Washington fall festival eyed as annual event
After a successful but cold weekend, Chamber of Commerce leaders in Washington plan to make the autumn celebration an annual festival. They aim to bid for 1947 carnival acts and coordinate next year’s program, hoping to revive the prewar tradition once centered on county and city centennials. The event drew crowds despite chilly weather, with the Manhattan Follies and various horse pulling contests marking the weekend. Oscar Wilson won the $14 list prize in horseshoes. Fred Humphreys and Ray Patterson followed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Stig
Manhattan Follies
Oscar Wilson
Fred Humphreys
Wyman
Ray Patterson
Eldin Bauer
John Lee
Humphreys
Patterson
Bauer
Lee
Elmer Stalder
Floyd Leslie
Walter Anderson
Rey John Biederweilen
Gale Reif
Armory Grounds
Joe Collins
Oxford
Cook & Anderson
New London
Gayle Dickinson
Brighton
Chester Nelson
Hedrick
Willis Mitchell
Packwood
Harold Humston
Merle Stockman
Clifford Snyder
Steve Garner
Oskaloosa
Lloyd McKay
Jimmy Rich
Spencer Reed
District P T A Convention Here
The City P T A council hosts a district convention Thursday in the community room of the Y with Washington in district six. A noon dinner for attendees requires reservations by Tuesday 10 a.m. Mrs. E G Humm presides as general chair. Mrs L Mumford and other officers will be honored after the afternoon session.
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City Parent Teacher Association Council
Y.” Washington
W.S.C
Buri Loveless
E. G. Humm
E. G. Humm, City P. T. A. Council
L. Mumford
Council Thrutts
T. BE. Wilts
Fred E. Miller
L. C. Osborne
Walter Jehelies
W. A. Erbe
Washington Schools
Mumfford
F. R. Kenison
Iowa City P.T.A
A. Norman
1St District
Iowa City
V. Spohn
Iowa City P. T. A
Local officials laud festival committees for their hard work
The Commerce department today expressed hearty appreciation for the work of the committees organizing festival events and departments. They praised the committees for their dedication under tight deadlines, noting a very fine job by all participants. Mr. Logan and Mr. Downing spoke on the effort.
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Er of Commerce
Logan
Downing
Mrs. Mary Christine Weldin 75 Dies After Illness
Mrs. Mary Christine Weldin aged 75 widow of Charles D Weldin died at 6 30 this morning after a long illness. Funeral services likely Wednesday at two o clock at L A Jones Funeral Home with burial in Ein Grove cemetery. She was born September 15 1871 and married in 1891 to D Weldin who died in 1945. Surviving: daughter Edith Weldin of Washington two sons Phil of Washington and John C Weldin of Kingston RI one brother Will Chilcote of Washington and one grandchild.
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Mary Christine Weldin
Charles
D. Weldin
L. A
Communist Anti Meat Campaign Sparks Shortage Debate
The American Meat Institute charged a communist inspired campaign prolonged the meat shortage and attacked livestock producers and meat packers. The CIO plans 1000 pickets around Hotel Stevens during a three day convention. Roy L. Thompson of the price decontrol board urged two meatless days weekly to ease the shortage and to acknowledge a real shortage while questioning price controls.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Department of Justice
CIO
Stevens
Washington
Roy L. Thompson
Price Decontrol Board Today
Vie
Marriage Licenses Granted at Court House Saturday
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday at the court house to Merle Allison of Brighton and Esther Chorpening of Washington, and to Ernest Adkisson and Betty Ann Gilbert, both of Washington.
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Court House
Merle Allison
Brighton
Esther Chorpening
Washington
Ernest Adkisson
Betty Ann Gilbert
Washinston
Sleeping Sickness Reported in Local Horses
A Washington county veterinarian reported several cases of sleeping sickness in horses in the eastern part of the county and western Louisa county. Early reports suggest mild cases with expected recovery. Farmers are advised to watch for symptoms and secure early treatment for their horses.
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Washington County
Louisa County
England Extends Employer Liability in 1880 Fact Highlight
An article notes that England in 1880 became the first nation to extend employer liability beyond common law. It references a forthcoming program with music by high school pupils directed by Boyd White and an afternoon talk by Mrs. Madeline Foreman on interracial intercultural relations in a world of brotherhood.
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England
Boyd White
Madeline Foreman
William Penn College
Oskatoosa
Winter Schedule For Y W Is Given
The YWCA announces its winter schedule for swimming and gym classes on Tuesdays and Fridays. Henrietta Stewart teaches junior swimming 4 to 6 pm and evening swimming 7 30 to 8 50 pm, with gym classes in the Y gym the same evenings. Junior supervision by Mrs Kenneth Patterson and evening supervision by Winifred Stanley. Activities include deck tennis volleyball ping pong basketball and tumbling. The YW board invites women and girls to join under qualified supervisors.
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Y.W.C.A
Henrietta Stewart
Kenneth Patterson
Winifred Stanley
Y.W. Board
Y.W
Will Name State Court Candidate
Des Moines reports the Republican and Democratic state central committees meet to name a candidate for the Iowa Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Frederic M. Miller’s resignation. Gov. Robert D. Blue is expected to appoint an interim justice until the 1948 general election, pending legal rulings on applicable election laws.
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Des Moines
Sept
Supreme Court
Frederic M. Miller
Miller
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Blue
Shalla Country Home and Part of Contents Burned
The eleven room farm home of Mr and Mrs James Shalla nine miles north of town burned Sunday afternoon. Firefighters from Kalona and Wasi fought the blaze but the second floor contents including silverware china and linens were destroyed. The couple who will mark their 50th wedding anniversary next February had expanded the house from five to eleven rooms. Loss partly insured with Washington Farmers Mutual.
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Dewey Weeks
Farn
James Shall
Kalona Fire Company
Farmlers Mutual
Wasi
Shallas
Jeanne Shalla
Shalla
Washington Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Des Moines Women On Tour Stop Here
A 35 member Des Moines Chamber of Commerce women’s department group toured southeastern Iowa by chartered bus as part of the Seeing Iowa program. They planned visits to Ottumwa Fairfield Keokuk Grandview Washington and Des Moines with future trips announced.
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Washington
Women's Department
Des Moines
Lost articles found at festival at VFW tent
A boy’s jacket and a woman's small purse were recovered during the festival and left at the VFW tent in the northeast corner of Central Park. They are now in the possession of S. W. Easter and can be reclaimed by the owners by contacting the Iowa Memorial Company.
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VFW
Central Park
S. W. Easter
Iowa Memorial Company
Burglars Steal Cash Register and Turkey From Miller Harrison
Late last night burglars broke into the Miller Harrison restaurant near the McCleery calendar factory by breaking a window. They stole a small cash register with a few dollars and removed a freshly roasted turkey, cutting off drumsticks and thighs and leaving the remaining meat.
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Miller & Harrison
McCleery Calendar
Funeral services for Cecil Woodford at Presbyterian church
Cecil Woodford's funeral was held yesterday at the Presbyterian church with Dr. F W Eastwood of New London officiating and vocal duets by Mr and Mrs Max Waterhouse. Active pallbearers were six Waterhouse cousins Allen Albert Paul Leo Carl and Robert. Burial followed in Clay cemetery.
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Cecil Woodford
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Max Waterhouse
Allen
Albert
Paul
Leo
Carl
Robert Waterhouse
Rollo Crawford
Clarence Lee
Don McClure
Francis Mangold
Daryl Fetters
Trev Jones
Clay Cemetery
Funeral services for Clinton Shull held at Sherman’s
Funeral services for Clinton Shull were held Sunday afternoon at Shermans funeral home with Rev. T. C. Polk officiating. A vocal duet by Marion George and Ek Simpson accompanied the ceremony. Pallbearers included Herman Wolf Hoyt Rickey Cloyce Tague R L Lytle Charles Plecker and T W Harwood. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Clinton Shull
Shermans Funeral Home
T. C. Polk
Marion George
Ek. Simpson
Herman Wolf
Hoyt Rickey
Cloyce Tague
R. L. Lytle
Charles Plecker
T. W. Harwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs. Ella De Long Held Sunday
The funeral services for Mrs. Ella De Long occurred Sunday afternoon under the direction of Rev. Howard Ball of Crawfordsville and Dr. George Kerr. Pallbearers named were Robert Shafer R. J. Williams John McNeill Maurice Maxwell Joseph Jones and Howard Anderson with burial at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Ella DeLong
Shermans Funeral Home
Howard Ball
Crawfordsville
George Kerr
Elm Grove Cemetery
Robert Shafer
R. J. Williams
John McNeill
Maurice Maxwell
Joseph Jones
Howard Anderson
Plecker Sues Weeks for 324 Damages in Car Collision
W. R. Plecker filed a district court suit against Richard Weeks seeking 324.35 for damages to Plecker's car after a collision on a dirt road seven and a half miles northwest of Washington. Fern Herdlica, Plecker's daughter, drove the car at the time. Attorneys listed include Ss. W. Livingston, Robert Day, Messer, Hamilton & Cahill, and W. H. Bartley.
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W. R. Plecker
Richard Weeks
Fern Herdlicka
Washington
Carl Jarrard
Pleei
Er Car
Ss. W. Livingston
Robert Day
Messer
Coldest Autumn Morning in Washington Records Frost
The report notes autumn's cold snap with Sunday morning temperatures near 3 to 8 degrees. It marks a frigid start, and the following morning remains cold as the chill lingers.
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Washington
Mercury
Rev Trenerry Resigns as Washington Baptist Pastor
Reverend Alfred Trenerry announced his resignation as pastor of the local Baptist church after Sunday services. He plans to move to Marble Rock, Iowa, by late October to lead a Baptist congregation, with a pulpit committee to be named and chaired by Brown. The Washington church notes five years of steady growth, debt cleared, redecorated interiors, and many new members.
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Alfred Trenerry
Trenerry
Marble Rock
Floyd County
Iowa
TSE TT
Brown
Washington
Marle Rock
Miles for Governor Day at Iowa First District Barbecue
Davenport plans a first district Democratic barbecue at the Mississippi Valley fairgrounds on October 5. About 8,000 Democrats are expected with Frank Miles as the gubernatorial candidate addressing the crowd. Main draw is 2,000 pounds of prize winning 1-H beef, served 5 to 7 pm, followed by vaudeville at 7:30 and dancing to Ray Winegar's orchestra 9 pm to 1 am in the Starlite ballroom. Delegations from at least 22 counties expected along with visitors from western Illinois.
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Davenport
Towa
Ray Winegar
Starlite
Fairgrounds
Clinton
Dubuque
Linn
Jackson
Jones
Ren. H. Kelley
Scott County
Iowa
Hlinots
Counties Nudge Through Cold Snap With Mild Frost Risk
The region avoids major frost damage as corn remains largely safe and the cold snap passes. Friday night rainfall measured at .8 percent of an inch, keeping overall weather impact light in the area.
Aggressive War Charge Established at War Crimes Court
The International War Crimes Court convicts Germany of aggressive war and crimes against humanity in a landmark verdict. It taIls 22 defendants face death sentences and opens the way for trials of thousands linked to Gestapo SS SD and Nazi leadership groups. The court’s four-nation panel notes differing views on top leadership groups.
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Mernberg
International War Crimes Court
Adolft Hitler
Germany
Martin Bormann
Gestapo
Nazi Leadership Corps
Russia
France
Britain
United States
Reich Cabinet
Edw Jarrard Wins Guessing Contest at Fall Festival
Edward Jarrard of Washington won the guessing contest at the Chicauqua Izaak Walla league tent during the fall festival, guessing 6120 bb shots in a pint jar and missing by 160. Gilbert Mills and Hubert Lehrer placed second and third. Prizes included a tire, shotgun shells, and nylon hose. 115 members paid dues as the festival drive began for October led by the membership committee.
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Edward Jarrard
Washingtonn
Chicauqua Izaak
Mr. Jarrard
Gilbert Mills
Hubert Lehrer
Western Auto Company
Peters Hardware Store
J. C. Pentey Company
Paul Horak
Hap du Bois
Henry Berdo
Curt Wells
Max Mitchell
Craw
Winners Announced for Nylon Hose Prizes at Fall Festival
In the women divisions of the fall festival sweepstakes, Mrs Hilton Rabenold won for meat entries of highest quality and will receive nylon hose after visiting the Farm Bureau office. Ruth Foster oversees displays and urges uncollected entries to be picked up now. Durst earned nylons for garden entries, Roy Finke won handwork, and Rosamond Sojka, Leila Brown won in the rug division with Mrs John Rittenhouse and others noted for bedspread and crocheted items.
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Hilton Rabenold
Farm Bureau
Ruth Foster
Win Durst
Roy Finke
Dora Bolar
John Rittenhouse
Rosamond Sojka
Leila Brown
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