News from Grace Hill and area amid flood reports
Correspondents from Grace Hill report families visiting relatives and builders starting a new residence in Wellston. Residents in Wellston and surrounding towns discuss floods after levee breaches with water submerging homes and land up to roofs and porches. Funeral services for Lafe Corpman are held at the Corpman residence with Rev. Drebert officiating.
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Grace Hill
Jas. Schlatter
Wayland
Tom Carrus
Lester Beenblossom
Geo. Lemley
J. B. Lemley
Wes Engel
Muscatine
Wy Ed Libe
W. J. Taylor
Washington
Paul Harvey
Ed Libe
Warren Norton
Ainsworth
Ernest Porter
Richland
Frank Vudy
Frank Norton
Elam Johnson
Wellston
Chas. Hoover
Wellston Bank
Homer Porter
Geo. Hotle
Verdi
Ralph Remmel
Nevada Mo
Oliver Dunbar
Roy Libe
Lafe Corpman
Chas. Corpman
Drebert
Crawfordsville Visitors From Local Area
Mrs J F Buxbaum and W K Wooley visited Washington yesterday. Rev and Mrs W B Covert have returned home from a trip to Victor Iowa.
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Crawfordsville
J. F. Buxbaum
W. K. Wooley
Washington
Covert
Victor
Iowa
Local notes from Titus area include visits and health updates
Titus residents report a Wednesday visit by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Crosby and grandson Verne Anderton to the Glen Anderson home. Miss Clara Hays recovers well after appendicitis surgery in Oskaloosa. Rodney Davis returns from Davenport after weeks at Hickey Bros. cigar store. Glen Beenblossom helps Lester plant oats. O E S instruction attended at the Masonic Hall. Mrs. George Hays and Glen travel to see Clara in hospital. Joe Schlatter and family of Wayland spent Sunday with J. E. neighbors.
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O. E. S. School of Instruction
Masonic Hall
George Hays
Glen
Oskaloosa
Clara
Joe Schlatter
Wayland
J. E
Grand Lodge Session of L O O F Held in Winfield
A special session of the Grand Lodge L O O F met at the M E church in Winfield with public attendance. Grand Master F F Rodgers was ill and absent. Grand Secretary Smith and Grand Marshall Alber of Des Moines spoke. Visitors from Mt Pleasant Mt Union New London Wayland attended. activities included talks, music, a school of instruction, and degree work.
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Winfield Winfield
Grand Lodge
M E
F. F. Rodgers
Smith
Grand Marshall Alber
Des Moines
Winfield Rebekah Lodge
C. O. Fy
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Union
New London
Wayland
Prohibition Enforcement Cost Seen At 5 Million Year
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League argues in a Senate letter that national prohibition enforcement should not exceed 5 million dollars annually This contrasts with a prior Senate estimate of 50 million dollars a year and is noted by Senator Warren who said the figure would cost more than that.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Warten
Appropriations Committee
Warren
Albert Shaw
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Herbert Hoover
Ouiji Board
Charles E. Hughes
Will Crocker
Josephus Care
Gridiron Club Hosts Political Social With Candidates
Washington April 16. The Gridiron club marked its 35th year with a dinner that doubled as a nonpartisan political convention attended by 1339 candidates and leading officials. Notable guests included Colby Meredith Houston Payne Daniels Pershing the Japanese ambassador and party leaders. The night featured Ouija board antics parodies of Hoover and Bryan and a satirical peace treaty pudding exploding amid chefs. A newly elected club member caused a stir by briefly entering before being revealed as a real member.
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Washington
Gridiron Club
Colby
Meredith
Houston
Payne
Daniels
Palmer
Gillett
Pershing
Lansing
Lane
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Watson
Indiana
Prince Casimir Lubowski
Col
George Harvey
Morrow
The Battleship Maryland Supedreadnought Description
The Maryland, fourth electrified battleship, is 624 feet long and weighs 32 000 tons. It carries about 1 006 600 gallons of oil and mounts 16 inch guns. Four electric motors, twelve feet in diameter and 62 tons, produce 7 000 horsepower for the propellers.
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Maryland
British Expedition Reported Against Garrack Nuer in Nile Valley
PittsburghApril 16 British expeditions are operating against warlike Garrack Nuer near Abyssinia with mission stations at Nasser 760 miles up the Sadat branch of the Nile The United Presbyterian church notes the plan to pacify the tribes and expand a hospital and social service station at Nasser as part of a church led crusade to Christianize Sudan with funds and reinforcements from the New World Movement.
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Pittsburgh
Upper Nile
United Presbyterian Church
Sadat
Nasser
Nile
Khartum
Abyssinia
Ern Hospital
New World Movement
Sudan
America
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Marshall
Frank Hitchcock
Florida
Robert Lansing
Baker
Henry White
Senator Harding
Gen. Leonard Wood
Governor Lowden
Mr. Palmer
Penrose and Pinchot
Lowden
Virginia
Old Virginna
White House
Jermane
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Perfex
Ford
Mannhardt
Tepe Capudine
BOSE
Titus Loan and Investment CO
Iowa Ave
Grandma
Upper Nile Valley
Stowe
Lowe’s Automobile
Washington, Iowa
Kingbolt
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Kemp
Property Owners Federation
Acta Dtu
Eae
Ats Fae
Peapield Regulator CO
Atlama GA
Eatonic
Drug Sherman’s Store
Dr. Edwards
Edwards
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