Five Planes Rushed to Nicaragua to Counter Sandino
Five additional marine planes convoyed to Nicaragua are en route from Hampton Roads aboard the Nitro to establish a naval air base at Puerto Cabezas on the east coast. A tri motor Fokker will join two amphibians as pilot Lt. H. J. Palmer leads the mission with a mechanic and radio man aboard. Brig. Gen. Frank McCoy is summoned to Washington for consultation amid rebel activity and possible reinforcement of 2,800 marines already in Nicaragua. regional clashes with rebels are reported near northern nickel mines as U. S. ships Cleveland and detachments move into position.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Navy
Sandino
Hampton Roadg
Miami
H. J. Palmer
Naval Air
Puerto Rabezas
McCoy
Frank BR. McCoy
Coolidge
State Department
Howeer
Puerto Cabeas
U. S._ S. Cleveland
O. E. S. Meeting Attended by Local Guests
Local attendees Mr. and Mrs. I. Rothschild and Mrs. Irene Bickford with Miss Edna and Ruth Bridges and Miss Meek traveled to Iowa City for an O S meeting. Honored guests included Mrs. Harriet MecMasters of Sutherlland and Foster Iddings of Sioux City with other grand officers. Russel Jennings just returned from Chicago after a week away. Mrs. Laura Longwell visited W. A. Patterson’s near Wellman. Keota residents Mr. and Mrs. S. Arnold shopped in town. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson and daughter Anna Marie went to Davenport this morning.
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I. Rothschild
Irene Bickford
Edna
Ruth Bridges
Miss Meek
Iowa City
O. S
Harriet MecMasters
Sutherlland
Iowa
Worth
Foster Iddings
Sioux City
O. E
Russel Jennings
Chicago
Laura Longwell
W. A. Patterson
Wellman
S. &. Arnold
Keota
Frank Anderson
Anna Marie
Davenport
Council Bluffs Wins Debate Honor in State Contest
Abraham Lincoln high school of Council Bluffs captured state forensics honors by winning both the state debate title and the extemporaneous contest. The debate topic asked whether a federal department of education should be cabinet level. Harold Saks of Council Bluffs won the extemporaneous event with Ottumwa’s Don Holley taking second, and both earned four year University of Iowa scholarships with additional awards to be named later for six more debaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Abraham Lincoln + high school
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Department of Education
Harold Saks
Don Holley
Ottumwa
University of Iowa
Winter Weather Hits Eastern States With Gale Winds
Res idents of half a dozen eastern states faced winter weather today as high winds and snow or rain swept New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Connecticut and Virginia. Gale force winds toppled trees and signs while a cold rain persisted through the night. In Pittsburgh a record spring snowfall of 8 to 14 inches with sleet halted trains cars and telegraph services east and south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Connecticut
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Snow Storm Threatens Fruit Crops Across Mid-Atlantic
A heavy snow and sleet storm swept Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia last night with snow the heaviest ever for April 27 officials warned it could cause severe damage to fruit crops in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrisburg
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Favorite Hero Of Boys Is Lindbergh In Tests
A vocational test in Washington schools shows Lindbergh as the favorite hero among 6th to 8th graders with Indy second and Addison third. Aviation tops preferred occupations, while high school boys favor Thomas Edison first and Lindbergh second, with Ford and Tunney following.
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Lindbergh
Washington
Vieter Mastin
Indy
Adison
Gene Tunney
Tom Mix
Thos
Edison
Henry Ford
Dad
Cornell Board Approves Waterloo Merger Plan
Mount Vernon Iowa April 28 trustees of Cornell college voted to approve merger plans submitted by the Methodist Conference at Waterloo last winter. The board discussed the nine member committee's proposal and pledged to support Christian education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa
Cornell College
Cornell
Methodist
Waterloo
Keeney
Final valuation set for M. & St. L. Road
The Interstate Commerce Commission fixed a final valuation of 45,403,000 dollars for the Minneapolis and St. Paul Railroad as of June 30, 1917, announced in Washington on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Storms Add to Damage in the South
Flood waters of the Tombigbee river rose rapidly at Demopolis Alabama flooding thousands of acres of cotton land and washing out canal locks. Storms across Florida and Alabama plus a southeast cold wave caused millions in damage, four deaths, and widespread destruction from tornadoes and high winds across the Dixie region.
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Demopolis
Ala
Tombigbee River
Atlanta
Florida
Alabama
Dixie
Tombigbee
North Carolina
Georgia
Tampa
Coroa
Dunnellon
Wellston Boys Win First In Rural School Exhibit
Wellston school led the annual rural exhibit with first place awards presented today. Second went to Haskins school and third to Oregon No. 8 with seven other schools earning honorable mentions. Judges were three Washington city teachers.
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Wellston
Jane Lechner
Penney
Haskins School
Marie Breneman
Biklen
Oregon
Edna May Foss
Klein
Oak Ridge
Highland Township
Enterprise
Dutch Creek
Seventysix Center
Lime Creek
Prairie Flower
Cedar
Havre
Washington Township
Washington City
Alice Klippel
May Jones
Louisa Young
Illinois Mourns Madden as Death Shocks State
Chicago and Illinois mourn Representative Martin B. Madden after his death in Washington. Flags at half mast and tributes mark Monday arrival for services at Hinsdale. Speculation centers on a potential successor, with Bishop A J Carey discussed as likely candidate.
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Chicago
Minois
Martin B. Madden
Washington
Flaes
Hinsdale
County Will Hi Dill Conservation League Expands Reach
The newly formed Will Hi Dill conservation league chapter plans a countywide effort to broaden its scope beyond Washington. Twenty new dyewabers joined at the second meeting, and a committee was formed to extend invitations to other county sections. A meeting is set for May 3 with a countywide gathering planned for May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hi. Dile Conservation League
Washington
Mrs Mildred Cook Dies in California Sanatorium
Word reaches Washington of the death of Mrs Mildred Cook aged 23 at a San Fernando California sanatorium. widow of Lloyd J Cook formerly of Washington, a Poly High School graduate and former candy factory worker from Long Beach. she leaves her parents a brother and a sister.
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Mildred Cook
San Fernando
Calif
Long Beach
Lloyd J. Cook
Washington
Poly High School
Christian Church
Two Die in Aviplane Crash at Marshall Flying School
Marshall Missouri April 28 two men died in an aviplane crash at the Marshall flying school last night. George A Malkmus 28 Kansas City aviation instructor and Harold P Hutchinson 28 Lake Minnetonka Minnesota student flyer were killed when the craft went into a tail spin from 400 feet. The student had recently practiced spinning.
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Marshall
George A. Malkmus
Kansas City
Harold P. Hutchinson
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Marshall Flying School
Iowans urged to support farm bill by federation chief
Charles J. Hearst, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, calls on Iowa members to back the McNary Haugen bill. Telegrams from the Chicago area urged defeat, while grain trade and other commercial interests backed the effort, totaling about 32,000 messages to President Coolidge and Congress.
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Econ
Vicnity of
Chicago
Coolidge
Congress
McNary-Haugen
Harles J.jearst
Towa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Grain
Hearst
Negro Is Likely to Succeed Madden as House Member
Washington reports that a black candidate is poised to win the Chicago district seat after the death of Rep. Martin B. Madden. His strongest black opponent, William J. Dawson, could become the next congressman, reflecting a history of black representation in state and city offices.
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Madden
Chicago
South Side
Congress
Bishop A J. Carey
Civil Service Commission
N Nhomin
Washington
Martin B. Madden
Martin
William J. Dawson
May 8 Set for Iowa Good Roads Conference
May 8 has been tentatively set as the date for a road boosters meeting in Des Moines. The Iowa Good Roads association invites leaders from each county to attend a conference to launch campaigns for the bond issue and for candidates favoring it. A campaign organization likely will be formed around attending representatives.
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Des Moines, April
Good Road
Iowa Good Roads Association
Ainsworth School Presents Two Grade Operettas May 2
Ainsworth students will present two operettas at the school on May 2 at 8 p m. The first, Spring Glow, is by the first four grades, followed by Twilight Alley by the upper grades. Seventy five pupils take part across the programs in one evening.
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Ainsworth
Pupi's
Mostly fair weather forecast for upper Mississippi valleys
Weather outlook covers April 30 to May 5 for the upper Mississippi and lower Mississippi valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Mostly fair conditions with brief precipitation in northern sections, and temperatures above normal through most of the period. Betty of West Plains is noted as a shopper in town.
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Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Mississippi Valleys
Great Plains
North
Closs
Bremen Crew Pay Tribute and Head to New York
The Bremen crew pays respects at Floyd Bennett’s grave in Arlington then trains to New York for a Westward flight welcome. Fraulein Junkers accompanies them. Balchen abandons his Washington trip due to bad weather. Floyd Bennett’s burial service at Arlington is described as solemn with Mrs. Bennett and Admiral Byrd present.
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Bremen
New York
Bennett
Washington
Lpy
Floyd Bennett
Labrador
Fraulein Herta Junkers
von Huenefeld
Fritzmaurice
Koehl
Fraulein Junkers
Balchen
Bernt Balchen
Curtiss Field
Ford
Miller Field
Staten Island
Mitchell Field
Ocean Flyers
Charles Wenzel
New Jersey
Lomber
Potomac
Clean-Up Week in Washington Starts Monday
Washington marks an extra clean-up week in May to brighten streets alleys yards and buildings. Kahe W Anplevate and Presb y. sahoda of the Beckash ineton Club appeal all ages to participate. C. C. Reister urges thorough cleaning to cut fire risk and asks residents to burn trash safely away from fences buildings and dry grass on windy days.
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Washington
Iowa
W. Anplevate
Presby. Sahoda
Beckashineton Club
Shington
C. C. Reister
Washington pioneers in business ads begin two week series
The Journal starts a two to three week run of ads by aging local firms. Each day a pioneer in Washington commerce shares history from their long careers and the stock they carry. Firms under twenty years are excluded. The feature honors the spirit of early Washington business pioneers.
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Washington
Journal
Hadry
Washington County
Journal Today
Iness Field
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Arlington National Cemetery
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United Press
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