Public Now Purchasing More Goods Brighter Outlook Lifts Buying
The weekly trade reviews say business sentiment has improved with a broader buying movement. The outlook is brighter than in six months and some branches show gains not seen in two years. Prices rise and security markets stay strong as wholesale orders reach peak levels in many sectors. Mills Re-Open in South Marion North Carolina activity returns with five hosiery mills a box factory a cotton mill and two furniture factories resuming full schedules after shutdowns.
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New York
Trade Reviews
South Marion
N. C
North Carolina
Draper Youth Dies in Mississippi Blood Poisoning
Hugh Calvin Draper of Harrisonville Missouri died in a Mississippi hospital at age twenty from blood poisoning while working there. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Harrisonville yesterday afternoon. He was the grandson of Mrs. W. C. Mayhew Jr. and the late Hugh Draper and is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nita Ferguson of North Dakota and Leona, who previously lived with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Draper
Harrisonville
Methodist Church
W. C. Mayhew, Jr
Hugh Draper
Washington
Nita Ferguson
North Dakota
Leona
Paving Contracts Planned for Louisa and Keokuk Counties
The state highway commission will award contracts on August 30 for about 75 miles of paving in Louisa and Keokuk counties. Louisa covers 8.415 miles of federal highway No. 61 and primary road No. 2, while Keokuk includes 12.256 miles of primary road No. 149 from Martinsburg to Sigourney. Wages will be 49 cents for unskilled and 6 cents for skilled labor with nearly double the usual labor force.
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State Highway Commission
Ames
Washington
Louisa County
Des Moines
Muscatine County
Keokuk County
Martinsburg
Sigourney
Drivers urged to arm trucks against cream thefts
Waterloo report says Sheriff H. T. Wagner warned creamery truck drivers to protect property after three masked men dumped about 150 pounds of cream. He called the act highway robbery and promised prosecution. He would allow picketing but not destruction of property.
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Waterloo
Iowa
INS
H. T. Wagnes
Benson Cooperative Creamery
Wagner
Sioux City
Sious City
Nebraska
South Dakota
Sious
Curtis Opposes repeal in acceptance speech
Vice President Charles Curtis, renominated by the Republican Party, reaffirmed his commitment to enforcing the eighteenth amendment and opposing the return of the saloon. He stressed loyalty to Hoover and cited the party pledge and his belief in majority rule and full citizen expression on constitutional amendments.
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Curtis
Topeka
Kans
INS
Charles Curtis
State Capitol
Hoover
Prohibition
Mr. Hoover
Ty Dickinson
Lester J. Dickinson
Iowa
Statehouse
Harry Woodring
Everett Sanders
National Committee
Edward Everett
Dolly Gann
Topeka American Legion Band
P. C. King
Washburn College
Dickinson
Kas
Abraham Lincoln
Funeral services for George W Wallace at Presbyterian church
Funeral services for George Washington Wallace will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Presbyterian church conducted by Dr F W Eastwood Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery The body was moved from L A Jones funeral home to the East Main street residence Friends may pay respects there until noon tomorrow Wallace long identified with the church serving as elder for over twenty years He helped organize regional churches Born in Highland township 67 years ago next Tuesday He was married February 28 1889 to Wilma Stewart and is survived by a daughter Mrs Robert Baker of Havana Ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Wallace
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Eastwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
L. A. Jones
East Main Street
Wallace
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Haskins Church
Highland Township
Jackson Township
Wilma Stewart
Robert Baker
Havana
Ill
New Actions at Fall Term Number 134
Judge Frank Bechly of Montezuma opens the first fall term on August 29 with the heaviest docket in county history. New cases filed total 134, including 54 foreclosures, notes and accounts suits, landlord attachments, liquor injunctions, equity actions, replevin, quiet title suits, and nine divorces among named parties.
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Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Washington
Edna Purvis
District Court
Washington County
Beatrice Carris
Laurence W. Carris
Clair Beaty
Edith Beaty
Vera Downs
E. Kay Downs
Thelma Harrison
Hert W. Harrison
Jockye Perdock
Peter T. Perdock
Lee Taylor
Frances Taylor
Lewis M. Houghtin
Chloe A. Houghtin
Erma Edmondson
Earl Edmondson
Eva Leona May
John Isaac May
Picnic Planned by Indian Creek Farmers Union
Indian Creek Farmers Union members met at the schoolhouse to plan a county picnic to be held later. The committee includes S. W. Easter of Washington chairman Archie Farrier of Brighton and Howard Altenbernd of Dutch Creek. Easter said an out of town speaker may be sought and the event won’t occur for at least two weeks. Ice cream was served and livestock marketing was discussed.
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Indian Creek
Chicago Federal Building Gets First Exterior Clean in 37 Years
Twenty two workers scrub the exterior with acid and steam marking the first restoration since 1938. The project targets the tall facade as part of a long overdue maintenance effort on the Chicago federal building.
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Chicago
Federal
Washington county deputy sheriff and city street commissioner dies
The obituary notes that a man named Wallac, who served nine years as deputy sheriff of Washington county and five years as street commissioner of Washington city, died. He lived on a farm northeast of town in youth and moved to Washington 26 years ago. He was involved in local business when not on official duty.
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Gail
Mr Wallac
Washington County
Washington City
Washington
Washington Troop Delivers Hard Work At Camp Dodge Show
Camp Dodge Iowa August reports Capt Oral J Brown commanding Troop F Washington cavalry unit trains for the Iowa National Guard camp. Lt Walter Conner and Lt Harry Donaldson praise hard work and fun. The men set tents, prep the mess, and target range experiences amid good meals and rising guard duties. Sunday features a camp horse show with many Washington riders expected to compete and attract visitors.
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Camp Dodge
Oral J. Brown
Washington Cavalry
Iowa National Guard
Walter G. Conner
Harry J. Donaldson
Washington
Dodd
Page
Powers
Brinning
Waters
Dusenberry
Donaldson
Set
Neal Jacobs
Schneider
More Coal Mines Close in Illinois
An army of miners protested a new wage scale and today mines in Christian Montgomery and Macoupin counties remained closed. Diggers who had resumed operations refused to work under the agreement, signaling a broader strike effort with potential activity in Franklin county. State police and the Illinois National Guard stood ready as airplanes patrolled the district.
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Taylorville
Wines
Christian
Montgomery
Sangamon
Macoupin
Franklin County
Christian County
Illinois National Guard
Novel Insurance Policy Covers Return Trip Stubs
Vacation travelers who buy round trip railroad tickets can insure their return stubs against loss or theft under a new policy launched by the European Goods and Baggage Insurance Company in Germany.
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Germany
European Goods and Baggage Insurance Company
Factory Benefit Game Nets Local Fund Rise
Marry Haney greeted friends on crutches as benefit games at Junkinfield raised about 15 in receipts. The American Pearl button factory beat a city league pick-up team 19 to 1, with McGill Edmondson Case and Kieseys leading. In the girls game captained by Ruth Sartor Mary Briley’s squad won 11 to 4 amid three homers, featuring Ruth Boyer Elizabeth Ragan and Mary Ellen Lytle among others.
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Marry Haney
Junkinfield
Ted Brown
Leo Mangold
Harry
American Pearl Button Factory
McAvoy
Custer
McKay
Dietrleek
Freshwaters
Careton
Casey
Vieira
Miller
Whitehead
Libe
Gates
Button Factory
Capt. Sartor
Ruth Boyer
Elizabeth Ragan
Mary Ellen Lytle
Floye
Presidential Fishing and Third Party Hope in Beverly Hills
In Beverly Hills the speaker jokes about presidents and fishing to critique nominees. He notes Hoover catching a three foot fish and imagines a whale hauling President Gustavus Svenson. The piece muses on avoiding speeches and hints at a possible quiet third party.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Hoover
White House
Gustavus Svenson
Two Washington Women Injured in Iowa County Auto Crash
Two Washington Iowa women Miss Ethel Jacobs and Mrs F Dayton were injured when their car collided with a Des Moines county board of supervisors vehicle near Spring Grove. Both suffered cuts and bruises with Jacobs the more seriously hurt. the county auto sustained major damage.
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Burlington
Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
Baker
Frank Bryant
Dayton
Peterson
Ft Madison
State Penitentiary
Miss Jacobs
W. W. Whisler
South Sixth Street
Mra
Shields Orchestra to Play for Dinner
The Shields orchestra will perform at the August dinner of the Better Washington club tonight at 6 30 in the Congress hotel dining room. The event marks the hotel’s reopening and the dinner committee expects 80 to 100 attendees, with ticket sales already surpassing any monthly club meeting this summer.
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Shields Orchestra
Washington Club
Congress Hotel
Players on Capt Briley's team in Friday game
The roster includes Phyllis Hendricks Dor othy Flenner Booth Herron June Davis and Irma Tucker. Teammates in the game were Francis Boyd Doris Clow Lillian Berry Josephine Hull Mae Mangold Lucille Mangold Betty Clow Nita Corbin and Freda Parcel. A 6 15 pm game is set for this evening between Wyman and the button factory at Junkin field.
First solo Ireland to New York flight lands in Pennfield
Captain James Mollison lands his Puss Moth Heart's Content at Pennfield New Brunswick after a 30 hour 20 minute 8 000 mile facet including fog and storms. He plans to press on to New York tomorrow despite exhaustion and a failed harbor run to New York without a stop.
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J. A. Mollinson
New Bunswick
Dublin
Amy Johnson
London
Ireland
New York
ST. John
New Brunswick
James A. Mollison
Scot Ushaiman
Pennfield
Europe
America
Mollisons
Portmarnock Beach
Protmarnock
Mollison
Atlantic
Mollieson
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Portmarnocks
New Manager of Co op Here
Washington County Farmers' Marketing Association names Dick Godejohn as manager of the co operative group with offices at Milwaukee stock yards. He succeeds T A Flenner after a year and a half. Godejohn plans to move from Indianapolis and brings broad live stock handling experience. EL Stewart of Jackson township serves as president.
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Washington County Farmers’ Marketing Association
Dick” Godejoba
Co-Operative
Milwaukee
T. A. Flenner
Godejohn
Indianapolis
EL. Stewart
Jackson Township
Washington boys run away to Harvard hitch hike ends in Dorchester
Two Washington D C youths aged 15 and 16 left home after hearing about Harvard University from a school teacher. They rode with a passing motorist to Cambridge and were picked up by police in Dorchester.
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College
Boston
INS
Harvard University
Edward Council
John Pappas
Washington, D. C
Cambridge
Dorchester
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Dun’s
Hugh Calvin Draper
Mississippi
Louisa
Keokuk
Kathryn Stewart
Margaret Stewart
E. L. Stewart
R. J. Dawson
Northern Star
Jackson
Tno
Variff
GW. Wallace
Elm Grove
Farmers’ Union
Bath
T. H. Dodd
Bivuac
Illinois
Micketing
Pinsuade
Titan
Factory
Harry Haney
Thie Roper
Scotch Flyer
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