Donahey Elected Chairman as Supervisors Open Year
The county board of supervisors meets for organization with Sam T. Donahey chosen as chairman for the year. New member C Ferguson fills Warren Parrow’s seat. Kilgore becomes district court clerk with Edna Purvis as deputy. A. F. E. Baldrige named county attorney. A. L. Griffith begins sixth term as county auditor. Mrs. Belle Rice and Miss Mame Earer start terms as recorder and treasurer respectively. Sheriff Denison begins second term. Coroner Jones re-elected. hospital board to meet January 14 with minor personnel changes. Mitch McCleery and Rick Miller re-elected to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Sam T. Donahey
Rh. C Ferguson
Weat Chester
Warren Parrow
Ainsworth
Kilgore
D.C. Kilgore
Frances Wilson
Edna Purvis
A. F E. Baldrige
T. A. Michels
Ofice
A. L. Griffith
Belle Rice
Mameearer
Coun
Charles Denison
Jones
County Hospital Board
Coast Football Scores Notre Dame and California Victories
Notre Dame defeated Stanford 27 to 16 while California beat Pennsylvania 14 to 6 in college football action reported by Coast. The results highlighted the two notable conference games on the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Stanford
California
Pennyslvania
Funeral services for Tom McCarty set Saturday
Funeral services for the late Tom McCarty will be held tomorrow at 2 o clock in the afternoon at Sirourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarty
Y Officials Visit Washington For Y Building Dedication
Fred M Hanson executive secretary of the state Y M C A association and EF F Denison secretary of the personnel bureau from Chicago spend the day in Washington on business tied to the early opening of the new Y building. They meet the Washington Y M C A board this afternoon at the nearly completed structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M Hanson
State Y. M. C. A. Association
EF. F. Denison
Personnel Bureau
Chicago
Washington
Washington Y. M. C. A
Crackling Flames Light Arizona Night Fire in Santa Catania Range
A large forest fire near the Santa Catania mountains in Arizona disrupted the night with a bright glow visible for miles. The blaze spread toward the desert as rangers prepared to respond, though details remained scarce due to limited communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscon
Ariz
Virgin
Santa Catania
Arizona
Pima Canyon
No Loan to Irish Free State
Timothy A. Smythia minister plenipotentiary of the Irish Free State in Washington says Britain has not offered a loan to Ireland on condition of withdrawing its claim to separate representation in the League of Nations. He says Britain merely backs Irish credit and would not bear real British risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Free State
New York
Great Britain
Assessors to Get Supplies for Year in Washington County
Assessors from Washington county towns will meet at the courthouse at 1:30 PM to receive books blanks and materials for the year. County Auditor A L Griffith will distribute supplies. They will conduct real estate and property assessments and participate in the state census as part of their duties. Twenty four assessors are expected to attend and begin work next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Court House
A. L. Griffith
Des Moines Banks Approved as State Depositories
Eighteen Des Moines banks were approved as depositories for state funds by the executive council. They reviewed the retiring treasurer W. J. Burbank’s report, noting $253,000 at Commercial Savings Bank and $115,000 at Mechanics Bank, both closed Wednesday, fully protected by surety. Funds were transferred to the new state treasurer R. E. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Executive Council
W. J. Burbank
R. E. Johnson
Commercial Savings Bank
Mechanics Bank
Essence of Education Quote Reflected in Society
A Chesterton quotation on education frames it as the soul of society passing from one generation to the next, highlighting learning as a bridge between eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterton
Churches Plan Week of Prayer in Local Union
Five local churches organize a week of prayer starting next Monday through Friday at the Presbyterian church. Each evening features a topic on home, school, church, state, and kingdom with services led by ministers from First and Second United Presbyterian, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian
Presbyterian and
Methodist
Presbyterian Church
Blaze Destroys Tarabino Building in Trinidad
Fire swept through half a block on Main Street in Trinidad Colorado early January 2 causing about 566000 in damages. The Tarabino building housing stores and offices burned and damaged nearby structures. Elks Eagles Red Men lodge club rooms also located in the burned building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecha
New York New Year Toll Rules Many Dead in Celebrations
Four died and more than a hundred were treated in New York area hospitals after New Year celebrations. Police say two deaths stemmed from poison liquor, one from a street brawl, and another from an automobile accident during revelry. The count shows rising fatalities amid liquor and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Holland to celebrate New Amsterdam tercentenary
The Netherlands-Amerikaanse Fundatie in The Hague plans Dutch participation in New York’s tercentenary events. It aims to boost closer intellectual ties with the United States, has introduced American visitors to Dutch contacts, and reports success from cooperation with the Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce the Dutch Emigration Bureau and the Tourists Association. It also translates Dutch literature for American circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Holland
New Amsterdam
New York
Nederlandsch-Amerikaaische Fundatie
Netherland-America Foundation
United States
Fondatie
Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce
Dutch Emigration Bureau
Tourists Association
Fundatio
America
Annual church meetings elect officers across three congregations
Church groups held annual sessions yesterday. First United Presbyterian elected B R Harvey and J O Crawford trustees for three years with John A Stewart as chair man and Nellie Tripp as secretary. About 250 attended the noon dinner amid some illness. Second United Presbyterian chose W A Cook as chair man and Marvin Warnock secretary with several trustees and officers listed, noting strong treasury balance. Associated Presbyterians held New Year dinner and business meeting with A E Atchison elected chair man and Twilla McGinnis secretary. Covenanter church dinner to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
B. R. Harvey
J. O. Crawford
John A. Stewart
Harley McCreedy View
Nellie Tripp
George Maxwell
J. Ross
Second United Presbyterian Church
W. A. Cook
Marvin Warnock
Bess Conger
George Alexander
W. M. Beal
Lloyd Humston
Fort Sherman
Jane Stewart
Murray Conger
Margaret Duff
R.S. Cook
Ella Gordon
AP. Church
Associated l Presbyterians
A. E. Atchison
Twilla McGinnis
Mr. Atchison
Covenanter
Nature's Protection in Butterfly Flight Path
The butterflies zigzag through the air, making it harder for birds to catch them in flight. This maneuver acts as a defensive mechanism aiding survival.
Youthful thief faces long sentence after drug store holdup
Karl Peters, 19, of Wichita, Kansas, who worked at a Kansas City rug plant and studied for the diplomatic service, joined a drug store holdup. A companion shot a detective who was probably fatally wounded. Peters’s father is a stock broker who once worked in Louisville, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Peters
Wichita
Kas
Kansas City
Peters
Woa
Louisville
Cheerful Vienna Resumes Gaiety Despite Reverses
Vienna officials report a postwar surge in entertainment options despite population declines. Herr Breitner notes seven new playhouses with 4,762 seats, five concert halls, 16 000 more cinema seats, 45 wine gardens, 174 restaurants and 208 cafes, plus thousands of new licenses issued in ten months for seasonal festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Herr Breitner
Major import suppliers show few gains in first nine months 1924
Only two of the ten leading import nations increased trade with the United States in the first nine months of 1924. Mexico and Brazil were the only among the top ten to raise their U S import sales during the three quarters. While declines outnumbered gains, some commodities rose sharply in value such as coffee furs tobacco and crude petroleum with declines seen in raw silk crude rubber unmanufactured wool cotton cloth and lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Mexico
Brazil
American Indians Traced to the Mayas of Yucatan
Captain Allen Le Baron, a British archaeologist, travels from Tonopah to the Colorado River to trace early inhabitants of the American continent. He aims to reopen turquoise mines and dig to link Nevada’s ancient peoples with the Mayas of Yucatan, noting a Maya style sacrificial mask found in Aztec Canyon near Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Allen le Baron
Nevada
Colorado River
Boulder Canyon
le Baron
Yucatan
Mexico
Aztec Canyon
Las Vegas
Nev
Rooster Club Society Holds Christmas Exchange Event
The Rooster club met Tuesday at Mrs. George Jarrard’s home with seventeen members and about twenty children. Santa distributed gifts from the Christmas tree and left gifts for the “old ladies.” Mrs. Jarrard hosted a luncheon. Wednesday’s club dinner at Axel Anderson’s home brought sixty five members and families, with potluck dishes, games, and socializing after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooster Club
George Jarrard
Santa Claus Obigingly
Axel Anderson
Victorian Budget Proposals Shift Tax Burden In Australia
Melbourne reports a Labor budget plan to relieve small wage earners of taxes by raising income tax deductions to 1,006 and adding 500 for a taxpayer's wife while increasing child allowances to 250. Nonchildren concessions target under 40,000 earnings. Funeral services for A. W. um were held in West Chester with Rev. Gray officiating and burial at Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorian
Melbourne
Australia
A. W. Um
Mr. Gray
West Chester
Weather Verse from Reister Creamery
Weather man predicts warmer weather and improved roads yet cautions against thaw. Patrons buy eggs cream poultry and Washington Butter from the creamery to sustain daily needs despite seasonal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donahey
Ferguson
Tucson
ToMonrow
Fighteen Des Moines
Essence of
Paitheuls
Onsou Ney Co
Washington, Iowa
Gulatest
Our Pattern Department
Blaze
Trinidad
Colo
Yellowne Hospital
Bat Lyon
Lyon
Lyon Baking Company
First and
Second United
Byterians
Ficks
Evening Journal
M. C. Smylie
Inquire Journal
Tom Barron
Jersey
J. Bernard Walker
Hinds
Land
Iowa
D. J. Allimon
Duroc Jersey
Charles Bartholow
H. P. Bratton
Hampshire
I. B. Rabenold
Canary Singers
Donald McLaughlin
Plymouth Rock
Poorman Yard
Chester
Boyd Berdo
Inquire Journal Office
Mason Transfer Co
U. S
A. W. Strum
W.S. Reister & Sons Eggs and Poultry
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!