Prized Short Hand Volume Sought by Local Resident
Clyde Brown seeks the return of a bound 1882 issue of Short hand News valued for its historical shorthand essays by Dan Brown. The volume likely left in a post office lobby or between the post office and his home. Dan Brown, pioneer in shorthand education, helped start shorthand in Chicago public schools in 1875 and influenced veterans groups in Civil War era.
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Clyde Vo Brown
Postoffice
Brown & Holland
Brown
Clyde Brown
Dan Brown
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
Washington
Clyde Brown Early Washington Carriage Trades Pioneer
Clyde Brown arrived in Washington in 1895 from Burlington to join a carriage trade once the city’s leading industry. He worked as a trimmer and leather specialist for buggy makers, later starting his own buyer making plant on North Marion Avenue. The era saw three local carriage factories including Bell and Ditrmars, which later gave way to the rise of automobiles and the decline of horse drawn transport.
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Mr. Brown
Burlington
Judge Tracy
Iowa
GAL KR
Colorado
Clyde Brown
Washington
Washingtons
Bucey
Washington Buggy Company
Ross Motor Service
Ross
South Marion Avenue
West Jefferson Street
North Marion Avenue
Whittaker
Railway Express Agency
Wilde Foundry
Bell Company
Tait
North
Iowa Avenue
East Second Street
Ditmars
Washington Rugrey Company
Brown
Brown Company
Japan Nearing Restored Sovereignty Ten Years After Pearl Harbor
Japan stands at the threshold of restored sovereignty as the San Francisco Peace Treaty dates its effect after ratification by the United States and six other Allied participants. The treaty was signed by 48 non Communist nations and ratified by the Japanese government.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
United States
Caring for Your Baby’s High Chair Finish
Advice to refresh worn high chairs by sanding down marred surfaces and applying two thin coats of fresh shellac to restore appearance and cleanliness.
Libya Proclaims Independence as Nation United and Proposes Parliament
Libya formally adopts a constitution declaring independence with a three‑province structure and a two‑house parliament. The dual capitals are Tripoli and Benghazi, historic Mediterranean ports.
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Libya
Egypt
United Kingdom
Tripolitania
Cyrenaica
Fezzan
Tripoli
Bengal
Mediterranean
White Chalk Touchups for Clean White Gloves
A purse carried white chalk can quickly touch up dirty smudges on white gloves providing a simple dry cleaning method. The tip suggests using chalk to restore brightness and maintain neat appearances in formal settings.
Ainsworth Students Honored At Award Night
Ainsworth school honored students at award night hosted by the Parent-Teachers association on Monday May 5. Judy Quinn was named valedictorian with Wilton Miller as salutatorian, and Charles Thomson received the citizenship award. Dozens of students earned scholastic music athletic and other awards across junior high and senior levels.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth School
Parent-Teachers Association
Bob Ballantine
State University of Iowa
Judy Quinn
Wilton Miller
Maurine Stephens
Sara McGintis
Walia Miller
Charlene Romine
Virgina Hunt
David Stout
Allen Wortman
Sandra Ornduff
Dale Roberts
Marlene Brown
Jane Quinn
Charles Thomson
John Warenknecht
Jant Thompson
Karen Koeller
Professional Directory Listing with Local Experts
Directory entry lists Stewart and Shearer Attorneys R A Stewart Paul Shear x 115 E Wash. Wendell L Shaffer Dentist across from Hotel Washington OR. R Q Eastland Building phone 1019. C L Lemmon John W Lemmon Optometrists eyes examined glasses fitted East Side Square OR. M L Smith Eyes Examined Glasses or lenses North Side Square phone 914. Dr P L Etter Osteopathic Physician Journal Blog phone 10 Rectal diseases.
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Stewart & Shearer— Attorneys
R. A. Stewart
Paul Shearx
E. Wash
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
C. L. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
M. L. Smith
North Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Aviation cadet Jerry Johnson advances after tests at Biloxi
Mrs. Sam Matrison reported her son Jerry KO Johnson passed cadet tests and qualified for aviation cadet schooling. He is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi awaiting his next assignment.
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Jerry KO Johnson
Jerry
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Churchill Kin Care Trip Frames Elder Churchill Tale
Lyle Churchill returned home from Fairmont Nebraska after three months helping care for his grandfather J A Churchill. The elder Churchill’s condition was not encouraging while duties in Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and St Louis were noted in today’s sports standings.
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Lyle Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Fairmont
Nebraska
J. A. Churchill
Local Visit Ties Churchill and Ziewlowsky Families
Mr and Mrs Charles Churchill joined Mr and Mrs Cloves Ziewlowsky Eugene LaVerne and Joyce for a weekend in Pairman Nebraska. They stayed in homes of the former’s father JOA Churchill and brother Walter W Churchill and also visited their son and brother.
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Charles Churchill
Cloves Ziewlowsky
Eugene LaVerne
Joyce
Pairman, Nebr
Joa, Churchill
Walter W. Churchill
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Bruce Cowden
Nevada
Yucca Proving Grounds
Nevada Desert
Marine Corps
International
Church of England
Washington Evening Journal
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Richard Russell
Georgia
League of Women Voters
W. Averell Harriman
Estes Kefauver
Robert Kerr
Paul G. Hoffman
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold BE. Stassen
Gov
Earl G. Warren
California
JoAnn Smith
The
DAR
Joyce Owens
Marilyn Wrantz
Meda Owens
Wiltoa Miller
Sara McGinnnis
Charlene Ricotline
Lois Goslinge
Sandra Ornduatt
Hiovs
Dick Mebarlana
Ronald Orndutt
Bill Wilcore
Benjie Lieehty
Date Buck
Alien Wortian
Bill Koeller
Dim Wagenknecht
Bob Warenknecht
Maer
Bove
Dick Measland
Bill Wilger
Romidd Orndutt
Jim Warenknecht
Jim Lins
Alien Wortmian
Bill McParland
Phivid Letts Charoer
David Betty Mary Letiles
Maridee Oris
Allen Wortmian
Martine Stephens
Claudine Kilgore
Joan West
Bill Koehler
Bob Elliott
Dorothy Luske
Wilmus Miller
Shorthoard
Saundra Ornduit
Jane Smith
Lila Mae Prosser
George Stout
Jovesx Owens
Jimi Quinn
Karen Koenler
David Letts
Robert Wagenknecht
Kermit Kloptenstein
Edward Stout
Benje Liechty
Barbara Allen
Pat Tobin
David Stephens
Rosemary Jenkins
Carl Hawkins
Sara McGinnis
Martha White
James Mik
Sch
Jimmy Soukup
Lill Moore
Gerald Dieter
Louolve Stout
Frank Thompson
Dick Thorn
Hill
Sistrunk
Linda Gerdes
Carolyn Crawford
Larry O'Connor
Boyd Stephens
Bill Wilson
Jon Campbell
Edward Miksel
Larry Simmering
Maridee Orris
Jo- Ann Smith
David Strout
Chate Roverts
Allen Worthan
Elal
Kath Stephens
Betty Martin
Edith Simpson
Sandy Ornduft
Lois Gosling
Bob Wagenknecht
Daryl Owens
Bill Hazeley
Charles Thorpeon
Aiden Wortman
Wilma Miller
Virginia Hunt
Dorothy Lasek
Judy Skubal
Jim Warenkneect
Dave Letts
Roy Miller
Keith Orris
Bil Koehler
Clive Klopfenstein
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey
Theo. B. Bailey
West Main
Morrison & Morrison
E. D. Morrison
D. Morrison Jr
Morrison Bldg
Livingston & Day — Attorneys
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day—Abstract Dept
West Main St
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Optometrists
OR. R. Q. Eastland Building
Journal
Washington Concrete Co
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
Sam Matrison
Major
United Press
Brooklyn
New York
Hee Chituge
St Louis
Bostons
Philadde Splita
Pittshburel
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance Agency
Chicare
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland Knights
Philadelpha
Boston
Metal Shop
South Marion
Evening Journal
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