Legionnaire referendum on soldier adjusted compensation urged
Ex servicemen in Iowa are urged by Commander Arthur K. Oates of Leon Beatty post to vote on the adjusted compensation question. The Iowa Legionaire prints a coupon for registering votes and directs members to mail ballots to Des Moines or contact Post Adjutant Cloyce Kerr for information.
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Arthur KR. Oates
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Urg.s
Legion
Mr. Oaten
Lerhe
Legionaire
Haward MacNider
Iowa
Legions
Boey
Towa Legionaire
Des Moines
Iowa Legionaire
Cloyce Bh. Kerr
Washington Hawks Face Muscatine Friday in Tough Test
Washington high school basketball travels to Muscatine Friday to meet the resident five on their home floor. The team is considered among the state’s strongest, despite a close loss to Fairfield and a recent schedule win over Burlington or Ottumwa.
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Washington High School
Burlington
Ottumwa
Cageh Dichkincon
Muscatine
Big Muscatine Armory
Fairfield
Joe Kelly
Ada Wilson
Dickinson
Hancock Long Time On Local Rural Route
N. L. Hancock has served on route five from Washington for eighteen years and six and a half months the longest local carrier record at Wigton. He notes about fifty thousand miles traveled far beyond the distance Washington Iowa to the moon or twelve trips around the world. R. G. Jones and A. B. Wolf also long time carriers with seventeen years each and similar mileage.
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N. L. Hancock
Washington
Wigton
Hancock
Inhe
R. G. Jones
4D. B. Wolf
William Patterson Returns to Royal Cleaners in St. Louis
William Patterson, formerly with the Royal Cleaners, resumes his old post. He rejoined the service from the area and serves as a Legion member. His wife and two children Pete and Catherine will move in soon. The family enjoys St. Louis but feels at home in Washington where many friends know them.
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William Patterson
The
Royal Cleaners
Mr. Patterson
Legion
Pete
Catherine
St. Louis
Washington
Selecting a Jury in Colthurst Case
At 3 36 this afternoon the work of selecting a jury in the case of the Ainsworth Savings bank against I L Colthurst was begun after Judge Wegner excused about a third of the panel of 75 jurors. The case is a suit on a Daniel Hayes company note given for California land. Livingston and Eicher represent the bank and Morrison and Morrison and Judge R P Howell of Iowa City are attorneys for the defendant. The case is likely to consume all this week. John Woods indicted for arson pleaded guilty in court this morning and Judge Wagner set Monday January 22 at ten o clock as time for pronouncing sentence. Harlo Richardson accused of latency was arraigned and given three days to plead.
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Ainsworth Savings Bank
I. L. Colthurst
Wegner
Daniel Hayes Company
California
Livingston
Eicher
Morrison and Morrison
R. P. Howell
Iowa City
John Woods
Wagner
Harlo Richardson
Local residents make routine travel on business
Miss Altha White traveled to Ainsworth for business this morning. Mrs. F B Appleby left for Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. W L St Clair returned to Heyburn Idaho after visiting daughter Mrs Worth Elton. A Beiter was a morning passenger for Delta.
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Altha White
Ainsworth
F. B. Appleby
Des Moines
W. L. St. Clair
Heyburn
Ida
Mrs
Worth
Elton
A. Beiter
Delta
Baptist Revival Services Opened at Tapitat Church
The four day revival began yesterday at Tapitat church with pastor and congregation hopeful. Dr Chas M Phillips of Liberty Missouri will preach and a Sunshine choir forms while fourteen visitation teams spread word and read circulars for the next two weeks. Weekday sessions 2 30 pm and 7 30 pm with Sunday services at 11 am and 7 pm.
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Ysterday
Tapitat
Eholy
de. Chas
M. Phillips
Liberty
Missouri
Benton Dicken Promoted to General Supervisor of Telegraph
Benton Dicken has been promoted to general supervisor of telegraph and telephone for the Rock Island lines. Previously an inspector for the second division, his duties now cover the entire Rock Island system. He will maintain headquarters at El Reno, Oklahoma, and his rise reflects long service and steady work.
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Benton Dicken
M. BE. Dicken
Rock Island
Dicken
el Reno
Oklo
Washington
Twelve Year Old Boy Dies of Diphtheria
Koch Hershal Fielder aged twelve, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Koch, eight miles southeast of Washington, died early Sunday morning after several days illness. Private funeral services were held at the grave in Bim Grove cemetery this afternoon.
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Fielder Hershal! Koch
John Koch
Washington
Bim Grove Cemetery
Notice of Proof of Will in Iowa District Court
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Harriet E. Thomas, deceased, was filed and opened. A hearing for proof is fixed for Monday January 23, 1921 at 9:00 a m by order of Judge H F Wagener. Dated January 16 1922. J D Glasgow Clerk District Court Washington County Iowa.
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Washington County
Harriet E. Thomas
H. F. Wagener
Sixth Judicial District
Staite
Iowa
Indian Summer Definition Through History and Timing
The article discusses the term Indian summer, noting its loose usage to describe a mild sunny spell in autumn. It traces the debate on its true timing and origin, with some writers placing Squaw, mer, origin later in the season and never earlier than November.
The Last Trump at Pere Lachaise Amid Air Raid
A drunken American Legion figure awakens in Pere Lachaise during an air raid. In a hazy moment he discovers his possessions and bids farewell, muttering for the evidence to vanish as sirens scream and searchlights blaze overhead.
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Paris
Pere la Chaise
Husband Returns Wife After Six Weeks Marriage
A London magistrate reported that a man who had taken his wife back to her mother after six weeks of marriage could do so since the marriage was arranged at a registry office. The mother objected, but the husband insisted he was returning her to the person he obtained her from.
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London
Chinook Jargon Reflects Northwest Pioneer Speech
Historic note on the Chinook jargon as a common means of communication among traders and Indians, dating to the early eighteenth century when English and Spanish navigators adopted vowels and consonants to convey meaning to the Indies, evolving to express most ideas.
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Northwest
Reunion
Indies
Fragmented Text Reflects on Life Lessons and Responsibility
The excerpt discusses shifting perspectives on fate and effort, noting that happiness and success come from individual striving. It mentions belief in stars and spirits and emphasizes responsibility for outcomes. The passage reads as an abstract reflection on motivation and merit.
Australian wool market shows Boston dominance in 1920s trade
Boston remains the leading wool market as 1921 domestic clip moved mainly through Boston. Ohio fine unwashed delaine values range 46 cents a pound with other grades quoted. territory wools tightening with limited availability and steady to weaker prices amid tariff concerns.
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Boston
Mer Street
Ohio
Villa
Hiponics
Buffalo Express Stuns With Odd Legal Remark
A Buffalo tutu allegedly accumulated $15,000 a house and two automobiles. An unnamed physiologist claims his mentality equals that of a twelve year old, questioning how far his brain might have grown.
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Buffalo Express
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