Revival at United Brethren Church in Ainsworth
Revival meetings led by Rev. Plattner at the United Brethren church continue in Ainsworth. Visitors include Mrs Allie Jeffers from Davenport and many locals, with several families hosting relatives and attending fairs and reunions in nearby towns. An auto accident injured Clayton Wooden, who escaped with minor injuries. multiple residents plan to attend the state fair.
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Ainsworth
United Brethren Church
Plattner
Allie Jeffers
Davenport
J. W. Stickley
Ladies Social Union Meets in New Haven
The Ladies Social Union gathered Tuesday afternoon in New Haven with seven members and three visitors. Refreshments included homemade ice cream sunshine cake and coffee. Other items mention travel and family health notes from local residents and visiting relatives.
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New Haven
Ladies Social Union
Ruth Sheets
Henry Cuddeback
Tinos
Addison Baker
Merle Stattler
Little Dale Stattler
Aft
Acel Robertson
Missouri
Ireta Smith
Marion Smith
Della Neal
Dan Anderson
Washington
Vira
Frank Smith
Merle Siattler
Washington Country Club golf tourney starts and school opens
A qualifying round of eighteen holes begins the Washington country club city tour ney with pairings to follow. The chanpionship, president and secretary flights will be filled from the top sixteen scores. Brookhart, Wells, Baldrige and Martin are favored to reach the final rounds as 70 plus freshmen enroll at Washington high school and junior college continues. Civil and criminal dockets list seven criminal cases and various divorces and civil actions for September term with Judge Dewey presiding.
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Washington
Tom Brookhart
Brookhart
Ed Wells
al Baldrige
Fred Martin
Altho
Washington High School
Miller Sentenced to Four Months in Jail
Ray Miller pleaded guilty to stealing chickens and was sentenced by Judge Charles A. Dewey to four months in the Washington County jail. Miller was arrested after selling fowls at a local poultry house and admitted taking them from his father’s southwest of town premises.
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Ray Miller
Charles A. Dewey
Washington County
Miller
Local Family Visits KTNT Station In Muscatine
The Smith family and relatives visited KTNT in Muscatine last Sunday with several hundred attendees at the broadcasting station. Other notes include Mrs. Combs improving, Della Neal leaving Friday for Detroit for the NSWV encampment, and electric lights installed at New Haven church.
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Marion Smith
Ireta
Donald
Muscatine
KTNT
Roy Wells
Des Moines
J. W. Combs
Frank Smith
Combs
Della Neal
Detroit
Mich
New Haven
Char McKinstry
Walter Sheets
Caroline
Mrs. Smith
Station Agent at Wayland Dies by Own Action
Herbert Mallory station agent at Wayland shot himself near the depot after attending a Mt. Pleasant picture show. He died at Memorial hospital about 5 this morning leaving a wife and young son. The motive remains unknown.
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MT. Pleasant
Herbert Mallory
Wayland
Mr. Mallory
Athe
Mallory
Auto Wreck Death Claims Brighton Child
Claudine Mayo nine years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Mayo died after an auto wreck near OwU City two weeks earlier. She was visiting her uncle Harry Mayo when riding on a bread truck the road slipped and the car skidded into a ditch causing a side wound that required stitches. She was taken to her grandparents home in Washington for care.
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Brighton
Claudine Mayo
Claude Mayo
Owu City
Harry Mayo
Long Distance Flight Attempts Open as Redfern and Pride of Detroit Start
Paul Redfern pursues a Brunswick to Rio de Janeiro route in a nonstop flight with no confirmed updates after 51 hours aloft. Brock and Lehlee depart Harbor Grace aboard the Pride of Detroit aiming for Croydon England as part of a round the world attempt, with favorable Atlantic conditions reported.
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United Press
Paul Redfern
Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Brock
Lehlee
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Detroit
Croydon Stairdrome
London
Redfern
Pernambuco
Brazil
Anglhaind Harbor Grace
Pride of
Croydon
England
New York
Old Orchard
Atlantic
Linton Wells
Edward Evans
Silver Anniversary Chautauqua Aims for Banner Year
The Washington chautauqua earns strong support as Miss Anna Dawson chairs the committee to sign up pledges for next year. Vendors Nicola and Harmon note long, successful participation and will offer extra tickets at their store for signups.
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Washington
Anna Dawson
Nicola & Harmon
Gladiolias Donated by Mr and Mrs W I Green
The article notes that the platform displays many gladiolias donated by Mr and Mrs W I Green. It highlights Mr Green's pride in the blooms and mentions his several gardens around town and Mrs Ruth Phorne’s tent as a social hub during the event.
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W. 8. Green
Ruth ‘Phorne
Tent sites demand earlier booking in bygone era
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bell return to Mechanicsville Iowa from a trip. They are accompanied home by Harry Hell. The piece notes lingering talk about reserving tents a year ahead for future events.
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Donald Bell
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Harry Hell
Dayton Family Attends State Fair at Rockford
Mrs C O Dayton and her son Raymond join Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dayton at Rockford Alabama for the state fair event observing exhibits and festivities.
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C. O. Dayton
Raymond
Kenneth Dayton
Rockford, AL
Sunday Island Stands Tall Above Pacific Waters
A report claims Sunday Island in the Pacific to be the world’s tallest landform, rising 2,000 feet above five miles of sea, yielding an estimated height near 20,000 feet when measured from base to summit.
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Sunday Island
Pacific
Richard Huskins Dies in Sloane Iowa
Mrs Kate Miller and Miss Lou Huskins learn of the death of their brother Richard Huskins at his Sloane home near Sioux City Iowa caused by a general breakdown. He left Washington in 1892 and operated a hardware and lumber business in Sloane. He was born in Des Moines in 1846. His father served in the twentieth Iowa Assembly.
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Kate Miller
Lou Huskins
Richard Huskins
Sloane
Sioux City
Iowa
Huskins
Washington
Lone Tree
Des Moines
Ilis
Twentieth Assembly
Webster Objects to Oregon Takeover Over Distance
Lhaniel Webster opposed taking over the Oregon territory arguing the distance was too great and terms of congressmen might expire before they could reach Washington.
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Lhaniel Webster
Oregon Territory
Washington
Chautauqua Committee Seeks 1000 Tickets Next Year
The hard working committee sold tickets over the last two days pledging 755 for next year. They aim to reach 1000 to secure a good program with many former attendees hoped to renew their support.
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Chautauqqua
Brighton woman dies after tetanus illness
A Brighton resident who had been cared for at a home was returned home after a brief improvement. Her condition worsened Wednesday evening, with tetanus cited as the cause. Funeral plans had not been announced this morning.
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Brighton
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