Washington High Falls Hard At Muscatine In Debut On Road
Washington high school boys lost 51 to 10 in Muscatine after a rough away game on a glassy floor. Coach Duke led Washington with strong effort as Muscatine led by Grau Lewin and Hoopes shot well on the big floor. Batting highlights include Duke’s scoring and a plan to return Friday Feb 14 for another chance on their home floor. The Muscatine crowd treated Washington warmly after the game.
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Washington
Muscatine
Reid
Reister
Gray
Lewin
Duke
First Methodist Church
Washington Brown
Davis
Grau
Hoopes
Undangen
Wells
Swift
Putnam
P Davis
Brown
Welle
Rrown
Tuke
Kaskete Duke
Reuline of Muastatine
Mrs Leffingwell's Boots At Fox Show Aids Constance Talmadge
Amusement note praises Constance Talmadge's buoyant charm in Mrs Leffingwell's Boots a Select Pictures vehicle presented by Lewis J Selznick at the Fox Theatre Monday. Edith Kennedy adapted Augustus Thomas play with Walter Edwards directing and a witty, well staged screen version supporting Tollmadge in a lavish production.
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Constance Talmadge
Misa Talmadge
Mrs. Leffingwell
Lewis J. Selznick
Fox Theatre
Edith Kennedy
Augustus Thomas
Walter Edwards
Withal
Lithuanians Defeat Reds Near Kotatery
A telegram from Washington reports Lithuanian troops defeating a Bolshevik force near Kotatery. The Lithuanian nation council spokesperson says troop numbers are rising as the conflict intensifies.
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Washington
Kotatery
Sola
German girl praised for work as soldier writes home
First Sergeant Palmer Wilson of Company K, 168th Infantry, writes his sister about a German woman described as the hardest working resident in the billet. He jokes of bringing her home to farm, buy land, a cow and a pig, and live simply while soldiers rest. The letter, dated January 5 in Neider Zissen, reflects on life in a German town, the Rhine trip, local hospitality, and plans to depart in two to three weeks toward a French camp before returning home in March.
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Germany
Lieut. Lucas
Env
Palmer Wilson
Company K
168Th Infantry
Leila Wilson
Iowa
Buck
Neider Zissen
Rhine
Skunk
Mathers
Republic
Thut
March
France
Phylis Davis Reports From Bucharest During War
Mr and Mrs W S Davis received a letter from their daughter Mise Phyllis in Bucharest Romania dated July 25. The note says she is well and comfortable, awaiting the end of the war to return home. She is making progress in musical studies despite wartime interruptions and hopes to soon narrate her experiences.
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W. S. Davis
Mise Phyllis
Bucharest
Rumania
New York
Phyllis
Davia
Rev and Mrs Oates Arrive to Lead Presbyterian Church
Rev Arthur R Oates and his wife arrived from Wisconsin to begin his duties as pastor. He recently completed army service as a chaplain and was approved at a Congregational meeting two weeks prior. They were met at Rock Island Stirlington station by local congregation members.
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Arthur R Oates
Presbyterian Church
Oates
Wisconsin
Rock Island-Stirlington
British flying service losses total over war period
Official figures list casualties for the British flying service during the war. Killed six thousand plus, wounded over two thousand, missing twenty seven hundred plus, including prisoners interned eighty four. Total losses around ten thousand.
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London
Ames President to Speak at Washington County Farm Bureau Meeting
Dr. R A Pearson of Iowa State College in Ames will give the principal address at the annual Washington County farm bureau meeting and banquet on Monday afternoon February 17. F J Mann of Prairie Farmer will discuss soil fertility. Judge Charles A Dewey presides at court today. Judge Henry Wagner attends January term. Probate and civil docket actions are listed, with guardianship and estate matters approved.
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R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Ames
Washington County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Pearson
France
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Washington
Europe
F. J. Mann
Prairie Farmer
Charles A. Dewey
Henry Wagner
Sigourney
Wagner
Mahaska Court
Dewey
Coverdale
Agricultural Committee
Sanitary Engineers Plan February Banquet in Washington
The Sanitary Engineers convention is set for February 11 in Washington with Curtin M. Johnson of Rush City set to deliver The Road to Happiness. Jas M. Wilson leads plans for a large out of town attendance and a seven o'clock banquet at the Commercial club with tickets available from Wilson Heating Company or C M F Store.
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Convention of Sanitary Engineers
Jas. M. Wilson
Curtin M. Johnson
Rush City
Minn
Johnson
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Wilson Heating Company
J. R. Maxwell
Hillhouse Sells West End Grocery Store
Clyde Hillhouse transfers ownership of the West End grocery to Clare McKenzie formerly with Windsor grocery. Hillhouse plans for the future remain unknown after months of growing business.
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C. Hillhouse Sells
West End
Clyde Hillhouse
Clare McKenzie
Windsor
Hillhouse
Ladies Aid meeting at St Pauls Episcopal Church
An all day meeting of the Ladies Aid society at St Pauls Episcopal Church was held at Mrs Dan Kloppenstein home. Members quilted and shared a noon dinner with violets and birthday cake. Out of town guests Mrs E Rink and Miss M E Rink attended from Muscatine. Havre Red Cross auxiliary met at Mrs Frank Mayhews with Mrs Will Mayhew guest. The next meeting will be at Mrs Will Staffords home with continued hand work.
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Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's
Havre
Miss Maurine McLaughlin Hosts Monmouth Guests
Six o'clock dinner honored Miss Margaret McCornack Miss Grace Young of Traey and other Monmouth college girls visiting for a recital by Miss Hamilton and Mrs. McCleery. Violets and narcissus decorated the table. Regular Eastern Star installation occurred at Masonic hall with officers installed including Mrs Sara Walker and Mrs Mary Kerr.
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Maurine McLaughlin
Margaret McCornack
Grace Young
Traey
Caroline White
Cleveland
Ohio
Sarah Meloy
Hoopeston
Monmouth College
Miss Hamilton
McCleery
Miss McLaughlin
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Sara Walker
W. R. Brown
Mary Kerr
Rose Reid
Katheryn Westphal
Grace Brown
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Elects Officers At Ten Cent Social
Beiva Carris and fellow members of the Grace Hill organization elected and installed officers and named committees including Finance Relief Social and Examina tion. The first gathering featured a ten cent social with a buttonhole contest an orchestra and an automobile romance. Proceeds totaled about 3 50 for the society treasury.
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Beiva Carris
Adah
Henrietta Langworthy
Ruth
Clara Darbyshire
Esther
Alice Barnoske
Electa
Lyta McCulley
H. T. Carris
Sentinel
Myrtle Speer
Marshal
Mildred Morton
Orsanisi
Herman Luers
Minnie Broadgate
Martha
Sadie Hollinger
Patterson
Glenn Mace
Josephine Babcock
Katherine Marbourg
Ralph Bunce
H. W. Russel
J. A.Y. Ashby
J. D. Glasgow
Sara Dewey
Grace Hill Ladies’ Aid Society
Thorely
Frank Anderson
Ivan Rehmel
Orley Page
Henry Beitel
Roy Libe
Sam Miller
Ernest Miller
Carl Miller
Salaries of County Agents Discussed in Iowa Meeting
J R How ard president of Iowa federated farm bureaus J W Coverdale Ames county agent director and R K Bliss director of the extension department at Ames attended a joint meeting of the senate and house agriculture committees in Des Moines on February 1.
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Des Moines
J. R. Howard
Federated Farm Bureaus of Iowa
J. W. Coverdale
Ames
R K. Bliss
Senate
House Committees On Agriculture
Wake mourners flee fire at 2201 West Erie Street
Chicago officials report a fire at 2201 West Erie Street where a dead man lay on the dining room table wrapped in a sheet. Firefighters extinguished a closet blaze while mourners fled the scene after an apparent wake had been held. A policeman remained posted as investigators sorted who the deceased was.
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Chicago
Jon
Weat
Erie Street
Frank Suenka
Senate fails to conference informal war contract settlement bill
Washington January 21 The Senate did not conference the bill to validate and settle informal war contracts aggregating several billion dollars The measure passed by the Senate provides for validation and settlement by departmental officials If adjustments are unsatisfactory contractors may appeal to the state commission of three
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Washington
Senate
Mllitary Committee
House
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Jane Reynolds
Wilber Miller
Fred Jordon, Jr
Josephine Warren
Ella Warren
L. J. Cherry
Ella M. Cherry
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E. Jefferson St
Wellman Mutual
H. B. Chapman
Wellman, R
W. F. Flynn
West Chester
Durog Jersey Gifts
W.D. Booth
Journal
Farrow
Call Journal
J. A. Mooney
N. Puth Avenue
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W. A. Wilson
L. D. Robinson
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