Washington High Takes Two Games
Washington High won both varsity and junior varsity basketball games last Saturday night. The first team edged Brighton 25 to 21 with a tight fourth quarter, while the second team defeated Kalona 5 to 4 in a low scoring clash. Field baskets and free throws by Washington and limited shooting by Kalona produced the close scores.
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Brighton
Katona
Washington High School
Washington
Kalona
Ottumwa
Lawmen
Brichton
Elwell
Weaver
Hill
Duke
Thompson
McConauthy
McConnell
Kessel
M. Mortimore
Mortimore
Obermier
Washington charity drive nets 124.70 for VOA women and children
Volunteers of America fundraiser in Washington raised 124.70 with local officials and merchants praised. Children competed for prizes with Mary Louise Harwood winning 14.54, Evelyn Bambrick 14.05, Alta Hrince Creight 13.34, and Jane Stewart, Margaret Livingston, Roja Boller among others receiving prizes and movie tickets.
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Washington Folk
Volunteers of America
Mary Louise Harwood
Evelyn Bambrick
Alta Hrince Creight
Jane Stewart
Margaret Livingston
Roja Boller
First Games Open Mior High Basketball League
The first series of contests in the Mior High School basketball league were played Saturday afternoon at the Y M C A with results: Beavers 6 Rabbits 4 Tigers 7 Foxes 6 Eagles 6 Panthers 4 Wolves 1 Coyotes 0 Owls 8 Bears. The second round is set for next Saturday at the Y M C A.
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Mior
Y. M. CA
Beavers
Rabbits
Tigers
Foxes
Eagles
Panthers
Wolves
Coyotes
Owls
Bears
Guy Carlton
Erient Marshall
Referee Obermier Praised For Fair Calls On Local Floor
Obermier of Ainsworth proved to be one of the best referees that has worked on the local floor. He kept the games moving and was fair and impartial. He called traveling very closely.
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Simmering
Grady
Sakulin
Obermieer
Obermier
Ainsworth
Funeral services for Mrs Wallingford Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs David Wallingford were conducted yesterday afternoon at three o clock at the late residence by Rev FLOW Eastwa of the Presbyterian church with music by a quartet from the Presbyterian choir. Pallbearers included Charles Cunning ham T J Dempsey Lyman Babcock H A Pauls James Zeck and D J Ross. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
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David Wallingford
Flow Eastwa
The
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Choir
J. FE. Ream
Fred Neiswanger
Preston Wolf
Glen Connard
Charles Cunningham
T. J. Dempsey
Lyman Babcock H. A. Pauls
James Zeck
D. J Ross
Elm Grove Cemetery
Advertising Guide Promotes Merchants Through Ads
A concise ad guide explains how advertisements direct shoppers to quality merchandise. It emphasizes that ads serve as guides to good goods and trustworthy sellers.
Depositors sue over Farmers and Merchants Bank settlement
A group led by Sam J. Neditt J. J. Moore and Gust Bramer filed a suit in district court seeking to set aside a December 1924 order in the bank receivership of Farmers and Merchants State Bank. The petition alleges fraud by bond signers and court parties claiming more could have been recovered for depositors. The case cites directors D. H. McLaughlin and J. L. Brockhart among others and references a $270,000 asset bond guarantee settled for $36,000.
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Pe, Kilgore
Distret Court
Sam J. Nedit
J. J. Moore
Gust Bramer
D. W. Flamiston
Farmers and Merchants State Bank Lane
Ray Venter
Iowa City
Havner, Mleek
J. L. and
S. W. Brookhe
J. L. Brockhart
State Senate
Journal
D. H. McLaughlin
Aging Titus Resident Dies at Home of Son
Henry M. Fuller aged nearly ninety died Sunday at his son Howard Fuller's Titus home southwest of Washington where he had lived for years to work his horn. Born at Lake George New York he is survived by his wife who passed away years ago burial arrangements were expected Tuesday.
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Henry M. Fuller
Howard Fuller
Titus
Suthwest
Washington
Mr. Fuller Wa
Lake George
N.Y
Dehlan
Mrs J W Baker Dies in Indiana
Mrs. J W Baker longtime Washington resident died Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs Sylvia Marsh in Goodland Indiana. The funeral party will arrive tomorrow evening and the body will be taken to the Ed Yard home. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon.
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J. W. Baker
Washington
Sylvia Marsh
Goodland
Indiana
Yard
the Baptist Church
Y W C A Classes Forming With Swimming And Gym Work
Enrollment underway for Y W C A ladies with swimming classes from 10 to 11 am 4 to 6 pm and 7 30 to 9 30 pm. Evening sessions moved to Friday Feb 27 to accommodate a Donald Anderson concert proceeds fund Y W C A furnishings. Provisional board meets tonight at 7 30 in the ladies rest room.
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Donald Anderson
Single Wives at Fox Theatre Features Sills and Griffith
Corinne Griffith and Milton Sills headline the photoplay Single Wives at the Fox Theatre tonight and Tuesday. The drama centers on modern women seeking affection outside unhappy marriages with Loui Tellecen as the lover and a strong supporting cast including Kathryn Williams Henry B. Walthall Phyllis Haver Phillips Smalley Jere Austin and John Patrick.
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Miss Griffith
Milton Sills
Loui ‘Tellecen
Kathryn Williams
Henry B. Walthall
Phyllis Haver
Phillips Smalley Jere Austin
John Patrick
Grand Jury Bound Over Chook Theft Case
Clyde Tucker, previously arrested for intoxication and paroled, was arraigned before Squire D C Kyle and bound over to the grand jury under $500 bonds on a chicken-stealing charge. Complainant is Al Logan. He remains serving a 30 day county jail sentence from which he was paroled.
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Clyde Tucker
Squire D.C. Kyle
Justice Court
Aas
Grand Jury
al Logan
Poor and rich contrasted in Uncle Eben’s remark
In a dialect passage Uncle Eben notes that most people sympathize with the poor because they feel poor themselves in comparison to others. The line reflects shared empathy and social awareness in simple conversational style.
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Uncle Eben
British cotton makers urged to boost exports past eighty percent
Export targets top the agenda as British cotton manufacturers face a restricted home market. Producers are urged to raise shipments abroad beyond the 80 percent threshold to sustain industry amid limited domestic demand.
Sally Che Knowledge of Modern Bread Making Methods
The fragment discusses modern bread making methods and the use of high speed mixers. It references Lyon’s Bread and the preference for fine white grain.
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Sally Che
Lyon
Lost City of Norumbega in Colonial Explorer Lore
The text notes the Lost City of Norumbega as an American city once claimed by English and French seventeenth century explorers. It asserts that none of these accounts place the city in Maine or eastern Massachusetts.
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Norumbesa
Maine
Massachusetts
Tomatoes in Europe in the Sixteenth Century
Tomatoes were introduced to Europe toward the end of the sixteenth century and are noted by the Dutch as good to eat with pepper salt and oil.
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Europe
Martha's Farm Update Reports No Market Change
A terse note states no market change for today and urges careful handling of chickens. The message mentions washing legs and hints at a marvelous result despite the dirt. No additional details or dates are provided.
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Phtchtros
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Bales
Crone
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Manatt
Snider
Eastwood
Slimmering
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Wallingford Funeral
D. W. Griffith
America
L -Bion
Brighton Legion Post
Howa City
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Braud
Presbyterian Love
Airedermon
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Matthew
Joste
Fanny Crosby
Fastwood
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Coe the Pershing
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M.D l . H. White
J. L. Brookhart
Be, &. Seok
W. W. McFarland
A Cocklin
J. Eb.griffith
H. B. Knight
J. c Bolce
Haileyville
Okla
Hailey-Okla
Evening Journal
Gillespie
A. M
Bova
Pearl Button Co
ILS
Timothy Hay
City Feed Yard
Bert Hoback
West Chester
Platte
Inquire Journal Office
Ross McCoy
Columbus
Janetson
Iowa
Paul Gray Ro
Clayton Bear
C. Bear
Nordyke Bros
Rubio
Oss
Duroc Jersey Young Sons
Ray Perry
Ebers
Milton Maas
Ford
New
Inquire Journal
W. Martin
Dublin
St. Tel
Frank IE. Gray
Vaomai
Johnny
Yale University
Sally
Norumbega
Arnold
F. & M. Bank
Shine
Wilson
Mrs
Harry Dickerson
Lyon Baking Company
Taneb, J
Wright Osu
BM Jackson
Frank Stewart
Marion Avenue
Turkey
A . P. Tilbe
Denison
Brooder Reed
Go-Cart
William Darbyshire
Hous
Madison Street
Brookhary Bros
East Third Street
Win
Hayes
Cabins Green
Ostend
Ross Talloway
Ierf
Willard Battery
Jaine Holmes
Isi
Snow's College
McDonald
Ress
W.S. Reister & Sons Eggs and Poultry
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