Horse show added to ATH program for Fourth of July
Announcement confirms a horse show will be included in the Washington Fourth of July celebration. Location is undetermined as plans form, with Charles Brown and Maynard Brown coordinating owners from Wellman Keota Riverside and nearby areas. The event will feature pageant ball game parade automobile and bicycle races three bands free acts speakers concessions ferris wheel merry-go-round and more. The pageant committee seeks civil war era uniforms while other costumes are supplied by the pageant company.
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Washington
Charles Brown
Maynard Brown
Wellman
Keota
Riverside
G A R Thanks Washington for Memorial Day Help
G P White Post 168 thanks Washington city and county citizens for Memorial day support on May 36 1924. Commends teachers pupils parade flowers flags and grave decorations. Appreciates Rev J O Rendall and cavalry escort plus cars. Committee signs off with lasting thanks.
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Dear Journal
White Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Post
Washington City
Methodist Church
J. O. Rendall
D. D
Muscatine
Local Social Notes Mention Dallas Visitor and Travel
Miss Cora Stewart of Dallas visits sister Mrs ary Grecian. Mrs H F Steck travels to Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Jay Spratt and John drive down and return her home with them.
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Cora Stewart
Dallas
Texas
Ary Grecian
H. F. Steck
Iowa City
Jay Spratt
John
Writer of Bad Check Is Held to Grand Jury
FE A Hoyt was arraigned before Justice PD C Kyle and bound over to the grand jury on $1,000 bond after cashing two worthless checks at Washington stores. He is jailed on a charge of obtaining money and goods under false pretenses. The case illustrates how victims can prosecute similar crimes and how police aim to stop them.
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A. Hoyt
Washington
Justice of the Peace PD
Spud Boys Safe in Camp
A diary entry from the Spud Boys describes their camp setting in the woods, Friday the 13th, with family antics at night. They mention not fishing yet due to the date, Bill’s missteps around the camp, and plans for a big bass catch when the season opens. They note selling surplus fish if the market is favorable.
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Dear Journal
Spud
Bill
Oscar
Monument to the Self-Raised in Public Memory
A reflective line quotes Hassitt on honoring only those who need no monument, for they have already raised themselves in the minds and memories of people.
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Hassitt
Good Fortune and Opportunity for Intimacy with a Leader
A brief quotation notes that the best luck is the chance to be close to a leader, in any field of life, credited to Edward Everett Hale. The line emphasizes access to guidance and mentorship as the highest fortune one may encounter.
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Edward Everett Hale
Advertising Pays, The Journal Promises Results
The Journal asserts that advertising pays and urges readers to advertise wisely to gain returns, positioning the paper as a reliable partner in promoting local businesses.
Warns Against Killing Birds Under State Law
Eugene Breitenbach, district game warden, issues a warning to stop shooting wild birds that protect fruit crops. The notice lists protected species and states it is a misdemeanor to kill song birds or possess nests or eggs without a scientific permit. Violators face fines, imprisonment, or both, and may be handed to federal officers.
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Eugene Breitenbach
State Fish and Game Department
Breitenbach
Iowa
Justice of the Peace
Game Department
Washington visitors drop in from Alneworth and Wayland
Mrs Bessie McConnell and her son from Alneworth visit Washington today. Miss May Allen and young Billy Boshart from Wayland are guests at the Car Hedges home here. Mrs W E Acheson of Almsworth shops in Washington.
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Bessie McConnell
Alneworth
Washington
May Allen
Billy Boshart
Wayland
Car Hedges
W. E. Acheson
Almsworth
Abernathy Concert Draws Large Presbyterian Audience
A crowded Presbyterian church hosted the Abernathy concert company from Parsons College led by Professor Abernathy with his blind daughter Carol as headliner. The program featured high class music with performances by Mr Abernathy his daughter Hadley and Misses Boyd Goff and Humphrey. The day posted a record high temperature of 91 degrees for the summer to date.
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Presbyterian Church
Abernathy Concert Company
Parsons College
Abernathy
Carol
Mr. Abernathy
Dasgister
Hadley Abernathy
Misees Boyd
Goff
Humphrey
Community Notes From Brighton and Nearby Rural Life
Brighton June highlights include Mary Atkinson of Adah Okla visiting old friends, summering with the Brinton and Helmick families, and multiple relocations. Post office staff held a gathering at Snyder home with ex postmaster Johnson receiving an I O O F ring. local visits included James Reeser moving from Des Moines and Walter Woodworth visiting Cresco.
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Brighton
Mary Atkinson
Adah
Okla
Howard Johnson
Clifford
Burlington
Wikoff
H. L. Gordon
Oskaloosa
Gordon
Jennie Frain
Jame
William Lindaur
Ames
John William
Fairfields Hospital
Dorothy Bell
Chauncey Stone
A. J. Johnson
W. W. Jamison
Kate Snyder
Frieda Vanerus
A. R. Gowey
Maurice Gowey
A. E. Horton
Leland Horton
Ted Horton
Willis Horton
Prody Borkoski
Clara Borkoski
Mary Snyder
Edna Martin
Banch
Johnson
Roscoe Bartlett
John
Gary
New Sharon
Neice
Effie Schneider
Rock Rapids
Vernon Coffman
Leila Donnell
Vinton
Fred Wanlegus
Local Budget Law Outlined by County Auditor
County Auditor A L Griffith circulates Iowa Budget law chapter five Social Budget Law for Washington county. It defines municipality and outlines filing estimates hearings and notices and sets tax limits and budget certification procedures for towns, school districts, and other public bodies.
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A. L. Griffith
Iowa
General Assembly
State of
Washington County
Railway history dates by country and year
The earliest railways began in England in 1825 while Austria and France registered 1808. The United States saw rail lines in 1820, Belgium and Germany in 1835, Russia 1888, and Italy 1889.
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England
Austria
France
United States
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Italy
Printing of Paper Money
All paper money issued by the United States is tested and produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington.
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United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
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Eral and State
Fish Or Game
H.I. Ward & CO
Addison Brinton
Edward
Kansas City
Billy Brinton
Jimmy
Maynard Crumley
Preston Hoover
Max Keller
Robert
Chicago
Jake Rader
Ward Shaw
LeRoy
L. FE
H. W. Helmick
Hod Brier
Dan Peters
Cedar Rapids
Eliza Whisler
Will
County Audio
Lima
Ohio
John Shebeck
Crawfordsville
Eod
Inquire Journal
MAN
Gold’s
WOODS
Ter Oru
Otte Turner
Cerifying Board
James K. Helmick
Witting
Pauls Lumber Co
Hereford
Forrest Embree
Wm. CC. Robertson
West Chester Mutual
H. O. Banks
North Second Ave
Cod
Ernest Knotek
Gunt Bramer
Arnold
Railway History
Evening Journal
Washington Buttes
Briday
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