Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated at 314 West Washington
Mr and Mrs A J Dawson marked their Golden Wedding with a noonday dinner for forty at home on West Washington. Out of town guests included Albert Atchison Richmond KS and Ross Atchison Wichita KS with George McGinnis Morning Sun. Open house planned this evening as the couple nears fifty years of marriage.
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A. J. Dawson
West
Washington Street
Dawsson
Richmond
Kansas
Ross Atchison
Wichita
George McGinnis
Morning Sun
Dawson
Robert Harbicon
Robert Bruce
Ve Quae
Jackson Coulter
Stella
Mr. Dawson
Mrs. Dawson
Anna
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
Sunset Park
Mary E. Fisher
J. W. Patton
George B. French
M. J. Orr
Orr
Alma Johnston
Pittenburg
Pennslvania
Edith Lewis
Chillicothe
Missouri
John W. Fisher
Chicago
Myre
F. H. Johnston
John Howard
Margaret
N. Johnston
J. R. Johnston
Lyre
Royce Johnston
S. J. Lewis
Ruth Lewis
C. L. Johnston
Wilma
Kenneth
Newton Johnston
Columbus Junction
Mystery Robe Trade and Spring Arrival
A man delivered a grey horse hide that was sent to Cedar Rapids to become a fur robe. The narrator kept the robe, promising its quality for winter travel, but they cannot identify the gentleman who left the hide. They invite the owner to contact them to claim or sell the robe or hide, mentioning Saltonic as a proven product.
High School Enrollment Expected to Reach 400
Enrollment at the high school is expected to top 375 to 400 for the opening next Monday based on current registration. Yesterday 58 seniors registered, with many juniors and sophomores also enrolling. At least 125 freshmen are expected to register Friday. A teachers' meeting is set for Saturday at 2 PM in room 101 to finalize opening plans.
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Supt
W. C. Harding
Florence Wyland
Theresa Belknap
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Mildred Stewart
Armstrong
Card of Thanks for L. O. Morrow
The family thanks friends for floral offerings and kindness shown during the illness and death of wife mother and sister L O Morrow. Mary McCready G C Wilson J M Wilson and families express their gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Morrow
Mary McCready
G. C. Wilson
J. M. Wilson
Brighton Has Big Day Brightens Town With Baseball Victory
Washington defeated Brighton 4 to 1 in a fast county game led by Little on the mound and Case and Paul Prechin delivering key hits for Washington. Beauchamp and Steinbeck of Rubio aided Brighton’s offense with notable efforts, while the crowd enjoyed a band concert and a grove dance earlier in the day.
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Brighton
Washington
168Th Regiment
Everette Griffith
Lawrence Fox
Grove
Beauchamp
Steinbeck
Rubio
Eldon
Little
Case
Paul Prechin
Buzzard
W. Horton
Nmi
Wasington
P. Frechin
BK. Frechin
Arnold
R. Steinbeck
Albo
Pfizer
Littie
Crayn
E. Frechin
Wenn Kotteechin
Ted Prizer
Crayne
Hays
Varrier
A. Steinbeck
Ww. Horton
J. Brier
Li. Horton
R. Brier
Krebs to Lecture Here in September Series
Dr. Stanley L. Krebs of Philadelphia will lecture here September 13 14 and 15 under the Ad club auspices in the old Methodist church. The talks target business men and salespeople, emphasizing practical follow ups from last year. Season tickets at 1.50 are sold to cover costs, with 200 tickets needed. lectures focus on educational content with plans to reach business men and employers in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley L. Krebs
Philadelphia
Washington
Ad Club
Old Methodist Church
Krebs
Community announcements and club meeting notices
Social event at Prairie Flower in the church basement with ice cream peaches and cake. Fortnightly club Child Study group postpones to Wednesday September. Chapter 1 PLBLOL meets with Mrs Wickham at 7 30 PM. Missionary society to meet at Mrs Ezra Gardner’s home Wednesday afternoon. Farmers Union picnic at Twin Bridges on Saturday September 4. Social club to meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Ramsey. Mrs J L Miller hosts Miss Josephine McKevitt of Davenport. Mother’s club hosts Chas Wilson’s group Thursday at eight. A social at Cloyce Stewart’s home for First United Presbyterian youth Friday evening.
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Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Sunset Park
Emma Wright
Chattie Wrigh
Berdo
Katheryn Berdo Null
Frances Louise Null
G. W. Reed
Prairie Flower
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Lexington M
Ezra Gardner
Chas. Wilson
Mother's Club
Cloyce Stewart
N. 2Nd Ave
First United Presbyterian Church
Columbus Junction Fair Dates Announced
The Columbus Junction fair will be held September 14 to 17 this year, a week later than expected. Local boosters plan a large turnout and say the event will not interfere with the Washington county fair drive set for next Tuesday.
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Columbus Junction
Washington County
Enterprise
Country Schools To Open Next Week
Most rural schools will open for the fall term next Monday morning with a few in session this week. The county superintendent reports every country school has secured a teacher except three and expects all positions filled by tomorrow.
How Tama Jim Wilson Secured His Cabinet Appointment
Horace McMillan recalls how Tama Jim Wilson, then dean of Iowa State College of Agriculture and head of the experiment station, became secretary of agriculture. He describes political maneuvering by Iowa Republicans in 1896 including Capt. J. A. T. Hull, A. B. Cummins, and Senator William B. Alligon, and Henry Wallace’s involvement to move Wilson forward as candidate.
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Sioux City
Tama Jim’ Wilson
Traer
Iowa
H. G. McMillan
The
Farmer and Breeder
Des Moines
College of Agriculture
Ames
Cummins
Republican National Committee
Hull
Wilson
Arsenic Consumption Tied to Folk Beauty Belief
In parts of Austria especially near the Hungarian hills, villagers reportedly eat arsenic in large quantities without harm. They claim the practice accounts for the striking beauty of local women, a belief tied to constant drugging with arsenic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Hungary
Lightning strikes twice at Chertsey in inquest over sheltering man
An inquest into a man’s death in Chertsey England after sheltering under a tree during a thunderstorm concluded the tree, part of a five tree group, had been struck previously by lightning. The report notes a prior strike and the lingering old superstition about repeated strikes.
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Chertsey
England
Bayfield
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Haskjips
Miss Rabenold
Daryl Mathers
DeBord
Great White Way
Miles of
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Esha Good
Alex DeBord
Cess
Reister & Sons
H. S
Presbyterian
Box Springs
A. R. Oates
Elizabeth Irwin
Margaret Godfrey
Marjorie Glasgow
Topeka
W. W. G. Girls of the Baptist Church
Reisner
San Francisco
Cal
Ile
Cil Peed Yard
Whittaker & Burke
Plblol
EB. T. Wickham
Farmers Union of
West Chester
Twin Bridges
Opal Ramsey
J. L. Miller
Josephine McKevitt
Davenport
Evening Journal
America
Pearl Button Co
Journal Office
Washington Steam Laundry
Bruns Seed Co
W. A. Smith
Brown Auto Works
H. M. Davies
Matt
Bevins Motor Co
Franklin
Wellston
Thomas
Inquire Journal
Oliver
Aineworth
Tucker & Eicher
Phone Overland Garage
Chalmers
Sce Pt Stuart Hotel
Plymouth Rock
5Th St
2Nd Avenue
Leave At Journal
P. I. Hedger
Ainsworth
H.R. Baker
Tom Price
Henry Campbell
Democrat and Leader
S. H
Red. Co. A. Ruebsam
Jas. McCutcheon
J. Myers
Boyd Berdo
Poland
China
Henry Durian
Wellman, Ia
South Ave
Columbus Junction Fair
Horace McMillan
Tama Jim Wilson
Phone
Mutual
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