Five Youths Die In Iowa Auto Crash
In Dubuque Iowa five youths aged 17 to 24 died when their roadster lost control on highway 55 nine miles from Dubuque and crashed into a telephone pole. Two others were injured including Carl Lorenz with both legs broken and Raymond Miller who was internally injured and expected not to survive.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Here
Leo Scheil
Arnold Kaufmann
Edward Hahn
John, Welu
Anthony Schuckert
Raymond Miller
Carl Lorenz
Miller
Hahn
Schuckert
Lorenz
Scout Circus at Field House in Iowa City Friday
The annual Boy Scout circus for the Iowa City area will be at the University of Iowa field house Friday at 7 30 pm. Scouts from Washington Iowa and Johnson county will perform in a grand parade and more than fifteen acts. Washington attendees meet at the Methodist church at 6 pm with transportation provided if needed.
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Iowa City Area
University of Iowa
Washington
Iowa
Johnson County
Methodist Church
Essley Funeral Arrangements Set for Thursday
Funeral services for Martin C. Essley will be held at 10 30 a m Thursday from his West Main Street residence with Rev F C Witzigman of the Methodist church officiating The service will be at Elm Grove Cemetery Friends may call at L A Jones funeral home this evening Essley a Washington county farmer lived in town twelve years ago and died after a long illness He is survived by four children Stella Ranck Roy O P Esther and others plus siblings and in laws from Washington and elsewhere
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Martin C. Essley
West Main Street
L. A. Jones
F. C. Witzigman
Methodist Church
Mr. Essley
Elm Grove Cemetery
Friends
Washington County
John Essley
Jane Mickey Essley
321 West Main Street
Emma Rose
Stella Ranck
Bowen, Ill
Roy Essley
O. P. Essley
Washington
Esther Essley
Col Nicola
Samantha Essley
Ida Harmon
Addie Harmon
Long Beach
Calif
H. C. Harmon
Cedar Falls
Miss Anwyl Returns Home After Weekend Visit
Miss Isabelle Anwyl returned to her home in Crawfordsville Monday after spending the weekend here visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Anwyl
Crawfordsville
Davenport Gangster Nick Coin Is Shot Dead
Nick Coin a noted tri city bootlegger was killed when two men in a black sedan fired from a moving car near his Davenport home as he headed to catch a bus. Witness Fred Jess described the ambush and Coin's failed reply before the vehicle sped away toward the business district.
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Davenport
Iowa
Nick’’ Coin
Tri-City
Cain
Liberty
Peoria
Jack
Angelo Kaloudis
Here
Coin
Fred Jess
Jess
4H Club Girls Hold Practice for County Bicentennial Pageant
Washington county 4H club girls held an initial practice at the city hall under Mrs. Edith Barker of Ames. Rally day is June 16 with the pageant likely June 17 evening. Seven of nine clubs were represented plus county committee members. A queen will be crowned during the pageant.
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Washington County
Edith Barker
Ames
Jacksonite Club
Charles Jackson
Maurine Trotman
Maxine Jackson
Ruth Stewart
Maurine Walker
Ruth Wade
Northern Star Club
R. J. Dawson
Margaret Stewart
Winifred Geerdes
Marie Donaldson
Frances Stewart
English River Hustlers
Joe Te Bockhorst
Wilma Te Bockhorst
Bernadine Koening
Te Bockhorst
L. Howell
Dc. Knapp
Mildred Shebeck
Marie Oldfield
Ruth Jarrard
Jolly Joker Club
Isabelle Combs
Martha Harvey
Ruth Johnson
Fern Cliff
Bertha Klopfenstein
Edna Westen
Lucile Baker
Happy Day Club
Brighton
Brighton Pupils Win Dental Honors
The seventh grade in Brighton schools becomes the first and only in the county to have all dental cards returned and their dental work completed. The initiative is driven by the bureau of dental hygiene and coordinated with local schools.
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Brighton
Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Miller's Chorus In Fine Program At Methodist Church
The Morrell Male Chorus of Ottumwa directed by Jesse J. Miller gave a varied concert at the Methodist church. They performed jolly rhythmic pieces, quiet numbers, and comic selections with strong harmony under the director. The program featured solos and a quartet, piano marimba solos, and an encore. An offering matched the concert expenses.
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Morrell
Ottumwa
Jesse J. Miller
Methodist Church
Mr. Miller
Jeffrey O'Hara
Simmons
Mrs. Miller
Baumgartner
Harold Hendricks
Ernest Heap
David Williams
Roll Along
Cowboy
Russell
Parks
W C. Hedges
University of Iowa to Send Cert for Work to Seventh Grade
The University of Iowa City will mail a certificate for dental work to the seventh grade. Pupils listed include Myrtle Crandall Betty White Merri Merchant Evelyn Eyestone Gale Knerr Anna Pacha Kenneth Weidner Virginia Spielman Donald Cole Ver Amelia Stout Nellie Hanson Charles Van Winkle Mabel Moore Twila Stacey Harold Berry Mearle Hiller. Many other grade school children also had their dental work done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa City
Myrtle Crandall
Betty White
Merri Merchant
Evelyn Eyestone
Gale Knerr
Anna Pacha
Kenneth Weidner
Virginia Spielman
Donald Cole
Veramelia Stout
Nellie Hanson
Charles van Winkle
Mabel Moore
Twila Stacey
Harold Berry
Mearle Hiller
Diplomas to Be Given on Friday Night
Eighth grade graduates from 128 rural pupils in Washington county will receive diplomas Friday night at eight at the Methodist Church in Washington. Dr F C Witzigman will deliver the address and Iowa State Teachers college leader Harry Kauffman will direct three choruses. The program includes organ preludes, readings, and musical numbers. Diploma awards will be given by Mrs Winnie Palmer with benediction by Rev W Klein.
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Methodist Church
Washington
Washington County
F. C. Witzigman
Harry Kauffman
Iowa State Teachers College
Mary Hunter
A A. Vinz
Enterprise School
Winnie Beiter
Lawrence Whisler
Living Lake School
la Rue
Archie Horak
Grand Prairie School
Robert Gates
Walnut School
Karache
Winnie Palmer
W. Klein
Iowa Township
Mamie Havel
Robert Krebs
Gilbert Kueneman
Wilma Marshall
Joseph Mincer
Crescent
Dorothy Petry
Yatton
English River Township
Marguerite Vodicka
Lookout
Teresa Chapek
Holy Trinity
Wayne Dawn
Clement Fagle
Claude Escher
Virginia Kern
Clayton Lintz
Nancy Schillig
Cleola Shalla
Mary Strabala
Lorraine Stumpf
Bernadette TeBockhorst
Dorothy TeBockhorst
Lime Creek Township
Harold Brown
Aldena Bull
Grandview
Marvin Bull
Smith Creek
Glen Burkholder
Dorothy Butterbaugh
Harley Davison
Fairview
Helen Emde
Wassonville
Rite Emde
Frances Fisher
Pleasant Mound
Ruth Godber
Harold Guengeric
Arden Romine
Caroll Romine
Burl Stoutner
Marion Wolfe
Westminster
Cedar Township
Marvin Bishop
Lexington
Kreger Emry
Summit
Wilma Kerr
Bethel
Class Day Exercises at Washington High Honoring 1932 Seniors
Washington high school held its annual Class Day with diploma timing next Thursday and honors for ten top seniors read by Miss Della Patton. Maurice Mayo led the program as senior class president with music by the school band and the class song by Beth Crow Helen Jungbluth and Helen Alcorn.
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Washington High School
Della Patton
Marjorie Pratt
Cora Mae Hotle
Anna Plummer
Wendall Shafter
Maurice Mayo
Helen Alcorn
Martha Mathers
Beth Clow
Henrietta Hull
Laurel McGee
Vera Jarrard
Willa Briley
Mariella Leonti
Loretta Cantoni
Velma Finke
Tom Duncan
Beth Crow
Helen Jungbluth
Kathryn Latta
Karmel Korn Shop Opens at Mayo Location
The Karmel Korn shop opens occupying a portion of the Mayo location on the west side of the square. Finishing touches are done and the shop’s windows and interior present a handsome appearance.
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Karmel Korn
Mayo
Mayo's
Gallagher's
Funeral services for Glenn Hesseltine planned
Funeral services for Glenn D. Hesseltine will be held at 2 30 Thursday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home conducted by Rev A A Vinz Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Glenn D. Hesseltine
L. A
Fire damages J A Arnold home on East Jefferson Street
Fire damaged the J A Arnold residence at 754 East Jefferson Street yesterday afternoon. An oil stove in the kitchen started the blaze. firemen used chemical extinguishers to control it. The kitchen ceiling and dining room suffered considerable damage, along with kitchen contents. The house and contents losses were covered by insurance.
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J. A. Arnold
East
Jefferson Street
Losa
Girl Scouts Aid Memorial Day Plans
A group of Girl Scouts will assist in Memorial Day services by pinning button bouquets on soldiers attending the events. Scouts named include Madge Jarrard Mary Jones June Gorham Virginia Kephart Maxine Mayhew Lois Humble Iola Dittmer and Von Cile.
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Madge Jarrard
Mary Jones
June Gorham
Virginia Kephart
Maxine Mayhew
Lois Humble
Iola Dittmer
von Cile
Betty Grecian
Mary Misel
Alice Mundt
Rosella Patterson
Maxine Allen
Elizabeth Brown
Wanda Casper
Ruth Dupuis
Betty Hamil
Neda Fetters
Frances Hayes
Doris Klepfer
Ruth Mayhew
Margery Means
Bertha Reinert
Lois Sartor
Kathryn Vacha
Helen Monroe
San Diego Death Toll From Auto Wreck Reported
Frank Garretson of San Diego and his wife died in an automobile accident. Garretson, once in Muscatine's wholesale grocery trade, was related to local Wilson and Parkinson families and had ties to banking and property interests in California and nearby ranch country.
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Frank
Wilson
D. F. Garretson
San Diego
Calif
Garretson
Frank” Garretson
H. Wilson
Muscatine
Washington
Parkinsons
A. H H. Wallace
California
Eity
Ranch Country
Women’s Relief Corps Announces Assistants
Betty Howell Burton Naomi Wilson were named as assistants by Mrs A B Schmoeller president of the Women’s Relief Corps who announced the appointment today.
Amelia Putnam Flies Across Atlantic to London
In Hills California Amelia Putnam defies gender norms by flying the Atlantic and reaching London alone, sparking admiration for female bravery. The piece contrasts her bold move with male leisure activities like bridge and golf. It lauds her skill and denounces domestic oppression.
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Hills
Cal
India
Amelia Putnam
Atlantic Ocean
London
Amelia
Junior High May Festival Highlights at Sunset Park
Public invited to the junior high May fete at Sunset park at 2 30 Thursday with rain contingency. Friday 25 May assembly presents DAR history medal and Sons of the American Revolution citizenship medal and athletic cups. May Queen Miriam Palmer to be crowned with heralds Gweneth Kruser and Virginia Hotle. Crownbearer Lola McCrosky. queen’s attendants listed. Dances by sixth seventh and eighth grade pupils with named performers. Junior high band to open program.
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Sunset Park
Miriam Palmer
Gweneth Kruser
Virginia Hotle
Lola McCrosky
Alice Richardson
Dorothy Prebyl
Maxine Baker
Goldie Carbaugh
Edith Little
Trene Havel
Wanda Goodwin
Cathleen Godfrey
Alice Anderson
Maxine Schoonover
Mary Atchison
Vancille Burton
Carolyn Carbee
Muriel Dunbar
Madge Jarrard
Bether Patterson
Margaret Snider
Ruth Turner
Theodosia Turner
Ruth Killian
Ruth Lowe
Martha Ann Mace
Esther Masson
Josephine McElhinney
Faye Ellen Phillips
Lois Summerville
Virginia Stutsman
Wilma Thompson
Dorothy van Meter
Mary Westphal
Margaret Hyde
Margaret Ann Flenner
Valesta Montgomery
Contume
Rosamon Chumbly
Virginia Croll
Madalene Dowis
June Davis
Hazel Hotle
Evelyn Hoxworth
Mildred Kyle
Eva Murphy
Hennadine Baker
Ferne Crozier
Jean Jarrard
Betty Jones
Mary Ellen Lytle
Jean Macon
Opal Moore
Mary Alice Payne
Audrey Pest
Ruth McCreedy
Jois Samson
Geraldine Springman
Elizabeth Thorne
Naomi Wilson
Geneva Turner
Frances Hayes
Betty Hamil
Bertha Reinert
June Gorham
Virginia Kephart
Elizabeth Brown
Darlene van Meter
Margaret Flenner
Audrey Peet
Cattle Swim Distances Vary With Currents
Cattle, like other hoofed animals, are capable swimmers and have been observed to swim hundreds of yards. The distance they cover depends on water current and roughness.
Seek to End Stagnation In Business
A Chicago conference of business leaders with Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills yields a plan to study open market policy and improve midwestern trade. A committee will consider measures to bolster the federal reserve system and stabilize commerce nationwide.
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INS
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Washington
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Mildred Brown Is Going East on a Nine Day Trip
Arrangements set for Mildred Brown winner of the second prize in a Washington merchants popularity contest to receive a nine day tour from Washington to Chicago Niagara Falls Albany New York City Atlantic City Washington D C and Mount Vernon Arlington with the Bicentennial covered. The itinerary includes boat travel on the Hudson and visits to several states and major landmarks ending back in Chicago.
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Mildred Brown
Denver-Estes Park
Miss Brown
Washington
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Albany
New York City
New York
Hudson River
Atlantic City
Famous Nations Playground
Washington D. C
City
Mount Vernon
Arlington
Initiation and Installation at Y's Men Meeting
The Y's Men's club held an initiation of new members and installation of officers. Officers elected previously were installed amid a correction to three director names. Ross Davis joined as a new member as CD Chalmers Fulton spoke on cooperation across religion business and civic life.
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Jeorge Freshwaters
W. D. Dwyer
Roger Sherman
Ross Davis
Chalmers Fulton
American Colloquialism and the Meaning of Boughten
The term boughten is a historical American adjective meaning purchased from a store. In usage examples it appears as boughten flour to indicate commercial, store bought goods rather than homemade.
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Scout Circus
Field House
Iowa City
Essley
Martin
Mills
Midwest Bankers
Nick
Japan
Inukai
Ma Fi
Korea
Geneva
Miller’s Chorus IN
Frimel
Wagner
America
Bliss
James J. Walker
Samuel Seabury
Hofstadter
Seabury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bonaivelle
Hesseltine Funeral
Girl Scouts
Sar
Rogers
McNaught Syndieasa
FETCH
Secretary of Treasury
Y’s Men
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