Ottumwa Game Decides Little Six Standings Saturday
Tomorrow night Ottumwa and Washington clash on the high school floor to decide second place in the Little Six standings. Hill likely plays with an injured foot but aims to play. Korf has centered and shown improvement. Tickets go on sale tomorrow for four games at 40 cents adults 80 cents for children, with a big turnout anticipated.
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Ottumwa
Washington
Hill
Korf
Gsale
Ween High School
Ashington
Man
January Thaw Reduces Snow and Ice Across Streets
Weather is moderating with snow and ice melting from streets and roads. Dense fog yesterday evening froze moisture on trees, creating a sparkling display as sun returned this morning.
Wolf Tracked by Farmer After Sheep Killings
On the Eli Jackson farm, A Reubsam chased and shot a wolf that had been killing sheep. The rugged wolf went to a hunting ground as the farmer ended the chase with a neck shot.
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A. Reubsam
Eli Jackson
Mr. Reubsam
Wolf
Washington Advertising Club Reviews Community Building
Members of the Washington Advertising Club held a profitable meeting discussing trade journal articles. Emphasis was on closer cooperation between town and country and developing good will within the trading radius. The next meeting is set for Thursday January 22.
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Washington Advertising Club
Great Majority of Iowa Households Gain Electricity Access
Des Moines reports 1924 saw 25 towns gain electric service expanding urban coverage. Public utility data show over 99 percent of residents in incorporated areas have access with elections likely to raise that figure. Gas service reaches 60 percent of Iowa’s urban population amid rising electric production. Major 1925 projects include a $16 million Des Moines plant, a $12.5 million Davenport plant, and a $2.5 million Sioux City plant.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Geological Survey
Davenport
Sioux City
Webster youth shoots self after mortgage cow fear
Walter Sheahorn an 18 year old farm hand in Webster Louisiana shot and killed himself. Authorities say he first attempted hanging with a leather strap. the strap broke. He then took a shotgun, removed a shoe to use his toe as trigger, and fired in his mouth. His parents are reported to live in Illinois.
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Webster
City
Walter Sheahorn
Sheahorn
Ilinois
Destruction of Livestock Alleged by Local Farmholder
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Mr. Reubsam willing to take engagements to destroy stray animals including sheep lambs and hen roosts. The text suggests he enjoys the work and bounty associated with removing livestock.
Legion Leaders Hold Conference In Washington Meeting
Lee Wilson Reed and Ralph Ziegler of Iowa posts led a Washington gathering with county Legion leaders to discuss community service finances and membership. Weather limited attendance to Brighton Leon Beatty post and local delegates as plans for drives were debated and tax exemptions for World War I soldiers were highlighted.
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Wilson Reed
Fairfield
American Legion
Iowa
Ralph Ziegter
Burlington
Washington
Brighton
Leon Beatty
Reed
Ziegler
Legion
General Assembly
Iowa Legion
Wickham Blaze Quickly Checked by Alarm
Neighbors saw a lighted spark on the roof of Dr. T. Wickham's residence shortly after one this afternoon and alerted the fire department. The quick response confined damage to a few shingles with minimal chemical watering. no water was used.
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Netchbors
Dr. T. Wickham
Reopening Bid In Iowa Road Law Case
May fight to reopen the state road law test case moves forward as W. E. McLelland files for a rehearing in the Iowa Supreme Court. The court had recently rejected McLelland on all points in his petition challenging highway statutes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Supreme Court
Marshall County
W. E. McLelland
Supreme Court
McLelland
Contracts For Textbooks In County Schools
County officials announce a call for bids to supply textbooks for rural schools for the next five years due to expiring contracts. County Superintendent H A Phillips says changes may occur if books prove unsatisfactory, but the board favors minimal changes to avoid crippling the schools with inferior volumes.
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H. A. Phillips
County Board of Education
Bethel Pastor Leads Union Prayer Service
Rev. Mr. Marvzai of Bethel and Haskins Presbyterian churches led a union prayer service with the theme Prayer and the State. He urged strict enforcement of the prohibitory law constitutional amendment against child labor and world peace. Multiple pastors contributed with the Presbyterian choir providing music as neighboring churches joined in the series.
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Marvzai
Bethel and
Haskins
Occult Seance Report Shocks Santa Clara Family
In Santa Clara California two youths, John Santos eighteen and Adeline Santos sixteen, report nightly contact with spirits under an occult influence. Neighbors confirm seven nights of apparitions, with John describing a gray bewhiskered figure and Adeline claiming a departed family friend ghost asks prayers for his afterlife. Dr Joseph Catton of San Francisco was refused entry to the home.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Mission
John Santos
Adeline Santos
Adeline
John
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
San Francisco Physiatrcs
Santos
Farmers' Mutual Meets to Begin New Year in Iowa
The Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association holds its annual meeting at Woodman hall with a morning session and a second session in the afternoon. After director elections, the board will organize for the year. President C Patterson of Cedar township and secretary J J Benda of Marion township lead the association which boasts a half century of steady growth and remains Iowa's largest county mutual. Reports slated for publication tomorrow indicate a successful year despite the low farm mood.
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Washington County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Ceaoeration
Ite
Iowa
Woodman Hall
C. Patterson
Cedar Township
J. J. Benda
Marion Township
Claims Paid by Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance
Secretary James J. Renda lists losses paid to policy holders across multiple towns including Ainsworth Richland Wellman and Washington. Payments range from 2.56 to 1992.20 with items such as houses, contents, barns, livestock and equipment. Numerous individuals and firms are named along with specific loss amounts.
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James J. Renda
Washington County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Db. C
Geo. Birney
Ainsworth
James Morrison
Wellman
Damie Te
G. A. Rice
Richland
Carl F. Daering
Brighton
R. E. Bruming
Brichton
Columbus High Basketball Schedule Set For January February
Columbus high school announces basketball dates for boys and girls. Boys play Wapello Wyman West Liberty Morning Sun Grandview Winfield then repeats at home and away through February 27. Girls schedule includes Wapello Wyman Muscatine Grandview Muscatine Washington Letts and county tournament through Feb. 27.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus High School
Muscatine
Grandview
Wapello
Washington
Nellie Cashman A Pioneer of Gold Rush Era Laid To Rest
In Victoria British Columbia Nellie Cashman is buried ending a remarkable career that spanned Arizona Alaska and the Arctic She grubstaked Arizona millionaires in the 1880s and funded journeys north to seek gold Her life bridged frontier mining towns from Tombstone to the Alaska interior Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith of West Chester are among travelers in Washington today.
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Guy Dillon
West Chester
Tucson
Ariz
Nellie Cashman
Victoria
B. C
Arizona
Canada
Alaska
Lewis Smith
Washington
Vanity of Flappers Brings Prosperity to the Mills in England
LONDON, Dec. 23. The little shop girls of Ireland drive a boom in artificial silk, reviving postwar mills. Factories reopened, now running overtime to meet demand for stockings blouses and similar items. Artificial silk plants spread to Bury Nelson Peterborough Golborne and even to India with silk like shawls and cloths.
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London
Ireland
Isles
America
Tohid
England
Bury
Nelson
Peterborough
Golbourne
India
Bank Consolidation Planned for Creston Bank
Creston Louisiana January 9 stockholders and depositors of the closed First National Bank met to outline a consolidation plan. Capital stock of 100000 dollars has been subscribed by the former First National owners and depositors for a new bank. The existing Creston National Bank will merge with the new institution.
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Creston
First National Bank of
First National
Creston National Bank
Stray Bit of Wisdom From Colton
A pithy remark notes that hatred of unknown people breeds mutual ignorance, reflecting on prejudice as a barrier to knowledge and understanding.
Home Radio Helps Cut Bills But What Else Can We Do
A reader laments high electricity costs and asks for practical steps. The note highlights home radio usage, energy bills, and seeks additional methods to reduce power consumption and lower expenses.
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Steer
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Johnson
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Chas
Shachner
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Mare
J. K. Dunn
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John D. Evans
Columbus
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Yeo
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Mike Heisdorffer
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Wood House
Ellis Walton
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C. G. Stewart
John Harken
Frank and
Nellie Kuhn
Willam Shebanek
Lone Tree
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L. G. Paul
Joe Knotek
Don H. Graber
Wayland
Cook's Bakery
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Journal
Ray Sojka
Riverside
Timothy Day
Clayton Bear
Lupton & McCleery
W. L. Gates
Wm. Robertson
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ER. P. Hayes
Ritz
Conner's
Etta Conner
Poorman Yard
Oregon Township
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Sastern Star
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Oaite
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