Farmers in Washington county ship 1021 dressed chickens to Chicago
A community drive in Dutch Creek yields 1 021 head of dressed chickens in three hours fifteen minutes. Harvey Meek and C C Reister pilot the truck to Oscar Meyer Co for care and eventual distribution to the unemployed in Chicago. Any leftover funds go to the Good Fellows for local needy care.
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Chicago
Reister & Sons
Harvey Meek
CC. L. Reister
Big City
Oscar Meyer & Co
Washington County
Windy City
Chicago News
Carl Jungbluth
Unem
The
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Journal
Washington City
Good Fellows
Embarrassing mix up at Fall Festival story from Iowa student
A West Chester Iowa seventh grader recalls a cotton floss candy misunderstanding at the Fall Festival. She mistook a stranger for her father, felt embarrassed, and sends thanks to Gwendolyn Hoover.
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Gwendolyn Hoover
Gwendoyln
Gwendolyn
West Chester
Iowa
P. S
Getting Hot Por Bandits
By The Way column notes the decline of bandit crime as it predicts a return to normalcy. It laments the violence and suggests criminals may quit as officers and committees increase risks. The piece previews a new annual pamphlet from the By Ways column.
Orders From Foreign Lands Boost Global Trade Report
The dispatch notes shipments and directives from Egypt Persia Scotland India Pawnee Nebraska and additional foreign ports. Officials track tariffs and compliance as shipments move toward market destinations, signaling growing international ties and commerce activity.
Christmas program at Christian Church this Sunday
The Christian Church hosts a Sunday morning Christmas program after Sunday school and communion at about eleven. The program features quartet singing by Leslie Dunlap Claude Tucker Dr J T Moore and Ira Caldwell a vocal solo by Velda Parcell a violin duet by Vera Foss and Evelyn Crandall with Arlene Easter at piano Santa Claus will attend Eva Foss chairs the event assisted by Eva Diller Rev P E Roll will be absent preaching in Brighton and later in Wheatland Ind and Abilene Kas for five weeks union evangelistic services will run at the Methodist church beginning December 28.
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Christian Church
Leslie Dunlap
Claude Tucker
J. T., Moore
Ira Caldwell
Velda Parcell
Vera Foss
Evelyn Crandall
Arlene Easter
Santa Claus
Eva Foss
Eva Diller
P. E. Roll
Brighton
Roll
Wheatland
Ind
Abilent
Kas
Snow Covers Georgia Cotton and Tobacco Fields
Snow blanketed cotton and tobacco fields across the south as far south as Augusta and Macon Georgia. Highways iced over and sleet fell, reducing automobile traffic by about 50 percent as motorists shifted to street car transportation.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Augusta
Macon
Prince of Wales Slowed by Slight Chill
London reports the Prince of Wales has a slight chill and cancels engagements. A York House official says he is confined to his doom and cannot attend a Windsor shooting party about 25 miles from London.
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Prince OF Wales
London
York House
Windsor
Snow Covers Iowa As Frigid Weather Relents
Snow blankets most of Iowa with cloudy skies and rising temperatures. Western areas may see clearing by tonight while eastern sections stay snowy, with minimal drops expected overnight. Record lows include Dubuque 18, Charles City 20, Davenport 24, Sioux City 26, and Keokuk 30.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Charles D. Reed
Dubuque
Charles City
Davenport
Siox City
Keokuk
Spanish Government Holds Power After Army Loyalty
Madrid reports the government maintaining control through army loyalty and martial law after a thwarted coup attempt. Officials warn the monarchy and Premier Berenguer face a fragile path to normalcy while talks with the army continue and republicans seek further moves.
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Madrid
Damaso Serenguer
Spain
Civilians Urged as Best Chance Amid Army Loyalty
The article argues that their next attempt hinges on civilian organization as the Army remains loyal to the Crown, seen as the main obstacle to success. The piece highlights mobilization strategies and the perceived need to rally civilian support to counter military allegiance.
Mrs Mildred Critz Dead in Des Moines
Funeral services for Mildred Critz 35 of 2838 Seventh Street will be at 10 a m Monday at All Saints church Third Street and Quid Avenue Burial will be in Catholic Glendale cemetery She is survived by her husband Wayne Critz her parents Mr and Mrs Lee McCann and brother Edmund McCann all of Des Moines
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Mildred Critz
Wayne Critz
Washington
Des Moines Register
Seventh St
All Saints Church
Third St
Quid Ave
Catholic
Glendale Cemetery
Lee McCann
Edmund McCann
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