Milk Fund Benefit Games Tonight in Moline
Tonight at the Moline high school gym two charity games are planned to raise funds for the public school milk program. At 7 30 Burlington and Washington high schools meet, then the Moline Bullets face a team of Washington junior college and high school stars featuring former Augustana and St. Ambrose players. Referee will be Leo DeKalb of Fairfield.
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Twe Moline Bullets
Washington
Ncto
Burlington
Moline Bullets
Bullets
Augustana College
Rock Island
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Mead
Augustana
Ti Red
Male Fuhr
Harold Ahrens
Henry Little
Kenneth Kimberlin
George Freshwaters
Starg
Iowa
Don McClure
Tom Cantoni
Lewis McFadden
Leo DeKalb
Fairfield
Mt Union Eagles claim Tri-County lead with Cotter win
Mt Union Eagles sit atop the Tri-County standings after beating Cotter last Friday, reinforcing their undisputed first place after a previous win over Wayland. Wayland topped Ainsworth on the road, and no girls division games were played, leaving the standings unchanged.
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Wayland
Mt. Union Eagles
Cotter
Ainsworth
Mt. Union
Ottawawo
Wyman
Ee Cotter
Yarmouth
Crawfordsville
Olds
Crawfordsville- Yar
Ata lissa School Visits Riverside in Basketball Clash
Riverside hosted Ata lissa School boys who lost 33 to 9. A curtain raiser had Riverside second boys beat Riverside girls 14 to 7. Orange girls defeated Maroons 6 to 4. Durant teams visit Riverside on Friday January 22.
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Riverside
Atalissa
Riverside Public School
Italissa
Orange
Maroons
Durant
Riverside High School
Morning Sun sweeps Columbus Junction in league action
Morning Sun high school beat Columbus Junction 22 to 2 in a Southeast Town league game. Morning Sun second team won 22 to 17 while junior high prevailed 25 to 10. Winfield defeated Wapello 30 to 21 at Wapello. Mediapolis is scheduled to play here Friday.
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Junction
Columbus Junction
Morning Sun
Winfield High School
Wapello
Iowa
Mediapolis
Scouts Enjoy Night Out Skating and Bonfire Fun
Scout Troop 332 members had a large evening at the reservoir with skating, sliding, and a bonfire. John Lemmon led some in a car ride while others walked, and Troop 32 joined in with cats. Several boys reportedly broke their wrists during earlier frolics.
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John Lemmon
Rez
Scouts of Troop
The
Boy Scouts
Dismissals Reported From Local Hospitals
Edward Wenger was discharged yesterday afternoon to his home in Wayland. Mrs. Sylvester Zelinski and daughter JoAnne Lee were discharged yesterday afternoon to Riverside. Mrs. L. R. Bates of Riverside was discharged last evening.
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Edward Wenger
Wayland
Sylvester Zelinski
JoAnne Lee
Riverside
L. R. Bates
Tough Matches Thursday Night At City Hall Rasslin
The V F W committee presents three wrestling bouts at city hall Thursday with Jimmy Bear absent as a participant. Ernie Barker faces Glen House in the main event, Eddie Drew meets Willy Williams, and Indian Buckwalter boxes Chief LeRoy Duncan for six rounds.
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Jimmy Bear
City Hall
Rasslin
Jimmy
Bill Brown
V. F W. Committee
Ernie Barker
Marshalltown
Glen House
Farmington
Bear
Villians
House
Eddie Drew
Willie” Williams
Tipton
Local notes on visits and Farm Bureau events
Local residents hosted and visited friends across towns including Fairfield and Kalona. Washington county Farm Bureau leaders attended a Des Moines banquet and three day convention, while educators and shop workers enjoyed career moves and community ties in Keota Fayette and Wellman.
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W. E. Frame
Farm Bureau
Washington County
G. B. Holden
Des Moines
Service and Insurance Department
Farm Bureau Convention
Railroad abandons 21.46 miles of branch line
North Western railroad lines have been authorized by ice to abandon 21.46 miles of a branch from Abandon Manning to Harlan and to operate over parallel Great Western tracks for that distance.
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Abandon
Manning
Iowa
North Western Railroad Lines
Ice
Harlan
Great Western
Early Name of Cincinnati
General Arthur St. Clair, first Northwest Territory governor, visited Cincinnati in January 1790 and rejected the name Losantiville. He ordered the town to be called Cincinnati in honor of the Order of Cincinnati. The new name reflected his disdain for the prior appellation and linked the city to Revolutionary War officers.
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Cincinnati
Losantiville
Arthur St. Clair
Northwest Territory
Order of Cincinnatus
Society of Officers of the
Administration Leaders Defer Surplus Tax Action
Washington officials say Congress will delay revision of the surplus tax law and possibly defer changes for a year until March 15 income tax returns are filed. They expect receipts to shape pressure for revision and plan to extend the $500 million in miscellaneous taxes with few exceptions. The administration aims to rush three year extension of the reciprocal trade agreement law amid expected partisan debate.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Doughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Hull
Secrretary of Commerce
Roper
Harper Sibley
United States Chamber of Commerce
Robert L. O'Brien
Tariff Commission
Senate
Iowa Legislature Urged to Fund Fish and Game Development
Des Moines Iowa January 19 The state conservation commission asked the Iowa legislature for more funds for fish and game and park development noting urgent needs from civilian conservation corps land acquisitions and expanded duties. Logan Blizzard chairman urged serious consideration of increasing appropriations to meet growing outdoor demand and state obligations. The commission outlined proposals including new administration and development laws for interstate projects county park commissions and reallocating dam fees to support conservation work.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Logan Blizzard
Civilian Conservation Corps
Conservation Commission
Fish and Game Division
Blizzard
Commission
General Treasury
Shiloh Township elects officers at soil meeting
Howard Wittrig was chosen as chairman with Chris Roth as vice chairman and Sam Marsh as a committee member at a Marion township soil conservation meeting held Saturday afternoon at Shiloh school. The town reports ongoing ice problems for farmers and notes community visits and local birthdays while reporting health and school activity in the area.
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Burger
Shiloh
Marion Township
Howard Wittrig
Chris Roth
Sam Marsh
Will Longer
Don Coats
David Eugene
Winfield
Henry Schoonover
James
Howard
Joan Schoonover
Ginkens
Joan
Shiloh School
Frank McClellan
Marion
Brighton
Ralph Frazey
Ross van Nostrand
Alhambra
Calif
David Mitchell
Martha H. van Nostrand
Washington
California
Dave Schantz
Mrs Helen McBeth Hospitalized After Hip Fracture
Mrs Helen McBeth fell at her Wayland home on Wednesday breaking her hip in the hip socket and was taken to Henry County hospital. Mrs Sarah Lute Brown, nearly 88, died at her Wayland home Sunday morning after years of frail health. she is survived by her daughter Nellie Allen and three sons Charlie Lute Hugh Brown and Arnold Brown with services held at her home and burial in Wayland cemetery.
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Evra Wittmer
Wayland
Helen McBeth
Henry County Hospital
Sarah Lute Brown
Nellie Allen
Allen
Charlie Lute
Hugh Brown
New London
Arnold Brown
Ainsworth
Wayland Cemetery
Fortitude Lessens Calamities When Faced with Resolve
A reflection on how calamities perceived from afar lose potency when confronted with steadfast fortitude. It argues that resisting fear and maintaining courage halves the perceived threat and strengthens endurance. The piece emphasizes inner discipline over panic during adversity.
Fort Wayne Area Social Notes Include Club Meeting Guests
Mrs James Marsh attended the American Hone Fortnightly club section one gathering at Mrs Ode Ferguson's South Iown Avenue home last Tuesday afternoon. Sam Marsh attended the Ott Patterson funeral in Washington last Thursday. Donald Lambert, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Lambert, has been ill with flu glandular fever and colds but is convalescing now.
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James Marsh
Ode Ferguson
South Iown Avenue
Dale Bain
Leroy
Josie Bain
Wayland
Joan Sigafoose
Schoonover
Sam Marsh
Ott Patterson
Washington
Dave Schantz
Fannie Christner
Clyde Lambert
Sam Lambert
Donald Lambert
Local Shoppers and Funeral Notices Highlight Washington Day
Mrs Ed Arnold and family of Toledo Ohio and Mrs Martha Fellows of Peoria Illinois return home after funeral of Mrs Harvey Chance. Moore s Bootery closes tomorrow 2 to 3 pm. Rep E L Stewart and secretary Harvey Holden return to Des Moines for legislative reconvening this afternoon. Ed Knotek leaves Ottumwa for Denver on Burlington Zephyr. Dr B D Roberts of Wayland shops in Washington.
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Ed Arnold
Toledo
Towa
Martha Fellows
Peoria
Harvey Chance
T. H. Peters
Leslie Gilmore
Rock Island
Ill
Delbert Bailey
Petery
B. D. Roberts
Wayland
Washington
Mrs Harvey Chance Remembered for Kindness and Faith
The husband and children of Mrs. Harvey Chance express gratitude for the flowers and kindness shown during their bereavement. Mrs. Chance loved her home, her children, and her flowers and was a devout Christian mother who trusted in God for comfort.
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Harvey Chance
Rotary Talk on Telephone Progress by Muscatine Expert
Mr. W. A. Matthews, Muscatine Telephone Exchange manager, spoke to Rotarians about the evolution of telephone technology from early crude devices to modern systems. He illustrated with antique and current apparatus, explained cable development, and emphasized telephony’s global reach and daily impact. Charles Crane introduced the speaker and welcomed the experienced telephone man.
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W. A. Matthews
Muscatine
Matthews
Charles Crane
Mr. Matthews
Shapely Legd Win Judge Jury Case in Career Woman
Virginia Field stars in Twentieth Century Fox drama Career Woman a backwoods girl fighting for freedom and justice. She portrays a woman accused of murder and must prove innocence through persuasive display of her shapely legs to sway a jury alongside Claire Trevor Michael Whealen Isabel Jewell Eve Linden and Gene Lockhart.
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Virginia Field
Twentieth Century-Fox
Fox Theater
Virginia
Claire Trevor
Michael Whealen
Isabel Jewell
Eve Linden
Gene Lockhert
Career Woman
Diamond Demon Chaser Beliefs From Hindu Lore
A Pearsons London Weekly writer describes in Hindu belief a diamond guards against demons and diseases. The gem cures blood poisoning jaundice and protects against plague or cholera when worn left arm. Claimed to restore sight if water that held a diamond once washed eyes and to prevent madness when worn around the neck.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Anvil Analogy Sparks Physician Debate
A fragmented line compares roles of anvil patient and hammer in a metaphor about medical practice, raising questions about responsibility and technique within a historical discussion.
Social Calendar Highlights Community Meetings and Dinners
Wednesday includes White Shrine card party at 2 15 p m and Pythian Sisters evening. Tuesday features Royal Neighbors installation at Woodman hall and Legion Auxiliary at Legion rooms with needlework. Numerous clubs meet, meals planned, and church studies noted. activities continue through Friday with luncheons, potlucks, and social hours at multiple venues.
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Masonic Temple
Royal Neighbors
Woodman Hall
Pythian Sisters
AEG Ites Sidaneae
Sidney Moore
Edna. Klein
BP. W. Auxiliargy
K. C. Hall
American Légion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Harvey Waggoner
East Third Street
Pythian
Ted Crone
East Washington Street
Richard MecCleery
Lexington Ladies Aid Society
P. BE. O
W. W. Wilson
East Second Street
West Chester
Kensington
U. P. Church
H. H. Club
J. B. Hexworth
Rebekah and
Odd Fellows Monthly
Han
Wallace P. T. A
Schoct
Wes Meyers
Christian Ladies Aiq and Missionary Joint Meeting
W. W. McFearland
Baptist Ladies Missionary Program
M C. Carstensen
Drainage District Meeting Slated for January 28
In Louisa county court house at Wapello on January 28 land owners in drainage district No 13 in Louisa and Muscatine counties will vote on continuing pumping in 1937. The joint boards seek funds for pumping costs and engineering services and will discuss compensation for damages from river projects with officials in St Louis.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County Court House
Wapello
Louisa and
Muscatine
Joint Board of Supervisors
Ervices
Matthew Westrate
EK. R. Hicklin
Council For the Drainage Board
Federal Board of Engineers
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Nebraska Couple Marks Golden Anniversary Read Across Regions
A Nebraska couple's fiftieth wedding anniversary is celebrated with family at Primrose, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Nelson F Allard Sr. The event includes 10 children, 18 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and a poem by Newton A Housel. Attending out of town are relatives from Grand Island, Omaha, Lincoln, Wellman, Washington, Valparaiso, Ord, and other towns, with open house after dinner.
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Nebraska
Nelson F Allard
Allard
David City
Primrose
Newton A Housel
Madison County
Housel
Nancy Romaine
Charles Beat
Millie Kelley
Zella Kelley
John Kruse
Grand Island
Nelson F. Alla
Madison
Lille McMaster
George
Masons Zeradatha Council to Install New Officers
Zeradatha Council No 21 R and S M will hold regular connection at the Masonic hall at 8 pm Friday Jan 22 after which the new officers will be installed. Important business requires attention of 7 members as plans will be completed to carry out an enlarged program for one of the largest classes of candidates in its history.
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Zeradatha Council
R and
S. M
Masonic Hall
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