Advance on Nanking Continues Amid Turmoil
Reports from Shanghai describe wounded nationalist soldiers pouring into Nanking as northern forces press toward the capital. Evacuations increase amid fear of a coup against Chiang Kai-Shek. fires burn in Nanking as troops are said to destroy ammunition dumps. Chin kiang reportedly captured by northern forces, a treaty port about 45 miles northeast of Nanking.
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Shanghay
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghat
Chinkiang
London
Shanghai
Chin- Kiang
ChinKkiang
Dr Sawhill to Serve Six Months in Cairo Pulpit
Dr W R Sawhill former pastor of the Second United Presbyterian church will fill the pulpit of the American Church in Cairo Egypt for six months. The session granted a half year leave of absence for the Beyo sian trip. He plans to bring Mrs Sawhill and they expect to depart August with their daughter Mary Lovisse possibly joining to study in France.
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W. R. Sawhill
Second United Presbyterian Church
Cairo
Egypt
Seattle
Sawhill
First United Presbyterian Church
Start Tearing Down Aughey House Today
The Aughey residence on East Washington street, bought by Washington Oil from W. W. McFarland, is being demolished today to make way for a gasoline filling station to be built this fall. The east wing will be retained and incorporated into the station, which will be a frame structure covered with stucco.
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Aughey
Washington Street
Washington Oil Company
W. W. McFarland
Mrs A S Allen of Wayland Dies Today
Mrs A S Allen of Wayland dies at seven in the morning after a stroke two years ago. She would have turned 76 on the 19th and leaves a large family including her husband and eight children. local relatives from Washington and Wayland noted the sudden passing.
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Carl Hedges
Will Jones
Washington
Wayland
A. S. Allen
Pr. Allen
J. W. Allen
Eva Hills
Mt. Pleasant
Carl Hedger
Allen Jr
Richland
Mae Jones
Eda Boshart
Hope Bidwell
Red Oak
Woman Entered in Oakland to Honolulu Air Race
The Miss Doran biplane qualified for the Dole air race from San Francisco to Honolulu next Tuesday. Pilot Auggie Peddlar and navigator Lieut Vilas K. Knope tested the craft with Miss Mildred Doran aboard. If successful she becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific.
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Oakland Airport
Cal
San Fran
Honolulu
Miss Doran
Auggie Peddlar
Vilas K. Knope
Peddlar
Knope
Mildred Doran
Michigan
Horolulu
Pacific
Miller Pleads Guilty to Bootlegging Charge
Glen Miller of Ainsworth pleads guilty before Judge Charles A. Dewey to transporting intoxicating liquor and is fined 300 dollars plus costs. He was arrested yesterday afternoon between Ainsworth and Cotter after a chase from Muscatine contacts, and Deputy Fred Sweet and Marshal Oscar Haney aided by shot holes in truck lines.
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Glen Miller
Ainsworth
Charles A. Dewey
Miller
Yesterdpey
Haney
Keota Woman Mary Bennett Dies at Washington County Hospital
Mrs. Mary Bennett of Keota died after a long period of illness at Washington county hospital. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 30 PM in the Presbyterian church in Keota with burial in Keota cemetery. She was the widow of Abe Bennett and mother of Carl Bennett.
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Mary Bennett
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Bennett
Abe Bennett
McClellan Funeral Services Held Sunday
Funeral services for Curtis D. McClellan will be held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at Goodin funeral parlors. Rev J Reade McCrory presides with the casket open for friends this evening and Sunday morning at the parlors.
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Curtis D. McCllellan
Goodin
Move to End Civil Strife in Nicaragua
General amnesty was offered to troops of General Sandino. Logan Feland, head of American forces in Nicaragua, says conditions are returning to normal. Bombers have reduced Sandino's forces, notably at Ocotal. The Diaz government will offer two cabinet posts to the liberal party per Washington’s urging.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Sandino
Logan Feland
Feland
Ocotal
Diaz
State Department
Washington
Liberal Party
Rain Delivers Needed Relief for Washington County
A steady rain of .70 inch soaked Washington county early this morning easing drought conditions for parched pastures and corn fields. Farmers welcomed the shower after weeks of dry weather as clouds lingered and more rain was possible later. yesterday had been one of the hottest days of the summer.
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Washington County
Washington
Threshing Ring Finished and Local News from Pilotburg
In Pilotburg on August 11 correspondent Muriel Anderson reports the completion of another threshing run by John Lang and Jake Bishop machine at Carl D Andersons. Albert Stransky mulches today with Needley Bros. machine. Ernest Fisher and Myrtle Jones united in marriage last Tuesday. They plan to reside in Iowa City. Mrs. Hamilton and daughters Beverley and Thais of Aurora visit, with a return home planned after weeks at Clara Fisher's. Fred Barthlomew shells corn at Orva Scott's, paid a dollar per bushel, Earl Smith assisting. Church services at 9:15 AM Sunday follow. Aid meeting last Thursday with Esther Ashby well attended. social time afterward.
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Pilotsburg
John Lang
Jake Bishop
Carl D. Anderson
Albert Stransky
Hurling Colver
Needley Bros
Ernest Fisher
Mias
Myrtle Jones
Earnest
Mia
Clara Fisher
Myrtle
Lewis Jones
Iowa City
Hamilton
Beverly
Thais
Aurora
Clara Pisher
Fred Barthlomew
Orva Scott
Wellman
Earl Smith
Esther Ashby
Wheel Chair Donation Acknowledged by County Hospital
The superintendent of Wagsh ington county hospital acknowledges receipt of a fine wheel chair in memory of Mrs. James King Marbourg presented by Mrs. Sara Marbourg Wickham and Misa Katherine Marboureg. The gift will benefit many patients and reflect the hospital board’s appreciation of the deed.
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Wagshington County Hospital
James King Marbourg
Sara Marbourg Wickham
Misa Katherine Marboureg
Misa Ftellan
Lindbergh Arrives in Chicago Amid Large Welcome
Col Charles Lindbergh lands in Chicago at 12 44 p m from Grand Rapids Michigan after flying over the flag draped Loop. He proceeds to the flying field at Maywood where a reception committee greets him before a crowd of about 16 000.
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Chicago
Charles Lindbergh
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lindbergh
Maywood
Rebekah Lodge Delegates Attend Keota District Convention
A Nebekah lodge party from this community joined district members at Keota yesterday. Lodges represented included Sigourney Delta Ollie Martinsboro Keswick South English and Keota with visiting Washington delegates warmly welcomed. The convention featured Barbara Quinn of Council Bluffs as guest and Charlotte Newman of Keota as president.
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Lodge of Nebekahs
Order
Keota
Sigourney
Delta
Ollie
Martinsboro
Keswick
South English
Washington
Willies
Oscar Jugenheimer
Oral Mayo
Josie Schneider
Martha Haney
Dora Bailey
Jhel Spera
Ruey Rickey
Edith Mallory
Elizabeth Sechulty
Hilma Larson
Alice McAvoy
Belle Miller
Ralph Stewpert
Barbara Quinn
Council Bluffs
Errand Lodge
Bro
Charlotte Newman
Rebekah
Women of the Christian Church
Keota Park
Keota Lode
Epworth League to Hold Eureka Service
The Epworth League of the Methodist church plans a service Sunday evening at the Eureka church south of town under President Miss Catherine Jane Hull. Service begins at eight o clock with members meeting at the town church at seven to travel by automobile.
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Eureka Church
Catherine Jane Hull
Senator Brookhart Speaks at Duluth Visit
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa discussed cooperative marketing and other economic topics at a labor meeting in Duluth Minnesota where he is visiting his son John Brookhart. Also in town were Senators Steck of Iowa and Pine of Oklahoma en route to their homes after vacationing at northern Minnesota lakes.
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Duluth
Minn
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
John Brookhart
Brookhart
United States
DD. F. Steck
W. P. Pine
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Mrs Lahay Heads To Wisconsin Home With Husband
Mrs. Mable Lahay travels to Warakashi Wisconsin to join her husband and move into a new home. The couple, married recently, notes she has worked at the Washington Telephone office where he has been a bookkeeper for years. Misa Olive Coonkineer and Mise Bessie Pergu son of West Chester will be employed there. Misa Eva Denny announces Chilcote library will be closed during the ten days of chautauqua except Saturday August 20 when it opens at regular hours.
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Mable Lahay
Warakashi
Wisconsin
Lahaay
Washington
Misa Olive Coonkineer
Mise Bessie Pergu
West Chester
Misa Eva Denny
Chilcote
Sutherland
Yard
John Fosters
Jackson Township
Foster
Ford
BE. W. Spessard
Wanda
Hagerstown
Maryland
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
Allie Taylor
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Lord
Robert Rowan
Monmouth
Care to the Patients of Washington County Hospital
Brief note highlights continued attention to patient welfare at Washington County Hospital. Details are sparse but emphasize ongoing efforts to improve care, with no specific incidents or dates provided.
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Washington County Hospital
Appanoose Officials Seek Troops Over Miners Strike
Appanoose county officials and mine union leaders traveled to Des Moines to urge Governor Hammill to send state troops to the Appanoose fields amid a rising miners strike. County officials and unions warn of escalating demonstrations and tensions with non union miners, with about 250 striking miners from Buxton, Alabama fields alleged to have entered the area.
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Appanoose County
Des Moines
John Hammill
William Hay
Earl Gaughenbank
James Risden
J. R. Morris
United Mine Workers of America
State House
Morris
Appanoose Fields
Albia
Hays
Hammill
Buxton
Aloia
Garfield
Prices of auto tires and old relics in Homestead notes
The Homestead farm column surveys bargain tire prices for Ford autos and recalls long aging items from local history. It mentions an Evening Journal ad offering to retire tires for 25 dollars and recounts antique clocks, watches, rifles, and a 1912 Ford among area memories, with community notices and visits across the region.
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Homestead Farm
Evening Journal
Carrol
Mrs Roy Whiteman Visits Ainsworth Relatives
Mrs Roy Whiteman and her son Conn from New London are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Fayette McConnell in Ainsworth and other relatives. Mr and Mrs C C Hampden also from New London are mentioned in an Family notice context.
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Ainsworth
Roy Whiteman
Conn
New London
Fayette McConnell
C. C. Hampden
Wheelan Family Visit Plans With Hallenroke Kin
Mr and Mrs John Wheelan and family will travel to Keithsburg on Sunday to visit George Hallenroke and family Miss Marguerite Hallenroke will return with them to visit the Thomas and George Wheelan homes An informal family gathering is planned with relatives in the area.
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John Wheelan
Keithsburg
Lil
George Hallenroke
Marguerite Hallenroke
Thomas
George Wheelan
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Henry Stagner
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Win Trtherland
Democrat Party
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Cannon Ranch
Joe Wright
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Nellie Walker
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College Springs
Margaret Beal
Darys Griggs
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J. B. Simpson
Norma
Walter Raeney
Waterloo
Carl Megdelsen
U. P
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Columbus Junction
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