YW girls stage Abbu San of Old Japan play
The YWCA high school troupe presents Abbu San of Old Japan at the school auditorium tomorrow night. The plot blends clever drama with songs from The Mikado and features Misa Henrietta Cash from Richmond as the rescuer Aunt Paradise. Tickets from Phillip’s Drug Store at 6 pm or at the door after 7:20 pm. curtain at 8:15. proceeds support a French orphan adopted by the YWCA girls.
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Abbu San
Old
Japan
Washington
Land of Cherry Blossoms
Misa Henrietta Cash
Richmond
Paradise
Phillip
Breaks Arm Before Taking Up New Job
Ralph Scott, longtime associate of J F Duffy, started to work for Bevins Motor Co to sell Chandler and Cleveland cars. A few minutes before his 8 o'clock start he broke his arm in a car accident, delaying his new duties briefly. Scott is expected to recover quickly and resume work in a few days.
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Ralph Scott
J. F. Duffy
Bevins Motor Company
Chandler
Cleveland
Seott
Mr. Bevins
Rcott
Local Notes Flag Crawfordsville Visitors and Shoppers
Morning passengers and visitors passthrough Washington and nearby towns. Rex Long, Mrs. Embree, Mrs. Kerr and other residents make Saturdays trips. auctions and new farm equipment promotions appear. Social calls include Johnson at McKenzies, Laura Cox visiting Webster, and Florence Gesling accompanying relatives.
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J. W. Gosling
Blanche
Washington
Florence Gesling
Ainsworth
Lecture by Miss Wilmer Ends Weian Improvement League Series
Miss Sarah Wilmer, an ex Y M C A entertainer, spoke at the High School auditorium describing war front experiences and her care for wounded soldiers. She recounted roses for nurses in Paris, long patrols near the front, and the sacrifices of Y M C A workers including selling goods to aid troops.
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Sarah Wilmer
Weian'Improvement League
Wilmer
Y.Y. M
Paris
Salvation Army
Argonne Forest
Ezra Housel Dies At the County Home
Rara Housel died Saturday night at 16 30 at the County Home. Death followed a long illness the cause listed as paralysis. He had lived at the county farm for over forty years and formerly resided on a farm north of the city. The tragedy in the past struck his family during the eyelone which swept the community. Funeral plans await the arrival of a sister Mrs Olive Perry of Anthony Kansas.
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Rara Housel
Housel
Olive Perry
Anthony
Kansas
Commandery Special Conclave in Bethlehem on March 9
Bethlehem Commandery calls a special conclave Tuesday evening March 9 at 8 o clock. Two candidates to receive work in the Order of the Temple. Lunch to follow.
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Bethlehem Commandery
Order of the Temple
J. D. Glasgow
E. C
Community Announcements From Washington Organizations
Local clubs and societies list upcoming meetings and date changes. Washington Improvement League hosts a general meeting at Mrs. Richer’s home Monday at 8 15 PM. Fortnightly club sections meet with various hosts on Feb 23 and March 16. Choral Society, I O O F Rebakahs, Pythian Circle, and Missionary groups schedule events and delegate elections at different homes this week.
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Washington Improvement League
H. M. Richer
Washington Choral Society
W. C. Hedges
Madison St
F. L. Wilson
Moose Lodge Initiation Ceremonies Wednesday Evening
Special initiation ceremonies are planned at the Moose Lodge for Wednesday evening March 10 with refreshments to follow. All members urged to attend and participate in the event led by dictator J. C. Fields. Baptist Men Notice Baptist Brotherhood to meet Tuesday at 7 pm for regular session with officers to be elected and summer camp plans discussed. Secretary Huxford leads. a good turnout is expected.
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Moose Lodge
J. C. Fields
The
Baptist Brotherhood
Huxford
Shamrock Social at M B E Church Basement
West Chester Queen Esther Circle hosts Shamrock social in the M B E church basement on Friday evening March 12. Everyone invited with no admission charged but attendees urged to bring their pocketbooks for purchases.
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West Chester
Queen Esther Circle
M. BE
Entertainments Honor War Workers by Local Women’s Groups
Miss Wilmer praised Y M C A war work while noting Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus efforts. The speaker compared contact with soldiers: Y M C A eight hundred points, Salvation Army thirty six, K of C forty. Anna Dawson urged community support for a bigger lecture course next season.
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Angela Morgan
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
K. c
Anna Dawson
Codfish Swallows Watch Recovered Near Nantucket
The fishing smack Hoadeneganset under Captain Skidmore of Essex Massachusetts pulled a codfish near Nantucket reef containing a lady's gold watch. The case bears Bergee No 8722 London England and the watch shows 2 15. The find is described by The New England Fisheries.
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Hoadeneganset
Skidmore
Essex
Conn
Nantucket
Mass
Alma G Ott Named County Chairman of Woman's Division
Misa Alma G Ott of Riverside appointed chairman of the Woman's Division of the Republican county Organization. Mrs Dell P Glarey announces the selection representing the First District women on the Republican State Central Committee. Ott will organize a county group to back the party with plans to be finalized soon.
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Misa Alma G. Ott
Riverside
Republican County Organization
Dell P. Glarey
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
Miss Ott
Republican Party
Taft
Washngton County
George Cunningham of Chicago Is Dead
George Cunningham a former Crawfordsville resident died yesterday at his Chicago home from pernicious anemia. The funeral party, including his wife and their son, will travel to Cedar Rapids for the funeral. Survived by sister Mrs N E Lease and brothers R S Cunningham and John Cunningham with Grace, all of Crawfordsville. Born and raised in the county, he later lived in Cedar Rapids and Chicago in the advertising business.
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George Cunningham
Crawfordsville
Chicago
R.S. Cunningham
John Cunningham
Grace
Cedar Rapids
Cunningham
Robert Cunningham
This Week's Program For the Boy Scouts
Meetings begin at seven o'clock with the oath repeated by each Scout. Location to be announced Tuesday or Wednesday. Instruction focuses on bandage making using roller bandages. Each Scout should bring a 30x30 inch hemmed muslin square. A roller bandage supply is provided. Meeting ends with Swat Em. W. F. Huxford
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Elvery
W. F. Huxford
House for Sale by Sunset Park Commission
Sealed bids for the two story house at the southeast corner of Sunset Park must be received by 12 noon March 11 1920. The Park Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. C E Devel president Frank Stewart secretary W A Cook 1615.
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Sunset Park
Park Commissioners
C. E. Devel
Frank Stewart
W. A. Cook
Insects Sing: Wings Quiver To Create Chirps
Insects produce buzzing from rapid wing beats often exceeding 100 hits per second. A specialized vibrating organ near the wing base can also produce sound. Chirping results from a single stridulating mechanism where one hard part rubs against another.
Butter Sells At Sixty Seven Cents A Pound
Local dairies report butter still moving at 67 cents per pound amid steady consumer demand. Retailers note prices have held despite market shifts while shoppers compare spreads and bargain brands.
Heard on a Car Snorer Rivalry in the Transcript
A humorous remark in the Boston Transcript recalls a first husband who slept heavily and a current husband who mimics an entire orchestra, highlighting comic domestic contrasts.
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John
Boston Transcript
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Lee Adair
Rex Long
J. A. Embree
Kenta
White & Dexter
Geo. W. Stewart
W. H. Shaffer
Davenport
Winfield
Richard Johnson
McKengzie’s
Old Atand
G. S. Kerr
Sigourney
W. B. Dudley
Geo
W. Stewart
Wm. Dix
Peoria
Ray BE. Morgan
Clark Pulver
Hugh
Keota
Percy Friday
McCormack
Laura Cox
Webster
Joe Baughman
George Baker
Leila
Muscatine
Roy Kingman
Grace Dunshee
Ped
Frank Dunshee
Florence Beege
W. P. Rawn
Carl Boogel
Rawn
Clinton
Miss Wilmer
Mensely
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J. F. Dersas
Burlingtona
H. M. Havamer
Marengo
Neate Kendall
Albia
Gz. B. Moore
Mark
Mal
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Ezra Housel
Tam
Charley Scabery
John E. Thompson
Home Economeics Department
John Woods
84Th Ave
I. O. O. F. Hall
George Foster
Just Us Club
Home Economiccs Department of the
Mias
Ethel McCreedy
Pythian Circle
H M. Shaver
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
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Wade Gardner
Near East
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J. M. Phillips
F. L. Broadgate
Alma G. Ott
Riverside Lady
Boy Scouts
Donald Bell
W. 5S. Reister & Sons
Evening Journal
Albert Batterson
Journal
Journal Office
Care Journal
Wyman Central
Lady Helper
Royal Cleaners
Frank L. Dittmer
C. W. Busby & Co
L. Washin
Earl R. Foster
Wallaces
Des Moines
Washington Battery & Electric Co
U. S.L
Ino
F. Atkinson
Frank
Wanahee
Edwin Griffith
A. Petratz
Chas
Caldwell
Inquire Gt Journal
Clay Walton
West Chester Mutual
Scranton
Lillie A. Bible
Washington, R. R
Léeadlts
Clover Seed
Thomas Simpson
Ted Eggers
Call
Win Smouse
PRA- Irig Flower
Washington Timber Road
White Way
Fred Moore
Havre
Bevins Motor Co
West Second Street
H. A. Engel
F. M. Barnoskie
East 5Th Street
Block Wood
W. M. Darbyshire
Otto Navy
Australia
Billy
Bulwer-Lytton
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