Towns Join In Music Week Concert In Washington
Musicians from Keota and Crawfordsville joined Washington performers for a standout National Music Week concert at the Methodist church. The Washington audience filled the bio auditorium as the Crawfordsville high School orchestra directed by Miss Reaney and the Washington junior high glee club entertained, with piano solos by Mrs. George Masson and group readings by Keota children. The program closed with the Washington men's sextet and Crawfordsville high school girls glee club delivering strong performances.
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Amont
Keota
Crawfordsville
Washington
Methodist Church
Bio Auditorium
Central Park
Crawfordsville High School
Miss Reaney
Washington Junior High School Glee Club
George Masson
Jesse J. Miller
Fort Sherman
Everette Griffith
A. L. Griffith
Bert Campbell
P. G. Widmer
Jesse Miller
Keatans
Emily Brown
Howard Harley
Max Marble
Riego
Squire
Boys Playing With Pistols Leaves One Wounded
Nine year old Marion Rittenhouse was lightly wounded in the right ear when a revolver fired by his playmate 13 year old Humphrey Hale grazed his scalp. Authorities investigate how the boys obtained the guns as mothers did not authorize their use.
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Marion Rittenhouse
Humphrey Hale
Hale
Sheriff's Office
Tornado Hits Stinson Field in San Antonio
A tornado struck Stinson field last night destroying thirteen airplanes three hangars and a machine shop at the commercial flying field in San Antonio Texas. Four employees escaped injury as debris swirled in the 100 mile wind and damage was estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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San Antonio
Texas
Stinson Field
Wheat price drops over six cents today
Chicago May 9 a more than six cent drop in wheat prices followed the US government crop report indicating a winter wheat yield 15 to 20 million bushels higher than earlier estimates. May delivery of wheat fell to 1.62 3 4.
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Chicago
United States
Boy Hurt In Fall While Playing Tag In Keokuk
In Keokuk on May 9 13 year old Comma Cathers fell from a landing after a rod protecting the stair broke. He suffered a broken arm hip injuries and facial bruises.
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Associated Press
Keokuk
Comma Cathers
Battle Hymn Rally Stirs Church Audience, Nation Anthem Follows
A program combining natural talent and strong direction impressed Musicians of Washington as one of the best in the community. The Battle Hymn of the Republic drew an audience chorus and the national anthem closed the event with flag at attention. Keota and Crawfordsville participants greatly enhanced the evening.
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Washington
Keota
Crawfordsville
Interesting Story Hour at Jane A Chilcote Library
An afternoon Story Hour on music week was held at the Jane A Chilcote Public Library from one to two. Mrs. A Anderson directed. Lois Martha Samson won first prize with 70 words on her list and a Book of Birds. Marjorie McColl took second with a prize book Stories Every Child Should Know.
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Jane A. Chilcote Public Library
A. Anderson
Washington
Helen Cunningham
Bertha Hay
Lela Rhodes
Lois Martha Samson
Olive Thorne Miller
Marjorie McColl
Junior High Track Entries Surpass One Hundred
Physical director Richard Davis of the YMCA reports more than a hundred junior high boys have signed entry cards for the upcoming Junior High track and field meet under YMCA supervision. The event is set for Friday afternoon May 22 at the high school athletic field with entries closing the following Wednesday. Winners will receive blue, red and white ribbon badges. Entries are divided into four weight classes with four events each.
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Richard Davis
Music Soothes Screen Stars As Tre y Works
Hollywood reports that music from early sideline tones to modern ensembles accompanies film studios and location shoots. Since 1916 portable organs gave way to violin organ and cello trios, expanding repertoire and tempering star moods, making musical gags a key thread in silver screen entertainment.
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Hollywood
Cal
Muusicians
General Bullard III Stricken With Pneumonia at Fort Totten
Major General Robert Lee Bullard, retired commander of the American Second Army in World War I, is hospitalized at Fort Totten Staten Island with congestion of the lungs and pneumonia. He is 64 and retired last January.
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New York
Robert Lee Bullard
Fort Totten
Staten Island
Bullard
Washington Track Team Competes in Tri-State Meet at Fairfield
Washington High School track athletes compete today at Fairfield in the Tri-state meet against more than thirty Town high schools. McConnell, Wilcox, and Beauchamp qualified for finals in the high hurdles, as Washington aims to rack up points. Relay results at Fairfield yesterday place Washington second in the quarter mile event behind Burlington.
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Parsons College
Fairfield
McConnell
Washington
Wilcox
Oskaloosa
Beauchamp
Winfield
Burlington
Grinnell College names Lester Duke as assistant coach
Grinnell Iowa May 9 Lester Duke of Washington Grinnell college senior has joined the coaching staff for the coming year Duke captained the Pioneer eleven after Captain Critcbett was injured and played right tackle earning near unanimous placement on Valley and all state teams He also ran track specializing in the half mile and javelin and now serves as assistant football and track coach and in the physical training department of his alma mater
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Grinnell
Lester Duke
Washington
Grinnell College
Duke
Wen
Pioneer
Critcbett
Believe Couple Die in Pact to Charm Death at Onawa Iowa
Monona county sheriff believes Mr and Mrs Thermeister of Topeka Kansas died by a mutual pact in a Park hotel room at Onawa after the husband shot his wife then turned the gun on himself. Four shots fired. about $35 found. room heavily barricaded. letters suggest shared estate details.
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Onawa
Monona County
C Thermeister
Topeka
Kas
Park Hotel
Re Theimeister
Shaw, Kas
Weather outlook for week: cool start and warming trend
Washington May 8 weather outlook for the week beginning Monday calls for fair and cooler conditions in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, warming toward the middle of the week, followed by a period of scattered showers in the latter half.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Springfield teen wins prize for anti communism essay
Robert Krumholtz, 17, of Springfield Ohio, wins $750 from the American Legion for best essay in a national contest on Why Communism Is a Menace to Americanism. More than 200000 school children submitted essays.
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Robert Krumholtz
Springfield
The
American Legion
Bishop McConnell to Speak at Upper Iowa University
Bishop Francis J. McConnell of Pittsburgh will deliver the commencement address on June 4 at Upper Iowa University Fayette. Commencement exercises begin May 30 with a recital of the school of oratory. May 31 features the baccalaureate sermon by Bishop Keeney of Omaha. Alumni program and college luncheon follow June 3, with the senior class play set for the commencement evening.
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McConnell
Fayette
Francis J. McConnell
Pittsburg
Upper Iowa University
School of Oratory
Frederick T. Keeney
Omaha
Neb
College
Dla
Jun
High School One Act Plays Draw Crowd
A large audience attended the high school one act plays last night. Students from public speaking classes performed Master Wayfarer Untrue to Type and The Mouse Trap with solid acting. Three more one act comedies Teath of the Gift Horse A Girl to Order and Do Men Gossip will be shown tonight at 7 20 with an admission of fifteen cents.
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Arthur Birney
Catherine Hill
Arthur Clemence
Roy Finch
Walter Harter
Corinne Martin
Alice Perry
Merritt Reiner
Sevilla Bolee
Anabelle Campbell
Eva Diller
Frances Thames
Leona Leeper
Alice Bailey
Grand jury probes New York baby farm case
A New York grand jury orders an investigation into Mrs Helena Geisen Volk and her 86th street baby farm where twenty two infants died in just over a year. She is held on fifty six thousand dollar bail. A separate verdict finds Wealthie Marner died accidentally when her husband’s shotgun exploded during a hunting trip.
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New York
Helena Auguste Geisen-Volk
Vernon Acorpher
Wealthie Marner
Star pitcher Charsty Mathewson returns to Savanne Lake
Charsty Mathewson once a famed eight star pitcher for the Giants and now president of the Boston National League club is back at Savanne Lake convalescing from a heavy cold caught at the opening event. His recent health revival has excited his entire fandom as he resumes his recovery.
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Charsty Mathewson
Giants
Savanne Lake
Sare
For Sale Yellow Dent Seed Corn
For sale yellow dent seed corn at 2.50 per bushel while it lasts. Tests 100 percent. Devault Boileau. 7212.
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Devault Boileau
Decision to Build Veterans Hospital at Fort Snelling
A definite decision to construct a veterans bureau hospital at Fort Snelling Minn was reached today by Director Hines of the Veterans Bureau and War Department officials The announcement came from Washington noting federal support for the Fort Snelling project with plans in motion for early construction and operation details to follow
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Prew
Washington
Veterans Bureau
Fort Snelling
Minn
Hines
War Department
German to Impose Prison Terms on Stowaways
Berlin reports a new policy to jail stowaways bound for American ports for up to two years. The rule aims to curb unlisted passengers after liners faced fines of up to 1000 dollars per stowaway, pushing German companies to seek heavier penalties on passengers who sail without listing.
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Berlin
United States
America
Anxiety Modern Mother Yes Style Question
An informal remark questions whether the baby’s appearance and style meet expectations. The speaker notes the baby’s prettiness and shifts to a concern about fashion or presentation, addressing an aunt figure. The tone suggests light gossip within a family context.
Mother remembrance and love across the night
A reflective verse honors a mother who raised and watched over her child through many nights. It emphasizes enduring love and the yearly observance of the mother’s memory, urging the child not to forget.
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