Vigilante Committees Planned Across Washington County
At a city hall meeting Washington county officials moved to organize vigilante committees in towns to guard against bank robberies. J R Quinlan, state agent, outlined the plan and said deputies would be appointed by the sheriff with bank backing guns and ammunition. A follow up meeting was set to widen participation and refine steps for rapid mobilization.
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Washington County
J. R. Quinlan
State Sheriffs’ Association
Iowa
Washington
Mr. Quinlan
Story County
State Bankers’ Association
Attorney General's Office
Quinlan
Baptists Plan Washington Conference for University Endowment
Washington and Keokuk county Baptists and Des Moines University alumni will meet at the Washington YMCA on January 14 to map a campaign for a 700000 endowment fund raised in Iowa for Des Moines University. Speakers include University President John W. Million and Paul N. Garber.
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Des Moines University
Washington
Keokuk Counties
Washington Y. M. C
Frank R. Sage
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Sage
John W. Million
University
A. M. Piper
Peoples Popular Monthly
Paul N. Garber
Keokuk
Ainsworth
Kalona
Keota
Ollie
Wellman
West Chester
South English
Howard Grove
Richland
Louisa Center
Columbus Junction
New Haven
Prairie Flower
Iowa Baptist Convention
County Home Inventory Lists Winter Supplies and Stocks
Washington county board of supervisors filed an annual inventory showing 6000 quarts canned fruit, 200 bushels potatoes, 50 onions, 7 tons beets, 39 gallons kraut, and 120 bushels apples among county home holdings. Total values include furniture 4145.61, vegetables 2092, poultry 1188, cattle 2068, hogs 832, hay and grain 295, machinery 1200, fuel 485.25. compared with last year’s value 15579.10, now 12806.36, due largely to fewer hogs and less hay and grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
Seeburger Seeks Republican Nomination for Attorney General
Des Moines Iowa January 6 County Attorney Vernon Seeburger entered the race for the Republican nomination for attorney general by requesting nomination forms from the secretary of state. State Representative Marion McCaulley also filed for nomination papers as a Republican from Calhoun county.
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Des Moines
Vernon Seeburger
Secretary of State
Marion McCaulley
Calhoun County
Prayer Service Draws Larger Crowd in Washington
A week of prayer at the Baptist church drew a larger crowd as Supt. J. H. Peet of Washington schools delivered an earnest talk on Prayer and Our Schools. He spoke on the role of teachers and the balance between religion and public education, noting Bible reading is not taught in schools but prayer is common in rural areas. The audience praised the school head for vision and character. M. E. church quartet Isabelle Davis Fred Allen Edith Esther Elgar provided special music. Rev. F. W. Suttog of the Christian church is slated to speak on Prayer and the Church tonight.
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Baptist Church
J. H. Peet
Washington Schools
Washington
America
M. E. Church
Isabelle Davis
Winifred Allen
Edith
Esther Elgar
F. W. Suttog
The
Christian Church
Joint Installation of G A R and W R C Officers
Yesterday afternoon the Woodrow W R C and G A R held a joint installation at the Court House. Col D J Pelmer served as installing officer for G A R officers Hugh Arthur post commander William Lowash vice commander Jesse Harvey Jr vice commander Rev S K Coats Kaplin Dr J C Rolce quartermaster and J Cc F Wead clerk. Miss Julia Cavender installed W R C officers including Miss Besse Conger president Mrs Vinta McGugin vice president Mrs Ida Taylor junior vice president Mrye Belle Berta treasurer Mrs Anna Owen chaplin Mrs Millie Kos conductress Mrs Mert King guard Mrs Etta Brinton secretary Mrs Lillian Gobble patriotic instructor Mrs Blanche Hebner press correspondent Miss Oleta Stewart musician Mrs Mary Sickles assistant conductor Mrs Cordin Dusenberry assistant guard Mrs Ida Hayes Miss Mary Harding Mrs Edna Junkin Mrs Ada Harmons color bearers.
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WR. C
Court House
Col
D. J. Pelmer
Hugh Arthur
William Lowash
Jesse Harvey, Jr
Rev. S. K., Coats
Kaplin
J. C. Rolce
J. Cc. F. Wead
Julia Cavender
Besse Conger
Vinta McGugin
Ida Taylor
Blanche Hebner
Oleta Stewart
Mary Sickles
Cordin Dusenberry
Ida Hayes
Mary Harding
Edna Junkin
Ada Harmons
To Teach in Detroit Miss Eunice Acheson Named Instructor
Miss Eunice Acheson daughter of Mrs Jennie Acheson of Washington has earned a masters degree in education from the University of Chicago and will begin as psychology instructor at Detroit Teachers College on February first. She previously taught for several years and holds an A B degree from Iowa State Teachers College.
Grape Juice Manufacturer Charles Welch Dies in Florida
Charles Welch of Westfield New York, a noted grape beverage producer and Prohibition party presidential candidate in 1916, died at his winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida after a brief illness. He had served as a delegate to the 1921 ecumenical Methodist Church conference in London.
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ST. Petersburg
Florida
Charles BE. Welch
Westfield
United States
Prohibition Party
Ecumenial Methodist Church
London
Washington Boys Lose 15 14 at Muscatine in Narrow Defeat
Washington high school boys fell 15 to 14 at Muscatine on a slippery floor after trailing 9 to 5 at halftime. Thompson led Washington with three field goals and one free throw, while Muscatine's MelIntyre scored four of their counters.
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Washington
Muscatine
Thompson
Weaver
MelIntyre
Wallet
Bates
Hill
McConnell
Muccatine
Meiintyre
Te Strake
Kemper
Nurses of District Meet Here January 9
The district nurses association will hold its annual convention in Washington on Saturday January 9. Officers will be elected and a luncheon at noon at the Y M C A followed by an afternoon program with local speakers and entertainers. About forty nurses from the region are expected. all nurses are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurses’ Association
Washington
Y. M. Cla
High School Pupils Hear Doctor Bowers
Dr W Wy Bowers pastor of the Methodist church spoke at the weekly high school assembly yesterday. He urged youths to focus on service and doing their best in school and activities, saying success will follow. Miss Bertha Hay led singing using stereoptic slides with lyrics and music.
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W. Wy. Bowers
Methodist Church
Bertha Hay
Washington teams prep for Little Six clash at home
Journal ad notes Muscatine Pearlman Diercks and Whitmer in forward and center roles with Agpiley and Wiereim at guards. Substitutions include Starr for Sharla and Boyd for FP. Clark leads with three field goals, Pearlman two, Diereks two. free throws Clark 4 of 8, Pearlman 1 of 3, Diereks 8 of 10. Referee Ruttler. Next Friday Washington boys host Fairfield in a key Little Six game and the Washington girls face Brighton.
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Washington
Muscatine
Washington Clark
Morrett
Hammer
Boyd
H. Starr
Shalla
Pearlman
Diercks
Whitmer
Agpiley
Wiereim
Barney
P. Starr
Sharla
Starr
Keating
Donaldson
Braunsworth
Clark
Donaldan
Diereks
Ruttler
Washington Boys
Fairfield
Washington Girls
Brighton
Eight Volleyball Teams Named for YMCA Contests
Physical Director Elwood Derrick of the YMCA announces eight teams to compete in a series of YMCA volleyball contests starting next Tuesday evening. Teams include the Steak Eaters, Senators, Sky Pilots, Hi Pockets, Canaries, Bluebirds, Invincibles, with Louie Jones captaining a nameless squad.
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Elwood
Derrick
Louie Jones
Frank Casey
Marion George
Walter Conner
Lee Holland
Leslie Ficher
John PD
Ames Dealers Convention Opens Sessions
The state implement deal ers convention began its sessions yesterday with a radio address by A C Chase broadcast over WOI from Sioux City marking the day's program.
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Ames
State Implement Dealers Convention
A. C. Chase
Sioux City
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