Attorney Swift files suits in district court in Muscatine
Washington papers filed by Richard Swift Muscatine attorney detail two groups of suits. One suit seeks foreclosure of an $8800 mortgage on a 120 acre farm near Haskins with interest and a receiver appointment. The other suits accuse the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway of causing $1900 in damages to shipments of melons and pears, including ten carloads of melons and one of pears in transit.
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Richard Swift
Muscatine
Washington
Mery Swift
Frank Blanchard
Haskins
Davenport
Columbus
Blanchard
Ter
Swift
M. Warner
Eabway
Notice of Non-Responsibility for Wife's Debts
Statement declares I will not be responsible for any obligations contracted by my wife Mrs. W A Raymond. The notice cites W A Raymond as the signer and releases personal liability.
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W. A. Raymond
Oats
Citizen appeals to protect city band on Washington's map
A citizen urges preserving a 25 to 30 member band led by Mr. Mannhardt for Washington’s benefit. The writer asks parents to quiet children during park Saturday nights to allow the band’s soft melodic sections to be heard, noting noise disrupts performance and the conductor.
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Washington
Mannhardt
Middle West
Playgrounds Set to Open Next Monday in City
Two city playgrounds will open for boys next Monday for two months under W F Bickell of the high school faculty. North of the tracks at Heights school ground 9 to 11 30 daily except Saturday, south of the tracks at Sunset park 1 30 to 4 daily. Ages 12 to 16 attend north and south on alternating days with a Tuesday Thursday schedule for eight to eleven year olds. The program includes indoor baseball volleyball and summer activity with Boy Scouts.
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W. F. Bickell
Sunset Park
Bickel
Boy Scouts
Boy Struck by Car While Riding Bicycle
Twelve year old Charles Lyon son of Mr and Mrs O L Lyon was struck by an automobile on the north side of the square this morning while riding his bicycle. The wheel was damaged but the boy escaped injury.
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Charles Lyon
O. L. Lyon
Registrars Named for Birth and Death Records
A new state law shifts vital statistics reporting to county registrars effective July 4. Appointed by the county, they forward data to Des Moines and earn 26 cents per recorded birth or death, with named officials covering Washington city, Wellman, Kalona, Riverside, Ainsworth and other townships.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Hegistrara
J. D. Glasgow
Washington City
Washington Township
Marion
Dutch Creek
Franklin
Crawford
Cedar
Jackson
Highland Township
West Chester
Crawfordsville
J. B. Dey
Brighton City
Brighton Township
Clay Township
Former Washington Residents Safe in Pueblo Flood
Mrs Frank Randall said Mr and Mrs Harvey Hogue Lawrence Frank and family Mr and Mrs Lamar Winsett and baby Coon Frank and daughter Miss Edna and Mr and Mrs Fred Wilson and daughter, all former Washington residents now in Pueblo, were not in the flooded district and suffered no harm from the Colorado city high waters.
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Pueblo
Frank Randall
Harvey Hogue
Lawrence Frank
Lamar Winsett
Coon Frank
Edna
Fred Wilson
Washington
Colorado City
Bankers Defy Clothiers in Bloody Baseball Clash
Capt H C Wunder of the Bankers baseball team says the bankers will meet the clothiers and shoers of Washington in a rumored showdown. The clubs tentatively set for next Tuesday at six, with Banker 14 Barbers 6 in a prior local game at Denison’s ball park.
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H. C. Wunder
Bankers
Clothiers and Shoers
Washington
Joe Falk
Barkers
Barbers
Denison’s
Altho
John Patterson
Ike
Tolander
Noppan
Wander
Bell
Bant
Gates
Conner
Applegate
Thompson
Neiswanger
Daniels
R. Arnold
Coliine
Nevius
Wooster
Patterson
Wil James
Morrison
Zook
Miss Grace Applegate Graduates With High Honors
Grace Applegate of this city graduated from Parsons College Fairfield yesterday with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Magna Cum Laude honors as top of her class. She also received the Newell Frederick Goff memorial prize and was a member of Pi Kappa Delta.
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Grace Applegate
John W. Applegate
thig_city
Parsons College
Fairfield
Alsg
Grace
Regnie
Ralph Case
H. E. Case
City
Newell Frederick Goff
Parsons
Journal
Pi Kappa Delta Sorority
Moving Pictures Show European Palaces in Southern California
A Dallas News note highlights how film audiences enjoy depictions of European noble palaces set within southern California. The item reflects cinema’s appeal to transportive settings and cultural fantasies.
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California
Dallas News
Shriners Conclave Draws Delegates to Capital
Citizens note a local poetry contest featuring Carrie Park and a display at Chambers Clothes Shop. Shriners travel to the capital for a conclave and will return fatigued from events, likely eager to supper and ask for Reister’s Butter.
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Chambers Clothes Shop
Urge Home Labor On Road Contract
The county board of supervisors considers employing Washington county labor for two road and bridge contracts to be awarded later today. Rotary and Advertising Club appeals urge using local workers to curb unemployment, with contractors favoring county labor where work is done. About twenty one miles of roads including White Way west of Washington and nearby routes to be upgraded with culverts and bridges.
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County Board of Supervisors
Washington Rotary
Washington County
Ome Road
White Way
Washington
Kalona
Town
Ainsworth
Brighton
School Cottages to Be Abandoned Tonight
The school board practically abandoned plans to build at least two cottage grade schools this summer due to district financial conditions. They questioned added expenses though the need was admitted. Superintendent Harding hopes to grade segregate the sixth year at the Junior High later. Ralph Thompson was unanimously reelected secretary. Discussion on Washington's dance problem suggested regulation by city authorities, with council likely action.
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Harding
Ralph Thompson
Thompson
Washington
Delivery Window for Shriner Visitors in Des Moines
Exclusive Shrine general delivery window at the main post office opens Monday June 13 for mail addressed to visiting Shriner delegations in care of the Shrine. Mail in care of Shrine and hotel will go to the hotel. Special delivery runs as addressed. carrier start times shift 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. with deliveries one hour earlier.
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Des Moines
Chocolate's Rise From Mexico to Global Staple
The cocoa bean, an American gift to the world, grows in tropical America as demand for chocolate rises. It notes cultivation in Mexico and Peru long before Columbus, with chocolate first made in the United States in 1765 and growing popularity ever since.
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America
Tropical
Mexico
Peru
Columbus
United States
Rural Graduation Exercises Saturday
Commencement for eighth grade pupils in Washington county rural schools will be held at Washington high school tomorrow at two. Superintendent W C Harding will deliver the address. Honors include pupils from Wellston and Lex oe schools and recitations. The public is invited.
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Washington County
Washington High School
Two Lock
W. C. Harding
Matsic
Wellston
Lexoe
Bor
Llass
Shorter Route Secured at Doon Connecting Tracks
The Iowa state board of railroad commissioners ordered a connection at Doon in Lyon County between the Great Northern and the Chicago, Rock Island and Omaha lines to cut shipping distances from Rock Rapids to Sioux City from 122 miles to about 73. Lyon County Farm Bureau petitioned for the link noting livestock and grain markets in Sioux City and reduced freight distance. Railroads oppose but must complete the work within nine months after the order.
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Des Moines
Great Northern
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Doon
Lyon County
Rock Rapids
Sioux City
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Lyon County Farm Bureau
State Railroad Board
Young America Farm Union Holds Lively Meeting
A Young America Farm Union meeting featured a robust turnout. the night included a "stunt meeting" with stories, fid dles, charades, recitations, and a dialogue by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carlson. Plans for a July 4 picnic and a ball game against another local team were announced with committees to be formed.
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Ernest Carlson
Carlson
Wil
Erica
Young America
California Holds Highest and Lowest US Points within Reach
Washington June 16 The Geological Survey bulletin notes California contains the United States highest point Mount Whitney at 14 401 feet and Death Valley hosts the lowest at 276 feet below sea level. It contrasts Asia where Mount Everest towers 29 002 feet and the Dead Sea shores are 1290 feet below sea level. The survey cites the deepest ocean point near Mindanao at 688 feet below, suggesting subsea bottoms exceed Everest’s summit.
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Washington
B.C
United States
California
Geological Survey
Mount Whitey
Death Valley
Asia
Mount ‘Gat
Dead Sea
Mindanao
Moun
Everest
To Hanging Pictures
A fragmented OCR note describes hanging pictures with a central alignment at about eye level for an average height person. It emphasizes symmetry and balance in wall arrangement.
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