Fire protection in Washington rated and under review
Mayor A N Alberson received from the Iowa insurance service a copy of engineers report on fire fighting facilities and water works. The study seeks lower insurance rates if new trucks and improvements reduce penalties below 3000 points, potentially advancing from seventh to sixth class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Alberson
Iowa Insurance Service
Horeau
Bureau
Rotary Club
Washington
Marty J. Corcoran
O. Stokes
National Board
City Fire Department Report Recommends Overhaul and Upgrades
A detailed city fire report assesses a mixed department and aging infrastructure. It calls for a long term chief appointment, station remodeling, night duty, a reserve wagon, new hydrants and larger pipes, and a strengthened water system with complete maps and valves records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
4Th Avenue
Madison Street
Iowa Avenue
Avenue B
Credit
Fire Department
National Board of Fire Underwriter
Reister and Sons Boost Keota Town with Business and Music
In a local promotion, Reister & Sons advertise daily produce pickups buying fur, poultry, and dairy while offering Saltonic and butter milk. They invite customers to visit their up to date building with an electric sign and feature music at the park on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister
Iowa
Courageous Fight Ends in Tragedy for Albert Dusenbery
Albert William Dusenbery aged 20 died at 2 40 this morning at the county hospital after five weeks of illness due to ruptured appendix and gangrene. He lived in Washington county all his life and worked at Brindley grocery and on farms with his brother Harry. Surviving are his parents and two sisters, with funeral at the Methodist church Saturday at three conducted by Dr W W Bowers. Burial in Finn Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert William Dusenbery
Albert
Methodist Church
W. W. Bowers
Finn Grove
Albert Dusenbery
West Chester
William A
Elsie
Crawford) Dusenbery
Washington County
Washington
Brindley
Harry A. Dusenbery
Hrindley
Irv Gallagher
North Marion Avenue
Worst Chester
Edith Schaffer
Chicago
Emma Shaw
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Dusenbery
Regular Masons Meeting at Washington Lodge No 26
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds its regular meeting Friday July 1 at 7 45 PM with petition ballots and Grand Lodge reports. Reports and Third Degree work on one candidate followed by refreshments. Ellitt Grayson W M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Grand Lodge
Norman Hall to sail from New York July First
Norman Hall, returning from seventeen months in the South Seas, will depart for New York on the first of July. He gained wartime fame and has written several books and articles for Harper's and the Atlantic. His brother Fred Hall of Colfax, Iowa, visited H. S. Young last night.
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Norman Hall
South Seas
New York
H. S. Young
Mr. Hall
Harper's
Fred Hall
Colfax
Iowa
Young
Poisonous Water Moccasin Threat at Rock Island Reservoir
Charles Clark shot a nearly two foot water moccasin found on the edge of the Rock Island open reservoir west of Lown. Fred Ferguson Jr. spotted the snake which chased him but he escaped. Several snakes have been killed at the reservoir, but this one displayed uncommon aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clark
Rock Island
Lown
Fred Ferguson
Not in Jail Claim Sparks Name Mix Up
Jack Dewees known as Charles says a different Dewees is actually in the county jail, not him. Jonathan Dewees of Kalona, an uncle, says he never disturbed Kalona and was not sentenced to thirty days. The mix up arose from similar names reported at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack” Dewees
Charles
Dewees
Jonathan Dewees
Kalona
Jack
Warm Today Likely Record Heat Across Region
Unseasonably warm conditions prevail with forecasts suggesting the day's high will match or exceed the hottest of the year. Private thermometers report up to 95 to 100 degrees. some readings near 105.
Clothiers-Shoers Meet Barbers Team
Six o clock this evening the clothing and shoe stores team meets the barbers in a big season game. No admission fees charged and the public is invited to attend the melee starts.
Washington grocers close all day on July 4th
Notice lists Washington groceries and traders including W M Conner Farmers Union West End Grocery Stewart Wallace Richard Johnson R L Lytle J A Cunninghaw Sons James Son East End Grocery Benteco Cash Store as closing for Independence Day. The brief public notice identifies participating merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. M. Conner
Farmers Union
Farmers Union Exchange
West End
Stewart & Wallace
Richard Johnson
R. L
Candie Snuffera Wicks Improve Candice Burning
The Candie Snuffera: candie use declines as advances in wick manufacture allow candles to burn more satisfactorily. Wicks undergo chemical treatment to prevent smoking and reduce burning rate, ending the need for suffers.
Bacteria in Teeth Emphasized in Dental Care
A fragmented article stresses bacteria in the teeth. It urges removing plaque film to reduce germs and improve air access to gums and adjacent areas.
Seamy land offer teased for Tamaulipas plots
An unsigned ad promises rich Tamaulipas land at 10 per acre with crop potential. It touts profits in one to two years, offers twenty acres for 200 dollars with 60 dollars down and monthly payments, ten acres for 190 dollars with 25 dollars down, and includes oil and mineral rights with guaranteed titles through W. P. Littlefield at the F and M Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamaulipas
Mexico
W. P
Children Day Exercises At Zion Center Highlight Week
Miss Sylvia Swartz of Wellman visited the Mart Emde home while Rev Theron and family joined the Jess Campbell family for a Zion Center Children’s Day exercise. Mrs Rex Stump underwent appendicitis surgery last week. Max McCrabb attended Morr Rowe’s home gathering Sunday.
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Lexington
Sylvia Swartz
Wellman
Mart Emde
Theron
Jess Campbell
Zion Center
Albert Paul
Ehily Tren
Frank Wilson
Henry Mathess
Washington
Rex Stump
Max McCrabb
Morr Rowe
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Gested
Weather Bureau
Lemmon
the Fire Department
Balter the Beast
Rita Adrian
Keota
Towa
W. &. Reister & Sons
Masons
ST. Paul's Evangelical
Carl W. Klein
Jack Dewees
Evening Journal
Eppel
White Way
Journal
Theos. Simpson
Lider
John Paka Bind
Acer
McCormack Lind
el Jackson
Ainsworth
Fred L. Stewart
Thercvolpes
Poland
China
Clothiers
Palm Beach
Janen Miller
W. Madison St
N. Ave. B
Anna Wooley
Tatebold
Harkins
sLeerre
Richard Swift
Mary Swift
Rothschild’s
John “Zook
Columbus City
Fountain
Kayser
Phoenix
Rothschild's
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