Denver and Oklahoma City Lawyers Indicted in Urschel Ransom Case
Indicted by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City under the Lindbergh law, Ben B. Laska of Denver and James C. Mathers of Oklahoma City are accused of taking fees from the $200,000 ransom paid for oil magnate Charles F. Urschel’s kidnapping last year while they acted as counsel for Urschel’s convicted abductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben B. Laska
Denver
James C. Mathers
Oklahoma City
Grand Jury
Charles F. Urschel
Urschel
Bethlehem Echoes Cantata at Methodist Church
Brighton junior choir presents Bethlehem Echoes Christmas Cantata at the church on Sunday evening. The program features piano preludes prayers scripture readings solos and choruses including Carmel Echoes Sweet Bells Ring On and All Through the Year with Rev C C Goltry giving benediction and welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Methodist Church
Ce. Geltry
Katheryn Bennett
Myrtle Hiller
Mildred Helmick
Billy Kramer
Shepherds
Barbara Lee Jamison
Readine
Wise Men
Jean Eyestone
Charlene Broillar
Lorena Stockman
Patricia Edwards
Charlene Broillier
Richard
Lucy Mae Gowey
Audrey Helmick
Norma Eyestone
Santa Claus
Evelyn Kirchner
Holly
C. C. Goltry
Local social notes from Xenia December visit reports
Xenia correspondent notes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clegg visiting Washington on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morris spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stephens called on the parental John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Jim Clegg
Washington
Ralph Morris
J. E. Adams
Richard Stephens
John
Washington area headlines and community notes
Krause home Sunday. North of Washington guests visit the Normans. Local car purchases include Clegg Chevrolet with mud tires and heater, plus others in Washington and Wapello. Farm sales and rentals shape the year ahead as Leffler moves to town and a new restaurant plan unfolds. Community events include Christmas programs, student speeches, and district meetings with notable locals and visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
John Patterson
North of Washington
Wayne Norman
James Clegg
Tucker and Ficher
Washington
Hugh Morris
Wapello
Harold Clegg
Chevrolet
Carl Willey
Marshall Edmondson
Sam Marsh
John Jones
Ainsworth
Joe McGraw
Ralph Leffler
Mr. Leffler
State Theater
Dakota
James
South Hill
Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Columbus
William Cecil
Main Street
William Dunn
Glenn Ayers
A. Price Davis
Cotter
Louisa County
Ray Pentecost
Jane Harbison
Beulah Luckey
W. A. Lamp
Dorothy Bliven
Columbus High School
Keith Hanft
Eugene Myers
Ruth Wiegner
Eileen Welch
Joyce Gilkey
Alex Gillette
Helen Johnston
Dorothy Weber
Barbara Lynn
Flaine Moody
Wanda Ogier
Marie Rees
Washington Independent School
Frances Letts
L. W. Smith
Oelwein
C. Snyder
Henry
Louisa
Muscatine
Local cattle and hog shipments and social visits at Wellman and Palestine
Merle Von Drasek reports cattle and hog shipments to Chicago aboard the Car Kos with Cook Saforek and Henry Kron. Numerous social visits and dinners occur among the Kron, Novy, Von Drasek, and related families in Palestine and Wellman, Iowa, with guests from Grundy Center and Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Kos
Chicago
Saforek
Henry Kron
Iowa City
Charles Horak
Albert Novy
Bertha Kron
Virgil
Clayton Lintz
Joe Hula
Dorothy
Marie von Drasek
Albert Kron
Donald
Joe Laney
Garna
Otto Novy
Meta Deateh
Ralph Walsh
Vern Kron
Frank Kron
Charles von Drasek
Alex Mahaffey
Junior
Joe A. Soukup
Roy Kron
Regular meeting notice for Lodges Washington No 26
Lodges Washington lodge No 26 A M and A M announces a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month with Harry E Turner as W M and A W Yard as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. M
Harry E. Turner
W. M
A. W. Yard
Railway Time Table for Washington to Oskaloosa Route
Eastbound and westbound passenger and freight services listed with numbers and times. Notable notes include California passengers, county-seat stops, and branch trains with mixed and local services. Names of agents and branch details appear with stop patterns and daily except Sunday frequency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apache
Golden State Limited
Nhovdstnsstaarerditbanes
Washington-Oskaloosa
California
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
Agen
Feathers Used as Money in Historic Americas
A brief note describes various unusual currencies through history including feather money in Abyssinia and Russia bread money. It claims a peculiar feather currency circulated in America during the Mayan era, highlighting extraordinary forms of money across civilizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Russia
America
Plymouth Names Port After English For Pilgrims
Naming Plymouth Massachusetts explains the town’s name origin: it derives from Plymouth England the last English port touched by the Pilgrims and located at the mouth of the Plym River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Mass
England
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Rhua
R. L. Stephens
Dixie Dugan
Dixie
DI Dixie
J. P. McEvoy
J. H. Striebel
Joe Tobin
Tiarold Clegg
News of
Martha Butler
Walter James
Rockford
Li Manners
Bill Martin
Stubs
Miss Jontz
Elmer McArtor
Walter McArtor
Elmer
Irene Zillmer
Wm. Morgan
Max Coffeys
Morgan
Ed. D. Morrison, Jr
Helen Coffey
Dave Mills
Helen Zillmer
Webb
Rossie
Chas. Zillmer
Virginia Ann Mills
Jove A. Eeheardt
Carl J. Lantz
Ames
Will Eeheardt
Frank Lantz
Dwight Blosser
Benj. Swartzendruber
Marion Yoder
H. N.S. Club
Lloyd Bull
Winn Durst
F. C. Jones
E. D. Miller
Ee. C. Jones
Virginia Lane
Fontanella
Att'y. Bardy Beil, Jr
Virginia
Cedar Rapids
Ilowa Farm Debt Advisory Com
Mittee
Bowman
Atty. E. Bell, Jr
Wellman
Betty Gardner
Des Moines
Allen
Menno Ss. Guengerich
Blackie
Alberta
Canada
Wm. Guengerich
Menno Guengeriches
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Hermann McIntosh
Wellman Hospital
William Martain
Emmerson Martain
Charles Martain
Vernie Booth
Ashs
the Goodfellow
Merle von Drasek
John Stubs
Vonetta Jontz
Grundy Center
Korik Kinsinger
1& P
Freieht
J. C, McKay
O.M
OT. Pr
PR. BR. OO
Southwest Limited
Sundar W
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Official
Washington Directory
City & County
State Bank
Washington St
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Ralph W. Thompson
Crull Temple
Washington, Ia
Frank N. Wilson
Journal Building
Chiropractors
George Morrison
Ethel Grecian
Edna Purvis
W. P. Rown
Baker County
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Marold L’utman
Marion
George County
Lester B. Krabill
Dr. W
Kyle County
R. B. Brown
M. T. Coon
Roy Mapel
Ee Lioyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
E. F. Mack
Henry Batley
P. L. Jordan
Mobland
J. Holmes City
C. C. Relater
C. £. Lemley
Kyle Park
Martian
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
W. J. Morrow
F. Boller
J. KR. Squire
Wmill Dupuis
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reid
RE. P. Hayes
H. Rinner
Arthur Duensing
Earl L. Smith County
W. J. Rondabush
Joe Caputo
Americas Legion
A. EK
Stafford
Carl Voorhees
Clyde Putnam
Oral Larkin
Cioyee Btewart
J. H. O'Donnell
Spencer Reed
Arnott Wylie
P. L. Etter
O. J. Brown
Howard Miller
Vic Crone
Jane A. Chilcotr Public Library
Abrarian
Eva den
Blair Law
Carl Hedges
Helen Wilson
Ab Anderson
Frank Wilson
E. D. Morrison
Fort Sherman
J. H. Peet
C. W. McLaughlin
Dr, Chas, O, Brown
Washington Independent School District
Court House
Harland W. Mead
Della Patton
Ethel McCreedy
C. W. Tucker
T. J. Pease
George Breitenbach
A. EB. Atchison
Theodore Bd. Gayley
Livingston & Eicher
W. Livingston
West Main St
JON
East Mate
Sherman
Ream & Carson
la Ave
Everready Plumbing
Jeff
Orville Bilder
Mra. A. B. Atchison
Althea Montgomery
Carol Forgey
Etha Dawson
W. L. Alcorn
D. D. Sherman
Orville Mider
Fred L. Stewart
Leslie Duplap
Leigh W. Soule
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