Passing Years And Local News From The County
A Jan 20 night thermometer marked 13 below zero and 24 below on Jan 1. Honor students include 74 at the high school with five A class teens named. Mr. and Mrs. Beeson welcome twins born Jan Yist north of town. Washington Improvement League elected officers for the year. Fire destroyed a barn near West Chester, 13 cattle and 2 horses perished. Minnie Lehrer called to California due to sister Claude Webb’s illness. Dan Rohrer reports county sale near $4800 with cattle up to $100. Robin sighting noted Jan 28 1914. A Havre store was robbed of shoes and razors.
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Clifornia
Minnie Lehrer
California
Claude Webb
Mebb
Poems Honoring This Golden Wedding Couple of Fitzgeralds
Poems published for the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Fitzgerald of Ainsworth recount the fifty years of marriage. The celebration included open house, a family dinner, and two verses by relatives plus a sister of the bride. The poems praise family life, children, grandchildren, and faith, ending with wishes for future happiness and a blessing for the couple.
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James J. Fitzgerald
Ainsworth
Fitzgeralds
J. E. Meeks
Menlo
Kans
Fred D. Stewart
North of Washington
J. J. Fitzgerald
Week's News Sketch January 18 25
Janitors report Knights of Columbus dances set for Jan 39 and welfare work notes. Fires damage the Robertson home in Crawfordsville and a Columbus Junction blaze recalls an earlier loss. Dorothy Tumy, district supervisor for emergency relief, to inspect county welfare. Savings and Loan group forming with government matching funds. Representative Ellingson spoke on federal home loan bank. Possible new employment office at the post office. Veggey couple celebrates 50th anniversary in Riverside with health concerns. Ward family from Omaha visits. Mary Thompson undergoes appendicitis surgery. Kitchen shower for 35 women benefits others at Elder home. Nineteenth Century Club hosts Nora Waln book House of Exile. Washington group signs for Savings and Loan shares. $46,500 subscribed. Dr. E. E. Stutsman elected temporary president awaiting charter. Weather: warmest day 68, coldest nine above. Three Wellman buildings burglarized, sheriff investigates. John H. Chance dies at state hospital after long illness.
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Savings and Loan Association
Washington
E. E. Stutsman
Quirky Social Bits From Washington's Busy Week
Local column notes a playful mix of social happenings at the Y and parties, with light mischief, tales of a fortune teller misunderstanding, and reflections on hosting simple entertaining. It includes hospital news, a car accident near Washington, and community events like mall shows and church choir changes.
Prize baby in 1914 Corpus Christi better babies contest
William James Shannon, son of Mr and Mrs Rose Shannon, formerly of Washington, was featured in a 1914 Caller article with a photo for a better babies contest. Berdo bought a building near the square now housing Bradley jewelry and Schmitt music stores.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Caller and Herald
Wlliam James Shannon
Ros E. Shannon
Hoyd Berdo
Bradley Jewelry
Sehmitt Music
Washington guests at Pasadena rose carnival noted
Mrs Lisle Morehous reports many Washington attendees at the Pasadena rose carnival. She adds Nathan plans to graduate from medical school.
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Clifornia
Lisle Morehous
Washington
Pasadena
Nathan
Masonic Banquet Attended by Columbus Junction Members
Royal Arch Masons L. C. Hut R. J. Reaneys J. H. Wykert and others joined a Masonic banquet in Ottumwa Tuesday. Des Moines hosts Iowa Veterinary meeting with Dr. Abel attending. Briggs of St. Paul visited his brother J. W. Briggs this week. Presbyterian drama noted.
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Columbus Junction
L. C. Hut
R. J. Reaneys
J. H. Wykert
Co. Terkington
Floyd Smith
Royal Arch Masons
Ottumwa
J. F. Abel
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Des Moines
Briggs
St. Paul
J. W. Briggs
Presbyterian Dramati
Moonlight Pic Nic and Civic News of 1873
Moonlight Pic-Nic organizers Will Cook W R Adair J S McCleland Willard H Judson Roll Rowland Len Smouse aim a pleasant event with a grand fireworks display under Charles Balcoff. Also noted are a Biblical drama project The Lost People, cafe opening, local visits, a ladder accident, land sale near Winfield, and several social events and weddings in the area.
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John Cunningham
John Shields
Will Cook
W. R. Adair
J. S. McCleland
Willard H. Judson
Roll Rowland
Len Smouse
A. G. Smith
Sam Armstrong
John Wiseman
John W. Morton
A. R. Dewey
Ten-year-old Ned Shotwell Tops East Texas Deer Hunters
Ned Shotwell of Lufkin weighs in with a 160 pound dressed buck this deer season. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jean Shotwell of Lufkin.
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Lufkin, Tex
Ned Shotwell
East Texas
Ned
Jean Shotwell
Lufk'n
Candidate Kept Pronie Keeps Promises in Bremerton
In Bremerton Washington Jesse Knabb ran for mayor and bet his friend Charlie Karowski he would win or jump into Puget Sound. He lost and jumped into the cold waters of Puget Sound as the bet played out.
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Des Moines Tribune
Washington
Iowa
Kiutas
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Bailey
Bremerton
Wash
Jesse Knabb
Charlie Karowski
Puget Sound
Shoes on Display at National Retailers’ Association Meet
In St Louis 285 brands of shoes from 225 manufacturers were displayed at the 23rd annual National Shoe Retailers’ Association convention. The main topic was operating retail stores under the NIRA code.
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ST. Louis
National
Shoe Retailers’ Association
Text Book Writers Accused By Chicago Professor
Professor Maynard C. Kreuger of the University of Chicago denounces textbook authors and teachers in a recent address for attempting to cultivate a generation of spineless people.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Maynard C. Kreuger
University of Chicago
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Della Patton
Isabelle Minick
Barbara Miller
Ellen Morrison
Charles Beeson
Jan. Yist
Charles Secaberry
West Chester
Josephine
Lisle
the Sentinel
Huntington Park
Dan Rohrer
George Breitenbach
Lemmon
Havre
Jim
Rose
Grace
Gladys
Flossie Bell
Dag
Sister Blanche
Brother Jimmie
Janet Lee
Ainaworth
J. J. Fitegerald of
Wilma — Rose Edmondson
Charley
Archie
Gracie
Earth
Christ
Miaterial
Heaven
Knights of Columbus
Roosevelt
W. G., Robertson
Crawfordsville
J. W. Crawford
Robertson
Dorothy Tumy
Oskaloosa
Emergency Relief Administration
Tumy
C H. Ellingson
Federal Home Loan Bank
Anthony Veggey
Riverside
Veggy
Set
Omaha, Neb
L. Bo Ward
Mary Thompson
J. H. Thompson
Ation
F. W. Eastwood
Harry McCall
Elder
Ninteenth Century Club
Lloyd Lytle
A. K. Baldrige
Nora Waln
Wellman
Sheriff's Office
John H. Chance
Mt. Pleasant
Rocking Chair
The
Mable Shields
Aurora
A. Shields
Denver
Democrat-Independent
United Airways
James M. Thompson
Lester Thompson
Aaron Bailey
Jack Klutas
Mrs
Lester J. Thompson
18Th Street
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Cedar Rapids
Lght
Henry Minick
Annie Bell
Russell Bell
Stevenson
Taylor and
Young America
Mr. Minick
Mary Marr
Aworth
Long Beach
Jesse Marr
State Theatre
City Hall
Pratt
Helen Coffey
Presbyterian Church
Henry Shields
Howard Darnell
Washington Junior College
Burlington Junior College
Jimmy Wells
John R. Davis
W. B. Howard
Milburn McKay
W. A. Shannon
East 7Th St
G. E. Lee As
R. Reimers
Moose Hall
the Heights
Wallace
Methodist Church
Price Broshear
A. C. Robinson
Charles Robinson
Brighton
Carl Klein
St. Pauls Evangelical Churches
At Valley
Board of Publications
Evangelical Synod of
WN American
Washington Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ralph Hexworth
Mary Lonige
Martha Yu Ler Corcesordent
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Ogden
Utah
Secretary of the Treasury
Eccles
National Bank
Charles Balcoff
Minnie McJunkins
Willmering
North Main Street
W. H. Dean
Detroit
Carl Giffey
Winfield
United Presbyterian Church
New London
A. L. Roundy
Eula
Woodbine
BR. O
Lloyd Roundy
R. J. McCleery
Laurel
W. F. Marsden
Los Angeles
Julia Marsden
Carol Marsden
Christian Endeavor Society
Cotter Presbyterian Church
James R. Robertson
George Deppy
James Meyers
Mulhern
Lorena M. Minecer
Conesville
Charlie F. van Auken
Muscatine
Orville Hills
van Auken
John Lee
Gladwin
Harry Rausenberger
Columbus City
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