Nurses Meet Here June Fourth Convention Nears
Washington will host the Southeastern Iowa Association of registered nurses on Saturday June 4 with about a hundred attendees from local cities. Committees are formed for entertainment as plans develop. Dr. Caroline Helger, active in Belgium relief work during the war, will give an afternoon address and invites may be extended to interested community members.
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Washington
Southeastern Iowa Association of Registered Nurses
Caroline Helger
Belgium
Notice to Woodlawn Owners for 1921 Lot Care
Residents seeking special care for their lots in the 1921 season must notify Mrs. J. B. Crail. The service costs $2.00 for the season and is supervised by the Washington Improvement League committee including Mrs. J. B. Crail Mrs. Henry Eicher and Mrs. Manton Hebner.
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J. B. Crail
Washington Improvement League
Henry Eicher
Manton Hebner
Pioneer Washington county settler Abram H Essley dies
A H Essley longtime Washington county pioneer dies at 2 45 Sunday afternoon at his home 805 South Iowa avenue He would have been eighty two on Wednesday and spent nearly all his life in the county Funeral services will be private probably Wednesday at the home with the casket open to friends Wednesday morning The Journal will publish a life sketch by Rev S P Telford of Fort Madison tomorrow
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A. H. Essley
Washington County
Iowa Avenue
Mr. Easley
Essleys
Journal
Mr. Bessey
S. P. Telford
Fort Madison
Ft. Madison
Washington Band
Washington Fez Club
Keota
Wellman
Brighton
West Chester
Crawfordsville
Winfield
Masonic Temple
Ottumwa
Mercury Reaches 90 Degrees Today
Today the temperature hits ninety degrees at noon marking the hottest value of the year so far. The prior days saw 89 on Saturday and 88 on Sunday as showers are hoped for to ease dusty roads and dry gardens.
Dr Williamson at Second Church
Igr. W. G. Williamson of Monmouth Illinois, a well known minister, preached two sermons at the Second United Presbyterian Church in Washington. He spoke on Christ in you the hope of glory and on Reconciliation, delivering a strong, comforting, inspiring message to a large audience of friends.
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Igr. W. CG. Williamson
Monmouth
Washington
Second United Presbyterian Church
Williamson
Clarinda
Altho
Christ
Narrow Escape From Electrocution In Town
Will Fordyce narrowly avoided serious injury Saturday while connecting wires for Town Gas and Electric Co. This line had been cut to let a moving house pass. Wires burned at the East Main Street residence and caused a fireworks display due to a wrong wire connection. Numerous cables were cut to permit passage.
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Will Fordyce
Town Gas and Electric Company
Vess Wolary
East Main Street
Fordyce
Notice tee wagons schedule and flag request
Tee wagons run on Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays. Flags should be put out when ice is needed. W. W. Wilson. 213.
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W. W. Wilson
Wanda Neiswanger Wins Tribune Beauty Prize
Wanda Neiswanger daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Neiswanger of South Town avenue and a University of Illinois student won a $50 prize in the Illinois section of the Chicago Tribune beauty contest. Her photograph appeared in the Tribune yesterday and she is recognized as one of the communitys most beautiful girls. Some critics would have preferred her entry to be listed as from Washington rather than Champaign Illinois. She also appears in the university annuals beauty section this year.
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Wanda Neiswanger
Fred Neiswanger
South Town Avenue
University of Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
The
Tribune
Washington
Champaign
Inl
Neiswanger
Band plan shifts to popular music in park concert
Charles Reeves challenged the idea of a high flown band and urged faster, snappier music to attract more people. The crowd laughed as he predicted low attendance but his suggestion won. The paper notes strong business and a new market ad announcing changes starting next Saturday night.
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Charles Reeves
Charlie
Whittaker Held to Grand Jury on Assault Charge
At a preliminary hearing in the Whittaker case, Harry Whittaker was bound over to the grand jury under a 660 bond. County Attorney T A Michels presented Clement Perry and Horace Noel as witnesses, with Perry detailing a shovel assault at the Whittaker feed yard. The hearing precedes another assault and battery case involving the M M Steele family due to be heard before Justice Kyle this afternoon.
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Harry Whittaker
Whittaker
Squire D. C. Kyle
T. A. Michels
Clement Perry
Horace Noel
C. C. Wilson
Perry
Noel
M. M. Steele
Highland Township
Kyle
Methodists Raise Four Hundred For Chinese Relief
At yesterday morning’s service a collection totaling four hundred to five hundred dollars was taken for starving Chinese Methodists. More gifts are expected as the fund is boosted by further offerings following Dr. W. W. Bowers’s sermon on “The Macedonian Call” detailing need in China.
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China
W. W. Bowers
Ching
Catches 28 Pounder at the Oakland Mills
Asa Jones returns from Oakland Mills near Mt. Pleasant with a 28 pound cat fish caught with Fred Minick. An adjacent angler reportedly landed a 35 pound cat fish. The pair also retrieved a 12 pound carp and several smaller fish.
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Oakland Mills
Asa Jones
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Jones
Fred Minick
Jones-Minick
No Serious Wrecks Reported on Sunday
A quiet weekend with no serious auto wrecks in the community. A Ford ran into a ditch east of town damaging a wheel but no injuries occurred. Other minor fender-benders were reported as hundreds of cars were on the roads.
Frank Sage Addresses Rotary Club Luncheon
Frank Sage spoke at a Rotary Club luncheon about the benefits and fellowship of the organization. An entertainment segment featured J. R. Maxwell reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb while Joe McElhinney and Prof. W. C. Harding demonstrated the poem on blackboards. The next meeting will be held Monday evening with members wives as guests.
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Frank Sage
Rotary Club
Rotary
J. R. Maxwell
Mary
Joe McElhinney
W. C. Harding
Lamb
Safety Pins Long In Use Through Ages
The safety pin traces to the Fifteenth century B C with bone pins bent into safety pin shapes. Many were found in graves of that era. Since then the pin has evolved through metals and designs, and about one million gross are manufactured yearly.
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B. C
May Festival Planned by H S Students at 8 45
Miss Ada Wilson and Miss Bertha Hay announce the May Festival by school children with a rain plan. If postponed due to rain it will move to Wednesday, starting at 8 45 o clock just east of the high school. Younger students perform first and high school pupils second. Attendees are asked to bring a silver offering to buy Victrola records for the school.
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Ada Wilson
Bertha Hay
Play Day at Tipton Big County Affair
Wilton Junction Indiana May 23 Tipton fair grounds hosted a county Play Day festival with nearly every school represented. A crowd attended a bountiful picnic while banners marched by teachers. Events included folk dancing may poles games and sports plus a county field meet. A county school work display and Iowa’s silver cup for health crusade work were shown.
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Wilton Junction
Tipton Fair Grounds
Floral Hall
Iowa
Union
Wade Holds Traction Fate in Des Moines Case
Des Moines traction service fate rests with Federal Judge Martin J. Wade. Dismantling of power house equipment ordered by General Electric was postponed to await Wade's Monday hearing on Byers demand that the street railway pay $92,000 for the apparatus to prevent curtailment of service. City Railway lawyers say the company has no money to pay.
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Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
General Electric Company
Wade
Byers
Des Moines City Railway Company
In Praise of Books by Starr King
A reflective note on books and music praising their privilege in modern civilization. The author urges gratitude to God for being born in an era with access to literature and culture.
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Starr King
Fortnightly club social invitations and birthday party
Invitations have been sent to members for a social evening hosted by Mrs. Wilson at the Fortnightly club's Evening Literature department, marking the closing meeting of the department. A birthday party for Alice Hunts Re girls was held Saturday afternoon with games, luncheon, and a twelve candle birthday cake.
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Wilson
Alice Hunts
Hunter
Highland Sewing Ladies
Roy Steele
Milo Steele
Ben Harrison
Jesse Meeks
Mitchell Spreacker
A. J. Steele
Divorce Filing by Iowa Actress Edna Spooner Whaley
Des Moines May 23 Mrs Edna Spooner Whaley formerly of Centerville Iowa sues her actor husband James Whatley for divorce. Papers were served on Whaley at a Brooklyn theatre. Edna and her sister Cecil are well known actresses born in Centerville. The couple wed in 1912. Whaley accuses desertion in 1915.
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Edna Spooner
Centersville
Des Moines
Edna Spooner Whaley
Centerville
Iowa
James Whatley
Brooklyn
New York
Whaley
Cecil
Whaleys
Gondolier in Venice Noted for Colorful Attire and Charm
The gondolier in Venice is asked to look at as his gondola. His ruddy face shows color and his amber shirts blue trousers and scarlet sashes reveal a vivid wardrobe. If you know him, he is one of the most charming people.
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Venice
Askiny
Arethur Symons
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Abram H. Essley
H. I. Ward & Co
Mil
Lou Meek
Crawfordaeville
Milt Godfrey
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
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State Bank
DR. Williamson
AUD
Shriners
Burlington Line
Burlington
Fort "Madison
State Penitentiary
Nauvoo
Reister & Sons
Westinghouse
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Methodists
Evening Journal
Colenso Hotel
Red
Baste
J Leonard
Civil Service
Equitable Bidg
Pete Ruplinger
Modern
Black
Tate
W. W. McFarland
F. L. Mannhardt
W. H. Jackson
Morning Sun
Tasoto
Wes Engel
Poland
T. C
M. D. Atkinson
Jersey
el Jackson
Thumoff
Sitfeed
Fourth Avenue
No. 11
John Nickerson
Tipton
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