Fire Department Help Saves Farm From Major Loss
A Washington Iowa reader thanks the Washington Fire Department for saving his farm from near total loss after a fire last Saturday afternoon. The note praises the speedy heroic work of the firefighters and the department’s spirit. Also mentioned are visits from Mrs. M. M. Huston of Wyman and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morrison and son of Muscatine.
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Washington
Iowa
The
Evening Journal
Washington Fire Department
Whittaker & Son
Local residents mingle visits and moves around town
Merritt McDaniel drove to Iowa City with Alice McDaniel and Donald Benz to their University of Iowa studies. Mr and Mrs Fred Goodwin dined with relatives west of town. Havre's Mrs W F E Stafford shopped here. The Jacksons returned from Chicago with daughter Marie for post graduate nurse training. The Wittings planned a Burlington trip via Fairfield. Orville Foss was in Des Moines yesterday. The Cunninghams were in Des Moines yesterday. The Spevaceks and Mrs Barbara Tellin moved here from Kalona to 715 South Iowa. Blanche Speracek now lives at home with Miss Elizabeth Brown returning to Iowa after weekend visits. Norman Sage from Drake spent the weekend here. Clarence Miller from Des Moines visited. Miss Mary Hunter and Miss Frances McCoy attended a district Mutual Life Insurance agents meeting in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Verne Arhart of Muscatine heads to Cedar Falls for Elder and Shannon advertising business. F M Ritchey moves his garage today across from the H and A bakery.
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Merritt McDaniel
Iowa City
Alice McDaniel
Donald Benz
University of Iowa
Fred Goodwin
Harry Reed
W. FE. Stafford
Havre
Earl Jackson
Chicago
Marie
Vernon Witting
Burlington
Fairfield
V. J. Spevacek
Spevacek
Barbara Tellin
Kalona
South
Iowa
A. Anderson
Blanche Speracek
Blanche & Zelma’s
Beauty Nook
Elizabeth Brown
Marjorie McFarlane
Norman Sage
Drake University
Des Moines
Clarence Miller
Mary Hunter
Frances McCoy
Mutual Life Insurance Agents
Cedar Rapids
Verne Arhart
Muscatine
Cedar Falls
Elder and Shannon Advertising Company
F. M. Ritchey
Gibbons Reports Shanghai War Sidelights Today
Shanghai dispatch describes terror in the international concession with killing and looting by Japanese forces. Civilians flee bridges across Soochow Creek as machine guns fire from rooftops and a gunboat shells the area near the Astor hotel and Cathay hotel windows.
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Gibbons
Shanghai
International Concession
Soochow Creek
Astor Hotel
Cathay Hotel
Winter thaw expected after Iowa cold snap
Des Moines reports a warm up to above freezing later tonight as Iowa ends a frigid period. Council Bluffs hit zero, Des Moines down five, Dubuque up six, Davenport up to twelve as milder air moves in after a bitter cold wave.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Davenport
Register Letters Before 5 O Clock
Post office letters must arrive before 5 p.m. as the registry window closes then. Instructions from the post office inspector prompted a revised schedule. Money order postal savings and registry windows now run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kiss Benefit Questioned in Light of Life Length
Springfield Mass union notes a tongue in cheek claim that a kiss does not shorten life by three minutes but jokes that absence of a kiss can stretch time. The item reads as a light editorial quip reflecting social humor.
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Springfield (Mass) Union
Wedding Solemnized at St James Church
The wedding of Miss Au gusta Altenhofer and Mr. John Miller was solemnized at St James church. Occasional snow tonight and Tuesday in the south west with warmer conditions expected.
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Augusta Altenhofer
John Miller
St. James Church
British and Japanese Armies Gear Up for Shanghai Crisis
The report details battleship and destroyer movements toward Shanghai as Japanese shelling of Nanking triggers Allied evacuations. British and American forces rush three battalions, two batteries, and naval reinforcements from Hong Kong and Shanghai, with plans for a neutral zone under international troops. The 31st Infantry sails from Manila. Admiral Taylor arrives with Houston and marines.
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Peary
Pillsbury
J. D. Ford
E. M
Robertson
Whipple
James D. Edwards
Smith
Thompson
Barker
McCauley
Houston
Admiral Taylor
Chanmon
Stewart
Hong Kong
Amoy
Shanghai
London
INS
Council of War
United States
Britain
China
Ramsay MacDonald
Downing Street
John Simon
Ray Atherton
Scots Fusiliers
Lincolng
Wiltshires
G. E. Fleming
Shangha
H. M. Cornwall
H. M. S. Sandwich
H. M. S. Kent
Batavia
H. M. S. Suffolk
American Troops and Warships From Manila in Transit
American forces and warships are en route from Manila as tensions rise over Japan's alleged breaches of treaty obligations in Shanghai and broader Far East policy. France's aloof stance perplexes Washington, fueling talk of a Paris Tokyo understanding in exchange for French tolerance of Japanese actions.
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Ous
Shanghai
France
Far East
Washington
Orient
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Tokyo
Paris
Geneva
Ronald Lindsay
Stimson
M. Claudel
Claudel
Asia
Monroe business man dead by own action in Iowa
The body of Harry Shaw a 55 year old produce merchant was found hanging at his Monroe Iowa home. Authorities say he died by his own action after recent financial and domestic problems. The report also notes unrelated quotes about government actions and a neutral zone scheme involving Britain Japan and China.
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Monroe
Iowa
Harry Shaw
United States
Yee Feb Flight and Gold Cargo to Berlin Rumor
AW IL ROGERS notes a morning flight to Berlin to see the country praised for saving. An American delegation arrives that night while two boats carry 400 parcels of gold from home and 500 barrels said to be more than just fruit transport. He jokes about debt cancellation and barrels filling front teeth as concern grows.
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Berlin
Three Candidates for Supervisorship in June Primary
A brisk race for a board of supervisors seat for 1923 begins with three Republican candidates announced for the June primary. Incumbent B. N. Jessen announced last week, joined today by Walter C. Sheets of Dutch Creek township and Walter S. Boyer of West Chester.
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Board of Supervisors
B. N. Jessen
Walter C. Sheets
Dutch Creek Township
Walter S. Boyer
West Chester
Society U and T Club Suppers For Families
The U and T Club hosted a pot luck supper at Mrs. Charley Hoxworth home Saturday with 21 members and families present. After dinner the men played five hundred while the women visited. The next meeting is Wednesday at Mrs. I. B. Hoxworth home.
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Charley Hoxworth
I. B. Hoxworth
Lectures Tuesday on Smoking Girls
Announcement of two stereopticon lectures by Rev. Virgil Finnell on "Why Girls Smoke" to oppose tobacco use among youths. He will speak at the high school in the afternoon and at the United Presbyterian church at 7 30 p.m. Parents are invited to attend the evening talk. Free will offering.
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Virgil ©. Finnell
Finnell
United Presbyterian Church
Village cuts Tayes in Michigan tax reductions
A Michigan survey shows 101 of 149 villages cut taxes in 1931. Reductions exceeded 10 percent in 55 communities, according to the Michigan Municipal League findings.
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Ann Arbor
Midh
Michigan
Michigan Municipal League
Candidate for Board of Supervisors Left in June Primaries
Statement announces candidacy for the office of member of the Board of Supervisors for the term starting January 1, 1933, subject to Republican voters in the June primaries. The speaker signs as W. S. Boyer.
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Board of Supervisors
Ill Mrs Smith Of Crawfordsville In Iowa City Hospital Scene
Mrs. Donald F. Smith of Crawfordsville is seriously ill in a hospital at Iowa City. A community sale is planned for Saturday. Other items note visitors Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watkins and daughter Dorothy Marie of Washington and Mrs. Cora Davis of Riverside visiting near Haskins.
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Donald F. Smith
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Harry Watkins
Dorothy Marie
Washington
Cora Davis
Riverside
Ed Davis
Haskins
Mr. Pleasant
Ralph Scott
Dick Folgington
Walter Jungbluth
Crooked Creek
Wayland Road
Funeral for Joseph Kohlicek Held at Highland Home
Funeral services for Joseph Kohlicek were conducted Saturday morning at the family home in Highland township by Dr. F. W. Fastwood. Pallbearers listed were Ed, John, George, Fred, Louis and Joe Havel. Interment followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Joseph Kohlicek
Highland Township
F. W. Fastwood
John
George
Fred
Louis
Joe Havel
Elm Grove Cemetery
Candidate for County Board Seat Seeks Republican Primary
For Supervisor 1 a candidate seeks membership on the county board for a term starting January 1933. The candidate is subject to the will of Republican voters at the primary election. June 6 Walter C. Sheets.
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County Board of Supervisors
Walter C. Sheets
Gilbert Dickinson Suffers Fractured Arm After Friday Night Fall
Washington Iowa high school senior Gilbert Dickinson slipped on frozen ground while walking home from the basketball game Friday night and broke his left arm mid forearm region.
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Macoal
Washington
Iowa
Fhone
Gilbert Dickinson
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Pratt
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Mittee
Trader Horn
Fox Theater
Unemployment Committee
Wright
M. M. Huston
Wyman
Fred Morrison
Orville Foss
Andy Cunningham
Sherman‘ Funeral Home
Notonowa
Hone
National Caskets and Clark
Jackie Cooper
the Champ
Robert Coogan
Skippy
Bing Crosby
McDaniel Druggist
Nanking
Jay. Brenan
Manila
Fromugen
Awil Rogers
McNaught Syndicate
Ine
U and T Club
Wallace Lumber CO
Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
W. S. Boyer
Joseph Kohlicet
Iowa Motor Service
Springman
North Town Avenue
K. C
F. W. Eastwood
Moody Bible Institute
Washington Co
John Shields & Sons
Morrison Ice Cream Co
C. L. Pine Loan CO
Tast
Broadway
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
Washington, Iowa
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