Council Defers Setting Contract for Sewage Plant
Bids on the county sewage treatment plant ranged from 53 800 to 78 600 and the contract was not awarded due to funds. Planning had estimated about 40 000 but bids exceeded that. Officials expect to reissue bids later with possible plan changes to save money. Six to seven bids were received overall for the new plant. County supervisors awarded a contract to Leo Plumb for a sewage plant at the county home for 6 200. A C Dickey won the contract to build twenty bridges and culverts for 17 400 versus an estimate of 20 090. Central Culvert Co won a pipe contract for culverts with prices from 78 cents to 3 7% per foot depending on grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neware
County Board of Supervisors
Leo Plumb
Wapello
A.C. Dickey
Hedrick
Central
Ottumwa
Story Hours Close at Library After Saturday Afternoons
The library story hours for amalier children end after a series run. Inter church committee and church ladies organized the sessions with quiet attentive audiences averaging seventy five each week. The committee thanks all who contributed time to tell stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalier
Interchurch Committee
Phittact
Funeral services for Mrs James M Bickford
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Goodin funeral parlors at three o'clock. The rites were conducted by Rev Willard Wylie with Rev A J Unthank assisting. pallbearers included Dr G B Kerr T J Harvey R H Walker W A Cook W M Conner and Don Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘M. Bickford
Goodin
Willard Wylie
A. J Unthank
Pall
G. 8. Kerr
T. J. Harvey
R. H. Walker
W. A. Cook
W. M. Conner
Don Sherman
Albania Scene of Armed Strife
May 10 dispatches report conflict in Tirana between the Albanian government and deputies demanding the capital be moved. Deputies are said to have occupied the town of Kron Kroya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rade
Tirana
Krown Kroya
Defer Track Meet With Wellman High
Yesterday and today’s weather forced postponement of the Washington versus Wellman dual track meet. The meet likely moves to next Tuesday after school with potential plans for a May 24 triage. Coach Albert McKinstry will take several athletes to Iowa City for the state meet. A Burlington airfield Washington meet at Fairfield is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wellman
Albert McKinstry
Iowa City
Burlington - Airfield
Fairfield
Mrs. Harry Palmgren Dies in California
Friends here report the death of Mrs. Harry Palmgren in California. Mr. Palmgren writes en route from California to Cleveland to bring his wife’s body back for burial. Mrs. Palmgren was from Cleveland but was not known locally. No particulars were provided in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Harry Palmgren
California
Palmgren
Cleveland
Cty
County cancels graveling and grading projects
County supervisors voted to cancel the highway graveling contract from Bush corner north of town to the Johnson county line. The action follows policy to reduce primary road work due to insufficient funds, with an estimated cost of 10 120.02 dollars, of which 8 440.12 would have gone to TC Kyle for hauling and the remainder to W G Block & Co for material. They also rescinded an earlier spring cancellation of the N C Nelson grading on the road west of West Chester. Completing the grading this year was deemed cheaper than leaving it unfinished, with about one and a half miles of highway to grade and an estimated remaining cost around 2 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Bush Corner
Johnson County
State Highway Commission
T C. Kyle
W. G. Block & Co
Muscatine
N. C. Nelson
West Chester
Weather outlook for week begins with showers and cool start
The Associated Press reports a rainy start to the week in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with cooler temperatures, followed by generally fair skies and normal temperatures as the week progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Band Concert to Close Music Week in Central Park
National Music Week ends with an opening band concert in Central Park led by Neil Humble. The First United Presbyterian church hosted an organ recital by Miss Helen Harvey and performances by sixth graders and high school glee clubs directed by Bertha Hay. Washington musicians supported the week, organized by Mrs. A Anderson of the Fortnightly Club, with widespread community help and heavy attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Neil Humble
First United Presbyterian Church
Helen Harvey
Bertha Hay
Washington
A. Anderson
Bailey Glee Club to Perform With Notables in New York
The Fordham University Glee Club under Kenneth Bailey will give a May 9 concert at Aeolian Hall with violinist David Polakoff as soloist and tenor Thomas Ryan singing Schubert. Prominent sponsors include Cardinal Hayes Otto Kahn Clarence Mackay and Adolph Ochs. the event will be broadcast by WJZ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Courier
Kenneth Bailey
John J. Bailey
Washingto
Fordham University Glee Club
David Polakoff
Schubert
Thomas Ryan
Estelle Liebling
New York
Patrick
Cardinal Hayes
John J. Dunn
D. D
Otto Kahn
Clarence Mackay
Martin Conboy
Georgine Iselin
Adolph Ochs
Col
Louis Conley
Howard W. Taft
de Dancey Kane
Henry Bruckner
Kenneth O’brien
Margaret Spain
T. W .Churchill
Mt. St. Vincent's Academy
New Rochelle College
WJZ
Seventy Believed Dead In Togo Disaster
Seventy people are believed dead after the motor boat Kinga Maru capsized near Keelung Formosa. One hundred aboard, with about thirty survivors reported by dispatches from Keelung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Keelung
Formosa
Record Bread Prices Rise in Paris and Seine
Bread prices in Paris and the Seine department hit a peak not seen since the 1870 siege. The loaf remains the French population’s main staple amid rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Seine Department
Arts
White Lumber Yard Incorporated with New Officers
Articles of Incorporation filed with county and state reveal White Lumber Yard, located at North Iowa avenue and Third street, capitalized at $60,000. Lawrence Wilson serves as president with Nick Roth as vice president and J. Karel as secretary and treasurer. The company will deal in lumber building materials paint fuel and will engage in contracting and construction work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
White Yard Company
Lawrence Wilson
Nick Roth
J. Karel
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
Washington Township Caucus Announces May Precinct Meeting
E. L. Barthelow republican committeeman announces a precinct caucus at No 11 School House next Monday evening May 13 to nominate a township ticket and select delegates to the county convention. Barthelow urges a large turnout of township Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Barthelow
Washington Township
No. 11
School House
Mr. Barthelow
EL. Barthelow
Supreme court upholds pay for right of way case
Local lawyers note a favorable supreme court ruling in Conrad versus Shearer. The decision affirms a warrant payment for land bought for primary road right of way, clarifying that Section 423 does not require a popular vote for primary road acquisitions. The ruling settles legal questions raised in the Peiper case and guides future county actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Conrad
Board of Supervisors
Joseph Peiper
Kalona Road
Ainsworth
Kalona
Peiper
Widow of German Officer Dies After Poisoning
Chicago May 10. Mrs Mary A Von Leszel about 55, said to be divorced wife of a German army officer, who came from Pasadena California, died today after taking poison in a hotel room last night. She was found unconscious and no explanation of her act has been obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary A. von Leszel
Pasadena
Cal
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchant Directive
A directive instructs telling merchants I saw their ad in the Journal to prompt engagement. The rule emphasizes using this phrase to initiate contact and reference the publication. It frames a simple marketing nudge as a standard practice.
Washington high school holds annual class day 1924
The senior class of 1924 concluded its high school career with the annual class day program begun at 1:15 PM. Miss Patton presided and the De Molay Orchestra provided music. Letters were awarded to athletes and debaters, with notes on who would not return next year. The program featured toasts, an honor roll, and performances led by the seniors, including a stunt court scene and a class song and yell. The event closed with a lighted 1924 banner and green and white curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Molay
Patton
Ameriea
Beautiful
Our Old High
Bertha Hay
McKinstry
Macon
D. Duke
T. Duke
Marshall
Hill
DuBois
Dempsey
Bramer
Williams
McGugin
Cunningham
Moore
Fisher
McConnell
Swisher
Palmer
McGuegin
Elwell
Thompson
Korf
Beal
Washington
McKinistry
Mise Willa Gibson
Lucie Young
Myrtle Macon
Helen Real
Edna Caldwell
Martha Davidson
Lola Davia
Hazel Starr
Dorothy Clark
Helen Livingston
Miss Gibson
Riverside
Miss Gibson Deserves Much Credit For Her Work. Miss Hazel Smith
Carl Kunath
John Matthews
Ellen Morrison
Merrill Robb
Elizabeth Sherman
Robert Sage
Helen Livingston Eang
Cowen
Dunham Morrison
Dean Reagans
David Letts
Christina Breitenbach
Mies Hay
Merle Wilson
Walter Fastwood
Clarence Miller
Clarice Wenzel
Barbara Miller
Robert McGugin
Harold Jones
Mount Etna Active Since Ancient Times
A geologist reports Mount Etna was erupting as early as 50 B C and likely as destructive then as in modern epochs, reasserting its long history as a volcanic menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Etna
Australian scientist claims synthesis of indistinguishable sugar
An Australian scientist announces he has produced a synthetic sugar identical to cane sugar. Experts reportedly cannot detect any difference between the two, suggesting a true chemical equivalence.
Magnificent European Cave Hosts Bank Holiday Ball
A cavern near Adelsburg in Austria features four vast grottoes and is praised as Europe’s most magnificent. A ball is held in one grotto on every bank holiday, attracting dukes and nobles who attend the spectacular event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelsburg
Austra
Europe
De Molay Orchestra Closes Evening Again
The De Molay orchestra performed at the close once more, bringing the event to a final musical finish.
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Ali
Mes. Bickford
Albania
Dempsey & Breitenbach
Wellman High
West
Togio
Lemmon
Hy-per-sen
Whitman
White Lumber Yard
Opin
N. 2Nd. Ave
High School
Evening Journal
Frank McAvoy
Weat Cheater
Iowa
Cook's Cafe
American Pearl Button Co
Nileart Company
Wayne, Indiana
L. H. Wallace
John Sexton & Co
T. B
Willis Beatty
Green
Reid
REED
Ames
I. B. Rabenold
Soret
Rhode Island
Warren's Seed Store
Warren’s Seed Store
Chester
Shorthorn Hi
J. Mangold
Jersey
Boyd Berdo
John Wehr
Ford Garage
North Marion Ave
A. E. Putnam
Jake Sheets
Clarence
Dublin
J. M. Finney
W. M. Keeley
Brunswick
G. F. Foster
C. M. Edgar
N. Ave
Sam McCleery
Ren
No. Narion Ave
Zinnia
Warren's
J. M. Goodwin
Black Hat
Inquire Journal
Wellston Social Club
Preston Hoover
Ater
West Chester High School
Baptist Church
Kathryn Latta
Arnold
Harold Hays
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