Wind storm sweeps Europe causes deaths and damage
A ninety mile gale across England Belgium France and Germany left at least five dead and widespread destruction. Drowned in Havre and Hazebrouck two other deaths reported. Channels flooded ports damaged coastlines telegraph lines down and houses uprooted across multiple countries.
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United Press
England
Channel
Belgium
France
Germany
British Isles
Havre
Hazebrouck
Paris
Calais
St. Omer
St. Nazaire
Finistere
Caen
Rennes
Brussels
Son of Paul McGugin Shot in Pennsylvania
Paul McGugin mourns the death of his son after a state trooper was shot and killed in Pennsylvania last Friday. An officer was wounded. another suspect fled in a car as the two officers pursued a robbery case. The family gathers in Pennsylvania as arrangements are made for burial and a guard of honor.
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McGugin
Paul
Newcastle
Washington
Bishop Morrison Dies in Auto Crash in Davenport
Washington mourns Bishop Theodore N. Morrison head of the Iowa Episcopal diocese after he was struck and killed Friday night in Davenport. Funeral services are planned there Tuesday. Morrison had visited Washington when local Episcopal members held services in the East Second street chapel. He is succeeded by Bishop Harry S. Longley of Des Moines who has preached in Washington.
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Washington
Theodore N. Morrison
Davenport
Episcopal Diocese of
Iowa
Morrison
Episcopal
Little Chapel
East Second Street
Harry S. Longley
Des Moines
Tomorrow Last Day to Get 1930 Licenses
Tomorrow is the last day to secure 1930 car licenses and plates before a penalty for delinquency. The county treasurer’s office was crowded with residents renewing licenses as demand increased and prices rise after today.
Assessors Hold Annual Meeting in Washington County
Twenty three of twenty four county assessors gathered at the courthouse for the annual session to begin 1930 work. George F. Wallace was chosen chairman and Charles M. Livezey served as secretary. They received tax enumeration books and supplies from the county auditor and noted real estate will be assessed every other year with only personal property next year. A new law was discussed to have township assessors list road polls with other taxes. The list of assessors by township or town includes W B Robison Brighton city, J Weenike Brighton township, H Anderson Cedar township, J M Stone Clay township, E E Ferguson Crawfordtown, R E Lease Crawfordsville, W C Hotle Dutch Creek, J W Spevacek English River, A M Kepler Kalona, C L Harley Franklin town, W S Boyer West Chester, G F Wallace Highland, Lawrence Veggy Iowa township, A D Craig Riverside, E J Kallous Jackson township, C Roth Marion, W D Roberts Oregon township, R L Thompson Ainsworth, I Pulver Seventy six town, C J Shuck Lime Creek, C M Livezey Wellman, Wae Crozier Washington town, E Lemley Washington city, G F Dold Coppock.
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Washington County
Court House
Walter Beyer
West Chester
George F. Wallace
Highland Township
Charles M. Lvezey
Wellman
County Board of Superviors
R. E. Lease
Crawfordsville
W. C. Hotle
Dutch Creek
J. W. Spevacek
English River
Alva M. Kepler
Kalona
Charles L. Harley
Franklin Township
W. S. Boyer
G. F.wallace
Lawrence Veggy
Iowa
A. D. Craig
Riverside
E. J
Bandits trapped after bold Cleveland bank raid
Ten Cleveland police surrounded woods in Euclid Creek valley after a bank robbery at the Cleveland Trust branch. One bandit was shot during the getaway as teller Charles Caifa was forced to surrender cash and followed by robbers toward a parked car.
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Cleveland, O
Euclid Creek
Here
Cleveland Trust Company
Charles Caifa
Caifa
Calla
Program at Presbyterian Church by Washington County Students
Tonight’s program free to the public at eight in the Presbyterian church. Washington county residents are invited to attend a music program by students of music at home from college and junior college. No admission fee. Organized by the Fortnightly club music department. Panels include numbers by youth from Washington and nearby communities.
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Washington County
Washington
Shippers Protest Rock Island Yard Changes at Washington
Livestock shippers in Washington Iowa file a protest with local railway agent Lewis Goodlander, objecting to Armour & Co. leasing the stock yards. They cite four pens as inadequate for four cars per day over 90 days, lack of transit stock space, and poor public access due to yard location. The five member committee includes R A Warner, Clyde Knapp, Lloyd Neiswanger, Theo Oriez, and E L Stewart.
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Rock Island Railway
Lewis Goodlander
Farmers Shipping Association of
Washington
Iowa
Washington County Farm Bureau
Rock Island Railroad Company
Armour & Co
Shipping Association
Washington Territory
Record of 3,770 Issued At Two O Clock This Afternoon
At two o clock this afternoon a total of 3 770 had been issued. The brief note records the quantity and time of issue for the concurrent event.
New Year Programs at the Y M C A Schedule
Community event at the Y M C A features a hobby show from 2:00 to 8:30 with music by Milburn McKay, tea at 3:30, a special program led by Mrs Shan non, tumbling and swimming exhibitions, boys basketball, men body volleyball, girl’s volleyball, and a final music performance by Shields orchestra. Y leaders face high school alumni in a basketball game.
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Milburn McKay
Shannon
Shields Orchestra
Evangelistic Revival Opens at Washington Christian Church
Evangelistic services opened yesterday at the Washington Christian church with a large evening turnout. Rev. P. E. Roll is away in Vincennes, Ind., leaving the campaign to Rev. Mr. Coonradt of Cherokee. Theme centered on Jesus Only with guest pastors Fillmore and Thompson assisting.
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Washington Christian Church
P. E. Roll
Vincennes
Ind
Mr. Coonradt
Roll
Jesus
Pastor Fillmore
Church of Christ At
North English
Pastor Thompson
Church
Brighton
Fillmore
Thompson
C. A. Nicholson
Washington
Coonradt
Keota
Blattner
Ed Mayhew
Allender
C. F E. Beatty
Ettiene Spenser
Earl] Jackson
New Year Dinner at United Presbyterian Church Announced
The annual New Year’s dinner will be served at the United Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. After lunch the congregational meeting follows with reports, officer elections, and reconstituting five elders. Terms expiring in March include D. L. Stewart Dr. W. E. Anderson Dr. J. C. Boice and D. J. Ross. A replacement elder will be named for J. T. Matthews, deceased.
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United Presbytterian Church
D. L. Stewart
W. E. Anderson
J. C. Boice
County Farm Bureau Protest Planned After Meeting
A county farm bureau meeting agreed to lodge a protest. The committee was instructed to draft the protest wording and submit it to the appropriate authorities.
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Fice
County Farm Bureau
China Issues New Year Challenge to World Powers
London reports China demands end of extraterritorial privileges within two days and shutdown of foreign concerns in China. bankers fear disruption to eastern interests and US Britain face possible joint action to preserve treaty rights. Washington notes diplomats discussed united opposition but no decision reached.
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London
China
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Master Farmers of State See Better Times for Farmers
Iowa's master farmers for 1928 anticipate a bright 1930 after a tough era. Surveyed by United Press, Harvey K. Hazen and others say 1929 improved for many, with cropland profit, better prices, and plans to cut costs and rely on own initiative amid lingering hardships. Other farmers named include Strickler, Kalsem, and a dozen more from Ruthven to Indianola who foresee the gloom ending.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United Press
Wallace
Harvey EK. Hazen
Demark
Hazen
Paul B. Strickler
Centerville
Strickler
J. Kalsem
Huxley
Kalsem
United Press Survey
E. Barringer
Ruthven
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Lacey
Burrel
Foster
Wellman
Theodore Gronna
Waterville
C. Everett Smith
Newton
Henry C .Waske
Dyersville
Otto F. Schultz
Malcom
Bert Schuelke
Alta
Edward Reimer
Schleswig
Lewis T. Newton
Knoxville
Seth M. Miller
Indianola
Hobby Show at the Y Open House on New Year's Day
Edwin Griffith leads the Washington Y M C A boys work as the Y hosts an open house hobby show on New Year’s Day. Entries due by 10 AM, two classes for collected and made articles, with Prof. W F Bickel as judge and prizes including a bird telescope and Scoutax.
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Edwin Griffith
Washington Y. M. C. A
W. F. Bickel
C. S. Lemmon
Westphal
Klein's
F. L. Stewart
Sherman's
Nicola & Harmon
Fifty New Cases in January Term Civil Docket
Fifty new cases filed for the January term of district court, with thirty-two law cases, including ten tied to First State bank Riverside and thirteen connected to note collection by C. S. Cummings as trustee. Five divorces, one separate maintenance petition, appeals, foreclosures, title actions, and damages suits from a Long Beach collision are listed among others.
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District Court
D. W. Hamilton
Grinnell
First State Bank of Riverside
C. S. Cummings
Riverside Bank
Lloyd Will'am Arnold
Florence L. Arnold
William S. Parks
Julia Parks
Clarence Hesseltine
Verna Hesseltine
Margaret June Johnston
Edgar &. Johnson
Verna Mulcahy
Bernard Mulcahy
Emma Bopp
Edward Bopp
Equity
Dave L. Faggard
Alette Faggard
W. C. Atchison
Faggard
Atchison
Long Beach
Calif
Andrew
F. & M. St. Bank
Leach
Maxwell
Griffith
Wright
Andrews
1St State Bank
Riverside
Davis
McCrabb
Schmidt
Buser
Work
Greiner
Shelangoski
Whiting
Wieland
Scofield
Spears
Fleak
Faris Store
Peoples State Bank
Schnoebelen
Fire at W. A. Phillips home damages roof
Last Friday at about nine o'clock a small roof fire was discovered at the W. A. Phillips home northwest of town. Neighbors aided efforts but Phillips managed to extinguish it from the roof before help arrived. Damages estimated at about $100.
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W. A. Phillips
Rum runners killed as U.S. agent shot in coastal raids
U S coast guards seized three rum running vessels off Newport Rhode Island with 600000 dollars worth of liquor. A federal agent was wounded in Yountville California. Two county officers were critically wounded near Clarksville Virginia after a liquor raid. Admiral Billard warned the fight would be pursued with vigor. Wet politicians in Congress push to unite against the dry split. Buffalo reportedly braces for gang warfare after a deadly rum raid.
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United Press
Newport
R. I
Yountille
Cacif
Clarksville
Frederick C. Billard
Coast Guard
Congress
Buffalo
Preachers in Service at Presbyterian Church Yesterday
Secretary L W Soule of the Y M C A and Walter Eastwood preached at the Presbyterian church yesterday. Soule spoke in the morning with two vocal solos by Mrs Harry Macon and Mrs Jessie Kerr as soloists. Eastwood, a Princeton theology student, delivered the evening sermon in his home city to an attentive audience.
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L. W. Soule
Walter Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Soule
Cedar Rapids
Harry Macon
Jessie Kerr
Princeton University
Lintz Sentenced on Bogus Check Charge
Harry Lintz was sentenced Saturday afternoon to thirty days in the county jail on a bad check charge. He was arrested last week by Sheriff Fred Sweet at Kalona and will face a district court hearing later on the liquor nuisance charge indicted by the grand jury last March.
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Harry Lintz
Fred Sweet
Kalona
W. E. Barber
Walter Stark Appointed Chief of Finance Office
Walter Stark born in this city son of Rev and Mrs Stark has years lingering ties to the Federal Reserve board in Washington and was named chief of the Department of Financial and Economic Research under Secretary Mellon in October now serving as one of the secretary's financial advisers.
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Walter Stark
Stark
Federal Reserve Board
Washington, D. C
Department of Financial and Economic Research
Méllon
Joe Scallen Spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids
Joe Scallen spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids according to a brief local note. This item records a short, activity based update with no additional context or details.
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Joe Scallen
Cesdar Rapids
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