Washington district reports 167 tuition pupils and 1439 enrollment
The annual report shows 154 high school tuition pupils paying 14774 dollars and 13 in grade schools paying 702 dollars. District totals include 697 boys and 725 girls ages five to twenty one, enrollment 1439, daily attendance 1211, 56 teachers, and 95 trees on grounds.
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Washington Independent School District
Ralph Thompson
Washington High School
Clara Wallace
State Department of Public Instruction
Washingon
Crawfordsville Preacher Hears Sermon at First Church
Rev W C Porter of Crawfordsville preached at the First United Presbyterian yesterday evening on Hebrews about sanctification and unity with Christ. Rev Mr James, pastor of Crawfordsville Presbyterian, also spoke and Porter led a second service this afternoon ahead of communion tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Porter
Crawfordsville
First United Presbyterian Church
Christ
Mr. James
Presbyterian Church
Courts Grant Divorces Over Movie Craze
Vienna judges divorce two wives cited as neglecting home duties due to cinema habits. In one case a wife was accused of watching films and mistreating children. in the other a merchant said the wife’s movie habit left no time for cooking and housekeeping.
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Vienna
Farmers Mutual claims paid in Washington County reports
Secretary J. J. Benda lists settlements for losses paid to policyholders of the Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance. The notices cover livestock losses from cattle to horses, barns and outbuildings, and house damage with amounts ranging from a few dollars to over one thousand, including items in Wellman, Wayland, Washington, Keota, Richland, Riverside, Brighton, Ainsworth, Kinross, North English, and Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Benda
Washington County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association Today
Association
R. L. Hughes
Columbus Jet
Zickafoose
Crawfordsville
Clint Shull
Riverside
Oscar Sheetz
Wayland
Mare
John L. Johnson
Washington
George W. Bell
Wellman
Davison
Lamb
BE. C. Bain
Robert W. Hyde
Brighton
James Wesley
Ainsworth
W. F. van Sickle
West Chester
M. CC. Kessel
Glenn Pratt
W. E. Acheson
R. L. Evans
Winfield
Straw
Lewis R. Duke
KE. L. Stewart
Male
David Cox
Richland
William Whetstine
Morris Romine
Keota
Harry Lauderman
Amnie Beard
North English
J. WH. Campbell
House
W. Sehaad
Louis F. Fetes
Joseph Wehr
Steer
Boyd B
Carrie W. Berdo
Ira A. Schnoebelen
A. C
Fred. Coakley
CL. McKenzie
New Irish Free State Officers Oath Restricts Political Ties
In Saorstat’s Call the government introduces an army bill requiring officers to swear an oath not to join or support any political or secret society. The oath supplements the standard pledge to obey orders and bans membership or subscription to any organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nublin
Saorstat
Memorial for Jockeys to Honor Fallen Runners
A memorial will be erected at Karlhorst race course near Berlin to honor 21 professional jockeys and 111 gentlemen riders who were killed in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Karlhorst
Washington school tax levy to be reduced next year
The Washington independent district will cut its school tax levy next year by about 10900 dollars. The reduction follows a finance committee recommendation and a four year surplus. Bonds are being retired on schedule and interest payments decline, signaling strong district finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Independent
Pauls
Ahrens
Washington
A. M. E. Church Benefit Concert Announced
The A. M. E. Church plans its annual benefit concert at the 1st U. P. Church next Thursday evening. Proceeds support church maintenance with ticket sales overseen by Col. D. J. Palmer and John Shields and others. Prefers selling up to a thousand tickets at 25 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
A. M. E. Church
Washington
Col
D. J. Palmer
John Shields
Lincoln Cathedral Repair Fund grows with Dean’s U S drive
The Dean of Lincoln returned from America with dollars for the Lincoln Cathedral Repair Fund. He raised about $30,000 last year and $15,000 this year, mainly along the eastern seaboard. Lincoln Cathedral remains a standard sight for tourists in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lincoln
Jj Yst
America
Lincoln Cathedral
United States
England
World swimming records ratified by federation
The International Amateur Swimming Federation ratified 36 world records set in the last year and a half with most credited to United States swimmers. Johnny Weissmaller of Chicago earns 12 marks, Gertrude Ederle of the Women's Swimming Association leads with several distances, and Sybil Bauer of Illinois AC adds three backstroke records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
International Amateur Swimming Federation
United United Swimmers
Johnny Weissmalier
Chicago
Gertrude Ederie
Women's Swimming Association of
New York
Weisemuller
Ederle
Missa Sybil Bauer
Illinois
A. C
Airplane sowing demonstrated over 640 acres near Miami
A Miami suburban area experiment showed plane sowing carpet grass on 640 acres in 20 minutes, a method touted as potentially revolutionizing agricultural sowing. Two men with hand seeders would take about 30 days for the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Mrs John Godlove and Lois Visit From Haskins
Mrs John Godlove and her daughter Lois of Haskins visited here yesterday in what a local report described as a cordial call. They toured the town and met several residents during their brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Godlove
Lois of
Haskins
Origin of Cat's Paw Fable Creates Dupe Term
A fable about a monkey using four cat's paws to pull roasted chestnuts from a fire gave rise to the phrase cat's paw meaning a dupe or tool. The tale explains how a trusted ally can be used to achieve another's ends.
Rev John Acheson Accepts Los Angeles Assistant Pastor Post
Rev John Acheson, son of Mrs Jennie Acheson of Washington, leaves Fowler California to become assistant pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles beginning August 1. He fills in during Dr W E B McCulloch's vacation and is the church's first assistant pastor amid plans for growth and relocation of a nearby congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Acheson
First United Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles
Acheson
Jennie Acheson
Washington
Fowler
California
United Presbyterian
J. M. Acheson
Fiist
W. EB. McCulloch
McCulloch
Pageant Girls Earn Prizes in Fourth of July Parade
Belgian girls in the pageant section won the prize candy offered by the Legion for best appearance in the parade. Mrs. J. W. Guy served as chaperon. French girls, with Mrs. Julia Wilson as chaperon, took second prize.
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The
Legion
J. W. Guy
Julia Wilson
New 10 Foot Plow Aims at Sugar Plantations
A mammoth plow with a ten foot fur row promises to work sugar plantations. Gangs of blades move in a circle to turn and pulverize soil. The plow is pulled by a 120 horsepower caterpillar tractor. Under good conditions it can turn about 25 acres daily.
Banana import history spans nations and seas
The article traces early banana imports to the United States in the late sixties from a May island off Spanish Honduras, mentions a 1870 shipment to New York from Colm, and notes England's first commercial imports from Madé ira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U States
Obrigans
May Island
Spanish Honduras
New York
Colm
England
Buoy Disappeared At Buenos Aires Reaches Australia
A luminous channel buoy long thought lost off Buenos Aires was found on Australia’s west coast. Currents swept it across the South Atlantic and Indian oceans, carrying the buoy halfway around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Australia
South Atlantic
Indian Oceans
Expensive Wives of Rome Prompt Caesar to Favor Marriages
The text notes that Roman wives were costly to sustain and that Julius Caesar offered marriage premiums. He allowed married women to dress more superbly than unmarried women and granted tax relief to fathers with three children.
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Rome
Julius Caesar
A Mole’s Tunnel Lengths and Underground Dwellings
A mole has often made a passage about 100 feet long in a night when rain softens the ground. Moles also create underground homes with large rooms and convenient outlets, though few details are guaranteed.
Rosemary Club Meeting Announced
Noticene Rosemary club will meet with Mrs. Robert Schantz Wednesday afternoon at 12713.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noticene—Rosemary Club
Robert Schantz
Judge Orders One Hundred Percent Assessment on Bank Stock
At a district court hearing Judge Charles A. Dewey ordered a 100 percent assessment on the stock of the Farmers and Merchants state bank now under a receiver. The move aims to aid complete restoration for depositors as other bank matters were set for action. The hearing occurred at three o'clock in the afternoon with miscellaneous probate business handled in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Charles A. Dewey
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Bartlett Opposes Herron in Iowa Golf Final Match
Ottumwa champion Arthur Bartlett faces Lee Herron of Sioux City in a 36 hole final at Sunnyside Country Club Waterloo for the 193? Iowa state title. Bartlett beat Bob McKee 3 and 2 while Herron defeated Ted Payseur 5 and 4 to reach the final and a potential title for Sioux City mentor Mike Shearman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Waterloo
Arthur Bartlett
Ottumwa
Iowa
Lee Herron
Sioux City
University of Minnesota
Sunnyside Country Club
Rolfers
Bartlett
Bob McKee
Des Moines
Herron
Ted Payseur
Dubuque
Barrett
McKee
Wolf
Middle-West
MicKee Payseur
Mike Shearman
Andy Koepper
Shearman
Heron
Minnesota
Northwest Iowa
Coin settles dispute in separation suit over weekly alimony
In an English court a dispute over weekly alimony 85 or 40 shillings was settled by the lawyers tossing a coin. The woman's lawyer called heads and won the coin flip deciding the payment.
Disk Serves as Colander in Simple Kitchen Tool
A flat circular perforated metal disk functions as a strainer and colander for draining vegetables or holding over cooking utensils. It serves as a versatile kitchen tool.
Some Americans Do It Too
A Chinese carpenter observes a house to identify needed repairs and then returns to his shop to measure and cut the exact lengths of boards from memory to complete the work.
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Comment Card
The note urges readers to tell merchants they saw their advertisement in the Journal. It frames the shopper’s action as a cue to inquire about products or services and support local business. The prompt emphasizes citing the Journal in conversation.
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Farmers’ Mutual
F. Blakely
Richland, Mare
Eze
Rte
W. F. Gardner
J. F. Romine
Isene Evans
RL. Evans
J. C. Dermerly
Kinross
Eclipse
Eclipse Yard
Splinters
P. E. O’connor
Ratify Swim Records
Forham
Whitman
Rev
Mole
B & M. Bank Cash
Iowa Wesleyan Concert Company
Chas. W. Mountain
Iowa Wesleyan Ladies’ Quartet
Comenna Choy
M.E. Church
Arnold
CF EN Yey
Evening Journal
M. S
Gen del
Haskins, Ia
Rawleigh
W. T. Rawleigh Co
Dept
Freeport
D. F. Sayre
Sylvester Chance
Carl Boyd Berdo
L. DD. Robinson
West
Washington Street
RFR
Frank Leibe
W. F. Leppert
Phone Mutual
Zleod
CANVA@S
Rolland
Main Street
Inquire Journal
G. M. Humble
Dr. Crow
R. Kk. Brown
South 4Th Avenue
Farmers & Merchants Bank
G@ ham Theater
Gail
East 2Nd St
Alétha Holmes
Woman's Missionary Society of the Second United Presbyterian Church
Lem Cherry
Conor Ya.lighd
Pecrmy
Columbus City
United States Department of Agriculture
New York Symphony Orchestra
Charles G. Dawes
Coolidge
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