Mrs Benson to Deliver Address on Red Cross Seals
Mrs J F Benson of Davenport state chaplain will address a Red Cross seals sale meeting at the Methodist church in Washington at 7 30 PM under the Women’s Auxiliary to Leon Beatty post American Legion. Seals go to school children and business leaders tomorrow amid relief fund appeals.
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Red Cross
Washington
Methodist Church
Women's Auxiliary
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
J. F. Benson
Davenport
Auxilary
Benson
Petti Rice
Discovery of Brazil Learns Coast and Naming History
The text recounts Brazil being found by Vincent Pinzon on January 26 and notes Pedro Alvarez de Colorne naming the coast the Land of the Holy Cross after a storm in April. It mentions exploration leading to Brazil being settled for its red wood.
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Brazil
Vincent Pinzon
Pedro Alvarez de Colorne
Tts
Land of the Holy Cross
Robert Barnett Dies in Brighton Funeral
Robert Barnett 83 died last Saturday night at 11:30. Funeral services are at seven this evening at his home 426 South Seventh avenue with burial tomorrow in Brighton. Born October 26 1842 in Jefferson County Tennessee he moved to Iowa as a child. He married Rosanna Forrier April 18 1873 who survives with daughter Nora Boileal of Des Moines son Earl Barnett of Brighton and sister Mrs Katherine Smith of West Point Iowa. A longtime Washington resident he was a Christian church member and well regarded in the community.
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South Seventh Avenue
Robert Barnett
Brighton
Barnett
Jefferson County
Richard Barnett
Iowa
Washington County
Rosanna Forrier
Nora Boileal
Des Moines
Earl Barnett
Katherine Smith
West Point
Town
Big Ten may drop second game between rivals next season
Western Conference considers scaling back planned double headers with Minnesota Michigan Northwestern and Indiana by shifting opponents. Northwestern may swap October 16 with Michigan in Ann Arbor and Notre Dame may move to October 28, enabling one Northwestern Indiana game in Bloomington on October 30. Northwestern officials to decide soon.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Minnesota
Michigan
Northwestern
Indiana
Clarence W. Spears
Fred W. Leuhring
Ann Arbor
Kenneth Wilson
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Notre Dame
Washington Boys Win In Keokuk Conference Basketball Final
Washington Hi Y club members led by Stanley McConnell dominated the Keokuk conference event. The team defeated Fairfield Burlington and Keokuk in a 12 to 10 final after a lengthy extra period. Supt. J H Peet accompanied seventeen delegates reporting strong enthusiasm and inspiration from the meeting.
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Washington
Keokuk
Stanley McConnell
Dunham Morrison
Stanley
Washingtoners
McConnel
Tucker
Bambrick
Johnson
Baker
Finch
Fairfield
Burlington
McConnell
Supt
J. H. Peet
Hawkeyes Open Season Against St Louis University
The 1925 26 basketball season starts in Iowa City with St Louis University visiting. The Hawkeyes will miss guard Raffensperger who was injured in scrimmage last week.
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Iowa City
St. Louis University
Hawkeyes
Hawks
Raffensperger
Ys Men Meet at Noon in Shifted Banquet Week
The Ys Mens club will gather at the Y Tuesday at noon instead of evening to accommodate the father and son banquet. President C H Morton asks all captains and their teams attend as several important matters will be discussed and the upcoming election highlighted.
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C. H. Morton
Fathers and Sons Banquet Set for Tuesday Evening
The annual fathers and sons banquet will be at 6 30 tomorrow night in the First United Presbyterian church dining room with several hundred attendees expected. Secretary Harry Kreider of the Y urges unassigned boys to leave their names for inclusion and seating arrangements.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Harry Kreider
Hin
Washington
Artificial Drying of Seed Corn Advised by Shimek
Iowa farmers should dry seed corn with artificial methods to ensure usable seed. Professor Bohumil Shimek of the University of Iowa warns that wet fall weather has halted kernel maturity, risking seed corn quality and marketability and suggesting importing seed from Illinois or Nebraska only if necessary.
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Iowa
Shimek
Iowa City
Bohumil Shimek
Botany
University of Iowa
Jowa
Tinois
Nebraska
Issor Shim
Arkansas
Funeral of Miss Coulter Tuesday
Funeral services for Anna Coulter who died Sunday at her home will be held Tuesday at two o'clock in the Jones and McElhinney chapel. Burial will be in Elt Grove cemetery. She was born July 16 1861 and died December 6 1995. She attended the town college for the blind at Vinton from 1877 to 1886. Survived by three sisters and one brother.
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Anna Coulter
Jones & McElhinney
Malcolm
Associate Presbyterian Church
Elt Grove Cemetery
Anna Mary Coulter
Town College For the Blind
Vinton
Miss Coulter
Samuel B. Coulter
Catharine Robinson Coulter
Washington
Mansfield
Ohio
Agsociate Presbyterian Church
George E. Finney
M. J. Orr
Dodge Center
Minn
J. RB. Coulter
St. Louis
R. R. Atchison
Rimersburg
Des Moines Arrest Brings Man to Washington County Jail
Martin Hartzler of Riverside lies jailed in Washington County on wife desertion charges after arrest in Des Moines. Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet brought him back for likely arraignment. The item also notes a hospital bedside farewell sermon by Rev. Dr. J J Lau and a linguistic tidbit on agriculture from Prof. Potter and fattening prospects for Iowa hogs using sunflower seed presented by Prof. Bertow.
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Martin Hartzler
Riverside
Des Moines
Washington
Fred Sweet
Reading
J. J. Lau
Schuylkil College
Iowa
Edward Bertow
University of Iowa
Barigw
Court Meets Again on December 12 For District Sessions
Court adjourned last week with Judge Kelly presiding. The next district court session is set for Saturday December 12. Judge Henry Wagner of Sigourney may preside in Cherokee, or Judge Charles A. Twewy of Washington may chair if Wagner is unavailable.
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Kelly
Henry Wagner
Sigourney
Cherokee
Charles A. Tyewey
Wishington
Elect Local Girls to Athletic Club
Iowa City March 7 100 University of Iowa women were elected to the University Women’s Athletic Association Helen Brown and Verle Harrison of Washington were named among the new members Initiation services were held this week with a grand march after singing W A A songs Genevieve Harter Iowa City president welcomed the newcomers Gladys Brooker Omaha head of the basketball group and Dorothea Starbuck Iowa City head of the hockey group spoke about earning membership through points earned in various athletic activities.
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Iowa City
Mee
University of Iowa
University Women's Athletic Association
Helen Brown
Verle Harrison
Washington
Genevieve Harter
Gladys Brooker
Omaha
Dorothea Starbuck
Women's Athletic Association
Washington Grid Players Honored by Local Papers
The Watlington Gazette and Hawkeye honor Washington players Connell and Hill on the all Southeastern Iowa high school team. First team features McConnell Washington and Tiedge Burlington ends, Johnson Fairfield tackle, Wilcox Oskaloosa tackle, Wolf Ottumwa guard, Hill Washington guard, Brown Fairfield center, Coppage Ft. Madison quarterback, Greene Columbus Junction, Uffemay Burlington halfbacks, Byrne Fairfield fullback. Burlington papers praise two Washington players on the honor squad with coach and official selections noted in this regional report.
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Southeastern Iowa
Watlington Gazette
Hawkeye
Connell
Washington
Hill
The
Gazette
Turner
Bales
Palmer
Edwards
McConnell
Tiedge
Burlington
Johnson
Fairfield
Wilcox
Oskalooga
Wolf
Ottumwa
Brown
Coppage
Ft. Madison
Greene
Columbus Junction
Uffemay
Byrne
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Okla
Johnny Washington
Sioux City
Church of the Nazarenes
Climbing Hill
J. Alfred Wickstrom
Frank L. Wilson & CO
Christian Church
May
Keokkuk
Fathers and Sons
Franklin H. Potter
University of
Lewa
Washington Grid
Will
Burlington Papers
Freed-Eisemann Radio
Brown’s Tire Shop
Gust Bramer
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