Mrs. Chas. Custer dies after five weeks of illness
Mary Edith Custer wife of Charles Custer died at 3 15 this morning at their home 301 East Third street after a five week illness beginning with tonsillitis Funeral services will be at the Baptist church Tuesday at 2 30 conducted by Rev M R Regan Burial in Elim Grove cemetery She was born January 19 1884 near Winfield married September 3 1901 and lived in Washington with her husband three children Alton Oliver Arthur Pearl and Accie Beulah survive along with six sisters and a brother and half brother in Columbus Junction
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Mary Edith Custer
Chas. Custer
Custer
East Third Street
Baptist Church
M. R. Regan
Elim Grove
Infant Luther Dies at Ten Months in Home
Robert William Luther aged ten months son of Kleo Luther and Mebel Luther died at 5 15 yesterday at the Luther home after pneumonia and related complications. Funeral services were held at two o'clock this afternoon at the home conducted by Rev. M Regan with interment in Elm Grove cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many friends.
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Robert William Luther
Kleo Luther
Mebel
Askey) Luther
Luther
Mysterious Veiled Woman and the Greenwich Village Tale
A story within a story of Oriental intrigue and romance set in Greenwich Village. Hayakawa seizes inspiration from others as a mental vampire while a murdered man’s spirit seeks vengeance against a High Priestess of devil worship. A veiled woman offers a perilous salvation and marriage proposal.
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Set
Greenwich Village
Hayakawa
Schulty Company Opens New Car Showroom With Open House
About 1000 visitors attended the Schulty Motor Car Company open house on Saturday to view the new building and the spring models including Paige Nash and Oakland cars. A Nash show car displayed its workings behind glass while a small electric motor demonstrated engine action. Mr and Mrs Schulty and staff greeted guests and discussed the facility and bright prospects for the year.
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Schulty Motor Car Company
Schultys
Florista
Nash
Schulty
Paige, Nash
Oakland
Washington
Third Place At Stake In Washington Muscatine Clash
Tonight's Southeastern Iowa league game on Muscatine's floor decides whether Washington finishes third or fourth. A Muscatine win would move Washington to fourth place as Burlington rises to third. Coach Dickinson's squad aims to excel despite the home floor edge. A preceding girls contest should be tight with well matched teams.
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Washington
Burlington
Muscatine
Dickinson
Keota Woman M. F. E. McFarland Dies at 66
Word arrived from Washington of the death yesterday of Mrs. M F E McFarland of Keota widow of a local doctor who died years ago. She was about 66 and had many acquaintances here. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow.
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Washington
M. FE. McFarland
Keota
McFarland
McFarlan
Famous Organist Clarence Eddy to Give Recital
The Methodist choir has arranged for Clarence Eddy, famed organist, to perform at the Methodist church on April 6. Eddy, a leading world musician, will present a program mixing classical and popular selections. Tickets go on sale this week.
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Methodist
Clarence Eddy
Eddy
Washington
Junior High Teams Split Games Saturday Afternoon
Junior High boys defeated Keota freshmen 18 to 14 while girls fell to local freshmen 25 to 1. Lineups list players for both teams and note upcoming county tournament Friday.
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Keota
Donald Duke
Wm, McConaughy
Olav Bramer
Harold Elwell
Harold McClellan
Hal Williams
Keota—Sellman
Tetters
Holmes
Ralston
Morris
Ireland
Rosa Brewer
Margarite Keister
Carrie Haney
Evelyn Gibson
Lucy Benz
Dorothy Ellis
Thelma York
Seine Busby
Myrtle Macon
Alma Belle Minick
Lucente Young
Edith Spera
Helen Livingston
W. Connor
Fay Wilson
Mertha McGinnis
Josephine Caldwell
Lola Davis
Winja J MacFarland
Helen Beal
Isabella Minick
Heavy spring rains bring over an inch Sunday and last night
A soaking rain totaling 1.27 inches fell Sunday and last night. Sunday yielded .55 inches and last night .72 inches. The showers mark the first heavy rainfall of the spring, and will do a large amount of good as warm temperatures continue and sunshine breaks through between showers.
Annual Father and Son Banquet Set for Tuesday Night
The annual father and son banquet will be held Tuesday evening at 6 30 in the dining room of the Methodist church. Tickets were actively sold yesterday and today and a large attendance is expected.
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Methodist Church
Washington Cereal Mill Chick Feed Ad
Local grain shop offers chick feed of all kinds including bran shorts and old meal. Promotes a square deal at Washington Cereal Mill with phone number 325.
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Washington Cereal Mill
Busby Company Promotes Iceless Cooler and Well Cooled Goods
The W. B Busby company outlines an evaporation based iceless refrigerator aimed at keeping butter milk eggs and meat fresh in warm weather. They plan to market this season along with a dumb waiter style cooling device for wells or excavations operated by a windless. Tank heaters and other winter oriented items are also emphasized.
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W. Busby Company
Busby Company
U. S. Department of Agriculture
H. BE. Busby
Home Declamatory Contest At Local High School
Fifteen boys and girls will compete in the home declamatory contest this evening at 7 30 at the high school. Three out of town judges are engaged. The winner may represent the school in a county meet later this year. A large community audience is urged to attend.
Washington Rotary hears talk on making city cleanest in Iowa
At the weekly Rotary luncheon E B Ham mer urged Washington aim to be the cleanest city in Iowa noting the American Pearl Button company prints five million button cards yearly supporting the slogan. R F E Shannon urged a stronger band financing system and J R Maxwell proposed forming a club to take over community activities. J D Glasgow, club president, was elected a delegate to the district Rotary convention at Dubuque.
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Washington
Iowa
E. B. Hammer
Rotary Club
Commercial Club
TICKET VACANCIES FILLING UP AS RACES CONTINUE
Two more withdrawals were filed with the city clerk around three today. William Ruebsam and T W Harwood exited independent and McCleery tickets respectively. Joe Wright withdrew from both McCleery and Alberson tickets, creating a third ward vacancy filled by James Marsh. H Richards filed for second ward on the Alberson ticket. Ballots will be printed Wednesday with no changes after tomorrow. Rumors of a mayoral withdrawal linger but nothing confirmed.
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William Ruebsam
T. W. Harwood
McCleery
Joe Wright
Third Ward
James Marsh
Mr. Wright
Alberson
H. Richards
Second Ward
J. W. Lemley
Green Squire
Mrs Deil Stein Visits and Return to Williamsburg
Mrs Deil Stein and her daughter Gertrude returned to Williamsburg this morning after a visit at the W R Edwards home there.
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Deil Stein
Gertrude
Williamsburg
W. R. Edwards
Curing Mentally Ill New Cure Explained By Physician
Dr Donald A Laird described a new treatment in Iowa where directed occupations and recreations are combined with skilled nursing in state hospitals to rehabilitate patients with mental illness. He cited nurses trained for this work enabling many patients to leave the hospital after months of care and to resume home life, dispelling myths about mental health care.
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Des Moines
Iowa City
Donald A. Laird
State University Force
Board of Control
Sunday School Basketball Games Postponed One Week
The weekly Sunday school basketball games are deferred a week due to the father and son banquet tomorrow night. Contests held Tuesday evenings will be played the following Tuesday.
Death of H L Sargent Shocks Centerville Community
H L Sargent of Centerville, former Clay resident, died yesterday. Supervisor Al Morgan, his brother in law, received word. Burial set for Richland.
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al Morgan
Inlaw
H. L. Sargent
Centerville
Clay
Richland
Prayer Helps Boy In Troubled Car Ride
A boy who often rides in a motorcar prays for help when the car gets stuck. He asks the Lord to send a chauffeur to aid them, expressing faith in divine assistance amid the jam.
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Bobbie
Hampton Man Loses Stock in Illinois Freight Wreck
A Chicago Great Western freight wreck near Byron Illinois last Friday killed or injured multiple animals. Frank J Seantlebury of Hampton owned a car load of horses and part of sixty seven hogs, with nine horses killed and others injured. The railroad will assess damages likely up to four thousand eight hundred dollars.
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Illinois
Hampton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Byron
Frank J. Seantlebury
Seantesbury
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Sessue Hayakawa
Schulty Company
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
M. E. Choir
Cc. W. Busby & Company Add
Wright
Evening Journal
Chocolate Shop
A. N. Gardner
Red
Journal Office
Potratz
W. W. McFarland
Gan
P.” Care Journal
Ashby & Work
Harvey & Tucker, F. & M. Bank
William Busby
M. M. Figno
Harry Kracawasatt
Farm Bureau
Ott Patterson
West Chester
Wellman
Mutual
Oscar Jugenheimer
Ford Truck
Clarence Work
York Circular Al-To
Wes Hagel
Orpington
Carl Libe
Joe Wolfe
Rothschild’s
al Roe
Boyd Ber
Boyd Berdo
Scranton
Falk Motor Co
Shepard
S. C. Ancona
C. A. Ruebsam
Ainsworth R. R
P. E. Brown
Mia
Guy Stumpf
Kiein Bros
Timothy
Clover Seed
Cc. E. Plumily
Win Smouse
3Rd Ave
Journal
F. Rouse
Harold Hays
Reister & Sons
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Washington City
Grahams Dept
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