Old Temple building fire marks Washington’s costliest blaze
Twenty years ago on Sunday January 19 1930 Washington witnessed a devastating fire that destroyed the three story Masonic temple building. The blaze caused extensive loss and led to rebuilding plans with insurance around sixty thousand dollars and over one hundred thousand in damage.
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Washington
Billard
Norman Everson
Masons
McDaniel Drug Store
Scott Furniture
Masonic Temple
Homer Stephen
McDaniel and
Scott
T. A Michels
Ed Bovee
Knights of Pythias Protective Benevolent Association
Remps Hampsher
Knight Templar
Stephen Jewelry
Fred Sweet
George Struble
George Morrison
George Pauls
S. D. Stewart
L. B. Lupton
Franchise to erect and operate electric transmission line
Official notice to Washington County residents that Iowa Southern Utilities Company filed a petition with the Iowa State Commerce Commission seeking a franchise to erect use and maintain poles wires guy wires towers cables conduits and other fixtures for electric transmission across a specified area for lighting power and heating purposes with authority to construct operate and maintain the line.
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Iowa State Commerce Commission
Washington County
Iowa
Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Centerville
Iowa Commerce Commission Sets Hearing on Franchise Petition
The commission fixed January 31 1950 at 10 40 a m in Des Moines Iowa for a hearing on Docket H 95 4 regarding a franchise petition. Objections must be written in triplicate and filed five days before the hearing with the commission. The objector should be represented by an authorized agent.
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Towa State Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Somone
David B. Long
Carl W. Reed
Hh. M. Richardson
Geo. L. McCaughan
Neighbors help rebuild hog house after flames in Bethel
In Bethel on January 13, Ruth Gideon reports a hog house on the Carrie Davis farm operated by Elvin Graf burned a week earlier. Neighbors work with carpenters to finish the new structure this week.
Joint Installation Of Silver Leaf Rebekah and Odd Fellows Lodges
In Columbus Junction on January 14 officers for Silver Leaf Rebekah and Odd Fellows lodges were installed at a joint service. Names include Rebekah grand Veda Marsden and noble grand Cornelia Hanft, and Odd Fellows noble grand Everett Orris with vice grand Ruby Aringdale among the list of officers and guardians.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Silver Leaf Rebekah
Odd = Wellows lodges
Rebekah Veda Marsden
Noble Grand
Leota Gabriel
Leah Hawkins
Florence Billings
Hazel Billings
Cornelia Hanft
Pearl Leonhard
Thelma DeVore
Charlotte Morrison
Jane Morrison
Lillian Vince
Lila Mincer
Billie Heither
Inside Guardian
Kathleen Sands
Outside Guardian
Merle Schabilion
Josephine Hammond
Hazel Dwinell
Odd Fellows
Everett Orris
Noble
Ruby Aringdale
Alfred Williams
Leroy Heither
C. E. Billings
Earl Bennett
Frank Wall
Robert Hesseltine
H. C. Smith
Charlies Blodgett
Wayne Heitmoeier
Reid Buffington
local social notes from Riverside and neighbors
Ruth Gideon visited Ray Niffenegger’s home on Wednesday evening. Jerry Niffenegger spent New Year’s Day in the hospital after a severe nose bleed. Delbert Grecian and son were Sunday visitors at Charley Horak’s home. Charley Kolosieck and wife visited Milt Virka’s Riverside home to see Mrs. Mary Birka who is unwell. Doyle Plecker and wife called at Charley Kolosick’s home Tuesday evening.
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Jerry Niffenegger
Jerry
Delbert Grecian and
Charley Horak
Charley Kolosieck
Milt Virka
Riverside
Installing officers from Wapello lodges noted
Scene supporter Dewey Jones and left scene supporter Max Heither served with recording secretary J. E. Henson treasurer W. G. Roberts and financial secretary in the installation. Installing officers were from the Wapello lodges.
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Dewey Jones
Max Heither
J. E. Henson
W. G. Roberts
Wapello Lodges
Babies Born to Three Former Louisa Women
Rev. and Mrs. Ensign Leininger missionary couple in the Philippine Islands announce a daughter Linda Fay born November 5. Mrs. Leininger formerly Gladys Marth, a Columbus school Bible teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Smith of Davenport welcome a son Jerry Allyn born December 27 at St Luke’s Hospital. Mrs. Smith formerly Marguerite Bliven of Iredonia. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mumme of
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Columbus Junction
Ensign Leininger
Virae
Catanduanes
Philippine Islands
Linda Fay
Leininger
Gladys Marth
Columbus
Walter M. Smith
Davenport
Jerry Allyn
St. Luke's Hospital
West Burlington Family Welcomes Daughter Born in January
West Burlington residents announce the birth of a daughter on January 9. Mrs. VMumme is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Finke of this place. Attends Funeral Mrs. FE. W. McWilliams went to Des Moines to attend the funeral of her nephew Frank Davis aged 20 who died in Iowa City after brain tumor surgery. He is survived by his father Bert Davis now in Japan and his mother Mrs ru man Jacobson of Des Moines and a sister also of Des Moines.
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West Burlington
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Claude Reister
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Witting Harness
Lee Dusenbery
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W. P. Rawn
A. E. Putnam
Floyd Letts
T. L. Brookhart
E. B. Hammer
Chicago
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Columbus
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Lowing
Township Seventy-five
Said
Range
Sth Pt. M
Said Township
Ranee
Zance
Townlin
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bldg
Theo. B. Bailey
Leet
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
E. D. Morrison
E. D Morrison Jr
Morrison Bldg
Ss. W. Livingston
Robert Day
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
McCreedy Bidg
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
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C. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
Eyres
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
F. G. Livesay
D. C
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Hollywood
Harry Wan
the Journal
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Carrie Davis
Elvin Graf
Ernest
Ruth
Mae Gideon
Charles Wulf
Stuart Kolosick
Earl Kolosick
Grandma Kolosick
Mae Wallace
Gideon
Howard
Annlegate
Richard Havel
Dale Robertson
Delbert Lewis
Maurice Meyer
M. B. Ehrenfelt
Kalona
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Ray Niffenegger
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Ledgere
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Ralph E. Siafield
Detroit
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