Masons Attend Alberson Rites Across State
A large gathering of prominent Masons from across Iowa attended the funeral of Amos N. Alberson, longtime Masonry official. Services at the Methodist church were led by Dr. A. W. Henke and Judge Charles A. Dewey, with full Masonic rites and Elm Grove cemetery burial. Alberson, who died Monday in Monrovia, California, had served as Washington mayor four times, in the state legislature, and as a state senator, and held top Masonic offices including grand master of the Iowa grand lodge in 1921.
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Iowa Masonry
Methodist Church
A. W. Henke
Charles A. Dewey
Des Moines
Elm Grove Cemetery
Alberson
Garth Deuey
Monrovia
Calif
Deuel
Washington
Knights Templar
Iowa
Washington County Fall Festival Premium List Announced
The 6th Annual Washington County Fall Festival sets September 15 16 17 with premiums for poultry corn vegetables apples fruits grains seeds garden and livestock. Entries open Sept 1 with deadlines by 11:00 a m and 4:00 p m on Sept 17. livestock in place by Sept 15.
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Washington
Washington County
H. J. Montgomery
Farm Bureau _ office
Commercial Savings Bank
Washington National Bank
Farm Bureau
M. A. Hauser
Bermuda
Abe
Sis Sbs
Grimes Golden
Ben Davis
Gane
Iowa
Jonathan
N. W. Greening
Keifer
Two Injured In Auto Accident Near Ainsworth
Capron of Morning Sun and Clarence Capron of Minneapolis were injured when their Ford left the road near Ainsworth. The elder Capron suffered facial cuts, Clarence a broken limb. They were taken to Washington for treatment, with Clarence moved to Washington County Hospital. The car was heavily damaged and left in a local garage.
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EB. Capron
Morning Sun
Clarence Capron
Minneapolis Minn
Ainsworth
Mr. Capron
Washington
Washington County
Six Killed in New York Payroll Hold Up
In a 90 minute gun battle across a five mile area in New York, six people died including a four year old girl Gloria Lopey and a policeman. Police and bystanders witnessed wrecked cars, weapons strewn about, and thousands watching the chaotic scene after a payroll hold up at Mendoza Fur Dyeing. The incident prompted a mass mobilization call from the American Legion for 20 000 members to patrol city streets with bayonets.
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New York
Cits
Gloria Lopey
Michael Veneghallo
Little Italy
Harlem
Mendoza Fur-dyeing Company
Little Girl Legion
American Legion Today
Central Park
Ten New Cars Registered This Week at County Court House
This week ten new cars were registered at the county courthouse, six by Washington residents. The list includes L. J. Zehr of Wayland with a Ford Standard sedan and T. B. Davison of Brighton with a Chevrolet Standard sedan. Others are Gay Berkshire Crawfordsville with a Ford Tudor Oscar Olsen Washington with a Plymouth 4 door A Lear Riverside with a Chevrolet Standard sedan Bacon White Washington with a Plymouth Tudor John Baer Washington with a Chevrolet coach Fred Wagner Washington with a Plymouth 4 door Ed Simmering Washington with a Chevrolet sedan and Harry Macon Washington with a Studebaker sedan.
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County Court House
Washington
Wayland
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Riverside
L. J. Zehr
T. B. Davison
Gay Berkshire
Oscar Olsen
A. Lear
Bacon White
John Baer
Chevrolet
Fred Wagner
Ed Simmering
Harry Macon
Studebaker
Lindberghs Land in Dense Fog During Kuriles Flight
Col. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh landed at Shana Bay Iturup Island in fog after a two hour flight from Croton Bay. They reported 2000 meters altitude and 95 miles per hour as they approached Nemuro. Motor trouble and fog delayed their Tokyo leg of the 7900 mile trip from Washington.
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Torto
Charles A. Lindbergh
Shana Bay
Iturup Island
S. T
Nemuro
Pacific
Moroton Bay
Col. Lindbergh
New Ice Cream Plant Opens to 500 Guests
The Morrison Ice Cream plant held a formal opening last evening from 7:90 to 10:00, about 500 visitors attended. Mr. Morrison explained the equipment while Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Templeman served ice cream. The new facility drew favorable comments on its clean aluminum interior and was judged a success.
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Morrison
Robert Templeman
I S T C Graduates Two Local Girls
Miss Nina L. Johnson and Aliss Laueille Ross of this city graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Walls during summer term exercises on August 20. A total of 318 students received degrees and diplomas. Dr. George W. Frasier of Colorado State Teachers College gave the commencement address. President C. Lathan conferred the degrees. Mrs. Earl Whetstine of Richland is visiting. her husband will arrive tonight and she will return tomorrow.
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Nina L. Johnson
Aliss Laueille Ross
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Walls
George W. Frasier
Colorado State Teachers College of
Earl Whetstine of
Richland
Hoover names Gifford to head recession job
In Beverly Hills on August 22 a letter writer laments the appointment of Gifford, head of American Telephone and Telegraph, to oversee unemployment relief. The writer jokes about managing six million in relief funds and keeping idle men from the phone lines, calling the choice a bold move and a possible Moses moment.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Hoover
Gifford
American Telephone
Moses
Civic Projects Dominate Better Washington Club Dinner
Sixty business leaders met at the YMCA for a Better Washington Club dinner to discuss civic plans. Carl Klein announced festival committees function well and entertainment may require an elimination contest. Osborne Knop seeks to build a private swimming pool with tickets, while a road to the cemetery may be improved and Dollar Day promotions planned.
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Carl Klein
Harry Ward
Klein
Paul Gorham
Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce
Pavor
Fred Moore
Otto Knop
Griswold
Knop
Town Avenue
Applegate
Gorham
City Beautiful Committee
Carl Hedges
A. £. Atchison
Dean Harland W. Mead
Vutogiro
Des Moines Register
Auto Giro
Carl Keck
Paul B. Smith
Smith Press
Columbus Junction
Wendall Lund
Augustana College
Rock Island
Harry McCall
Mr. Gorham
Yangtze Flood Tragedy Kills Thousands in Hankow Area
In Hankow region one thousand refugees at Kai Yu Barracks in Wuchang died when the Chang Kung Chi Dyke collapsed releasing floodwaters across the Yangtze. Two hotels in Hankow also collapsed with numerous drownings reported.
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Hankow
China
Kai Yu
Wuchang
Yangtze
Seores
Tennis Drawings Tonight at 8 00
Mark West announces 45 players signed for the third annual YMCA tennis tournament with at least ten more expected. Drawings occur tonight at 8 00 at the Y and any interested are invited to attend. The event aims to exceed thirty entries as the biggest yet.
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Mark West
Mrs Charlotta B Norton Dies in Kansas City Burial in Trinidad
Mrs Charlotta B Norton died Thursday morning at her daughter's home in Kansas City after a long illness. The family asked that only this account be used and she was buried today in Trinidad, Colorado, following her death at 2237 Harrison.
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Charlotta B. Norton
Kansas City
Trinidad
Colo
Trotter
Harrison
Trout Cost Him 85 At Hatchery Fishing Fine
J. H. Richa of Lebanon was fined 85 dollars after catching 15 large trout at the state hatchery. Fishing was good but costly, with the incident occurring around the hatchery program setup. Later, Morrison Ice Cream Co. opened its plant as several men attended the ceremony following the meeting.
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Lebanon
J. H. Richa
Morrison Ice Cream Co
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