Rural graduation exercises invite public attendance
Miss Clara Wallace county superintendent invites all to the rural school graduation at the high school auditorium Saturday at two. 128 graduates from county rural schools will be honored with Rev. Reade McCrory delivering the address titled The Challenge of Today. Musical numbers, readings, and Earl Davis of Ainsworth will perform.
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Clara Wallace
Reade McCrory
Earl Davis
Ainsworth
Merle Benson
Cleone Caldwell
Shiloh
Marion Township
Preachers Visit Burlington Schools
A committee of three from the Burlington Ministerial Association visited the public schools, approved the work, and urged daily devotional exercises. They recommended daily scripture readings and the Lord's Prayer, and urged more community visits. The committee consisted of J. H. McElhinney A Cardie and J A Nordstrom with the chairman a Washington native, son of Mr and Mrs T J McElhinney.
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Burlington
A. Cardie
J. A. Nordstrom
Washington
T. J. McElhinney
Edith Walker Jugenheimer funeral held in town
Funeral services for Edith Walker Jugenheimer were at 2 30 pm Tuesday at Goodin funeral parlors conducted by Rev M R Regan with Dr W W Bowers assisting. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were six Methodist Sunday school class members: Faye Swickard Erna Spera Beulah Harvey Averill Leffler Winifred Conner Orthia Morgan. A large display of floral tributes filled the parlor.
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Edith Walker Jugenheimer
Goodin
M. R. Regan
W. W. Bowers
Elm Grove Cemetery
Methodist Church
Faye Swickard
Erna Spera
Beulah Harvey
Averill Leffler
Winifred Conner
Orthia Morgan
Wellman Boosters to Visit Washington June 12
Washington welcomes the Wellman Booster club on Tuesday June 12 with a 5:45 PM arrival and supper followed by a Central park band concert at 7 30 PM The 60 piece boys band and a troop of Girl Scouts will perform on tour visiting Holle ck Williamsburg Parnell North English South English Kinross Keota West Chester and the County Home to promote fellowship and friendly relations among seven communities.
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Washington
Wellman Booster Club
Wellman Boosters
Central Park
Aggeegation
Holle
Wellman
Weather Cooler Today With 23 Degree Drop Noted
The local weather observer reports a sharp fall in temperature of twenty three degrees. Yesterday's high reached 89 and last night’s low was 57 with a measured rainfall of a quarter inch in the afternoon. The season’s high to date is 86 degrees and today feels notably cool for the town.
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Jane
Return Journey of 566 on the Resolute Overseas Tour
Miss Ethyl Walker of Estherville Iowa returns from a six month world cruise with 566 travelers aboard the ship Resolute. The party visited 18 countries plus many cities and historic sites, costing about 7000 dollars with 1800 spent on side trips. The voyage included notable passengers such as Mr and Mrs Hill, Miss Madge Kennedy, and Nina Wilcox Putnam. The ship departed New York January 9 visiting Panama San Francisco Hawaii Tokyo Korea Manchuria Pekin Shanghai Hong Kong Philippines Java.
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Ethyl Walker
Estherville
Iowa
Joe A. Wehr
Miss Walker
France
Juanita Bates
Hill
Brush
Boston
Madge Kennedy
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Barker
Hong Kong
Philippines
Java
Federal Aid Inspector Visits Clinton County Route Projects
Federal aid inspector George Ly Campen, a Senior Highway Engineer based in Omaha, toured Clinton area roads and projects. He praised local work, noted multiple site visits including Columbus Junction and Muscatine, and said reports must reach Washington by July.
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George Ly, Campen
Congress
Omaha
Washington, D. C
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Muscatine
Clinton
Washington
W. P. Rawn
Uncle Sam
Washington Transients Spill Through Town By Car
A San Francisco car with four passengers and camping gear passed through Washington en route to the east. The travelers, like many others, appear to move coast to coast daily, reflecting the town’s steady stream of transients.
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Washington
San Francisco
East
Journey of a World Tour via Palm and Palace
A Boston Transcript account recounts a long voyage from Sumatra through the Malay Straits to Burma India and Calcutta, Egypt via the Suez, the pyramids and the Sphinx, then Naples and Monte Carlo. The party visits Berlin Paris London and more, ending in New York May 19 and Iowa with Mrs. Ida Perkins.
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Sumatra
Malay Straits
Burma
India
Calcutta
Ceylon
Egypt
Suez Canal
Pyramids
Mediterranean
Naples
Italy
Marseilles
Nantes
Monte Carlo
Cherbourg
France
Hamburg
Germany
New York
Rangoon
Berlin
Paris
Brussels
Doorn
Johann
Poland
London
Southampton
Iowa
Ida Perkins
Estherville
Fewer bootleggers seen in Washington County
State peace officers report less boot legging in Washington county and nearby areas. Fewer arrests and drunks are observed, yet officials caution the lull may be temporary. Sheriff deputy and local marshals remain vigilant against liquor law violations. Evidence to convict bootleggers remains hard to obtain.
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Washington
Susan Fulton Wins Oratorical Contest at Parsons College
Susan Fulton of Fairfield won first prize in Parsons college an oratorical contest this week. She spoke on the topic Womanhood and the War and is the daughter of Senator Charles J. Fulton. Her mother Minnie Stitches taught in the community before marriage, linking Washington pride to the victory.
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Washington
Susan Fulton
Fairfield
Parsons College
Chas. J. Fulton
Minnie Stichts
Mr. Fulton
Wahington
Who Lost a Turtle
Ed Bambrick reports seeing a full sized turtle in the residence district while walking home. He cannot locate the hare and notes no further reports of the turtle are available. Readers with a turtle loss are asked to contact Mr Bambrick for details of the sighting.
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Ed Bambrick
Bambrick
James Gordon in Serious Condition After Paralysis
James Gordon, who has been paralyzed for the past year, is reported in a very serious condition today.
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James Gordon
Agnes Swift
Postal staff take vacation and routes adjust in Keokuk
Assistant postmaster W G Stewart and family visit Mrs Stewart's sister in Keokuk. Rural carriers Roger Jones and John S Wilson take vacations and route 5 is covered by John S Wilson until a regular replacement is named. Lane Wilkins resigns with July vacancy and a new carrier will be chosen to replace him, possibly opening jobs for substitutes. Lane Wilkins plans a Denver trip. The Clayt Neiswanger route is affected as the holder exits.
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W. G. Stewart
Denver
Colorado
Neiswanger
Moving Old McCollum Home to New Lot
John Dickerson and Ed Donovan prep to move the old oak-constructed McCollum house south past the Lutheran church to a lot bought by W. W. McFarland from Mrs. I. P. Faris. The heavy, walnut rail stairs and solid framing mark it as a prized relic to be remodeled by McFarland, a town asset.
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John Dickerson
Ed Donovan
McCollum
Lutheran Church
W. W. McFarland
McFarland
Visitors from Sumner and New Hampton Stop at Critz Home
Mrs Peter Theisinger and her son Leslie of Sumner Indiana visit the Critz home in town. Ruth Elizabeth Caps of New Hampton also visits with grandparents Mr and Mrs C H Critz.
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Peter Theisinger
Leslie
Sumner, In
C. H. Critz
Ruth Elizabeth Caps
New Hampton
Foreign teachers study English with voice vibration machine
In London this summer teachers use a device that records voice vibrations on smoked paper to aid spoken English lessons. The clever machine converts speech into writable marks aiding pronunciation and practice.
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London
Stray Bits of Wisdom Poetic Aphorisms Surface
A fragment from a reflective line notes poets resemble birds with small triggers making them sing. The brief quotation attributes the idea to Chateau Briand, illustrating a literary observation about creativity and influence.
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Chateau Briand
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