Three girls graduate from county hospital program
Three Washington county residents Dorie McNeil Marguerite Springman and Hattie McConnell were awarded graduate nurse diplomas at the county hospital eighth class to graduate. Chairman Marsh W Bailey presided as Rev Eastwood gave the invocation and Dr W W Bowers delivered the address highlighting nursing service as community work.
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Washington County
Maresh W Bailey
County Hosoral Board
Dorie McNeil
Marguerite Springman
Hattie McConnell
Bailey
Marsh W. Bailey
Hospital Board
Frederick W. Eastwood
Glee Clay
Bertha Hay
Washington
Ole
Hugh H. McCleery
Ad Club Plans Two Big Meets
The Washington Advertising club outlined two February events. February 5 will host boys who took part in last year's formedul contest with their fathers as guests. February 26 features Homer J. Buckley of Chicago, a leading ad expert, giving an address expected to draw local business leaders. Buckley heads Buckley De Ment Advertising Co. and will speak in Cedar Rapids and Muscatine the same week.
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Washington Advertising Club
Ely
Ad Club
Homer J. Buckley
Chicago
Buckley
Buckley-De Ment Advertising Company
Cedar Rapids
Muercatine
Waerhington
Two Local Teams Head Abroad For Hard Night of Games
Washington high schools sends two squads to competition on foreign floors. First team goes to Burlington for a Littl Six clash led by Coach McKinetry. second team travels to West Chester to face the local high. Marshall is out, with Thompson or McConnell replacing him. Dickenson and Olin leave Burlington tonight after eight semesters. Chester hosts the second crew on a smaller floor.
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Washington High School
McKinetry
Burlington
Guy Carlton
West Chester
Washington
Marshall
Thompson
McConnell
Dickenson
Olin
Burington
Chester
Chester Five
Washington Preparations For Nearly Total Solar Eclipse
A large number of Washington residents have their smoked glasses ready to view the near total solar eclipse expected tomorrow. The obscuration begins shortly after seven and most of the sun will be hidden by eight o'clock.
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Washington
Homer Murray Takes Fairfield Undertaking Firm
Homer Murray, long associated with Jones & Mell Kinney undertakers, departs to Fairfield to run the town’s oldest funeral business. The Kerrick firm, founded by F. D. Kerrick who died last week, was sold by Mrs. Kerrick to Murray-Jones Undertaking Co. with B. L. A. Jones of Washington joining the deal. Murray gains exclusive charge in Fairfield, his former home, while Jones remains in Washington and the Waterloo and Washington funerals business unaffected.
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Homer Murray
Jones & Mell. Kinney
Fairfield
F. D. Kerrick
Kerrick
Murray-Jones Undertaking Company
Bl. A. Jones
Washington
Murray
Jones & McHlhinney Funers
Waterloo
Ainsworth Farmer John Wilson Kilgore Dies at County Hospital
John Wilson Kilgore 1872 01 12 in Washington County two miles northwest of Washington died at the county hospital after several months illness. He lived near Ainsworth with wife Nancy Jane Wallace and two children Loulge and Manford Franklin. He was a Woodman member and United Presbyterian in Ainsworth. He left a widow two children and a brother Frank Kilgore in the US Army.
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Ainsworth
Will Kilgore
Iment
Eenand
Washington County
Wash
Joseph Kilgore
A (Wilson) Kilsore
John Wilson Kilgore
Nancy Jane Wallace
Loulge
Manford Franklin Kilgore
Mre. Oohn Atkinson
Emmettburg
Frank Kilgore
United States Army
Troon H
Sixth Cavalry
Chattanooga
Tony
C. K. Gillispie
Kilgore
United Presbyterian Church
Woodman Lodge
Washington
Hnis
Graduate Nurses Receive Diplomas in county hospital program
Diplomas were presented to three graduates after two songs by a male quartet. Mr Bailey lauded the hospital’s growth from one nurse to twenty five and praised the training. The Florence Nightingale pledge was read and the nurses performed and encoreed. Benediction closed the program followed by a reception.
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Evertte Griffith
Preston Wolfe
Jesse J. Milter
Carl Hedaees
Bailey
Emall
Anna &. House
J. Reade McCrory
Roe vs Kurtz trial opens in district court
Testimony began in the Roe versus Kurtz case alleging auto collision damages of about 1200 dollars. Witness FE Mitchell drove the Roe car, jury was impaneled after a settlement in Jenkins versus Denison.
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al Roe
Frank Kurtz
District
West Main Street
Avenue
FE. Mitchell
Roe
W. C Hedges
M. M Gowey
Clara Brerton
S. Huntsberger
Glenn Hy
M. BE. Ebner
Marie Bell
Carl Voothees
G Ke. Mangold
Harry Conrad
Charles Rose
Rodney Davis
Rnoon
T. W. Livingston Dead in Georgia
Thomas W. Livingston died at his Norman Park Georgia home the morning of the 18th. He moved south thirty years ago and was about seventy years old. He is survived by two children Wilford and Minnie and his wife Etta Breed, daughter of the late Henry Breed.
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Realph Livingston
Thomas W. Livingston
Norman Park
Georgia
Mr. Livingston
Ainsworth
Eva Livingston
Thin City
Atty
W. J. Livingston
Thomas J. Livingston
South
Wilford
Minnié
Etta Breed
Henry Breed
Funeral rites for local resident announced
Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Worth, conducted by Rev W. B. McCrory. Burial will follow in Ainsworth cemetery. The casket will be opened to friends at Jones and McElhinney funeral home on Saturday and until noon Sabbath day.
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Anf
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
W. B. McCrory
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones and McElhinney
Gas Stations Raise Gas Price by One Cent
Washington oil stations increased gasoline prices by one cent per gallon as part of a general price rise taking effect today.
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Washington
Etchings of Old Masters Bring Fortune at London
A hidden hoard of 300 Rembrandt etchings and other works from 18th19th century masters sold at London auctions after 70 years in two bank chests. Prices topped 18 000 for Arnoldus Tholinx and 5 775 for Christ Before Pilate and The Three Crosses. Dutch and English buyers competed while Edward Rudge’s Abbey Manor collection, purchased for about 2000, found new fortune.
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London
Bank
Rembrandt
Arnoldus Tholinx
Christ
Pilate
Edward Rudge
Abbey Manor
Evesham
Local Debaters Invited to Drake Tournament in Des Moines
Debaters from Washington high school are invited to compete in the annual prep school debating tournament at Drake University Des Moines March 14 and 15. Robert L. Finch Drake alumnus and secretary leads the event with many Iowa teams expected. The winner receives a silver loving cup donated by Navid J. McCahill Drake alumnus from Pittsburgh. Fraternities sororities and clubs plan entertainment for visitors Marshalltown High School won last year in a keen state-wide contest.
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Washington
Drake
Marshalltown Highchool
German Work May Protect Paris Against Seine Floods
Paris officials consider German deliveries of steel and other materials to aid flood defense along the Seine as part of reparations arrangements. Victor Peytral, minister of public works, says after a London accord the cooperation question is reopened and studied to hasten a solution. M. Brisson suggested German in kind deliveries to assist protecting Paris and suburbs.
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Paris
Germany
Seine
Henry IV
Victor Peytral
M. Emile Brisson
Seine Department
London
M. Brisson
de Eeries
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McCleery
Warren
Ness
Frank L. Wilson & Co
The
Arch Rest
Kurtz
Jenkins
D. Jenkins
Sherif Charles M. Denison
Miller
Keota
David Miller
Charles Phillips
Jentina
T. W. Livingston
Evening Journal
Stuart Hotel
Journal Office
M. C. McDonald
Cook's Cafe
Duroc Cloyce Stewart
Plymouth Rock
Poorman Yard
Eureka Church
A. B. Carr
T. W. Hunter
W. Martin
Journal, Oatt
W. H. McAvoy
South Bend
Mason Traneter Co
Conner's
Etta Conner
Call V. Beliel
J. O. Crawford
Old City Water Works
J. Bernard Walker
Washington Rendering Works
East Main Stret
F. W. Busby and Co
Brighton
Brier Farm
F. W. Walemith
Prighton
Harry Bishop
Lemmon’s
A. Anderson
Black
D. J. Ross
Commercial Savings Bank
Win Smouse
Bor
NEW Auto Truck Chain
Inquire Journal Office
Willard Battery
Blaine Holmes
Champigny
Argenteuil
Moscow
Soviet Union
Muscle Shoals
W.S. Reister & Sons Eggs and Poultry
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