Memorial Day observance and community notes
A large crowd attended the children day service at the M and shareb. Pythian Sisters to observe Memorial Day with services at the hall and graveside flowers at Washington Keota and West Chester cemeteries. Visitors welcome. Local residents with family updates include Oral Walter from Motine Hi alumni banquet. James Stimncer visiting. Robert Swisher and Sylvia Anne from Rock Island with grandmother. Walton family travel via Springville Ia. Town news covers car purchase, visits, illness recovery for Walter Duvall, Grandma Baker, Home Arts Club, Mildred Ochs Keota, Doyle and Lyle Smith weekend at home, and James Griggs-Cal Griggs visit. Also notes trips to see a whale in Washington framed as the largest fish seen, with a joking remark on donations for its appetite.
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M. &. Shareb
Pythian
Washington
Keota
West Chester
Oral Walter
Motine Hi
Catherine Jean
Oral
Clinton Walton
Evelyn
Springville
Table Grove
Merle McDowelh
Williard Leet
Kentucky
Walter Duvall
Town City
Grandma Baker
N. B. West
Home Arts Club
Mel Hewitt
Mes
Mildred Ochs
Doyle
Lyle Smith
James Griggs
Cal Griggs
Watson Grocery Opens in West Chester with Special Values
The new Watson Grocery at West Chester opens Saturday with announced special values for the opening day. Ray Watson, a well known local merchant, operates the store following years in merchandising.
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Ray Watson
Ovens
Chester
Watson
West Chester
Ening
Mc. Watson
Aggle
Crawfordsville Beats Washington in Tri-County Softball
Washington fell 7 to 4 at Crawfordsville in a game aided by costly errors. Washington outhit the home team but miscues at critical moments allowed Crawfordsville to score four in the first inning and add two more in the second, with Washington’s late rally humming short. The report notes a South End grocery in Washington, a Ferguson building address.
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Washington
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Triumph in Low-Scoring Varsity Game
Crawfordsville defeated Washington 7 to 3 in a softball style seven inning game. Umpires were Guy Mitchell K Marshall and T Davis. Crawfordsville scored 22 runs in the first two innings and held Washington to three by the end.
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Crawfordsville
Washington
Guy Mitchell
K. Marshall
T. Davis
Fairfield Team Faces Troop in Evening Softball Clash
Manager Rudy Knottnerus announces a 8:30 pm softball game at the troop field between Troop FF and the undefeated New Chicago Merchants of Fairfield, thirty miles southwest of Washington. A seven o'clock city league game features the Devils versus the Little Demons.
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Rudy Knottnerus
Troop FF
Troop Field
Chicago
Fairfield
Washington
Troopers
Fame
Devils
Little Demons
Ralph Gibson Wins Washington Masonic Billiard Championship
Ralph Gibson defeated J. W Enslin to win the 1954 Washington Masonic Lodge billiard title yesterday evening in the lab room after a long series of matches begun in January. Dee Lee awarded a plaque for the trophy, now bearing winners from Pollok Wallace to Gibson, to be hung in the lodge billiard room. Tracy Phillips supervised the tournament and received praise for its management. Miss Etta Colwell’s burial service was held at Kim Grove Cemetery with Rev. FYOOW Eastwood officiating. pallbearers were W W Wilson, R M Smith, R L Lytle, G S Lemmon, John Maxwell, and JO OB Crail.
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Ralph Gibson
Washington Masonic Lodge
J. W Enslin
Lab Room
Dee Lee
Pollok Wallace
Gibson
Billard
Masonic
Tracy Phillips
Lee
Card of Thanks for Deceased Wife and Mother
We thank all who helped ease our burden at the time of our wife and mother's death. Special thanks to those who sent floral offerings and those who served as casket bearers Frank White and family.
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Frank White
Western Iowa Sees Light Rains Amid Warm June Weather
Reports from Des Moines indicate abundant light rain in western Iowa last night as June weather persists. No rainfall in the eastern half with showers forecast later. overall Friday expected to be cooler and fair.
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Des Moines
Baseball Results From Yesterday
Washington and Chicago split high scoring games as Washington won 11 to 13 and Chicago 8 to 11. Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 11 to 6 while New York beat St. Louis. Boston toppled Detroit 16 to 13 and today Chicago visits Washington St Louis heads to New York Cleveland goes to Philadelphia Detroit travels to Boston.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
W. Poe
Pittsburgh Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St Louis
Woman's Relief Corps Meeting Attends J. M. Thompson Funeral
The Woman's Relief Corps meets at 1 30 Friday afternoon at the court house to attend the funeral of J M Thompson at two o'clock at Sherman’s funeral home.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Court House
J. M. Thompson
Sherman
President Roosevelt to address nation after Congress
White House aides said today that President Roosevelt will likely deliver an address to the nation at the close of Congress, outlining priorities and reflections on the session.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
Washington Girls Softball Set To Host Brighton Friday
The Washington girls softball team seeks a large turnout for Friday 8:30 PM game against Brighton here. A prior meeting yielded a 12 to 14 Washington win in Brighton. A city league postponement between the Methodists and Devils will precede at 7 PM. Washington fell 18 to 4 to Crawfordsville in a curtain raiser last night and plays Hills, Brighton, Wyman, and Kalona in upcoming dates. The Crawfordsville lineup featured Monroe on the mound and C Wilson, Starr, Mangold, Brown, Gorham, Shively and others.
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Washington
Brighton
Methodists
Devils
Washington Girls
Crawfordsville
Shively
Richardson
Franklin
B. Wilson
McCreedy
Flenner
Starr
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Sean Ecunm
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AB Winn
T. Kiesey
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D. Kiersey
Fuhr
Sdmondson
Whitehead
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McFadden
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Troop
Germany
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Ralph Gibson Billiard
Gulius Enselin
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