Washington High School Orchestra Impresses Students
This morning the Washington high school orchestra, directed by Milburn McKay, performed 32 pieces to enthusiastic applause. Improvements over last year were noted, with only four of the players set to graduate in June, and a concert is planned tomorrow at 1 15 PM at the junior high school.
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Washington High School
Milburn McKay
McKay
Arizona
Mamie
Iowa
Mary Reinert
Violet Ireland
Dunham Morrison
Nita Corbin
Dorothy Dowel
Hilda Brown
Edith Elgar
Mary Louise Harwood
John West- Phal
Archie Godwin
Paul Johnson
Carroll Norton
Verna Askea
Owen Boil ‘Aul
Audrey Humble
Donald Steele Plano
Ruth Boyd
Pdrums
LeRoy Pratt
Clifford Brady
Clifford Reinert
Earl Dennison
Richard Stewart
Robert Minick
Tom Carson
Cloud Garrett Cre Ody
Charles Grayson Fintes
Norman Sage
Almon Dewey
James Sexton
Wayne Knight
Warren Allen
Kenneth Anderson
Washington radio concert entertains many local listeners
Washington radio enthusiasts tuned in to the University of Iowa station Monday evening for a concert by seven Washington musicians. The performers held their own with on air artists, though they appeared slightly nervous. The program featured violin numbers by Mrs. S A Dickerson with accompanist Mrs. T R Phillips and a Methodist church choir quartet, duet and solo by Jesse J Miller W C Hedges Mrs H B Knight and Mrs Remps Hlampsher, with accompanist Miss Mary Hunter.
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Washington
University of Iowa
Washington Radio
S. A. Dickerson
T. R. Phillips
Methodist Church Choir
Jesse J. Miller
W. C. Hedges
H. B. Knight
Remps Hlampsher
Mary Hunter
Wealthy New York Doctor Sued by Two Women
A metropolitan physician is accused by two women who say he gave them substantial attention. A quip from Arkansas philosopher Thomas Cat suggests moral judgment on the case.
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New York
Thomas Cat
Parrish Dies in Los Angeles Former Washington Merchant
Washington friends report the death of F F Parrish once proprietor of the Fair store in Washington. Acute indigestion caused his sudden death at his Los Angeles home. Funeral services were held there. He left Washington over fifteen years ago for California and later ran a local grocery business. He is survived by his widow and two daughters Mrs Edith Pratt and Mrs Florence Ray, with both daughters living in Los Angeles. Florence Ray was a former pipe organist at the Presbyterian church.
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Washington
F. F. Parman
Los Angeles
Calif
Odd Fellows Host Coon Supper at Lodge Hall
About eighty Odd Fellows met for a weekly gathering and invited fifty wives to a Coon dinner cafeteria style. After the meal, attendees enjoyed dancing and music on an Orthophonic Victrola donated by Breese & Krouth as the stunt committee promised more entertainment at future meetings. The lodge notes rising membership and invites all members to attend regularly. committee members are R. C. Keller E. V. Simons and M. D. Lee.
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Odd Fellow Lodge
Odd Fellows
Breese & Krouth
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Order
R. C. Keller
E. V. Simons
M. D. Lee
Gray Gray Mrs George Finch Visit Crawfordsville
Mrs Gray and family visit the parental Lease home in Crawfordsville. Multiple neighbors haul hogs to town with some delivering hoes. Community plans a box supper as roads improve and local trades occur with corn sales noted.
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S. P. Finch
Gray School
Earl Birney
Ward Essley
H. H. Club
Howard McAtlin
Hi-Y and Girl Reserves to stage Little Women play
Marian DeForest's production of Little Women by the Hi-Y and Girl Reserves is set for December 10 and 11 in the High School auditorium. The cast of six men and six women, selected from the two groups, includes actors with prior home talent experience. Proceeds support the organizations' treasuries to fund delegates to Hi-Y and G. R. conventions next year.
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Y. M
Marian DeForest
Louisa May Alcott
Kenneth Carris
Advertising Club Meeting Thursday Night
The Washington Advertising entity will meet tomorrow evening after dinner at 6 30. Richard McCleery of the McCleery calendar factory will speak on Higher Than Pike s and Iowa Southern Utilities company will discuss Service to the Customer. The committee expects full attendance.
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Washington
Richard McCleery
McCleery Calendar Factory
Pike's
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Marriage Whirl Star Charles Lane Shifts From Screen to Stage
Amusements note outlines Charles Lane formerly a reporter and amateur playwright now gaining recognition on stage and in film. He created writing as a hobby while pursuing acting, and hopes to balance both crafts without sacrificing cinema or theatre work. The Marriage Whirl is an adaptation of The National Anthem showhit by J Hartley Manners.
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Charles Lane
Corinne Griffith
Fox Theatre
J. Hartley Manners
Laurette Taylor
Coolness Saved Hero At the Marignano Fight of 1515
In the siege at Marignano Bayard, surrounded by foes, dismounted and walked calmly back to friendly lines, displaying composure as the first day ended. The scene highlights his bravery amid heavy danger.
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Marignano
Bayard
New Beauty Shop Opens Next Friday in Bank Building
The Marie Beauty Shoppe will open Friday in newly decorated rooms on the basement floor of the Farmers & Merchants Bank building. Mrs. H Hirschfiedd, formerly of Cedar Rapids, will manage the parlor after experience with a Cedar Rapids shop. A soft water system and a permanent waving machine are to be added soon. Equipment arrived from Cedar Rapids.
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Marie
Farmers & Merchants Bank
8. Hirschfiedd
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapida
Mrs D W Jones Dies at County Hospital
Mrs Eliza A Jones sister of Newt George and Bill Boileau of Washington died at the county hospital after an operation failed to save her life. Born October 16 1856 in Muskingum County Ohio she lived in Union township Louisa County. Survived by husband D W Jones and children Milton G Jones Roy E Walter L James M Burrel Geneva and Rodney. Funeral arrangements pending word from sons in Omaha.
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Eliza A. Jones
Newt
George
Bill Boileau
Washington
Union Township
Louisa County
Gladwin
Muskingum County
Ohio
James
Sarah
Willis) Boilean
Winfield
D. W. Jones
Louisa
Milton G. Jones
Omaha
H. T. Swailes
Cars Collide on South Marion
An accident Sunday evening at South Marion and Jefferson streets involving Harold Wilson’s Ford coupe and another car driven by John Mancold caused minor damage. Miss Marie Kallous sustained a forehead cut from a collision with the windshield. Wilson was unhurt.
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South Marion
Harold Wilson
John Mancold
Jefferson Streets
Wilson
Marie Kallous
Harold
Court Reopens Tuesday As Judge Units Work Schedule
In district court Judge Henry PF Warner adjourned sessions to Tuesday at nine in the morning. Jury trials resume at two pm with petit jurors returning after Monday’s adjournment. Hilda Lyon won a divorce from O L Lyon with custody of two children. The Oine ve vs Kelao case was continued to November 24 at two, with ruling on a continuance. Depositor objections in the Farmers and Merchants bank case may be heard when the court reconvenes.
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District Court
Henry PF. Warner
O. L. Lyon
Charles
Nellie Lyon
B. Oine Ve. M. KE. Kelao
Wee
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Iowa Farmers Institutes Run Across State
Figures from the Iowa Department of Agriculture show 66 farmers institutes held last winter across the state. A total of 554 sessions drew 63,870 attendees while the state provided 75 dollars per county to fund expenses, with locals typically covering about three quarters of costs.
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Des Moines. In
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Y M C A Basketball Season Opens With Bleacher Installations
Bleachers line the south wall of the Y M C A gym as seats are added to double capacity for the upcoming basketball season. Opening game is November 25 against Crawfordville with Lone Tree visiting next week. Season tickets cover five of the first six games for $1.75. Sixteen players rehearse as eighteen are on the squad with four more expected tonight.
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Crawfordaville
Lone Tree
Parsons College Five
Auto fatalities rise in midwest over weekend
Weekend accidents across the central states caused over 100 deaths. Ohio led with 38 fatalities, followed by Indiana 21 and Illinois 18. Chicago and St. Louis reported several deaths, with other losses in Minnesota Missouri and surrounding areas. A head on collision near Renville Minnesota killed four trainmen.
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Citicago
Middle West
St. Louis
Chicago
Vicinity
Omaha
Fort Madison
Central State
Ohio
Indiana
Mlinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
Nebraska
Okahoma
Kansas
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Renville
Minn
Owlish Face Helps You Can't Always Tell
Fragmented note mentions a Duluth event and a conservative reputation linked to attitudes or beliefs. Details are unclear but reference to a person and a possibly local context remain.
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Duluth
Corn Husking Rapid Amid Largest Iowa Crop Hurdles
Des Moines Iowa November 18. Weather favors corn husking of Iowa s largest crop while moisture in ears causes cribs to scour and heat. Much of new corn arriving is sample grade selling at 47 cents a bushel or 54 cents per 80 pounds as production costs lag. Northwest counties report up to 70 percent husking completed. central and eastern areas fall behind due to wet fields and machines idle.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Northwest
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