Frank L. Wilson Sells Shoe Store in Washington
After forty-six years in Washington commerce and forty-one in the shoe business, Frank L. Wilson sells his store to nephew Parl W. Corbin and partner Charlie A. Darrett, effective February 15. Corbin, with twenty-four years in the shop, takes over. Cyarne Barrett leaves M. & F. Clothing Co. to join as partner. Wilson remains to assist during transition and both new owners plan long local ties.
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Washington
Frank L. Wilson
Parl W. Corbin
Charlie A. Darrett
Parl Corbin
Wilson
Cyarne Barrett
M. & F. Clothing Co
J. Albert Williams
Williams Vr. Wilson
Washington County
Mr. Wilson
Charlie
Frank
Sarl
Chicago
Robert K. Wilson
Volleyball Round Two Sparks City Action
Four matches in City leagues featured upsets and tight races as Canaries, Sky Pilots and Invincibles stayed undefeated. Oskaloosa De Molay faces the Y M C A tonight with probable lineup changes including Schulty at guard.
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Jeanne
Thistevenine
Oskalooen de Molay
Sky Pilots
Senators
Canaries
Invincibles
High Pockets
Bluebirds
Oskaloosa
Schulty
Waymack
McKinstry
Carlton
Marshall
Holland
Will Return Boy to His Home in Chicago
Wilfred Radford a 16 year old youth agrees to return to Chicago after sheriff informs parents he is confined in the county jail. He had been arrested for breaking into the Milwaukee pump house at Rubio but released by railway police. The boy will depart tonight and the jail will be emptied again once he leaves.
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Wilfred Radford
Chicago
Charles Denison
Wilfred
Young Radford
Milwaukee
Rubio
Redford
Radford
Cuet Bramer
Washington
Early career guidance and transfer plans outlined
Messrss Corbin and Barrett will announce proposed policies to pursue in their business nearer the transfer date. Mr Wilson issued a ten day pre transfer reduction sale as the new owners prepare to take command of the business.
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Messrss—Corbin and Barrett
Wilson Wa
Funeral set for William N. Plummer in West Chester
William N. Plummer dies at his West Chester home after years of illness. Funeral services Thursday at 2:00 PM at the Baptist church, with burial in Chester cemetery. He was born April 17, 1876, married Mable Jackson in 1911, and leaves a widow, two children Lucile Marie and Lewis W., plus a brother and three sisters. He was a former meat business operator and member of the Baptist church and Knights of Pythias.
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Baptist
West Chester
William N. Plummer
C. FE
Hillie
Chester
Lucile Marie
Lewis W
Arthur C. Plummer
Waukegan
Ed Wylie
Washington
Hod Waters
Tulare
Calif
Herbert Besley
Alaska
West Virginia
Plummer
Baptist Church
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Stroud to Lecture at Local High School Auditorium
Rocky Mountain Bill Stroud, a well known former local figure, will give a lecture next Monday evening at the high school auditorium. He is an intimate friend of Harry Boice of Rock Springs and will visit his parents Dr and Mrs J Boice and brother Dr C A Boice this week. The talk is hosted by the local Izaak Walton league chapter.
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Rocky Mountain
Bill” Stroud
Harry Boice
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Washington
J. &. Boice
C. A. Boice
Boice
Mr. Stroud
Rockies
Bill
The
Izaak Walton League
Bramer Plans Move to Sterling Illinois to Open Tailor Shop
Gust Bramer, a Washington businessman, will discontinue his east side Washington shop at the end of February and relocate to Sterling Illinois to open a tailor shop similar to his current operation. His son Olav will accompany him next month. other Bramer family members plan to move next summer. Sterling, a manufacturing center on the Lincoln highway about thirty miles east of Clinton, offers a larger field and a trade awaits the Bramer family.
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Gust Bruther
Washington
Sterling II
Olav
Sterling
Bramer
Lincoln Highway
Clinton
Mrs. Anne Huskey Hurt in Accident in Palo Alto
Mrs. Anne Springer Huskey, formerly of this city, suffered a severe injury to her left hand when a car she rode in collided with a Sullivan Auto Company vehicle driven by H. B. Durnam near Alma Street. She was treated at Palo Alto Hospital and later at Pinehurst? hospital as doctors predicted possible recovery of hand use.
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Palo Alto
California
Anne Springer Huskey
Anne Huskey
Emerson Street
H. B. Durnam
Sullivan Auto Company
Alma Street
Durnam
Macon Elected Captain of 1926 Iowa Teachers Football
Harry Macon of Washington was elected captain of the 1926 Iowa State Teachers College football eleven. A sophomore, he joined the team as a freshman and played tackle in 1925 except for injuries. Known for fighting spirit, he led Washington high school's grid squad and learned football at the teachers college under Art Dickinson.
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Journal Today
Harry Macon
Washington
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Macon
The
Teachers College
Washington High School
Art Dickinson
Winter Grips Iowa With Record Cold Across Cities
Winter stretched across western and northern Iowa with temperatures dropping up to twenty degrees in 24 hours. Sioux City reported 2 degrees above zero as the state’s coldest point, while Davenport Dubuque and Keokuk reached 24 above and Des Moines 13 above. No significant snow was forecast for the next 48 hours.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Davenport
Dubuque
Keokuk
Quotations Sought for 1926 County Oil Supply Iowa
Washington County Iowa invites bids for lubricating oil to be used in county equipment during 1926. Bids due February 3 1926 at 1 30 p m at the County Auditor’s office Washington Iowa. No exclusive contract. A L Griffith County Auditor.
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Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Iowa
Washington
Sincere thanks for kindness and sympathy in our sorrow
We thank friends for kindness and messages of sympathy from the Gleaners class of Bethel Sunday School and many other friends. Mrs. James Gray and family appreciate the support as the brothers and sisters offer comfort.
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Bethel Sunday School
James Gray
National Bank to Move Over Street
The Washington National Bank will relocate to the Bailey building across the street after stockholders purchased the Washington National Bank building. The old site will be dismantled for sale of fixtures, while the Washington National Bank gains larger quarters with modern equipment and vaults.
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National Bank
Washington National Bank
Bailey Bank
The
Bailey Building
Marsh W. Bailey
Bailey
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