High School Site Contenders for Washington in 1917
Local notes from December 24 to 29 1917 recount lists of possible sites for a new Washington high school and bond news boosting accreditation. Also reported are Christmas events troop letters from England and promotions at Camp Cody with local weddings and weather affecting trains near Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knoxville
Rock Island
Roseville
Worman
Company K
Winchester
England
Camp Dodge
Chester Patterson
Beatrice
Nebraska
Trerette Patterson
Columbus
Hazel Turner
Lincoln
L. 8. Patterson
Lola Wells Hughes
Hughes
Macomb
Illinois
J. L. Packer
Baptist Church
M. R. Regan
Fremont
E. L. House
Methodist Church
God
First United Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Kathryn White
Darline Tillettson
Kathryn Courter
Mable Livingston
John Pierce
Myrtle Macon
Rex Fish
R. G. McChesney
East
Jefferson Street
Christian Church
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Harold Putnam
Everette Burham
Hilton Patton
Columbus Junction
Reed Salliday
Barham
Brighton High School
Fred Blick
Harold Ross
Monmouth
Walter Meek
Grinnell
Bergie Larson
Cloyce Stewart
Cornell
W. S. Harding
Iowa
Washington Masons
Knights Templar
II S. McElhinney
J. D. Glasgow
Zeradatha Council
T. D. Langworthy
Cyrus Chapter
R. L. Bunce
Washington Lodge
Local Theatre Listings Mix Films and Vaudeville
The week showcases The Missing Link with Syd Chaplin, His Dog, Wedding Bills and London in a New Year double feature with six acts of vaudeville. Also airing Home Made, A Man's Past, and Running Wild with W C Fields, plus a retraction by Henry Ford and Iowa political road debate. Sub-zero Iowa temps and Charles City at six below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syd Chaplin
Raymond Griffin
London
Dorothy Gish
British National Pictures
Limehouse
Mayfair
Towerbridge
National Sporting Club
Windsor
Buckingham
Castles
Paul Whiteman
Johnnie
Johnny Hines
Washington
Conrad Veidt
Isle of
St. Neir
W.cc. Fields
W. C. Fields
Mary Brian
Claud Buchanan
Iowa
Charles City
State News Review Highlighting Iowa Intrigues and Elections
Governor Hammill questions a 106.9 million statewide bond issue as unconstitutional and calls for a Supreme Court ruling. Prohibition corps slimmed to six of twenty. Des Moines to Missouri line paving hinges on Decatur County bond approval. Lindbergh’s flight tops year’s events with Hammill, Hunter and Porter among voters. Mannheimer notes other notable opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hammill
Himsef
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Missouri County
Iowa
Decatur County
Lindbergh
Fred Hunter
Claude Porter
League of Nations
Frank Miles
Lindbereh
Legion
Paris
Eugene Mannheimer
Coppock Christmas Social Brightens Cold Night
Coppock school held a box and candy social drawing a crowd despite bad roads. Teacher and pupils prepared a program. Aud Henderson Brooks sold the boxes, clearing 44.30. Christmas greetings go to the editor and Journal staff as the community looks to the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
Ralph Nicola
Burlington
Kk. FE
Nicola
Edith Edwards
Ronald Dold
Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
James Merrick
Henderson Brooks
EF. E. Nicola
Wm. Volger
Lloyd Arbrogast
Chicago
Spahn
Glenn Hesser
Noble
W. H. Hoenshel
Birmingham
Mrs. Gleede
Washington
Ray Nicols
Minneapolis
Minn
EK. E. Nicols
Ginger the oldest spice and medieval gingerbread dolls
Ginger is the oldest spice known. Gingerbread cakes shaped as dolls horses and other objects have entertained children since the Middle Ages.
Tea caddies from Boston Tea Party gifted to Massachusetts Historical Society
The three emptied tea caddies from the Boston Tea Party night were bequeathed to the Massachusetts Historical Society. The loss and transfer mark a notable preservation of colonial era artifacts for public study and display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts Historical Society
New England Schools Use Motor Buses for Student Transport
The report notes that motor buses are used to transport children by 986 schools across New England, indicating a wide adoption of bus services for pupil movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Lindberghs and World News Rush Through Turbulent Times
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh arrives in Mexico City to spend Christmas with son Charles Lindbergh carrying flags of Mexico and the United States. In Oregon, William Hickman is captured after a week long search for the Marian Parker kidnapper. the S 4 submarine crew remains lost with divers unsuccessful. The Remus murder case ends with a verdict of insanity, while aviation and political news unfold from Connecticut to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline Lindbergh
Valbuena Flying Field
Mexico
Charles Lindbergh
William E. Hickman
Little Marion Parker
Echo
Oregon
William Lueders
George Remus
Remus
Charles P. Taft, II
Mexico City
One Week in Washington County News Review
Merritt McDaniel elected master counselor of De Molay. officers named Charles Grayson Edwin Griffith and Orville Korf. Deaths include Frank Moore in Oskaloosa and John Scannell at Washington county hospital. Eardley Bell Jr. appointed to hospital board. births include eight pound son to C L Morgan and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Merritt McDaniel
de Molay Order
Charles Grayson
Edwin Griffith
Orville Korf
John Scannell
Washington County Hospital
Eardley Bell, Jr
Hospital Board
C. L. Morgan
Origins of Christmas Tree and Stocking Customs
An exploration of why we celebrate Christmas with a tree, stockings, and gifts. Traces roots to pagan sun festivals, early church adaptations, and legends of Saint Nicholas, Saint Winfried, and teutonic symbolism. Explains December 25 date, tree imagery, and gift custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scrooge
Scandinavia
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Oliver Cromwell
England
Roundhead
America
Court of
Massachusetts
Pope Julius
Saint Cyril
Christ
Cyril
Santa Claus
Myra
Saint Winfried
Winfried
Germany
God
Jesus
Secretary Davis Urges Immediate Action on Army Supplies
Secretary of War Davis pressed President Coolidge to act promptly as army supply levels remained perilously low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Company
Secretary of War
Davis
President Coolidge
Pullman valuation set at 110 million for tax reports
Interstate Commerce Commission places Pullman Co value at 110,238,786 as part of income tax filings. Two flood control bills proposed shift burden to the government. Italy returns to gold standard with the lira at 19 to the dollar. Boy Scouts of Mexico name Charles Lindbergh an Aztec chief. U S crop value this year estimated at 9,114,845,000 versus 8,428,457,000 in 1926 per Agriculture Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
The
Boy Scouts of Mexico
Charles Lindbergh
United States
Agriculture Department
Flood control bill introduced in Senate for lower Mississippi
A bill to provide 258,969,900 dollars for flood control in the lower Mississippi River under the army engineers plan was introduced to the United States Senate by Senator Jones, Republican, of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Army Engineers
United States Senate
Seaster Jones
Washington
Baseball Trade Sparks New York Yankes Sale Rumor
Sporting notes report Jimmy Reese and Lyn Lary of the Oakland club sold to the New York Yankees for about 115000. Other items include British greyhound betting fears and Delaney as rising prizefighter with promoter aims toward Dempsey or Tunney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Reese
Lyn Lary
Oakland Baseball Club
New York Yankes
Joe Jacobs
Jack Delaney
Dempsey
Tunney
Delaney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eloise Daniels
Lucile Ross
Margaret Livingston
Leone Simpson
Irene Paul
Esther McCreedy
John Matthews
Evelyn Gibson
Fred Leffler
Haskins
Milwaukee Road
Red Cross
Elizabeth Dawson
Harvey McCall
Hazel Stewart
Merle Lytle
Olive Mauree Cunningham
Melvel McElroy
Edith Bovee
Glenn Zaring
Lillian Orris
Harry Duncan
Edith Thompson
William Sheetz
Graham Theatre
FOX Theatre
Henry Ford
General Assembly of
State News Review
McMullen
Iowa State Farm Bureau Federation
Alburnett
Prohibition
Dry Corps
Civil Service
National and International News Review
Hearst
John W. Trumbull
Connecticut
Coolidge
Senate
House
Canton
China
Hankow
Charles Kingsford-Smith
George Pond
Rodolfo Gaona
Col
President Calles of
Edward Hickman
Msurian Parker
Los Angeles
Marian Parker
California
Ben
House of David
William Randolph Hearst
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
Admiral McGruder
Great Lakes
Frank Moore
Oskaloosa
James Redd
Applegate
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Everette Stewart
Ainsworth
Gene Breitenbach
Clarence Bain
Bill Ailes
Washington Hish School
John Applegate, Jr
Curtis Publishing Company
St. James
Methodist
United Presbyterian
Crawfordsville
Lodge of Masons
West
Sam T. Donahey
Board of Supervisors
American Road Builder's Association
Burcles of
Charles A. Dewey
Riverside Bank
Good Fellows Department
Y's Men’s Club
Fred West
Stuart Hotel
Colenso
Stuart
Coelenso
Wayland
Yarmouth
Herbert Keasling
Brighton
Joe A. Morrett
Washington National Bank
Italy
Sporting Review
Drake
Gibson Holliday
Kansas Aggies
EF. S. Bernard
American League
Britten
Congress
George Sayson
Henri Ochet
Cochet
Zoological Gardens
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