Fairfield to Send First Team Here for Washington Game
Fairfield high school plans to bring its regular first team to Washington for a Friday night basketball contest. The team beat Centerville 27 to 10 on Tuesday. A 24 seat request was made for Fairfield band and about 100 fans are expected. Columbus Junction and Washington Junction girls precede the boys game. Referee Peterson of Iowa City, a former Coe player, will officiate.
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Theodore Saur
Fairfield High School
Washington
Saur
Indianola
Fairfield
Centerville
Columbus Junction
Washington Junction
Peterson
Iowa City
Coe
Washington Fairfield
William Leads Search for Hidden Rabbit House
William and visitors reach the rabbit house where a litter of little white gray and black spotted rabbits awaits. William notes each rabbit is uniquely decorated.
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William
Howard W Benn Elected President of Oil Refining Co
Howard W Benn of Washington Iowa was elected president at a Kansas City board meeting of the Mid-Continent Consolidated Oil Gas Refining Company. C B Oldaker Kalona Iowa and W E Acheson Ainsworth joined the board. Walter F Wilson death creates secretary vacancy to be filled later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Continent Consolidated Oil Gas Refining Company
Kansas City
Howard W. Benn
Washington
Iowa
Benn
C. B. Oldaker
Kalona
W. E. Acheson
Ainsworth
Walter F. Wilson
Wm. White
Lincoln
Nebr
Edw
J. Dillon & Co
W. L. Statler Purchases the R. P. Mintier Farm
The Dempsey Land Company arranged a trade where W. L. Statler of West Chester exchanged his 160 acre farm to Boyd B. Berdo for Berdo’s 84 acre R. P. Mintier place two and a half miles north of Washington. The deal totaled 110000 dollars. Statler plans to raise Spotted Poland China hogs on the new farm. He will bring a fine herd of hogs to the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey Land Company
W. L. Statler
West Chester
Boyd B. Berdo
Washington
R. P. Mintier
Statler
Boyd
Crone divorce case filers motion in Johnson county court
Former Hastings college head Reuben B Crone asks the district court in Town City for dissolution of the temporary injunction in his divorce from Lillian Hulsebus Crone. He denies cruelty and fidelity charges and claims his wife suffers from insane spells and jealousy. He also says he never used violence and that a revolver was taken to Colorado by his wife and son. He cites Mayo Brothers care and reports that she would improve with age.
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Iowa City
Reuben B. Crone
Hastings
Nebraska) College
Crone
Johnson County
Town City
Lillian Hulsebus Crone
Professor Crone
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Colorado
Brighton Resident John F McClintic Dies at 2:16 AM
John Franklin McClintic born Sept 13 1852 in Clay Township near Brighton died Jan 20 after a three year facial cancer battle a hemorrhage caused his death He leaves sisters Martha and Demantha brothers Robert and George all of Brighton Funeral Friday 2 30 PM at home Rev W S Gardner officiating Interment Brighton Hill Crest cemetery
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Brighton
John Franklin McClintic
Clay Township
John
Elizabeth Ann McClintic
Martha
Demantha
Robert
George
W. S. Gardner
Brighton Hill Crest Cemetery
Thought for the Day Inspires Through Honest Work
A reflective aphorism notes that inner peace follows when a man commits fully to his labor and gives his best effort. The quote links personal relief to purposeful action and warns against restless failure to live up to one's effort.
Sewing Exhibit at High School Friday
A demonstration and exhibition of sewing class work will be shown in the domestic science rooms Friday afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock at the high school. All mothers and other women interested are invited. Semester examinations are in progress this week.
One Year Births: Twins and Triplets Reported in US
In one year 15 842 pairs of twins and 147 sets of triplets were born in the United States.
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United States
Farm Life Hints and Simple Pleasures in Quiet Country Voice
Rural verse hints at planting seeds and tractors from the page, with harvests in the fall and pasture life on a hill. References to pedigreed cattle, car travel for a movie, new road construction for lovers, a motherly kiss, and three cent lower eggs evoke a nostalgic country scene.
Red Cross Officers Review Washington County Chapter Plans
A Washington County Red Cross conference approved plans for community work including junior Red Cross activities in city schools and nursing and health education. The nursing committee reported 1338 earned from Christmas seals and health bonds, with 110 still needed to fund a school district nurse salary, while applications for the nurse position were considered but no action taken.
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Washington
County Red Cross
Beon
Court House
Red Cross
Washington City
H. C. Hull
Kathryn Montgomery
Lewis Henderson
C. A. Dewey
Ethel McCreedy
Ralph Shannon
Elisabeth Findlay
G. W. Hay
D. H. McLaughlin
C. W. Stewart
Health Service Committee
Agnes Swift
Co. $. Thomas
Josephine Babcock
J. B. Crail
J. D. Glasgow
Home Service Committee
Crail
J. B. Edgington
Col. C. Oe Wilson
Lydia Eicher
Hundreds urged to donate to child relief fund
The piece notes a running total of 907 dollars with numerous local donors and urges hundreds more to contribute to aid starving Central European children. It directs payments to the Journal or Frank R. Sage at Washington Loan & Trust Co. and states Washington county must raise over 9 thousand of the national 23 million goal.
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Europe
Journal
Frank R. Sage
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Washington County
United States
Iodine Fumes Urged For Drug Administration
Iodine fumes are proposed as a preferred method to administer the drug over tincture. Experiments show fumes are absorbed through the skin and lungs, but inhalation is dangerous even in small quantities, particularly with respiratory disease.
Bribery Condemned in Mosaic Law Says Bernard Paine
Bernard Paine declares bribery a sin citing Moses law and warns it corrupts judgment and perverts justice. He emphasizes the timeless truth that taking gifts blinds the wise and distorts the righteous.
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Lev
Bernard Paine
Philosophy of Riches Foolish Pride Quotes
A maxims-style extract notes that pride in wealth makes a person foolish and compares such boastfulness to being inferior to a gold mine, attributed to Jeremy Taylor. The tone fuses moral reflection with wit about riches.
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Jeremy Taylor
Fifteen Iowa Counties Begin Paved Road Plans
Des Moines reports fifteen Iowa counties started paved road programs in 1920. About 45 miles of country roads were hard surfaced, with 177 miles contracted for completion this year. High costs and material shortages hampered progress despite readiness for roughly 350 miles if conditions permitted.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Cerro Gordo
Cerro Gordo County
Polk County
Benton
Black Hawk
Clinton
Dickinson
Floyd
Greene
Humboldt
Johnson
Linn
Palo Alto
Polk
Scott
Sioux
State Highway Commission
Riot Witness Confesses Belief in Father's Identity
In an Irish case a witness describes a domestic riot with injuries to person and property. He recounts a vivid exchange asking if the man is his father and noting the other party mistook him for an old gorilla before the fight began.
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Gorilly
Argonaut
Ear Ornaments and Bold Ear Holes in Burmese Customs
Burmese men and women adorn ears with large holes and wear in them pieces of wood jewels or rolls of solid gold or silver. When not wearing ornaments they thread small items through the holes and women use the openings for bouquet holders.
Foolish to Affect Superiority Advice
A reflective note warns against showing off knowledge to avoid antagonism and to foster cooperation. It emphasizes letting others discover their own insights rather than asserting superiority.
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ED Oil Gas and Refining
Mason and Dixon Line
ANC
J.C. McKay
Ervision
State Bank
Minton
Carpenters Union
Commercial Club
T. FP. Minton
Newton
State Council of the Carpenters’ Union
Master Builders of
Cedar Rapids
Carpenters
John ‘Dodd
Farl Hout
Alec Tricity
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
William Matuoha
Reister & Sons
T. C. Reeves
le Eaue
Nellie R. Lutten
Frank R. Lutz
Joam Bipen
J. H. Myall
Evening Journal
Joe Knotek
Donald MecLaughlin
Telephone Mutual
Haskins
R. E. Thornton
Care Journal
Falk
Dilack
Call Bruns Seed Co
Falk Motor Co
Buckeye
Lot. O. R. Mayo
Conservo
May Pleming
C. H. Bear
Kalona Mutual
Johnson's Grocery
FORD
Bevins Motor Co
B. F. Campbell
Harry Kraecaw
Ford Truck
Clarence Work
Chas
J. Sojka
Timothy
Clover
Henry Berdo
S. R. Miller
W. M. Darbyshire
Graham Theater
Button Factory
L. L. Moothart
Floyd County
Ankeny
Clover Hill
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