Journal's Weekly News Review highlights Iowa politics and state events
Dan W Turner of Corning, Republican governor nominee hopeful, urged tax reform in a labor day speech. Howard J Clark backed a high tariff at the Webster county picnic. Drought areas forecast rain and cooler weather. Des Moines divorce petitions reach 299, a local record. A Sioux City girl saved an 80 year old diver from drowning at Arnolds Park. State highway contracts totaling 8753400 were awarded for paving in several counties. Des Moines water main break created a small lake. The Iowa conference opened with 200 ministers in Ottumwa. Des Moines schools opened amid debate on fraternities. Williams named chair of University of Iowa Athletic Council. Clayton county approved a 690000 road bond. Villisca backed Sunday movies. A Burlington murder mystery surfaced over a Missisippi River body. A baby found abandoned in Knoxville. Lone Tree man jailed after trouble with good Samaritan act. Omer killed by automobile near Lamoni. Quicksand trap survivor William Priest found alive. This Saturday page sums up Washington county state and world news for readers and offers clip-worthy items for a scrapbook.
Ed Phillips wins Pike's Peak open auto race to summit
Ed Phillips of Colorado Springs driving a Stutz special captured the Pike's Peak open class race to the summit on Monday. The event drew competitors from nearly every state as preparations for the event carried on.
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Ed Phillips
Colorado Springs
Wash City Council Seeks State Aid for West Madison Paving
At a special Thursday meeting the Washington city council decided to request state aid to pave West Madison street, a section of State Primary Highway No. 7.
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Washington
West Madison Street
Washington Old News 1909 Jury Lists and Local Notes
The clipping lists jury members including J. E. Booth and J. Grecian and notes residents traveling to Brighton for camping. It mentions Earnest Atchison becoming clerk at the New York store, C. E. Myers returning from a county officers convention, and various local events from September 1909 such as school board efforts on sanitary drinking facilities, Orville Wright jokes, Maxwell reunion in Crawfordsville, and rifle shoot preparations led by Col. S. W. Brookhart. It also covers band formations in Keota, theater sales, a new slaughter house, rural route carrier elections, evangelistic services to be held, and Joe Carson’s accident near Iowa City.
Local obituaries and city notes from Washington Iowa
Review lists deaths Mrs Hugh L Kendall and W W McFarland, car thefts in Jefferson county, camp Foster visits, Egypt mission note, school enrollments up, marriages Miss Ella Reitan and Ned Haney, Henry Little tennis champion, Washington baseball 7 6 Letts, fall festival plans, road bid advertisements, Montezuma judge Bechly opens September term, Frank Tellin dies Kalona, football practice starts, Washington beat Hayesville at picnic game, Legion picnic Sept 11, church weddings, big high school enrollment 451, hospital bids, street lighting repiln, rainfall 0 42 inch, 1148 pupils, hospital ward bid, deputy sheriff, court trial assignments, marriages Hendrickson Smith Davenport, junior college enrollments rise
Handwriting Rules for Character Declared in Journal
A reader submits a long list describing how traits like pride affection thrift and caution reveal themselves in handwriting. The piece ties large capitals neat punctuation and flourishes to personality types such as bold ambitious thrifty and prudent with many example letter forms.
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Larsze
Smail
Sunday church schedule changes and deaths in Ottumwa
Sunday school remains at 9 30 with no preaching or Young People's service due to the pastor's conference absence. Dr Bowers will preach at Main Street Church Ottumwa Sunday morning. Miss Lou Huskins dies Friday afternoon at East Jefferson Street home of Mrs J W Scott. Joe Pieper elected grand knight of Washington council Knights of Columbus at Thursday lodge election. County farm bureau meeting discusses fall festival township participation.
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Bowers
Main Street Church
Ottumwa
Lou Huskins
J. W. Scott
East Jefferson Street
Joe Pieper
Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
Farm Bureau
The Studio Murder Mystery at Graham Theatre
The Graham Theatre program features The Studio Murder Mystery and Melody Lane continuing the talking picture era. Weekly lineup includes The Rescue with Ronald Colman, Lily Damita, Thunder with Chaney, On with the Show with Betty Compson and others, and Two Outlaws, plus a color talking feature.
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Colman
Java
Hollywood
Richard Hardell
Melody Lane
Ronald Colman
Lily Damita
Studio
Neil Hamilton
Doris Hill
Eddie Leonard
Josephine Dunn
Rex, King of Horses
Jack Perrin
Betty Compson
Arthur Lake
Sally O'Neil
Joe E. Brown
Louize Fazenda
Ethel Waters
Fairbanks Twins
Sam Hardy
Wm. Bakewell
Warner Brothers
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Lone Tree
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D. B. Twinam
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T. T. Maxwell
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J. P. McCulley
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Macomb
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