Primary Returns in Washington County Nominates Grif fith and Rice
Final returns show Mrs Belle Rice retained recorder position A L Griffith kept the auditor seat Charles Denison won the sheriff race J D Glasgow lost the clerk post to C Kilgore R C Bergueson led the board of supervisors field and Brookhart carried the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Rice
A. L. Griffith
Charles M. Denison
J. D. Glasgow
D. C. Kilgore
Floyd Letts
J. C. Bauer
Washington County
R. C. Bergueson
Board of Supervisors
Mr. Ferguson
Wellman
Kalona
Mr. Glasgow
Kilgore
W. H H. Sigafoose
Brookhart
Sweet
Washington
Hammill
Burbank
Griffith
Coulter
Glasgow
Robertson Addresses Rotary on Education and Ignorance
Prof W G Robertson of Ainsworth spoke to the Rotary Club on school investing and tailoring education to a child’s talents. He argued ignorance is costly and advanced learning benefits individuals and the community. James Joy Jeffreys gave a brief talk on boys work and demonstrated a portable camp outfit. Major J D Glasgow announced the Father Mother and Son Scout banquet at the Commercial Club Friday at 6 30 PM inviting all parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Robertson
Ainsworth
Rotary Club
James Joy Jeffreys
J. D. Glasgow
Boy's Scout Council
Commercial Club
Masters Degree for Lola Hughes Debugs Career Path
Lola Wella Hughes will receive her masters from Columbia University tomorrow per a letter to her mother Mrs. Elmer Wells She began teaching at a country school then Cedar Falls state teachers college earning a B A at Macomb Illinois Her career then led to Columbia for graduate work with her son Elmer joining for support From New York she will teach in Macon Illinois summer school and has a promising position at a Wisconsin normal school her ambition drives each move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Wella Hughes
Columbia University
Elmer Wells
Lola Hughes
Washington
Cedar Falls
Macomb
Columbia
Elmer
New York
Hughes
Macon
State Normal School
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Way to Win Rewards Through Inventive Improvement
The passage urges discovering better methods to perform tasks and explains that governments protect inventors with valuable patents, making innovation the surest path to advancement and rewards.
Honest Thinking and Action to Begin a New Era
The passage asserts honesty as the foundation of efficiency and reward, urging a new era in the land once widespread recognition of truthful thinking and fair measuring of values is achieved. It emphasizes fearless pursuit of honest values in all aspects of life.
Sincerity as a rule for success by Towell Fillmore
The passage urges starting every act from sincere interest in the task rather than seeking to impress others. It argues that sincere motives form the firm base for real achievement while conceited motives lead to failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belt
Towell Fillmore
Memorial Poppies Raise 109 Dollars for Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary raised 109.54 from Memorial poppy sales and will stock forty dozen poppies for next Memorial Day. Camp Fire girls and Boy Scouts assisted, with several girls and boys each selling over twenty dollars worth. The Auxiliary plans a thank you picnic for the youth workers and credits Homer Stephen for use of his shop to store the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Committee
Ruth Boyd
Francis Boyd
Loretta Wheelan
Matilda Lohberger
Martha Lohberger
Chas. Brown
Ed Grayson
Hilda Brown
Catherin Coulter
Jane Stewart
Mildred Brown
Dorothy Dowell
Lucille Reister
Thelma Long
Janet Karel
Audrey Humble
Irene DeLong
Mildred Bramer
Virginia Bates
Ruth Paul
John Westphal
Owen Boileau
Daryl
Local Notices Share Graduations and Visits Across Town
Mrs Merle Scott and her children Billy and Margery left for Cleveland Ohio where her husband begins duties as house surgeon at New Lake Side hospital and will teach in the medical department Eva Dicken visiting from Haskine Hazel Porter spends summer here after teaching in Nevada Mrs Jay Rhea shopper from Crawfordsville Violet Rehen of Wheatridge Kansas to visit Pearl Wallace Oran M Birkey of Kalona shopped in town Dr Davidson of Charles City visits Mildred Mauthe on return from Kirksville osteopathic convention Virginia Cunningham daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cunningham graduates in liberal arts at University of Iowa class of 1924 begins ceremonies Memorial day visits by Mrs M I Orris family and friends to Cedar Rapids with others from Ainsworth Fairfield and nearby towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Scott
Billy
Margery
J. A
Cleveland
Ohio
New Lake Side Hospital
Virginia Cunningham
John Cunningham
University of Iowa
Senate committee rejects German relief appropriations
Washington June 3 two resolutions proposing appropriations by the American government for German relief were rejected today by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Two Plead Guilty on Bootlegging Charges
Howard Dole and Franeta Morrett admitted guilt in district court for bootlegging. Morrett faces a 1900 dollar fine or four months jail. Dole a 600 dollar fine or sixty days. Marcus Kuhn pleaded not guilty and awaits September grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Dole
Franeta Morrett
Judes Charles A. Dewey
Morrett
Marcus Kuhn
Frank Miller
Thurman Baker
Pairfield
Harve Custer
Justices of the Peace
Kyle
Custer
Charles Denison
Sweet
Washington
Oakes Wins Republican Nomination for Louisa Sheriff
George Oakes deputy sheriff in Louisa county won the Republican nomination for sheriff yesterday by a three to one margin. He is well known in Washington and was backed by local supporters after a competitive race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Oakes
Louisa County
Washington
Milon R Harris longtime Chicago musician dies in Keota burial set
Milon R Harris born July 6 1861 near Keota pursued a teaching and singing career. He joined Kalaphon quartet in Chicago and led choirs at Fourth Baptist Central Park Presbyterian Second Baptist and other churches. He died May 25 after a brief illness aged 63. He leaves wife Janet E Wilson and siblings Nelson Charles and Lottie Kreger. Funeral services were held in Chicago and Keota with interment in Keota cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milon R. Harris
Keota
J. R. Danham
Chicago
Kalaphon Quartette
Kimball Hall
Fourth Baptist Church of Chicago
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Second Baptist Church
California Ave. Congregational Church
Calvary Presbyterian Choral Club
Albany Park
Mr. Harris
Janet E. Wilson
Luckdow
Ontario
Canada
Hinds Training School For Horses
Nelson G
Charles O
Lottie Kreger
Harold FP. Hranch
Albany Park Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Magpies and Other Birds Noted as Thieves
Reports describe magpies and other birds stealing shiny objects including golf balls and trinkets. The magpie, famed as a thief, is celebrated in folklore and appears in stories across cultures for its esthetic habit of collecting bright items.
Absent-Minded Economist Walks 12 Miles in Night Shirt
Brooklyn Eagle reports Adam Swaith, a political economist, was found absent-minded after walking 12 miles along the king's highway to a crowded church in his night shirt. The anecdote highlights his eccentric behavior and public curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Swaith
King's Highway
Alice Mason Johnson
Brooklyn Eagle
Great Men And Their Vain Habits In History
The passage notes how prominent figures like Caesar Balzac Napoleon and Buffon were vain. It cites Caesar fearing head exposure, Balzac removing his hat when speaking to himself, Napoleon admiring small feet, and Buffon listing five great minds including Newton and Leibniz as examples of modern pretension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesor
Balzac
Napoleon
Buffon
Newton
Baca Leibnitz
Montesquien
Myself
Man Walks From Tottenham To Southampton For Letter Delivery
Amon told a magistrate that for a letter to New York he walked from Tottenham to Southampton and handed it to a ship's steward he knew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amon
Southstonten
Emerety
New York
Tottenham
Southaihnton
Grace and Ruth Finney Leave for Monmouth Ill Honor
Henrietta Hvans hosted about six girls at Sunset Park in honor of Grace and Ruth Finney who depart for Monmouth Illinois. Tennis dominated the afternoon and lunch followed in picnic style. Later the group returned to town for ice cream pies. Florence Cunningham is home from Iowa City for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Hvans
Sunset Park
Grace
Ruth Finney
Monmouth
Ill
Reister's Butter Ad Praised As Daily Delicacy
Local readers praise Reister's butter praised for flavor and quality. The ad appears in the paper nightly and is described as a pleasing delight to accompany bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister
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R. L. Cantor
Misa Mabel Morton
Hauer
Denison
George Anderson
Bb. C. Kilgore
Kimball
Price
Johnson
McClune
Woodruff
Bauer
Mame E. Shearer
Turor
A. E. Baldrige
L. A. Jones
C. M. Maxwell
Hugh H. MccCleery
Walter C. Ramaay
R. W. Cassady
Ben J. Gibson
W. F. Kopp
Congress
Steck
Denton
Keyes
Murtach
Unsicker
H.11. & Ward Co
Washington Steam Laundry
Lemmon
Ed Milk
Whitman
Eva Dicken
Haskine
Hazel Porter
Nevada
Laws
Jay Rhea
Crawfordsville
Violet Rehen
Wheatridge
Kansas
Pearl Wallace
W. W. Gideon
Dauzh
Tera Roxie
May
Dr. Davidson
Charles City
Mildred Mauthe
Kirksville
Senate
Oakes Winson
Evening Journal
Care Journal
City Feed Yard
Sherman Bros., Drug Co
Brussels
D. G. Knottoeras
4Th Ave
Oate
Vernon
Colenso Hotel
Peaby
North Sixth Ave
Second St
REBEC
Ames
I. B. Rabenold
Turkey
Osu
Second Ave
Boyd Berdo
T. J. Farrior
RENVY
D. R
Woodarow Electric
Iowa Gas & Electric
Chas, Hahn
Knotek Bros
Clark
Black. Batt
Pmetriot Court
Iowa
J. F. Romine
Clara E Romine
Va. S. A
Gale
District Court of
F. Romine
Clara Kek. Romine
S. A. Tatlman Et al
Towic
O Seventy Five
St. P.M
Court House
Washington, Iowa
J. W. Kelacher
Mebine
Nellie Morse
Bud Fisher
Maryland
Transmete
Whitney
Marry Sinclair
Florence Cunningham
Iowa City
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