Hyde Favors Keeping Grain Markets Open in Uprising Plans
Washington reports Secretary of Agriculture Hyde will oppose closing cotton and grain exchanges and travel to Chicago to meet with the Farm Board advisory committee. The Federal Farm Board contemplates expanding loans and storage facilities to stabilize prices amid mounting terminal wheat stocks and thinning export demand.
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Heflin
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Chicago
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Stabilization Corporation
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Grain Stabilization Corporation
Congress
de Stabilization Corporation
Agriculture Department
Omaha
Kansas City
Dominican rebels and officials reach provisional government deal
After hours of negotiations at revolutionary HQ following the capital's occupation, General Rafael Estrella Arena will serve as provisional president and interior secretary under the agreement. President Horacio Vasquez agrees to resign.
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Jmingo
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Dr Chas Barker to Speak Sunday at United Presbyterian
Dr Charles Barker will deliver four addresses in town this Sunday. He speaks at 7 30 p m in the First United Presbyterian church with no admission charge. He is brought by the Rotary club to do good and has a long record of public health lecturing. The program continues Monday at the high school auditorium with sessions for students women and men.
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Charles Barker
First United Presbyterian Church
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Taft
Rotary Clubs
Rotary
United Presbyterian Church
Taft News Chroniclecard
William Howard Taft remained gravely ill in Washington with life ebbing after a restless night. A noon bulletin said he was weaker and could take little nourishment while son Robert Taft arrived and was admitted to his room as doctors noted he could not speak but might recognize visitors. Distinguished figures visited the Wyoming Avenue residence.
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U.P
William Howard Taft
Counger Taft
Cincinnati
Hagner
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War rumors swirl as oil giants edge toward price fight
In New York rumors of a coming oil war between Royal Dutch Shell and Standard Oil gain traction despite assurances from Standard. Analysts see price moves in gasoline as responses to possible market shifts, with Standard cutting to 15.3 cents a gallon and other stations following.
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New York
Eastern Petroleum Corporation
Royal Dutch Shell
Warner-Quinlan
Union District News Briefs from Cedar Township
Mildred Kurtz reports community notes from Union District No 1 with visits and birthdays. Rev C E Hamilton attends a convention in Des Moines and neighbors join Dorothy Chabal’s birthday party with fruit cake. Cedar township spelling contest winners include Marvin Bishop Esther Hystone and Ruth Young.
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Union District No. 1
Clayton Bear
Dorothy
Clarence Jackson
C. E. Hamilton
Des Moines
Marjorie Gamon
William Goman
Dave Benson
Washington
Harley Myers
John Kurtz
Dorothy Chabal
Cedar Township
Union School
Marvin Bishop
Esther Hyestone
Ruth Young
Centralized All Union Commission to Oversee Soviet Agriculture
Moscow reports the supervision of agricultural matters, once delegated to separate republics, will be centralized in a new All Union Commissariat of Agriculture now being formed in the capital.
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Soviet Farm
Moscow
Soviet Union
Commissariat of Agriculture
Lectures by Dr Barker Attract Wide Local Audience
Dr Barker speaks with earnest motive to help attendees and their loved ones. He emphasizes a human approach and urges people to attend to hear his message and support others.
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Barker
Partial Confessions Tied to Iowa Husband Murder
Anamosa Iowa February 28 Partial confessions from Albert Hartwig and Tilda Miner link them to poisoning Hartwig's 64 year old husband. Hartwig admits buying strychnine for Mrs Miner and she says she removed medicine from capsules and substituted strychnine. She says she ingested some hours after the death. Authorities prepare to arraign them on first degree murder charges.
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Anamosa
Albert Hartwig
Tilda Miner
Miner
Ray Purcell
Change in high school sectional pairings at Fairfield
The sectional basketball pairings for next week at Fairfield have been revised from the initial notice. Brigh ton and Washington receive first round byes, Keosauqua joins Fairfield, and Washington faces Ottumwa while Farmington plays Keovans? and Fairfield meets Eldon. Opening games are Thursday evening with Washington versus Ottumwa at eight, then semi finals and finals on Friday and Saturday. Class A games include Agency and Batavia byes with several other matchups listed.
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Fairfield
Brighton
Washington
Keosauqua
Ottumwa
Farmingington
Keovaneux
Fairfield Wll
Eldon
Wichington-Ottumwa
Agency
Batavia
Birmingham
Bonaparte
Cantril
Douds
Libertyville
Packwood
Pleasant Plain
Richland
Selina
Stockport
Washington Juniors Fall to Albia in Iowa Junior College Tourney
Washington junior college basketball dropped a 43 to 18 result to Albia in the Southeastern Iowa tournament at Burlington. Washington had split two prior meetings with Albia, losing 46 to 41 then winning 42 to 39. The setback came before Washington faces Burlington and then Bloomfield and Muscatine in subsequent rounds. Burlington beat Bloomfield 51 to 38 in the other game.
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Washington
Southeastern Iowa
BurNngton
Albia
Buriington
Bloomfield
Muscatine
Burlington
Firemen's benefit show fills Graham theater crowds
Washington crowds packed the Graham theater for Walter A. Stone's community talent revue The Cuckoo Clock with a Columbus scene and strong performances by Mrs Lewis Warren Mable Livingston Verne Allen Clarence White Berne Enslin and the Fausel Sisters. A reception will replace a wedding after last night's success.
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Washington
Stone Washington
Walter A. Stone
Burlington
Community Funds Association
Hal Williams
Tex Guinan
Chris Columbus
America
Columbus
Lewis Warren
Mable Livingston
Verne Allen
Bacon
Berne Enslin
Dr James H Snook Faces Last Day Before Clemency
Dr James Howard Snook former university professor who killed his illicit sweetheart Theara Hix faced execution in the Ohio State Penitentiary Columbus after clemency petitions failed. He prepared for the night awaiting the electric chair while maintaining a calm routine and joking with fellow inmates.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
James Howard Snook
Theara Hix
Snook
P. E. Thomas
Woman Boasted She Killed Paul in Police Shooting
Irene Schroeder allegedly told three fellow prisoners at Maricopa County Jail she sought to kill officers and claimed to have shot Corporal Brady Paul and wounded Ernest Moore during the New Castle Harrisburg road gun battle on December 27, extradition pending to Pennsylvania.
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Ariz
Maricopa County
Irene Schroeder
Pennsylvania
George Wilson
New Castle- Harrisburg Road
Paul
Wilson
John Miller Injured in Starting Airplane
Kansas City Kansas February 28 John Miller a mechanic injured while cranking a plane at Universal Port when the crank broke He fell and suffered a fractured pelvis His home is in Washington Iowa
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Kansas City
Kans
John Miller
Universal Port
Miller
Washington
Iowa
Public wedding caps a lively stage show in Brighton
A grand stage production featured multiple numbers with orchestras dancers and singers while a solemn wedding ceremony stood out. Mildred Ferne Dunbar and Dale Wesley Jones wed under Rev Carl W Klein with attendants Mr and Mrs Donald Robison. The couple plan to settle on a Washington county farm.
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Billy Cox
Carl W. Klein
Mildred Ferne Dunbar
Dale Wesley Jones
Brighton
Donald Robison
Mrs. Jones
Washington County
Keota Hosts Washington A M E Singers at United Presbyterian
Keota residents heard a Washington A M E church singing group perform at the United Presbyterian Church. About 130 attendees donated a $17.50 silver offering for church repairs. Rev J H Callier thanked the Keota community and Leigh Soule for transport assistance and Rev Gordon for hosting.
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Washington A. M. E
United Prepyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
J. H. Callier
Leigh Soule
Gordon
Church of
Sailors and Cast at Sea Themed Music Program
Clarence White as Columbus Verne Allen as Diego Bernice Warren as Angella Everett Simpson as a Sailor Hal Williams as Hal Williams lead a musical program with Opening Ensemble We Sail the Ocean Waves Sail, Ship of My Dreams My Castles in Spain Spanish Dance Saxophone Solo and a Sailors choir featuring Bob Stutsman Raymond Minick Claude Woods William Kern Dale Crandle Carl Frederick Woodrow Crone Henry Carris Wilson Putnam George Jones Herbert Judevine Lloyd Helwick G. M. Humble The Sailors list then follows in the second episode introducing Mrs Verne before the close in.
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Clarence White
Columbus
Verne Allen
Diego
Bernice Warren
Angella
Everett Simpson
Hal Williams
Mr. Allen and
Sailors
Spain
Bernice ‘Warren
Dorothy Fausel
Cecil Garrison
Bob Stutsman
Raymond Minick
Claude Woods
William Kern
Dale Crandle
Carl Frederick
Woodrow Crone
Henry Carris
Wilson Putnam
George Jones
Herbert Judevine
Lloyd Helwick
G. M. Humble
Mrs. Verne
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