Six Applicants Named for Washington Postmaster Post
Six Washington residents have filed applications for the postmaster position in Washington. Applications must be in Washington DC with the Civil Service Commission by October 17. Likely exams will be completed soon and the appointment made, replacing Postmaster Miller who is starting a five month lecture tour.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Washington D.C
Civil Service Comminssion
William G. Stewart
John T. Matthews
Harry McCall
T. L. Brookhart
Harold Putnam
H. H. McCleery
Ben
Miller
Post Office
Car wreckage found on Iowa road tied to local dealer
Drivers near Iowa City report a burned wreckage in the ditch bearing a Washington county number. Investigation shows the car was licensed to J. H. Fenton, once a Washington businessman now based in Cedar Rapids. No further details on the accident are available.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
J. H. Fenton
Washington
Violent Insanity Case From Riverside To Mt Pleasant
Mrs Jennie Catherine Phoebus of Northfield Minnesota, traveling with her husband and adopted two week old baby, became violently insane at Riverside yesterday. She raved, tore at clothes, sang, prayed, and cursed. Sheriff notified, she was jailed in Washington, adjudged insane, and will be sent to Mt Pleasant by state hospital attendants after control board acts.
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State Hospital For the Insane
Mt. Pleasant
Jennie Catherine Phoebus
Northfield
Minn
Riverside
Monticello
Ind
Phoebus
Denison
Washington
State Board of Control
Correction: Oakland School Teacher Named
The Oakland school in Brighton township was misidentified in Saturday's paper. Ada Hollingsworth is the teacher. three sets of twine are pupils, not Miss Florence Thomas. The Journal apologizes for the error.
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Ada Hollingsworth
Oakland
Brighton Township
Florence Thomas
The Storm Arrives for First Showings This Afternoon
Lewd prints of the production The Storm fill first run houses. Washington screening closed a successful Sioux City run last night. The film traveled from Sioux City by car to reach the local theater for today’s matinee at the Fox.
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Washington
Sioux City
the Fox
Merchants to Join Count Boris Talks for Better Homes
Nearly twenty Washington merchants will showcase household conveniences during Better Homes Week at the Armory. Demonstrations of electric devices, cooking utensils, furniture, and drapery will unfold Tuesday through Friday with free lectures by Vera Megowan and Irma Mundy. Count Boris, a Montenegrin visitor, spoke on etiquette and industry, while J D Glasgow urged Rotary welfare plans and ethical work in the community.
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Washington
Better Homes
Vera Megowan
Ecooking
Newton
Grinnell
Megowan
Irma Mundy
Chicago Art Institute
Armory
The
Journal
Merchants of Washington
J DD
Glasgow
Rotary
Iowa Pioneer Dies in California
Samuel Savage a Washington county pioneer died at his daughter Mrs Goldthwaite in Alhambra California Sunday night He settled in Clay township Iowa and later moved to California He was about ninety two funeral plans call for return of the body to Brighton Interment likely Friday morning Surviving daughters include Mrs Balderson of Brighton and Mrs Celia Jones of DeWitt Arkansas The community remembers him as an estimable resident and more distant relatives are noted including Victor Wre aing and others.
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Brighton
Iowa
Samuel Savage
Washington County
Weaitoran Goldthwaite
Alhambra
California
Savage
Clay Township
Goldthwaite
Robert Balderson
Celia Jones
DeWitt
Arkansas
Clay
Omaha Man to Speak at Ad Club Tonight
Omaha businessman Mr. Hudson will address the Advertising Club on Time Is Money Save It. L F Henderson announced the outside speaker was secured for an unusually interesting program. The event promises one of the club’s most pretentious programs with a large attendance anticipated.
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Hudson
Omaha
Hovt
L. F. Henderson
First Snow Reported Across Nebraska and South Dakota
The first snow of the season was reported in western Nebraska and South Dakota. Mason City section of the state also received the season's first snow today, marking the onset of winter conditions in parts of the region.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Nebr
Nebraska
South Dakota
Mason City
Washington Triumphs Over Fort Madison 10-6 in Muddy Clash
Washington high school edged Fort Madison 10 to 6 on the visitors field in a hard fought rain drenched game. Four quick forward passes in the closing minutes set up a decisive Washington drive, ending with Daniels scoring and Waymack adding the extra point.
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Washington High School
Fort Madison
Washington
Althe Washington
Waymack
Harper
Rice
Dusenberry
Freshwaters
Dubois
Fields
Daniels
Washington vs Fort Madison football game highlights and substitutions
Waymack's best passing game of the season and Dubois steady in an all around effort. Boice struggled as substitutes Skipton and Fields changed the lineup with tackles and backfield updates. Touchdowns credited to Daniels Harper and a drop kick by Waymack.
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Waymack
Dubois
Boice
Washington
Madison McGugin
Macon
Sint
Eorge
Dusenberry
Sowtiedu Newell
Lane Boice
Reverend John Lo Acheson dies in New Jersey
Word arrives that Reverend John Lo Acheson, about sixty, died Saturday night in Weehawken New Jersey after a three year illness. His body will be returned to Elm Grove cemetery in Tate family lot for burial. He was known in Washington and the county. his wife Jennie Tate is the daughter of the former pastor J T Tate. He was formerly pastor in Wisconsin and had been living with his sister. He was born in northeastern Iowa.
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John Lo Acheson
Advent
Weehawken
New Jersey
Tate
Elm Grove
Acheson
Washington
Jennie Tate
J. T. Tate
United Presbyterian
Arthur Tate Acheson
Myra A. Ta'e
Winterset
Taj
Acheson Wia
James M. Atheson
Westington
Achesons
Ainaworth
United Presbyterian Church
Wet Alis
Wis
Jay
Ry Te Acheson
Mor Hearstern Towa
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Ford
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Young Wiper
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Count Boris
Rotary Club
Betton
Chs
Boris
Royal House of
Montenegro
F. L. Wilson
Marsh W. Bailey
United States
Carl Brown
Gerber Producing Company
Gerber
Knidits of Columbus
Catholic Daughters of America
Victor
Charles Wre4ing
Des Moinnes
W. Lippens
Dase
Inez
John Coahl
West
Ad Club
Westinghouse Electric
Iown Gas and Electric Co
Punish Ant
Sellars
Lane
Madison
Burlington
Muscatine
Dickinson
Ottumwa
Washington Fields
Evening Journal
Waukon
C.A. Ruebsam
Inquire Journal
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Frank Libe
Roy Libe
Ralph Hesseltine
Blue
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John J. Black
Town Street
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Washington Roofing Co
Wilde
Boyd Berdo
George Jarrard
Reed Baby Carriage
East End Grocery
Poland
T. W
Clifford Hunter
Ross Crawford
Walter Smith
W. D. Booth
R. EK
Ray Blankenhorn, Ainsworth
Steod
Sam Baker
E. V. Enstminger
West Chester
J. F
G. M. Stewart
Woop
Ralph Zeck
Chester
John T. Sampson
James Palmer
Brown's
Lee
Shaffer
Crawfordsville
Black
Coppock
Armory Dance
Lyon's
R. L. Kirkpatrick
John Coakley
Smithfield
George Dempsey
T. J. Dempsey
J. L. Acheson
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