Washington notes and community events in county update
A county Health Unit visit highlights a homeless man seeking aid for appendicitis and a family split. Local nurse Laura Einspahr and Senator S W Brookhart are saluted for tireless work. YWCA, YMCA teams praised for support, library delegates and Fortnightly Club plans noted. Sunset Park adds red hawthorn tree. Garden Club funds beautification. Mother's Day focus on maternal mortality and prenatal education marks a new county campaign.
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County Health Unit
Hendricks
Centennial School
Indiana
Hinddricks
Sunset Park
A. E. Baldrige
Nellie Tripp
Carolyn Hamilton
America the Beautiful
Ralph Shannon
John Simpson
Delbert Bailey
J. B. Lemmon
Washington
The
Garden Club
Arrow Shots From Alex Miller's Pen
A collection of aphorisms and observations on life, marriage, work, and social behavior. The piece playfully critiques human foibles, from prohibitionist soda habits to the traits of conceit, neighbors, and family dynamics.
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Alex Miller
Bethel Community News from Rennie Dawson Visit and Local Happenings
Bethel correspondent reports visits by Vern Dawson and daughter Betty, Vernon Witting, and Boyd Foster with Stanley. families Naples, Reed, and Brown noted. Rain praised for fruit blossoms while worms affect clover. Local residents plant corn, endure flu and rising telephone outages.
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S Bethel
Vern Dawson
Betty
Vernon Witting
Rennie Dawson
Boyd Foster
Stanley
Homer Birney
Ray Lambert
Donald Browns
Parker
Geo. Reed
Walter
Care and proper sentiment may save mothers lives
The piece notes nationwide efforts by County Health Units to urge medical care for prospective mothers under the slogan Lets Keep Mother With Us. It mentions Bessie Bovee Baxter of Lakewood Ohio Ed Bovees daughter and her husband Harold Baxter nicknamed Otsie, and a report from Kankakee Illinois that Glen Zaring had throat surgery. It ends with a Washington woman buying candy for Mothers Day and her husband eating it.
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United States
Bessie Bovee Baxter
Ed Bovee
Lakewood
Ohio
Cleveland
Harold Baxter
Otsie
Washington
U. S
Fresh Air Autocrat in London Regulates Streetcar Air
London introduces an official who sets daily fresh air limits for streetcars and locks windows to that level. The scheme assigns a daily weather dependent air admission, affecting riders and commuting conditions across the city.
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London
Capone Sentenced to Federal Prison Amid Turmoil
Scarface Al Capone began his eleven year federal sentence in Atlanta, showing a rare moment of fear as he faced custody. The piece notes divisions among his gang and broader national protests including Honolulu and Des Moines politics, plus a revival of anti prohibition fundraising and a large dry campaign drive.
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Wise Acres
Scarface al" Capone
Atlanta
United States
Henry Field
Brookhart
The
Des Moines Register
New York
Washington Campaign Clean Up Effort Backed by City Groups
In 1922 Washington organizes a clean up campaign supported by the City Council the W I L and local organizations to remove a dirty alley disgrace Twin daughters born to Mr Walter Little and Mrs Little weighing six and six and a quarter pounds on May 1 1922 born to Walter and Mrs Little in Washington.
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Washington
Mrer Walter Little
Residents seek paving on West Main from South Ave to Sunset Park
A city council petition requests paving West Main Street from South Avenue D to Sunset Park’s west entrance. The plan also lists North Marion and South Fourth Avenues for paving. May party dancing at the Commercial Club drew 100 plus attendees with decorations by a volunteer committee and a grand march led by local couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Sara Grimes
Mable Anderson
Virginia Wallace
Richard Maxwell
Merle Lytle
Frank Miller
L. H. Wallace
H. F. Darbyshire
Brooklyn grocer buys Farmer's Cooperative store
Barclay Boys Grocery owner Glen F. Barclay of Brooklyn Iowa, after twenty eight years at Brooklyn grocer, has purchased the Farmer's Cooperative grocery in town. The store formerly Lemley grocery sits on the southwest corner of the square.
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Barclay Boys Grocery
Glen F. Barclay
Brooklyn
Iowa
Farmer's Cooperative Grocery
Lemley Grocery
July 4th Pageant Depicts Lincoln's Three Life Phases
A large pageant was planned for July 4 with four to five hundred participants. It will depict three periods of Abraham Lincoln's life in a community event setting.
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Abraham Lincoln
Brookhart Promises Nonstop campaigning Through Primary
Senatorial candidate Brookhart remains constantly on the road in the close of the primary drive. He plans to speak daily across California until the campaign ends, pressing his message and rallying supporters at town halls and events statewide.
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Brookhart
Cal. S. W
Deaths of Week: Sterling D. Coe
Sterling D. Coe died at his Davis City home at age seventy five. He formerly lived in Crawfordsville and Ainsworth and spent a period in Washington.
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Sterling D. Coe
Davis City
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Washington
Luke Chalmers James
Columbus City
West Liberty
Washington County
Chalmers Luke
Chad” James
Luke James
Della Miller
Mrs. W. K. Hunter Dies at Clayton Home
Mrs. W. K. Hunter formerly of Dutch Creek died at her Clayton home. She left her husband and three children.
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W. K. Hunter
Dutch Creek
Clayton
Death of Boyd B White in May 1922
Boyd B White aged one and a half, son of Mr and Mrs Bert White, died May 4 1922.
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Boyd B. White
Bert White
Political Situation in Germany Report by Charles B. Anderson
Berlin April 10 1932 Anderson a Columbia University lecturer writes from Berlin after the second presidential election in Germany He notes observers rely on multiple papers and on the scene to gauge mood and describes election day tensions clashes and the expected outcomes He argues Hindenburg will win but sees Hitler gaining votes amid a rightward shift and Communist decline while warning of potential future upheaval.
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Germany
Charles B. Anderson
Berlin
Columbia University
New York City
Seth Low University
Brooklyn
Charles
Marion T. Anderson
Ab. Anderson
Washington
University of Chicago
Columbia
The
Journal
Wedding
Sehoneberg
Johannstrasse
Hitler
Grossalarmbereitschaft
Hindenburg
Hitler Himelf
Hinderburg
Thallmann
America
Jouesterberge
Winter
Moet
Hohenzollerns
Duesterberg
Wilhelm
France
Max Schmeling
Charlie Chaplin
Thaelmann
University of Berlin
Communist Party
Mussolini
Europe
Hindenburg Party
Hintenbure
Lustgarten
Bryan
Chicago
New York
German Republic
Campaign kickoff and community events in Washington county
U S Senator S W Brookhart opened his campaign in the Y M C A building in Washington amid a large audience. Music week featured concerts at the High School and events across Keota and Keota area. several local figures announced candidacies, birthdays and obituaries noted, and community organizations held meetings and celebrations through the week.
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U. S
S. W. Brookhart
Washington
Columbus Junction couple wed in Morning Sun ceremony
Columbus Junction resident Henry Fale of Morning Sun married April 29 in a local ceremony, confirming a union between Columbus Junction and Morning Sun.
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Columbus Junction
Henry Flale
Morning Sun
Mary Kuscera and John Rotenburger wed at St Marys Riverside
Miss Mary Kuscera and John J. Rotenburger were married at St Marys Church in Riverside on May 3. The ceremony united the couple in a church wedding attended by family and friends.
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Mary Kuscera
John J. Rotenburger
St. Mary’s Church
Riverside
Hasty and Mond Married at Holy Trinity Church
Mond Hasty and her partner wed at Holy Trinity church in Richmond on May 2, with local family and church members in attendance. The ceremony marked a notable milestone for the couple amid community celebrations.
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Mond Hasty
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Powers and Butsler Marry in Washington on May 6
Miss Blanche G Powers and Charles W Butsler of Washington were married on May 6. The announcement notes the couple’s union and location.
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Blanche G. Powers
Charles W. Butsler
Washington
Harvey and Warfel Rebuild on Former Journal Site
Washington developers Harvey and Warfel plan immediate reconstruction after purchasing the ground of the old Journal office, securing the entire site for a new project.
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Washington
Congress Hotel
Harvey and
Warfel
Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rocking Chair Brigade
Laura Einspahr
Y. W
Ways and Means
Y. M. C. A. Board
Sec. Soule
County Federation of Women's Clubs
Federated Clubs
J. A. Porter
Miss Halverson
Col
C. J. Wilson
J. Rothschild
Rotary
Mt. Pleasant
W. W. Bowers
Bowers
Kankakee
Ill
Glen Zaring
Autocrat
Honolulu
Massie
Hoover
Philadelphia
New Presbyterian Committee
General Assembly
Alice In Wonderland
Reginald Liddell Hargreaves
Lewis Carroll
England
Naomi Blanche Miller
By Charles B. Anderson
Town City Women’s Club
Music Week
Joseph Haller
Wellman
Burton Inn
Red
Nineteenth Century Club
Boyd Berdo
John Dodd
North Marion Ave
Richard McCleery
John F. Durst
Daniel Thorst
Iowa City
Keota
Rebekahs
C. W. McLaughlin
Omaha
H. B. Hamilton
St. Louis
New Orleans
American Medical Association
Wisie Long
Reading
Pennsylvania
Harry Shrader
Los Angeles
California
Lona
Ida Cavendar
KE. J. Whistler
Pearl Stephens
Ben Weidner
Brighton
Adrienne
Benny” Wanerus
Tri-County Medical Association
the Y
E. E. Stutsman
8. W. Brookhart
J. H. Peet
Rotary Club
Mr. Peet
Miss Einspahr
Phil Parcell
R H. McCarty
Will McCarty
Lou Rush
Clay Township
Ezra Smith
Ben Leichty
Noble
W. M. Keeley
Ladies Guild
First Methodist Church
Evanston, Ill
Mrs
Frank Sage
South Fourth
Jefferson St
J. A. McCall
Ladies Aid Society
Presbyterian Church
Missoula
Montana
F. W. Eastwood
Albert McKeown
Seattle
Muscatine
Rhoda MceKeown
Harry McCall
Joe Melinski
West Chester
Hospital Aid Committee
Ollie Ssssey
Alice Wilson
Julia Cavender
Harvey and Warfel
Recreation Club
Shalla
the Volunteers of America
Isabell Davis
P. EB. O
Sigourney
C. M. of
Maple Grove Villa
Z. O. Singmaster
Rose Reid
Supreme Shrine
Detroit
Reid
Fg. E. Kennedy
Farmers Union
Hazel Peiper
Ray
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