West Side Square Presented In Journal's Daily Feature
A features piece highlights Washington's West Side as a busy business district with the Washington State Bank led by Glen Barclay and Lee Holland, Julius Kunik's Fruit Market, the B B Clothing store, and numerous shops. It notes Witting Leather, Homer Stephen's optometry, Paul Horak Insurance, National Tea Co Food Store, Phillips Hebner Drug Store, Spurgeon's Department Store, Coast to Coast, Benteco, J C Penney, and H Guther Photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glen Barclay
Lee Holland
Julius Kunik
Julius
Florida Orange
Phil Antonoffi
Dougherty Bros
B & B Clothing
Ellis Negus
Oscar Cuddy
Witting
Vernon Witting
al Goddard
Benteco
Dale Fuhr
Bastiaan
Don Hartog
West Side
J. C. Penney Co
J. F. Barnes
Peoria
Penney
H. Guther
Girl Killed in Car Crash in Woodbine
Three year old Vonda Lou Netsch died when the open vehicle she rode with her father overturned on a Woodbine street. Arthur Netsch, a woodbine farmer, suffered only minor injuries as he reached for a handkerchief to wipe dirt from his daughter’s face. The report also notes a Masonic lodge meeting details for Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M.
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Logan
Vonda Lou Netsch
Arthur Netsch
Woodbine
Railway schedules and departures for multiple lines and stations
A listing of train and bus timetables with arrivals departures from Washington and connections to Golden State Limited Californian and Burlington routes. Mentions Knox Knoxville Branch trains, Davenport Kansas City local, Southwest Limited, and Burlington Trailways local bus schedules. Includes note on ticket purchases at the depot and local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Golden State Limited
California
P. KR. R. CO
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Sundae
W.C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Chicago
Oamha
Washington Centennial Whiskers chairman joins Coast to Coast family
Biographical sketch highlights Al Goddard 37 manager of Coast to Coast in Washington since 1938 and Centennial Whiskers chairman. It covers his World War I service, career at J.C. Penney, and relocation from Sioux Falls to Washington, Iowa. Includes D. F. Barnes early life and career, Pennys store leadership, and Hebner Manton’s Watertown roots.
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al Goddard
Centennial Whiskey Club
Sioux Falls
Army Medical Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Camp Upton
New York
Base Hospital
Field Hospital No. 62
J. C. Penney
D F Barnes Guided Local Sports at Penney Store
D F Barnes, longtime Penney store manager, balanced athletic events with his local duties. The article highlights his involvement in organizing and supporting school and university sports, reflecting his notable role in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Barnes
Penney
D. FF
Manton Hebner Dominates Local Coverage
Manton M. Hebner, known to friends as Manton, features prominently in local notes and reminiscences as a standout figure of community events and stories.
Farmborn Tracy R. Phillips Gains Early Rural Roots
Tracy R. Phillips known as T. R. Phillips is born February 24 1890 on a Mahaska county farm. He attends Jackson rural school in Mahaska county until age eight before moving, per local obituary notes.
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Tracy R. Phillips
T. R.” Phillips
Mahaska County
Jackson
Pioneer Pharmacist Tracy R Phillips of New Sharon
Tracy R Phillips, a long time New Sharon resident, grew up there and completed high school in 1908. He trained at Babock College in Des Moines, opened Phillips drug store in Washington in 1913, and later partnered in Phillips and Heinzman before evolving the business into Phillips Drug Store on the west side of the square. He served briefly in Camp Dodge during wartime and plans to remain in the community for many years.
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Wymore
Nebraska
Penney
D. F
Barnes
West
Madison
Norfolk
D. F. Barnes
University of Nebraska
Woolworth Company
Denver
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Washington
Ruth Rude
Mrs. Barnes
Marlene
Gerald
Geraldine
Washington, Iowa
Manton
Centennial
the Heights
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Hebner
Lemmon's Pharmacy
McElhinney's
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
FE. R. Squibb & Sons
T. R. Phillips
Phillips Drug Store
Phillips & Hebner
New Sharon
Iowa
T. R
Tracy
Babcock School
Des Moines
Phillips
Henderson Drug Co
Muscatine
Phillips and Heinzman
Manton Hebner
Camp Dodge
T. RR
Four Resignations Strike State Juvenile Home
Toledo reports a teacher and two matrons resigning at the state juvenile home after criticism from the new state board of control citing disloyalty. Superintendent Virginia Silver had already dismissed another teacher for leaving grounds without permission. The resignations involve Lyle S. Alden and other staff who testified in the Iowa senate investigation leading to the former control board’s dismissal.
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Toledo
State Board of Control
Virginia Silver
Alence
Iowa Senate
Control Board
Toronto Welcomes Royalty and Cottage Matrons
The note lists Mary H. Dunn as boys' cottage matron and Mrs. Clisie Luken as girls' cottage matron in Toronto. A. Don Worant, the teacher, was dismissed last week by Mrs. Silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Dunn
Clisie Luken
A. Don Worant
Silver
Beef Producers Protest Navy Beef from Argentina
Beef producers in Des Moines protested a Navy purchase of Argentine canned beef to Senator Clyde L. Herrime. Secretary Ray F. O'Donnell noted sailors should be fed American beef and markets kept for American products. President Roosevelt had defended the Argentine canned beef as cheaper and better in a recent press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Clyde L. Herrime
Dem. Ja
Navy
Ray F. O'Donnell
Roosevelt
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Journal
Handkie
A.F
A. M
Ray Com
W. M
A. W. Yard
KR. J. & P. Weatbound
Knoxville
A. L. Goodlander
Oo. B
C. F. Anderson
Omaha
Itus
North Side Square
Mare
Cos
AL Cantosi
Hepatica
Pablum
Caldwell's
Alka
Seltzer
Washington County
Imperial
Masury
Bayers Aspirin
Castoria
Eastman Kodaks
Eastman
Walgreen System Drug Store
National Tea Co
B. Clo
State Bank
Spurgeon
Manton M. Hebner
Manton Be
Homer Stephen
Vernon Wittrig
Paul Horak
State Juvenile Home
Toronto
King George
Queen Elizabeth
City Hall
Argentina
Pape
J.C. Stenme
DD. FE. Barnes
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