Auto Show Opens At 7 30 P M In Washington
Washington county hosts a city auto show with a big circus tent on North Iowa Avenue two blocks north of the square near the Milwaukee depot. Baldwin troupe provides free acts before the 7 30 opening and a full program of comedy and acrobatics inside the tent. Better HomesShow led by Edward H Hall features a five room model home and a prize essay contest for local students on decorating and home planning.
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J. E. Lawrence
Guy Baldwin
R. E. Thornton
George McDaniels
Claude Tucker Cloyd Willites
Iowa Avenue
Milwaukee Depot
Baldwin
Columbus Junction Fair
Edward H. Hall
Davenport
Washington to Host Unique Auto Show and Decor Exhibit
Local plans promise a rare feature blending home decoration displays and a large auto show in Washington. Organizer Mr Hall will explain setting purposes and offer decor advice. Despite earlier challenges from absconding Lawrence, Muscatine’s business community saved the event, expanding the line up with late model autos and added merchant booths.
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Washington
Hall
Muscatine
Lawrence
Roberts vs Libe trial underway in district court
Testimony opened in W. J. Roberts versus John Libe in district court with a jury sworn yesterday. The case stems from a four-car crash on the Ainsworth road near Washington two years ago with damages claimed at 635 dollars and a counter claim of 1000 dollars. Libe’s minor son Lawrence Libe drove the Buick at the time. Charlies Brown was arraigned on a drunken driving charge and pled not guilty.
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W. J. Roberts
John Libe
Sam McKee
Lulu A. Davis
W. D. Stafford
Eva Smeltzer
John Wehr
Otis Wagner
Myrtle Foster
A. R. Strum
Dora Heil
Laura Matthews
Otto Walton
A. E. Paul
W. D
Ainsworth Road
Washington
Mr. Roberts
Oakland
Buick
Roy Marr
Studebaker
George Young
Chevrolet
Libe
Lawrence Libe
Charlies Brown
Wagner
Covenant lodge to consolidate with Crawfordsville Odd Fellows
Covenant lodge No 101 votes to absorb Crawfordsville lodge of Odd Fellows. Twenty three Crawfordsville members will join the local lodge, which will take ownership of the Crawfordsville property and consolidate within weeks. The Dublin absorption by Washington lodge is noted as precedent.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Crawfordsville Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Crawfordsville Lodge
Warand
Iowa
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Order
Odd Fellows Lodge
Dublin
Washington Lodge
Better Business Congress in Davenport Promises Big Attendance
The Mid West Business Congress will meet in Davenport September 17 to 19 with the Ninth District Convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World and the Iowa Daily Press Association. More than 400 are expected. a national‑caliber speaker roster includes E T Meredith Alfred Mueller and Homer Buckley with sessions at Hotel Blackhawk and a Tuesday banquet. Many Washington businessmen plan to attend.
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Davenport
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Iowa Daily Press Association
Central West
Washington
E. T. Meredith
E. P. Adler
Frank D. Throop
Mississippi Valley Business Congress
Hotel Blackhawk
C. A. Nash
Alfred C. Mueller
Lou K E. Holland
New York City
Secretary of Agriculture
Better Business Bureau
E. H. Hall
Misissippi Valley Business Congress
Victor Martin
Earl Pearson
Homer T. Buckley
Buckley-Dement Co
Chicago
Carl Hunt
Frank LD. Throop
J. P. Langford
Irving J. Paul
Washington, D. C
National Association of Commerce
Mel Traylor
First
Frank Ee. Fehlman
Lord & Thomas Advertising Agency
Charles Coolidge Parlin
Department of Commercial Research
Curtis Publishing Co
M. C. Melys
Chicago American
Japanese Relief Fund Grows Through Local Donations
Local Milwaukee railway workers contribute thirteen dollars to the Red Cross Japanese relief drive. The campaign nears its end as banks hold remaining funds and Crawfordsville and Ainsworth donate sizable amounts. J. P. Jones is treasurer of the county Red Cross chapter.
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Milwaukee Railway
Washington
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
J. P. Jones
Carl M. Keck
South Bend Quiet After Night of Negro Exodus
Quiet prevailed in the negro section of South Bend Indiana today after a night of excitement that saw between one thousand and fifteen hundred Negroes leave the city. Officials attributed the exodus to a warned outbreak after a letter circulated within the community.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Railroad transfers timekeeping and accounting units
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad moved the timekeeping and accounting departments from Estherville Indiana as part of a consolidation plan. The action affects staff and office locations and reflects broader corporate restructuring within the railroad.
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Associated Press
Estherville
The
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Paving Efforts in Iowa Range Between 1922 and 1923
Iowa paving in 1923 will not reach 1922 totals but shows a creditable effort by the state highway commission. Under contract or planned are 800 miles of grading 400 miles of graveling and 100 miles of paving. If weather stays favorable most work will finish this season with little carried over to 1924.
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Assess Pes
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Second state park planned in Delaware county Iowa
Manchester Sept 12 Dela Ware county will gain its second state park on seven acres near Delhi formerly the site of a Methodist Episcopal camp meeting. The area includes a wooded hill and a lake to be cleaned out stocked with game fish and dammed to enlarge it. Ownership transfer is complete. The existing park in the county is called The Devils Backbone.
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Associated Press
Manchester
Dela Ware County
Delhi
Iowa
Delaware County
Bridge work affects Cedar Rapids residents and payroll
A report notes a road project near the city affects roughly ten residents of a neighboring town and that the road employs nearly 600 people with the shops payroll averaging about $60,000 per month.
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Erville
Cedar Rapids
Wedding Stock Script Printed by The Journal
New paneled wedding stock appears printed or engraved at your order from The Journal offering customized marriage notices and keepsakes for upcoming nuptials.
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the Journal
Haskins Family Loses House in Fire
The Ben Cole home at Haskins burned to the ground Monday morning around three o clock. The origin is unknown. Mr and Mrs Cole and four children escaped unharmed but could not save any belongings aside from a few chairs. They are now living in the local parsonage.
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Ben Cole
Haskins
Cole
Mrs. Cole
Scott for U S Marshal Candidate Urged in Iowa
Friends of John C. Scott deputy sheriff urge his appointment as United States marshal for the southern Iowa district to succeed Col. Guy Brewer of Des Moines killed in an automobile accident. Scott has served as sheriff or deputy sheriff of Lee county for eight years and is prominent in Republican affairs.
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Associated Press
Keoruk
John C. Scott
United States
Iowa
Col
Guy Brewer
Des Moines
Scott
Lee County
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
S. P. McNaugh
Naught
Indiana
Can't Compel Vaccination in Dubuque Council Postpones
Dubuque city council postpones indefinitely a proposed ordinance to make vaccination compulsory after City Solicitor M H Czizek Jr states the city has no authority to adopt such an measure.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
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