus
Gail Fitch
Br. Kh
Slulsinida
van Kyke
Lewis Jeter
Norse Chipper
Mnd Weorrison Jr
Regulation Burnsides
Charles Kenedy
John Snyder
Weverty Awara
Beimwert Badfaim
Clin Curtain
John Mobrer
Harrison Wonde
Snort
Orville Hardin
Luese
Lipul
Associ Ton i
Evening Journal
County
Mrs. Arthur Aw
Minnesota
Ann Southern
Robert Tay
Maisie
State
J. Kurtz
Lueilha Wood Mekkensie
Moulton
Sigourney
John Winga
Mrs. J. Reade
Et Enporia
Kanes
Harley Meet Reedy
Mia
Ross Galloway and Sons
David Galloway
McCreedy
Virginia Shannon
Ben McCaube
Ko K
Mary Andrews
Okla
CU. Owen
Mr. Frank Beatty
Woodward Town
Avken
Second Ave
A. Dickerson
Marshalltown
J. Penney
Ben Jarrard
Seattle
Wash
John Poster
the Journal
Century Club
Country Club
Celia A. M. Curriers
Independence
Lows
Washington College
Lythe
Celia Moore
D. M. Bridge
Muscatine
Lida. Casper
Evanston
Charles Casper
McCrory
U. P
Pennsylvania
BE. M. Benson
Barbara Miller
Ivan Lemley
Rock Island
Colleen
Cora Bartlett
Pittsburgh
Charles Hebner
Helen Cresswell
Des Moines
Iris
Dre
Sally Shelton
Miles Shelton
Washington County
Milburn McKay
Elkart, Ind
Kleese Hartman
Los Angeles
Mart Casey
Durward Barnes
Carl Roberts
J. 8. Preston
Battle Creek
Lacey Wilson Errett
Kewaunee
Lil
F Lo Wilson
Ed Warren
Harper
Barbara
Jack
Colorado
Kephart
Emil Brenneman
Stan Kelsey
Scherrer
Cara
Sunbonnet Club
Julius Schmidt
Harry Margolio
JoEllen
Phyllis
Rothschild
Yankton
C. 8. Williams
Elsie Moser Bull
Charlies
Zelma Moser Hill
Strawberry Point
Marie Landau
Frank Frazier
Ella Reaitan
Ida Hailey
West Virginia
Wilson and
Roth
Masonic Temple
Johnior High
C. A. Speer
Sons of the Revolution Society
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