Washington Groups in Music Contest At Wellman Program Is Announced
Local music contest details list string bass soprano and mezzo soprano solos with five minute performances. Participating locales include Ottumwa Iowa City Sigourney Williamsburg Kalona Keota Delta Kinross Victor South English Keswick Thornburg Hedrick and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wellman
H. S
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Sigourney
Williamsburg
Kalona
Keota
Delta
Kinross
Victor
South English
Keswick
Thornburg
Hedrick
Daddyville
Mar
Ingo
Packwood
Katona
Richland
Webster
Thornsburg
Clauss
Kalota
Methodist Church
Whilliamsburg
Wellman and Keota
B. C
Wellmar
Conroy
Lizcourney
Sharon
West Chester
the Methodist Church
Della
Hearick
Central
What Cheer
Lowa City
Sivourney
Madrigal
Marengo
Webster, Kinross
Oxford
Victor Herbert and The Red Mill
The composer Victor Herbert known for The Red Mill faced initial Buffalo rejection in 1906 before moving the show to New York with a moving electric sign. The piece later became his favorite, contrasting with mixed early reception and notable promotional stunts.
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Victor Herbert
Mile. Modiste
Herbert
New York City
Buffalo
Milo
Modiste
New York
Broadway
Hever
Harmony Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Calls
Harmony column records numerous Sunday visits and weekday calls among residents. Mentioned are Elmer Kolesick, Hill Chmelara, Pauline Wferare, Den Moines visitors, and many families sharing meals and hospitality throughout the week.
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W. R. Longer
Harmony
Mar
Elmer Kolesick
Hill Chmelara
Pauline Wflerare
den Moines
Bill Chimelar
Frank Kleese
Ed Keck
Isaac Kleese
Otto Sehiebel
Delia Kulleur
Maron Myers
Charley Sehiebel
Mineral Water Treatment Figures From Kansas City Area
A survey reports arthritis and rheumatic diseases among patients treated with mineral water at a resort. About 845,686 treatments were given to 7,000 patients at Carlsor Springs over recent years, with 15,537 cases rheumatic in nature. Further figures detail procedures and caveats from the medical authority.
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Kacelsior Springs
Neible
Hall OF Waters
Isior Springs
Box Lolo
Wilfred McCreedy Celebrates Sixth Birthday At School
Highland Center March 28 Wilfred McCreedy marked his sixth birthday with a classroom celebration as lilies and a birthday cake were brought by his mother. Teacher Miss Dav Ida Fisher attended as a supper guest at the McCreedy home.
Coon Family and Relatives Share Easter and Visits
Lewis Coon hosted Easter greetings with the Murphy and Murphy families visiting. Ernest Wagner of Washington spent Easter at Ira A. Coon's home and helped celebrate a birthday. Everette Coon and family joined Sunday gatherings at the Lewis Coon home with others in Washington visiting Ernest Salladay. Raymond Moberly works for Lewis Coon. Riley Grecian sawed wood for Frank Florange. Marjorie Coon stayed overnight with Kula Mae Coon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Coon
Percy Skubal
Edgar Whettine
Wm. Murphy
Lucille Murphy
Joe Krotz
Samuel Murphy
Ernest Wagner
Washington
Ira A. Coon
Mr. Coon
Everette Coon
W R. Murphy
Lucille
Ernest Salladay
Raymond Moberly
Milford McCreedy
Florange
Marjorie Coon
Kula Mae Coon
Delegates Named for County Republican Convention
Crawfordsville reports appointed delegates for the county Republican convention to be held at Washington courthouse next Saturday at 10 o'clock. Delegates include Frank K. Gault W W Twinam THH Huston Howard Anderson C Fletcher Lee Hanna Clarence Hering and others with Mrs George R Yeager Mrs Rose Moorhead and J C Huston also listed. 4-H club notes mention thirteen members at Jereneth Devies home with Patty Norton Hope Rows and Margaret Williams visiting. Violet Fletcher attended a training school at Fairfield earlier in the month.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Aweanenas
Court House
Washington
Frank KF. Gault
Thh. Huston
W. W. Twinam
Howard Anderson
C. Fletcher
Lee Hanna
Clarence Hering
George R. Yeager
Rose Moorhead
J C. Huston
Veet
Heclib
Jeryneth Devies
Patty Norton
Hope Rows
Margaret Williams
Violet Fletcher Tod
Posture
Fairfield
Michigan farmers repurpose railroad cars for fruit storage
Railroad refrigerator cars once sped through Michigan now sit permanently on farms. Fruit growers, unable to fund air cooled storage houses, buy old box cars for framing and convert an old dining car into a roadside fruit and vegetable stand.
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Michigan
Brooklyn Elevator Tragedy Saves Child Amid Runaway Fall
Mrs. Molly Alperin of Brooklyn tells how she saved one child from a runaway elevator while another child was crushed. She was left hanging by the wrist for about thirty minutes before rescuers freed her with an acetylene torch.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Molly Alperin
Sigourney Area Music Festival Listings and Road Notice
Readable items list a sequence of vocal and instrumental events across towns including Sigourney Washington Ottumwa Kalona Keota Wellman and more with solo and ensemble categories. A separate road vacation notice from Washington County Dept lists the plan to vacate part of Clay Township road No 3 with a May 1940 deadline for objections.
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Washington County
J. E. Bovee
L. C. Hornung
Clayton Martin
James Rica
Clay Township
Auditor's
Visit George Bray in Hospital After Serious Operation
George Bray underwent an operation at Laughlin hospital in Kirksville Missouri and remains in serious condition. Family and neighbors visited over the weekend as more relatives arrived, and younger siblings celebrated birthdays at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bray
Geo. Braxi
Laughlin
Kirkeville
Walter Bray
Sylvia Dana
Verle Beauchamp
Doris
Jesse Stout
Pleasant Plain
Elbert Kelmore
Russel Simmons
Jery Elmore
Carlos Watson
Milton Coffin
Mildree Coffin
Oskaloosa
Harry Hoskins
Gilbert Hoskins
Wilmer Lauderwan
Havre
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I. and T. Baseball League
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Shirley Temple
Nigel Bruce
Gale Sondergaard
Eddie Collins
Sybil Jason
Jessie Ralph
Helen Ericson
Johnny Russell
Laura Hope Crews
Russell Hicks
Cecilia Loftus
Srean
Itowa City
Andy Woodlates
Iowa State College
Wol Music Shop
Eddyville
Mitenwo
FOX
Festunrs, Ann Sothe Pita Toh
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Louis—Paycher
Ann Corcoran
Clair Neff
Dan Boone
Kalona Thuree
Ralph Chorpening
Myron Burroughs
Lyle Wilcons
Karl Chorpening
M. A. Engle Telephone Sher
Wilfred McCreedy
Highland Center
Mula Mae Coon
Ay Senate
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
United States
Baton Rouge
Mrs
Voy
State OF Iowa
Ethel Grecian
Wilson County
Barrette Stout
Kirksville
R. KB. Valentine
State Teachers College
S. C. Ham
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Karl Webb
Hugh A. Gunderson
State University of Iowa
Frank Noyes
Drake University
Des Moines
L. H. Biggerstaff
Howard Kerr & Son
Flyer Dahl
Wik
Harold Dahl
Spain
Edith Rogers Dahil
Dahl
Francises Franco
Milton H. Coffin
Sorrell Auto Parti
BIS
Lowa
W. Madison
Peria
Phillips & Hebner Walgreen System Drug Store
Wallpaper
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
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