Fires Rage Across Klamath and Montana Forest Areas
United States forest service reported new fires burning uncontrolled in Klamath national forest near the Oregon border, with about 1300 acres consumed by two blazes in northern California. Simultaneously Montana crews reengaged as multiple new fires erupted in Flathead, Blackfoot, and Bitterroot regions, forcing renewed firefighting efforts.
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United States Forest Service
Klamath National Forest
Oregon
San Fran
Forest Service
Klamath Natio Forest
California
Siskiyou County
Missoula
Mont
Montana
Flathead Forest
Lost Horse Creek
Hamilton
Blackfoot Valley
Willow Creek
Helena
Bitter Root
Tron Mountain
Lothray
Westfall
Hudson
New Pullman Car in Service to Chicago
Agen Lewis Goodlander of the Rock Island railway invites the public to visit the station and tour the new Washington Chicago Pullman car that began service at 9 30 Sunday. The car, light green and cream decorated, features decorative lighting and roomy compartments for travelers. Mrs J L McKee of Macon Missouri visiting Washington with her daughter Mrs P J Etter traveled to Des Moines this morning to visit relatives.
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Agen Lewis Goodlander
Rock Island Railway
Chautauqua Tent Arrival Ahead of 1929 Assembly Opener
The Washington chautauqua auditorium tent is due by express today and will be set up for the opening session tomorrow evening. Tents are going up at chautauqua park west of town with Ralph Pougherty chairing the grounds committee and George Maxwell and Walter Smith in charge. The grounds are being prepared for a likely successful assembly, and access from town will be available regardless of weather since pavement to the gate has just been completed.
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Chautauqua Park
Ralph Pougherty
George Maxwell
Walter Smith
North Carolina Feud Flares Again In Mountain Road Fight
In Marshall North Carolina two men died and a 12 year old girl was wounded as the Stanton Sanders feud flared anew on a mountain road near the Tennessee line. Three Sanders men were jailed for a preliminary hearing next Monday. Arthur and Albert King both of the Stanton group were killed. Agnes Stanton, a daughter, was wounded. Sheriff Roy Ranway arrested Arnold and Sampson Sanders who surrendered without resistance. Hubert Stanton also is held for the investigation.
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Marshall
N. C
Stanton-Sanders
Tennessee
Thontroversy
Arthur
Albert King
Stanton
Agnes
Roy
Ranway
Arnold
Sampson Sanders
Hubert Stanton
Valuable Prizes In Golf Tourney At Washington Country Club
Washington country club announces awards for its annual tourney now starting. Vic Westphal holds the club cup from last year and will defend it. Prizes include twelve golf balls for runner-up in the planship flight and a golf bag for the second flight winner, lozen balls for the runner-up, plus similar prizes in the third flight. Eight qualifying rounds must be played by next Monday, eighteen holes each. An entrance fee of fifty cents is charged. The course is in top shape and all members are urged to participate.
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Washington Countrylub
Vic Westphal
Simlay
Road No 2 Picnic at Winterset August 19
A meeting of the Iowa Short Line association focusing on Road No 2 will be held at Winterset Municipal Park at noon on Monday August 19. Delegations from Washington County boosters are expected to attend to promote the road and bond issues across Madison County to complete the cross state linkage. Residents along the line are welcome to vote and attend with picnic lunches for a community gathering and discussion. John Sinclair and family of Allerton visit D J Massonnet before heading to Terra Haute Indiana to visit relatives.
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Iowa Short Nine Association
Winterset
Washington County
E. C. Bieber
Madison
Winterse
Floods Hit San Marcial as Rio Grande Rises
In San Marcial New Mexico a worst flood in memory drove all residents to evacuate. Women and children fled while men reinforced dykes to hold back two feet of water from the Rio Grande after a break at Elephant Butte reservoir. High water threatened San Acacia and San Antonia.
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San Marcial
N. ML
WUP
Marcial
San Acacia
San Antonia
Doody the baby faced Chicago bandit captured by police
Chicago police arrested the elusive “Wee Willie” Doody at a West Side apartment. The alleged gunman, once blamed for every major crime, was found sleepy and half dressed, and did not reach for a weapon as officers closed in.
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Doody
Chicago
Willie Doody
West Side
Wee Willie
Ken
Jefferson County Crops Hit by Hail
Severe hail swept through Jefferson County damaging crops and garden produce while lightning struck near a tourist camp. Farmers counted losses to leaves and unthreshed grain as a wrist watch was reportedly torn from a woman’s arm during the storm.
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Jefferson County
Fairfield
Here
Live Stock Show Set for August 20
Harold Montgomery, county fi gureau agent, announced the annual showing of live stock by the boys' farm clubs of the county will be held at the city feed yard on Tuesday, August 20, instead of August 21. Twenty-two boys will exhibit head of pigs and six boys will show nine calves, with most winning animals shipped to the state fair exhibits.
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Harold Montgomery
City
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Farm Bureau
Montgomery
Elu
Venezuela Rebels Attack Seaport and Governor Killed
The Venezuelan governor Emilio Fernandez of Cure state was killed in battle while defending Cumana from a large rebel raid. About 1400 rebels aboard the steamer Falke, flying German flag, disembarked and attacked, with heavy fighting and many rebel leaders wounded. Calm reportedly returned to Cuidad and surrounding areas after the clash.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Emilio Fernandez
Cure
Cumana
Elinares Ateana
Carabano
Linares Alcant
Special Swim Show Program At M C A Pool
Readable notes describe a late evening swim meet program at the M C A pool with fire diving candle light swimming and a relay race between girls and boys teams. Officials include Dr A W Clow as starter with judges and announcer Gale Fisher. events list multiple Class A B C races with winners named such as James Casey Edith Brookhart Marjorie Moberly Ruth Sartor Lucile Schmoeller and others.
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M.C. A
A. W. Clow
Harry Rice
Lloyd Hill
Larry Sizer
Gale Fisher
L. W
Sonic Clerk
Plumly
Gale Fi
Simost
Marjorie Moberly
Edith Brookhart
Mary Robers
Ruth Sartoo
Ruth Morrison
Loa Jean Stewart
Iss Edith Brookhart
Lucile Schmoeller
Mary Hoover Roberts
Ruth Sartor
Golda Carbaugh
Zeppelin flight plans uncertain amid bad weather
Reports from Friedrichshafen and P.R.ievnenpnarns say the Graf Zeppelin’s world flight leg to Tokio will not start until early Thursday morning. Weather across eastern Europe and Siberia worsens outlook. Captain Chiller and Commander Kekener say timing may be set only two to three hours before departure.
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Europe
Russia
Hugo Kekener
United Press
Chiller
Briedrichshate
Berlin
East Prussia
Eydtku
P Rievnenpnarns
Germany
Siberia
Friedrichshafen
Tokio
The
Did
Washington Oil Co Expands Service Station Complex
The Washington Oil Co announces the formal opening of its enlarged One-Stop Service Station on East Washington Street. The new seven department facility, added to the existing gasoline, kerosene, and tire sales, includes battery service, vulcanizing, brake testing and adjusting, and car washing. The station, opened Oct 15, 1987, emphasizes motorist convenience with a wide range of services and equipment under one roof.
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Mostwick
R. J. Tannera
Wallington
OM Com
Ic Morning
East Washington Street
Washington
Illinois Village Will Be Sold at Auction
Burksville Illinois village faces auction Thursday noon as Mayor William Meyer and Edward Faust bid to sell the town hall jail road grader and scraper. Sixty three voters from 30 homes along three mile Main Street supported the sale amid talk of Henry Ford possibly buying the site of Illinois oldest English speaking colony. The town's first Baptist church lies on Main Street and the cemetery holds the grave of James Lomen who helped defeat the British in the Revolution.
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Burksville
Til
Monroe County
William Meyer
Edward Faust
Henry Ford
Ilinois
First Baptist Church
Tilnois
Main Street
James Lomen
George Washington
Mobile & Ohiio
Four-H girls show furniture demo at Rotary gathering
Washington County 4-H clubs sent Mary Mickey and Hagel Longer to state fair after a Rotary noonday meeting demonstration. The pair presented a blotter pad and decorative desk ornament using paints oils brushes and cardboard. Mrs Walter Mickey led Walnut 4-H with Harol d Montgomery introducing speakers.
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Rotary
Washingtonounty
Washington County
Mary Mickey
Hagel
Walter Mickey
Walnut 4H
Dare
Harold Montgomery
County Age
E. Greer
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Samson
Rotarians
Dan Turner
al Baldridge
Phillips
Knight
Herb Peet
Harold Nery
Dec
Montgo
Fach
Henry Steck
Manton Hebner
Eight buried in one Texas grave after tragic crash
Aug. 13. Eight members of the Sherwood P. Padgett family are laid to rest in a single grave after a train crashed into a truck, killing 13. Mrs Padgett and seven daughters died in the crash. the father and six sons attended the funeral.
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O.R
Sherwood P. Padgett
Britain’s Demands At Hague Stir Talks On War Debts
At The Hague Allied powers discuss Britain’s demand for a larger share of unconditional reparations. France Belgium and Japan show willingness to consider Britain’s 48 million mark increase. Evacuation plans for the Rhineland accelerate as Briand Henderson and Stresemann confer on timing and terms.
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The
Hague
the Hague
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Japan
Britain
Rhineland
Aristide Briand Nee
Arthur Henderson
Henry Iper
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
Henderson
Apartent
Baldrige and Bailey to Move Their Office
Baldrige and Bailey, Washington lawyers, plan to relocate from ground floor rooms near the courthouse to the third floor of the Bailey building on the square’s northeast corner. The Washington Title and Guaranty Co. offices, run by Ralph W. Thompson, will join them in the new suite, formerly Orr Realty’s until recently. A partition will split a large room into two smaller offices, with the change likely completed in a week or two, and a vault is included in the suite’s equipment.
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Baldrige & Bailey
Washington Motorneys
Court House
Bailey Building
Washington Title A Guaranty Company
Ralph W. Thompson
Ing
Orr Realty Company
J. E. Edgington
Viola Black Dies in Iowa City After Illness
Viola Pratt Black longtime Washington resident dies suddenly at 8 20 pm at daughter Mrs B Klingaman’s Iowa City home. Born February 22 1855 near North Liberty she lived in and near Washington most of life. Survived by two sons Dr H H Black Davenport and Porter C Black West Liberty two daughters Mrs Klingaman Town City and Olive, five grandchildren. Funeral in Iowa City Wednesday at 2 pm then in Elm Grove Cemetery Washington at 4 pm.
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Iowa City
Viola (Pratt) Black
Trme
Washington
Iowa
B. Klingaman
Olive
Viola Pratt
North Liberty
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Lucile
Clara
Allerton
Ingtow
D. J. Massoneft
Terra Haute
Ind
Rio Grande River
Texas
James Casey
Joe Brookhard
Ketmeyy Hout
BI Kyle
Rice
Harold Kerr
Clair Norton
Grant Davis
Miles Knight
Kenneth Hous
Joe Brookhart
J ‘Arrard
Virginia Breitenbach
Lon Jean Stewart
Paul Rice
Bill Kyle
Xine Jones
Richard Hansen
John Hoover
Lucile Sehmoeller
Zeppelin
Friedrichshapen
Lin Works
Ohio
Washington Oil CO
Saterday
Washinton Oi Company
Graham Theatre
Lytle Bros
North Town
Wellman
Wayland
Ling Gasoli
J. B.ragington
Washington, D.C
Frank Edgington
Illinois Village
Hazel Long
Baldrige and Bailey
Viola Black
Ming
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