Nationalist Drive Near Changchun Faces Heavy Resistance
United States trained nationalist first army presses toward Changchun from Mukden along the railroad. They clash with 80 000 communist defenders around Szepingkai and Kungchuling as Marshall seeks to verify air action rumors with Chou En Lai. No American planes or personnel involved.
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Changking
Changchun
Kungchuling
National Treeples Gazette
Mukden
Szepingkai
Kangchuling
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Chou En-Lai
U. S. Army
Navy
Marine Headquarters
Chou
Ditch Blasting Planned Friday Demonstration
Several hundred pounds of dynamite will be set off in a single blast to show ditch construction on the Magnus P Ahmling Farm near Grace Hill at 10 00 am on April 26 19 1 1 A second blast will occur at the June Wilb h Williams Farm near Wellman at 2 00 pm on the same day The event is sponsored by county extension director Leo E Sturgeon with a DuPont representative conducting the demonstration Up to 2000 people attended similar events in Iowa last year to see this drainage ditch method
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Magnus P. Ahmling
Grace Hill
Wilbhard Williams
Wellman
Mgr
Leo E. Sturgeon
DuPont Company
Iowa
Izaak Walton Hobby Show At Armory Draws Big Crowd
Despite poor weather the Izaak Walton League Hobby Show at the Armory drew near capacity crowds. Exhibits covered hobbies handicrafts and sporting goods from Washington merchants with prizes awarded in two divisions led by Charles Morgan of Rubio and John Lee of Washington.
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Izaak Walton League
Armory
Washington
Chicagua
Charles Morgan
Rubio
John Lee
China
E. E. Ferguson
Luella Blankenhorn
Charles Hotle
Germany
Rev
Walter Smith
Bill Yoder
Dale Batterson
R. V. Bauer
van DeHerman
Florence Fisher
Don Radda
Joe Frain
Walter Jarrard
Calvin Little
Dr. M. J. Cruise
Neda Aston
Beverly Brown
Lane
Mary
John Baldrige
Paul Horak
Carlton Wilson
Fred Edwards
West Chester
Patty Holderness
Don Gray
Edna Sprague
Kenneth Blecha
Art Swift
H. W. Brock
Montgomery Ward
Western Auto
Peters Hardware
The
Sport Shop
Paul Boettcher
State Guard Company
Washington High School
Melody Maids
Betty Griggs
Corinne Nicola
Priscilla Porter
Strikes threaten auto steel and railway services nationwide
United Press reports three weeks of strikes keep thousands idle as 65,000 railway and steamship clerks push for wage gains and 65,000 express workers threaten a nationwide shutdown. Ernest Weir warns auto steel supply could halt within 30 days if coal strikes continue. Burlington Case lift an 18 cent wage boost for production staff.
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United Press
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
AFL
United Mine Workers
AFL Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Railway Express Agency
Upper Michigan
Express
Cincinnati
Railway Express
George M. Harrison
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
National Mediation Board
Washington
Chicago
Harrison
United States
Canada
Burlington
J. I. Case Co
John TL. Ferguson
Case
Racine
Wis
Rockford
Rock Island
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Detroit
National Steel Corporation
Weir
Society of Automotive Engineers
Veterans homes and camp authorized for Knoxville Iowa project
The federal public housing authority authorized construction of veterans homes in six Midwest locations. Knoxville Iowa is allowed to begin April 29 on a trailer camp, including 40 standard family trailers, 10 expansible trailers, 2 toilet trailers and a laundry trailer, with completion by June 12.
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Chicago
Federal Public Housing Authority
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Knoxville
Displays Arranged by Lemmon Horak Horak Sitler Team
John Lemmon Paul Horak Dr Peter son and Howard Sitler arranged their displays after adjustments. The article notes these individuals coordinated exhibit setups and displayed items at a local event.
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John Lemmon
Paul Horak
Dr. Peterson
Howard Sitler
Capital Mourns Death of Chief Justice Stone
Washington mourns the death of Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone as President Truman considers successors. Names floated include Associate Justices Robert H. Jackson and Stanley K. Reed, with others like William O Douglas and Hugo Black also mentioned. Truman may cut sea voyage short to attend Stone’s funeral and address the vacancy.
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Washington
White House
Truman
C&tt
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Stanley K. Reed
Atlantic
Chesapeake Bay
Leben Ayres
Stone
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt
Senate
Jackson
Reed
William O Douglas
Hugo Black
Washington High Bands Plan Thursday Concert
Washington high school bands under Ralph Young will perform in the high school auditorium Thursday evening April 25. The concert is set to begin at eight o'clock and will feature both junior and senior bands.
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Washington High School
Ralph Young
Airport Students Busy with Flight Courses and New Instructors
Seventy five applicants attend the local airport flight school with fourteen already pursuing private pilot licenses. Lloyd Scott manager lists fourteen names including Truman Lord and Robert Keyser. New instructors Robert G. Taylor and Bill Lounsbury join as sessions run Tuesday evenings and daily flight activity continues weather permitting.
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Lloyd ©. Scott
Truman Lord
Robert Keyser
Dale Sheetz
Harold Jarvis
Norman Wood
Dallas Swisher
Alois Musil
Callistus Ixern
Gilbert Wood
Robert Shigets
James Hunsaker
Don Whithintch
Alexander Stephen
Robert Houseal
Scott
Schol
William P. Harvey
Fred Minden
Richard Baker
Washington
The Importance of Hay as a Crop Value Leader
Between 1928 and 1937 the American hay crop had an annual value greater than cotton or wheat, second only to corn. The passage notes hay as a vital forage with high value in the era.
Wellman Youths in Auto Crash Near West Chester
Two Wellman youths Marion Small seventeen and Harold Kempf escaped with minor injuries after Small fell asleep at the wheel and crashed north of West Chester in Seventy Six township. The car suffered about six hundred dollars in damage. the front wheel tore off and the bridge piling end was damaged.
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Washington County
Marion Small
Harold Kempf
Wellman Wee
Small
West Chester
Sheriff Putnam
Ideas Sought for Iowa Centennial Exhibits and Contests
Des Moines April 23 1920 Iowa state fair officials call for public input on statewide exhibits and contests for the centennial celebration. Secretary L B Cunningham says plans will cover 100 years of Iowa history with pioneer era contests and exhibit ideas from residents.
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Des Moines
Jowans Toway
Iowa
Cunningham
Senators Press OPA Extension Amid Flood of Mail
Washington April 25 Senate banking panel reports about 80 percent of its mail backs extending the OPA price controls with thousands of messages received yesterday. Some critics urge broader exemptions for eggs and poultry. Senator Bankhead notes many messages favor OPA but lack specifics. Bowles warns of a public push to defeat amendments. An egg and poultry official cites production far above normal, urging removal from price control.
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Senate Banking Committee
OPA
John H. Bankhead
Ala
Bankhead
Congress
Chester Bowles
Bowles
House
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Marriage License Issued to Steinbeck and Burton
A marriage license was issued at the court yesterday to Carroll Leune Steinbeck of Rubio and Evelyn Burton of Washington.
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Carroll Leune Steinbeck
Rubio
Evelyn Burton
Washington
Hatchery Operator Kills 2000 Chicks in Desperate Move
W H Otto of Franklin Hatchery in Council Bluffs says he drowned 2000 chicks and may kill 10000 more due to market stagnation. Omaha producer Clarence Fouts counters that demand remains steady as ten plants in Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota ship 250000 chicks weekly.
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Council Bluffs
W. H. Otto
Otto
Franklin Hatchery
Omaha
Ned
Clarence Fouts
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Des Moines Receives Iowa State Fair Board Secretary Contact
The notice directs correspondence to the secretary of the Iowa State Fair Board in Des Moines.
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Iowa State Fair Board
Des Moines
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