Good Fellows Campaign For Christmas Dinners In Washington
The Good Fellows canvassing committee urges donations for this year’s Christmas program in Washington. Mayor J E B Bovee and J B Crail will provide receipts and enroll donors as club members. Early contributions have begun, with a target about 400 dollars as dinners cost more and more families seek aid.
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The
Good Fellows
J. E B. Bovee
J. B. Crail
Good Fellows Club of Washington
Washington pupils begin two week school vacation
Washington school pupils and teachers start a two week vacation. Christmas programs were held in grade schools this afternoon and final recitations for the calendar year were heard. The first semester ends two weeks after reopening on January 5. Miss Olive Tomlinson resigns due to ill health.
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Washington School
Olive Tomlinson
Lincoln School
Christmas Baskets To Be Distributed For Needy
The distribution committee plans about 150 Christmas baskets for Friday. Each basket will hold substantial food items for the elderly and children. Past eight years of delivering baskets show faces at windows awaiting help, inspiring continued support for the year end drive.
Legion members not in carousal share blame after club incident
Seven nonmembers trespassed into the Leon Beatty post American Legion club rooms early Monday night. They were arrested after a two hour drunken spree, fined twenty dollars plus costs, with names withheld for first offense.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion
Post
J. E. Bovee
Harold Putnam
Legion Post
Studio Notice from East Side Square Photographer
A studio notice from W. L. Dusenberry announces readiness to perform fine photograph work at the east side square studio. The local contact is listed as 26016. no further details are provided.
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East Side Square
No Trespass Notice on Ed Plander Farm Land
Ed Plander farm also known as the Mart Essley and George Foster properties is posted with a no hunting or trespassing warning. The notice references farm boundaries and owner authority for access restrictions.
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Ed Plander
Mart Essley
George Foster
Death Ends Mrs J B Crooks in Washington Home
Mrs Helen Strirges Crooks a beloved Washington resident died at her North Second Avenue home at 1 30 this morning of congestive heart trouble. She was a church member and active in the P B O society. Funeral arrangements not yet made. High school basketball shows improved play as Washington defeated Kalona 34 15 with lineup changes and strong defense. Second team beat West Chester 35 17 as Conner and Waymack led the reserves.
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Helen Strirges Crooks
Washington
North Second Avenue
Will Crooks
Will
Faith
Presbyterian Church
Helen Crook
Henry Crooks
Jessie Nice
Wil Crooks
Crooks
Mr. Crook
Norfolk
Nebr
Carroll
Iowa
Nicola
Nebraska
George
California
Carrol
Washington High School
Kalona
Altho Kalong
West Chester
Dickinson
McCreedy
Duke
Davis
Kieseya
Rice
Fresh Waters
Swift Brown
Daniels
Gill
Wayland
Wathington
Kiesey
Kalone
Frr
Page
Snider
Lahey
Patterson
Freshwaters
Swift
Brown
Fry
Armory
Washington Seconds
Kallona
Conner
Waymack
Marshall
Godfrey
Brookhart
Pauls
Bauer
Latzbeck
DeLong
Wright
Molesworth
Skipton
Botece
Marshell
Baner
Fred Blick
Tiptop Popcorn Balls and River Delta Meeting
Recipe for Tiptop Popcorn Balls by Josephine Babcock. Instructions include sugar water vinegar butter and cooking to heat test yield ten large balls. Louisiana Governor John M Parker calls a meeting to discuss preventing the Mississippi River from rechanneling through the Atchafalaya to a point about 100 miles west of New Orleans.
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Josephine Babcock
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Delta
Gulf of Mexico
Atchafalaya River
New Orleans
Moneyed Harvey Meek and Wife Make Small Biz Moves
A fragmented verse notes Harvey Meek’s wealth and his wife Cropping twenty in a store, returning items at Conner’s. It mentions preparing to buy a hog and a beef, local talk, farm help, and trucks on the road. The piece closes with a price rise cream and butter three cents per pound.
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Harvey Meek
Conner’s
Washington lodge and school Christmas events announced
Notices from Washington lodge and surrounding schools list December 22 and 23 Christmas programs socials and box and candy socials at Enterprise Extreka and Egypt schools. Several meetings postponed or rescheduled due to weather. Attendees urged to bring candy or boxes and to attend piano and vocal recitals at local homes and churches.
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Extreka School House
Washington
Vesa Walton
Egypt School
Mae O'Conner
Hazel Sutton
New Haven School
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Solnt Relps
Col. Jct
Wellman
Legion Club
W. L. Dusenberry
ED Flander
Santa Claus
State Bank
Washington, Iowa
J. B. Crooks
High School
Reister & Sons
Washington Lodge
A. M
Chas. Freding
W. M
Enterprise School
June Conger
Pythian Circle
C. J. Wilson
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Frank Haney
of the Baptist Sunday School
T. C. Davis
E. Washington St
Evening Journal
Inquire
Journal
Underwood
Batt
Watson
Ainsworth, Ia
Call Bruns Seed Co
Gat
R. L R
C. Cockerels
Main St
Poland
China
Choice Goods
Chas
Griffith
R. R
R. L. Red
J. W. Moran
Monmouth Disc
H. P
H. A. Engel
COLES
Rhe
Boyd Berdo
Plymouth Rocks
Early Hatch
I. v. Quinn
Mutual
J. H. Baird
Brunswick Phonograph
Belknap Music House
Volunteer Rescue Army
Green
Third Ave
Major
Mrs. Sneath
Mannhardt Bros
Goodyear
Federal
Bevins Motor Co
Harvey Hoyle
F. L. Mannhardt
Donald McLaughlin
U. K
Bullman ‘Washing Machine
Falk Otor Co
Motor Co
M. Darbyshire
Child’s Reed Car
Ralph Zeck
Northwest Corner Square
Frank Stewart Farm
Wolf Floral Co
Stocks & Bonds
Mid-Continent Consolidated Oil, Gas & Ref
C. E. Plumly
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