Local visitors tour Wyman area and courts
Cora Mae Hotle a seventh and eighth grade instructor at Wyman led twelve pupils on an afternoon tour of Washington visiting several businesses including the Journal office telephone office and the McCleery Calendar company. The group also attended court at the courthouse and left with a broader view of local commerce and government.
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Cora Mae Hotle
Wyman
Washington
Journal Office
Telephone Office
McCleery Calendar Company
Court House
Signing of Geneva Well Received in Washington
Washington fans welcomed Fred Geneva to become the Washington high school athletic director and coach next year. The Clinton
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Geneva
Washington
Fred
Peck’) Geneva
Clinton
Washington High School
Fred Geneva
Iowa
Board of Education
McKee Family Hosts Cousins During Iowa City Trip
Mr and Mrs W D McKee of Shenandoah stayed with cousins Mr and Mrs Howard Crozier. McKee is Shenandoah schools superintendent and they took some pupils to Iowa City to take part in the Invitational Music Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. McKee
Shenandoah
Howard Crozier
McKee
Iowa City
Huskies, 2 pkgs. 19¢ and a 15c pkg Grapenut Flakes
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McBride and others attended anastern Star meeting in Iowa City last evening. The worthy grand matron Mozelle Russell and grand patron Nathan Hicks were honored with other grand officers at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard McBride
Victor Blattner
Paul Snakenberg
Ernest Salladay
Wisie Long
Will Hemmings
Mia
Fred Bey
Harriett
Art Swift
Astern Star
Iowa City
Mozelle Russell
Winfield
Nathan Hicks
Marshalltown
Keota Dominates Ke-Wash Track Meet With Record Javelin Throw
Keota scored 104 points to win the Ke-Wash league track meet held at Keota. Richland was second with 57 points, Wellman 40, West Chester 34, Kalona 17, and Brighton 13. Cletus Yoder led with 20 points and set league records in javelin and discus.
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Keota
Richland
Wellman
West Chester
Kalona
Brighton
Cletus Yoder
W C T U Officials and Guests Attend Conference
Des Moines W C T U treasurer Anna Hennings and state secretary Xenia Flint joined Mrs J A Hawthorn for an overnight visit before departing for a W C T U conference in Maquoketa. Also noted are regional W C T U events and social visits by other members.
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Anna Hennings
Des Moines
W.C.T.U
Xenia Flint
Centerville
J. A. Hawthorn
Wiaquoketa
Harriette McCulloughb
State
Jennie Achseon
Regina Meede
Evanston
Ill
Acheson
Kk. Hollis
Kalona
Maurine Tiotman
Martha Wiley
George Masson
Avna
Plymouth Coffee Prices and Local Family News
Plymouth Coffee, 3 Ibs. 39c at Piggly Wiggly. Mrs W E Howell and son Ted Allen visit Brighton. Ted stays with friends Joe Keegan while mother helps with tests. Roy Kallous and wife welcome a seven pound daughter born yesterday near Richmond. Weather cooler than feared. minimum 3 degrees.
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Plymouth
Roy Kallous
Richmond
Friendly Neighbors Club Meets at Mrs Alliman Home
Mrs. Lloyd Alliman hosted a Friendly Neighbors Club session at her home yesterday with seven members and one guest, Mrs. Frances Cherry. The agenda included a business meeting, a seed and bulb exchange, and refreshments served with Mother’s Day tributes. Election of officers is planned at the next gathering hosted by Mrs. Harry Anderson.
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Lloyd Alliman
Friendly Neighbors Club
Frances Cherry
Flower Seed
Anna Landau
Harry Anderson
Cherry
Methodist Church Calls Roosevelts Aide Recall
The first Methodist general conference adopted a resolution urging recall of Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt's Vatican envoy, by a vote of 93 to 234. The action says Taylor's appointment created uneasiness among many. A separate note mentions a local tractor dealers dinner to be held tonight with A. L. Nelson presiding.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Conference
The
Methodist Church
Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Taylor
Chariton Men Penalized in Municipal Court
Penalties for traffic violations were imposed on two Chariton men. Judge C. Edwin Moore sentenced Oral Baxter to 10 days in jail after Baxter pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license. Baxter had previously served 30 days for driving while intoxicated, triggering another license suspension. His companion J. W. Smith was intoxicated at the time of arrest, per a state highway patrolman.
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Chariton
C. Edwin Moore
Oral Baxter
Baxter
J. W. Smith
Tyrone Community Notes and Visits Earliest May Gathering
Miss Nona Times from Marshalltown visited family in Tyrone. The last term meeting featured a hard time party at the schoolhouse. Several local families hosted guests and relatives over the weekend. Teachers Lyle Conklin and Ellen Crawford registered for summer school in Cedar Falls.
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Otto Sheets
Tyrone
Nona Times
Marshalltown
Waldo Miller
Caroline Sheetz
Rosalie Combs
Richland
Roy Hafferty
Harold Sheetz
Andy Brinning
Walter Sheet
George Bond and
Orville Ward
Ollie
Jake Sheets
Pleasant Plain
Lyle Conklin
Ellen Crawford
Cedar Falls
David
Omar Crawford
Leo Shelangoski
Joe Webb
Walter Sheety
Nick Times
Baseball Scores and Standings Across the National League
The National League standings show Cincinnati and New York near the top with varying records. Wednesday results included Cincinnati beating Brooklyn 9 to 2, and other city matchups with Boston at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Upcoming games list New York at St Louis and Brooklyn at Cincinnati among others. In local news, farmer C P O'Neil of Loveland died after an accident at his milk separator, ending a life of over thirty years in the area.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Anne
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
St. Sam
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Chievakto
Loveland
C. P. O'Neil
May basket brings political surprise to Moorhead family
In Moorhead on a pleasant Wednesday, four year old Terry and three year old Shardell TWedt discover a May basket along with an envelope for their widowed mother Virgie Lenore Twedt. The note carries one hundred signatures nominating Mrs Tweet for the Republican ballot in the June primary for Monona County recorder.
Minneapolis man returns stolen gold certificate to government
Edward Berntson of Minneapolis found a $10,000 gold certificate and turned it in after recognizing it as stolen from the Philadelphia Treasury during a 1935 fire. The government issued him a receipt as a reward.
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Edward Berntson
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
W C T U Conference Draws Delegates from Surrounding Counties
A large W C T U delegation from Mahaska Johnson Henry and Louisa counties attended a regional conference at the United Presbyterian church near Washington. State officers spoke inspirationally with Rev William M Nichol leading devotions and Clara Tate giving the welcome. An officers training class and a keynote by the state president followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Washington
United Presbyterian
Mahaska
Johnson
Henry
Louisa
William MM. Nichol
Clara Tate
Harriette McCullough
Round Table Discusses Education for Total Abstinence
County presidents joined a round table on Education for Total Abstinence Means and Methods. A general discussion on Wheat This Conference Has Meant 9 Me followed before closing prayer by Mrs Hillis as the session adjourned.
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L.T.L
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Bishop home
The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Harry Bishop's home. Nine members attended along with two children, Douglas and Dick Cole. They sewed a comforter for the orphans' home while Mrs. Roy Kepehart led the business session and Mrs. Sim Sigafoose read the scripture lesson. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Dale Cole.
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Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society
Harry Bishop
Douglas
Dick Cole
Roy Kepehart
Sim Sigafoose
Bishop
Dale Cole
Thanking Doctors and Friends After Six Weeks Hospitalization
Genevieve K Ledger expresses sincere appreciation to doctors, nurses, and many friends for innumerable kindnesses shown during a recent six weeks hospitalization.
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