Centennial Treasury Stand Reveals Races At Sunset Park Event
A $169.50 balance remains in the Centennial commission treasury as the group votes to turn funds over to the Chamber of Commerce as the commission dissolves. The celebration incurred $8,741.90 in income and $8,572.40 in expenses, with final fountain payments and a planned Labor Day auto races program at Blattnerdela drawing big crowds.
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Commission
Pattner Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Commission
Centenauial
Sunset Park
Commercy
Chamber of Commerce
Incorporated Commission
Chamber of Coumers
Central Park
Raymond Dayton
Dayton
Fred Downing
Bill Brown
Legion Committees
Blattnerdela
Leon Deatly Post
Washington
Brown
Ace Lillard
Lillard
Arthur Greenwood
Labor
Labor Party
Percy Harris
Libnerals
Hhe
Chamberlin
John Simon
Chamberlain
Hitler
Britain
Poland
France
Paris
U.P
Chamber of Depution
Edoard Daladier
Daladier
Picnic at the Park with Abundant Treats
A park outing offered a bountiful supply of good things to eat topped off with ice cream, creating a festive conclusion to the gathering.
Wheat Prices Surge to FiveCent Limit in Open Trade
Wheat futures jumped the five cent limit across North American markets with Winnipeg Kansas City and most Chicago Minneapolis contracts rising in an aggressive early session. In Washington the Agriculture Department launched the first phase of a program to shield farmers from price swings urging compliant planting within 1940 acreage allotments and warning against overplanting.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Wallace
69 New Court Cases Listed For Next Term
The Washington county district court opens Monday September 11 with Judge J G Patterson on the bench. Sixty nine new cases fill the docket including twenty seven law cases most involving notes and accounts and twelve automobile damage actions. Nine divorce filings mark an unusually high number for the county with other items including four foreclosure actions three partition suits two appeals and three equity cases. The docket also shows guardianship applications and a request to adjudge individuals of feeble mind. The last new action is May Smith Quinn versus Robert L Quinn seeking divorce permanent alimony and five hundred dollars temporary alimony for fees. W Livingston represents the plaintiff. Other divorce cases listed include Florence Triplett v Sum Triplett Faye Lambert Anderson v Lewis E Anderson Hazel Hotle Carson v Claude H Carson Hazel Springman v William Harry Springman Grace McDowell v Oren W McDowell Ruebsam v Edna E Ruebsam Lucile Clark v James K B Clark and J L Pease v Kathryn C Pease.
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Washington County
Feshia
Eweanes
May Smith Quinn
Robert Ll. Quinn
W. Livingston
Plorence Triplett
Sum Triplett
Faye Lambert Anderson
Levis E. Anderson
Hazel Hotle Carson
Claude H. Carson
Hazel Springman
William Harry Springman
Grace McDowell
Oren W. McDowell
A Ruebsam
Edna E. Ruebsam
Lucile Clark
James KB. Clark
J. L. Pease
Kathryn c. Pease
Local Track Ready for Monday Auto Races
The Brattner place oval is in good condition after recent construction and will be used for the upcoming Monday track meet. Officials expect strong participation from drivers from nearby counties and promise favorable weather and crowd-friendly conditions.
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Brown
Brattner Place
Armory contract awards delayed for Troop F
The Journal reports the Troop F armory project will not have contracts awarded as planned last night. Architect George A Spooter said some relaying is needed and awards now expected in about a week. Captain Jay Brown and Troop F return home from Des Moines after two weeks camping with the 5th Cavalry unit.
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George A. Spooter
Des Moines
Spooner
United Press
Jay Brown
Treop
Stalt
1Ifth
Marriage Licenses Issued at Court House
Wayne Er win of Adel Iowa and Violet Curl of Washington were issued license, along with How ard Curl of Washington and Anta Lynn of Washington.
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Court House
Wayne Erwin
Adel
Iowa
Violet Curl
Washington
Howard Curl
Anta Lynn
Free Parking Space for Care Featured
A brief notice highlights available free parking space for care facilities in a local area. Details are incomplete in the fragment.
Fountain Schedule Adjusted in Central Park
A change extends the illuminated fountain hours in Central Park from seven to nine PM, instead of eight to ten. The new timing matches earlier darkness and higher downtown footfall.
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Central Park
Union Evening Service in Central Park Announcement
United Presbyterian pastor William M Nichol returns from vacation and says his congregation will join in the union evening service in Central Park. The plan was to end union services last Sunday, per a prior Nichol written notice. Hetty Humsto of Prairie du Chien Wis visits sister Mary Humetou.
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William M Nichol
United Presbyterian Church
Central Park
Mr Nichol
Hetty Humsto
Prairie du Chien, Wis
Mary Humetou
Mayer Service Set for Sunday in Washington
Funeral services for Mrs Mayer, who died yesterday, are planned for Sunday at two o clock at Shermans Funeral Home with Carl Klein officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery. She was born May 7 1644 in the Talleyrand community, married Adam Mayer in 1668, lived in Washington since, and is survived by daughter Mrs Baril Little five grandchildren and two great grandchildren, plus two sisters Mrs Barbara Henry and Mrs Louine Lelubach.
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Mra. Km
Ma Mayer
Sherman
Carl Ww. Klein
Elm Grove
Or Mayer
Talleyrand
Anthony
Mary Horning
Adam Mayer
Washington
Mr Mayer
Mee
Baril Little
John McChurch
Rock Island
Marguerite Blanchard
Des Moines
George, Cheater
Benny McChurch
Gilbert Family Visits Monmouth and Rosetta Areas
George KB Gilbert and skier Fannie Gilbert with Rev and Mrs I Fredming traveled to Illinois prior day, visiting Monmouth and Rosetta communities with relatives and friends of the Gilbert family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George KB. Gilbert
Fannie Gilbert
Mra. I. Fredming
Illnois Priday
Monmouth
Rosetta
Gilbert
Allies May Set Deadline for German Withdrawal
London reports Britain and France consulting on a deadline for German troops to leave Poland. Mussolini plays a role in delaying war fears as Liski and staff depart Berlin and a Soviet military mission arrives. Warsaw reports continued raids and Polish resistance holds frontier lines. Rome staff note Italy may join if war expands.
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France
Britain
London
Great Britain
Germany
Poland
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Ile
Mussolini
Italy
Warsaw
Miawa
Berlin
U.P
Rome
Krome
Air Ministry
Firemen Plan Water Battle on Labor Day Night
Washington fire department members stage a Labor Day water fight on the east side of the square at eight oclock. Captains Hal Reister and John Custer lead rival teams in a grudge match to settle last years defeat. Reister team includes Claude Nelater Jr Hob Roe Carl Kelly Tom Kelly Paul Wolf Nil Brown Bob Lytle Harevey Meek. Carter team features I Pease John Lefever Charles Clark Harry Miller Frank Casey Charles Denison and Harry Springman. Chief Claude Reister referees with Blaine Holmes Jack Westphal Floyd Roe Pigeon Hiags Mike Robinson and Howard Sither as police.
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Washington Fire Department
Hame
Hal Reister
John Custer
Reister
Custer
Claude Nelater, Jr
Hob Roe
Carl Kelly
Tom Kelly
Paul Wolf
Nil Brown
Bob Lytle
Harevey Meek
Carter
Pease
John Lefever
Charles Clark
Harry Miller
Frank Casey
Charles Denison
Harry Springman
Claude Reister
Fire Department
Blaine Holmes
Jack Westphal
Floyd Roe
Pigeon” Hiags
Mike Robinson
Howe Art Sither
541 Students Attend Washington Junior College Since Inception
In twelve years Washington junior college has enrolled many students and this year’s registration will push total enrollment above 600. Seventeen percent have completed two years and graduated, with most graduates continuing further study or entering employment. Most attendees are from Washington with 26 different towns represented and students from 18 surrounding towns already registered for June.
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Washington Junior College
Washington
Holden and Whisler Reach Colorado After 816 Mile Trip
Word from Charles Holden and Raymond Whisler say they are in Colorado for a week. They left Tiere at 3 AM Wednesday and by 7 PM that evening had dinner with Lawrence Whisler in Boulder, an 816 mile journey in distance.
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Charles Holden
Raymond Whisler
Colorado
Tiere
Lawrence Whisler
Boulder
Colo
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Viscount Gort
Kasimir Sosnkowski
Marie Gustav Gamelin
Walther von Brauchwitsch
Centennial
Treasury
Legion
Hudson
Galesburg
Chrysler
Toddville
Cedar Rapids
Ford
Morning Sun
Norton
Nash
Stewart & Crone
Essex
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Hermann Goering
Defer Armory
Troop F. Armory
Mayer
Josef Liski
New York
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Ernest Brown
Tinues
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