Shenefelt Buys Tucker Interest In Studebaker Garage
Ira Shenefelt becomes sole owner of the Studebaker Garage after purchasing John Tucker's share. Tucker retires from the business and plans to announce new arrangements soon while remaining in Washington. The firms have cooperated for over two years in the local community.
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Ira Shenefelt
Studebaker
John Tucker
Shenefelt
Tre
Washington
Shenetdlt & Tucker
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy shown during our recent bereavement. Floral offerings and car donations were deeply appreciated. The Hoy Scouts remembrance remains cherished by Mr. and Mrs. Mary McConnell and Stanley, and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McConnell and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoy
Marry McConnell
Stanley
W. L. McConnell
Tent Order for Chautauqua Approved by Grounds Committee
The grounds committee chaired by Frank Stewart approves an immediate tent order for the chautauqua. The order will be sent to the tent company on Tuesday, August 1, with 385 units specified in the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenta Tof
Frank Stewart
Wiltered
Chautauqua Park
Young Man Held in Theft of Jewett Roadster
A man calling himself Karl Hoaglin from Mt. Pleasant is held in Washington County jail after Burlington police seek his return to face theft charges. Night Marshal Starry Edwards and Deputy Fred Sweet pursued a Jewett car driven through town. Hoaglin was fined for speeding and awaits transfer to Burlington.
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Karl Hoaglin
Mt. Pleasant
Washington County
Burington
Jewett
Hoaglin
Charles Denison
Burlington
County Home
Justice of the Peace
D.C
Former Pastor Heard At Christian Church
Rev. G. L. Eaton former pastor here on vacation led the services at the Christian church yesterday. He sang old time songs to large audiences and spoke with a fine baritone voice. Eaton now pastors a large congregation in Memphis, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Eaton
Christian Church
Mr. Eaton
Memphis
No Serious Accidents Reported This Week
No serious automobile accidents were reported for the weekend as heavy rainsFriday and Saturday nights left roads too muddy for driving.
Grace Moots Wins Muscatine County State Fair Beauty Crown
The Des Moines Register notes Grace Moots of Muscatine won the county title in the state fair beauty contest. She has visited Washington at the home of her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Dayton.
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Des Moines Register
Grace Moots
Muscatine
Washington
Kenneth Dayton
Marshall Home from Europe Highlights Chautauqua Season
Former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall returns to Boston from Europe and discusses finances and politics while Washington prepares for the annual chautauqua. Deputy US marshals from Washington may return soon as railway shopmen strike nears settlement. Season tickets go on sale Tuesday in Washington banks for adults two dollars and children one dollar with camping and program highlights including Kryls band.
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New York
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Europe
Aquitania
Boston
Scotland
Pigland
France
Belgium
Germany
Washington
United States Marshals
Fort Madison
Association
Assembly
Kry
Automobile Thief Stopped by Le Mars Businessman
Leonard Hentges a young Le Mars businessman confronted a man stealing a car near his home. The thief was stabbed in the ribs but not seriously hurt and overpowered by bystanders. A party on the Hentges property aided him as two accomplices were thrown from a midnight train. travelers checks stolen from Staplehurst bank were found on them.
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LE Mars
Leonard Hentges
Hentges
Staplehurst Bank
Nebraska
Mason City
Fortune left to Shenandoah church and Clarinda charities
A fortune of 100000 was left to charity and religious organizations by Mrs Jennie W Parrish of Clarinda widow of Frank Parrish former Clarinda National Bank president The bulk goes to the First Presbyterian Church of Clarinda where she was a close communicant
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Shenandoah
Jennie W. Parrish
Clarinda
Frank Parrish
Clarinda National Bank
First Presbyterian Church of
Figures on clothing prices too low admit costs understate
Miss Nell Berger a Topeka department store buyer admitted she must revise price figures used by the Kansas Industrial court to show how much it costs a Midwest working girl to dress. She blamed men for listing outdated items like corsets and carpet covers and said even the faintest working girl spends more than 25 cents for stockings.
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New York
Nell Berger
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Industrial Court
Middle West
Iaa
Miss Berger
Market notes show steady egg prices and steady Tuesday butter
The report notes the egg market at bottom and the poultry market in decline with constant attention required. Butter prices in Washington show no change for Tuesday.
Community Announcements for August Meetings
Local notices list meetings of the CO. Cos with Mrs. Gardner and many ladies aid societies at Prairie Flower church and Wee Chester Baptist church. Washington County Poultry and Pet Stock association and Women’s Relief Corps social are also scheduled with invited attendees.
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Women's Missionary Society of the Prairie
Washington County Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Farm Bureau
Chelle
Wee Chester
Women's Relief Corps
Third Ward
G. A. R. Hall
Will Stafford
George Schneider
Wu. Thomas
Tage
Brooklyn Bridge Faces Reconstruction After Heavy Traffic Strain
New York on July 31 reports Brooklyn bridge, once famed as a dominant skyline feature, is aging under heavy motor and subway traffic. Engineers fear repair may be impossible, urging a full rebuild after a cable support slipped.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Niagara Falls
Woolworth
Singer
Her Vision and Husband's Alleged Affair Quietly Revealed
A wealthy fifty year old woman refused to acknowledge her husband’s affair with his stenographer. She stated she could not see the signs, insisting only a younger or blind person might notice, and that she knew what not to see. Charleston Daily Courier reports the remark.
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Ieannot
Pam
Charleston Sons and Courier
At age 93 Voorhis Says Folks Talk Too Much
New York July 31 John R Voorhis commissioner of elections marks his ninety third birthday by working and offers opinions on prohibition automobiles and parenting He says the Lord did not put man here to be guided by another man and that women hire nurses to raise children He adds people talk too much and that success comes from living straight and making the most of privileges
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New York
John R. Voorhis
Dyer anti theft law shows large auto recoveries and arrests
After the 1919 Dyer anti theft act, 1120 automobiles worth 2 567 208 were recovered by the Bureau of Investigation. The department handled 2391 cases involving 4385 people, 2733 arrests, 1533 indictments, and 1113 convictions with total fines of 41140. The American Automobile Association helped push the measure authored by Representative L C Dyer of Missouri.
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Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
American Automobile Association
Department
Dyer
L. C. Dyer
Missouri
Automobile Club of Missouri
Mlmobile Club of Missouri
Virginia court hears plea and fines man ten dollars
A Virginia judge sentences a Black man after trial with a ten dollar fine. The defendant jokes he has the money in his left pocket and the judge adds a thirty day term. The exchange ends with a light remark about pockets and time.
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Virginia
Rastus
Ross
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Santa Fe Station
Banksn Washington
Evening Journal
County Hospital
Effie Knowels
East Third
Green
Tutfeed
2Nd St
The
Journal of
Henry Berdo
Eli Jackson
John Greiner
Iowa
Glenn Hayes
Inquire Journal
Vacuum Cup
Ford Tire
George L. Duke
John M. Taylor
Shenandoah Church
Hoover
Iowa Gas
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Shannon
Ww. S&s Reester & Sons
Migs
CO. Cos
Gardner
J. Cc. Purvis
P. C
BE. O. W. Club
D. L. Carbaugh
Ladies Aid
Minnie Green
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Caesar
Cassius
Bruto
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Cornell
Manhattan
Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Brodle
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