Middle West Hit by Torrential Rain and Floods
Floods across Iowa and Missouri from heavy rains caused three deaths and extensive crop and property damage. Two children, Bobby Johnson and Rosanna Holland, ages 6 and 7, perished under a bridge near Louisiana Missouri, while a farm hand, Edward Herrald, 20, drowned in a flooded creek near Fort Dodge Iowa. Residents along the Iowa and Des Moines rivers evacuated as flood waters rose. Harvest and planting delays pushed grain prices up on the Chicago market, with officials calling the situation alarming.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Middle West
Missouri
Kansas
Midwest
Chicago
Bobby Johnson
Rosanna Holland
Louisiana
Edward Herrald
Fort Dodge
Iowa River
Marshalltown
Tracy
Fishing trip and illness report from Lochgelly West Virginia
Lochgelly residents Mr and Mrs Coleman Dugger Mr and Mrs Robert Canada and Mr and Mrs Melvin Baker enjoyed a weekend fishing trip to the New River Willis Blake remains ill at home with a severe stomach ailment Albert Waldron and Charles Billings visited Charleston Monday Mr and Mrs Leonard Swaggerty of Gatewood dined with Albert Waldron Mr and Mrs Everette Carrel Mr and Mrs Everette Bogel Andy Reid Jr Wilbert Reid and Andy Ried Jr were social callers in
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Coleman Dugger
Robert Canada
Melvin Baker
New River
Willis Blake
Albert Waldron
Charles Billings
Charleston
Leonard Swaggerty
Gatewood
Everette Carrel
Everette Bogel
Andy Reid, Jr
Wilbert Reid
Andy Ried, Jr
Lowden To Speak Week Visitors and Local Moves
Local residents hosted and visited relatives at Price Hill and Bluff City. Charleston saw a new auto purchase. Elmore Lewis and family traveled to Bluefield. Mt. Hope and Beckley appearances include business, visitors, and hospital patients at Oak Hill. Several names listed with health updates and visits.
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J. F. Mitchell
C. W. Rumions
Price Hill
J. H. Clifton
Richard Clifton
Bluff City
H. F. Howell
Charleston
Elmore Lewis
Bluefield
L. P. Lewis
Herbert Lewis
Kenneth Duncan
Mt. Hope
Ebb Lyons
Scarbro
J. D. Haggin
Cecil Ollon
Judge Beaver
Beckley
Howard Hesse
Oak Hill
C. W. Runions
Claude Blackwell
Oak Hill Hospital
E. H. Dunn
Agricultural college experiments show cow eats 218 pounds daily
Agricultural college experiments demonstrate a cow can consume about 218 pounds of green grass per day, illustrating high forage efficiency and feeding capacity in controlled trials.
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Agricultural College
Pittsburgh Produce Market Report June 26
Produce demand was slow with multiple car counts and price ranges. Apples from New York, Illinois, Georgia steady to higher. potatoes in 39 car lots steady with regional price bands. butter and eggs supported with varying scores and current receipts.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
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