Class of 151 Graduates From Country Schools
The largest rural class in Washington county will receive diplomas at the high school auditorium next Saturday, June 14, as 150 children pass eighth grade and qualify for county high schools. Miss Kath yn Montgomery will preside. E. D. Morgan will deliver the address. The ceremony includes top scholars Mabelle Zdarsky and Emma Nayadley among eleven with above 90 percent, across a full roll of graduates from numerous townships and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Kathyn Montgomery
E. D. Morrigan
Mabelle Fleming
Lucile Birkey
Blanche Zdarsky
Emma Nayadley
Mary Gale Letts
Gelvin Bowen
Oletha Seeton
Hubert Easley
Claudina Robinson
Verna Lovelett
FlorenceCarr
Daylight Saving Law Repeal Bill Advances in House Committee
Washington June 7 Favorable report on the bill to repeal the daylight saving law on the last Sunday in October was voted by the House Interstate Commerce Committee. The vote was 10 to 8 after adopting an amendment altering the original plan to turn back clocks on the third Sunday after approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Interstate Commere Committee
Warnings Signal Coal Shortage. Buy Now For Winter
Davenport freight agent Rock Island Railway official warns of potential coal shortage. He notes shipments down about half from a year ago, mines idling due to weak demand, and labor shortages. He urges households and industries to stock up now to avert a repeat of past famines.
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EB. B. McCulloch
Davenport
Rock Island
McCulloch
Iowa
Europe
Dealera
Community church notices and club meetings
A Baptist church Children's Day program is set for Sunday at 10 45 in the morning. The Willing Workers meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Malcolm Montgomery. The Union Missionary meeting at Second United Presbyterian is Monday at 8 with Miss Faye Taylor reporting on the Cambridge Ohio convention. Fortnightly club home economics and three departments join Tuesday at Mrs Ed Morrison's home with a 336 pm patriotic program and 530 pm luncheon.
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The
Baptist Church
Malcolm Montgomery
Missionary Society of the First and Second Churches
Second United Presbyterian Church
Womans General Missionary Society
Cambridge
Ohio
Faye Taylor
Ed Morrison
D. J. Ross
F. L. Stewart
Clara Darbyshire
168th Regimental Band Scheduled for Washington
The 168th Regimental Band, direct from overseas, will play in Washington Saturday afternoon and evening June 14. The Rainbow Band of about forty players, with a male quartet and a speaker, will perform at the Graham Theater as part of a limited Iowa tour.
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168Th
Washington
Des Moines
Graham Theater
Rainbow Band
Battle Fields
Europe
Iowa
Band Boys Appeal for Support Next Week in Washington
Solicitors for the Washington Band will canvass next week to raise funds for the season. Merchants have traditionally aided, but musicians seek broader support from music lovers. Director Fred Mannhardt aims to enhance the program, acquire new instruments, and reorganize the lineup as funds allow.
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Washington
Merchants of
Fred Mannhardt
Notice to Bicycle Riders in Washington Iowa
City warnings warn against sidewalk riding in violation of Section 17 of Ordinance No 32. Bover mayor urges compliance with rules: lights bell on bikes after sundown keep to right, ten mph limit, ten feet from curb, and no sidewalk riding. violators warned.
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Washington
Iowa
J. B. Bover
Community News from Over County Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on June 7 visitors included Mrs. J F Buxbaum Vera Yeager Rev P H Hayley E B Franklin and son Donald Mrs L H McFar lane and children Mabel Crooks and Mabel Rich. Murray Smylie of Washington visited Thursday afternoon. Rev George Hanna of Philadelphia departed last night. Dorcas Circle United Presbyterian Sunday school met at teacher Mrs C A Sprague home with 18 present to hem towels for the church kitchen. Music on Victrola and refreshments followed. Officers elected for next year are Mrs John Lease president Mrs Hattie Cherryholmes secretary and Mrs S A Taylor treasurer. The class has raised 54 this year.
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Crawfordsville
J. F. Buxbaum
Vera Yeager
P. H. Hayley
E. B. Franklin
Donald
L. H. McFarlane
Mabel Crooks
Mabel Rich
Washington
Murray Smylie
George Hanna
Philadelphia
John Hanna
Dorcas
United Presbyterian Sunday School
C. A. Sprague
Sprague
John Lease
Hattie Cherryholmes
Mra
S. A. Taylor
Ainsworth Residents Doings Reported Across Nearby Towns
June 7 brief notes show H. G. Crawford and son Master Billy visiting Muscatine for business while J. A. Kolesick also tours Columbus Junction. Mrs. Blanche Schlitter travels to Washington after visiting BE Lins. Mrs. Johnson and daughter Birdie depart Easterville after visiting J J Fitzgerald. Keota funeral attendance brings Mr. and Mrs. McGraw and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGraw. Baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. L Lamb Thursday. Mrs. A C Paisley of Washington visits W E Frame home.
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Ainsworth
Blanche Schlitter
Washington
BE. R. Lins
David Johnson
Miss Birdie
Easterville
Johnson
J. J. Fitzgerald
Thomas McGra
Joe McGraw
Keota
L. Lamb
A. C. Paisley
W. FE. Frame
Dean’s Big Cool Room Advertises Ada Special
Local notes mention Ned Brookhart’s return from El Paso with honorable discharge and Blanche Sharp visiting MegMne Coulter in Washington area. Mentions C L MacGugin’s Des Moines Western Union conference and Mrs H M Hoover attending high school commencement with Pauline Beal.
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Ned Brookhart
el Paso
Texas
Y Subscriptions Rise as Washington Y M C A Seeks More
Subscriptions to the Community Y M C A reach 3450.50 dollars of a 4000 dollar budget with many solicitors still holding cards. The campaign resumes next week to complete the drive, and officials report liberal support from Washington residents.
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Washington
Ship sale to British opposed by American directors
New York June 7 Directors of the American International corporation a large stockholder in the International Mercantile Marine company announced they had instructed their executive officers to vote against the proposed sale to a British syndicate of the British assets of the Mercantile Marine company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American International Corporation
International Mercantile Marine Company
Britis
Mercantile Marine Company
Officers Arrive at Camp Dodge for Discharge Day
The article notes a discharge ceremony at 6 o'clock Thursday night and reports two new general officers at Camp Dodge, Major General Weigel of the Eighty eighth in France arriving in the morning, and Brig. Gen. Herman Hall also present at the camp.
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Camp Dodge
Weigel
Eighty Eighth
France
Dodge
Herman Hall
First 88th units welcomed home in Des Moines parade
Des Moines crowds cheered as the 351st infantry and a detachment of headquarters troops marched through downtown. The 350th regiment arrived the night before and began demobilization at Camp Dodge while the 351st and headquarters troops completed muster out plans.
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SSTH
Des Moines
Eighty-eighth
Three Hundred Fifty-first Infantry
Camp Dodge
Ford Suit Defense Receives Admissible Testimony
Judge Tucker ruled admissible testimony from witnesses in Mexico and about the Mery matter in proving the Ohio Tribune's defense. The ruling shapes the case brought by Henry F against the publication seeking to challenge the article's claims.
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Mexico
Tribune
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Tucker
Ohio Tribune
Henry F
Funeral service for James Palmer held at home
The service took place yesterday at two o'clock at the Palmer residence three miles east of town. Dr. J. M. Wishart of the First United Presbyterian church led the ceremony with a quartet from the church choir. Active pallbearers were Fred Palmer Everette Palmer James Bridges Alva Been blossom Dr C A Boice and Warren Donaldson. Honorary pallbearers included John Kennedy B F Crosby A B Dill J D Mc Laughlin Charles Corrette and L D Robinson. Burial was in Wood lawn cemetery.
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James Palmer
Palmer
J. M. Wishart
First United Presbyterian Church
First Church
Fred Palmer
Everette Palmer
James Bridges
Alva Beenblossom
C. A. Boice
Warren Donaldson
John Kennedy
B. F. Crosby
A. B. Dill
J. D. McLaughlin
Charles Corrette
L. D. Robinson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Repeal Daylight Saving Law Move Advances
Washington June 7 Favorable report on the bill to repeal the daylight saving law was voted by the house interstate commerce committee ten to eight. An amendment set the repeal to take effect the last Sunday in October due to concerns over midsummer time changes harming eastern industrial centers.
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Washington, D. C
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Esch
Forecast of the Future
A clipped quote from the Chicago News imagines future tech where a man wears a hat receiver controlled by his wife. The wry note envisions telephony perfected to distant, humorous ends.
Count Apponyl Fled Across Danube In Rowboat
Official dispatches describe Count Apponyl former Hungarian education minister fleeing across the Danube in a rowboat begging the new Czecho-Slovak government not to deport him and promising to be a faithful subject. The same dispatches report the new state's standing army budget at 248000 men and claim it is the only mid European democracy with a disciplined army.
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Washington
Count Apponyl
Danube
mid-Europe
Three Miller brothers evading draft caught in Illinois
In McHenry County officers captured William Michael and Bernard Miller, sons of Jos W. Miller, after two years of evading the draft. They had refused to register and built a tunnel from their home to a barn to escape arrest, and were placed under bonds.
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Chicago
Melenry County
Department of Justices
Thee
William, Michaet
Bernard Miller
Jos W. Miller
Chicago merchants press to repeal luxury tax law
Thirty one Chicago department stores and many dry goods merchants in Illinois urge Congress to eliminate the luxury tax from federal revenue measures arguing it creates unnecessary hardship for merchants and the public without corresponding benefits.
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Chicago
Congress
United States
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