Washington Teams Travel to Muscatine Friday
Washington high school sends boys and girls basketball teams to Muscatine Friday evening in a key league game. The girls seek a second win after a 34 to 14 victory here, while the boys aim to break a Muscatine home-floor jinx. Coach Dickinson also has three runners entered in the University of Iowa indoor meet at Iowa City on Thursday February 29.
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Muscatine
Ahe
Muscatine Floop
Wwaymack
Bis
Mr. Pleasant
Munecatine
Asylum City
Dickinson
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Holes
Rice
Marshall
Lowe City
University
Iowa-Indiana
Ottumwa
Washington High School
Charles McLaughlin
Moasel Moore
Heatrice Keaiid
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Wiskaloosa
Typt To The Might One Night Performance
Theater notes invite audiences to a single evening showing of Typt To The Might with prominent cast and venue details, encouraging early ticket purchase and highlighting a special admission window.
Funeral for Mrs Helmick Wednesday at East Madison home
Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Helmick who died yesterday morning will be held at the Helmick home on East Madison street at 10 20 Wednesday morning. The service will be conducted by Teev A R Outea of the Presbyterian church and burial will follow at Elm Grove.
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Helmick
W. H. Helmick
East Madison Street
Teev. A. RR. Outea
The
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove
Debate at Ottumwa Thithe evening debaters to meet
Washington and Ottumwa high schools resume their debate this week after a cancellation due to unavailable judges. The event, to be held Thursday evening, features both schools with affirmative and negative teams debating federal control of coal mines.
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Washington and Ottumwa
Ottumwa
Tlackmar
Washington
Rotary Ladies Night Stirs Spelling Contest and Speech
Rotary Club honored its Ladies Night with a dinner and program. A spelling match pitted ladies against men, judged by Carl M. Keck and Homer Stephen, with Mrs Stutsman and Mr Plumley receiving honorary recognition. Prof Emmett Steffel spoke on Rotary’s aim to unite diverse groups for common good without religion politics or sectarianism.
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Rotary Club
Prof
Henderson
Carl M. Keck
Homer Stephen
Stutsman
Plumley
Emmett Steffel
Burlington
Rotary
New Bedford Stone Bowl Installed for Central Park Fountain
The Central park fountain gains a six foot diameter two and a half ton New Bedford stone bowl received for installation once ground freezes. The base is in place and the lower bowl will be reseated next spring to improve appearance. Washington Improvement League funded the purchase and JL F Lupton handled the purchase at cost.
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Central Park
Washington Impovement League
JL. FP. Lupton
Turn to the Right shines in Washington benefit play
Good seats remain for tonight's third showing of Turn to the Right, the home talent benefit at McElhinney's. The box office offers remaining seats as weather and roads threaten country attendance. the band and actors need support and praise the performance as exceptionally fine.
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McElhinney's
Washington
Wyman School Presents Light Opera Love Pirates of Hawaii
The Wyman Consolidated School staged a light opera titled Love Pirates of Hawaii to full houses on Friday and Saturday. Mrs. G. B. Ferrer led the music instruction with careful drill and presentation, assisted by Mrs. Clint Paisley at the piano. Notable soloists included Supt. Ferrer as captain of the pirates, Miss Funice Metzger directing a girls’ school in Honolulu, Miss Mildred Simmons as Dorothy, and John Dill as Lieut. Wood. Gratitude is extended to parents, patrons, and local merchants for support and decorations from C. M. F. Clothing Co., Winfield Drug Co., Winfield Clothing Co., Crawford & Price, and Ebke & Son.
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Wyman Consolidated School
Supt. Ferrer
Pirates
Misa Funice Metzger
Honolulu
Mildred Simmons
Dorothy Dera
John Dill
Lieut. Wood
Dorothy
Young Ladies’ Seminary
C. M. & F. Clothing Co
Washington
Winfield Drug Company
Winfield Clothing Company
Crawford & Price and
Ebke & Son
Amos Baker Former Resident Dies of Pneumonia
Word received last night announces the death of Amos Baker of Clarkston Michigan. Cause was pneumonia contracted ten days earlier worsened by a weak heart. Born about fifty years ago to Amos and Nancy Baker in this community, he lived here until age twenty one then moved to Michigan. After marriage he returned to this area, lived in Washington for several years, and finally settled in Clarkston. Survived by his wife and two sons, a brother John W Baker and sister Mrs C W Yard attended the funeral after leaving town.
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Amos Baker
Clarkston
Michigan
Mr. Baker
Amos
Nancy (Doggess) Baker
Washington
C. W. Yard
John W. Baker
Gaults Purchase West End Grocery
The West End grocery on South Avenue D was sold by Frank and Miss Grace Conger to A. G. Gault and Son. The Gaults, former owners, take possession of the business after purchasing it from the Congers who had run it for four months. Plans for the immediate future were not announced.
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West End
South Avenue D
Frank
Grace Conger
A. G
Miss Chilcote Reunites With Stolen Handbag
Laura Chilcote recovered her handbag today after it was snatched Sunday evening on the way home from church. Will Hemmings located the bag north of the Hemmings mill, a block south of the Rock Island depot. The thieves left the item upon realizing its contents were merely spectacles.
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Laura Chilcote
Will Hemmings
Hemmings
Rock Island
Auto Show Dates Shift to Early March in Washington
Dates for the Washington automobile show have been moved to March 1 2 and 3 from March 15 36 and IT. An occupancy contract on the new garage building prompted the change. Dealers and merchants expect strong participation and a large exhibit drawing public interest.
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Washington
Molasses Feed Discount From McCall Bros
Mrs J J Bailey and Mrs J L Bailey with two children Mary and Helen traveled to Letts to visit Mrs Sam Furnas, the sisters were en route on a family outing. Special price on molasses feed offered by McCall Bros for a limited quantity.
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McCall Bros
J. J. Bailey
JL. G. Bailey
Mary
Helen
Letts
Sam Furnas
Mrs Hugh Nelson Dies in California
Word has been received of the death of Mrs Hugh Nelson formerly of this community. She died Sunday at her home in California. For years she was a patron of the county home where her husband was superintendent and the family was well known here. She leaves her husband and one son and was about 76 years old.
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Hugh Nelson
California
Mother of Junior Hi Teacher Dies in Ainsworth
Jan 30 at M Ss N. Rhodes a longtime Ainsworth resident died at eight o clock after a year of declining health. She was mother of Miss Lela Rhodes junior high teacher in Washington and wife of R. Rhodes. Survived by Harold Phillips of West Liberty Lela Rhodes and BK Rhodes of Muscatine. Funeral Thursday at 8:50 a.m. at the family home with Rev J F Rex officiating burial in Nichols Cemetery
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Ainsworth
West Liberty
Lela
BK. R. Rhodes
Muscatine
J. F. Rex
Methodist eMittel
Nichole
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