Flying Circus Draws Big Crowd for American Legion Benefit
Leon Beatty post, American Legion, cleared about $500 from a Flying Circus at Jackson field two miles north of the square. A 2,926 crowd paid admission plus several hundred children admitted free, with additional acts by Lieut. Russell Benton and Messer show performers drawing widespread interest. The event included military police, band entertainment, and a post dance at the armory, with proceeds aiding Legion expenses.
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Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Jackson Field
Messer
Legion
Legion Post
Washington Band
Russell Benton
Benton
Paddy Burns
Armory
Washington
J. L. Benton
Shirley Short
Locklear
Welsh Mine Superstition Governs First Shift
Among Welsh miners a belief holds that a new worker must go underground with the last shift, not the first, to avoid misfortune. The superstition warns that pairing a novice with the early shift invites ill luck or trouble.
The Flying Circus Ends After Busy Day
The event closed successfully with a large crowd, ensuring a profitable turnout. Spectators and participants enjoyed a lively program that capped a perfect day.
Washington County Baptist association meets at Ainsworth
The Washington county Baptist association convenes at Ainsworth Baptist church with Charles W. Long elected moderator. For first time the annual sermon is delivered by a woman Rev Rae P. Dewey of Wellman. B Y P U sessions draw county youth. Irvan H Reis presides. Dr Ray E York speaks. banquet to close.
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Ainsworth
Washington County Baptist Association
AiNsworth Baptist Church
Charles W. Long
Washington
C. BE. Riddington
Rae P. Dewey
Wellman
Irvan H. Reis
Kalena
Ray E. York
Iowa City
Home Talent Play to Be Held October 31
Announcement from Washington states a musical show titled Sometime will be presented at the Graham theater on October 31. George Bickford organizes and directs a cast of sixty local young people with preparations starting immediately. The project aims to foster a Washington dramatic club and may yield two competitive clubs.
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Graham Theater
George Bickford
Washington
Washington Dramatic Club
Frank Swift Pleads Guilty In Bootlegging Case
Riverside man Frank Swift, indicted on bootlegging charges, pleads guilty. He is fined 250 dollars plus costs and granted time to pay. In a separate theft of a car tire case, Swift admits the charge and receives a twenty day jail sentence from Squire D C Kyle on recommendation of County Attorney T A Michels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Swift
Riverside
Squire D. C. Kyle
T. A. Michels
Squire Kyle
Burglars Enter Hender Garage on South Iowa
Persons unknown forced the front door of Hender repair shop on South Iowa Avenue between eight and ten o'clock last night. Nothing appears missing as owner Hender reports. No arrests have been made.
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Hender Repair Shop
South
Iowa Avenue
Shrine Opens Work on New Hospital
Shriners of North America authorized the start of work on the first of a series of hospitals for crippled children. A central hospital will be built in St Louis at a cost of one million dollars. The first two subsidiary hospitals will be in Portland and San Francisco with a Scottish Rite hospital in Atlanta guiding the Pacific coast expansion.
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Des Moines
Shriners of North America
St. Louis
Imperial Council
Portland
San Francisco
Scottish Rite Hospital
Atlanta Ga
Pacific Coast
Boy Questions Scissors Grinder in Alley Pedlar Tale
Wilbur observes pedlars with horses and wagons in an alley. A scissors grinder carries a heavy machine on his back and Wilbur asks if the horse is dead, hinting at a humorous misinterpretation of the scene.
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Wilbur
Wrinkles and Toilets Stir London Opinion Satire
London Opinion mocks beauty tips suggesting wrinkles vanish with tightened skin. The piece humorously notes no toilet table is complete without a monkey wrench, using playful satire to critique vanity and household humor.
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London
Garden Note. The easiest way to remove weeds.
A terse item from the Boston Transcript notes a quip about domestic life: Robert says the simplest weed removal is to marry a widow. The line echoes a humor column tone and reflects social norms of the period.
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Robert
Boston Transcript
Thomas Heads to Rochester for New Musical Post
Harry Thomas a Washington musical leader departs for Rochester New York after directing music at Methodist and St James churches. He organized a choral society and is goodbye by many friends in the community. He will stop in Columbus Ohio to visit Dr FE Perry en route.
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Harry Thomas
Washington
Rochester
N. Y
Thomas
Methodist Church
St. James Church
FE. J. Perry
Columbus
Ohio
Centennial School Closed For Diphtheria Precaution
Sept W C Harding ordered Centennial School closed for the rest of the week on the advice of city health officer Dr C W Stew e to curb a diphtheria outbreak. About a dozen cases involve children at the school, with cases non serious and confined to the southwest town area. reopening planned next Monday.
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W. C. Harding
C. W. Stewe
Dr Brownell to Speak at First Presbyterian Church
Announcement says Dr. H. H. Brownell of Cedar Rapids will supply the pulpit of the First United Presbyterian church next Sabbath. No plans for future services. former pastor Dr. J. M. Wishart departed Monday for Chicago. Brownell previously led Keota United Presbyterian Church and is well known locally.
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H. H. Brownell
Cedar Rapids
First United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Wishart
Chicago
Brownell
United Presbyterian Church
Keota
Fifteen Coffins Ready as World's Oldest Aviator Keeps Flying
Charles Dickinson, 65, president of the Aero Club of Illinois, vows to fly to stay young. The St Louis–Denver veteran keeps his hobby of aviation despite age, airline crashes, and the threat of death, claiming flying adds years to life and that he plans to live 150 more.
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Minneapolis
Charles Dickinson
Dickinson
The
Aero Club of Illinois
St. Louis
Denver
Chicago
Orville Wright
McCredie Critiques Coast League Players Dreaming On Bench
Walter McCredie, Portland manager, laments his Coast League team’s trance like focus during the late season. He quips about players daydreaming on the bench and jokes a pair share flirtatious banter to explain the distraction.
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Walter McCredie
Portland
McCredie
Power in Hands of Few
A philosophical reflection notes how easily the many are governed by a few, contrasting common beliefs about political power with observed control by elites. The quotation emphasizes the surprising nature of concentrated authority in human societies.
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Huwme
Second Team to Wellman Friday in Prep Football
Coach Lloyd Edgar will take the high school second team to Wellman for a game with Wellman high school eleven. He plans to field a strong lineup and shows confidence against the husky Wellman aggregation.
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Lloyd Edgar
Wellman
Wellman High School
Edgar
Husky Wellman
Washington
Dickinson
Wapello
Southeastern Iowa
Home built airship flies like a bird in Greenfield
Carl Zellweger, a Grand River township farmer, developed an airplane at home. After a wartime break and learning from observation, he rebuilt it without blueprints, using a Curtiss motor. He and his brother soared 1,000 feet for ten minutes and completed another successful flight the next day.
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Greenfield
Carl Zellweger
Grand River Township
Zellweger
Frank
Song Mixup at School Celebration Sparks Laughter
A teacher asked pupils for a song during a patriotic program. A rear student whispered his pick, My Country Tis of Thee, but mispronounced it as His Country Tis of Him, causing giggles in the classroom.
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Boston Transcript
Overcoming Through Patience and Kindness in Life
The excerpt stresses true overcoming comes from living life patiently and kindly, not altering outward circumstances to fit will. It advocates trust, endurance, and steadfast conduct regardless of external conditions.
Surprise Birthday Party for Harold Teets
Twenty friends gathered at Harold Teets home on Wednesday to celebrate his upcoming 29th birthday three days early. The party featured games music and a luncheon as Mrs Teets displayed her cooking talents and guests gave gifts including a heather sport coat. Mrs R M Hamilton Margaret Hamilton and Mrs Clara Droz also visited West Chester on Tuesday.
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Ota KE Keota
Harold Teets
Cavalry
Harold
Mr. Teets
R. M. Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton
Clara Droz
West Chester
Birthday celebration for Mrs Hamilton’s sister in West Chester
Friends in West Chester gathered at Mrs Kate Dishel’s home to celebrate her S4th birthday anniversary. Keota hosts a Baptist convention with arriving 14th Cavalry camp in the city park and WAC ladies plan a large cafeteria supper Friday evening. Keota High School discusses a declamatory contest as Homer Dayton plans to move his restaurant into the former soft drink parlor building next week.
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Harry England
E. (. Cady
Keola
Convention of Baptists
Ainsworth
Keota
14Th Cavalry
Keota High School
Homer Dayton
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