Class Day Program at High School Honors Students
Awards were presented by Miss Helen Coffey for vocal music to Virginia Breitenbach Jola Pitt Mer Maurine Walker Alta Ure and others. Instrumental awards were announced for Betty Jones Lou Jean Stewart Esther Masson Gene Tucker and many more. Girls athletic letters went to Wilma Messenger Virginia Davis Beulah Harvel Mary Lytle. Supt J H Peet spoke, and George Masson announced the 1935 Hi Life dedication and first copy presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Coffey
Virginia Breitenbach
Jola Pittmer
Maurine Walker
Alta Ure Cith
Donald Boyer
Virginia Davis
Harry Barker
Geom
Elwyn Gardner
Milburn McKay
eWards
Betty Jones
Lou Jean Stewart
Esther Masson
Gene Tucker
Don Davis
Jule Humple
Ralston Meek
Gene Thomas
Daryl Fetters
Bertha Mac Reinert
Kathryn Vacha
May Bee
Paul Campbell
Maxine Allen
William Cox
Robert Yarclay
Herman Matucha
Rich Fields
Virginia
Ruth Dupuis
James Birney Allen
Richard Birney
Wilma Messenger
Beaulab Harvel
Mary Lytle
Pinsto
Alta Grecian
Lucille Osborn
Mildred Fetes
Georgina Stirling
Betty Wilson Wand
Batterson
Alice Richardson
Goldie Carbaugh
Bertha Shelangoski
Jean Jarrard
Marguerite Hardy
Stella Thompson
Nora Blick
George Masson
The
Taylor
Ecitor Masson
Nineteen Seniors Graduate at Brighton School
Nineteen Brighton high school seniors received their diplomas in a packed club house. The ceremony opened with an invocation by Rev. R W Fillmore. Dorothy Bennett gave the valedictory on Lost in a Fog. Music featured Ruth Robinson and Junior Picken with various instrumental numbers and a girls trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
R. W. Fillmore
Ruth Robison
Dorothy Bennett
Mildred Peters
June Morgan
Hart Johnson
Hoskins
Jesse Stout
Junior Picken
Louise Eyestone
Ruth Robinson
Maxine Weidmer
Ruth Picken
Gang
Will of the
Inson
Daryl Tucker
Johnston
I F. Kraemer
Rob erts and guest Ida Roberts visit Humeston Iowa
Mr and Mrs Carl J Roberts and their guest Miss Ida Roberts of Colorado Springs visited in Humeston Iowa on Wednesday with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Roberts
Ida Roberts
Colorado Springs
Humeston
Iowa
Washington Butter Auctioneer D I Macn Washington Iowa
Local item notes Mr and Mrs Merle Smith Jo Anne Smith Mr and Mrs Donald Smith and Mr and Mrs P L Fenn with two children plan a weekend trip to Keokuk at Mr Fenns home The Fenns mother Mrs Pearl Fenn will return home after two weeks visit at Washington PP T A bake sale advertised by St James Washington Cleaners L E Bidwell ill at home in Mellman Paul F Sharpe Pittsburgh Theological Seminary student returns to Ainsworth before summer work with Service congregation near Albia Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. I. Mac’n
Washington
Iowa
Merle Smith
Jo Anne
Donald Smith
P. L. Fenn
Keokuk
Washington Cleaners
L. E. Bidwell
Mellman
Paul F. Sharpe
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Ainsworth
Albia
Keota Mothers Discharged From Washington County Hospital
At the hospital Mrs. James Leary and her baby daughter of Keota were discharged yesterday. Mrs. Homer Brinning and her baby daughter, also of Keota, left the Washington County Hospital yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leary
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Homer Brinning
List of names and closing benediction note
The list includes Liam Day, Lois McClain, Junior Picken, Henry Johnson, Harold Hesseltine, Lois Eyestone, Alice Karlin, Maxine Waterhouse, Hart Johnson, Ben Stout, Bernard Singleton, Ruth Robinson and Mildred Peterson. Rev ends with more closing benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liam Day
Lois McClain
Junior Picken
Henry Johnson
Harold Hesseltine
Lois Eyestone
Alice Karlin
Maxine Waterhouse
Hart Johnson
Ben Stout
Bernard Singleton
Ruth Robinson
Mildred Peterson
Rev. Fillmore
Married Here Last Year Asks Divorce
Mrs Kenneth C Hill of Davenport filed for divorce from her husband Kenneth C Hill of Fairfield charging cruelty. The couple married Feb 1 last year at Washington Iowa with Dr F C Witsigman officiating at the Methodist parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Kenneth C. Hill
Beulah Maxine Williams
Rock Island
Fairfield
Washington
Iowa
Methodist Parsonage
F. C. Witslgman
Nun and Firemen Die in Quebec Convent Fire
In Joliet Quebec on May 17 a nun died of heart failure and three firemen were killed when a convent of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, a five story boarding school and home for aged men and women, burned. Firemen were fatally injured when a wall collapsed and buried the ladder they were climbing to the fourth floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Quebec
U.P
Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
Wellman Boy Hurts Fingers In Washing Machine Incident
Two year old Jack Hagist, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Hagist, trapped two fingers in a washing machine gear while assisting with laundry. Doctors believe the damaged fingers may be saved. In Wellman a WCTU meeting at the Baptist church on May 21 features Prof Lyle Shelmadine of ISU discussing temperance among Mohammadens and Pusseyfoot Johnson. Jessie Earhart, state WCTU secretary, will head the afternoon program with a playlet titled The New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordeller Braden
Wellman
Jack Hagist
Richard Hagist
Hagist
G. G. Griffith
Well
Franklin Center Pupils Party at Teacher's Home
Franklin Center No 5 May 17. Children from Franklin Center school and their mothers hosted a small party for their teacher at the Howard Hoyle home. Guests included Mrs. Harry Kleese and Mrs. Frank Kleese. Ice cream cake and coffee were served and a gift was given to Prances. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fulton visited for Sunday dinner with Mrs. George Fulton. Lee Moore visits Reed Moore as Rosalie and Isabelle Combs stop by the Hoyle home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hoyle
Franklin District No. 5
Franklin Center School
Harry Kleese
Frank Kleese
Harold Fulton
George Fulton
Lee Moore
Reed Moore
Rosalie
Isabelle Combs
Howard
Iowa campaign records scrutinized by Polk grand jury
Three sworn campaign expense statements signed by Eugene J. Feuling and T. R. Osborne are in the hands of Polk County officials for grand jury scrutiny. Subpoenas issued to Secretary of State staff and discrepancies noted in 1934 campaign finance totals accompany the inquiry. Feuling remains in Washington while Osborne appears in Des Moines but not summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Eugene J. Fueling
Democratic State Central Committee
Francis J. Kuble
Polk County
Polk County Grand Jury
Alex Miller
Kable
Legislative Liquor Investigating Committee
T. R. Osborne
Iowa Democratic Club
Secretary of State
Feuling
Washington, D. C
Osborne
Hoyle Family Notables In Local Social Roundup
Harold Fink has measles on Sunday evening. Mrs. Howard Hoyle undergoes dental work. Frank Kleese visit Grandma Fisher at Glen Martin home. Joe Nebergal and Robert attend Missionary meeting at Walter Longer’s. Hoyle and Marek families visit Howard Hoyle. George Gilbert attended Gamble funeral Monday afternoon.
Red Brick People Entertain Guests Or Go Visiting
Local notes from Red Brick include visits by Mrs. Kila Neiswanger Crawfordville and Miss Mary Low Zielinski of Brighton. The community sends sympathy to the Gamble family after a funeral for John Gamble's mother and sister. Delbert Sayre wed in Fort Madison and will live on his father’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Hering
Red Brick
Kila Neiswanger
Crawfordaville
Lloyd Neiswanger
Charles Wilson
Jackie Wilson
Ernest Rouse
Frank Rouse
Allo
John Wagner
John Gamble
June
Everette Dillon
Near Keota
Glenn Wilson
Jo Ann
Dorothy Strickler
Iowa City
John Caldwell
Mary Low Zielinski
Brighton
Lioyd Neiswanger
Everette Palmer
Carl Hering
Delbert Sayre
D. F. Sayre
Fort Madison
Most Costly Warship The Colorado
The Colorado, 621 feet long and 82 000 tons, cost 27 438 474 dollars and was commissioned in 1923 as the nation s most costly warship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Life insurance head urges saving self in inflation era
Michael J. Cleary of Northwestern Mutual urges Americans to save and pursue personal pride and economic freedom during National Life Insurance Week. He says inflation harms wage earners first, and warns against relying on government or “miracle” fixes while stressing duty to savers and borrowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Life Insurance Week
Moses
America
Michael J. Cleary
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Association of Commercce
Palmer House
Cleary
Russia
Stalin
Germany
Hitler
Sunshine Fades Soon in Des Moines Forecast
Iowa enjoyed a rare stretch of sunshine today after five cloudy days. Weather bureau officials predict clouds return late today with showers likely in the west and central regions tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
4 H Girls Can 65 707 Quarts Canned In 1934 Iowa
Iowa 4 H girls canned 65 707 quarts of food in 1934 to preserve perishables and balance family diets. The annual report notes 1 163 homes adopted improved preservation practices and 16 counties hosted 106 canning demonstration teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Richmond Foresters to Meet and Picnic Planned
Richmond announces a Foresters meeting to be held Sunday June 16 with plans for a county picnic. Nearby courts invited, public and parochial schools note closings, and local events including Memorial Day services and Kalona High School graduates are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Patterson
Richmond
Foresters Meeting
Holy Trinity School
Frank
Harry
Geneva Dutler
Harry Cress
Iowa City
Clara Patterson
Dan Bopp
Victor Malichky
Leonard
Clayton Lints
Linus Patterson
Low
City Cale
Charles Jirsa, Jr
Howard Keifer
Carol Saforek
Arlene Kern
Kalona High School
J. M. Chittum
North Liberty
Stolen Harmony film with Raft and Bernie at State theater
A transcontinental bus tour musical comedy features Ben Bernie and George Raft with Grace Bradley. Raft, an ex convict seeking redemption, helps catch kidnapped criminals during a daring ruse as Alfred Werker directs the lively production with Mack Gordon and Harry Revel providing the score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Raft
Ben Bernie
State Theater
Bernie
Raft
Grace Bradley
Alfred Werker
House of Rothschild
Coal drilling near New Market Iowa aims at deeper vein
Bedford Iowa May 16 In search of a four foot coal vein geologists say lies deeper under New Market the Pullan Coal company drills three quarters of a mile from the town Core costs from wells at Lenox and Clarinda suggest a vein about 400 feet beneath current level If found it would extend over Pullan company holdings New Market owns coal rights around the city 12 miles west of Bedford in Taylor county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Iowa
New Market
Pullan Coal Company
Lenox
Clarinda
Pullan Company
Taylor County
Mother's Day Program At Local M E Church
A good crowd attended the Mother's Day program at the M E church despite muddy roads. Mrs A J Wotruba won the prize for the oldest mother present. Joe Escher lost a good horse Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
A. J. Wotruba
Joe Escher
Life Insurance Ads Draw Reader Attention Week Coverage
Local life insurance agents showcase informative ads during Life Insurance Week observed through the 28th. The ads urge readers to analyze personal insurance needs and plan adequate future provision, highlighting two standout ads designed to provoke thought.
Iowan furnishes bond for German detainee
Emmetsburg Iowa May 1 AUPR Franz Mueller of Bavaria is detained on Ellis Island New York until his uncle Joseph Miller of Mallar é Iowa posts 500 bond to insure Mueller's return to Germany within a year. The bond follows German law allowing American bound Germans to carry 10 reichsmarks plus transportation costs. Miller arranging bond with New York surety company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Franz Mueller
Tritter
Bavaria
Bilis Island
New York
Joseph Miller
Mallaré
Mueller
Germany
U. S
Miller
Jim's Education and Insurance Dreams for a Bright Future
A speaker pledges Jim will receive needed education to advance in life. The narrator also envisions a peaceful, comfortable future if they complete their insurance plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
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Beth Thorne
Myrla Steph
Ma Clemans
Girls Athletic Association
J. H. Peet
Brighton School
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Robert Taylor
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Busby Mfg. Co
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