Senior Class Play Cast Named at Local High School
Rehearsals under Miss Hazel Smith continue for the annual senior class play to be staged next Thursday and Friday May 15 and 16. Walter Ben Mare's farcial comedy Professor Pepp is selected, with a two cast list and seating at Phillips Gru store priced 35 cents. Performances No 39 and 40 correspond to May 15 and 16 to avoid seat confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Smith
Professor Pep
Walter Ben Mare
Miss Smith
Phillips Gru
Miss Alice Stanhope Dies in New York at 26
Mrs. A. Anderson learns by telegram of the death of her niece Miss Alice M. Stanhope in New York at age 26. Funeral plans to be made in Washington after services in New York. Stanhope had lived in New York for two years and held a responsible office job. Funeral services were held in Washington scheduled for Friday with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Anderson
Alice M. Stanhope
New York
J. T. Stanhope
Toledo
Ohio
Woodlawn
Mia
Mary A. Stanhope
Miss Stanhope
Washington
Anderson
Walter Wilde
Peoria
John E Lemley of Grace Hill Dies Suddenly
John Emerson Lemley 70 died suddenly at his Grace Hill home from heart failure. Born in 1853 in Ohio he moved to Iowa at age three and lived there most of his life. He married Martha Ward in 1872 and is survived by several children and siblings. Funeral set for 2 30 pm at Grace Hill with burial in Grace Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Emerson Lemley
Grace Hill
Lemley
Mr. Lemley
Ohio
Iowa
Caleb Lemley
Will Lemley
Kansas
Jake Lemley
City
James Lemley
Lou Lemley
Charles Lemley
This City
Jane
Alice Jams
St. Paul
Nebraska
James Pulver
Dublin
Bessie Pulver
Martha Ward
George Lemley
Tom Oarris
Lester
Vivian Lemley
Davenport
Mia
Joe Schlatter
Wayland
Ella
Marion
Bender
Jones and McElhinney
Frost Expected in Early May Threat to Fruit
R. P. Dewey, a seasoned fruit grower, warns of a serious frost between May 9 and May 15. He notes annual frost risk then and urges protective measures as cold air and a sharp temperature drop loom tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inr. P. Dewey
Dewey
Missing Corrine Modell Found Safe in Philadelphia
The ten week old girl Corrine Modell reported stolen from a coach on Monday was found today in a West Philadelphia house in good condition. She was located at 5136 Warren Street, about a mile from the home, and is unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Corrine Modell
Phillipson to Speak at Peoria Meeting Tomorrow
T. R. Phillips owner of West Side Drug Store and national secretary of the Photo Finishers Association will address the Illinois Division meeting in Peoria tomorrow. He helped organize the group as it expands with many state divisions forming to work with the national body. He will discuss general organization work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Phillips
West Side
Peoria
Illinois
Photo Finishers Associaton
Mr. Phillips
Phillips
Wellman and Washington Highs to Duel at Local Field
A dual track and field meet between Wellman and Washington high schools is set for Saturday afternoon at the local athletic field. Wellman shows improvement since the recent meet with West Chester while Washington hopes for strong showings in both track and field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Washington
Ihs
West Chester
Keota
Chester
McKinstry
Hi-Y Benefit Show for YMCA Fund at Fox Theater
The Hi Ye club of Washington high school plans a benefit movie at Fox Theater next Monday and Tuesday. The film Blow Your Own Horn features Ralph Lewis in a lead role. Club members seek community ticket sales to boost the YMCA building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Fox Theater
Owen Davis
Ralph Lewis
Yo M. C. A. Building Fund
Masonic Funeral for Meacham Thursday
The body of Marcellus Meacham formerly of Washington arrived from Detroit with his widow and a Detroit Masonic lodge representative. An electrician by trade he was electrocuted last Saturday. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 40 PM at Goodin funeral parlors conducted by Rev Frederick W Eastwood. Washington lodge 26 A F and A M will provide graveside rites at Finch Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcellus Meacham
Washington
Detroit
Mich
Merle Meacham
Seattle
Helen
Edgar
Junior Meacham
Evening Concerts Highlight National Music Week in Park
This week National Music Week features outdoor singing at church steps and park gatherings. Tomorrow at Central Park 7 15 p m a community sing precedes an 8 p m cantata Jesus Lives directed by Mrs J K Ream at the Presbyterian church with a full choir soloists and duets including Kenneth Carris Everette Ewing and Preston Wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Gabriel
Presbyterian Church
J. K. Ream
Kenneth Carris
Everette Ewing
O Sacred Head
Nelswanger
Worthy Is the Lamb
Preston Wolf
Calvary
Mrs. Ream
Jessie Kerr
Jesus
Mia
Johnson
Mrs. J Albert Williams Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. J Albert Williams died at eleven thirty this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Wilson on East Main Street after a lengthy illness. Born Cornelia I Bidwell in 1840, she married J Albert Williams in 1859, lived in Boston, moved to Washington Iowa in 1864, and helped manage the Williams shoe business. She died with family memory and church devotion shaping a life of kindness and homemaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Albert Williams
Frank L. Wilson
East Main Street
Presbyterian Church
Cornelia I. Bidwell
Austin and
Caroline Bidwell
Manchester
Connecticut
Boston
Massachusetts
William
Washington
Iowa
Williams
Congregational Church
Delegates Named For State Convention At Waterloo
At the meeting of the Women s Auxiliary to Albert M. Huff camp Spanish American War Veterans delegates to the state convention at Waterloo were chosen. Mrs Rena Page Miss Bessa Conger Miss Dell Hollingsworth Mrs Harry Crone Mrs Carlton Wilson. Alternates include Mrs Clayton Neiswanger Mrs Millan Shields Mrs Hugh McCleery and Mrs C A Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Huff
Waterloo
Rena Page
Bessa Conger
Dell Hollingsworth
Harry Crone
Carlton Wilson
Clayton Neiswanger
Millan Shields
Hugh McCleery
C. A. Dewey
Cause and Effect in Ohio Town Inquiry
A town in Ohio debates whether scarce medical doctors drives high death rates or vice versa. A Journal Want-ad reports reaching residents and offers data insights, urging analysis of cause and effect in the community’s health outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Nlsp
Robbins Bros Circus Impresses Washington Crowd
The Robbins Bros circus toured Washington delivering high class entertainment. A half full matinee gave way to a nearly full evening crowd with trained seals Captain and Mrs Tiebor lions elephants and dog acts drawing praise. Arabian tumblers impressed as the show traveled from Burlington to Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins Bros. Circus
Washingston
Washington
Burlington
Ottumwa
Tiebor
Futrell
Obituary snippets mention surviving children and grandchildren
The text lists surviving children Lucy Errett of Kewanee Illinois Nena Badenoch of Chicago Illinois and Ruth Wilson of Port Arthur Texas. It notes three great grandchildren in the Badenoch family of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Bert Errett
Kewanee, Il
Nena
Ben Badenoch
Chicago, I
Ruth
Owen Gregg Wilson Jr
Port Arthur
Texas
Badenoch
Chicago
Jury of Engineers in Accident Case
A coroners jury of engineers and construction experts will be chosen for the inquest into the deaths of three men crushed under twenty tons of road building material near Altona. Faulty construction of the bin is blamed for the collapse. Funeral services for two victims, Winifred Douglas of Ames and Dale Layman, highway commission inspector, were held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Altona
Winiifred Douglas
Ames
Dale Layman
Highway Commission
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Professor Pepp
Carl Kunath Sim Batty
Geart Cnossen Peddler Benson
Howard Woods Nolay Pleming
William Darbyshire Pink Hatcher
Arthur Custer
C. B. Buttonbuster
Hugh Boyd Hunter Brown
Clarence Booth
Minerva Boulder
Ee A McCreeds
Olga Stopseki
Blanche Zaarsky
Kitty Clover
Fernel Donean
Vivian Drew
Christina Breitenbach
Irene van Hilt
Baniee Hammer Howard Green
Paul Horak Hetty Gardner
Isabelle Minick
Petunia Muggines
Elizabeth Sherman
Caroline Kay
Berneice Brown
T. J. Martin
W. G. Martin
Artesia
Cal
Mre. D. N. Anwyl
Alice Stanhope
Reformed Presbyterian Church
W.C. Allen
Wyman
McCrory
Robb
Rev. Oates
Mr. Martin
Crawfordsville
Eugene Martin
Eakridge
James J Martin
Wilson Martin
N. Anwyl
WH Duncan
Bruce Martin
Sharon
Jennie Armstrong
Morning Sun
Eurore Martin
Scott Buck
Eskridge
Wm. Martin
Ward
H. I. Ward & CO
East Side Square
Washington, Iowa
John E. Lemley
Washington Steam Laundry
Phillipson
Meacham
Byterian Church
Whitman
Evening Journal
Nileart Company
Wayne, Indiana
L. H. Wallace
Reid
REED
J. B. Rabenold
Columbia
W. J. Idwn, Wellman
Farm Bureau
Duroc Mai
Ralph Waggoner
Jas
A. Thompson
Jos
Guernsey
Heofer
H. P. Wilson
Eli Jackson
John Wehr
Mutau
Clarence Hotle
J. M. Finney
Black
Poland
Wm. Rinett
John McLaughlin
Senator
Cumberland Rasp
Springdale
D. F. Sayre
Hugh Morris
Ainsworth
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Win Smouse
Alens
Ford
Dodge
Lemmon's Pharmacy
B.S. Pearsall Buiter Co
Higin, Llinots
John R. Morrison
Rea and
Karneast
Arnold
Reister
Washington Buttes
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