Washington High Holds Year End Party For Warriors
Miss Margaret Brookhart hosts WHS football seniors and their guests at a house party decorated in school colors. Guests included Superintendent Harding and faculty members as well as team members and their ladies friends.
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Washington
Margaret Brookhart
Harding
DeBey
Meyer
Coach Dickinson
Montgomery
Kathe
Alice Gibson
Iron Warriors
Beca
Rainfall Amount Improves Cisterns and Wells
Rain fell about 0.72 inches last night and this morning in a gentle steady downpour. The moisture fills cisterns for winter and benefits surface wells, providing a good lift to underground reserves.
January Jury List Shows Seven Women on Petit Panel
Court lists for the January term of district court include seven women among the forty three men on the petit jury panel. All twelve grand jurors for 1921 are men, with names listed by town and surname across the counties.
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Court House
Petit Jury
Grand
Fortnightly club recital postponed to Thursday evening
Harry Thomas announces postponement of his pupils recital from Tuesday to Thursday at eight o clock due to date change. Half the performers debut in recital with Migg Eleanor Walker reading and singing, accompanied by Mrs Harmeier, Mrs Elton, and Miss Opal White.
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Harry Thomas
Migg Eleanor Walker
Harmeier
Elton
Opal White
Joint Business Course on Co operative Marketing
Kossuth Emmet and Palo Alto counties plan Iowa s first joint short course on Accounting and Business Practices in Co operative Marketing Organizations. The one week program will feature lectures and bookkeeping laboratories and open discussions on management problems.
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Algona
Kossuth
Emmet
Palo Alto
Iowa
Pershing Way location decision set for December tenth
Cedar Falls Dec 4 The Pershing Way decision date for the Iowa and Missouri sections is December 10. The association compiles towns distances and photographs for touring guides to be sent to mapping agencies and printers in time. The Pershing Way gains recognition as a major highway association with rapid growth and strength.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Missouri
WARMED GAS ENGINE ENDS IN EXPLOSION AND INJURY
Art Cheney of Rudd attempted to start a gasoline engine by lighting a fire beneath it. The blast severely burned both legs and sent him to Rockford hospital. His wife Mrs Cheney fainted. doctors have not yet determined if amputation will be needed.
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Farmer
Rudd
Art Cheney
Here
Art
Rockford
Cheney
Garden chat with professor ends in odd exchange
A London Mail snippet records a playful dialogue about garden progress. The professor answers that horticulturally the garden is very poor yet biologically it is a dream, reflecting a dry humorous exchange.
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London Mail
County Board Agrees to Pay for Auto Bridge Crash
Washington County Iowa boards a settlement with Earl Gilworth for an Oct 1920 auto crash into an open bridge. Agreement pays 300 dollars cash plus medical 50 dollars, hotel board until Oct 29, 1920, and car repair costs with county to restore vehicle. Part of proceedings from Oct 28 1920 with adjournment to Nov 1 1920.
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A& Per
Earl Gilworth
Wight
Eset
See
Washington, County
Iowa
A. J. Morgan
Board of Supervisors
General County Fund
Washington County
Karl Gilworth
Shelby County
Withensseth
West Chester
Washington
C. A. Boice
Stewart Hotel
Officials Seek Higher Pay for Iowa Municipal Officers
Iowa lawmakers will pursue legislation to raise municipal salaries at the next session. The Iowa League of Municipalities proposes a uniform $1,200 yearly pay for city officials, up from the current average of about $600. Des Moines officials split on the issue with Mayor Barton opposing raises while Councilman Wilsett supports boosting salaries for efficiency and fairness. A separate proposal would cap campaign spending at $300 per candidate, argued by Elliott as necessary to prevent futile bidding.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa League of Municipalities
H. H. Barton
B. A. Wilsett
Barton
Elliott
Census on Pribilof seals records peak population
The census of the seal on Pribilof Islands reports a total of 1,500,000 seals this year, the largest count since government oversight began the seal industry.
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Pribilof Islands
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Arthur McCormick
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Jessie Long
Washington Steam Laundry
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Louise
Washington Hall
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Ainsworth Johnson
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Washington Louck
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Charlie
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Wysoske
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Wehrle
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Anton
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