Younts Team Will Visit Washington For Friday Game
Ottumwa high school coach George Yount brings his Rusky squad to Washington High for a Friday night Little Six basketball clash. Yount's veterans aim for a second straight conference title while Washington counters with a largely new lineup under Coach McKinstry.
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Yount
Washington High School
George Yount
Ottumwa High School
Washington
Rusky
George’s
Ottumwa
Marshall
Washingto
Fairfield
Muscatine
McKinstry
Hammer Baby Dies After Brief Illness
The Ft. 8. Hammer home on Fast Matin street reports the death of Catharine Marie, eighteen months old, following a three day illness. The brief notice notes her death at the family residence and mentions the child brought happiness to the household.
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Hammer
Fast Matin Street
Catharine Marie
Washington junior high and Crawfordsville eighth grade tie 10 to 10
Washington junior high and Crawfordsville eighth grade played to a 10 to 10 tie at the Commercial club. Washington led 4 to 1 at halftime before Crawfordsville rallied on a small floor and the game ended without a rematch. Anwyl Hauser Patterson Bower led Crawfordsville with four players sharing guards. Tucker Badham Lewis Howard contributed for the junior high. Referee McKinstry. Also mention White Shrine fundraiser brought in over 50 dollars for charity.
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Washington
Crawfordsville
Commercial Club
Anwyl
Davidson
Hauser
Patterson
Bower
Tucker
Badham
Lewis
Howard
Conner
McKinstry
Tragic death of Catharine Marie Hammer at age 1
Catharine Marie Hammer, born July 5 1922 in Washington, died Sunday afternoon from gastric intestinal toxemia after a brief illness that started as a cold. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs B Hammer two sisters Eunice and Gertrude and brother Robert who recovered from scarlet fever. Funeral at 3 pm Tuesday at the Methodist church with Dr W W Bowers officiating. burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Upper floor quarantine lifted today.
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University of Iowa City
Catharine Marie
Washington
B. Hammer
Eunice
Gertrude
Robert
Hammer Home
Methodist Church
W. W. Bowers
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington City Sells Bonds At Premium For Water Works Sewer
Washington city sold water works bonds totaling 80 000 and sewer bonds 60 000 on Saturday. Ringheim Wheelock of Des Moines won the bid with par and 4.75 percent interest plus a 415 premium and paid all issuing expenses. Davenport firms White Phillips and Bechtel bid but Ringheim Wheelock secured the deal in a lively session. Bonds issued in 1000 denominations dated Jan 1 1924 mature as installments beginning 1925 1927 with 5 000 per year. Water works funds will finance a new plant and sewer funds a disposal plant. University sanitary engineer Earl L Waterman confirmed the Sioux City plan was oversized.
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Washington City Water Works
Ringheim-Wheelock Company
Des Moines
City of Washington
Davenport
White-Phillips Company
George M. Bechtel & Co
Water Works
Rawn
Earl L. Waterman
Department of Sanitary Engineering
University of Town
W. P. Rawn
Sioux City
Washington
Epworth League Pageant Draws Large Attendance
The Epworth League and Intermediate League held a joint meeting with over a hundred members. A pageant titled The Epworth League Looking Glass highlighted four work areas and inspired eight teen new members. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Eicher and Mrs. Leah Darnell attended Miss Vera Taylor's funeral in Wayland. Miss Taylor was Mrs. Eicher’s cousin.
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Epworth League
The
Methodist Church
Intermediate League
Leslie Eicher
Leah Darnell
Wayland
Vera Taylor
Dr Sawhill Begins Tour of United Presbyterian Church
Dr W R Sawhill of Seattle and moderator of the U P general assembly has started a church tour visiting every synod. His journey began January 6 in Portland and will end April 13 in Spokane with daily sermons and lectures. Dr J C Scouller will occupy his Seattle pulpit during the tour.
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Christian Union Herald
Mills J. Taylor
Foreign Mission Board
United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Taylor
Washington
W. R. Sawhill
Seattle
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Sawhill
Portland Oregon
Spokane
Wash
J. C. Scouller
Board of Ministerial Relief
Taylor
Sheriff Orders Tear Bombs for Police Use
Sheriff Charles M. Denison ordered a small supply of tear bombs to arrive in a couple of weeks. The non explosive devices use tear gas in copper shells and are sold only to police officials for emergencies. Denison hopes never to need them but will keep them as a precaution.
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Charles M. Denison
Sheriff’s Office
Europe
Chicago
Denison
Rural teachers gather for silent reading workshop
A reading circle for rural school teachers met at the court house on Saturday under county superintendent Miss Clara Wallace with 64 attending. The session focused on teaching silent reading to beginners. Special reports were delivered by Miss Loretta Walker of West Chester and Miss Helena Tobin of Ainsworth.
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Court House
Clara’ Wallace
Loretta Walker
West Chester
Helena Tobin
Ainsworth
Merchant Claim of Journal Sightings
A terse note records a merchant stating I saw you in the Journal as a boast or threat, reflected in a local item about recognition or notoriety among shopkeepers.
Funeral of James Chilcote Held in Presbyterian Church
Funeral services for James D. Chilcote were held at 3 39 p m in the Presbyterian church with Rev Frederick W Eastwood delivering the sermon. Chilcote died Saturday night in a hospital at Iowa City after a long illness and is survived by a sister and a brother plus seven nieces and nephews. He served as a janitor at the high school and was active in the Knights of Pythias and the Washington fire department and Iowa National Guard.
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James D. Chilcote
Iowa City
Presbyterian Church
Frederick W. Eastwood
David
Chilcote
Rachael Ellen Chilcote
Washington
Martin C
Carrow
Iowa
Knights of Pythias
K. of P
Washington Fire Department
Company PD
Iowa National Guard
Judge Hamilton to Be Here This Evening
District court for the January term opens tonight at 7 36 after Judge D W Hamilton could not reach Washington from Grinnell in time. A brief session is planned tonight with full proceedings set for Tuesday morning. The Barthelow Morgan board of supervisors case may be heard later this week once Hamilton arrives.
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District Court
D. W. Hamilton
Washington
Grinnell
Hamilton
Barthelow-Morgan
Board of Supervisors
Human Wreckage praised as powerful film on social issue
Critics hail the Wallace Reid production Human Wreckage as a convincing and informative motion picture. They praise its masterful handling by a female lead cast and its unselfish motive to educate on dope and social ills. The cast features Mrs. Wallace Reid James Kirkwood Bessie Love George Hackathorne Victory Bateman and others.
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Wallace
Reid
Poléopte
Wallace Reid
James Kirkwood
Bessie Love
George Hackathorne
Harry Northrup
Eric Mayne
Victory Bateman
Robert McKim
Claire McDowell
Moving Picture Brings Truthful Facts to Fox Theatre Screen
Amid efforts to curb the dope menace a new film unfolds on the Fox Theatre screen. The piece aims to present factual content to viewers as reform bodies debate and state leaders falter in reducing drug abuse.
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Fox Theatre
Storage egg market slide hits dealers this year
A fragmented note reports persistently unsold storage eggs and losses for egg dealers this year. It highlights repetitive attempts to price at cost and the broad impact on the market.
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Ege
Hare
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Presbyterian
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Ohio
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West Washington Street
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Evening Journal
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Chester White
State
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W. D. Booth
White Yard
Paradise
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Jonathan
Ray Sojka
Susanna Smith
East Second Street
Edmondson
Geo Simerman
OLIV
Stanley Miller
Mutual Life Ins. Co
Warner Finance Corporation
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LA. Foss
Broadhead Mills
Journal Office
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the Valley Cemetery
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