Washington Boys Glee Club Win First at Ames State Contest
Washington Iowa celebrates as the boys glee club takes first place in the state Class A contest at Ames, while the girls place second. Reports from Prof. Lloyd Edgar note strong performances and a high division placement, with details still emerging as travel home may be delayed by rain and a radio concert.
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Iowa
Washington Boys’ Glee Club
Ames
Lloyd Edgar
Sheldon
Council Bluffs
Ames Daily Tribune
Edgar
Washington Muscians
Penguins Wings Used as Efficient Paddies in Swimming
The wings of the penguin, though useless for tying, function as paddies enabling effective swimming, noted in the Springfield Republican.
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Springfield Republican
Rain Prevents Local Entry in Track Meet
Washington high school will not be represented at the Little Six meet at Mt Pleasant due to last night’s rain. Burlington Ottumwa and Fairfield will compete, Mt Pleasant and Maccatine will not compete. Washington plans to enter next Saturday in either the Muscatine invitation meet or the State Teachers College meet at Cedar Falls.
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Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
McKinstry
Asylum Town
Burlington
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Maccatine
Washington
Muscatine
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Surveys on Indigenous Population and Race Survival
The census and a South African government paper challenge ideas of racial extinction. They argue whites struggle to maintain demographics in South Africa while indigenous peoples endure and may outlive certain populations. The text reflects on historical resilience of conquered peoples and suggests Indians could outlast some current populations amid future trials.
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United States
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Britain
Italy
Spain
Grain Ports of Duluth and Superior Expand Grain Trade
Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin grow as wheat export hubs linking Welland and Erie canals to Liverpool. Since 1870 shipments increased, 16 elevators with 18 million bushels capacity rise on Superior waterfront. Great Northern system adds 8 million bushels. Modern boats reach 14 000 tons as port activity scales.
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Deuth
Minnesota
Supertoer
Wisconsin
Liverpool
Welland
Erie
New York
Duluth
Superior
Isto
Automatic extinguisher for airplanes tested in France
Fights fire in air experiments in France show the automatic fire extinguisher works by cutting off gasoline and pumping extinguishing liquid through the engine via a whirling spray.
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France
Washington Methodist Choir Stages Gypsy Rover Musical
The Washington Methodist choir abandons vestments for a comic operetta The Gypsy Rover in the high school auditorium. Everett Griffith and Grace Hines lead, with Gladys Williams Marjorie Schulty R R Breese and Lyle Wilcox in key roles. Mrs S A Dickerson also shines as violinist between acts.
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Washington Methodist Choir
Methodist Church
Jesse J. Miller
Washington
Everette Griffith
Grace Hines
C. Haven
R. R. Breese
Lyle Wilcox
Meg
Rob
Gladys Williams
Zara
Marjorie Schulty Marto
R. R. Breese Sinfo
Gilbert Howe
Gypsy Rover
Everett Griffith
Constance
George Martendale
Lord Craven
W. C. Hedges
Nina
George
Winifred Allen
Capt
Jerome
Toby Lyon
R. FE. Brown McCorkle
London
C. W. Davis Lackey
George— Scott Wilcox
John Elgar
T. (. Davis
Clara Dean
Richard Johnson
Manford Wilcox
R. H. Hampsher
Gertrude Beatty
Jesse Klein
Blanche Grecian
Clifford Hunter
Jack Lyt
Over Half Inch of Rain Benefits Crops
Rainfall totaling .62 inches over two periods helped dry soils. Additional showers were expected as colder air moved in, with farmers hoping for further relief. The latest rain came during a dry spell, aiding crop health and moisture levels.
University of Iowa Orator Wins Peace Contest
Charlton G. Laird of the University of Iowa won the Iowa State peace contest with the oration some day the prince shall come. Ray Simpson of Simpson College Fairfield placed second. Four other schools were represented.
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Iowa City
Charlton G. Laird
University of Iowa
Ray Simpson
Simpson College
Fairfield
Intelligence lecturer cites prewar German espionage in Europe
Prof Bernard John Wisden Hart, lecturer for the Liverpool Geographical Society, claims Germany planted 8000 epics across Berlin to Brussels before World War I and that German billets in Belgian towns were arranged years prior. He adds British spies learned Jutland plans 24 hours before the battle and urges young men to join intelligence service amid a rise in espionage.
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England
Bernard John Wisden-Hart
Europe
Liverpool Geographical Society
Germany
Berlin
Brussels
Wilden-Hart
Imperial Japanese University
Nagoya
Russia
Japan
Poland
Jutland
Pheasants Show Up on Iowa Roads Demand Open Season
The Fort Dodge Messenger reports motorists along Highway Ten east of Humboldt to Clarion note many tame pheasants, protected by state law, with concerns over crop loss vs insect control. Game Warden Tom Waldron of Waterloo explains eggs for farmers, with about 200 eggs shipped to start new flocks and hatching takes twenty days.
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Clarion
Uge
Jefferson Bee
Tom Waldron
Waterloo
Hicson
Cooper
Mr. Waldron
State Game Department
Bremer
Butler Cunties
Pleasants
Fort Dodge Messenger
Nursingre's Agonies Vice is but a urse of agonies
A compact quotation note cites a misquoted line attributed to Sir Philip Sidney about nursing and agony, presenting a fragmentary medieval style reference without context.
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Sir Philip Sidney
Mrs Anna House Resigns Hospital Superintendent Post
Mrs Anna EB Touse resigns as Washington County Hospital superintendent effective July 15 after a year and a half in office. The hospital board highly valued her efficient leadership since February 1 1924 and mourns her departure while beginning steps to fill the vacancy.
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Anna EB. Touse
Washington Count Hospital
House
Iowa Medical Society opposes renewal license fee
At the 74th annual Iowa Medical Society convention in Des Moines the group voted against the $1 renewal license fee as discriminatory under a state law. Dr A Spillman of Ottumwa was elected president with Dr T B Powers of Clarinda as president elect. Other officers named include Dr F C Mehler New London as vice president F G Murray Cedar Rapids as second vice president and Dr Tom Throckmorton Des Moines as secretary.
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Des Moines
Iowa Medical Society
A. Spillman
Ottumwa
T. B. Powers
Clarinda
F. C. Mehler
New London
F. G. Murray
Cedar Rapids
Second View
Tom Throckmorton
Purchase of 38 New England Theatres by Famous Players
New York May 16 Olympia Theatres Inc. sells thirty eight theatres in New England to Famous Players Lasky Corp. Control will pass to the buyers on July 15.
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New York
New England
Olympia Theatres Inc
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Western Union to Aid Ames Concert Telegrams Tonight
Manager H K E Shockley says the Western Union office will stay open this evening for listeners to send telegrams to Ames about the Ames concert. The program is set to begin at 7 50 PM per the official word.
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H. K E. Shockley
The
Western Union
Ames
Iowa cities evade budget appeal provisions
Des Moines May 16 Records from the budget director show many Iowa cities circumvent the budget law by dividing contracts to stay below the $25 000 appeal threshold or to avoid involving fifty directly affected residents. Director Hoene notes officials split contracts to dodge objections.
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Des Moines
Budget Directors Office
Iowa
KE. L. Hoene
Hogue
Deep Quotations From Benjamin Franklin
A fragment quotes Benjamin Franklin urging men to reveal depth only to those who truly see and understand. The line emphasizes humility and selective disclosure as wisdom for public life and personal conduct.
Here's to Washington Butter and the Creamery Crew
A playful poem praising the Washington Butter brand and the crew at a local creamery. It salutes H H R the chief, C C R over eggs and fowls, W S R the wise head, Abe Rai the uptown store, and the city of Washington noted as the cleanest in the state for its butter that “tickles the palate.”
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Abe Rai
Washington
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