Unemployment Registration Urged by Local Officers
William Glassburner and Mrs. Belle Rice urge prompt registration of all unemployed in the county with the reemployment office at the post office building. They note 700-plus names on file, missing ex service details, and foresee possible PWA jobs and road improvement work for Washington county men. The office will verify records every thirty days and report changes.
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William Glassburner
Belle Rice
Post Office
National Re-Employment Agency
Glacs Durper
PWA
Washington County
Red Cross Classes Meet Tonight at the Y
Washingtons Red Cross first aid classes led by Dr. H. F. Masson and Dr. W. L. Alcorn hold a joint session this evening at 7 30 at the Y for final recitation and review. Tomorrow at 7 o clock the final examination will close the course. Classes have met on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
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Washington
Red Cross
Aig
H. F. Masson
W. L. Alcorn
Bridge Players Fired Over Calls By CWA
In El Paso Texas nine young women employed in a sanitary census were discharged by the Civil Works Administration for playing bridge during work hours instead of making calls.
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Paso
Tex
Civil Works Administration
Thirteenth Wedding License on Feb. 13
A young colored couple from Fairfield William Smith and Edna Armstead received license No. 13 in Washington. The ceremony date was February 18, marking the thirteenth license issued that year by the clerk of court.
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Airfield
William Smith
Edna Armstead
Fairfield
Washington
Architect Rawson Dies in Des Moines
Des Moines today mourns the death of Harry D. Rawson 61 a prominent architect who designed the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City the Iowa State College Memorial Union and many of Des Moines and state public buildings He died after a heart attack and was a native of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Harry D. Rawson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa State College Memorial Union
Weekend clash of Washington teams in busy schedule
Washington junior college and high school squads prep for a heavy slate with games in Albia Centerville Wellman Muscatine and Sigourney. Albia visits Washington then Centerville hosts Washington as both teams chase wins before key tournament play and the state junior college tourney is set for Marshalltown March 9 and 16.
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Washington Junior College
Collegians
Albia
Centerville
West Chester
Wellman
Muscatine
Marshalltown
Senate Works on Liquor Control Bill In Iowa
The Iowa Senate debated liquor control legislation and acted on more than 25 amendments, mostly corrective, with a decision to increase the liquor control commission membership. Salaries approval was deferred, permit fees for consumers dropped from two to one dollar, and the Foster adjournment amendment failed 70 to 29 as the House did not vote to adjourn without pay.
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Pel Moines
Senate
Liquor Control Commission
House
Foster
Third Aspirant for Governor Seeks Republican Nomination
Wallace M. Short of Sioux City labor editor and Milo Reno ally announced his bid for Iowa governor in the June GOP primary. Short, a former Congregational minister and ex-sioux City mayor, joins Dan W. Turner and Robert Caffell in the field as a progressive Republican.
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Des Moines
Fec
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Milo Reno
Short
Page County
Beloit College
Yale University
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Dan W. Turner
Robert Calflesh
U.2
Republican War Council
Lincoln
Frank Knox
Chicago
Farmer-Labor Political Federation of
Iowa
Late Rally Wins for YMCA Five
YMCA defeats Weelinceton junior college 27 to 22 in a tight back and forth game. Jones led with scoring bursts as the Y trailed at halftime but surged ahead in the final period to secure the second win over the Cardinals in a week.
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Golo
Weelinceton Junior College
Cardinals
Jones
Seare Bape
Litthe
Lytle
Fuhr
Rom
Lyttle
Iele
Collee
Lincoln birthday humor and social notes from Beverly Hills
A Palm Beach style letter lists Will and Alice Longworth jokes about Lincoln on his birthday. The writer jokes about Ford versus wood chopping, party labels, and eccentricity. The note shifts to personal finances and desires to meet about investments and air travel. It ends with a critique of higher authorities and a jury wish related to a great industry.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Lincoln
Ford
Mrs Forgey Dies Without Warning At Home
Gertrude Josephine Wright Forgey dies at 40 after a heart condition at her home 311 East Madison Street. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at L A Jones Funeral Home with Rev. A A Wing of the Baptist church officiating. She leaves two daughters Lucille and Carol, both of Washington, and was active in the Baptist church.
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Me A. KB. Forgrey
Boc40
East
Madison Street
Mer
A Clair
L. A. Jones
A. A. Wing
The
Baptist Church
Elin Grove
Gertrude Josephine Wright
Evander
Sarah Norris Wright
van Buren
Iowa
A. KE. Forgey
Illinois
Washington
Forgey
Lucille
Carol
A M E Concert Friday Evening At United Presbyterian Church
A public A M E concert announced for Friday evening at the United Presbyterian church features local A M E members aided by Muscatine A M E members. A silver offering benefits the A M E church with a program of negro spirituals readings and solos led by Mrs Smith and Mrs Brown.
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United Presbyterian Church
A. M
A. M. BE
Muscatine
A Im. EE
Better Washington Club Meets Friday
The Better Washington club holds a dinner meeting Friday at 6 30 p m at the Y M C A announced by president R C C Scott. Mr Scott urged all business and professional men and other members to be present promptly for dinner service at 6 30.
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Better Washington Club
CC. Scott
Scott
Otter
Lent Opens With Fair Skies in Des Moines
Lent began today under fair skies in Des Moines with mild winter temperatures staying above normal. Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed says the season should bring little risk of severe cold, and Valentine parties are planned across Iowa.
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Des Moinesr
Charles D. Reed
Local Student Helps at Nicola and Harmon Store
Nic McCleery of the State University of Iowa assisted at home Saturday in the Nicola and Harmon store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nic McCleery
State University of Iowa
Nicola
Harmon
Leaders of Revolution Are to Hang
Vienna reports a three day socialist uprising met with machine guns artillery and executions. More than a thousand wounded and numerous deaths including twenty seven women. A gallows was erected at Ling as 200 plus face court martial awaiting sentences amid ongoing fighting.
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Vienna
Ling
Tomorrrow
Stehr
Himn
Danube
Erinneleiten
Mrs Harvey Taken by Death After Long Illness
Mrs Sarah Margaret Harvey wife of Br Harvey died about midnight at 609 East Washington street. Private funeral at 3 pm tomorrow at the Harvey home conducted by Rev D Pultotty. Burial Hinl Grove cemetery. Survived by husband and three daughters Alice Edith and Helen. one daughter died in infancy. sister Mrs Ella Rowand of Pasadena California. Born November 1 1868 in Iron Prairie NE of Washington.
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Sarah Margaret Harvey
BR. Harvey
East
Washington — Street
Shermane Funeral Home
Harvey
United Presbyterian
D. ©. Pultotty
Hinl Grove Cemetery
United Presbyterian Churchom
Iron Prairie
Washington
William Madison Glasgow
Margaret M. Weight Glasgow
Washington Academy
Edmond R. Harvey
Mre
Alice
Edith
Helen
Ella Rowand
Pasadena
Calif
Mrs A Anderson Ill At Home
Mrs. A Anderson is reported ill at her residence. No further details are provided in the notice.
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A. Anderson
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