Council weighs site for new Washington water plant
The Washington city council water and light committee under Chairman A E Putnam weighs site options near the reservoir and well for a new water plant. A Milwaukee railway sidetrack issue and land needs complicate choices. Several near reserve area locations, including Smouse lots, are being evaluated as data is gathered. A council meeting was postponed to obtain more information.
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Washington
Water and Light
A. E. Putnam
Milwaukee Railway
Busby
Putnam
Education Week Proclaimed by Acting Gov Hammill
Acting Governor John Hammill using a proclamation urged Iowa schools churches and civic groups to observe Education Week November 18 to 24. The move lobbies for better education facilities and citizenship through American Legion National Americanism Commission and NEA guidance promoting high civic ideals and public awareness.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
John Hammill
American Legion
National Education Association
United States Bureau of Education
Legion
National Americanism Commission
Commonwealth
Chambers of Commerce
Iowa's Tall Corn Grows in South Dakota
F J Kurka of Phillip South Dakota sent two ears of yellow dent seed corn that match Iowa in appearance and quality. The corn won first prize at Haakon County fair and is expected to yield seventy bushels per acre after being planted May 20 and avoiding frost after September 5.
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Journal Office
South Dakota
Phillip
F. J. Kurka
Kurka
E. G. Mason
Dakota
Haakon County
Prohibitionists Mobilize Across Iowa for 1923 Elections
Iowa groups plan a statewide network of prohibition organizations ahead of the 1923 1924 election cycle. S P McNaught urges pastors to form church based committees to vet candidates and share enforcement positions on prohibition with the public. The effort is nonpartisan and coordinated with the Iowa Anti Saloon League.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa and Saloon League
S. P. McNaught
Town League
Young People's Organization
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
8% Pennants in 6 Years record of Yankee Chief
Miller J. Huggins, longtime manager of the New York Yankees, has led pennant races for eleven years and played major league baseball for nine. His career spans St Paul, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals, with multiple trades shaping Yankees’ rise to first division finishes in 1918 to 1923.
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New York
Miller J. Huggins
New York Yankees
Huggins
St. Paul
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Roger Bresnahan
Yankees
St. Louis
Cardinals
Yankee
Education week to showcase benefits of schooling across Iowa
Luncheon clubs and cooperative agencies plan educational exercises to visualize the benefits of education for future generations. The speaker seeks support from pulpits and the press to spread the education doctrine as Legion posts in Iowa organize leading roles during education week.
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Legion
Iowa
Dr Mills Taylor to Speak Sunday in United Presbyterian Series
Dr Mills Taylor associate secretary of the board of foreign missions will speak at eleven o clock in the First church and again at the evening service in the Second church about the New World Movement in the United Presbyterian church. The movement has raised more than eleven million dollars for colleges mission fields and church work.
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United Presbyterians of Washington
Mills Taylor
Washington
G. W. Hay
Taylor
Board of Foreign Missions
New World Movement
United Presbyterian Church
Stokes Heads to Chicago to Face Conspiracy Charge
Indicted with five others on conspiring to defame Mrs. Helen Stokes while W E D Stokes and Dan Nugent prepare for extradition. Mrs. Stokes travels to New York opposing her husband’s divorce action as Chicago plans a Monday hearing in New York. Extradition talks suspended as they proceed toward Chicago.
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Chicago
Helen Stokes
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Dan Nugent
Stokes
Red Cross Aids Des Moines Tornado Flood Victims
Des Moines Iowa October 6 Red Cross aided Council Bluffs after last weeks flood and tornado. Relief workers from Omaha Lincoln Grand Island and Omaha army post arrived quickly to assist homeless families and separated relatives as business shutdown and disaster relief began. Judge Hubert Utterback chaired local relief planning from Chicago and helped organize county action.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Cornell Bluffs
Red Cross
Iowa
Omaha
Lincoln
Grand Island
Omaha Army Post
Council Bluffs
Hubert Utterback
Chicago
Price’s Claim to Fame Was Thrashing Kaiser
Alfred Russell Price died recently in London. He once defended his father’s property at Ilfracombe by beating young Wilhelm II, then Crown Prince, in a playful clash. Price removed his coat and delivered a black eye and cuts until the tutor intervened.
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London
Alfred Russel Price
Wilhelm
Hfracombe
Mr. Prices
Young Price
Sheriff Returns From Ohio With Prisoner
Sheriff Charles M. Denison arrived home last night from Columbus with Harold Morrow of Wellman who was indicted by the September grand jury on seduction. Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweets arrested Roy Shoemaker of Wayland for wife desertion and child abandonment. Giles Kelly’s case on a worthless check charge from John Wehrle of Wellman is continued until next Saturday morning with bond to be furnished.
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Charles M. Denison
Columbus
Ohio
Harold Morrow
Wellman
Fred Sweet
Roy Shoemaker
Wayland
Giles Kelly
John Wehrle
West Chester Triumphs Over Brighton In Lopsided Contest
West Chester high school football team defeated Brighton 13 to unknown score in an away game. The Huskies displayed speed and strong coaching, building on a promising early season showing.
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West Chester High School
Brighton
West Chester
Chester School
Reeves Home Burned Near Town
The C. A. Reeves residence several miles southeast of town burned to the ground on Wednesday afternoon. The fire started in the attic and destroyed the house and contents except a few clothes. Neighbors gathered to help but could not stop the blaze. Insurance will partly cover the loss.
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C. A. Reeves
Rice and Daniels Shine for Iowa State Freshmen
Iowa City reports Rice and Daniels of Washington are among the top freshman prospects for the State University of Iowa team. With about 150 candidates, the pair are highlighted in press dope as likely to secure spots on the six freshman squads, Rice at end and Daniels at center under coach Dr. Scott.
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State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Rice
Daniels
Washington
Scott
New USF for Cobs of Iowa Corn Found
Iowa State College experts in the chemical engineering department report discoveries of new cob uses. Ground corn cobs mixed with water can be molded into shapes and dried to substitute punk for pyrotechnics. They are also exploring cob based pest destroyers and inexpensive incense production.
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Associated Press
Ames
Chemical Engineering Department
Iowa State College
The Bat Mystery At Graham Theatre Oct 16
Amusement notes highlight The Bat secret as a major draw with 90 million readers urged to see the play. Wagenhals and Kemper present the production at Graham theatre on Tuesday Oct 16 with a strong cast and glamorous staging expected to attract eager theatregoers.
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United States
New York
Wagenhals
Kemper
Graham Theatre
Health board leader in Washington discuss county health head
Dr. Charles S. Grant of Iowa City met with Washington county supervisors and Dr. James W. Wallace of the Rockefeller Foundation to discuss selecting a county health officer. No decision was made. the state board will review candidates and present a recommendation at the next meeting with a possible start of the program within weeks.
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Charles S. Grant
Iowa City
Iowa State Board of Health
Washington
County Board of Supervisors
Grant
James W. Wallace
Rockefeller Foundation
Health Board
State Board of Health
State Board
Washington County Board
Governor Kendall Delights in Hawaiian Vacation
Des Moines dispatch reports Governor Kendall on a healing vacation in Hawaii at the Moana hotel. He cites salubrious climate and hospitable people in Honolulu and plans to sail to San Francisco then Seattle before returning to Iowa by November 1, barring any interruption.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Hawaiian Islands
Emma K. Blaise
Honolulu
Moana
Earth shocks topple wall in Quebec cemetery
Oct 6 report says earth shocks were felt here early this morning. A three hundred year old wall in the Quebec cemetery was toppled by the shocks.
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Quebec
Associated Press
Queec
Des Moines Women to Hear Brookhart Oct 10
United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart will speak at the Des Moines Women's club open forum dinner on October 10. His topic is Impressions from a summer in Europe.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Open Forum
Des Moines Women's Club
Europe
Methodist Women of Iowa Meet In Des Moines Sessions Begin
Missionaries from around the world arrive for the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The annual meeting runs Wednesday through Monday with the theme Saving America through her boys and girls. Two pageants are planned, including America's Unfinished Battles directed by Miss Mabel B. Brown and The Sale of the World's Children led by national secretaries Mrs. A H Woodcock and Mrs. J W Dowds. Mrs Wilbur P Thirkield of Cambridge Massachusetts will speak on press matters.
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America
A. H. Woodcock
J. W. Dowds
Wilbur P. Thirkield
Cambridge
Mass
The
National Press
Thought for the Day. A big head doesn't necessarily tin ply a broad milud
A brief reflective note contrasts vanity with wisdom, suggesting that a large ego or boastfulness does not guarantee broad-minded thinking or real understanding. The message urges humility and thoughtful attitude over outward swagger.
Anniversary Dinner and Sermon Schedule at Stuntz Event
The tenth anniversary dinner is set for Thursday evening. Bishop Homer C. Stuntz of Omaha will preach the anniversary sermon Sunday. Speakers Sunday and Monday include Dr. Ralph L. Diffendorfer of Chicago, secretary of the department of education, and Br. L. W. Dunlavy, president of the Lillt School of Theology.
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