Social Calendar Highlights May Social Gatherings
Mrs Florence Smith hosts Wellston Social club Thursday May 14 with a mothers day program and each member to bring a mother. Fleur de fleur club meets with Mrs Wyatt Marbourg Thursday afternoon. Havre Social club gathers with Mrs Harold Witting. Quilt blocks sewing kit and birthday gifts requested. Fortnightly club literature department May breakfast at Mrs H B Knight home May 16 at 9 20 with attendees bringing plate cup fork and two spoons.
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Florence Smith
Wellston
Fleur-de-leur Club
Wyatt Marbourg
Havre
Harold Witting
The
Fort Nightly Club
H. B. Knight
Lyle Augspurger Spends Mother's Day in Pulaski
Lyle Augspurger marks Mother's Day at his Pulaski home enjoying quiet family moments and local traditions in the community setting.
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Lyle Augspurger
Pulaski
Mrs Arch Owen Meets Rev Arch Owen in Chicago
Mrs Arch Owen travels to Chicago to join her husband the Rev Arch Owen who has been studying at Yale university. Also notes a Meadow Gold ice cream ad and local weather with showers tonight.
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Arch Owen
Chicago
Rev
Yale University
Local News Briefs From Washington Area Community
Local residents travel to Chicago and Atlanta for visits and nursing study. Winifred Kelley will study nursing at Ravenswood hospital for several months. Jerome Kelley hopes to catch a Babe Ruth home run at the White Sox ball park. The Stricklers of Iowa City visited relatives in town. A billfeld paying incident prompts a reward offer. Several families from Washington gather at the Lloyd Bower home near Sigourney. Mrs. J C Peckman attends the Marek funeral in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Ledger
J. M. Kelley
Jerome Kelley
Miss Winifred Kelley
Chicago
Winifred
Ravenswood Hospital
Jerome
Babe Ruth
White Sox
EF. J. Strickler
Iowa City
John Caldwell
Glenn Wilson
Billfeld
Snyder
Chas
Cherry
Atlanta
Georgia
John Eckels
Harold Mangold
Paul Snakenberg
Carl Martin
Ledima Shrader
de- Elida Baker
Washington
Lloyd Bower
Sigourney
J. C. Peckman
Hills
Joseph Marek
Washington Hosts Meet Highlights Three Firsts at Fairfield Saturday
At Fairfield, Washington swept three first places in a field of teams including Keokuk Ottumwa and Fairfield. Irwin of Keokuk won the low hurdles, Bott of Keota took the 80 yard dash and Kiesey of Washington won the javelin.
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Washington
Fairfield
Bolsem
Oskaloosa
Irwin
Keokuk
Crayne
Munson
Springer
Ottumwa
Sellers
Wapello
Bott
Keota
Johnson
Ft. Madison
Braun
McCurdy
Dyers
Hemingway
Bollman
Burlington
McElhinney
Mediapolis
Davis
Kiesey
Randolph Centerville
Renaud
Albertson
Donahue
Garrison
Thompson Bollman
Kelly
Parker
Hynd
Strah
Farmington
Coulter and Schmitt
Freeman
Nurses' Alumni Hold Meeting and Bridge Afternoon
The Nurses' Alumni association met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Peter Koehler's home nine miles southeast of town. After the business session the group spent the rest of the time playing bridge. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Koehler Miss Cecil Dunbar and Miss Louise Willis
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Nurses’ Alumni Association
Peter Koehler
Koehler
Cecil Dunbar
Louise Willis
Burke Gangster May Have Killed Two Officers Here
Six members of Fred Burke's Midwest gang were paraded into Chicago under heavy guard after capture in Morrison Illinois. They were linked to bank robberies in Plano and Morrison and to a $2,800,000 Lincoln Nebraska holdup, with witnesses surrounding the convoy in their route to police offices for questioning and fingerprinting.
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Burke
Clinton
Ind
Chicago
Fred Burke
Midwest
East St Loui S
Til
Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois
Morrison
Sterling
Ill
Plano
Lincoln
Neb
Wai
Thomas Hayes
Thomas P. Connors
Howard Lee
William McQuillan
Edward
O'Hara
John Britt
State's Attorney's Office
Criminal Courts
West Side
Patrick Roche
State’s Attorney
Walker Butler
Harry Ditehburne
Roche
Loit Erery
Butler
Ditehburne
St.Valentine’s Day
George “Bugs
Moran
Girl Writes To Her Dream Husband In Death Letter
Iowa girl Freda Edwards 22, of Salem and Ollie, Iowa, wrote a letter to a husband her relatives say never existed while dying from slow poison. Authorities call the case one of the strangest mental episodes on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Iowa
Freda Edwards
Salem
Ollie
Edwards
Mrs B F Bostwick Improves After Hospital Stay
Mrs B F Bostwick returns home from the Lutheran Deaconness hospital in Chicago and is improving though she likely won't be able to rise for at least ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Bostwick
Lutheran Deaconness Hospital
Chicago
Your Success Depends On Your Pressed Suit
The article emphasizes that success in business hinges on appearance. It warns against dirty or wrinkled clothing and urges maintaining well pressed, clean attire to project the right image and aid career advancement.
Behrens Family Visits in Waterloo and Connections
Local social notes recount Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Behrens and son Charles visiting Waterloo relatives, sharing Mother's Day time with Mrs. Young’s family. Other visits include Miss Lucy Benz from Oskaloosa, Miss Esther Hay from Burlington, and Des Moines resident Mr. Griffith and son. Grand social and Shrine convention highlights are noted in Toronto.
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A. C. Behrens
Charles
Waterloo
Everett Griffith
Des Moines
Princess
Japan
Royal York Hotel
Kane County Auditor Accused of Embezzling County Funds
Fred A. Buthke of Aurora Illinois longtime Kane county auditor and sole officer appointed to oversee county officials faced a warrant for theft of 43000 dollars from the county poor farm funds after investigators found irregularities in his official activities. He died by his own action before trial.
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Fred A. Buthke
Aurora
Kane County
Buthke
Local residents recall child’s song broadcast on KTNT
Miss Carrie Palmer of Keota was in Washington Saturday everliles. Four year old Robert Stout sang a long song in the visitors program over KTNT Muscatine yesterday afternoon. Neighbors marveled at how a young child could remember such a lengthy tune. Mr and Mrs T G Lee spent the weekend in Paris Missouri visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Hr L Winscott were at Ft Madison yesterday. Mrs Martha Guest and son Ray, Mrs Frank Bell and Miss Olet Stewart were in Ottumwa Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hilleary
Oskaloosa
Lena Stewart
Iowa Southern Utilites Co
B. F. Campbell
Harry Boileau
Betty Jean
Rock Island, Il
Lewis Case Home
Duane Hazen
Ainsworth
Sam Miller
Faust Pleasant Plain
A. H Surlen
Brighton
Robison
Tuth
Abbie Evans
Des Moines
G. B. Allen
John Jensen
Centerville
John L. Jr
Helen Mae
Jack Caldwell
Town
Harry Sizer
Lisbon
Lee Holland
Benton Harbor
Mich
Holland
Commercial Savings Bank
Ruth
Edna Bridges
D. M. Bridges
Muscatine
Mary Louise Harwood
Cherie McElhinney
Town City
Priscilla Morrison
University of Iowa
Val Fuhr
Robert Garrett
Dean
Fuhr
Peter Sehmitt
Sam Davis
Cotter
Leola BR. Grim
Olds
R. H. Morris
Paul Gray
Gray
H M. Shellabarger
Mr. Gray
Harry Allender
Vail
Ralph Junkin
Washington
Joe Kessel
BE. A. Horner
Wallace Tibbs
Crawfordsville
Robert S. Welte
Kalona
Lyle Bower
Wayland
Bernard N. Conrad
Kajona
Edward Petratt
Edward Stout
Mat Wehr
Keota
Clarence J. Greiner
Richland
W.T. Hill
G. P. Mann
Floyd
Earnest Lebraneh
Hugh Conrad
Lloyd Hill
Mt. Pleasant
Davison
Earl Birney
Cedar Rapids
Wilbur Day
D. C. Kilgore
Robert Stout
KTNT
T. G. Lee
Paris
Hr. L. Winscott
Ft. Madison
Martha Guest
Ray
Frank Bell
Washington Boosters Defeat Riverside 6 to 1 at Libe's Park
The Washington Boosters beat Riverside 6 to 1 at Libe's Park in yesterday's game, marking their third straight win of the season. Battery Edmondson and Boileatr starred, with Miller at short delivering exceptional defense. Next Sunday the Boosters host Letts in the locals league home opener.
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Washington Boosters
Riverside
Libe’s Park
Brighton
Ainsworth
Edmondson and Boileatr
Boosters
Miller
Griffith Funeral Held for Mrs George Griffith
Funeral services for Mrs George Griffith were held Sunday afternoon at the North Iowa avenue residence. Dr A Wa Henke presided with a quartet including Mr and Mrs Carl Hedges A L Griffith and Mrs Remps Hampsher. Pallbearers were Earl Nicola M L Sartor W J Thompson G Davis Charles Owen and Frank Pearson. Interment followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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George Griffith
North
Iowa Avenue
A. Wa. Henke
Carl Hedges
A. L. Griffith
Funeral of Joseph Marek at St James Church
Funeral services for Joseph Marek were held this morning at nine o'clock at St James Church, with Father J H O Don nell conducting. Pallbearers included George Stump, Joe Melinsky, Joe Wright, James Zeck, Harve Wilson, Orville Dayton, Malcolm Montgomery and Will Crozier. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Joseph Marek
St. James Church
J. H. O’donnell
George Stump
Joe Melinsky
Joe Wright
James Zeck
Harve Wilson
Orville Dayton
Malcolm Montgomery
Will Crozier
Elm Grove Cemetery
Missing Iowa janitor sought after rooming house slaying
Chicago reports date May 11 Police in Iowa and southern Illinois search for George Nichols a janitor after the Saturday slaying of Mrs Maggie Laine 58 in the rooming house where Nichols worked A post mortem shows strangulation A money bag worn by Laine was rifled Chicago police ask Macomb Jr and Des Moines and Richland officials to search for Nichols.
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Chicago
U.P
Iowa
Illinois
George Nichols
Maggie Laine
Nichols
Funeral for Washington contractor Harry Shrader
Funeral services for Harry Shrader a Washington contractor were held Saturday at 2 30 p m at the Presbyterian church with Dr F W Eastwood in charge Casket bearers included Orville Elder Frank L Wilson D D Sherman L S Patterson M C DeLong and C Lemmon A Knights of Pythias delegation served as honorary escort Interment was private in Elm Grove cemetery
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Harry Shrader
Presbyterian Church
Washington
F. W. Eastwood
Orville Elder
Frank L. Wilson
D. D. Sherman
L. S. Patterson
M. C. DeLong
C. §. Lemmon
Knights of Pythias
Elm Grove Cemetery
Golden Gate Named Long Before California Gold Discovery
A narrowed channel into San Francisco Bay was named Golden Gate by Sir Francis Drake around 1578, nearly 800 years before gold was discovered in California.
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Golden Gate
California
San Francisco Bay
Francis Drake
Mother's Day Visits and Local Notices From Washington Iowa
The page lists community notices including a visit by Miss Gertrude Jatimer with her parents to observe Mother's Day and their silver wedding anniversary, plus a hospital census of twenty six patients. It mentions demonstrations by Fuller Brush through a local representative, a D. Fe. Macon auction in Washington, Iowa, and guests at the H. R. Crayton home including Dr. Henry A. Martin and others. It also notes new spring suit arrivals at Sehmoeller Hyres and travel plans of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. George to Toronto Canada.
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Ora Larkin
Dubuque
Frank Kurtz
Marion George
Washington County Hospital
Frankie
Vesper Bonnett
Rose Bonnett
Davis City
T. R. Shively
Gertrude Jatimer
Chicago School of Physical Education
Kr. B. Hammer
Mrs. Hammer
H. R. Crayton
Henry A. Martin
Lillian
Vivian
Hettie
Alonzo Dougherty
A R. Joyce
Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Sehmoeller Hyres. Ag
French American fight tour on WGN in Chicago
Local fans can hear the French American fight tour tomorrow evening on WGN Chicago. Bouts feature amateur French fighters versus recent Golden Gloves winners in a cross to highlight national talent.
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WGN
Chicago
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fox
EL Brendel
Sioux City
Sherman’e Funeral Home
Gion
Ambulance Seroiec
Furnish National Caskets and Clark
Wallace Lumber CO
N. Marion
M.C. DeLong
Mgr
Lowell Sherman
Irene Dunne
Sabra
Imarron
Service
Variety Pathe
NE News
George Arliss
the Millionaire
Sogeiy
Freda White
W. GG. Stewart
Lou Jean
Tommy
Ames
Mary Alice Stewart
D. C. Schantz
Wyman
Earl R. Woods
W. I. Smylie
R. E. Waddell
Winfield
Nannie J. Kilgore
Ross Woods
Ethel van Winkle
Zeno Tinnes
E. M. McConaughy
Fremont
Mary McConaughy
Peter Witting
C. W. Davis
Barclay's
Howard Miller
Sommers
Wisconsin
Orez & Speer
Ed Kleinberg
Lee
R. C. Wilcox
Frank Shebeck
Mason City
Carrie Palmer
Rliles
Mies
Griffith
South Side Square
D. FE
Macon
Washington, Iowa
Schmoeller Bros
J. R. George
Toronto
Canada
Owen McGovern
Louis Baird
Maplelane Dairy Chas
Palmer
Phone
Bugs
Iowa Motor Service
Greasing
Para
Faro
John Shields & Sons
Wash'nton County
Wash'nton Oi Company
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
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