Washington social items recall eighty year old Mary Parker
Activities from Washington church groups and clubs fill the week. Mrs. Lloyd Swift hosts a Harmony Club meeting. Miss Mary Parker celebrates her ninety second birthday with friends at her East Second street home, with Judge C A Dewey and others attending. A bread line of church and civic figures shares remembrances and gifts.
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Harmony Club
Lloyd Swift
Wiliam Beal
Charles Gilbert
Gleneal
Oscar Hughes
J. N. Phillips
Jessie
Rural Women's Club
Washington
T. W. Hunter
Lloyd Humston
Phillips
Mary Parker
East Second Street
John Dodd
Jake Bishop
Judge C. A. Dewey
Judge Dewey
Miss Parker
John D. Kern
D. L. Coon
Kearney
Nebraska
Regan
Louisville
Kentucky
Rochester
New York
Baptist Church
Fannie Gilbert
Bank Robbery by Negroes in Kansas City
Several Black men held up a messenger at the Main Street Bank door in Kansas City Missouri shortly before noon today and escaped with 44 600 dollars. Police reported no injuries and ongoing investigation into the robbery.
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Kansas City
Main Street Bank
Butler Pleased With Philadelphia Drive Ends Fourth Day
Brigadier General Smedley Butler expressed satisfaction with conditions in Philadelphia after four days of measures to curb vice and crime. He promised to remove any obstacles to keep the machinery running smoothly and said most lawbreakers had been driven from the city, with the remaining work focused on keeping them out.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Smedley
Butler
Lexington Ladies Aid Society Meeting Notice
Announcements list the Lexington Ladies Aid Society gathering at the church on Thursday January 17 hosted by Mrs Bert Dill Mrs Cal Griggs and Mae Smith with committee members. Also noted are officer installation tonight at 8 p m at K C Hall and a Methodist Missionary Society meeting Tuesday at 615 pm with potluck elements. A West Chester Farmers Cooperative meeting is set for Tuesday at seven in the hall with L Bauer present.
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T. F. Barker
Jesse Miller
Methodist Church
West Chester Baptist School
Lucy Leet
van Sickie
Hillis
Baptist Orphanage
Maywood
Illinois
Wag
Farmers Union
Walker
Leet
van Birkle
Charles Brown
North Town Avenue
Genkinger
Gardner
Raymond Benn
Charles Owen
Conner
Bert Dill
Cal Griggs
Mae Smith
Lexington Ladies’ Aid Society
FE. Huber
Ray Bickford
Harry Gardner
Alma Hearne
Holland Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
West Chester Farmer's Cooperative Co
L. Bauer zRets
Buena Vista County Wins In Tax Case
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that Marathon Savings Bank of Buena Vista County, a defunct institution, owes the county 22576.78 in taxes as a preferred claim and must pay from available funds. It also upheld a $12000 depositary bond liability by American Surety Company.
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Des Moines
Buena Vista County
Supreme Court
Marathon Savings Bank
American Surety Company
Heevner pleads guilty to murder infort Madison case
William Heevner confessed to first degree murder of taxi driver Mike Shannon in Fort Madison Iowa. He will be sentenced January 21 after pleading guilty before Judge John E Craig. Heevner later claimed the confession was to obtain money for medicine.
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Fort Madison
William Heevner
Mike Shannon
John E. Craig
Kpokuk
Heevner
Keokuk
Shannon
Montrose
Hollowell
Here
Chicago
Revision of Lumber Rates Ordered by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a revision of lumber rates from the southeastern states to New England and the eastern line territory. The changes take effect June 10.
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Associated Press
Washington
New England
Eastern Line
Interestate Commerce Commission
Attacks on Grain Dockage Grading at Senate Hearing
Western witnesses challenged the dockage system of grain grading before the senate agricultural committee. The Norris Sinclair bill would create a ten million dollar farm products corporation. John N Hagen of North Dakota argued farmers do not need to operate under current grading laws as wheat is often downgraded for foreign matter despite high quality.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Norris-Sinclair
John N. Hagen
North Dakota
Susie Whitaker Case Set for January 21
District court officials set January 21 for the trial of Susie B. Whitaker charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. She allegedly used the Drake hoax claiming authority over Sir Francis Drake’s $400 million estate and promised a $100,000 return for each $50,000 invested.
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Des Moines
Susie B. Whitaker
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Es Hall
Iowa City
Marie Skubal
Frank Skubal
Near Haskins
Edgar Whetstine
Newt Whetstine
East of Haskins
Whetstine
Elsie McBride
Vincent Skubal
Jim McBride
Gladwin
Near
Haskins
Rebekah Club
Fred Diller
Emma Davison
al Horsey
Shumala Camp
Lucile Reister
Martha Reister
Lucile
Mildred Bramar
Ruth Pauls
Jeanette Kere
Mama
Laura
Lila
Havanna
Catholic Daughters of America Sewing Circle
H. 8. Eagle
O. BE. S
Masonic Hall
Beiva Carris
Elva Carson
Pearl Dickerson
Harry Dickerson
Katheryn Westphal
Alice Rowne
Edna McKimmey
Alice Meek
Lillian Gobble
Mabel Morton
Edith Hemmings
Adah
Florence Jones
Ruth
Verna Lupton
Esther
Ida McDaniels
Martha
Pearl Kennedy
Electa
Mildred Rice
Minnie Brown
George Brown
Beuna Vista County
C. V. Brown
South of Water Works
Lyon
Grocer
Lyon Baking Company
Wilson
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
West Main St
S. I. Bateman
M. D. Blair
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Lowa
Bate
Washington County
Iowa
Grant Humble
Washington Battery Station
Grant
Red
Mediately
Prest-O-Lite and
Columbia Batteries Gas Appliances
Iowa Avenue
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Austin Sutherland
Washington, Iowa
R. R
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros
Law—Abstracts
Opera House
Cc. J. Wilson
Cc. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal
Livingston & Eicher
JW. Butterfielyd
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Telephone
Lemley & Dempsey
F. & M. Bank Bldg
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