Brown's Airmail Probe Probes Connections
Senate committee investigations into Walter S. Brown former postmaster general focus on stock market dealings and business ties with firms seeking government contracts. Brown defends his post office management and denies bid rigging or a spoils conference in 1980 amid Farley contract cancellations.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Airmail Committee
Walter S. Brown
Brown
Post Office Department
James A. Farley
Black
Post Office
Electric shock kills Keokuk man at plant
Lawrence Boston a 36 year old electrician was electrocuted at the Electro Metals plant in Keokuk Iowa after falling across live coils during work. Police and plant officials investigated the accident and a formal report was awaited.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Be — Lawrence Boston
Hee
Electro-Metals
National church leader to speak in Washington on Wednesday
Dr. W. B. Anderson of Philadelphia, renowned for half a century in foreign missions work, will present afternoon and evening talks at the United Presbyterian church. A 2 30 conference on church work is planned with invited UC P churches, followed by a 6 30 pot luck dinner. An eight o'clock evening service invites area churches to participate with Dr. Anderson as speaker.
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W. B. Anderson
Philadelphia
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Board of Foreign Missions
General Assembly
Pacific Coast
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Crawfordsville
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Columbus City
Ainsworth
Koota
West Chester
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D. Chalmers Fulton
Twelve Apostles
Simon the Zealot
Judas Iscariot
Arthur Duensing
Clarence Logan
Whitaker-Brown community sale draws large crowd
The Whitaker-Brown community sale, held every Saturday at Whitaker, attracted over 500 attendees. Auctions ran from 1 to 5 pm, selling cattle, hogs, sheep, furniture, farm machinery, and household items totaling 2890 dollars as buyers from far parts of the county joined in.
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Whitaker-Brown
Whitaker Red
Shop lifters caught in stores in Washington
Merchants in Washington report a surge of shoplifting with several incidents in recent days. Offenders, including youths and women, were turned over to authorities. no prosecutions yet but warnings issued and store security measures intensified.
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Washington
Anette
Washington County
Funeral services for Mrs Brady set for Tuesday at Patel Grove
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Jane Brady will be held Tuesday afternoon at Patel Grove Illinois with Rev B Ray of Lewistown presiding. Burial will follow in Table Grove. She died yesterday at her daughter Mrs Brues C Stewart's home seven and a half miles south east of Washington after months of declining health. Born January 25 1864 in Hanover Pennsylvania she moved to Multon county Illinois at fourteen and later married A G Hagan November 27 1884. They had four children May Duggar Rosa Lindsey Ira Stewart and a son who died in infancy. There are also twelve..
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Patel Grove
B . Ray
Lewistown
Table Grove
Hanover
Multon County
Ilinois
A. G. Hagan
May Duggar
Rosa Lindsey
Ill
Ira Stewart
Washington
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys
The forecast covers February 17 to 24. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys expect generally fair, cold start with rising temperatures later. some precipitation possible. The northern and central great plains should see fair, moderately cold weather early, possible precipitation, with rising temperatures midweek and fair, warmer end of week.
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Beardsdown Woman Widow of Rev Brady
The obituary notes seven great grandchildren and five sisters with three brothers. Her second marriage was Sept. 14 1913 to Rev N Brady who died eight years ago. She lived with her children and belonged to the Union Baptist church at Beardstown I D.
CWA Work Here Opens Wednesday in Washington County
Civil Works Administration operations resume in Washington County on Wednesday under a county board and CWA officials. About 360 workers will be employed four days weekly in two crews, with re employed men selected by re employment offices and notified personally.
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Civil Works Administration
Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
Carl W. Klein
County Emergency Relief Committee
Civil Works Administra
R. A. Frink
Iowa CWA workers to resume work on projects in Feb
Des Moines reports CWA workers in Iowa return to projects this week under the 40 cent wage scale for common labor. The state administrator JH Mullock says the non-federal crew size will hold for a week, with Feb 28 cutting 5,000 men and then a ten percent weekly reduction until disbandment in May.
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Des Moines
Iowa
JH Mullock
Mulock
Church Men to Join in Meeting On March 2
United Presbyterian and Methodist church men plan an evening fellowship March 2 at the PL church. The two churches will share the program with recommendations for biannual meetings in spring and fall, following plans finalized yesterday by a small planning committee.
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United Presbyterian and Methodist Churettos
Methodist Club
Three Above Zero Here During Night
Washington endured another cold spell with a low of three above. Iowans abandoned garden plans revived by last week’s warmth. Charles City recorded zero last night.
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Washington
Charles City
Demons Edge Muscatine 19 17 in county game
Washington High School defeated Muscatine 19 to 17 in a tense late-season contest. Cantoni, Kupka and Norton contributed as the Demons held Muscatine scoreless in the third and fourth periods, finishing the conference slate with a win over Little Six foe Muscatine.
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Secene
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Norton
Allen
Canton
Cantons
Ill Rogers On Culture And Education Spending
Santa Barbara notes a comedian riff about what fills a mall sack with items from chain letters to autograph seekers. He critiques education spending and congressional records, joking that many papers go unread while public funds are misused.
Kalona Corn Hog Program Forms Local Committee
A permanent organization of the Kalona township corn hog program meeting at Kalona High School led by Marion Stransky and five contract signers. Te Bockhorst joins as new member after Hoefert resigns to balance representation. committee to review applications and report to the county committee.
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English Iver
Kalona High School
Yaet Priday
Marion Stransky
Ote Up Committee
SIATS
Marion Strausky
Pheu Peldman
Carl Kos
William Britton
Carl Hoefert
Hoefert
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Hovfert
Beause
TeBoeckhorst
Fifty drawn for March term jury list released
Names of fifty petit jurors for the March district court term were drawn today. The term opens Monday March 12 with jurors to report at 1 30. Judge J. G. Patterson of Osta loose will preside. The list includes numerous residents from Franklin, Oregon, Crawford, Washington, and other local wards and towns.
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J. G. Patterson
Ostaloose
Man walks to update registration at post office
A man traveled from Ka lona to Washington today to refresh his registration card at the Re employment office located at the post office.
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Kalona
Washington
Crowning of New Belgian Ruler Friday
Belgium mourns King Albert's death after a fall from a mountain. Leopold, 22, becomes the new king and will be crowned after a two day state funeral with a Paris Palace ceremony and foreign royal visitors arriving for the coronation.
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Laeken
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Humbert
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Bulgaria
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Holland
Nicholas
Romania
Gustav Adolph
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Parliament
Washington county Farm Bureau Service Company officers reelected
Officers of the Washington county Farm Bureau Service Company were all re-elected at the annual meeting held Saturday at the city hall. H. T. Carrin of Keota is president, Charles William Jackson vice president, H. L. Walker secretary treasurer, and W. V. Durst of Wellman and John A. Stewart the other directors. A large turnout attended the dinner and meeting with remarks on cooperation and gas tax legislation. A patronage dividend for the year ending September 30 was announced.
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H.T. Carrin
Keota
Charles William Jackson
H. L. Walker
W. V. Durst
Wellman
John A. Stewart
Carris i
Jo J. Stark
Dex Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Services Company
Huntley
Husenbark
Morning Sun Five to Play at "Y" Tomorrow
The Morning Sun independent team will visit for a basketball game Tuesday evening as announced at the Y. A preliminary game may be arranged later today. Washington's UC M C A team recently defeated Morning Sun 33 to 2.
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Morning Sun
Washingtons
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