Court Adjourns for March Term in Des Moines District Court
Judge Charles A. Dewey adjourned the March term sine die, with the September term set to begin on September 4 under Judge D. W. Hamilton in Sigourney. Orders from the March session cover probate of multiple estates, guardianships, and judgments, including final reports, distribution approvals, executors discharged, and bonds released, across a wide slate of cases from Downing to Lange and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Dewey
D. W. Hamilton
Sigourney
Dewey
W. A Downing
Charles Vodicka
F. E. Skola
Albert Winja
James Faber
Araminta Patterson
Guardian
Fred Jardon, Jr
John Lohberger
Amantha L. Bowman
Ferrel Jardon
Anna Wonderly
Rose A. Fardner
N. A. Whitlock
Cloyd E. Whitlock
G. R. Stamp
Fred A. Long
Cedar Rapids State Bank
Charles Brown
Catherine Assman
Anna Kelley
H. F. Griffith
Madison Lowder
H. D Smith
Charlies Brown
Cora McCall
Olive Bandy
H. A. Baxter
L. A
Nellie Davis
T. A. Michels
To Improve Paint Work On Doors With Glue Size
To improve paint work apply a varnish like glass on doors. Boil half a pound of glue in about a quart of water until dissolved. After washing doors, rub a clean cloth dipped in the size over the surface to ensure a smooth finish.
1919 High School Graduating Class Diploma Night Tribute
The 1919 high school graduates, led by Supt C J Smith, received diplomas in a simple gowned ceremony. The class list includes Vera Beal Florence Cunningham Mary Cunningham Helen Cunningham Neil Caner and many others with officers led by President Howard Barrett Keck and Secretary Myrtle Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Pauline Beal
Florence Victorine Cunningham
Mary Alice Cunningham
Helen Catherine Cunningham
Neil Caner
Alice Iris Duval
Faye Genevieve Dankwardt
Mildred Beatrice Daniels
Eva Viola Else
Ferne H. Freshwatersy
Dorothy Mabel Free
Vandaline Harvey Mary Catharine Hoskins
Howard Burrel Keck Mary Isabelle Lemmon Rowena Henrietta Leffler
Dorothy Helene Like
Joseph L. McConnell
Grace Allen Mauck
Roy L. Miller
Myrtle Claire Morrow
Ruth Bradley Peterson Bessie Blanche Podaris
William 5S
Lucille Shalla
Aneta Ruth Shebeck
Gerald Stewart Phianna
Abigail Sutton Ruth Sheilabarger
Helena Kathryn Tobin Letha
Frances Taylor
Doristone Wilcox
Frances Emma Wilson
Alberta Wolfe
Anna E. Wolfe
Norma Lucille White
Lfrena
Margaret Young
Howard Barrett Keck
Elizabeth Jean Hay
Myrtle Morrow
L. Z. Smith
Unity and Mission in Postwar America Speech
Dr Charles W Flint of Cornell addresses Washington High School graduates, stressing America’s timeless mission beyond race, urging a nonisolated, collaborative future through a league of nations. He advocates one language, one name, and a citizenship 100 percent American, balancing idealism with practicality.
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America
Charles W. Flint
Cornell College
Washington High School
League of Nations
Nations
Washington High School Class of 1919 Commencement
The 1919 commencement at Washington High School drew a large crowd in the Graham theatre as 41 graduates, including 10 boys and 31 girls, received diplomas. Dr. Flint urged graduates to honor the sacrifice that secured their opportunities and to pursue worthy causes. Beatrice Daniels delivered the salutatory, Phianna Sutton was valedictorian, and the program featured a girls chorus and sextet.
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Germany
America
Flint
Washington High School
Graham Theatre
M. R. Regan
Neil Caner
Neil
Beatrice Daniels
Phianna Sutton
All Nations
Social and church groups announce meetings and events
The Social club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs Francis Swift. The Ladies Aid society holds its June social Friday afternoon inviting all ladies of the congregation. Cedar Community club plans a Friday evening gathering at the Charles Fishburn home to entertain husbands. Fortnightly club invites new member names with vouchers before the monthly general meeting. Presbyterian choir practice moved from Thursday to Friday night at 7:30.
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Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Cedar Community Club
Charles Fishburn
Presbyterian
Make It Personal and Remember David to Haste
A terse reflection on wealth and happiness contrasts a rich man’s claim with David’s warning to his own haste. The line invokes humility and prudence, urging caution against chasing comfort at the expense of lasting virtue.
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David
Work of Schools Concluded Today in Washington
Today marks the final school day in Washington as the recitation period ends and students gain summer freedom until September. Teachers will issue report cards Friday between 1 and 2 pm at their buildings, with no high school enrollments this year due to plans for the new building and course changes to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Spevacek
Emma Wilson
A Boyce
John Davis
Adam Davis
G. Luke
J. C C. Miller
Mary Lohberger
Joseph Lohberger
Henry Krebs
Lloyd E. Wallace
Elton S. Wallace
Floyd E. Wallace
Mabel L. Wallace
Washington
C. J. Smith
What He Werted. A boy buys garden seeds
Bobby received three cents to spend with his younger brother. He bought three packages of vegetable seeds after hearing garden talk and eagerly planned immediate planting. He insisted on planting his flower seeds choice, arguing to his mother that they wanted eating seeds.
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Bobby
Disillusioned novelist meets book seller in encounter
A novelist, sensing a book seller admires his works, visits the trader. The manager scrutinizes him but chats. As the author leaves he jokes the seller may want his books more, but replies that he wishes he had not seen him after all.
Foods for Protein in the Human Diet
The article lists protein rich foods including meat milk eggs fish cheese beans peas nuts and cereals as core sources. It notes these provide substantial protein for the human body and highlights a variety of animal and plant options.
Town clock ownership dispute linked to city since 1870s
John Zaring, once a Washington jeweler, says the town clock from the Academy building era was bought with city funds and the city should own and control it. He notes the clock, dating to 1874 or 1875, was preserved by the school board and later by hotel interests, with potential for relocation to the courthouse tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zaring
Washington
Academy
McKee School
Zaring
James A. Thompson
Thompson
Court House
H. Ward
Hotel Company
Billions of Lead Pencils Produced Worldwide
The world produces about two thousand million lead pencils annually with half from American cedar. The United States manufactures around 750 million pencils yearly, equating to more than eight pencils per inhabitant.
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Ladies
Kid Oxfords
Iowa Ave
Edward Page
Hattie M. Brown
Sarah Gallagher
Samuel A. White
Athletic Cut Union
Nainsook Union
Klein Kiothing Kompany
Wahagion
Apierica
Cornell
Supt
Tively
Mga
Dr. Flint
Ida Iverson
Wanda Harvey
Doris Wilcox
Letha Taylor
Pauline Beal
Iris Duvall
Ruth Peterson
Helen Cunningham
Isabelle Lemmon
Wanda Mharry
Faye Dankwardt
Dorothy Freel
Catherine Hoskins
J. Smith
Florence Cunningham
A. King
Francis Swift
Warren Cash Grocery
Rubio
F. K .Williamson
Ruth Neely
Owen Hays
Graham
Garden Club
Etta Bardwell
State College
Ames
Washington Garden Club
Old Methodist Church
Ourpal
Boyd Berdo
Rudd
Klein Bros
Keota
Iowa
Buerkens
N. H. Jones
Old Bell Stand
FORD
Albert Irvin
Dave Donovan
O. M. Knudson
H. L. McCleery
White Way
Iowa Avenue
Studebaker
Overland Washington Co
Mutual
C. Pearson
Ainsworth
Cloyde Knapp
J. E. Jackson
Singer
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Paved Street
Bethel Church
Washington, W. L. Jackson
Edith Wenger
Keeley
OLD Academy
Franklin F. Elleworth
House
Minnesota
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Tils
Ameer
Afghantetah
Barretts
Bettis Army
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