Thursday Dollar Day in Washington Councilmen Inspect Street Surfacing
Washington city council members with supervising engineer Guy Holbrook and contractor Richard Horrabin inspected the recently completed street surfacing project. They expect formal acceptance at a special meeting later this week and praised the work as the major municipal improvement in recent years. Horrabin’s crew will move to Keo to surface more than four miles of streets there.
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Washington
Kalona Homecoming Photo Portfolio Sparks Recognition
Journal photographer attended Kalona Homecoming last Thursday and captured candid shots during the celebration. He returned with a portfolio of informal pictures inviting readers to spot and identify people in the scenes.
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the Journal
Kalona
Iowa Column Notes Streamlined Buses Replace Streetcars
A column describes Iowa changing transit from old fashioned street cars to new streamlined buses. The Rockingham line and third street Oakdale routes mark the final tram trips to the car barn. With two lines remaining, most service will switch to bus operations by year’s end.
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Davuenrukki
Rockingham
Oakdale
Vnes
Few Pigs Die in Drought Hit Stormer Region
In Ghiswold several stormers bearers report a sharp fall in pig numbers due to feed shortages caused by the drought, with herds shrinking and farmers bracing for higher fodder costs and possible losses before harvest season.
Honest stranger returns purse in Vinton
Mrs. Mahala Cope, 75, misplaced a purse containing $100 in Vinton. A man found it and returned the wallet asking her not to reveal his name.
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Vinton
Mahala Copean
Women wear antique dresses at bicycle party in Nashua
Following an old fashioned party hosted by Mrs. W. M. Prudhon in Nashua women guests arrived in antique costumes and attempted bicycle rides. Several residents were recovering from bruises after the event.
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Nashua
W. M. Prudhon
Cherokee County Board Advances Road Bond Issue
The Cherokee County board of supervisors voted to issue 500000 in primary road bonds dated and bearing interest from September 1 1926. Interest pays May 1 each year. The board approved the next year budget at 281500 with no formal objections.
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Cherokee County Board of Supervisors
Postmasters Convene in Davenport for Annual Meeting
Nearly 500 postmasters from Iowa cities will assemble in Davenport next Friday for the annual convention. Leaders invited include Guy W. W. acting postmaster general Washington D C W L Noah postal inspector St Louis district J J Doheny Chicago superintendent Sixth district railway mail service W Rufus Jackson regional director National Association of postmasters John J Hart Ottawa Ill secretary national association Herring Iowa governor and several Iowa congressmen.
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Davenport
Guy W. W
Washington, D. C
W. L. Noah
St. Louis
J. J. Doheny
Chicago
Railway Mail Service
W. Rufus Jackson
National Association of Postmasters of the
United States
John J. Hart
Ottawa
Ill
National Association
Hill
Des Moines
Governor Herring
Iowa
Wife Hands Rifle in Accident Wounds Husband
Mrs. Ed ward Wilson, 22, of Glenwood, was treated for a chest wound after a rifle discharged while she handed it to her husband. The incident occurred in Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs
Edward Wilson
Glenwood
Townsend Clubs Hold Meet Here
The Townsend club of the first congressional district met in convention in a fully filled court room. About half the audience were delegates from clubs across the district. H. B. Elliott of Des Moines presided. William Hudler of Muscatine acted as secretary. An advisory board was elected to manage district business and candidate decisions. Elliott gave an address in Central Park after a Washington concert band performance amid-threatened rain.
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Townsend
First Congressional District
William Hudler
Muscatine
H. B. Elliott
Des Moines
Elliott
Central Park
Washington
Interesting Bits About Washington County Residents
Max Marble, foreman of the Evening Journal press room, came to Washington from Trenton, Missouri, sixteen years ago.
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Washington County
Max Marble
Evening Journal
Washington
Trenton
Missouri
M Avoy Takes Big Phone Job in North Carolina
Warren McAvoy son of Mr and Mrs Lee McAvoy of Washington leaves for Southern Pines North Carolina to head Investors Telephone company operations for 26 towns in North and South Carolina. He previously ran Albia Iowa telephones and studied electrical engineering at the State University of Iowa after high school.
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Warren McAvoy
Lee McAvoy
Washington
Southern Pine
North Carolina
Telephone Company
Albia
Iowa
North
South Carolina
Albila
McAvoy
State University of Iowa
Bell Telephone People
Iowa City
Bell
Sioux City
Two Army Flyers Killed in Crash in Michigan
Two Army airmen participating in a mock war game were killed when their plane crashed near Ostego Michigan on August 18. The incident was reported by the Associated Press.
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Ostego, Mich
INS
Army
Health competition tests open for county 4 H clubs
Washington county girls travel to town for the annual health contest prelim to the county 4 H club fair. Dr. R M Sorensen oversees health tests with possibly 180 entrants. boys compete Thursday with about 90 eligible. Winners join state health contest at the Iowa state fair.
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Washington County
R. M. Sorensen
W. J. Roudabush
United Presbyterian Church
M. KE
Central Park
Eclipse Lumber Yard
East Third Street
Lumber Yard
Methodist Church
Joe Ee Wright
Cloyd Knupp
Demo Women to Meet Saturday in Washington County
Mrs. Alex Miller of Washington Iowa secretary of state and Mrs. P L Etter of Sigourney Iowa national committeewoman speak at a Democratic women’s meeting Saturday August 22 in the Congress hotel luncheon at 1 pm sponsored by Washington County Democratic club Tickets on sale at Nicola and Harmon store by Friday noon Women from the entire first district invited Also Mrs W Earl Hedges visits Cotter but plane crash kills them today marking first casualties in the mock war staged by the second army
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Alex Miller
Washington
Iowa
P. L. Etter
Sigourney
Democratic Organization
ER. C. Eicher
Eicher
Congress Hotel
Washington County
Democratic Club
First District
Nicola & Harmon
Republican Women of Muscatine Host Landon Tea
Ralph Stafford of Muscatine will speak at the Republican Woman's club of Muscatine during a Landon tea at the Y W C A parlors at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon August 19. Miss Nellie Eb Liberts will lead in singing Miss Lucille Hurst will give a reading Mrs T A Michels Washington county vice chairman will describe the Washington county club formation All Republican women of Washington county are invited to attend.
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Ralph Stafford
Muscatine
Republican Woman's Club of
T. A. Michels
Washington County
Washington County Club
Iowan Victim of Automobile Crash
Bettendorf Iowa August 18 Earl Richards 37 of Davenport was killed when his car was struck by a Burlington passenger train two miles east of Bettendorf.
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Bettendorf
Iowa
INS
Earl Richards
Davenport
Burlington
Here
Humsaton Pasture Fire Under Control
A spark from a passing train started a timber pasture fire on the Lloyd Huston farm three and a half miles northwest of town. The blaze, noticed about 12 30, burned about ten acres before firefighters and neighbors extinguished it near the railroad track.
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Lloyd Huston
Farmers Mutual
Car Crash Claims Life Near Eldora Iowa
Edgar Anderson aged 38 of Union Iowa died when the car he rode in overturned southeast of Eldora Iowa.
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Eldora
Iowa
Edgar Anderson
Union
Dollar Day Bargains Flood Journal Listings
Thousands of bargains announced for Dollar Day Thursday across Produce, groceries, clothing, and home goods. Manager Pratt promotes a 15 cent matinee at State theater featuring Lionel Barrymore in The Devil Doll while stores tout low prices like ties six for a dollar and dresses for a dollar. Read the Journal ads for hundreds of values and shop Washington today.
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R E. Pratt
State Theater
Lionel Barrymore
Journal
Today’s
Belgium
Washington
Mercury Reaches 108 Degrees This Afternoon
The official reading at one o'clock reported a temperature of 108 degrees. The high heat persists across the region as residents cope with extreme conditions.
Municipal Band to Play at Iowa State Fair
The Washington Municipal band directed by Milburn McKay will perform at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday September 2 with two concerts on the Plaza bandstand as part of morning and afternoon programs. The band, popular in southeastern Iowa, has history at the fair in 1934 and 1935, and Secretary A R K Cory of the fair arranged final details by phone.
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Washington
Milburn McKay
Plaza
Iowa
A. RK. Cory
McKay
Cory
Must Register to Get Drouth Relief
Miss Jane Ludy, county welfare worker, announces that all applicants for drouth relief must register at the national re employment service in the basement of the post office. The welfare office will interview applicants from 1 to 4 o'clock each afternoon except Saturday.
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Jane Ludy
Drouth
National
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Kalona Band
Frank Macon
Alvin C. Hasty
Bill Jackson
American Legion Post
John Horak
Michum
Noah Rowe
Cherokee County
M’ Avoy
Carolina
Etter
Mrs. W. Earl Hedges
Will E. Jones
Cotter
Second Army
Landon
Humsaton
Eldora, Iowa
Moines
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