Washington Wartime Pageant Planned for 1918 Anniversary
The Washington community prepared for a large Fourth of July celebration with a grand pageant. Hon. James S. Wilson of Centerville was set as the principal speaker, with band concerts and parades in the morning and evening. Local residents reported ongoing Red Cross work and plans for a big patriotic day as the town marked wartime efforts.
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Red Cross
Will McFarlane
H. M. Eicher
Elizabeth Bell
H. H. McCleery
Virginia Wallace
Helen Mauthe
Opelia Miller
Rheaford
Guest
Donaldson
Asenath Dorsey
Iona June Willits
Mildred Mauthe
Washington County
Ft. Dodge
Washington
John Whitsel
Owen Woods
William Wylie
Iowa City group forms Yellow Cab Airways venture
State news highlights a new Iowa City aircraft firm led by Rus sell Reel and Des Moines businessmen. Also noted is Cedar Rapids aviation plans, Guernsey breeders picnic success, Bar association bar admissions, and growth in state colleges and trade sectors across multiple communities.
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Yellow Cab Airways, Inc
Iowa City
Russell Reel
Reel
Yellow Cab Company
Des Moines
Ramon Navarro stars in risqué past and future roles
The theater lists Ramon Navarro as priest opera singer and king in a sequence of roles, plus Renee Adoree and Florence Victor in One Woman to Another. The Sunset Legion features Fred Thomson in a dual masked rider and moonlit wanderer, with The Forbidden Hours and One Woman to Another slated for midweek, ending with The Sunset Legion.
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Ramon Navarro
France
Marie Marcini
Mezarin
Renee Adoree
Florence Victor
John Bruce
Rita Farrell
the Nerces
Rita v
Theodor von Eltz
Fred Thomson
Sunset Legion
Thomson
Ramon Nevarro
The
Hoover and Dawes Ticket Promised At GOP Convention Eve
On the eve of the national Republican convention leaders were touting a Hoover and Dawes ticket. The early-stage push signaled a united front amid party maneuvering toward the general election.
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Hoover and Dawes
National and International News Review
Hoover nominated by McNab as a constructive statesman. Wet vs dry fight falters led by Borah. Bank bandits rob Kansas bank. two officers and six spectators shot, $25,000 stolen. Robert W. Stewart freed of contempt charges but faces perjury indictment. British Commons rejects revised prayer book 266 to 200. Chinese Nationalists vow crackdown on bandits. Tokyo reports attempted assassination of the young prince. Senator Fess brands Coolidge as outstanding statesman. Norwegian ice breaker aids Nobile wreck rescue. Carranza flies Mexico to Washington. Italia crew rescued. Italian party left for Wisconsin after health improves.
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Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil
House of Commons
Church of England
Lowden Withdraws From Republican Nomination
Frank O. Lowden of Illinois withdrew from the Republican nomination list stating he did not want the nomination unless the party would meet fully and fairly the agriculture problem, which he claimed they had failed to do.
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Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Corn belt farm relief plank defeated on GOP convention floor
A two hour debate ended with the corn belt farm relief plank beaten on the republican convention floor. The vote outcome signals a shift in agricultural policy stance within the party conference.
Republican convention broadcast on nation’s top radio network
A delegation of 50 Indiana farm leaders led by W S Settle arrived in Kansas City aboard the Jim Watson special. Justice Siddons denied a motion for directed verdict of acquittal in Robert W Stewart’s Senate contempt case. General Yen Hsi-Shan entered Beijing by motor with troops there three days. The Federation of Labor proposed a Volstead amendment plank for both parties. Italia crew found on drifting ice floe seeking land.
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Indiana
W. S. Settle
Kansas City
Jim Watson
Justice Siddons
Robert W. Stewart
Stannard Oil Company
Senate
Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi
One Week in Washington County News Roundup June 10 16
Election of Maynard Brown as business manager J O Brown as drum master and Charles Clark as drum major announced. Paving advances moving crew to Keota completing the West Chester route. Norton Humston parlor robbed of about 21 dollars cash plus checks. Debris cleanup begins after Whitt Yard fire prep for rebuilding. Handicap golf tourney set by Washington County club. Fred West falls ill in Oklahoma City at Traveler's Protective convention. Al Eldridge to broadcast a Washington program from Shenandoah field station June 19. George W Hillhouse dies at daughter’s home. Better Washington club meets. Legion Fourth of July trips planned. Tuesday rain totals two thirds inch. Y’s Men elect Russell Jennings to Grand Rapids convention. Mary Pauls earns top marks with four A’s and one B. J A Bittler and Dave Elder return from California. A E Putnam perfects first model cloth chart for dry goods measurement. County Federation of Women’s clubs meets with 79 reps at Y M C A. American Legion plans Fourth observances. drum bugle corps to booster towns. Governor Hammill to speak. Rev Arthur A Vinz addresses Rotary on Bible verification of historical records. Winfield Smouse attends Republican convention in Kansas City. John G Moriarty dies at 66. Burlington K C defeats locals 4 to 1. Vacation Bible School opens with 84 pupils at Prairie Flower Baptist. Lester and wife welcome 7 12 pound girl. Children’s Day programs held in Washington churches. Eastern Star district meeting held in Military Hall. J Blitt Grayson named grand ruler at Masonic grand lodge meeting in Cedar Rapids.
June Weddings Announce Local Nuptials and Alliances
Invitations issued for the June 23 wedding of Vandaline Neiswanger and Harve Carter of Honolulu mark a union between the Fred Neiswanger family and a travel tied couple. Also reported is the June 6 marriage of Leslie McCreedy of Ainsworth to Ethel Alexander of Panora, announced in society notes.
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Vandaline Neiswanger
Fred Neiswanger
Harve Carter
Honolulu
Leslie McCreedy
Ainsworth
Ethel Alexander
Panora
Clifford Thorne a Washington figure in rail rates
The Life of Clifford Thorne a Washington born attorney and railway rate expert who shaped state and national policy. Born January 20 1878 in Brooklyn Iowa he studied at the University of Iowa Yale and Iowa Wesleyan. He served on the Iowa railway commission led national rate battles and advised major farm and grain groups before dying of pneumonia in 1928 while in England with his wife Ruth Latta Thorne and daughter Elizabeth.
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Washington
Clifford Thorne
Wall Street Journal
Thorne
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Brooklyn
Iowa
W. G. Thorne
Methodist Church
Muscatine
Fiftieth Infantry
University of Iowa
Yale
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
State Railway Commission
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmer’s National Grain Dealers
Corn Belt Meat Producers
Western Petroleum Refiners’ Association
National
Wholesale Girocers’ Association
Ruth Latta Thorne
Elizabeth
England
Local People Visit As Summer Plans Begin
Brighton R Helmick reports social visits across Wayland and Cedar Rapids. Families, alumni, and relatives gathered at homes in Iowa, with Linens of travel to Montana and California for summer plans. Mary and Grace Elmore undergo hospital care and postoperative recoveries.
Local Legion and club notices forthcoming events
The American Legion calls an executive meeting at 7 30 Friday evening at Miss Katherine Swift home. The Ladies Auxiliary of the U P church West Chester hosts a bake sale at Shackner store on Saturday June 16. Fleur de Lis club and families plan picnic dinner at Sunset park Tuesday noon June 19. bring a dish to pass silverware sandwiches.
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American Legion
Katherine Swift
U. P Church of West Chester
Shackner
Fleur de Lis Club
Sunset Park
Jackson Farm Bureau to Meet at Jackson Center Wednesday
The Jackson farm bureau will meet at Jackson Center on Wednesday night June 20 at p. m. LO413 K. of P. work in the 3rd rank Monday night by order of C. C. 105ty.
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Jackson Farm Bureau
Jackson Center
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