Button Factory Leads City League With 4 Wins
The American Pearl button factory team tops the league after a 14 to 8 win over the American Legion while the Y's Men beat the Methodists 10 to 3. First Church downed Round the Square 15 to 10.
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American Legion
Methodists
American Pearl
Legion
U's
Reade McCrory
Pennsylvania
Round the Square
Factory
Legion Button Factory
Kiesey
Crone
Murphy
W. Kiesey
T. Kiesey
Freshwaters
Tolander
J. Brown
M. Brown
Clark
R. Kiesey
Wutton Factory
Methodist
Presbyterian Eens
Y's. Men's Club
First
No Jury Cases Set for Trial This Week
At the January term of district court Judge Charles A. Dewey excused all fifty petit jurors after learning no jury cases were ready. About six cases had been set but were settled or continued, court adjourned to Tuesday for non jury matters. Mrs Irwin Atkins from West Liberty arrived to visit her daughter Madeline.
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District Court
Charles A. Dewey
Dewey
Irwin Atkins
West Liberty
Miss Madeline
Oskaloosa De Molay to Meet YMCA on Local Court
The Oskaloosa De Molay basketball team, with Benmiller Ireland Campbell Brookes Neiswanger Whitlock, brings a strong lineup from high school and college experience to a Wednesday game against the YMCA on the local court. Manager Detrek expects a tougher effort than last week against the Muscatine Boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa de Molay
Y. M. C. A. Five
Benmiller
Oskaloosa High School Five
Ireland
Campbell
Brookes
Neiswanger Or Whitlock
Irene Rich Braves Cold Stream Scene in The Lost Lady
On location near Bishop California Irene Rich performed a four time jump into a cold mountain stream amid forty degree water and mud after each plunge. The stunt was filmed at dawn under Harry Beaumont’s direction with a wind and rain machine while the rest of the cast stayed wrapped in coats. The Lost Lady directed by Harry Beaudine stars Matt Moore George Fawcett Victor Pot al John Roche June Marlowe Orville McGregor and Eva Gordon and is showing at the Fox theatre.
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Irene Rich
the Lost Lady
Bishop
California
Miss Rich
Harry Beaumont
Rich
Beaumont
Harry Beaudine
Fox Theatre
Matt Moore
George Fawcett
Victor Potal
John Roche
June Marlowe
Girl With
Orville McGregor
Eva Gordon
Card of Thanks for A C Miller and Family
We thank friends and neighbors for their kindness and help during the illness and death of our husband and father A C Miller. Mrs A Miller and Children.
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A. C. Miller
Miller
Mrs Palmer elected county superintendent of schools
Winnie McClelland Palmer, longtime Wellman High principal, won the county superintendent post with eighteen of twenty one votes. J F E McClenahan and Miss Victoria Love received the remaining ballots amid a county school convention vote tally. Elmer Gault chaired the convention with A L Griffith as secretary.
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Winnie McClelland Palmer
Wellman High School
Harry A. Phillips
J. FE. McClenahan
Victoria Love
Palmer
Wellman
A. L Griffith
Local Social Visits Move Through Nearby Towns
Miss Eunice Acheson returned from Boone Iowa after a week with friends. Mrs Keith Dayton visited Keota to see her parents Mr and Mrs John Hanley. Mrs Donald Pavl and son Donald Lee came home from Winfield after weekend with sisters. Miss Ruth Endicott from Ainsworth returned home after visiting. Mrs Ida Pratt of Ainsworth returned home after shopping and visiting son John Pratt in Washington.
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Keith Dayton
Keota
John Hanley
Donald Pav
Donald Lee
Winfield
Ruth Endicott
Ainsworth
Ida Pratt
Washington
John Pratt
Farmers Institute At Wellman Attracts County Interest
The farmer's institute at Wellman draws strong local attention with expectant attendance from all sections of the county. It runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday this week with entries due by Wednesday at eleven o'clock.
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Farmer's Institute
Wellman
Local residents attend visits and family events
Mrs John Tierney and two children return from South Eng lish after visiting her parents in EVaworth Kansas for five months. N D Anderson resumes driving taxi 210 after illness. Mae Carson visits Washington to serve on the Pury. Grace Stone visits sister T C Davis. John Sampson and Bruce Logan travel to Keota for the day to visit Mrs Lee Stewart. Bruce Logan and wife welcome a son yesterday. Nellie Loder visits Wayland to see sister and brother before vacation. Marion Work visits Crawfordsville. Bernard Johnston returns from Des Moines after his brother in law J W Gray dies. W M Keeley travels to Des Moines on business. Lucille Martin comes from Iowa City to help as mother breaks pelvic bone. Martin in county hospital recovering.
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Lucille Martin
Iowa City
Economy Shoe Store Fire Damages Marion Avenue Building
A fire at the Economy shoe store on Marion avenue caused extensive smoke and water damage to many boxes of hoes. Fire officials reported the blaze confined to one section and under control quickly, with loss amount undetermined and the building awaiting an insurance adjustor. The origin is believed linked to a stove near the fire area.
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Marion Avenue
Leland Meyer
Methodist church social and church group notices
Members of the Methodist church plan a social Thursday at 8 PM with an entertainment program. Philathea class meets Thursday at 7 PM at Mrs. Nondas Adair home to elect officers. The Methodist Chorus rehearses Thursday at 8 PM for evangelistic meetings. The 88th Choir holds regular rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 PM followed by chorus practice.
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Bob. O
Methodist Church
Philathea Clues
Methodist Sunday School
Nondas Adair
Methodist Chorus
Methodist Choir
J. J. Miller
Rocky Mountain Bill Stroud to Lecture on Western Wildlife
Rocky Mountain Bill Stroud will speak at the High School Auditorium Monday January 25 under the Izaac Walton League. He will present an illustrated lecture with color photographs of Rocky Mountain wildlife and scenery. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children as a public educational event.
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Rocky Mountain
Bill Stroud
Izaac Walton League
Bill
League
Rocky Mountain Bill
Rocky Spines
Wyoming
Rocky Mountains
Washington Girls Victims of Robber
Mrs Louise Kirkpatrick and Miss Rose Kerns of Washington Iowa left a fur coat worth two hundred dollars and two suitcases in their car at a street corner in St Louis Missouri last night. They found one suitcase abandoned this morning with only a rosary and trinkets inside. Police are searching. The girls were en route to Florida from Washington Iowa.
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ST. Louis
Louise Kirkpatrck
Rose Kerns
Washington
Iowa
Miss Kirkpatrick
Miss Kerns
Florida
Weekend arrests and accidents in Waterloo
Waterloo reports include two wife beating arrests over the weekend and one each for illegal transportation and driving while intoxicated along with twelve automobile collisions resulting in two injuries.
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Waterloo
Mrs. George Fetters Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. Adelia Catherine Fetters wife of George Fetters died last evening at 8 20 at her East Jefferson street home after an extended illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 at the home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. She was born July 7 1866 in Washington county and lived there most of her life. Survived by husband seven children two sisters and a brother. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian church and the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last September.
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Adelia Catherine Fetters
George Fetters
East Jefferson Street
Elm Grove Cemetery
Fetters
Washington County
Knox County
Illinois
George F. Fetters
Limer P. Keifer
Elizabeth Keifer
Ralph A. Fetters
George Leroy Fetters
Howard Merride
Albert Simpson
Washington
Arthur F. Petters
Clariton
Iowa
Otto Walton
Brighton
Oscar William Fetters
Nettie Guilmont
Hattie Dpodder
Monrovia
California
Will Keifer
First United Presbyterian Church
Meeting Is Postponed For Washington Advertising Club
The Washington Advertising club meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed indefinitely.
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Washington Advertising Club
Seed Corn Test Promoted By Farm Bureau In Page County
In Clarinda Iowa on January 16 farmers in Page County are advised to try the rag doll seed corn test. The test cost is about 18 cents per 100 ears. Kernels from each ear are laid on a moistened cloth square then rolled and tied and soaked for two to 12 hours. The roll is stored in water drained and kept warm for five to six days.
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Clarinda
Page County
Farm Bureau
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McKay
Tucker
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Claw
Allen
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Clow
Pitt Church
Mc Tonnaughy
Schulty
Holland
Kleese
Winia
First Church
McCall McCreedy
George
McCrory
Edwards
McConnaughy
McCreedy
Charles A
Ben
Stuart Hotel
John Shields & Sons
Oskaloosa
Chives Fighteen
Farmers Institute
John Tierney
Roy Stafford
West Chester
Evaworth
Kansas
N. D. Anderson
Mae Carson
Grace Stone
T. C. Davis
Mrs
John Sampson
Mrs. Sampson
Lee Stewart
Bruce Logan
Los Angeles
Ward
Bruce
Will Logan
Nellie Loder
Wayland
George Berr
Clark Loder
Ward's
Marion Work
Crawfordsville
Lee Lease
Bernard Johnston
Des Moines
J. W. Gray
W. M. Keeley
Washington Girls
Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Geo. Fetters
Wen Minter
France
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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