Muscatine Armory to Be Auctioned Off
Muscatine May 14 The Armory building erected in 1915 by local citizens will be sold at sheriff sale in front of the courthouse on Monday June 11. Sheriff R J Wiley announced the sale follows a special execution tied to a foreclosure decree on a $31 000 mortgage issued by Judge A P Barker on April 26. The mortgage secured payments on a large number of voter issued items.
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Muscatine
Court House
R J. Wiley
R. G. Tipton
A. P. Barker
Court Sale Urged To Cover Armory Notes
Notes on construction maintenance and taxes for the armory property, held by First Trust and Savings Bank, are past due. R K Smith trustee reports no funds on hand. Citizens planned a fundraising drive but has not succeeded. The sheriff announces the property will be sold to the highest bidder on the addition date to satisfy the execution and costs.
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First Trust and Savings Bank
R. K. Smith
Armory Association
Robb Recovers and Plans Trip to Spirit Lake
Des Moines reports Sheriff W. E. Robb has recovered from two weeks of serious illness with normal temperatures and good rest. He will stay in Lutheran hospital until next Monday and then travel to Spirit Lake for two weeks to recuperate away from county jail worries and the ongoing police investigation.
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Des Moines
W. E. Robb
Lutheran Hospital
Only Survivor of Past Age Sphenodon in New Zealand
The sphenodon, a lizard like animal found only in New Zealand, is the sole living representative of the great reptilian order at the end of the Carboniferous age indicating ancient lineage persistence.
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New Zealand
Local notices from Washington and surrounding areas
Local items report visits to Centerville Davenport and Sigourney. Residents include Mr and Mrs R W Magnuson and children Genevieve and Kenneth, Mrs Fred Reid, Mrs H Benn, Mrs I A Caldwell and Evelyn and Billy, Elizabeth Flanders, Julia Barton death, and Mable Dankwardt trip. Businesses mentioned include Hermoline motor oil Bevins, Wolf Floral, Washington Cleaners, Stephen Jeweler, and Mannhardt Bros batteries. American Legion district convention heads to Burlington May 17.
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R. W. Magnuson
Genevieve
Kenneth
Centerville
Woman Home Brewer Given a Jail Sentence
Emily Atcheson was convicted in federal court for manufacturing beer in her home. Judge Faris sentenced her to three months in jail, a first in nineteen years of local juries for a woman being found guilty of a criminal charge.
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ST. Louis
Emily Atcheson
Faris
Boxing bouts highlighted at Shrine parade day plans
At Ft Madison on May 25 the Shrine committee announced boxing bouts as part of the program while remaining mum on whether stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford will attend or participate.
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FT. Madison
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Great Zinc Resources in Canada
An expert believes Canada could raise zinc output to supply about one tenth of global demand, with world consumption estimated at over 1,400,000 tons annually.
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Great Zinc Resources In
Canada
GLOCETY closes as 11th grade class hosts event
Miss Eva Godwin teaches the Number Eleven school which closed on Friday May thirteen. A 14 to 5 score favored the boys and girls in baseball. A bountiful dinner, short program and victrola music followed with forty five attendees reporting a fine time.
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Eva Godwin
Announcement of May meetings and legion convention
Announcements record a called O B S initiation meeting on May 18 and Lexington Ladies Aid at the church hall with a Wade Gardner reading Birds. It notes an American Legion 1st district convention in Burlington on May 17 at the armory and a church preaching schedule with pulpit committee orders.
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American Legion
1St District
Department of Iowa
Burlington
The
O. B.S
Bert Dill
Mel. Everette Smith
Carl Griggs
Lexington Ladies’ Aid Society
Church Hall
Wade Gardner
Boston Businessman Reveals Acting Aspiration
A Boston business man recalls a past craze to seek acting, saying he once stood on the stage briefly before realizing it did not suit him. He mentions a lighthearted exchange about a “little bird” hinting at gossip.
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Boston
Fragmented quote about a bird from the Boston Transcript
A readable fragment notes an idea it might have been a bird if it had been allowed to hatch, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Hidden meanings in fashion and dance humor
A witty snippet contends women use Reno as a code for refusal and notes social ambiguity in flirtation. It jokes that a calm observer can tell genuine illness from light dancing, while fashion trends force men to rely on gendered stereotypes for concealment.
Foot Forward and Polished Shoes Highlight Club Chair
A playful note urges dressing well and polishing shoes to present confidently. The quip suggests many men feel awkward at a women's club, jokingly attributed to a Judge.
Can Do No More in Dallas News Commentary
A Dallas News excerpt laments moral decline as a man buys rouge for the family and is left with whitewash for his fence, portraying a fading sense of civic virtue.
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Dallas News
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Jack Hoxie
Marguerite Clark
Harrison Ford
Johnny Hines
McRamara Undertaking Co
Washington Elevator Co
Earl A. Barr
Studio Graham Theater
Sanders & Skipton
Ernoon
Ening
Tress
McNamaras
Robb
Liberty Bell Banks
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Wolf Floral Company
McNamara’s
Hermoline Tractor Oil, Bevins
Fred Reid
Chicago
the Phoenix
H. D. Williams of
Keota
Washington
Hermoline
Bevin
Washington Green House
Clara Ramge
Harry Knott
Ernestus VanAtta
Buffalo Prairie
Kirks
Stephen Jeweler
H. Benn
Sigourney
Howard Benn
H. §. Chaney
Hutchinson
Kansas
Cook & Shellabarger
Cook
Mr. Shellabarger
Washington Cleaners
John Woods
Helen
Davenport
Ruby Conger
Ruby Skipton
West Chester
Mable Dankwardt
Deve Moines
Marie Stewart
I. A. Caldwell
Evelyn
Billy
Mr. Caldwell
Farm Bureau
Mannhardt Bros
Lowden
Fairfield
Julia Barton
J. M. Speer
C. A. Speer
Neiswanger
Gstf
Elizabeth Flanders
Elizabeth
St. Joseph School
H. M. McGuire
West Liberty
Letts
Iowa Avenue
Bone Yard
Mike Beasty
Hettie Griffith
Cotter
Emma Morris
Paddy's
C. Carnell
S. W. White
Springfield
Mass
W. James Home
Ottumwa
Myrtle Smithers
Albert Fellendorf
Bevins
Dailey’s Taxi
Elmer Thoma, W. D
Lloyd Lytle
McElhinney Drug Co
Emmet Frame
Ainsworth
Bessie
Melinda van Horn
Presbyterian Church
W. C. Harding
Lawrence Wilson
Wilson
Lowa
Milan Shields
Christian Church
Graham
Elonzo Caruso
Hart
James Aubrey
the Decorator
Gladys Walton
B. Olson
Wife
Mia, G. C
Grayson
St. Vitus
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