Home talent cast shines in band benefit play
The Rotary club staged Turn to the Right at the Graham to raise funds for the Washington band. J. B. Lupton led the cast with strong turns from Tracy Phillips Ralph Shannon and Beas Plumly among others. The Washington band provided music and a colorful hussar numbers sequence. Claire Brewer directed the production and previously led Way Down East to success.
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Way Down East
Rotary Club
Washington
Graham
Way Down
Rotarians
Joe Brandsford
New York
Nat
Shylock
Joe
Deacon Crabtree
Mother Brandsford
J. B. Lupton
Tracy Phillips
Ralph Shannon
Brandafords
Washington Band
Charles E. Hay
Fred Mannhardt
Frank Frechin
Thomas Carson
Harry Reister
Hussar
Kentucky
Robert Grimes
Ed Arnold
Claire Brewer
Washington and Ottumwa face off in anticipated high school game
Washington and Ottumwa high school basketball teams meet tonight after strong local interest and a large anticipated crowd. Referee Angus Moore will officiate at home court as Washington aims to even last week’s defeat. Coach Dickinson plans to start Waymack only if possible, with a preliminary girls game against alumni at 7 30.
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Washington
Ottumwa
Angus Moore
Mt. Pleasant
Washington High
George Yount
Yount
Dickinson
Waymack
Mary Wormwood Visits Columbus Junction
Miss Mary Wormwood travels to Columbus Junction this morning to stay for several days.
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Mary Wormwood
Columbus Junction
Ex Sheriff Robb of Des Moines Visits Washington Lecturing Route
Winfred B K Robb chaplain of the 168th infantry in World War I and former Polk County sheriff traveled through Washington around noon en route to Richland for tonight's lecture. Officials say plans exist to bring him to Washington again for a formal lecture with several local veterans from the regiment familiar with him.
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Winfred BK. Robb
168Th Infantry
Polk County
Washington
Richland
Robb
Coon
Junior Hi to Play Ainsworth Freshies
The Junior Hi boys host the Ainsworth High School freshmen this Saturday afternoon in the high school gym. The local squad, mostly new players, aims to build on a 6000 record this season and faces its first out of town test after recent games with Washington High School freshmen.
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Ainsworth High School
Ganks
Washington High School
T's
Infant dies at home on South Second avenue
Richard Ray McCrelland aged three and a half months son of Mr and Mrs Rotert McClelland died yesterday afternoon at the family home on South Second avenue He was born October 10 1922 in the city Funeral services set for four o clock this afternoon at Jones McElhinney funeral chapel with burial at Elm Grove cemetery
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Richard Ray McCrelland
Rotert McClelland
South Second Avenue
Jones & McElhinney
Elm Grove Cemetery
Wellman Hearing Dismisses Peace Bond Request
Justice C. Kyle heard evidence in Wellman over an altercation between Lew Gardner and J B Coffey. Gardner sought bonds to keep the peace. Kyle dismissed the case after the hearing held this afternoon.
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Wellman
Justice of the Poses
DPD
C. Kyle
Lewis Gardner
J. B. Coffey
Justice Kyle
Card of Thanks for Frank A. Kallaus
We thank friends for kind sympathy at the death of Frank A. Kallaus especially for the beautiful flowers from Mr. and Mrs. A J Kallaus Mrs Frank A Kallaus Maynard Kallaus and his sisters and brother.
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Frank A. Kallaus
A. J. Kallaus
Maynard Kallaus
Ideas and Dollars Exchange Maxim Makes Twofold Riches
A saying on exchange highlights that swapping ideas yields double value, as one gains both personal and a partner’s insights. The proverb contrasts with dollars, noting no net gain from mere currency swaps but rich returns from shared ideas.
Mark of Quality and Calm Society
Distinguishing trait of people accustomed to good society is a calm imperturbable quiet that pervades all actions and habits as noted by Bulwer Lytton.
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Bulwer Lytton
Judge Otto to Try Ramsey Case Next Wednesday
Judge Ralph Otto of Iowa City will preside here next Wednesday with the case of the state of Iowa versus Ray Ramsey on the docket for 1 30 p m. The session may last a half day as other cases are queued for Otto.
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Ralph Otto
Iowa City
Washington
Mangold
Rivers
C. P. Rivers
O. F. Mancold
Dewey
Dayton Grove Social Roundup Spans Weekend Activities
Mrs Will Embree visited her father and other locals spent the weekend with friends at various homes. Washington callers included Hany Dusenberry Frank McAvoy Orvis and Raymond Ferguson Asa Miller. Harlie Rief stayed with the Disney family. Hog deliveries and a Simmerman sale drew residents. several were listed as sick. Continued local visiting included Miss Jennie Strum in West Chester and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gardener in Wellman.
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Dayton Grove
Will Embree
Myres
Mart Casey
Bee
G. K. Hartman
Edna Mae
Ferguson
Hany Dusenberry
Frank McAvoy
Orvis
Raymond Ferguson
Asa Miller
Washington
Harlie Rief
Disney
Albin Knott
Tom
Geo. Ferguson
Local Notes From Columbus Junction
Mrs J J Jenkins returns from Cedar Rapids visit. Mrs Margaret Duncan ill at niece s home. Mr Kessel Conner spent Tuesday in Washington. Mrs Henrietta Salmon at Wapello with brother D O Weaver. Harold Mewherter breaks arm cranking car. Locals to attend declamatory contest at Wapello. Miss Della Field sick. Mr and Mrs Dan Yolting leave for Detroit. Mr Hilkerson visits Muscatine.
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Margaret Duncan
E. P. Shellabarger
Kessel Conner
Washington
Henrietta Salmon
Wapello
D. O. Weaver
Harold Mewherter
Della Field
Dan Yolting
Detroit
Mr. Hilkerson
Muscatine
London Boy Builds Gramophone in Hidden Talent
A twelve year old London boy crafts a gramophone solo with skill and determination. His forgiving father blesses the young maker and offers support for his inventive talent.
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London
Iowa Hogs and Cattle Rise in January 1923 Report
Iowa livestock totals rose from January 1 1922 to January 1 1923 with hogs up 17 percent to 9 615 000 and milk cows up 4 percent to 1 160 000. Cattle increased 11 percent to 3 479 000 while sheep lambs rose and horses held steady at 1 305 000. Mules climbed to 101 000 with farm horse price at 79 and mule price at 380 per head.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles F. Sarle
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
United States
Sarle
Where Girls Excel in Reading and Spelling, Expert Claims
An education expert asserts girls outperform boys in spelling reading and composition. The claim highlights girls as better students in language arts and suggests gender differences in academic strengths.
Natives of Durango Gather Wild Coffee on Hillsides
Durango residents collect their entire coffee supply from wild bushes growing along hill slopes in the Mexican state. The practice relies on natural stands rather than cultivated plantations, reflecting local adaptation to available resources.
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Durango
Mexico
River Po shifts land as sediment fills former seaport
The Po River in Italy carries so much sediment that land is created rapidly, turning a once thriving seaport town into being about twenty miles inland. The change reflects dramatic geographic transformation from sediment deposition over time.
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Italy
Self-Appointed Collectors in an Even Percent Scheme
A Boston transcript editorial mocks self styled collectors who claim to collect debt for the public with an even zero percent commission. It argues this scheme would shift all financial burden onto others and critiques the notion of earning from government debts.
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Boston Evening ‘Transcript
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Crowded House
W. C. Harding
Harry Ward
A. W. Clow
Hiram Green
BE. EB. Sturgman
Beas Plumly
T. R Phillips
Mollie Crabtree
Isabelle Minick
Washington and Ottumwa
Brown’s Tire Shop
the Shop OF Quality
Pennsylvania
Sunoco
Washington, Iowa
Washington County
Brown's Tire Shop
M. L. Brown
M. le
Ainsworth Freshies
Otto
Ramsey
Carrie Hill
Davenport
Uvolumbus Junction
J. J
Jenkins
G. Witer
Cedar Rapids
Klitzen
Kitzen
C. E. Plumly
West Side Square
Evening Journal
Journal
Harry Rittenhouse
Mutual
American Pearl Button Co
Washington and Vicinity
K. B
Oscar Jugenheimer
Reei Call 321 Black
H. L. Witting
East End
Flora Hanna
Crawfordsville
J. S. Stevenson
Wyandotte Cockerels
Schantz Om
Poland
China
Chas
Griffith
W. M. Darbyshire
T. W. Hunter
Boyd Berdo
Phelps Light and Power Plant
M. Dale Glass
Winfield
S. M. Brinton
Brighton
Eclipse Gas
Win Smouse
Alsteel Manufacturing Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Roy _Fread
Ainsworth
Rebar AS
Kerister & Sons
Migs
Buttes
HERS
Irgn and Company
Iowa Avenue
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