County Voters to Cast Ballots in Weeklong Primary
Washington county voters prepare for a primary election Monday with polls open 8 am to 8 pm. Voters will find changes in several precincts and contests in both parties, including governor, senator, and county posts. Notable figures include Dan Turner and Robert W Colflesh on the Republican ticket and George Finch Clyde Herring and others on the Democratic slate. Edward C. Richer and Walter Meek are mentioned among residents.
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Washington County
Claire Dewey
John Speider
K. L. Stewart
H. M. Putnam
Charles M. Denison
George F. Morrison
Henry B. Bailey
Marion George
J. W. Cox
Mary ©. Newbold
Robert R. Noonan
K. E. Brown
EK. L. Bartholow
Ernest Carlson
Fred E. Bourgeois
FE. F. Bauer
Charles D. Green
Eardley Bell
A. B. Gault
George W. Reed
A. E. Sands
Dan Turner
Robert W Colflesh
Robert Wooolflesh
Des Moines
Clarence A. Knutson
Clearlake
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Dan W. Turner
Corning
KB. Cross
Mason City
J. A Nelson
Decorah
G. W. Patterson
Burt
Harry 8. Thome
Muscatine
Greenwalt
Frank M. Hanson
Garner
Tate
Carrol
Edward L. O'Connor
Iowa City
Rural school graduation set for county eight graders
County Superintendent Lester B. Krabill announces the graduation exercises for 164 rural school pupils to be held at the Methodist church next Tuesday at eight. Dr Harry De Witte Henry of Iowa City will give the address titled Outgrowing Our Podunks with performances by county rural school groups and a chorus directed by Do A Fullerton of Iowa State Teachers College. Highest grades go to Donald Marek Living Lake School. top ten list includes Richard Welte Ruth Smith Robert Benson Helen Meyers Junior Nelson Naomi Johnson Faye Lambert Grace Witting and Marjorie Chalupa.
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Volling
H. L. Whittaker
Mangold
North
Marion Avenue
Ford
Iowa Avenue
Fourth
John Deere Implement
United Presbyterian Church
Crawford Township
Legion
Crawfordsville
Oregon Township
Ainsworth
Nira
Eli Yoder
Wellman
L. E. Gardner
Franklin Center
West Chester
Lester B. Krabill
Harry de Witte Henry
Iowa City
Glen Graber
Ruth Smith
Doris Leffler
Archie Horak
A. A. Vinz
Carl W. Klein
Do. A. Fullerton
Iowa State Teachers College
Donald Marek
Living Lake School
Jackson Township
Richard Welte
Holy Trinity
Richmond
Pleasant Plain
Jackson
Robert Benson
Union
Cedar
Helen Meyers
Junior Nelson
Wellston
Dutch Creek
Naomi Johnson
Eureka
Marion
Faye Lambert
Shiloh
Grace Witting
Eicher
Marjorie Chalupa
Havre
Washington
To Hold District S. S. Convention
A district Sunday school convention will be held at Crawfordsville tomorrow with an afternoon session at the M. E. church. Melvin Gingerich will deliver a peace address in the afternoon and a group from West Chester will stage a temperance play in the evening.
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Crawfordsville
M. E. Church
Ainsworth
Melvin Gingerich
West Chester
Swimming Schedule at Y Announced
The summer schedule at the Y pool is announced by Secretary L. W. Soule. Monday and Wednesday lines show non swimmers beginners and swimmers at set times. Saturday offers morning sessions and an evening period for rural and neighboring town boys.
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L. W. Soule
Vacation church school enrollment climbs for second annual program
Plans for June 10 to 22 call for union sessions at the United Presbyterian and Methodist churches with enrollment projected above 400. Mrs. Carl Klein reports cards distributed through Sunday schools and urges complete enrollment by next Sunday. Intermediate classes added. transportation plans coordinated by J. H. Peet as families organize group rides.
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Union Daily Vacation Church
United Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Carl Klein
Presbyterian and
Union
Board of Management
J. H. Peet
Rural Carriers of County in Meeting
The rural mail carriers of Washington county were hosted by the local staff in a schoolhouse gathering in Crawfordsville. About thirty five guests attended with representatives from Brighton Katona Riverside Washington Wayland and Ainsworth. A program featured accordion mouth harp and guitar performances by Tonyn Davies Allen Spangler and Everett Davis along with a solo by Margaret Gault and a reading by Mrs. Florence White.
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Crawfordsville
Washington County
Brighton
Katona
Riverside
Washington
Wayland
Ainsworth
Tonyn Davies
Allen Spangler
Everett Davis
Margaret Gault
Florence White
A Journal Pilgrim to Panama
A pilgrim narrator and Lt Rall traverse a muddy jungle trail in Panama's Canal Zone. They climb from brush into sunlit clearings as horses step on sunken stone remnants that hint at an ancient road now swallowed by the jungle. The scene blends fatigue with curiosity about a relic landscape.
Heat Records Expected as Iowa Endures Extreme June Day
Des Moines reports temperatures above 109 degrees with forecasts of a new all time June heat record in Iowa. Six deaths blamed on the heat, including Frances Kuba, 69, in Cedar Rapids. Forecaster Reed predicts a ten degree drop tomorrow with scattered showers that may reach Iowa but have little agricultural impact. Official readings reach 104 in Burlington and Davenport, 102 in Iowa City and Dubuque.
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Des Moines
U.R
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Frances Kuba
Cedar Rapids
Reed
Canada
Lowa
Burlington
Davenport
Iowa City
Keokuk
Dubuque
Larinda
Our Governor Jimmy Rolph Praised By Supporters In Hills Opinion
Editorial tone praises Jimmy Rolph, noting many friends and contrasting views with critics. The piece reflects on public life, law, and justice while mentioning social gathering with Talma and Marie Clark performing a duet and refreshments served after.
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Reverioy
Hills
Cal
Jimmy” Rolph
Jimmy Rolph
Jimmy
Central Park Water Rush Freshens Grounds
A municipal hose flooded the grass in Central Park yesterday as water sprayed through tree canopies creating a refreshing effect for visitors and onlookers.
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Central Park
Window breaks at Dale Duncan's sandwich shop
A plate glass window at Dale Duncan's sandwich shop on the square's west side was broken yesterday afternoon during Dale's installation of a beer dispensing apparatus.
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Dale Duncan
Dale
Farrier Gives Up Big Tonsils in Brighton
Maurice Farrier, son of Mr and Mrs Illeah Farrier near Brighton, underwent a tonsillectomy yesterday.
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Maurice Farrier
Mrs. Illeah Farrier
Brighton
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Knoxville
Co. O. Frazer
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Shenandoah
Hazel V. Thomas
Belmond
BO McClenahan
Cedar Fall
Congress
H Childs
Madison
He Hicklin
Wapello
Democratic
Ray Murray
Buffalo Center
Thomas L. Curran
Ottumwa
George A. Huffman
Paul I. D. Ostby
Kensett
Paul W. Schmidt
James Burgess
Harry BB. Dunlap
Ames
Frank Flaherty
Mor
Patrick KE. Kehoe
Farley
N. W. McGee
Shell Btock
G. 8 S. Wooten
Boone
Vor
Edward C. Richer
Walter Meek
Detroit
Mrs. M. R. Meek
Krabill
Uate
S. S
Washington Municipal Band
Milburn McKay
Karl Bevins
William Stewart
Part
Waitz
Anchors Aweigh
Spain
Cheerio
Lale
Iowa University
Huffine
Goldman
Bellini
Goldman Lake
Lake
King ‘Rubenstein
U. S. S. Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Swanson
Josephus Daniels
U. S
Secretary of the Navy
William Concentration
New York
Standley
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Panama
Clayton Canal Zone
Las Ortees
Lt. Rall
WolMan
Rogers Rog
Talma
Marie Clark
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