Nursing School Graduation Set for Anna Wolfe in January
Miss Anna Elizabeth Wolfe will graduate from Washington County Hospital School for Nurses with a three year course completed partly at University Hospital Iowa City. The ceremony is set for January 24 at 7 30 PM at the Methodist church. Dr Oliver J Pay of Des Moines will deliver the address. Wolfe plans to take the state nursing exam January 29 and 30 in Des Moines.
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Anna Elizabeth Wolfe
Nellie Wolfe
Washington County Hospital
Methodist Ebcurch
County Hospital Board
Fay
Oliver J. Pay
Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
Iowa
State Council of Defense
A. J. Ochsner
Chicago
Wolfe
University Hospital
Iowa City
Twelve Below Zero Marks Cold Wave Pegs Record Pace
The nightly low dropped to twelve degrees below zero per the official observer’s thermometer. The temperature was twelve degrees warmer than the previous record cold that began the new year. A moderation is seen today but readings stay near zero.
Cartoonist coins new word Raffkes in Germany
Berlin reports a cartoonist recently created a family of profiteers named Raffkes in his drawings. A play about the Raffkes followed and the term is now used nationwide in Germany to describe those believed to profit unduly.
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Berlin
Raffkes
Fiction Dominates English Book Production in 一年
In England during the past year 6 981 new books were produced and 3 259 second editions issued. Fiction led with 1 219 new titles followed by religion and theology with 675 works and humor with 17.
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England
London
Lmookseller
Services for Mrs Fitzgerald on Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Thomas Fitzgerald formerly of Washington will be held Friday at 2 30 pm at the Goodin undertaking parlors followed by burial at Woodlawn cemetery. The party will arrive in Washington late today. She was sister of Frank Hilliard mother of Mrs Oscar Collett and leaves three daughters in Muscatine and two sons in Keokuk county with her husband.
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Thomas Fitzgerald
Washington
Muscatine
Goodin Undertaking
Woodlawn
Fitzgerald
Frank Hilliard
Oscar Collett
Musecatine
Keokuk County
Nicola son to attend Duroc sow sales in Iowa
Arthur Nicola travels from Chas. Nicola & Son to New Sharon for F. L. Williams Duroc Jersey Bred Sow sale featuring Harvester the World Grand Champion Boar. He will then attend Mike Trier's Keota sale at Wildfire's home to acquire sons bred to these sire lines for their fall litter program.
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Arthur Nicola
Chas. Nicola
Nicola
Son
Arthur
Scarlet Fever Breaks Out in Richmond Area
Twenty two scarlet fever cases are under quarantine in the Richmond community. Some patients attend the Richmond and Kalona schools. Health authorities were notified in the last two days. The outbreak is among the most serious since the first cases appeared in the county, though few children are dangerously ill. Residents cooperate to prevent further spread.
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Richmond
Kalona
Cotter Girls to Play Local Team in Friday Twin Bill
Washington high school girls meet Cotter girls in the opener at the local gymnasium with a Washington Ottumwa boys game to follow. Cotter is rated among the top area teams and the Washington girls hope to challenge a strong opponent. Admission is 35 cents for pupils and 50 cents for others.
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Washington High
Cotter
Washington-Ottumwa
Washington
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Riverside
Evening Schools Bill Moves Through Iowa Legislature
Senate passed a measure forcing cities over 15 000 to establish evening schools with possible citywide adoption for smaller cities while the house sought mandatory coverage for all towns upon fifteen eligible applicants. The chamber also approved bills on poor relief hospital care for emergencies and a labor bureau duty to pursue steady employment.
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Associated Press
State Capitol
Des Moines
State Free Employment Bureau
Senate
House
Presbyterians Tender Banquet With Education Board Speaker
The Presbyterian congregation plans a large banquet with over 160 reservations and a goal of 200 attendees tomorrow evening at 6 30 in the church basement. Dr Milton W Brown of the Presbyterian Board of Education will deliver the address, described as entertaining and instructive.
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Milton W. Brown
Presbyterian Board of Education
Brown
Chautauqua Tallent
Presbyterian Church
Finch A. Clark
Boyd
Ridicule Huerta Tampico Blockade
Observers mock De la Huerta as no blockade materializes at Tampico. Federal reinforcements flood the area to protect oil interests. An four hour battle at Juan Casiano in Huasteca ends with rebel losses and prisoners released from Huesteca petroleum officials.
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Tampico
de la Huerta
Obreton
Juan Casiano
Huastaca District
Huesteca Petroleum Company
Tuxpam
Prohibition Leaders Mark Fourth Anniversary With Events
The Anti Saloon League of America observed four years of the Eighteenth Amendment with a White House reception to pledge loyalty to prohibition and the constitution. Roy A Haynes said enforcement grows tougher and presented 1923 whiskey withdrawal figures vs 1919. Senator Ferris argued prohibition curbs crime and industrial ills.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
Ciry
White House
Prohibition
Coolidge
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Capitol
Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
W. N. Ferris
Michigan
United States
Dawes Leads Private Talks on Germany Finances
Paris January 17 finance experts on the Dawes committee met in a private conference to review Germanys financial condition while assistant economists continued to study the extensive documentary material provided.
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Paris
Germany
Charles G. Dawes
Smith v Godfrey mortgage case opens in county court
Judge D W Hamilton began hearing Sidney S Smith against J M Godfrey and others over mortgage payments tied to the sale of the Smith farm west of town. Foreclosure led to sheriff sale last Saturday. Attorneys Morrison Wilson Keeley Eicher present. Grand jury dismissed after reporting no bills. a divorce was granted in Lela Fish v Charles F Fish.
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D. W. Hamilton
Sidney S. Smith
J. M. Godfrey
Smith
Godfrey & Eldridge
West Chester
BE. D. Morrison
Mr. Smith
Col. C. J. Wilson
Berlin Spencer
Cecil Schmidt
Charles Myers
Lela Fish
Charles F. Fish
Berlin Apple Riot Over Yakima Fruit
Vicious apples from Yakima caused a near riot in Berlin when offered from a peddler’s cart. The red and yellow Washington apples looked unusually large and wholesome, drawing crowds as people fought for a glimpse. Retail price was 600,000,000,000 marks or nine cents each, with few purchases.
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Berlin
Yakima
Washington
Government tightens security after fascist plot claims in Poland
Warsaw reports the government enforcing the strictest secrecy as the judicial inquiry continues into an alleged fascist plot. The Polish Patriots Reserve, founded a year earlier during the campaign, is cited amid radical press reports. Numerous arrests have occurred with no prominent figures detained.
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Warsaw
Polish Patriots Reserve
Wittes
Iowa Warm Up After Severe Cold Snap
The Des Moines AP report notes Iowa warming rapidly after a second brutal cold spell with Des Moines at five above zero by noon, up nine degrees from morning. Northeastern Iowa faced the deepest cold, Charles City at 22 below and Dubuque at 16 below, while Minot ND held 29 below. The weather bureau expected statewide temperatures to rise before night.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles City
Dubuque
Minot
N D
Weather Bureau
Workmen Who Buried King Tut Not Careful With Work
Luxor Egypt January 16 newspaper reporters examine Tutankhamun tomb joinery as Howard Carter surveys dismantling work. They note evidence of hasty craft by ancient joiners shown by smoky lamps and rough finish around the four shrines of the crystalline tomb.
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King Tut
Associated Press
Luxor
Egypt
Tutaha
Howard Carter
Carter
Marks on Tutankhamen Shrine Reveal Ancient Workshop Details
The article notes copper marks from chisels and levers on the second shrine lintel and corner braises in gilding, with hieroglyphic guidance marks and a playful symbol for God. It describes dismantling twenty three parts per shrine, pinned joints, and the challenge facing Carter as he accesses the sarcophagus.
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Tutankhamen
Cancarcely
Carter
Chicago Produce Market Totals by Grade and Receipts
Chicago market figures show creamery extras 52 and standards 51 with extra firsts 164 and seconds 44. Receipts reach 4 749 cases with firsts 849 39 and refrigerator firsts 2314 24 alongside ordinary firms 36 36 and refrigerator extras 24 26.
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Chicago
Chicago Potato Market Steady On Light Trade
Potatoes steady in Chicago as 20 cars arrived and total US shipments reach 605. Wisconsin sacked round white priced 1.25 to 1.45 per cwt and Minnesota sacked round whites quoted 1.20 to 1.35 amid cold weather.
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Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Water Drama Starring Jack Hoxie at Fox Theatre
Jack Hoxie in Men in the Raw delivers water combat scenes under a river surface and a daring under water chase with Tex Parker. Marguerite Clayton clashes with a giant steer as Hoxie and a strong supporting cast perform closeups without doubles, adapted from W Bert Foster story.
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Jack Hoxie
Universal
Raw
Fox Theatre
Hoxie
Tex Parker
Margueritte Clayton
Miss Clayton
Sid Jordan
Tom Kerrick
J. Morris Foster
William A. Lowery
Hoxie Ranch
George Hively
W. Bert Foster
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Miss Anna
Duroc Sales
Cotter Girls
Ottumwa
Huerta
Mazola
Golden Bantam
Rumford
Benteco Kash Store
Godfrey
J. B. Crail
Washington, Iowa
Evening Journal
Harry Rittenhouse
Mutual
Inquire Journal
Jackson Township
Harvey & Tucker, F. & M. Bank Ride
Richards
Sherman Bros., Drug Co
Geo. Hayes
White Yard
Karl Edmondson
Highland Park
Davenport
South
Iowa Ave
M. G. Campbell
J. G. Maxwell
Green
Stanley Miller
Mutual Life Ins Co
Black
Geste
Warner Finance Corporation
F. & M. Bank
Arnold
Modern Close In
Sarah Ingham
Dempsey Land Company
North Side
Dodge Tire
Rim
Journal
Teres
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