Beatty Marks 20 Years as Washington County Home Superintendent
Frank C. Beatty observes his twenty year tenure leading the Washington county home, the longest in Iowa for a county home superintendent. The facility expanded from twenty to fifty two patients, modernized its buildings and water and heating systems, added 27 acres to the farm, and earned high praise in a state inspection. Beatty was recently reappointed for another year as the board of supervisors prepares its property inventory.
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Frank C. Beatty
Washington County
Iowa
Heatty
Beatty
Board of Supervisors
Bills Due for Good Fellows Club Presented to Crail
All those holding accounts or liabilities against the Good Fellows Club are urged to submit their invoices to J. B. Crail at 6912 for settlement.
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Good Fellowes Club
J. B. Crail
Hillis Couple Named to Lead Four Washington Baptist Churches
Rev and Mrs C E Hillis will assume pastorates at West Chester Wellman Kalona and New Haven churches in Washington County. They will divide duties, providing at least one service weekly at each church. The couple are veteran evangelists who led special meetings at the Washington Baptist church on three occasions.
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C. E. Hillis
Washington County
Washington Baptist Church
Christmas Program by The Bible School at Christian Church
The Christian Church Bible School presents a program Monday evening December 31 at the church. The lineup includes We Are Little Joybells, Christmas songs like The Sugar Plum, Song of Christmas, and Santa Claus segments. Performers include Ruth Mayhew, Velda Parcel, Edna Mayhew, Irene Mason, Margaret Davidson, Dolly Christmas, and other primary class participants.
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The
Bible School of the Christian Church
Neta Hello Petters
Gene Tucker
Ruth Mayhew
Freda Parcell
Daryl Fetters
Velda Parcel
Edna Mayhew
Claire Keating
Myrtle Coakley
Irene Mason
Vida Stewart
Margaret Davidson
Dolly Christmas
Lorene Hillhouse
Eva Hurham
Iowa Girl Edna Morerw Named All Conference Forward
Edna Morerw of the Iowa girls basketball team earned a forward spot on the All Conference team chosen by the college athletic authorities. Everette Ball of Cedar Rapids visits his cousin Dave Elder. Miss Hessie Podaris travels to West Chester to see Ruby Skipton. Mrs L D Shaffer visits Keota to see her daughter Mrs R H Pelper. Mrs Etna Steck returns from Iowa City visit with daughter Mrs Jay Sproat.
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Edna Morerw
Iowa
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
Everette Ball
Cedar Rapids
Dave Elder
Hessie Podaris
West Chester
Ruby Skipton
L. D. Shaffer
Keota
R. H. Pelper
Etna Steck
Jay Sproat
Iowa City
Welsh Chorus Delights Washington in Warm Welsh Concert
A Welsh singing group performed at the Methodist church in Washington with strong soloists and a polished chorus. Tenor solos by Williams, Lazarus, John and bass solos by Evans, Rees, Howell complemented by organist Emlyn Jones. Encores impressed a receptive audience. quartet numbers were omitted due to illness.
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Washington
Methodist Church
Rhondda
Tom Morgan
David Reen
Chicago Tribune
Harvard Glee Club
Orchestra Ball
Wales
America
W. Tudor Williams
Samuel Lazarus
Jacob John
Walter Evans
David Rees
David Howell
Richard Owen
Emlyn Jones
Few Cases Yet Filed for the January Term
With two weeks left before the district court opens, few new cases have been filed at clerk J. K. Glasgow's office. Filing limits extend to mid next week, leaving time for more matters including several foreclosure actions and other miscellaneous cases. Judge D. W. Hamilton of Grinnell will preside over the January term opening Monday January 14.
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District Court
J. K. Glasgow
D. W. Hamilton
Grinnell
Amusements Genuine Props In This Picture
A Paramount production of The Glimpses of the Moon uses authentic tapestries antique furniture rare paintings and other props valued at 712050 to recreate Vanderlyn palace and Alt ringham villa for Edith Whartons novel The Glimpses of the Moon. The film starring Allan Dwan will play at the Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday with no fakery in jewelry hangings or oil paintings.
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Allan Dwan
Paramount
Edith Wharton
New York
Vanderlyn Palace
Altringham Villa
Mrs Latta Breaks Hip in Fall at Home
Mrs Latta 79 living on South Seventh avenue sustained a serious fracture of one hip this afternoon after a fall at her home. She was taken to the county hospital for treatment.
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J. M. Latta
South Seventh Avenue
The Bank of England's doors require a button to close
A clerk can instantly shut the Bank of England doors with a desk button and only a special process can reopen them, illustrating a finely balanced security control.
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Bank of England
Holland Mountain Club Organizes in Tulare County
The Holland Mountain Club has been formed in Tulare County California to protect wildflowers prevent wild fires and curb pollution. Members vow to save visible habitats enforce protective measures respect private property and the rights of others.
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Holand Mountain Club
Tulare County
California
Pueblo Indians Hired as Santa Fe Railroad Track Laborers
As an experiment the Santa Fe Railroad has employed about 460 Pueblo Indians to work as track laborers, marking a notable labor arrangement for railway maintenance.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Edna and Ruth Collar Visit Relative Over Holidays
Edna Collar a high school English teacher and Ruth Collar a high school principal from Plymout Iowa spend the holidays at their uncle Harvey Moore's home and plan to return to work afterward. Lauretta Ginther visits Keota to see grandmother Ardelia Chapman. Miss C L Buhlig from Kingston Ontario arrives to visit Miss Anna Scout. City library closes all day New Year’s Day.
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Edna
Ruth Collar
Harvey Moore
Ruth
Plymout
Iowa
Lauretta Ginther
Keota
Ardelia Chapman
C. L. Buhlig
Kingston
Ontario
Pass 3 000 Mark in Auto Licenses
Shortly after one this afternoon the three thousand total was reached for automobiles registered in Washington county at the county treasurer office. About eighty more applications were in the mail and officials expect the day to end over 3 200. It is the largest rush of the month and likely the biggest since registration began. A final rush is anticipated next Monday before delinquency penalties. Treasurer Mise Mame Shearer estimates year end total will exceed 3 500, up from 3 390 a year ago.
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Washington County
Mise Mame Shearer
County Manager Plan Gains Popular Support in Iowa
Des Moines dispatch notes Senator A H Bergman of Jasper County promotes a county manager bill. If 26 percent petition passes, voters decide to adopt the plan, appointing a manager with control over auditor treasurer recorder and clerk positions. Salary set between 3000 and 6000 dollars annually. The aim is centralized, business like county government.
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Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
A. Hi. Bergman
Jasper County
Bergman
Fortieth General Assembly
Take Board of Supervisors
District Court
Jeing
Board For Supervisors
Pythian Sisters to Meet Tuesday Evening at 7:30
The regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters is set for Tuesday evening at 7 30. Installation of officers will be held. The Kolah club will meet with Mrs. Arthur Wead Thursday afternoon. Come early prepared for work.
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Pythian Sisters
Kolah Club
Arthur Wead
Statistics of Three U.S. Wars
F. C. Beatty submits figures on Civil War Spanish American War and World War I veterans. Data cover length of service, monthly pay, costs to the United States, value of property acquired, volunteer and drafted percentages, foreign service shares, pensions, hospital care, vocational training, land grants, and postwar benefits with years and totals.
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F. ¢. Beatty
United States
Navy
U. S
Spain
Foreign Service
U. S&s
County Office Plan Aims For Modern County Governance
A proposed bill would let counties form an office to run affairs in a modern scientific and business-like manner and establish a county budget system. Senator Bergman notes cost savings for small and large counties, with one clerk or supervisor potentially handling multiple departments. The plan would centralize routine duties and trim payrolls by removing nonessential full-time positions.
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Bergman
First Concentration Point Market for Hogs Considered
Des Moines reports plans for the first cooperative concentration point market for hogs in the United States. A Fort Dodge meeting of fifteen livestock shipping associations formed a committee to study the plan with C. E. Warner Robert N. Day and Oliver Reno as members. Advisory input comes from Prof. S. H. Thompson and Espe. Fort Dodge packing company to operate the market as a big shipping association.
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Des Moines
United States
Fort Dodge
KnnterEose
Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association
C. E. Warner
Humboldt
Robert N. Day
Gilmore City
Oliver Reno
Terrill
S. H. Thompson
Iowa State College
Espe
Fort Dodge Packing Company
Italian Steamer Izonzo Reports Floundering After Collision
The Italian steamer Izonzo was reported to have floundered off Zongould wa after colliding with another vessel during a storm near Constantinople. The incident was reported by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Izonzo
Zongouldwa
State sectional and district tourneys set for March schedule
Tournaments run March 7 8 sectional meets March 14 15 district events March 21 22 finals. Boone awarded final meet for district winners. Last year’s order preserved. Eligible teams must be in good standing with the board of control. District managers named including Fannon Clevenger Isley Ireland. George A. Brown aids in directing tours with one official per sectional and two per district and finals.
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Boone
EB. W.P Fannon
Centerville
Clevenger
Waverly
Fannon
Islley
Spirit Lake
Northwestern
Iowa
Ireland
Tabor
George A. Brown
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa Board
Eugene Henely
Grinnell
George Edward Marshall
Davenport
Board of Control
Brown
Guatemalan Table-Lands Support Varied Crops At Altitude
Above Guatemala's lowlands lie table lands rising to 6000 feet offering sugar coffee maize rice and fruits. Beyond 6000 feet the cold zone supports wheat potatoes and other temperate crops.
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Guatemala
Charles Young burial at Arlington May Twenty First
Charles Young the only African American to reach colonel rank in U S Army was buried at Arlington Amphitheatre on May 21. He graduated from West Point in 1889 and served in the Philippines and Indian campaigns, later as military attaché in Haiti and Liberia.
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Charles Young
United States Army
Arlington Amphitheatre
Colonel Young
West Point
Philippines
Lund
Haiti
Liberia
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Evening Journal
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Chippewa Falls
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East 7Thh St
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Ben Davis
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Walter Little
W. W. McFarland
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Ben Briley
Robert Blair
Rhode Island
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R. C
al Cocklin
Eli Jackson
Crawfordsville
Stanley Miller
Mutual Life Ins. Co
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