Journal Carriers Hold Major Party at Shannon Home
Journal carriers gathered Saturday at the Shannon residence on East Main Street for an annual social event marked by games ping pong ring toss and bean bag. Everette Simpson Lester Rath and Don Crone won prizes while prize awards were announced and a group story hour followed with humorous tales from the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrier
Shannon
East Main Street
Everette Simpson
Dale Crandall
Merle Waters
Harold Schneider
Earl Rath
James Humble
Donald Crone
Rex Fish
Stanley Simpson
Merle Walker
James Schmoeller
Lester Rath
William Stewart
Norman Sage
Homer Richardson
Dave Elder
Carrier Department
William Shannon
Toh
Virginia Shannon
Society
Mr. Elder
Don Crotte
Norman Lace
Everette. Simpson
Annual Meeting of Y W C A This Evening
The annual meeting of the Y W C A Association will be held this evening at 7 30 in the Community room Reports of committees will be made and six board directors for a three year term will be elected. Official reports on membership and the budget drive completed in December will be presented. Members are urged to learn of the association activities.
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Y. W. C. A. Association
Y. W
Ellen Mouser 89 Pioneer of Washington County Passes
Ellen Mouser born 1836 in Ma coupin Illinois, raised in Jefferson County Iowa, married Jacob Mouser in 1856. She lived 69 years on the Riverside farm, survived by three sons Fred Banks William and two daughters Anna Rogers Jessie Wilson and eight grandchildren. She died January 4 1926 at age 89 after a long illness.
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Ellen FE. Rowe
Henry
Susanna Rowe
Macoupin County
Ilinois
Iber
Nse
Jefferson County
Iowa
Ellen
Riverside
Jacob Morser
Laura Flynn
Fred
William
Anna Rogers
Jesse Wilson
Nellie Seeley
Perry
George
Mouser
Inez
Washington County
Banks
Berkeley
California
Jessie Wilson
Tampa
Idaho
Declaim Contests To Be Held At Washington High
Miss Bernardine Neville announces home declaim contests at Washington High School auditorium this week. Oratorical and dramatic readings are scheduled for Tuesday evening with humorous program on Thursday. Names include Laurence McKune Marion Stransky Cathryn Caldwell Elizabeth Campbell Cathryn Courter Dorothy Dowell Catherine Hall Mary Kerr Catherine McConnaughy Kenneth Anderson Annabelle Camp Dicky Everette Daniels Marie Jackson Jane Kartel Margaret Livingstone Carolyn McCleery Merritt McDaniel Priscilla Morrison Una Smith Ruth Wilson.
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Bernardine Neville
Washington High School
Riverside Leader Remembers Mrs LeRoy Hardy in Obituary
Mrs LeRoy Hardy died after a several week illness from pneumonia with complications at 4 20 am Tuesday at the Hardy home east of Riverside She was 40 years 10 months and one day born March 1 1895 daughter of Mr and Mrs Tf C Steele Riverside She married LeRoy Hardy July 22 1919 and had three children Ruth Marie preceded in death Esther Mae two and James LeRoy born December 4 1925 Also survived by her parents three brothers Milo Elmer and Donald and one sister Mrs Thos McMillan of Woodland California She joined the United Brethren church at twelve later moved to the M E church She attended Washington high school graduating in 1913.
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Riverside
LeRoy Hardy
Hardy
Maude Adell Steele
Tf. C. Steele
Thos. McMillan
Woodland
California
United Brethren Church
M. E. Church
Washington High School
White Cattle Top Chicago Market Sale
R S White of Crawfordsville topped Chicago yearling cattle market January 6 with 44 head averaging 948 pounds. The consignment sold for 11.50 per hundredweight among 12 900 head for quality and beefiness. Western branded Herefords, praised as a credit to White's feeder program.
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R. S&s White
Crawfordsville
Chicago
Thanks for sympathy after Mrs LeRoy Hardy’s death
The family of Mrs LeRoy Hardy and LeRoy Hardy express gratitude for the help and comforting expressions received from Mr and Mrs J C Steele and family during their time of bereavement.
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LeRoy Hardy
J. C. Steele
Notice of Road Superintendent Election Cedar Two
Trustees of Cedar Two hold meeting on Monday February 1 1926 at clerk's residence to elect a road superintendent. Have your bid in the clerk by that date H J Myers Township Clerk Washington Iowa RR.
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Cedar Two
H. J. Myers
Washington, Iowa
Riverside church funeral for Leander Clark College alum
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10:35 at Riverside M. E. Church for a former teacher who later studied at Leander Clark College in Toledo Iowa. Rev C. B. McBride of Wapello conducted the service and interment followed in Riverside Cemetery.
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Leander Clark College
Toledo
Iowa
Riverside M. E
C. B) McBride
Wapello
Riverside Cemetery
Washington Will Play in Fairfield Sectional
Washington high school is assigned to the Fairfield sectional tourney next March. The state board awarded four class A district tournaments to East Waterloo Spiri te Lake Boone and Centerville and set the sectional centers for 549 entrants in classes A and B. Some changes may be made later to a few centers and awards. No action on class BB district centers. Finals bid delayed to allow a Des Moines committee to bid. Counties tournaments remain authorized.
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Washington High School
Fairfield
State Board of Control
Town
State High School Athletic Association
East Waterloo
Spirie Lake
Boone
Centerville
Des Moines
Teachers' Meeting Draws Large Rural-County Attendance
Prof. F B E Fuller from the State Teachers College Cedar Falls lectured on geography at a Saturday study center directed by County Superintendent Harry A Phillips. Despite poor roads, many rural teachers attended, with list of participating towns across multiple districts provided.
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F. BE. Fuller
State Teachers College At
Cedar Falls
Harry A. Phillips
Youth accused of thefts in Keokuk County
Frank Howard known as Curlie Curtis nineteen is jailed in Sigourney Keokuk County on charges of belonging to a gang of thieves. He is tied to the White Way garage robbery in Washington and an Amber yard safe raid at Brighton and boasts of other crimes in nearby counties. He allegedly acted as lookout and admits booze runs to Peoria as the gang operated over months.
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Frank Howard
Curlie
Curtis
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Ollie
Howard
White Way
Washington
Brighton
Jefferson
Wapello
Keokuk
Peoria
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