Cantatas at 2 Churches Next Sunday
The United Presbyterian and Methodist churches schedule cantatas next Sunday at 4 00 pm and 7 50 pm respectively. Choirs from high schools and colleges prepare a Messiah concert December 21 in the high school auditorium directed by Miss Carolyn Hamilton with twelve soloists.
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United Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Baptist Choir
Unites Presbyterian Choir
Carolyn Hamilton
Don Lenblossom
Newcomers Thomassen Family Open IGA Store in Washington
New residents Mr. and Mrs Paul Thomassen with children Harold and Elaine arrive in Washington. Thomassen, from Harvey Iowa, owns and manages the new IGA grocery and previously ran stores in Harvey and Tracy. They have four IGA outlets with ties to Pella Tracy Harvey and Washington.
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Paul Thomassen
Harold
Hlaine
Washington
Thomassen
IGA
Harvey
Iowa
Pella
Central College
Tracy
Edna Redding
Redding
Graham Theatre
Reform Church of America
New York
Biue Lodge
Commandery
Thomassens
Washington Fine
Thomasons
America
Holland
Elaine
Mr. Thomassen
Uharvey
Oskaloosa Five Invades Tonight in Preseason Showcase
Oskaloosa faces Washington high school basketball in a third season game as Kalouna and Morning Sun pace a tough schedule. De Heer looms for Oskaloosa while Covch Guy Carlton expects a stiff Demons test with Norton Leeper Matucha in the middle and McMadden Manford Hammer at forward. A sophomore versus junior preliminary game precedes the 7 15 start with Harrison of Iowa refereeing.
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Kalona
Morning Son
Washington High School
Oskaloosa
Kaloua
Morning Sun
de Heer
Covch Guy Carlton
Demons
Norton
Leeper
Matucha
McMadden
Manford
Hammer
Canutonus Tuekker
Kieher
Harrison
Ilowa
Washington
Rat Avoids Traps Then Dies in Desk in Red Bluff Office
A large rat in Red Bluff, California, evaded traps set in a local newspaper office. The rodent climbed into a desk and gnawed several rattles from dead rattlesnakes in a reporter’s collection before dying.
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Red Bluff
Cal
Community thanks for kindness after Mrs Fmer Thomas death
Friends and floral gifts expressed appreciation for the kindness shown at the death of Mrs Fmer Thomas and for the support to Elmer Thomas Mrs Margaret Brown and the brothers and sisters.
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F'mer Thomas
Elmer Thomas
Margaret Brown
Beverly Hills Monetary Chatter Dims Amid War Wariness
In Beverly Hills readers note money fears as discussions on gold dollars fade. The piece suggests a push to pass confederate money amid global tensions and references a South American conference seen as a prelude to broader conflict. The writer recalls a Geneva visit where Japanese officers drafted troops for Manchuria.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
South America
Iowa Senate Defeats Tax Amendment and Highway Probe
The Iowa Senate rejected Shangle’s amendment to raise the top income tax rate to ten percent by 82 votes to 24. The House was to hear State Highway Commission members as part of a formal investigation led by a House interim committee, with further proposed amendments defeated in committee.
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Shangle
Mataskas
Interior Commissions
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
State Highway Commission
Senate
Moore
Dem
Polluwatomie
Harrington
Woodbury
Relief agencies prepare coal and food aid for county families
Chairman Carl W Klein reports from Des Moines that coal supplies will be provided to needy county families via the surplus commodities bureau and local relief agencies. Plans await state relief approval and need concrete funding, while butter eggs and meat are also to be distributed from federal funds. A civil works program employing 227 workers will inject about $5,000 weekly into Washington stores.
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Carl W. Klein
Washington County Emergency Relief Committee
K. H. Mulock
Surplus Commodities Bureau
Klein
State Relief Administration
Relief Committee
Board of Supervisors
Washington
Taxation Rules and Iowa Highway Inquiry Report
The senate rejected an amendment allowing one year loss deductions from net income and the house investigated alleged mismanagement at the Iowa State Highway Commission. Depositions cited war surplus mishandling. Attorney General O Conner found no collusion with cement firms and gave the highway commission a clean bill of health.
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Senate
Stevens
Wapeller
J. P. Morgan
Iowa State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
McCreery
Lynn
Ed. L. O'Conner
Conners
The
No Rush Yet on Christmas Mail
Postmaster Harry McCall says the Christmas mail season has not yet begun in earnest and expects a surge next week. He urges proper sizing and sealing of cards, clear addresses, and sturdy packaging with insurance recommended for fragile items.
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Harry McCall
McCall
Farm Bureau Meeting Saturday Opens To Members And Friends
The Washington County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting at United Presbyterian Church with a noon dinner and social hour. Royal Holbrook speaks around 2 00 pm. election of officers by ballot during the event. about forty in the Farm Bureau chorus perform after dinner. County Agent W J Roudabueh announced the schedule with sessions running until 3 30 pm.
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Washington County
United Presbyterian Church
Royal Holbrook
Farm Bureau Chorus
W. J. Roudabueh
Funeral rites for Mrs Ei mer Thomas held at L A Jones
Funeral services for Mrs Ei mer Thomas were conducted yesterday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home with Rev A A Wing of the Baptist church officiating. Pallbearers named were Lyle Snyder Al Batterson Walter Barnett Rube Blake Charles Grossman and Francis Peters.
Legion Post seeks new members in membership drive
Leon Beatty post of the American Legion reports a drive for recruits. A list of former members is circulated to encourage rejoiners, and paying current year dues is not required. State commander Leo Custer attended a regional adjutants meeting to discuss strategies, with plans to appeal Congress on the Federal Economy Act to address veteran compensation injustices.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Manny
Securimme
A. EK. Baldrige
First Laws
Cedar
Leo Custer
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Explosion Causes Over Million Dollars In Chicago Damage
An underground blast on Chicago's north side caused more than one million dollars in damage and injured four people. A gas basement ignition sparked the initial explosion, followed by smaller blasts for twenty minutes. Firefighters faced shattered buildings, holes in Armitage Avenue pavement, and widespread debris as thousands fled.
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Chacago
Chicago
Low Interest Forces Abandonment of TCU Debate Team
Lack of interest at Texas Christian University ends intercollegiate debating for the year after only three applicants entered tryouts. The program will be replaced by poetry reading contests as the campus highlights a shift in intellectual activities.
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Fort Worth
Tex.m
Texas Christian University
Finland Fulfills Debt Payment as World War II Loans Drag On
Washington reports United States wartime debt payments were light overall on pay day. Finland paid in full with 229,623 dollars to the New York Fed while Belgium and France defaulted. Britain Italy and Latvia sent small sums. Estonia and Poland defaulted. Observers doubt substantial repayment will resume and the US may lose most of its 22.2 billion loaned.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Finland
New York Federal Reserve Bank
France
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Great Britain
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Esthenia
Poland
Europe
Newcomers Featured On Journal Front Page
The Journal highlights new arrivals in Washington with a community welcome feature. Readers are invited to provide information about newcomers to help locals get acquainted and support the new residents integration.
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Washington
Holiday porch displays light up South Second avenue
Ward Chandler and John Rohrer decorate the Chandler home on South Second avenue with a red and green Old English Merry Christmas banner and small lit Christmas trees above pilasters. Across the street Charles Clark also puts up a prominently lit front porch tree as neighbors show festive spirit.
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Sistie
Davy
Roosevelt
White House
Sissie
Buzzie” Dall
Sarah Roosevelt
James
Ward Chandler
John Rohrer
Chandler
South Second Avenue
State Theater
Charles Clark
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SPP
Des Moines
Harold Ickes
Naval Hospital
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