Boy's Club Prospects Bright for Next Year
Washington county 4-H members report strong results at Des Moines with 达到 calf club entries and promising pig sales. Dennis Jones placed 15th with calves, others finished 24th 29th and 38th. calves sold for 11.25 to 12.00 per hundred. Pigs sold to Iowa Packing Company at 9.75. five shown, four in the money. Judging team placed tenth among thirty counties with Walter Harter Clarence Booth and William Darbyshire and Dennis Jones contributing.
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Ellis
Ing
Washington County
Des Moines
Dennis Jones
Joseph Jones
Max Donaldson
Keith Wells
Iowa Packing Company
Leonard Pridges
Walter Harter
Clarence Booth
William Darbyshire
Dennis Jones Alter
Woods Invents Ground Iceless Cooler for Remote Use
P C Woods on East Main Street perfected a small ice less refrigerator designed for farm and camp use or any place ice is unavailable. The cooler is buried with a thick insulated lid to keep out heat, using earth cooling to maintain a lower temperature. It is compact enough to be carried with camp gear and requires little extra space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Woods
East Main Street
Duroc Show Highlights at West Liberty and State Fairs
Knotek Brothers and Shalla wowed the crowd at the West Liberty fair with multiple top placements in Duroc classes including first on get of sire and high rib entries. At Winfield they claimed gilts and futurity litter ribbons. Laird Woodford earned a fourth in junior yearling Duroc boar at the state fair and Mike Trier of Keota won a junior champion gilt. The Washington team finished 180 points behind Mitchell county. judging occurred Thursday and Friday.
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Nate
Washington
Mitchell County
Knotek Brothers
Shalla
West Liberty Fair
Pilot Cooner
Winfield
Laird Woodford
Duroc
State Fair
Mike Trier
Keota
Territory rules for Centennial School attendance
The district defines the Centennial School attendance zone to include all residents west of Avenue B and south of the Rock Island tracks with two or three exceptions for Lincoln attendees. No child under five or not yet five by semester end may attend kindergarten. Signed DR C A Botce Pres of School Board.
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Avenue B
Rock Island
Lincoln
Brighton Man Buried Under Bridge Derrick
Harry Bidwell of Brighton was trapped beneath a pile driver derrick after it fell at the Skunk River railroad bridge. He suffered a fractured leg and internal injuries. taken to Washington County hospital. John Zelinski was burned and treated in Brighton. both incidents occurred during construction work as repairs continued on the river bridge.
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Harry Bidwell
Washington County
Brighton
Skunk River
Bidwell
John Zelinski
Rock Island Company
Washington
Funeral for Mrs Drusilla Faris in Keota
Mrs Drusilla Faris who died August 27 at age 79 is buried Friday after a service at her home conducted by Rev C F Hoffman. She leaves four children Hattie Mitchell Des Moines William Clemens Latimer and Flo Clemens plus three stepchildren and had long lived in Keota with early home in West Chester area.
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Keota
Drusilla Faris
C. F. Hoffman
Harry Smoeks
Park Ridge
Illinois
F. Hoffman
Presbyterian Church of
Masons Plan Tours to Crawfordsville and Brighton
Local masons will travel by automobile to Crawfordsville to join the Crawfordsville lodge and discuss plans for the county masonic picnic at Chautauqua Park on September 1 and a second event on September 19. A Brighton trip is set for Thursday night. Speakers include H R Moore Cedar Rapids Ralph Ottoson Davenport and Williams Cofax. L B Lupton leads the preparations with a 25 member lodge band forming for the music program.
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Crawfords Hills
Crawfordsville
Chautauqua Park
Brighton
H.R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Ottosan
Davenport
Red Cross Officers to Be Elected in Washington Chapter
Miss Dana Trout visits as Red Cross field representative to organize the local unit. After wartime prominence the group has waned. about 300 members joined last roll call. Rev. J R McCrory calls members to a Friday meeting at First Church at three o clock to elect officers.
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Dana Trout
Red Cross
Washington Red Cross
J. R. McCrory
Washington
First United Presbyterian Church
Obituary and Keota School Notes Highlight Local News
Mrs Smock age 53 dies with husband and four daughters surviving. Maiden name Grace Ritchey she married after he graduated Parsons College. Family in Keota later moved to Chicago. Sister in law of Charles Smeeck, part of Richardson Smock Kilpatrick clans. Burial in Keota cemetery. Presbyterian member. Keota public school opens with staff list led by Superintendent Moser and Principal Lawridge. Lillis Day cards for Howard Fitzgerald and Eva Walker wedding. August 26 date noted.
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C. A. Lacey
F. A. Klein
H. L. Page
A. A. McCoon
G L. Homes
R. Kilpatrick
Keota
Presbyterian Church
A. KR. McKoon
G. L. Holmes
Rpatrick
W. C. Moser
Robert Lawridge
Lorinda Boyd
ElDorado Christensen
Etta Duval
Dorothy Cone
Myrtle Thompson
Emma Long
Luella Woods
Berna Berry
Mina McCreary
Lillis
Howard J. Fitzgerald
Eva
Local notes mention visits and engagements around Journal staff
Miss Lucile Montgomery arrived from Chicago for a visit at the Harry Montgomery home. C. J. Wilson received dahlia blossoms, raised by Tom Simonton in Johnson county. Miss Winifred Geisler also contributed prized blooms. Mabel Morton drove to Kansas City with Mr. and Mrs. Vanderham and son Bobbie, bringing canned fruit. Licenses issued to John Watson Cherry and Flodeline Juzeler, then to David M Miller and Fanny Ropp of Riverside. Sylvia Warren sails to Brooklyn tonight. Mrs. C. B. Daugherty returns to Keota for Baptist association meetings. Rev J Reade McCrory and family move into a house formerly occupied by Mrs. Clifford Thorne. Mrs Elmer Wells departs for Arlington Heights for winter. Mr and Mrs Howard Sitler and son with Mr and Mrs Malcolm von Baron return from Pine River MN. fishing said to be poor this season.
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Mabel Morton
Kansas City
Mrs. Vanderham
Bobbie
Vanderham
Community notices from West Chester area event listings
Announcements include Moose Lodge social with Highland Four Thursday evening. Presbyterian Ladies Social with Mrs C S Anderson at 715 East Washington Friday 2 30 pm. Epworth League hosting contest losers and winners at church tonight. West Chester O C meet with Mrs Floyd Bauers Thursday afternoon. Mrs Stouffer assisting. Red Cross elective meeting at First United Presbyterian church Friday Sept 5 at 3 pm. Reverend Eugene Owens to preach at West Chester Methodist Church Sunday Sept 7 both services. D of A Sewing Circle meets Thursday with Mrs John Braunhausen. quilting planned.
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The
Presbyterian Church
C.S. Andersonn
East Washington
West Chester
Floyd Bauers
Stouffer
Eugene Owens
West Chester Methodist Church
Eugene
Quaker Church
Cornell College
D. of
A. Sewing Circle
John Braunhausen
Life Stories Told At Rotary Luncheon
Charley Davis and J R Maxwell shared career life stories at the Rotary meeting. Charley traced his life from a Crawfordsville farm to 1924 as he recounted early experiences westward. Rit recounted a ranching episode with an $1800 bull, a night crossing, and a deadly nearby shadow that ended with the bull killed.
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Rotary
Charley Davis
J. R. Maxwell
Charley
Crawfordsville
Rit
Lown
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John Zelanske
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Chicago
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C. J. Wilson
Tom Simonton
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Fanny Ropp
Riverside
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Brooklyn
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J. Reade McCrory
Clifford Thorne
Elmer Wells
Arlington Heights
Howard Sitler
William
Malcolm von Baron
Pine River
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Evening Journal
Western Metal Company
Bloomington
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Sanitary Dairy
R. BE. Brown
Frank Libe
W. D. Booth
North Marion Ave
A. KE. Putnam & Sons
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Glendale
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W. A. McGinnis
D. C. Russell
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Epworth League
Cupid
Mr. Happy Party
A. C. Ralston
Inquire Journal
J. W. Applegate
Geo. W. Stewart
Kappa Delta Psi Fraternity
Brussels
D. G. Knottnerus
George Miller
R. T. Cannon
Toledo, Ohio
W. F. Curtis
Arnold
N. E. Corner Square
Rede Orke
Reisters
Bat
Jonah
Doe Parsons
Claude
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