Washington among five undefeated in state high school football
Washington joins Cedar Rapids Cherokee Sioux City and Monticello as undefeated contenders for Iowa's state title. The five, with varied schedules, face post season hints while Shenandoah leads in the southwest, and Washington earns $250 from a Thanksgiving game for its athletic fund.
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Washington High School
Iowa
Washington
Cherokee
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Monticello
Shenandoah
Cedar Rapida
Otuimwe
Mitecatine
Fort Madison
Warlington
Fairfield
Shington
Des Moines
Sam Smith
Lowe High
Clarion
Red Oak
Mason City
Marshalltown
Cedar Pids Downing Makonm
City
Boone
Dea Moinnes Register
Novak
Columbus Junction
Washington Boys Return From
Principal L D Henderson and Prof W Bickel led eighteen Washington boys home from Ottumwa divisional conference for junior and senior high delegates. Washington had a large delegation at the Friday to Sunday event with a strong program reported by boys and adult leaders.
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L. D. Henderson
Ait
W. &. Bickel
Cix
Washington
Ottumwa
Washington county Red Cross membership drive this week
The American Red Cross invites county residents to join now, with a dollar membership. No soliciting, funds stay partly local and partly with the national treasury to aid relief worldwide. Join at four local banks or specific outlets in town.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Washington County
Washington
J. B. Craft
J. B
Lemmon's
District Court Clerk
Rotary dinner for Junction high school football squad
The Junction football squad will be hosted tonight by the Rotary Club at the Commercial club at 6 36. A program of talks and entertainment will follow the meal. Within one or two weeks Supt W C Harding and Coach A D Dickinson plan a banquet for the team and a captain for next year may be chosen then.
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Rotary Club
W. C. Harding
A. D. Dickinson
White Shrine Ceremonial Planned for December 6 at Commercial Club
Damascnus Shrine No 10 White Shrine of Jerusalem announces fall ceremonial on Wednesday evening December 6 at the commercial club. Banquet at 6 30 pm followed by work at 7 o'clock. All White Shriners and Shrine members invited to attend both banquet and ceremonial. Katheryn Beatty H P.
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White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Prairie Flower Revival at Prairie Flower Baptist Church
The Prairie Flower Baptist Church opens a revival meeting next Sunday December 16 with the pastor speaking and nightly special music. The public is invited and the Sunday school class will meet Thursday evening at the church to pray and finalize plans for the meeting. A J Unthank, Pastor. READ THE JOURNAL.
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Prairie Flower Baptist Church
A. J. Unthank
Death of Alexander Tom Waters in Alabama at 72
Mrs. Minick reports the death of her father Alexander Tom Waters in Montgomery Alabama after a fever. He was 72 and had lived in Alabama twelve years. Funeral held in Montgomery on December 1. He formerly lived in Washington and worked as a carriage maker at the Washington Carriage Factory. Surviving children include Gordon Waters in New Orleans Lawrence Waters in Los Angeles Edgar Waters in Davenport Parlan Waters in Cincinnati Mrs Zavatky in Jacksonville Marie Waters in Morristown and Mrs Ralph Mintek in Wahington.
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Minick
Alexander Tom Waters
Montgomery
Alabama
Moniaemmery
Mr. Waters
Washington
Theashington Carriage Fatory
Clyde Brown Shop
Gordon Waters
New Orleans
Alabamia
Lawrence Waters
Los Angels
Calif
Edgar Waters
Davenport
Iowe
Parlan Waters
Cinternnatti
Ohio
Zavatky
Jacksonville
Florida
Marie Waters
Morristown
Ralph Mintek
Wahington
Blanks for War Savings Stamps Available at Post Office
The post office announces blanks for War Savings Stamps of 1918 are now available for transaction. Holders may handle business at the post office or any bank, with aim to complete all before the Christmas rush.
Chapin Grady case opens with long contested contract
Opening statements in the Chapin corporation of Muscatine versus A N Grady of Kalona outlined a 1920 contract for a Riverside rendering plant at 17 500 dollars with 15000 cash and 2500 in stock and subsequent disputes over payment possession and restoration of funds. The trial will continue today and tomorrow with witnesses from Muscatine and Washington.
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Chapin VS. Grady
Chapin Corporation of
Herbert Thompson
Muscatine
Chapin Corporation
Iie
Thompson
A. N. Grady
Kalona
Grady
Irvin Kelley
Muscatine Company
Kelley
Chopin Corporation
E. D. Morrison
Farmers Bank of
Gus Allbee
T. L. Brookhart
Washington
Col. R. P. Howell
Iowa City
Lee C. H., Orbach
Charles E. Fox
Edgar
First Savings Bank of
Crawfordsville
W. J. Edgar
Mr. Edgar
Daniel Hayes Company
California
Crawfordsville Bank
Supreme Court
Sheriff Escorts Convicts to Fort Madison Prison
Sheriff Harricon Shaver of Sigourney transports Lawrence Flory a convicted wife murderer and Lloyde Dugger a forger to Fort Madison where both receive state penitentiary sentences.
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Harricon Shaver
Sigourney
Fort Madison
Lawrence Flory
Lloyde Dugger
State Penitentiary
Barber Shop Relocates to Bank Building Rooms
The barbershop moves to the rooms under the F. M. Bank Building formerly used by the American Legion. The new shop offers shower and tub baths and houses four barbers. 496 Jack Collins.
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F. & M. Bank
The
American Legion
Best of All Endeavors in Search of Cheerfulness
A moral maxim urges that securing and promoting cheerfulness should be the supreme aim of all efforts after happiness, emphasizing optimistic conduct as the guiding purpose for daily endeavors.
Sea Salinity Varies with Evaporation and Wind
The passage notes that sea salinity varies markedly across the surface, increasing where evaporation is high such as in the kel sea and decreasing where wind is light and water movement is low.
Indirect Sight and a Bustling Parade Seats
A fragmented dialogue cites a man named Mr. Littleton commenting on a woman occupying a seat at a show. The exchange notes she is reading all the available titles, including a Buffalo Express reference, implying disruption of the viewing.
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Mr. Littleton
Buffalo Express
Social Success and the Value of Good Listening
A remark on social success notes that boredom limits social energy and emphasizes that good listeners are scarce even as people prefer brief conversations. It suggests that listening skills are a key but often missing asset in social interaction.
Ladies and Thimbles in China Embellished with Pearls
A description notes high class ladies in China using delicate thimbles, some carved from large pearls and decorated with bands of fine gold, featuring intricate and fanciful engravings.
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China
Day unto day uttereth speech and O night unto night
A compact aphorism evokes constant revelation from daily discourse and nightly quiet study, framing speech and knowledge as ongoing universal teachers across time.
Coins as money evolve from ancient Rome to medieval England
The text traces money through silver coinage from Rome in 209 B C to its first English minting in 1087, noting that metallic coins largely supplanted other forms of legal tender in early practice.
Drilling and Boring Definitions From Shop Practice
Drilling is making a round hole through metal with a rotating pointed tool by pressure and rotation. Boring enlarges an existing hole. A circular hole in wood with a brace and bit is boring, while a similar metal operation is drilling.
Motors parts lineup for universal engine components
Starter wheel ring gears retained for popular motors, exchange. Valves for all motors and rings from McQuay Morris for all motors. Bushings wrist pins for all motors. Fan belts from Gates line for all motors.
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McQuay Morris
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