May 6 1918 Kalona Washington track meet results and war drive news
May 6 report notes Kalona and Washington high schools sharing honors in the fifth Washington county track meet. Raymond Swisher is wounded in action. County Red Cross plans a May 20 drive with committees announced. Local business changes and War Savings Stamp drive details follow.
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Kalona
Washington
Washington County
Raymond Swisher
Frank Swisher
Brighton
Red Cross
L. E. Maplethorpe
Wellman
Fred Jardon
County Campaign Raises Over Milestone in Liberty Loan Drive
The Liberty Loan campaign shows county totals at 1 104 450 dollars or 155 percent of the 710 500 quota. Local Merchants Marine HQ planned at Sherman Brothers drug store and enrollment offers draft exemptions for merchant mariners. High school boy volunteers and Ames graduate J M Rader patrol town against Kaiser allied barberry bushes. Sixteen men and one woman file county office nominating papers with candidates named for county attorney treasurer sheriff auditor among others.
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Sherman Brothers Drug Store
Merchants Marine
Merchant Marine Service
J. M. Rader
Iowa State College of
Ames
Kaiser
Washington County
George F. Morrison
W. H. Butterfield
T. A. Michels
J. H. Squire
Harry McCall
J. A. Dodds
Wellman
R. H. McCarty
J. S. Stevenson
A. L
Early History of Washington County
A condensed historical sketch recounts Washington County’s early era through 1867. It notes postal and banking developments, key offices agents for Express companies, church and college histories, storm damages, and the formation of banks including the State Bank of Iowa branch, First National Bank and Farmers and Merchants bank with their officers.
The Patent Leather Kid and Sweeney at the Movies
This Friday slate features Richard Barthelmess in The Patent Leather Kid with Molly O Day, a rough hero and tough sweetheart tale. Comedy rides in Thursday and Friday with Tell It To Sweeney starring Chester Conklin and George Bancroft, plus Saturday’s Wolf Fangs with Thunder and a dog romance storyline.
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Bowery
Barthelmess
Molly O’day
George Bancroft
Chester Conklin
Sweeney
Conklin
Isobel
Cannonball Casey
L. M
Jack Lunden
Doris Hill
Thunder
Richard Barthlemess
Molly O'Day
Centennial Mill Buys Corn At One Dollar Per Bushel
Avoca mill, Centennial Mill, paid a dollar per bushel for corn this week signaling steady grain prices as farmers sell. No other details provided.
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Centennial Mill Company
Avoca
National and International News Review Highlights
The House passed the Haugen farm relief bill with equalization 204 to 121 while Senate shelved the Boulder dam bid likely ending that issue this session. Coolidge is expected to veto the flood control bill as conferees report. Executive moves include tax reduction talks and Smoot’s warning on treasury surplus. Radical party members block a naval construction bill. Krech dies suddenly. Reports from Asia note air bombardment near Shanghai and Sino-Japanese clashes with heavy casualties. The Amir of Afghanistan visits Moscow. U S marine chiefs rewarded for Sandino capture. Lowden wins delegates in Arkansas. Canada-US run seaway proposal gains support. Nicaraguan rebels attack American mines. Peking plans last-ditch defense. consular changes affect Italians abroad. Wilkins and Eilson reach 1000 miles toward meet with rescue boat. Bremen flyers receive a dignified Washington welcome.
One Week in Washington County News Review
Mrs Irene Chadwick OBrien died at her Keswick Iowa home from Brights disease. Multiple local events include births in Washington area hospitals, a miniature circus at the YMCA gym, a Burlington train collision with Homer Birneys car, and a busy week with county office filings, court actions, school honors, track meets, road work, and Legion plans.
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Washington County
Irene
Chadwick) O’brien
Keswick
Iowa
Bright
California Voters Support Smith Hoover in Primary
California backed Al Smith and Herbert Hoover in a preferential primary making Smith’s nomination likely. France’s Poincare won elections and pledged a large loan to stabilize the franc. A warrant was issued for Schumacher, Indiana city boss, after Gillian filed a law violation charge over a candidate blacklist published by the dirty league. New York celebrated three fliers who crossed the Atlantic in Bremen and Lindbergh’s Spirit of St Louis completed a final Washington trip. A Senate campaign expense tabling resolution passed unanimously. Congress debated restricting American women’s court appearances abroad. Germany accepted US-led war outlaw proposal. Turkish court jailed three American women teachers for teaching Christianity. South China Nationalists cut a railway near Peking despite Japanese orders. British fleet pressure yielded Egyptian assembly bill withdrawal. Flood and Boulder Dam supporters ally to back related laws as Southern Democrats back McNary Haugen. Smoot put Boulder Dam cost at
End of Thirty Years Stated as 459 Million in Debt Claims
The report notes an amount of 459 million dollars as the end of thirty years. Alderman Oscar De Priest, described as colored, is named to fill the late Madden’s seat amid rival colored leaders challenging the committee’s action.
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Oscar de Priest
Madden
Graduation outlook and local notices outline a busy spring
Commencement day is near with 45 girls and 20 boys likely to graduate, total may reach 70. Ed Kolosick begins weekly garbage collections in Washington. Edward J. Flinn opens a law office with W. M. Keeley. Four Democratic county candidate filings include Cuddy von mugen Rabenold Brown and Minnie Wolfe. Winnie Palmer announces a county declamatory contest for rural schools. John Gibson, longtime Rock Island conductor, dies at Valley Junction and will be buried locally. Seventh and eighth grade tests shift from towns to one township schoolhouse.
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Des Moines
Keokuk
Rock Island Railway
Valley Junction
Grinnell Athletes Trek to Face Notre Dame and Others
The Grinnell college tennis squad left for clashes with Notre Dame Army Tech and Marquette, as top athletes like Glenna Collett and Otto Peltzer feature in notes on golf training and Olympic plans. Historic runners, boxing and sailing figures, and a kite contest champion are also mentioned in this varied sports roundup.
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Grinnell College
Notre Dame
Armour Tech
Marquette University
Dempsey to Box Six Rounds at Southwestern Olympic Finals
Jack Dempsey is signed to box six rounds with Armand Amanuel as a feature attraction at the Southwestern Olympic finals. Pairings for the British Open golf near Spionkop were named by the organizers.
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Jack Dempsey
Armand Amanuel
Spiondaip
Nomination Effort Sought to End in Montana and Beyond
A political figure requests no further effort to promote their nomination in Montana or elsewhere. The statement frames a withdrawal of active campaigning and asks supporters to halt advocacy work as part of the nomination process.
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Montana
Storm sweeps Northwestern Iowa wrecking rural homes
A severe storm across Northwestern Iowa caused widespread damage to rural homes and buildings, with losses around Cherokee estimated near 200000 dollars.
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Iowa
Cherokee
State music contest draws 2500 high school students
More than 2,500 students from about 100 Tow a schools gathered in Tow a City for the annual state music contest.
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Iowa City
Towa
Towa City
Church committee backs new college under Upper Iowa conference
In Independence the M. K. Church education campaign committee adopted resolutions supporting a proposed higher learning institution within the Upper Iowa conference. The plan includes raising 1,200,000 dollars to fund the project as originally planned.
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Educational Campaign Executive Committee
M. K. Church
Independence
Upper Iowa
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