Washington high to form orchestra and school band
A twenty five piece band and a twenty instrument orchestra will be organized at Washington high school this year. Everette Griffith conducts the orchestra and A D Dickinson leads the band with joint cooperation. Frank Bandy named pianist. Tryouts ongoing as members are being selected.
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Washington High School
Everette Griffith
A. D. Dickinson
Griffith
Dickinson
Frank Bandy
Boy Scouts Resume Activities of Year
Members of Scout Troop No 1 met at the junior high school for the first meeting since June. Reports on summer activities were presented and plans for the new year outlined. Tenderfoot badges awarded. second class investiture planned. William Sloat Walter Wallace Rodney Sage and Sam Simmering have qualified as second class scouts with several others expected to qualify soon.
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Scout Troop No. 1
William Sloat
Walter Wallace
Rodney Sage
Sam Simmering
High School Band Seeks Musicians for Fall Season
The band plans at least 25 instruments with memberships open to any interested high school students. Current lineup includes four cornets five clarinets one piccol o four saxophones three alto horns one bass three drums a xylophone one baritone and one slide trombone. Most join with prior experience and several played last year. Rehearsals weekly, twice weekly in fall. Band to perform at most football games starting after the first game next Saturday.
Court adjourns to September 18 in district cases
Judge Wawilton adjourned district court until Monday to decide if more jury cases will be tried. Petit jurors must report Monday afternoon. The state against C P Nichols of Ainsworth for habitual inebriacy faces possible commitment to a state hospital. Nichols remains in sheriff custody until next Monday to determine sentence suspension. The state versus Hal Nelson for driving while intoxicated will have him plead Monday. The grand jury is in session. In Thompson versus Jackson Busby, Busby, and Leila Busby, George F Morrison was named receiver with $6000 bond.
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Wawilton
C. P. Nichols
Ainsworth
W. R. Crawford
Nichols
State of Iowa
Hal Nelson
Nelson
Charles H. A. Thompson
W. L. Jackson
Roy Busby
Leila Busby
George F. Morrison
Business Change at South Iowa Store
A morning sale completed transfer of interest at the South Iowa store from William Busby Coulter to G W Wallace. Wallace takes over duties with no change in operations and invites old and new customers to visit. Wallace previously worked with Roy Stewart and knows the local trade well.
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William Busby
Coulter & Busby
Iowa
G. W. Wallace
Wallace
Roy Stewart
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Hodges held yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Hodges were held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Goodin funeral parlors conducted by Rev. T. F. Barker. A duet was rendered by Mrs. J. EB. Ream and Mrs. Remps Hampsher. Interment was in Elm Grove with pallbearers Ira Jones Ralph Jones Owen Hayes Emmett Hayes Randall Neil and Harvey Busby.
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Nancy Hodges
Goodin
T. F. Barker
J. EB. Ream
Remps Hampsher
Elm Grove
Ira Jones
Ralph Jones
Owen Hayes
Emmett Hayes
Randall Neil
Harvey Busby
Knights of Columbus Elect New Officers in Washifferon Council
The Washifferon council of the Knights of Columbus elected new officers for the year led by Grand Knight George Wheelan and Deputy Grand Knight Joseph Pieper. The council, with about two hundred members, plans a ceremonial event in the coming fall or winter.
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Washifferon Council of
The
Knights of Columbus
O''icers
George Wheelan
Joseph Pieper
Eretary
J. Boyd
D. W. Mannhardt
Chaffee
J. Critz
Charles C. Brewer
J. B. Wolt
George — Briven
George Stumpf
John D. Buckley
Frank Tine
Ander
Comine
Charges Brought Against Miss May Francis by McNutt
Des Moines figures show C. I. McNutt of the Good Schools Committee accuses Miss May Francis, state superintendent candidate, seeking certificate revocation. He refuses to reveal committee members, alleges bribery evidence, and says public names will come later. McClenahan and the superintendent deny ties to the committee.
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Miss May Francis
McNutt
Des Moines
C. I. McNutt
Good Schools Committee’ of
Iowa
May & Francis
Republican Nomines
Miss Francis
Joe Brown
P. FE. McClenahan
Francis
McClenahan
Good Schools Committee
State Board of School Examiners
Gibson
Nine Democratic Candidates Barred From Ballot
Des Moines reports that nine Democratic candidates for the state legislature were blocked from the November ballot by Secretary of State Walter Ramsay. The action followed Attorney General Ben J. Gibson’s interpretation of the law stating no vacancy exists when no primary candidate meets the ten percent threshold.
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Des Moines
Walter (. Ramsay
Atty. eGn
Ben J. Gibson
Ti. M. Hevner
Atty
G A R Leaders Eye Soldiers Bonus at Des Moines Encampment
Des Moines hosts the fifty seventh G A R national encampment September 24 to 29 with Col Hanford MacNider guest of honor. He will chair the September 27 parade and meet Commander-in-Chief Lewis Pilcher at the reviewing stands. A main business session September 28 will debate the soldiers bonus following the 1862 Civil War fight for the Union.
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Des Moines
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Legion
MacNider
Grand Army of the Republic
Lewis S. Pilcher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Judge Dawley Dead Former Iowa Bar Association Figure
Cedar Rapids Iowa September 1 Judge Frank F Dawley of the eighteenth Iowa judicial district died after a long illness at his home aged sixty six He was a longtime member of the Iowa State Bar Association active in civic affairs and had been repeatedly endorsed for the state supreme court He was appointed to the district bench in 1916 elected 1918 reelected 1920 and nominated without opposition for reelection in November.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank F. Dawley
Towa Judicial District
Towa State Bar Association
Dawley
State Supreme Court
Horse Collision Kills Team in Narrow Collision
A single horse driven by Joe Conrad collided with a team led by Pete Davidson son of Perry Davidson northeast of town yesterday evening. The impact penetrated a shaft heart of one of Davidson's horses killing the animal.
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Joe Conrad
Pete’ Davidson
Perry Davidson
Davidson
Miller Held for Bootlegging Arrest in Crawfordsville
A man named Miller from Richland was arrested in Crawfordsville Tuesday on the charge of selling intoxicants. He is afflicted with tuberculosis and no disposition has yet been made of his case.
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Miller
Richland
Crawfordsville
Lame Reality at Billingsgates Referenced by Elmer
A Detroit News fragment notes a complaint about the scene at Billingsgates involving Elmer. The remark mentions shame over furniture and a general sense of disappointment with the setting.
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Billingsgates
Elmer
Detroit News
Methodist pastors open Keokuk meeting in Iowa
Keokuk Iowa September 14 Evang elism must be rescued from sensationalism and professionalism. Rev I K Wellman of Wilkes Barre Pa addressed the Iowa Methodist conference urging dignity in appeal and return to Christ’s original meaning. Bishop McConnell delayed may conduct remainder tonight as laymen meet Friday and Saturday with reports read and a visit to the Keokuk power plant planned.
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Keokuk
I. K. Wellman
Wilkes Barre
Iowa Methodist Conference
Christ
T. J. Meyers
Mt. Pleasant
McConnell
Sparrows Consume Thousands of Insects Weekly
A pair of sparrows and their young destroy about 3,000 insects weekly, according to a local naturalist. The nesting pair keeps garden pests in check and supports nearby crops.
Egg Prices Rise Then Fall Pressures Market
Eggs have peaked for a few days with higher prices making them less affordable and harder to sell. Cooler weather prompts storage and stock movement, helping steady supply and push prices down as merchants note easing demand.
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