Washington junior high graduates to be announced at 7 45 pm
About ninety to one hundred eighth grade pupils in Washington city schools will complete their course tonight and be announced as graduates at high school commencement services starting at 7 45 pm. The event at the high school will include a welcome by Supt. W Colliard ing Rev Arthur R Oates of the Presbyterian church will give the invocation and L D Henderson will read the graduates list. Barbara Miller and a girls chorus will perform and class prophecy will be read. The ceremony marks the first time graduates receive honors in this formal manner.
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Washington City
Washington High School
Supt. W. Coliarding
Arthur
R. Oates
Presbyterian Church
L. D. Henderson
Misa Bertha Hay
James Work
Tennyson
Jessie Rice
W. C. Harding
Charles Barker
Charles
Evelyn Caldwell
Murry McCreedy
Eutior
T. C. Davis
Prof. Davis
Hazel Payne
Tressa Boyer
Earle Davis
Downs Sworn In as City Marshal Replacing James Lite
Roy Downs was sworn in by Mayor A N Alberson this morning and wears the city marshal badge, succeeding James Lite after over two years of efficient service. Brighton natives Fred Sweet and Fred Werner join the local police force with Downs as street commissioner.
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Roy Downs
A. N. Alberson
James Lite
Brighton
Mr. Downs
Fred Sweet
Fred Werner
Expect Good Year in U. S. Athletics
Coach Dickinson expects a strong year for high school sports with football basketball and track teams in good condition. Many former players return, new aspirants show promise, and outdoor work plus health rules aim to keep squads fit all year. He plans to organize a high school band to boost athletic contests.
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Dickinson
Mrs. N. Whetstine Passes Sudden Death Near Haskins
Mrs. Marilla B E Whetstine, 42, wife of Newton Whetstine of three miles northeast of Haskins, died suddenly at home around 6 20 AM after waking with shortness of breath. Heart disease listed as cause. She leaves husband three children Hazel Edgar and Corinne, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral plans pending word from a sister in Colorado.
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Marilla BE. Whetstine
Newton Whetstine
Haskins
Weat Chester
Hazel
Edgar
Corinne
Colorado
Juniors and Seniors Reconcile at Banquet and Mock Trial
A large crowd at the high school gym joined the juniors and seniors for a joint banquet with the school board and families. The program featured talks based on Tennyson and a mock trial where the juniors won, inheriting benefits while the seniors move on.
Buck Jones Stars in Get Your Man at Fox Theater
Buck Jones appears in Get Your Man at the Fox Theater next Friday. The film follows Jock MacTier from a Scottish coal mine foreman to a Northwestern Mounted Police officer. Set against lawless frontier days, it highlights courage, romance, and crime pursuit.
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Buck Jones
Fox Theater
Jones
Buck
Scotland
Canadian Northwest
Royal Mounted Police
Jock MacTier
Jock
Canada
Mounted Police
Alan Sullivan
George William Hill
Mrs Elien Reid Babcock Inspires Village Bridge Luncheon
Mrs Fred Reid hosted a Monday Afternoon Bridge Club gathering at her South Iowa avenue home in Chicago. Elien Reid Babcock visiting relatives inspired a pleasant afternoon with three bridge tables, spring flowers, and a one course luncheon.
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Elien Reid Babcock
Chicago
Fred Reid
South
Iowa Avenue
Hbridge
Poem Contest Offers 100 Dollars in Prizes
Local ad notes a poetry contest offering 45 dollars for first prize 25 for second and 20 for a robe with a limit of fifteen lines. Entries must mention the advertiser W B Reister and Sons with original rhymes and a local angle.
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Ad Club
Red Fox Fur Sears
Red Fox Fur
Sears
Robe
Reister & Sons
High School Banquet Praised as Largest in Washington
Local coverage describes a highly entertaining event with participants including Paul Putnam Court Attorney for Seniors and Richard McCleery Attorney for Juniors. It notes the banquet was the largest and most elaborately staged high school event in Washington, with praise for those responsible.
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SD Ices
Beninidicae
Paul Putnamern
Richard McCleery
Clarence Logan
Adelma Leesman
Roger Sherman
Gwendolen Long
Verle Gallagher
Marie Wenger
Ray Hall
Gladys Mace
Dale Duncan
Dale Ebner
Leslie MccCreedy
John Morse
Dorothy Ward
Ernest Booth
Franklin Waggoner
Juanita Elbia
Ruth Palmer
Washington
Notable Student Soloist Delights Audience With Encores
Ainsworths most advanced pupil performed a demanding program with impromptu selections and self supplied accompaniment. Miss Mary Hunter and Miss Madge Stone also excelled with several well presented pieces following the main act.
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King Charles
Mary Hunter
Madge Stone
Lucile Ross
Manning Lucile Reister
Prince Imperial Galop
Lucile Schmoeller
Appletree
Spencer Catherine White
Wenrich
Phyllis Falk
Lichner Allee
Lathan Margarey
Stewart
Klingman
Margaret Livingston Shepherd
Henna Margaret Dayton
Kimball Hazel Payne
Lege
Treassa Boyer
New Milwaukee Agent Joins Iowa District
John Park, newly arrived Milwaukee railway agent, has prior experience as station agent at Richland and Pele Mo. He succeeds J. W. Calvert now in Ottumwa and replaces W. E. Lindsay who moved to Kansas City. Park is rapidly meeting local business leaders and residents.
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John Park
Washington
Milwaukee Railway
Iowa
Richland
Park
Pele
Kansas City
W. E. Lindsay
Milwaukee
J. W. Calvert
Ottumwa
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