Save Farm Land From High Water in Helena Disaster Anniversary
Helena Ark April 20 Hundreds of rain soaked workers reinforce Knowltons landing levee to protect farms from Mississippi flood risk. On the 1927 Knowltons Landing levee breach anniversary, engineers warn three more days of work needed behind the levee and green timber fronts to hold back the river. A rapid rise of inches could flood hundreds of thousands of acres and threaten the 1929 crop.
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Helena
Ark
Mississppi
Knowlton’s Landing
Mississippi Valley
Knowlton
Landine
Missisippi
Rankish
Three Inches of Rain in Three Days Drench Washington
Rainfall over the past three days reached 2.75 inches by six this morning and was still adding to the total. Totals from Thursday night through yesterday noon were 1.40 inches, with another 1.35 inches from yesterday afternoon and last night. Muddy dirt roads in Washington County hinder car travel as country traffic dwindled.
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Yesterda
Washington
Mrs Gunn Active Worker In Church
Mrs Harriette Gunn of Washington known for church social and literary work dies in Spokane after stroke. Born in Assam she served as a Baptist minister’s wife and prison chaplain’s wife, wrote five books and organized the North Side Bible class. Funeral Wednesday in Spokane with burial in Washington. survivors include two daughters and a granddaughter.
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Washington
Spokane
Sorial
Spokane Chronicle
Journal
Today
Jarriette Bronson Ann
Ralph
Sam Younkin
Ms. Younkin
Gunn
Miles Bronson
Assam
India
W.C. Gunn
East
Middle West
North Side Bible Clas
Sorosis
Grace Baptist Church
Tenorist
Harriette Gun Robertson
Kown Techrer
Washington, D.C
Jof
Roth Younkin
Guthrie County May Vote on Road Bonds
Guthrie Center April meeting set to consider calling a special election to issue a $1,200,000 road bond. County supervisors to decide whether to proceed after state approval last fall, a first for Guthrie County.
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Guthrie Center
Guthrie County
Tornado Strikes Texas Town Injuring Child and Others
A tornado ripped through a Texas community injuring several people and a seven month old baby. The storm, described as accompanied by high wind and rain, struck late in the day causing damage nearby in Paris, where part of a large brick building occupied by the Texas and Pacific warehouse collapsed.
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Cleburn
Tex
Paris
Agreement Possible At Paris Meet In Reparations Talks
Berlin reports that Hamar Schacht and the German reparations delegation will travel to Berlin for a conference with the government to salvage an agreement. American and allied officials weigh mediation hopes after Schacht proposals. Dr Schacht may present new proposals as the plenary session looms.
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Hamar Schacht
Toy Tt
Paris
Ciri Eles
United States
Hialmar Schacht
Young
Schacht
Owen D. Young
Cynee
Alberto Pircell
Vopr
Card of Ruanks We Thank You for Kindness at Death
We wish to thank our friends for their kindness and sympathy at the time of the death of our husband and father Mrs. C F Hoxworth Mr and Mrs LB Hoxworth Mr and Mrs Earyall Mrs Bessie Spheger.
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Amlong
George Amlong
C.F. Hoxworth
LB. Hoxworth
Earyall
Bessie Spheger
County Girl 8th in Spelling Meet Des Moines
Irene Olson of Jewell wins the spelling championship after 102 contestants at the Des Moines Register event. She will travel to Washington DC in May to compete with state champions. Doris Whisler places third and Pauline Darbyshire finishes eighth.
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Des Moines
Irene Olson
Jewell
Hamilton County
Miss Olson
Eleanor Hanlon
Stanwood
Miss Hanlon
Des Moin Register
Olson
Washington, D. C
Doris Whisler
Fremont County
Joe Preston
Butler County
Pauline Darbyshire
Washington County
Newton
Ottumwa
Council Bluffs
Clinton
Muscatine
Dest
Maines
Ernest Horn
University of Town
Arthur FE. Bennett
Des Moines University
FP. A. Welch
Mid“Tanda «Choo
John Hammill
Parents Co-operate To Improve Chicago School Conditions
Parents and school principals met to implement coroner jury recommendations following a death linked to a cabaret party attended by Colette Lis ton in Chicago. Coroner Hopman ordered that Mrs Liston be barred from signing false illness certificates to keep her daughter from attending school, as part of a broader push to enforce discipline and curb delinquency and liquor use among youth.
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Enten
Chicaga
Hopman
N. Aeson
George Tax
Colette
South
What Anne Brought Home stage comedy at Washington High
Washington high school’s Eustish club offered What Anne Brought Home last Tuesday and will repeat Tuesday evening due to rain reduced attendance. The play features Catheryn McConaughey as Anne and Carlton Lytle as Broweht Home, with Priscila Morrison Dora Haney and Gale Fisher among the family cast. Miss Helen Wilson oversaw the production and the high school orchestra, led by Milburn McKay, provided music. proceeds support school improvements.
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Washington High School
Anne Brawell
Anne
Catheryn McConaughey
Carlton Lytle
Priscila Moirion
Dora Haney
Gale Fisher
Esther McCresby
Orval Plete
Henry Bach
Berne Baslin Merman
Gale Bree
Wate Wells
Walter Wells
J.T. Raymond
Miss Wilson
Helen Wilson
Washington
Milburn McKay
Weather outlook shows near normal temps for week
Weather forecast for April 22 to 27 across the upper Mississippi lower Missouri and northern central regions indicates generally near normal temperatures with few departures. Some extreme north portions may experience mild departures from normal and limited precipitation.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Russians to Remain at Geneva Amid Disarmament Talks
At Geneva on April 20 Max Litvinoff led the Soviet delegation warning the disarmament draft would not withdraw from the discussion despite threats of delay. He said the current conference only protracts the armament issue. German and Turkish delegates floated potential changes while Turkey announced ratification of the protocol banning chemical and biological weapons. President Loudon reported thirteen nations have ratified the protocol.
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Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinott
Iselt
Count Vonbernstorff
Munir Bey
Turkey
Open Applications for Washington Band Junior Unit
The Washington band forms the Junior band with Milburn McKay named director. Officers mirror the Washington band, and funds are allocated to support the new group and its leader. Tryouts set by a three member committee include the director and assistant director. any community musician may apply. The program runs through summer and beyond, inviting high school and city musicians to join.
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Trustes
Milburn McKay
Washington On Band
Washington Band
Rmport
City Hall
Bankrupt Manning Fights Creditors At Keokuk Hearing
A two day bankruptcy hearing before referee T L Brookhart continued the involuntary case of W Manning of Keosauqua. Manning ran a private bank and was forced into bankruptcy by creditors. The proceeding followed an order from the federal court at Keokuk. Mrs J P Wood remained aboard a morning train to Davenport for business.
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T. L. Brookhart
W. Manning
Keosauqua
Manning
Brookhart
Keokuk
J. P. Wood
Davenport
Four Workmen Die As Scaffold Collapses in New York Building
Four workmen killed and about twenty injured when scaffolding collapsed on the eighth or ninth floor of a Western Building project in York. Stone masons on a bridge at the second floor faced the deadly fall as two scaffolds and girders plummeted, crashing into another scaffold on the ninth floor and sending debris spiraling.
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York
Fone
Rice M Kay and Freshwaters Sign Three Staff Contracts
Three present members of the Washington schools teaching force signed contracts for the next year narrowing vacancies. Harry Midee athletic coach and physical training at the middle school signed to remain in his current post. George Freshwater, assistant coach, was elected assistant principal and business manager of athletics for next year and will also coach junior college teams. Milburn McKay, instrumental music teacher at the high school, also renewed his post and janitor duties.
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A Washington
Harry Midee
Midh
Yeterday
George Freshwater
Milburn McKay
Janine High
Wilt
Crone Purchases Conner Grocery in Local Change
Sherm Crone has acquired the Conner Grocery, taking over active management of the WooM Conn IGrocery shop. The transfer preserves existing clerks and the Brocey store proceeds on the same basis, with Crone bringing prior experience to the venture.
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Sherm Crone
Woom
Igrocery
Actie
Crone
Hme
Will
Brocey
Trhone Clabs
Itn
Ventur
Rieves
Issa
Local Knights of Columbus Charters Special Train
Members of the Washington Knights of Columbus council will go to Burlington Sunday by a special Burlington road train. About 50 candidates will participate in a ceremonial, with most members planning to travel by automobile but rain forced a train instead. The train leaves Burlington station at noon Sunday and returns after the banquet, likely arriving in Washington around 11:20 pm.
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Mbers
Washington Knights of Columbus Council
Burlington
Burlington Road
J. M. Kelley
Washington
Knights of Columbus
Kelley
Bur
Grange Consulted as Debenture Plan Faces Doubt
President Hoover sought harmony with farm groups by consulting Louis J. Taber master of the Grange at the White House and in discussions with Secretary Hyde. Cabinet reports on the debenture plan were held back pending Taber’s decision and possible Grange alignment.
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Hoover
National Grange Organization
Louis J. Taber
Whit House
Hyde
United Press
Taber
Commerce Lamont
Treasury
Mellon
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tabor
Grange
American m Bury Federation
Granger
Senate
Senate Committee
McNary
House
Thirteen Acquitted on Kidnapping Count in Chicago
A Chicago jury acquitted thirteen men linked to Morris Eller, the ward boss, on kidnapping and assault with intent charges. The verdict followed April primaries and appears tied to city politics and alleged violence.
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Chicago
Morris Eller
Oventioth
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