Report of Child Saving Campaign Urges Early Donations
Descriptive plea notes Nellie Tripp Frances G Tripp Elmer Swickard and others and lists contributions totaling 208.50. It calls for immediate gifts to fund feeding 3.5 million children under seventeen, requiring 23.6 million dollars and urges paying subscriptions to Frank R Sage at the Washington Loan and Trust Co or the Journal.
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America
Frank R. Sage
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Journal
Bank suit in Chowchilla district lands case proceeds
Today's term of the district court continues the defense presentation in Commercial Savings bank v IL Colthurst over a $4,000 note for California land sold by the Daniel Hayes company. Witnesses include E G Brent, and Mrs Colthurst. Court adjourned with more testimony planned next week.
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Commercial Savings Bank
IL. Colthurst
California
Daniel Hayes Company
Colthurst
E. G Brent
Columbus Junction
Hayes
Chowchilla
Hayes Company
Mr. Colthurst
Crawfordsville Bank
Edgar
Riverside Girls to Return Visit for Basketball Game
The Riverside high school girls will play Washington high school girls next Monday night in a return game. Riverside lost to Washington before Christmas, and another contest is being set for next Friday night with Washington and Fairfield boys on the program. Possible future games may involve Wee, Liberty, or Columbus Junction teams.
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Riverside High School
Washington High School
Riverside
Washington
Delinquent Dues Warned by Moose Secretary
A secretary warns members to pay dues before next Wednesday or be delinquent. Two convicts are noted in a punchline about innuendo, with a quip replacing time and milking in a cow theft exchange.
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D. C. Russell
Jim
Joe
Local Social Groups Hold Meetings and Form Clubs
The Pieas ont Plaimg Missionary society met at John Stewart's home with two visitors Mrs Everett Stewart and Miss Palmer. Dinner was served cafeteria style and guests visited. Greenfield hosted an all day Moose Legion session and an auxiliary club named Leeionaire club was formed with officers elected. The Independent elub was named after a meeting at Mrs John Kennedy's home. A salad course and refreshments followed as members planned bi monthly gatherings and a charity bazaar to support their lodge. The next club meeting is rescheduled to Wednesday.
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Pieasont Plaimg Missionary Society
John Stewart
Everett Stewart
Miss Palmer
Warren Donaldson
Greenfield
Women’s Mooseheavy Legion
Leeionaire Club
EB. J. Greenfield
D. L. Carbaugh
Washington
John Kennedy
Local Organizations Plan Meetings and Socials
A sequence of community notices lists the Loyal Sons and Daughters meeting Friday at 7 30 with officer elections and a social hour, the Women's Relief Corps gathering Saturday at 2 30 at the G A R hall, and the Washington Improvement League annual session Saturday at Mrs M W Bailey's home with officer elections and committee reports. The Loyal Sisterhood class hosts a Sunday school social Tuesday at 3 PM, and Mrs Henry Otto Mrs Oscar Hughes and Mrs James Swift plan a miscellaneous shower for Miss Tierney Tuesday evening at Mrs Swift's home. The Fortnightly club's evening literature department meets Monday at 7 50 with a group relief collection and discussion topics to appear in Saturday's paper.
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Loyal Sons and Daughters
Washington Improvement League
M. W. Bailey
Henry Otto
Oscar Hughes
James Swift
Independent Club
Swift
Miss Tierney
Frank L. Wilson
MacFachrens
Methodist Choir Plans Socials After Strong Rehearsal
At yesterday evening’s rehearsal the Methodist choir drew a splendid attendance and in the subsequent business session W. E. Hender, the new president, outlined plans for future social events. A committee was appointed to raise funds for the choir treasury.
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Methodist Choir
W. E. Hender
Busy town baker? poultry and eggs rise in price
Harvey Meek is described as the town’s busiest man, tending poultry and feeding animals twice daily. Eggs are reported higher today, with the mention of selling blocks of Saltonic, kegs, cream, and poultry bought.
Walter F Wilson Dies After Sudden Illness at 44
Walter Franklin Wilson a lifelong resident of this city died suddenly last evening after a three week illness. He was 44, survived by wife Myrtle Dennis Wilson and siblings Owen Des Moines Howard Cedar Rapids Louise Washington Dc J M Wilson and Mrs M E Dicken. He served in the Spanish American War and held roles at the Washington National Bank rising to cashier before resigning in 1918 for health. Funeral arrangements await arrival of the family party in Kansas City tonight.
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Walter F. Wilson
Walter
Muehlebach
Kan City
Mr Wilson
Newton
J. M
City
Owen
Des Moines
Kansas City
M. E. Dicken
Milwaukee
Walter Franklin Wilson
Evening Journal
Washington National Bank
California
Mid-Continent Company
Wilson
Myrtle Dennis
Howard
Cedar Rapids
Louise
Washington, D. C
J. M. Wilson
M. EB. Dicken
Barclay
William M
William Wilson, Jr
Juliet Barclay Wilson
South
Commandery Called Installation Meeting Noted
Called meeting for installation listed for Saturday evening January 15 by order of J. D. Glasgow eminent Commander. H Richards recorder.
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J. D. Glasgow
H. Richards
Community Masons and Encampment Officers Listed
A lengthy list of officers and appointees for the Brighton Encampment and related lodge chapters is announced. Named officers include Noble Grand Rebekah Past, Vice Grand, Secretary and Treasurer, Chaplain, Warden, Conductor, Guardians, and supporters, along with Brighton Encampment Chief Patriarch Ralph Zeck and other lodge officers such as High Priest BE. V. Simons, Senior and Junior Wardens, Scribe Elmer McFadden, and guards including Ralph C. Scott Ed Simmering Perry Kephart.
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Noble
H. E. Peck
Charles Baker
Roy H. Maple
E. V. Simons
R. S
N. G
Oscar Jugenheimer
Mrs. Chas
Arthur McCormick
A .E. Powers
Guardian
M. D
Cyrus Birka
Noble Grand
D. Haney
Edna Flynn
Tom Dewis
Edna Fouchek
Brighton
Ralph Zeck
BE. V. Simons
Merle Bailey
Leon Lodders
Elmer McFadden
M. D. Lee
Floyd A. Bower
Ralph C. Scott
Ed Simmering
Lat Wateh
Perry Kephart
R. R. Stewart
Brad Wateh
Axel Anderson
Whistle on Engine Causes Two Hour Disruption
Residents reported a continuous whistle late yesterday afternoon heard across town. Investigators found engine No. 1964’s whistle broke as it pulled an extra freight into Rock Island yards. The steam supply was exhausted and the whistle could not be fixed for over two hours until repairs completed last night.
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Washington
Rock Island
Bank ad mix up muddles last evening edition
In the Journal the Washington National Bank ad on page 8 was scrambled with a paragraph misplaced to the top. The error was corrected in the morning edition and only city readers noticed. The ad marks the first in a series featuring a fictitious Mr Henspaugh used to conceal a county businessman's interviews.
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Washington National Bank
The
National Bank
Henspaugh
Washington County
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Nellie Tripp
Frances G. Tripp
Elmer Swickard
R. L. Cherry
R. Ls. Cherry
Lalu Cherry
C. F
C. F. Mittens
State Bank
Essary Labor Savers
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
J. A. Work
Atrlief
G. A. R. Hall
Harvey Meek
Reister & Sons
Washington Elevator Company
Underwood
Carris Manufacturing Company
Falk
Black
Cox Auto Shop
Call Bruns Seed Co
Plymouth Rock
H. A. Engel
H. Rademaker
Haskins
Giant National Portable Smoke House
Conservo Steam Cookers
May Fleming
Timothy and
Clover Hay
Les Henry Berdo
Osae
Chas
J. Sojka
Falk Motor Co
Splendid Motor
J. A. Morrett
Yong Plymouth Rock Roosters
J. R. Campbell
W. M. Darbyshire
Nunn & Kline
Macomb
Frenk Stewart
Emma Raphael
Democrat Pub. Co
Davenport
Lavalier
Oddfellow and
Rebekah
Grover Custer
Rebekah Past
Richard Johnson
Mellie Kos
Gwendolyn Murdoch
Mayme Butler
Jennie Jugenheimer
4Th Watch
J. W. Nickel
Inside Sentinel
J. C. Peck
Outside Sentinel
Roy H. Mapel
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