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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1929
Page
3
Marion township trustees met December 28 and adopted a resolution honoring former trustee Joseph S. Roth. The board mourns the loss of a valued associate and efficient colleague.
Marion Township Trustees express deep appreciation for the character and public services of Joseph S Roth a valuable citizen They order publication in the Wayland News and Washington Journal and direct the clerk to send copies to his nearest relatives Unanimously adopted December 28 1929 with signatures J H Thompson D G Beenblossom Otto F Frey clerk
A massive fire in Chicago destroyed a warehouse holding 600000 bushels of grain. Fire crews battled for five hours but the blaze caused more than 1 million dollars in damage.
Dozens of firms fought a warehouse blaze as three workers and six others were hospitalized with burns from the inferno. Fire units used every hydrant within half a mile while thousands of gallons sprayed the fire. Heat singed birds midair and trains were halted by hoses across the Pennsylvania tracks.
Neighbors and friends gathered December 27 to husk and finish Charley Rowe’s corn while he lies ill since September. Women brought viands and H and K coffee funded the dinner. afterward men cut timber for winter. Attendees included many Rowe and Longwell families and local residents. dinners served by Mesdames Hradek Whetstine Durian Longwell Hanley Rowe and Rowe.
Dispatches from Riga report the start of Soviet troop evacuation from Manchuria in line with the Sing-Russian treaty. The Woman's Missionary Society of Bethel plans a meeting with Mrs Wes Meyer on Tuesday afternoon December 31.
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