Gregory Mason to Speak at Washington Improvement League
Gregory Mason will lecture on Americas Opportunity at the Washington Improvement League course Wednesday evening in the high school auditorium. Mason, noted journalist with Outlook, has covered World War I and Russia, and will speak for a 50 cent admission with four lecture season tickets at 1.50.
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Washington Improvement League
Gregory Mason
Outlook Magazine
Mason
France
Rhine
Benin
Munich
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Noah Beilharz
Martino
Lincoln McConnell
McConnell
Pleasant Plain Methodist Church
Hospital Auxiliary Gifts Support Local Health Fund
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Washington County Hospital vote to donate twenty five dollars to the health fund supporting a school nurse and fifty dollars to the Hoover Food Fund aiding starving children of other countries. The group praises its quiet yet strong community influence and calls for more women to join. Misses Hazel Birney Gene Hunter and Velma Gallagher left by morning train for Ames to resume studies after holidays at home.
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Washington County Hospital
Hoover
Hazel Birney
Geneve Hunter
Velma Gallagher
Ames
Contributions for Children Help Hoover Drive in Washington
Washington county launches a relief appeal to aid three million five hundred thousand starving European children. Local donors include J. L. Brookhart and the Knights of Pythias. contributions go via the Journal or Frank R. Sage to the European Relief Council. One meal a day costs about ten dollars per child until harvest. total outreach targets twenty three million dollars for thirty four weeks of food.
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Washington County
Europe
West Chester
Knights of Pythias
J. L. Brookhart
Washington
Hethlehem Commandery
America
European Relief Council
Sage
Hoover
Literary Digest
Ottumwa Next on Local Schedule in High School Basketball
Washington aims to rebound after a 29 to 12 loss to Burlington last Friday. Ottumwa defeated Washington earlier, and Washington plans intensified practice as they prepare to visit Ottumwa this Friday. Muscatine visits Burlington and Fairfield plays Mt. Pleasant this week.
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Maccatine
Burlington Cos
Mt. Pleasant
Washington Cs
Fairfield Womeee
OttumWa
Washington
Burlington
Dickinson
Fairfield
Muscatine
Seven Year Old Girl Dies From Tonsillitis
Alice May Miller aged seven years two days died Sunday at 3 p.m. at 620 South Avenue CC from tonsillitis. Funeral likely Wednesday at 3 50 p.m. at Goodin funeral parlors with Dr. J M Wishart of the First United Presbyterian church officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs Frank Miller and siblings Roy and Lucile. The family lived at the Hife in Washington.
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Frank Miller
South Avenue CC
Goodin
J. M. Wishart
First United Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Roy
Lucile Miller
Hife
Washington
Steals Seventeen Hogs From Neighbor in Clarinda
Cal Huston a farmer near Coin was arrested by Sheriff Pennington and charged with stealing seventeen hogs from neighbor Fred Gell. The hogs were driven to Blanchard and placed in stockyards. Huston admitted the theft and had two accomplices haul them toward Nebraska City before fleeing toward Northboro.
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Cal Huston
Coin
Pennington
Fred Gell
Pennington Huston
Blanchard
Nebraska City
Carl Huston
Sheriff Pennington
Huston
Northboro
Poultry Prices Rise and Market Outlook Discussed
The note emphasizes poultry eggs and butter as constant concerns, predicting future market shifts more than current prices. It cites vehicle shipments and a rising hen price of one cent, with W. S. Reister & Sons highlighting the market's potential.
Jury Trials Deferred One Day in Washington Session
Judge D W Hamilton in Washington set a brief session at 7 30 pm and postponed January term jury trials to tomorrow afternoon. Cases in Kalona drainage district were postponed due to County Engineer illness. others settled or dismissed. Grand jury resumes today as nonjury work continues. docket includes Iowa City Produce Co vs Iowa Savings Bank Wellman and Commercial Savings Bank Washington vs T L Colthurst.
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D. W. Hamilton
Sigourney
Washington
C. R. J. & P. Railway Company
County Board of Supervisors
Kalona
W. P. Rown
George E. Radda
Joseph F. Havel
Eardley Bell
Iowa City Produce Company
Iowa Savings Bank of Wellman
Commercial Savings Bank of Washington
T. L. Colthurst
Produce Company
Leffler Will Bequeaths Oregon Farm and Cash to Grandchildren
In the will of Sams Leffler and wife Minnie, their son Harry and Ralph Leffler inherit the home farm in Oregon Two Washington county ten acres in Louisa county are also left to them. Grandchildren Laura Raymond Russell Raymond and Dorothy Raymond receive two thousand dollars each at future dates and the cottage home in Haskins goes to the three grandchildren.
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Leffler
Minnie
Harry
Ralph Leffler
Oregon
Washington County
Louisa County
Stuart Hotel Announces Weekly Room Rates
Beginning Monday the best rooms at the Stuart hotel may be rented at 2.50 to 4.00 per week with outside rooms. Transient rate 50 cents and $1.00 per night. The notice is signed by N. D. Anderson.
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Stuart Hotel
N. D. Anderson
Insane Soldier Under Federal Escort Heads to Knoxville
A federal officer accompanied an insane discharged soldier who arrived Saturday night, stayed at the county jail until Sunday morning, and boarded a train for Knoxville where the man will receive treatment at a government hospital.
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Knoxville
Government Hospital
Death of D D Bolding Believed Sudden in Denver
Mrs J F Kurtz received news of her brother D D Bolding's death at his Denver home. No telegram details were given, but since he was not ill, officials suspect a sudden passing. He lived here years ago, attended the high school in the late 60s or early 70s, and worked in Bolding & Foolmer dry goods and the Marbourg store. A family reunion was held last summer with several siblings.
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D. D. Bolding
J. F. Kurtz
Denver
Bolding
Bolding & Foolmer, Dry Goods
Marbourg
Kurtz
Communion at First United Presbyterian Church
Communion services at First United Presbyterian Church yesterday morning welcomed sixteen new members eight by profession and six by letter. A large congregation attended the service.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Appreciation for 60th Anniversary Ford Family
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ford thank friends through the Journal for the 60th anniversary wishes visits calls and flowers. Their note says these greetings will give them many happy thoughts for days to come.
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J. A. Ford
Journal
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