Local church supper draws 150. family night planned
The Christian church ladies hosted a supper for about 150 with a committee including Mrs. Frank Earl Mrs. Max Marble Mrs. Burdette Donaldson Mrs. E. P. Foss and Mrs. Bertha Chevening. Next church family night is Wednesday and the public supper is scheduled for Feb. 26.
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Christian Church
Frank Earl
Max Marble
Burdette Donaldson
E. P. Foss
Bertha Chevening
D. R. Pile
Perry
Washington
Sue
Pile
Montgomery Ward
Piles
Dickie
Macon
Iowa
Dickens Own Life Mirrored in His Novel
The all star feature at the State theater presents David Copperfield as a screen adaptation of Dickens life. The film mirrors the novelist biography with many childhood incidents and characters like Micawber drawn from his experiences. Authorities say it captures Dickens favorite work and reflects his life story.
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David Copperfield
Ficion
Charles Dickens
Dickenstein
Dickens
Micawber
Capitol and Capital: Distinctions in Government Terms
The article explains the correct usage of capitol for the legislative building and capital for the seat of government. It emphasizes common errors and clarifies how the two terms denote distinct concepts in political geography and governance.
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Capitol
Washington
Presbyterian Choir Party At Wilson Home
The Society Presbyterian Choir held a party last night at Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilson’s home. About 25 attendees enjoyed games, refreshments, and the choir rehearsal. B. P. W. Club Will Meet In Y W Room All Year.
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Presbyterian
Presbyterian Choir
Lawrence Wilson
Y. W
Agnes Wheelan
Emma Wagner
Social calendar highlights club socials and church meetings
A series of events is listed: Fleur de Lis club social at the Boyd Foster home on Feb 7 with a pie theme and a prize for the poorest dressed couple. Pleasant Hill schoolhouse social on Feb 14 with pie sandwiches and own dishes. No 4 community club at the schoolhouse. Methodist units No 1 and 9 joint meeting at the parsonage on Feb 7 with potluck. additional unit meetings with specific hostesses and item requirements. Friendship club, Ladies Aid and DeMolays events also noted with times and locations.
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Boyd Foster Home
Fleur de Lis Club
Pleasant Hill Schoolhouse
The
Methodist Church
W. H. Plum
2Nd Ave
John Foster
KE. Main St
Lewis Klein
E. Washington St
A. W. Clow
S. 4Th Ave
R. A. Means
J. H. Deimerly
W. Main St
K. L. Rouse
Jack Caldwell
W. B. Marbourg
Evening Section Meeting at Dawson Residence
The Fortnightly club's Evening Section will meet with Misses Elizabeth and Etha Dawson at 314 4K Jefferson on Monday February 11 at 7 46.
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Dept. of Literature
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
Jefferson
Booster club meeting with Mrs Page set for Tuesday
Tuesday The Booster club will meet with Mrs Orley Page at Po M on February 12. Roll call will feature patriotic quotations and Valentine exchanges.
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Orley Page
Shellac Production From Lac Bugs Powers Big Industry
The article notes that 8,000 lac bugs yield one pound of shellac and that Indig produces about 50,000,000 pounds of shellac annually, illustrating the scale of the industry and the reliance on natural insect sources for resin production.
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Indig
Doctor outlines progress in preventing communicable diseases
Dr J H Kinnaman of Des Moines told Fortnightly Club Child Study department members yesterday on immunization against diphtheria and ongoing efforts to reduce tuberculosis deaths. He cited measles whooping cough and infantile paralysis as major childhood killers and urged compulsory vaccination noting smallpox deaths in Iowa since 1925. He also described anti toxins and toxoids under development for scarlet fever and other diseases.
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J. H. Kinnaman
Deg, Moines
Kinnaman
Iowa State Department of Health
Walter Berger
East Washington Street
Murray McCreedy
McCreedy
Brighton
Lee Holland
Iowa
New York
Heart
Cardinals Trip to Albia and Centerville for Key JC Games
Coach George Freshwaters and the Washington junior college basketball squad depart this afternoon for Albia to face the Albia Junior College Pirates tonight. Tomorrow they play Centerville JC, two of the area's strongest teams, promising two of the toughest games of the year.
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George Freshwaters
Washington
Albia
Albia Junior College Pirates
Cardinals
Centerville
Royalty in Westminster Abbey Buried Kings and Queens
A note notes Westminster Abbey houses 13 English kings and five sovereign queens buried there, highlighting the site as a royal necropolis with prominent royal interments.
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Westminster Abbey
Iowa Track Prospects Brighten Under Bresnahan Team
Iowa City awaits the 1935 indoor season opener against Grinnell as Coach George Bresnahan fields seven lettermen led by Francis Cretzmeyer Bernard Page and Graham Moulton while sophomores promise strong point totals in sprint and hurdle events.
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Grinnell
Francis Cretzmeyer
Emmetsburg
Hawkeye
Bernard Page
Newton
Smiler
Graham Moulton
Council Bluffs
Merks
Petter
James Owen
Flint
Mich
Carl Nelson
Clinton
Andrew Dooley
Centerville
Cecil Garrison
Burlington
Kenneth Hugg
Estherville
Eugene Skinner
Omaha
Neb
Clyde Briggs
Atchison
Kan
Briggs
Dooley
Skinner
van Phillips
Iowa City
Oval
Cretzmeyer
Moulton
Ray Latham
Cedar Falls
Dick Crayne
Fairfield
Owen
Paul Nelson
Mt. Zion
Robert Henderson
Independence
John Sitko
Hammond
Ind
Ed Hass
Davenport
Max Wisterhof
Sully
Raymond Pratt
Correctionyills
Verne Schlaser
Keswick
Hawkeyes
Charles Mann
Cretameyer
William McElhinner
Washington
Martin, Morrissey
Ralph Rand
Cretgmeyer
Warren Haltom
Iowa
Weh
Town City
Notre Dame
South Bend
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Chicago
Towa City
Wayland School Notes Highlight Local Basketball Week
Wayland adds new junior Marvin Rinner as 131 total high school students resume after illness. Girls lose to Crawfordsville 32 with Wayland boys winning 50 15. Week includes host to Crawfordsville and Wyman teams in Tri County league. Band plans benefit Feb 18 for new uniforms.
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Marvin Rinner
Marvin
Wayland
Wayland Boys
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Girls
Jones
Dennis Jones
Wayland- Mt. Union
Miss Askew
Ray Roth
Arthur Freyenberger
Wyman
Gilbert Schantz
Hich
Bill to Boost Sales Tax Introduced in Legislature Today
A compiled legislative report notes a measure to raise sales tax is sponsored by a joint house and senate public health committee. Several petitions protesting the proposal were presented on the legislature floor as new bills from both chambers surfaced.
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House
Senate
Baldwin
Harrington
Gallagher
Ziegler
Assembly
Foster
Campbell, Lookinghill and Moore
Wayne
McFarlane
Highland Village News: Farewell for Route 2 Carrier Harry Hazelet
South Highland notes a summer butchering help by Mr. and Mrs. Melo Lasek and Miss Wilma Steele. A surprise party near Ringworth honors Harry Hazelet, the retiring Highland Palace mail carrier. Mrs. Melo Horak injures hand in washing wringer.
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South Highland
Melo Lasek
Wilma Steele
R. T. Knottnerus
Lewis Horak
Clifford
Ringworth
Highland Palace
Harry Hazelet
Melo Horak
Oriental Rugs Replace Wool with Cotton For Crooked Rugs
Wool warp causes crookedness in many Oriental rugs due to elasticity. To improve stability large rugs for European and American markets are increasingly made with cotton warp replacing wool.
James Edward Beys eleventh birthday celebration
A family dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Bey marks James Edward Beys eleventh birthday. He will choose the menu and a birthday cake. he is recently recovering from measles. Twin brothers Billy and Mobby Breitenbach celebrate their fourth birthday.
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James Edward Bey
Fred Bey
James
Billy and
Mobby Breitenbach
Charles Breitenbach
Wagner Siblings Celebrate Birthday at Home
Eichel Wagner celebrates today and her brother John Wagner with parents Mr and Mrs Howard Wagner south of Washington on February 9.
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Eichel Wagner
John
Howard Wagner
Washington
Local Birthdays and Wedding Anniversary Celebrations
The column notes birthdays for James Logan on his fifth, Lee Durham the barber on South Marion, Edward H. Beranek of River side Route 2, and Carrie Stouffer of West Chester age 71. It also wishes William V. McCausland of 807 South Second a happy birthday and notes his Three Quarter Century club status. It records HH born 1857 in Carroll county Ohio and his moves to Van Buren and Jefferson counties before settling here in 1874. The Many Happy Returns column began one year ago today on February 7, 1984.
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William V. McCausland
South Second
Journal
Carroll County
van Buren County
Jefferson County
Thrills and Drama Tap Fox Show Featuring Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown headlines a Friday and Saturday Fox Theatre program featuring a thriller with action suspense humor romance and drama. The lively bill promises breath taking suspense and heart warming romance in a classic cinema night.
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Fox Theater
Moline Turners Beat Y in Muscatine Opener 42 29
Moline Turners defeated Washington's Y M C A 42 to 29 in the first round of the American Legion tournament in Muscatine last night. Kiesey led Washington’s scoring while Fuhr struggled, and Moline pulled away in the second half after a close start.
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Washington
Turners
American ‘Legion
Muscatine
Dale Kiesey
Fuhr
Moline
Husky Purner
George Freshwaters
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Moline Aggreation
Moline Turners
St.Alphonsus Team
Davenport
Crawford Notes of Local Family Visits and Health
Crawford area brief lists Sunday dinners with the Eicchelberger Riehard and Taylor households in Washington. Mentions measles in Betty Boshart and Kempf’s Hybrid corn orders. Also reports visits by Roth Sandburg Schlatter and Johnson relatives and farm chores at Lyman Johnson’s summer butchering.
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Mr. Taylor
Betty Boshart
Clair Boshart
M. M. Kempf
Mt. Pleasant
Alvin Roth
Johnnie
Florian Sandburg
Joe Schlatter
Crawfordsville
Noah Richard
Lyman Johnson’s
Velma Johnson
Jake Schlatter
Shirts Grow on Trees on Cerra Dunda Slopes
A brief note describes shirts growing on trees on Cerra Dunda slopes. An Indian man cuts bark with holes for arms and head to fashion a ready to wear garment. The account emphasizes makeshift clothing from natural resources.
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Cerra Dunda
Isolation and Quarantine Emphasized for Disease Control
Health officials urge persistent isolation and quarantine to limit contagion despite advances in vaccines. Public vigilance is needed as families vary in following rules, with teachers nurses and doctors sharing responsibility to prevent school outbreaks and protect susceptible children.
Hospital Notes On Mrs Warren Stewart And Miss Helen Cresswell
Mrs Warren Stewart left Washington county hospital this afternoon after a brief stay for a minor operation. Earlier Miss Helen Cresswell, ill with flu, was discharged from the same hospital this morning.
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Warren Stewart
Washington County Hospital
Helen Cresswell
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