Emergency Food Distribution Set for Five Washington Stores
Five Washington county stores approved as surplus food distribution centers by state officials begin planning distribution pending arrival of supplies. A county emergency relief meeting is planned, with tentative start dates for butter cheese salt pork and flour in January and monthly allotments listed for flour butter and salt pork.
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Washington County
State Emergency Relief
Barclay's Slavery
Farmers’ Cooperative
Washington
Duret Department
Wellman
Bo O L. Coffin
Brighton
O'Loughlin
Davis
Kalona
County Emergency Relief Committee
Final Christian revival service to be held at 7 30
The final revival service of the Christian church will be tonight at 7 30. W R Foster, in charge of the church re decoration and revival work, is expected to remain through March 4.
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W. RR. Foster
Westfall and McConahy Obtain Columbus Junction Marriage License
Glenn J Westfall and Mildred L McConahy both of Columbus Junction obtained a marriage license on Saturday. Authorities recorded the act as part of the county clerks office notes in Iowa.
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Glenn Jacob Westfall
Mildred Lucille McConahy
Columbus Junction
Crone's Christmas Baby Beef Contest Winners Named
A record 1281 guesses marked Crone's annual Christmas baby beef contest. First prize went to H. W. Shellabarger and Ellen Humble. second prize to D. Louie, Martha J. Harvey, and J. ta Pease. third prize to Ed Meyer, Leonard Blick, Don Applegate, Ernet Kloepfer, Leo Bruty, and Lloyd Phillips. One guess tied for third with 785 pounds awaiting signature.
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Crone’s
HW. M. Shellabarger
West
Ellen Humble
Mre
Grant Humble
DD. Louie
Brighton
Martha J. Harvey
City
J. Ta Pease
Ed Meyer
Leonard Blick
Don Applegate
Ernert Kloepfer
Kalona
Leo Bruty
Lloyd Phillips
Christmas Hope Amid Hard Times in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica the mood is brighter this Christmas than in years past with renewed hope despite unemployment. The speaker notes fear comes from the employed and emphasizes patience as millions endure hardship while believing a turkey Christmas is possible in the future.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Funeral for Harry Swift Held at St James Church
Funeral services for Harry Swift 37 a World War I veteran were held at St James Catholic Church with Father Joseph H. O'Donnell presiding aboard the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial with military honors at Crewe Cemetery followed at sunrise with a firing squad and taps. Swift enlisted in 1917, served with Company K 168th Infantry of the Rainbow Division, was gassed at Chateau Thierry, and lived on a farm near town until his sudden death Saturday.
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St. James Catholic Church
Harry Swift
Washington
Joseph H. O'Donnell
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Crewe
Leon Beatty
Jay Brown
Palmer Wilson
Howard Freshwaters
Charles Minick
Floyd Banks
Dale Denison
Clayton Neiswanger
France
Marion Avenue
Chateau Thierry
National Guard
168Th Infantry
Franci
Nellie
Boyd) Swift
Washington School
Elsie Richards
Ainworth
Patricia
Nellie Swift
Clarence Wheelan
Cedar Rapids
Leon Beatty Post
Washington Post
Winter Blasts Midwest with Subzero Frost and Snow
Cold snap grips the region as temperatures drop to three below zero in Washington by nine this morning. Snow blankets the ground while motorists struggle with slick roads and cars left along highways amid travel disruptions and freezing pavements.
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Washington
Old Man
Winter
Washington County
Washington Goodfellows Raise $94.74 for 6 Christmas Baskets
Washington Goodfellows collected 94.74 in final push and distributed sixty baskets with help from Y’s Men Club and Catholic Daughters of America. Donations covered food and supplies from local businesses, meals for two at A.M.B. church, and extra tickets for a Christmas party.
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Washington Goodfellows
Y’s Men’s Club
Washington
Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Frank Bandy
Drayman
Southern Utities Co
Y's Men's Club
Y's Men
A. M. B. Eharch
W L Bible Taken Sudden By Death At Home
Funeral services for W E Bible who died Sunday morning after a brief illness will be held Wednesday at Sherman’s funeral home with Dr F L Witzigman in charge. Burial is Elm Grove cemetery. He was 1866 born in Coshocton Ohio and lived in Decatur and Winterset before settling in Washington. Survived by his wife Lillie A Spera Bible, two sisters and three brothers.
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W E. Bible
Sherman
FL. Witzigman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Bible
Wost Plural Company
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methods
Mpnicopal
Methodist Protestan Church
William Longo Bible
Wilborn
Coshocton
Dec
Joseph
Margauret Cortright
Decatur
Winterset
Iowa
Washington
Lillie A. Spera
Steelsmith declines Lincoln health post
Dr. LD C Steelsmith, director of the Washington county public health unit, says he declined an offer to become director of county and city public health work in Lincoln Nebraska. The job required starting by year end and reorganizing the departments, which he could not commit to.
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LD. C. Steelsmith
Washington County
Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
Steetemith
Washington
Iowa
Nine county men named for CCC camps this week
At the courthouse today nine Washing ton county men were announced as recruits for Civilian Conservation Corps camps. Those bound for the Solon camp are Omer Waldschmidt Riverside George Jones Washington Sherman Gault Washington Farrell Am browse Riverside Wade Page Washington Lewin Tanner Washington Donald Woodford Washington Leroy Lopshire Ainsworth. The Keosauqua camp recruit is Thomas Kelly Washington. It is expected they will leave for the camps Thursday or Friday.
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Naties
Washington County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Court House
Solon
Omer Waldschmidt
Riverside
George Jones
Washington
Sherman Gault
Farrell Ambrowse
Wade Page
Lewin Tanner
Donald Woodford
Leroy Lopshire Ainsworth
Keosauqua
Thomas Kelly
John Bergquist Hart Injured In Street Accident
John Bergquist Hart was taken from Washington county hospital after an incident Sunday night. He suffered head bruises a knee wound and a scalp injury from a fall or possible car strike while crossing the street. He was expected to leave the hospital this afternoon.
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Dom Bergquist
Waashington County Hospital
Errand
NRA Exception for an Inventory
Ralph Scott as NRA chairman announces an exception for inventory work in retail stores. Employees may work two consecutive weeks after this notice to complete the calendar year end inventory. Overtime pay at one and one half is required for hours beyond the maximum per day or week as specified by the president's reemployment agreement or approved substitution.
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Ralph Scott
NRA
Local names listed in Coshocton probate notice
W E Clark of El Campo Texas Mrs W A Davis of Blissfield Ohio J L Bible of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania and G H and A H of Coshocton Ohio appear in a probate notice listing heirs and addresses
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W. E. Clark
el Campo
Tex
W. A. Davis
Blissfield, O
J. L. Bible
Wilkinsburg
G. H. and
A. H
Coshocton
Cold Halts Work at County Quarries
Cold weather stops work on the Batley and Guy county CWA quarries with Grace Hill operations uncertain. Foremen report inadequate clothing and plans to resume if temperatures moderate. possible full resumption tomorrow depending on conditions. News mentions local families visiting relatives and a doctor returning from Liscomb after Christmas.
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Batley
Town
Guy
Brighton
Grace Hill
CWA
Wallace Signals Possible Amendment to Agriculture Act
Secretary Wallace after a White House conference said an amendment to the agricultural act may be sought to deem a product a basic commodity. Roosevelt and Wallace discussed the agriculture situation in a twenty minute meeting. Wallace noted the FTC lacks funds to fully investigate dairy profits.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace
White House
Roosevelt
Dairy Trust
Federal Trade Commission
Journal editions added to Harvard Library archives
Alfred C. Potter of Harvard Library confirms permanent placement of the Journal Progress Edition and the Twenty F fifth Anniversary Edition of 1926 in the library’s historical files. The note also acknowledges a Washington Public Library history pamphlet. The library ranks as the third largest in the US for researchers, after the Library of Congress. Miss Huth FB Stewart returns home from Northwest Missouri State Teachers College and will stay through New Year’s night.
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Alfred C. Potter
Harvard University Library
Washington Public Library
Thisbrary
United States
Library of Congress
Huth FB. Stewart
Northwest Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
Wm Roy Hardy Dead at Hills Iowa
Wim Roy Hardy of Hills Iowa died last evening at his home after a six month illness He was about 60 a former local baseball pitcher nicknamed Pete Hardy He is survived by his wife and two daughters Catherine and Marguerite who are with their aunt Mrs Grayson and attend Riverside High School Funeral services are planned for Thursday at 2 PM in the M E Church at Riverside.
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Wim
Roy Hardy
Hills
Hardy
Pete’ Hardy
Ed Grayson
Catherine
Marguerite
Grayson
Newcomer Joint Naughton Joins Tucker and Kicher Repair Firm
New repair man John Joint Naughton, born in Parnell and educated at the State University of Iowa, brings seventeen years in automobile repair. He worked at Merket Upde urass in Iowa City and most recently Williamsburg. He has four sons Carroll Jack Edwin and Ralph and served in the engineering corps during the war. He attends Catholic Church and is a member of the KC Modern Woodmen and American Legion Carney Post.
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Parnell
Low
State University of Iowa
Merket & Updeurass
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Iowa
Carrol
Jack
Edwin
Ril
John
Catholic Church
The
Modern Woodmen
Carney
American Legion
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