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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1923

Page

7

County Board Proceedings Approve October Claims

The county board met after a recess on October 8 1923 with A J Morgan J W Parrow and Sam T Donahey present. Minutes of October meeting read and approved. Regular claims were taken up and allowed and the county auditor authorized to issue warrants in payment of pane.

A. J. Morgan J. W. Parrow Sam T. Donahey Board of Supervisors A. L. Griffit Sam ‘S Donahey A. I. Griffith C. W. Stewart Director County Health Service Washington County Iowa Louisa County Louisa County Board Receas Aken A. L. Griffith

County Board Proceedings 1923 Expenditures and Resolutions

Washington County Iowa board records show extensive claims for labor and supplies, including many named individuals and firms, with breakdowns for roads bridges and public works. The minutes cover regular claims, vacation pay, tax suspensions, appointments, and drainage district actions through November 1923.

Betty Compson Learns Real Hawaiian Hula for The White Flower

Betty Compson, star of The White Flower, learned the hula on shipboard and redid lessons in Honolulu to perform the native dance. The Paramount picture, also featuring Edmund Lowe and Arline Pretty, screens at the Fox Theatre tonight and Tuesday.

Betty Compson Hawaiian Islands Paramount Fox Theatre Star United States Honolulu Miss Compson Julia Crawford Ivers Edmund Lowe Arline Pretty Leon Barry Sylvia Ashton Edward Martindel Arthur Hoyt

Castile of Chapultepec and Maximilian In Mexico

Emperor Maximilian and his consort resided in Chapultepec Castle during their brief reign in Mexico. The castle remains said to be in the exact condition it was when they fled.

Maximilian Chapultepec Mexico

Community notes from Wellman and nearby towns

NIRA NIRA-Harley Bull's sale drew a large crowd Thursday and he will move to Ottumwa to drive a delivery wagon. A Parent-Teachers meeting was held at Wellman high school Tuesday evening. Will Eckermans and Jim Hanleys visited the county seat Tuesday. Opal Green hosts a school social Tuesday evening. Miles Greens visited Chas. Tuesday. Wellman community discussed good roads Monday night. Bill Lucille Hanley and Edna Rowe toured Muscatine Saturday. A new store is being talked about locally, a winter idea. Mrs Jim Stump rode with the Bells to Sigourney after a brother's sudden death Tuesday. Lucile Hanley plans a candy social and Christmas tree at her school December 21.

Nira Harley Bull Ottumwa Wellman Will Eckermans Jim Hanleys Opal Green Miles Greens Chas Bill Lucille Hanley Edna Rowe Muscatine Jim Stump Sigourney Lucile Hanley

Mt Pleasant Socials and Shoppers Highlight Week

A series of social calls and shopping trips fill the week in Mt Pleasant. Mrs KE A Sodergren and several Sodergrens visit Hauenstein home with others. Burlington shoppers include Mr and Mrs Alfred Morgan and Louise. Paul Butterfield from Syracuse helps paint with relatives. Claire Butterfield hosts Sunday school class social at church hall.

KE. A. Sodergren Gertrude Hauenstein Sam Henry Hauenstein Esther Soderlock Howard Lee Mabel Chambers C. L. Garrick Rex Pollock Alfred Morgan Louise Burlington E. A. Sodergren Martha Esther H. H. Unkrich Paul Butterfield Syracuse N. Y Clarry Butterfield Carl Guy Wagner Edward Wilimek Mt. Pleasant Claire Butterfield L. C. Butterfield Charles Russell EB. A. Sodergren Allen Lois Chrissinger Adeline Hooper

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