Rotary reviews the past year in 1923 summaries
Dave McLaughlin at the Rotary club contrasts luxuries of today with pioneer hardships in Seventy-Six township. He cites improvements over fifty years including drainage transportation roads and schools and notes road paving faced strong opposition. W W Bowers honors President Coolidge while lamenting 1923 Blooming Grove factory failure and remains optimistic about the business outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave McLaughlip
Rotary Club
W. W. Bowers
Warren G. Harding
Scott High Meets Columbia University in Portland Test
Scott High from Toledo faces Columbia University in Portland Oregon as a scholastic football powerhouse challenge. Both teams report in fine condition despite freezing weather and a hard field. A large crowd witnessed the game with odds favoring the visitors.
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Portland
Oregon
Sront High School
Toledo
Ohio
Columbia University
Vilayers
Cold WeatherBoosts Health in County Epidemic Decline
Dr. C W Stewart county health director says cold weather will help curb scarlet fever and other illnesses in Washington county. He noted no new alarming developments as nurses visit Ainsworth and West Chester. Several scarlet fever cases to be released from quarantine this week as new cases remain few. Only two smallpox cases in Riverside, with little risk of outbreak.
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C. W. Stewart
County Health Service
Washington County
Ainsworth
Mae Campbell
West Cheater
Washington
Riverside
Filling Stations to Close Earlier for Winter Hours
Beginning today local filling stations will close at a specified evening hour during the winter months due to weak demand for gasoline and oil. Garage service stations will keep their current hours.
Clergymen Report On Healing Of The Sick
A London report by a Canterbury appointed committee says clergy cannot replace doctors in healing. The study, stemming from Lambert conference origins in 1920, analyzes faith healing practices such as laying on of hands and blessing, noting the topic is vast and conclusions are tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Canterbury
Washington churches hold New Year dinners and meetings
The First and Second United Presbyterian and Associate Presbyterian churches held New Year dinners followed by annual business meetings with reports and officer elections. Weather reduced turnout. Covenanter church did not host a dinner today. A watch night service concluded the Presbyterian observance with a New Year message from Rev. Frederick W. Fastwood.
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Washington
First
Second United Presbyterian
Associate Presbyterian
Covenanter Church
Presbyterian Church
Frederick W. Fastwood
Iowa Live Stock Commission Co Changes Ownership
John A. Babcock and three partners acquire the Iowa Live Stock Commission Co a Chicago firm with 33 years in business at Union Stock Yards. Frank Surbeck becomes steer salesman, James N. Clegg and Howard P. Augustine join the butcher staff, and John A. Babcock and Harry Garrard head hog sales. Sheep are assigned to Frank Marsh. Office location and cattle pens remain near the Exchange building. The Illinois corporation is backed by Drovers National Bank.
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John A. Babcock
Iowa Live Stock Commission Co
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Mr. Babcock
Harry E. Garrard
James R. Clegg
Frank Surbeck
Exchange
Missouri
Mas. R. Clegg
Jas
N. Clegg
Augustine
Swift & Company
Harry Garard
Cuba
Burlington
Frank Marsh
Illinois Corporation
Drovers National Bank
Iowa Live Stock Commission Company
Jobn Babcock
Local Observance Is Dry and Orderly
Washington residents kept New Year’s Eve quiet with decorous watch parties and few incidents. Three weary tourists spent the night in the city jail while most people went home early as cold weather kept revelry low.
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Washington
DC Rew
Law Would Ban Polygamy Except for Urgent Need
From Angora the Turkish parliamentary commission proposes a ban on polygamy with a clause allowing a second wife only for urgent need. If approved, a second marriage would require urgent necessity and the wife of the offending husband could seek a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Angora
Constantinople
Daily Mail
New Year Brings Arctic Air to Iowa Town
Cold snap grips Iowa after a dramatic drop from 33 above to 12 below within 40 hours. Temperature tumbled 22 degrees Sunday afternoon to Monday morning, then fell 23 more points from 11 above to 12 below by early morning. Coal dealers welcome the dry, bracing weather as sun returns and wind shifts south. Temperature hovered around four below zero at seven o clock with a persistent zero point later.
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Iowa
Weather Causes Wires to Break in Cold Snap
Wires on new lines contracted and snapped early today causing outages from the Iowa Gas and Electric plant to Columbus Junction Letts and Grandview. Ainsworth line also failed briefly. Repairs began at 5 30 with temps at five degrees below zero and service partly restored by 8 and fully by 10. The emergency plant at the junction was out of service due to a prior fire. Telegraph and telephone wires also suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Gas and Electric
Columbus
Junction
Letts
Grandview
Ainsworth
Sheriff and lawyer guilty of conspiracy to violate dry law
Sheriff Edward A. Guest of Aroostook County and Willard S. Lewis, a Houston attorney, were convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to defeat prohibition laws and sentenced to two years in the federal prison at Atlanta. Calvin testified he and Werker paid 625 dollars monthly for a Houston liquor trade monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bangor
Maine
Edward A. Guest
Aroostook County
Willard S. Lewis
Houston
Atlanta
Charles FE. Calvin
Richard Werker
Grant
Lewis
Why Pawnbrokers Are Uncles In History
The article explains the origin of the term pawnbroker as uncles suggesting a lending kinship. It notes early pawnbrokers were bakers and the word uncle comes from uncts a Latin hook used to hang pledges.
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Rotary
Dave McLaughlin and
W. W
Bowers
Scott High
John Shield
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Lemmion’s
John Shields & Sons
Buys Livestock Commission CO
Ness
Howard P. Augustine of
West Chester
Tom Little
Inquire
W. O. Coast
Iowa City
Sherman Bros., Drug Co
Toom
Floyd Ellis
East 7Thh St
White Yard
Walter Little
W. W. McFarland
R. C
al Cocklin
T. W. Hunt
Rhode Island
Red Roosters
Mam Hog
Crawfordaville
Yearling Duroc
Dave Blankenhorn
Suis Boo
Éléctric Company
Victorr
Jas. Ralston
Keota
New York
Ahyote
A. E. Putnam & Sons
Zbreed
Eli Jackson
Crawfordsville
Killec
Stanley Miller
Mutual Life Ins Co
N. Y. Tel
Black
Warner Finance Corporation
F. & M. Bank
Arnold
Brighton
Journal Office
West 3Rd Street
Journal
Faerber
A. J. Faerber
Kahl
Davenport
United States
Charles Jewtraw
Harry Kacky
Joe Moore
William Steinmers
Richard Donovan
Valentine Bailis
Evening Journal
Elmer Mason
Elmer
You
Richard Johnson
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