Miss Washington’s European Tour by Canadian Pacific Liner
Journal readers track Miss Washington’s summer plan as she tours Europe as the Washington merchants Evening Journal guest and Popularity Contest winner. She sails June 11 from Montreal aboard the S S Duchess of Bedford, visits Dublin Liverpool and London, then Paris and Cherbourg before returning on the S S Empress of France landing Quebec July 9 and Chicago July 11.
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Chester
Birmingham
Stratford-on-Avon
Warwick Castle
Kenilworth
Leicester
Oxford
London
London Bridge
Johnson
Shakespeare
Dickins
Miss Washington
Ostend
Belgium
North Sea
Middleburg
Brussels
Paris
Washington
Place de Brouckere
Grand’ Place
Royal Palace
Hotel de Ville
Church of Notre Dame
Wiertz Art Gallery
Chateau of
Malmaison
Napoleon
Josephine
Louvre
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
Tois de Boulogne
Forest of Marly
Bougivai
St. Cloud
Mont Valerien
Trianons
Hortense
Rueil
Latin Quarter
Montmartre
Champs Elysees
Cherbourg
Quebec
Washington Merchants’ and Evening Journal
Europe
Canada
Montreal
North Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Merry Mixer Club Socials and Plans Reportedly Held
The Merry Mixer club met at Mrs. Milt Daytons on March 16 with all members present to plan an all day event at Mrs. Walter Jeavalls and a March 19 pot-luck supper at Mr. and Mrs. Will Carrs. Sessions included committees for dinner and refreshments and a comfort for the Harry Gardner family.
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Merry Mixer Club
Milt Dayton
Earl Dill
Walter Jeavall
Arthur Romine
Willi Carr
Clarence Johnson
Will Carr
Lloyd Phillips
W. M. Shaffer
Harry Gardner
Walter Duvall
Letha
Nola Johnson
Merry Mixbr Club
Shrines and church events scheduled Monday afternoon and evening
Mr and Mrs Joe Maxwell host a White Shrine social at the Masonic temple with cards and Ken Sington starting at 2 30. ATL ladies of the Shrine invited. The Baptist church young womens missionary society meets at 7 20 pm for a brief program before services. please be on time.
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Masonic Temple
Kensington
Atl
Young Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
U and 1 elab to host supper for families Saturday
Social club plan includes a family supper Saturday evening at the home of a local organizer. The event invites members and their relatives to share a community meal.
Club and society meetings announced with date changes
The Rosemary club will meet Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Vine Marek. The Women's Missionary society of Bethel church will meet with Mrs Rennie Dawson Tuesday afternoon March 29. Please notice change of date. The Wesleyan Missionary society of the M E church will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the home of Winnie Palmer. Mrs Edna Flynn will be the leader. Please notice change of date.
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Loyalty Light
Carl Roberts
The
Rosemary Club
Mrs. Vine Marek
Women’s Missionary Society of Bethel Church
Rennie Dawson
Wesleyan Home Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Winnie Palmer
Edna Flynn
Wednesday Social and club meetings announced
The Snowball Social Club meets Wednesday March 30 with Mrs Walter Kyle and elects officers. Flower exchange led by Mrs John Shebeck and Mrs Ralph Oldfield. The Business and Professional Women's Club meets March 30 at 6 15 PM at the Y with guest or excusal notices to Mary Briley at 393 Blue by 7 PM March 28. The Navajo Club meets next Wednesday with Mrs Carl Jungbluth.
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Walter Kyle
Flower Exchange
John Shebeck
Ralph Oldfield
Business and Professional Women's Club
Mary Briley
Navajo Club
Carl Jungbluth
Campfire Girls Hold Easter Service and Breakfast
The Campfire Girls held an Easter service from 7:30 to 8:30 in the men’s lobby of the Y and then a breakfast in the women’s room. Twenty-one girls and five guests attended, including Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Witzigman and Mr. and Mrs. Leigh W. Soule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Babcock
Methodist Women's Home Missionary Society
Burlington
R. G. Cherry
H. M. Shaver
F. C. Witzigman
J. D. Dayton
L. A. Bunce
Clara Huber
F. R. Mauthe
7. F. Barker
Miss Huber
Home Missionary Bank
A. Anderson
Leigh W. Soule
Manton Hebner
Adamses honored at dinner as Whit Correspondent notes authorship
Mr and Mrs Adams were entertained at dinner Saturday at the J A Kolesick home celebrating their wedding anniversary. W C White of Cedar Rapids visited his son E E White. Everette Stewart is on the sick list this week and his brother in law Harold Townsend is doing...
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Ainsworth
Mrs. Adams
J. A. Kolesick
W. C. White
Cedar Rapids
E. E. White
Everette Stewart
Harold Townsend
Local residents visit and events wrap up Easter week
Mrs J L Reaney and Edith of Waterloo visit Roger Colthurst. Edith to stay longer. Howard Pearson calls on Cotter. The Richards help Mrs F M Smith move to her Hayre farm. Lins family visit Linby. Various neighbors attend Washington events. Carl Roberts celebrates first birthday. Easter travels and church revival notes amid snowy roads.
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J. L Reaney
Edith
Waterloo
George Loonan
Hudson
Roger Colthurst
Howard Pearson
Cotter
W. C. Richards
F. M. Smith
Hayre
C. W. Lins
John Tetterington
Linby
Iowa
Vanna Genkins
Elizabeth Dea
W. E. Frame
Maury Glaze
Oregon
St. Joseph
Missouri
H. C. Finney
J. E. Adams
W. J. Dea
Sam
Washington
Harry Pearson
Everette Roberts
Will Roberts
Everette Stewart
Kim Stewart
E. J. Write
R. G. Pratt
I. L. Colthurst
Robert Kephardt
Philipp Gerdes
Clark Woods
Ed Rees
Dorothy
W. G. Roberts
Everette
Weekend Visits and Local Social Roundup
Verdi F J Longer reports matches of family visits as Bobby and Kimbal Gates stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Neberga. Mrs WIH Bealer visits sister Mrs Will Probst in Iowa City. Geo Van Grundy and daughter Joan visit Mr and Mrs James Baird. Miss Margaret Leach and Miss Marjory Speer of Fairfield stay with the Bairds. Leslie Gates escorts Sadie Remel to Fairfield and then Hopewell. Walnut Woman's club meets with ten members and one visitor Miss Mi Carty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Remel
Fairfield
Hopewell, Sr
Walnut Woman's Club
Leslie Gates
Mi Carty
Lawsuit Ties Bettendorf Election to City Manager Fallout
A $50 000 damage suit filed in district court revisits Bettendorf municipal elections from two years ago. Frank L Seymour, dismissed as city manager, sues J W Bettendorf Mayor John Hassen and others over an advertisement in Bettendorf and Davenport newspapers. The case features testimony from Sheriff Foster Maxson and Cedar county official Charles Spear about political pressures and funding decisions. Moore witnesses and Lenker farm cattle ownership are also discussed amid the trial proceedings.
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Davenport
Bettendorf
Frank L. Seymour
J. W. Bettendorf
John Hanssen
Betttendorf
Foster Maxson
Cedar County
Moore
Charles W. Spear
Lenker
Wilton Junction
Moore Farm
Weather outlook for Easter in Iowa with showers reported
Des Moines reports showers yesterday with thunder in Des Moines and Davenport and in Keokuk and Dubuque. Temperatures ranged from a low of 30 degrees at Sioux City to a high of 68 degrees at Keokuk. Slight cloudiness and cool air are forecast for Easter Sunday and may not spoil finery.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Keokuk
Dubuque
Sioux City
Fire destroys feed store in Yetter Iowa blaze
A large blaze in Yetter Iowa last night destroyed a feed store cream station and cafe. Fire departments from Rockwell City Sac City and Lake City aided local crews to prevent spread to nearby buildings.
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Vetter
Iowa
Yetter
Rockwell City
Sac City
Lake City
Former county treasurer convicted again of embezzlement
Locan reports W. Traff, ex county treasurer, found guilty of embezzling county funds after a retrial. A jury in district court returned a verdict after 18 hours of deliberation, reaffirming the earlier January conviction. The county has been reimbursed the embezzled amount through his bonding company.
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Locan
Insop W. Traff
Warrison
Trnft
Jury to Hear Case Against Moore and Lenker Again
Anamosa district court jury is expected to hear the case of Paul Moore and Jake Lenker on Monday. The men face charges of conspiring to obstruct the enforcement of the state tuberculin test law, with trial recessed after the defense closed its case.
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Anamosa
INS
Paul Moore
Jake W. Lenker
Three Men Charged With Grand Larceny Over Coal Theft
At Villisea railroad yards three men face grand larceny charges after police said they stole more than 1594 tons of coal from Wilisea yards during winter. George Newberg asked for a preliminary hearing while Earl Marsh and Melvin Null waived to the grand jury.
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Red Oak
INS
Villisea
George Newberg
Earl Marsh
Melvin Null
Hazlett
Burlington Railroad
Wilisea
States consider printing cuts approval from board
Des Moines reports a plan to shrink or drop some state publications has backing from the state printing board after a conference with Ed Brown, committee secretary. No specific steps were decided. another meeting will be held to review tax-cutting proposals.
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Des Moines
State Committee
State Printing Board
Ed . Brown
Brown
Juvenile Court Sets 10 30 Home Limit for Girl
In Fort Dodge Judge Sherwood A Clock told a 17 year old girl in juvenile court she must be home by 10 30 each evening. The complaint came from the mother who said the daughter would not stay home at night.
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Fort Fort Dodge
INS
Sherwood A. Clock
Public Safety Courses Planned for Next School Year
Des Moines reports state superintendent of public instruction says public safety course offerings will be available in the next school year, outlining new curriculum options and implementation dates.
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Des Moines
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Grant Shade Convicted as Habitual Criminal in Iowa
Grant Shade, a boxer described as a negro fighter, was found guilty as a habitual criminal after a district court jury yesterday. The conviction follows a third felony and carries a 40 year sentence. Agnes Samuelson announced the outcome after a conference with Iowa dignitaries.
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Des Moines
INS
Grant Shade
Alcohol in Damaged Car Leads to Arrest in Marengo
In Marengo on March 26 an automobile collision led to the arrest of Clarence Hauer after officers found 100 gallons of alcohol in his vehicle. The crash occurred with a car driven by Fred Gode.
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Marengo
Clarence Hauer
Hauer
Fred Gode
Silver Jim Edwards Sentenced For Jewelry Store Robbery
Fort Madison March 26 A former police description era Yegeman, known as Silver Jim Edwards, is imprisoned for one to ten years for robbing a Perry jewelry store. He hopes this will be his last crime and plans to write moral stories in spare time while in the penitentiary.
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Fort Madison
INS
Jim’ Edwards
Yegeman
State Penitentiary
Perry
Edwards
Police guard man after self inflicted wound in Clinton
In Clinton 22 year old Karsten Hershire was wounded after shooting his brother Aaron then turning the gun on himself during a dispute over furniture at their parents home. He is recovering in a hospital and wished to die. An officer is posted to his room to prevent another attempt.
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Clinton
INS
Kuarstn Hershire
Hershire
Aaron
Karsten
Farmers National Bank declares 8 percent dividend
In RkOAK on March 26 41NS an eight per cent dividend totaling 23064850 dollars was paid to depositors. Officials said another dividend will be paid before the bank's affairs are closed.
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Rkoak
Farmers National Bank
Robbery charge after highway theft in Red Oak case
Lewis Campbell has been jailed in Red Oak on a highway robbery charge. He allegedly grabbed a victim who offered a ride, threatening with a hand in his coat pocket and demanding the victim’s third tape.
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Red Oak
Lewis Campbell
Thominie Thompson
Campbell
Thompson
Man Returns to Scene After Robbery and Recovers Loss
A man who received four dollars during a robbery went to a nearby farmhouse for a shotgun, returned to the scene, and held up the robber Lewis. He recovered the four dollars and handed Lewis to authorities.
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Lewis
Thompson
Inland Waterways boat makes first tow on river
The tow boat James W Good used the government lock for the first time yesterday as it journeyed south for its first tow of barges. In Sioux City funeral services are planned Monday for Miss Marguerite Duggan a prominent club woman who died yesterday at age 42.
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Davenport
Inland Waterways Corporation
James W. Good
Sioux City
Marguerite Duggan
Royal Union Life official H W Schafer dies at 64
Des Moines reports the death of H W Schafer, 64, assistant secretary of Royal Union Life Insurance, who passed away last night. He served the company in Des Moines and was a noted executive in the life insurance field.
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Des Moines
INS
H. W. Schafer
Royal Union Life Insurance Company
Civil War Veteran Recovers Forgotten $100
In Rock Rapids on March 26, J. J. Taylor, a Civil War veteran, moved from an old house. A drayman rediscovered $100 among the furniture and returned it to Taylor, who had forgotten about the savings and could not recall its intended purpose.
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Rock Rapids
J. J. Taylor
Drayman
Taylor
Five tied for first in ISU college winter scholastic honors
Cedar Falls story reports five students tied for first place honors in the winter term at Iowa State Teachers College. The names include Clyde Sinclair of Waterloo Helen Barber of Clear Lake Gabrielle Ritchie of Independence Rexford Hughes of Madrid and Arnold Schneider of Duluth Minnesota.
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Cedar Falls
INS
Iowa State Teachers College
Qclive Sinclair
Waterloo
Helen Barber
Clear Lake
Gabrielle Ritchie
Independence
Rexford Hughes
Madrid
Arnold Sehneider
Duluth
Minn
Moore wins $2500 judgment against Nebraska Buick firm
Fort Dodge reporting that B. H. Moore received a $2,500 district court jury award from Nebraska Buick Motor Company over an alleged bonus contract.
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Fort Dodge
INS
B. H. Moore
Nebraska Buick Automobile Company
Inspectors Check Twenty Trucks Load Volumes in Des Moines
Secretary of State motor vehicle inspectors checked twenty trucks in Des Moines. One violator, Ed Wiem of Minneapolis, was arrested and fined thirty dollars.
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Des Moines
INS
Secretary of State
Greenwalt
Motor Vehicle Department
Ed Wiem
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids Teens Sentenced in Cedar Falls Arrest
Jack Darragh aged 19 and Ralph Qoberding aged 18 were arrested in Cedar Falls on March 9 and received 10 year prison terms in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Jack Darragh
Ralph Qoberding
Cedar Falls
Guilty Plea in Car Theft Involving Mrs. Perry C. Rude
A defendant pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing the car belonging to Mrs. Perry C. Rude, implicating a local theft case. The court scheduled sentencing following the admission of guilt and connection to the vehicle crime.
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Perry C. Rude
Miner Fatally Caught in Old King Coal Mine Cavern
Centerville reports 72 year old Joe Thompson a machine loader was fatally injured after being trapped in a cavern at the Old King Coal mine.
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Centerville
Joe Thompson
Old King
Thompson
Inquest Planned Into Death of Auto Salesman Hambrock
An inquest will investigate the death of W. A. Hambrock aged 46 an auto salesman killed when his car was struck by a train near Cherokee. Authorities say the accident occurred on the rail crossing close to the town. Hambrock is survived by his wife and two children.
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Cherokee
INS
W. A. Hambrock
Funeral planned for Whittemore publisher and postmaster
Seth B. Cairy Whittemore publisher and postmaster dies from auto accident injuries. He was riding in a car that tried to pass another vehicle on wet pavement when it skidded into the other car. The Cairy car was struck by a truck and his skull was fractured.
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Garner
INS
Seth B. Cairy
Whittemore
Cairy
Sumner approves municipal electric plant plan
Sumner voters back a plan to build a municipal electric plant funded from its profits with 4625 ballots in favor and 2509 opposed.
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Sumner
Mar
INS
Spencer Board Cuts Courses to Save Seven Thousand
The Spencer school board voted to save about 7500 dollars yearly by cutting three kindergarten departments, dropping manual training for boys, and abolishing the school nurse office.
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Spencer
Iowa civil engineers seek registration on exam day
Des Moines reports that twenty five applicants filed for registration as civil engineers and took examinations before the Iowa state board of engineering examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Board of Engineering Examiners
Dupont Powder Manager Buys 33 Aberdeen Angus Cattle
Allen McGregor of Dupont Powder and Co farms in Maryland bought 33 head of full-blooded Aberdeen Angus cattle from Wayland Hopley Atlantic stockman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Allen McGregor
Dupont Powder &Co
Maryland
Wayland Hopley
Atlantic Stockman
Detroit Woman Escapes Death In Auto Crash
Mila Kadoura of Detroit escaped death when her car overturned and was demolished in Fort Dodge. She sustained only a slight injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
INS
Mila Kadoura
Detroit
Postmaster William Henry Jones Dead After Influenza
Stoux City report states William Henry Jones, Sions City postmaster, died following an influenza attack. The obituary notes his service and sudden illness.
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Stoux City
William Henry Jones
Sions City
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