Columbus Junction High Triumph Over Washington Team
Fifty Columbus Junction High School students traveled by No. 30 to visit Columbus Junction and watch a basketball game in the new gym. Overholt scored thirteen and led the home team to a 58 to 10 victory, while Washington struggled with team play. A return game is set for Friday March 28 on Washington’s home floor to wrap up the season.
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Columbus Junction High School
Junction
Junction High
Washington
New
Columbus High School
Brown
Overholt
Columbus
Reid
Duke
McConnell
Williamson
Davis
Reister
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
McElhinney
Morning Sun
Red Cross Women Award Service Badges in Washington County
Sixteen Washington county women receive Red Cross service badges for hours served in wartime work rooms. Badges indicate 800 1 600 or 2400 hours with color bands and blue ribbons. Recipients include Mrs R H Walker Mrs J B Crail Mrs J D McLaughlin and others from Washington Riverside Crawfordville and Brighton.
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France
Great Red Cross Organization
Washington County
Red Cross
American Red Cross
R. H. Walker
J. B. Crail
J. D. McLaughlin
Washington
R. E. Dougherty
Elizabeth Dawson
Julia Cavander
Julia Wilson
A. R. Dewey
Lida H. Blythe
Alma Ott
Agnes Reha
Weiland
Nazimova in Eye for Eye at Graham Friday and Saturday
The Graham program offers a mystery romance featuring Nazimova in Eye for Eye. Friday and Saturday showings promise a mystic, entrancing performance of exotic Orient themes and Blue Mediterranean imagery.
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Africa
Nazimova
Graham
Dubinsky Bros Stock Company at Graham in six nights
The Dubinsky Bros Stock Company bring vaudeville drama and a native Hawaiian orchestra to Graham for six nights starting Monday. The opening play Keep the Home Fires Burning is a new four act comedy drama never before offered in this city. One lady is free with each 35 cent ticket bought before Monday.
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Dubinsky Bros. Stock Company
Graham
Pioneer of County Laid to Rest in Private Funeral
Mrs Phoebe E McCaleb 88 widow of Robert McCaleb died at nine last night at her daughter Mrs J R Maxwell home on East Main street after four years of illness Burial will be in New Haven cemetery eight miles west of town with private services at her request She was born February 18 1831 in Cumberland County Pa and lived in Dutch Creek Township before moving to Washington She was a Baptist church member and survived by four sons and three daughters including John A Thomas S of Santa Barbara James B Clement V Sarah Wolfe Ola Mayer and Alma Maxwell Two sisters Sue Miller and Belle Dunshee also survive
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Phoebe E. McCaleb
Robert McCaleb
J. R. Maxwell
East Main Street
Maxwell
Chicago
Martha
Northwestern University
MecCaleb
New Haven
McCaleb
Phoebe E. Swires
Cumberland County
Thomas
Anna (Duke) Swires
Dutch Creek
James B
Dublin
Clement V
Cape, Colo
Sarah Wolfe
Shannon City
Iowa
Ola Mayer
Alma Maxwell
Washington
Sue Miller
Reno
Nevada
Belle Dunshee
Keota
Caucus at Armory Friday Nominates Citizens' Improvement slate
The caucus to nominate candidates for city offices on the Citizens' Improvement ticket will be held at the armory Friday evening. Much interest is taken in municipal politics this year and a large attendance is expected. The meeting opens promptly at eight oclock.
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Citizens’ Improvement
Armory
Regular Cyrus Chapter Meeting Notice
Cyrus Chapter No 13 Royal Arch Masons schedules a meeting Friday March 14 at 7 30 pm. Petitions and other important business to be acted on. Attendance urged by H P L Langworthy 2312.
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Cyrus Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
L. D. Langworthy
H.P
Local Notes And Visits Across Keo haut and Surrounding Areas
Mrs W A Gibson spent the day in Keota. Water rent notice warns no penalty after Saturday. Mrs H W Russell and Mr Ed Bambrick visited Davenport. Mr and Mrs Frank Bandy visited Burlington. Mrs J O Crawford visited Ainsworth to see sisters Acheson and Col thureft. Mrs A Fishburn returned to Lyons after visiting sister Mrs N J Burham. Mrs L M McFarland returned to Ainsworth after visiting sister Mrs Phianna Shockley. Mr and Mrs Harry Campbell welcomed a son weighing ten and a half pounds born Tuesday. Miss Marie Butterfield home from Cedar Falls after completing kindergarten at Iowa State Teachers College. Mr and Mrs John Anderson returned to Keokuk after visiting daughter Mrs H H Edwards. Miss Alice Gates and brother Charles Gates returned home to Fairfield after visiting cousin Mrs D J Gates. Charles Gates recently discharged from US Army motor truck service.
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Marie Butterfield
Cedar’ Falls
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Alice Gates
Charles Gates
Fairfield
D. J. Gates
Chas. Gates
Motor Truck Service
United States Army
Road work bids and board meeting announced in Iowa township
Newton Whetstine clerk of Ainsworth Iowa notes bids for road work in Highland township will be opened Monday and Tuesday. The board will meet at Highland Center on March 15.
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Highland Township
Highland Center
Newton Whetstine
Ainsworth
Iowa
Magazine subscriptions and clubs offered
Subscriptions are taken and club memberships arranged by Nita Belle McKoon, authorized representative. Call 59 Red after 5 30 PM or write in care of the Journal to save money by joining a club.
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Nita Belle McKoon
Woodmen of the World Meeting Announced
Woodmen of the World holds a regular meeting Monday at 7 30 p m Members urged to attend By Order of C C
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Woodmen of the World
C. C
Local residents travel and family visits across towns
Mr. F. G. Sands and his wife traveled to Ainsworth this morning. Mrs. G A Mason of Rudd Iowa visiting at J A Arnold home and R D Arnold sister-in-law went to Winfield for a day. Mrs. Alex Clark returned to Brighton after helping care for granddaughter Juanita Weidner who is ill.
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F. G. Sands
Ainsworth
G. A. Mason
Rudd, la
J. A. Arnold
R. D. Arnold
Winfield
Alex “Clark
Brighton
Juanita Weidner
Spasmodic Sermon and Forgetful Monuments
A fragment notes spasmodic sermon content and references forgetful men whose memory is honored with monuments in Indianapolis, as observed in the Indianapolis Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Star
Eye for Eye play and war map offer light up local pages
Items note Nazimova play Eye for Eye at Graham theater and a war map booklet promotion. Local notices include milk for sale, water rent reminders, job ads for three girls, and a grandson welcomed by the Foster family. Also mentions Dan Bevins traveling for ill mother and Captain Earl Hout in Germany.
Family moves to Washington from Pea Ridge Iowa
A new family arrives in Washington Iowa Mr Amos Spud his wife and their two children Mable and Willie plus a maiden aunt and their elderly grandfather. The Spuds cite Washington as the Cleanest City in Iowa and seek better opportunities for Willie and Mable. The town welcomes the Spuds as good reliable newcomers.
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Journal
Washington
Amos Spud
Pea Ridge
Missouri
Mable
Willie Spud
Mary Spud
Grandpa Spud
Iowa
Spud
Willie
Community club and church notices march events in Crawford township
Announcements list social club gathering at Stringtown school March 14 to support a French orphan with a box supper. Also includes meetings of the Ladies Aid society at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches and a bridge club gathering at the Richer home with dates and hosts.
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Stringtown
Crawford Township
Ella Schantz
Presbyterian church ladies hold Friday 2:30 meeting
The Ladies social of the Presbyterian church will hold a business meeting in the church at 2 30 Friday afternoon. The First United Presbyterian choir will meet this evening at the old Methodist church at the usual time 7 14.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
the Methodist Church
Mildred Mauthe
Madison
The
First United Presbyterian Church
Jno. Simpson
W. Washington
Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian
Old Methodist Church
Presbyterian Choir Urges Prompt Rehearsal Tonight
A church notice asks choir members to arrive promptly for rehearsal at 7 30 this evening urging all to be present for the session.
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Presbyterian Choir
Nelson Thompsons Host St Patrick Party
Mr and Mrs Nelson Thompson will entertain the Willing Workers and their husbands at a St Patrick s party on Monday March 17.
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Nelson Thompson
Cold Weather Clashes with Tropical Fish
Sudden cooling causes mass fish deaths in shallow tropical waters. Many fish become lifeless or die from drowning or wash ashore in a comatose state. Locals call the event freezing though water may stay above freezing.
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Tropics
French Planned Great Drive for November 12
A Des Moines letter from Maj. A M Cholet claiming France planned a massive November 12 offensive if the armistice had not been signed. He describes 300,000 French troops under Gen de Castelnau, thousands of tanks and guns, and a push from Nancy to the Rhine with Pershing’s American forces holding Metz.
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Des Moines
Leo E. Stevens
Iowa Loan and Trust Company
A. M. Cholet
Foch
de Castelnau
Pershing
Metz
Nancy
Luneville
Buccarat
Saare
Moselle
Rhine
Berlin
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Klein Klothing Ko
Phoebe M'Caleb
W. A. Gibson
H. W. Russell
Ed Bambrick
Davenport
Frank Bandy
Burlington
J. O. Crawford
Acheson
Colthureft
A. Fishburn
Lyons
N. J. Burham
Harry Campbell
Crawfordsville
John Anderson
Keokuk
H. H. Edwards
H. KE. Busby
South
Iowa Avenue
American Pearl Button Co
Dan Bevins
van Horn
Thomas Bevins
Lemmon
Joe Nayadley
Richmond
City
Mt. Pleasant
Tony Nayadley
the Graham
Earl Hout
Germany
Chas. Foster
Leigh F. Foster
White Way
Alice Maxine
Edison
H. Stephen
Ann Hodek
99 Green
Wardrobe Cleaners
West Washington Street
Maple Grove
English River Township
John Birka
Art. Enfield
Milt Navy
Birka
Mason Transfer & Storage CO
City Phone
Mutual
LA Cuauhtemoc
Warren Cash Grocery
Mrs. Spud
American Pearl Button Company
Iowa City
J. L. Records
West
Harry Kracaw
C. Freding
Black
Rhode Island
Ross Crawford
Mare
W. EF. Smith
John Kensinger
Kalona Mutual
S. C. Rhode Island
G. W. Manussier
C. A. Brook and Son
Jones Auto Co
Call V. N. Bradford
West End Grocery
Jersey
Ohio
W. W. Cherry
Ted Eggers
Hayes Corn
Fred L. Stewart
Oliver
Chester
Boyd Berdo
CALL
N. Bradford
West End Ginnets
Wright
Linder
Call Journal
Herman Pauls
Lemmaron
Win Smouse
James Swift
Bridge Club
E. C. Richer
Slowa Avene
Jefferson
Square
Harold Schmoeller
Kaiser’s Palace
Major Cholet
Pompeii
A. PD
Washington Hand Laundry
Opera House Whone
Aev
Rex McCarty
Marion Avenue
H. D. Smith Garage
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