Local notices and updates from Washington County area
Local brief mentions of residents and visitors include Pd Simmering recovering from appendicitis at Washington County Hospital, Dougherty Bros. advertising autos and straw hats, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Whistler returning to Omaha after visiting Miss Ida Calendar, Mrs. Charles Clapp returning to Fairfield after business, Clive Gray returning from a week with Des Moines relatives, Frank Miller’s return to Burlington, Rev. H. S. Atchison headed to Fairfield and then New Brighton Pennsylvania, Carolyn Hamilton offering a six week singing course starting June, and Shirley Clark traveling to Davenport for business.
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Carolyn Hamilton
Main St
Local News Briefs From Washington and Surrounding Towns
Miss Eather Gibson returns home from Charles City after teaching the past year. Miss Edna Mercer leaves for Des Moines to spend part of the summer in Washington for the Gypsy Rover presentation. Myra Shaffer reelected teacher of the seventh grade. Owen Hayes travels to Fairfield on business. Mr and Mrs Leo Brown Des Moines and Mrs C C Richardson Keota visit Washington relatives on Memorial Day. Dougherty Bros advertise work hats and auto parts. Mr and Mrs EB Morrison plan a summer auto trip to Washington state and Oregon visiting relatives and friends.
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Edna Mercer
Des Moines
Washington
Northwestern University
Chicago University
Leo Brown
C. C. Richardson
Keota
W. J. Taylor
EB. D. Morrison
Dunham
Priscilla
Washington State
Oregon
Sidney Smith
Major Latta
Morrisons
Coats Marked Down At Crail's For Spring Sale
Miss Ruth Gibson returns from Decorah Iowa to spend summer at home. Crail's advertises deep reductions on ladies and children's cloaks with prices slashed from 24.75 to 18.65 and 16.75 to 14.25 and 8.75 to 6.95. Maureen McLaughlin Helen Cunningham Isabel Lemmon leave for Europe next week via Chicago and New York City aboard a tour led by Prof. Paul Peck of Grinnell College. Mrs Dale Long visits Arthur Teeter ill in Iowa City. Mrs Cook recovering after major operation in Torrance California.
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Crail's
Maurine McLaughlin
Helen Cunningham
Isabel Lem‘mon
Washington
Europe
Chicago
New York City
Paul Peck
Grinnell College
W. A. Cook
Lopez-Frazier War Comp Claim Heads to Jury
The Lopez-Frazier case, a federal suit by Arthur Lopez-Frazier seeking war compensation for Arthur Frazier, a World War veteran from Winner South Dakota, is expected to go to the jury late today after close of evidence. The jury will hear arguments before instruction and render a verdict ending an eighteen month dispute over identity.
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Lopez-Frazier
Associated Prema
Minneapolis
Arthur Lopez-Frazier
United States
Arthur Frazier
Winner, S. D
France
Cemetery Wireless Tap Blocked by Ashford Town Council
In Ashford Ireland local authorities halted attempts to attach a wireless aerial to a tree within the town cemetery. The action was stopped after council intervention citing safety and preservation concerns.
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Ashford
Ireland
Denison Banker Voss Forgery Trial Near Verdict
In Denison, the State and defense rested in the forgery case of C L Voss, former bank cashier. Prosecutors argued, while defense cross examined, with jurors possibly reaching a verdict by tomorrow noon. a night session was discussed.
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Sac City
L. Voss
Denison
Andrew Bell
Crawford County
Robert Healy
University of Iowa
Bank of Denison
Iran
Gillmor
C. L. Voss
Charles M. Dutcher
Union
Iowa City
Vos
Voss
Lightning Fire Myth Debunked Says Expert
An expert declares fires sparked by lightning are not mythic exceptions but ordinary fires. Water is not universally useless. the claim that lightning fires cannot be extinguished is unfounded. The piece argues standard firefighting applies to lightning-ignited blazes.
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Eexchange
Man 64 Sentenced to Six Months Hard Labor in London
A sixty four year old man in London was sentenced in November to six months hard labor for stealing dolls.
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Tan
London
Observing the Speaker Beyond Words
A quotation from Lavater notes that one who watches the speaker more than the words may avoid disappointment as wisdom shines in delivery and meaning alike.
Great Holland flower show draws global florists and American delegation
In Heemstede on May 10, florists from around the world attend a giant Dutch bulb display and the first international horticultural federation congress with an American four-member delegation. The event features vast fields, record lilac displays, and notable talks including US import restrictions on narcissus and calls to keep plants free of disease.
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Heemstede
Holland
International Horticultural Federation
Congress
United States
International Federation
Paris
Canada
Germany
Phytopathological Congress of
Washington
Memorial Day at Grace Hill cemetery honors fallen soldiers
Memorial Day at Grace Hill included songs by the Grace Hill chorus and a patriotic speech by Rev. Bender. Veterans from Civil War to World War II era were honored with decorates and a list of those remembered, including B. F. Beitel and Anna Springer. A murder case in Cedar Rapids is noted with a motion to set aside two true bills against Dan O Neal.
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Grace Hill
Grace Hill Chorus
Bender
Grace Hill Church
M. Hollinger
B. F. Béitel
America
B. F. Beitel
Anna Springer
Woman's Relief Corps
Oscar Lane
C. C. Strohm
Iowa Instry
Jacob Blick
Robert Beaty
30Th
Isaac Shidler
4Th Cavalry
John Meyer
Ohio Instry
Tobias E. Rahmel
51St
Daniel W. Corpman
Joseph Blickensderter
Clinton
Dan O'Neal
Cedar Rapids
Homer Brownfield
Supreme Court to Hear Iowa Bovine Tuberculosis Law Challenge
Des Moines full bench arguments set for June 16 on constitutionality of the Iowa Bovine Tuberculosis eradication law. In Council Bluffs police report Albert C. Mack signed a confession for a bank robbery in Onawa Iowa. Keokuk reports A L Parsons, attorney and former Superior court judge, died of heart trouble.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Albert C. Mack
Onawa
Keokuk
A. L. Parsons
Superior Court
Names and Honors Behind Historic Geographical Eponyms
The passage explains places named after royalty and explorers: Everest in honor of Sir George Everest the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi for Queen Victoria and Albert Nyanza named for Prince Consort Albert. It links explorer figures to major landmarks.
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Mount Everest
George Everest
India
Victoria Falls
Zambesi
Queen Victoria
Albert Nyanza
Central
Africa
Prince Consort
Coolidge Urges Moral Spirit in Defense Effort
President Coolidge says a strong military alone cannot deter aggression and urges citizens to mobilize spiritual and moral forces to promote lasting peace. He warns history shows no nation can rely solely on force to secure safety.
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President Coolidge
President Coolidge Spends Day in Baltimore at Naval Academy
President Coolidge limited his schedule to the United States Naval Academy graduation, delivering the commencement address and attending a luncheon before returning to Washington. It marked his first trip away from the capital since inauguration, aside from occasional Mayflower cruises.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
United States Naval Academy
Academy
Mr. Coolidge
Ten Die From Ohio Heat Wave Today
Ten people died and several were severely ill as Ohio faced a severe heat wave. Prostrations numbered in the several score as temperatures surged across the state.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Columbus
Population figure of South Africa in race census
An article reports that more than one million black Africans live in South Africa, counting Bushmen Kaillis and Hottentots, highlighting racial demographics in the region.
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South Africa
Law Aims to Stop Man from Mashing Strawberries
A proposed statute seeks to curb a man alleged to mash strawberries unlawfully. The bill aims to set clear prohibitions and penalties to deter such acts and protect produce integrity.
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Old Kentucky
Reginald Barkers
Claire Windsor
Frank Kfenan Lloyd Hughes
Pd Simmering
Washington County Hospital
Men's Athletic Union
Dougherty Bros
E. J. Whistler
Triangle Auto Supply Co
Charles Clapp
Fairfield
Clive Gray
Frank Miller
Burlington
H. S. Atchison
Bruce Gobble
New Brighton
Pennsylvania
Shirley Clark
Davenport
Myra Shaffer
West Branch
Owen Hayes
Cedar Ri
Cedar Rapids Amusement Ass
Cedar Rapids, Lowe
Owa
T. J. Thompson
Will Albaugh
Eries
McElhinney Drug Co
Ruth Gibson
Decorah
Iowa
Dale Long
J. P. Hayes
East Main Street
Arthur Teeter
Dutcher
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank
Ira C. Gillmor
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Memorial Union
Prudential
Man
Hogy
Journal
EB T Stewart
Tennessee
Dayton
John T Scopes
James
Washington Cleaners
James C. Burger
Denver
Mystic Shrine
Imperial Council
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Jona Shields & Sons
Kaiser
Bryan
Harrison
Mississippi
New York
Texas
NBA Service, Inc
Bossy
Bristow
Okla
J. W. Binkley
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