Lynching of Charles Shepherd Shocks Mississippi Mob
Charles Shepherd, a black convict, was tied to a stake and burned to death near Rome Mississippi after a mob seized him amid the Duvall case. The mob, aided by guards and armaments, killed him to avenge the prison guard’s murder and his daughter's kidnapping. This marked Mississippi’s fourth lynching of 1928 and the tenth in the nation that year.
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Rome
Miss
Charles Shepherd
Here
J.D. Duvall
Duvall
Ruth
Sheperd
Mississippi
Shepherd
Laura Mae Keeler
Posses
Sturh Duvall
Camp Eleven
Miss Duvall
Parchman
Keeler
Farm Bureau Meeting Date Change Announced
Washington county farm bureau announces the annual meeting moved from Monday January 7 to Tuesday January 8. Patterson of Burt a Iowa State senator will deliver the principal address on tax issues and other farmer concerns. Reports of the year and officer elections will be presented. Large attendance is expected.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Patterson
Burt
Towa State Senate
Farm Bureau
Wednesday's Five Best Radio Features
Daily radio guide listing five best features across networks. Includes WEAF WOR WIZ and Chicago civic opera Sapho and orchestral programs with CST times. Names a Palmolive hour and Latouraine symphony network slots with program notes and broadcast times for Wednesday.
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Soapright
United Pi Weaf
Latouraine Symphony Orches
Palmolive
Chicago Civic Opera
Sapho
Divorces and Marriages Reported in County Court
The district court issued 124 marriage licenses and 17 divorces in the year, signaling about one divorce per nine marriages. Divorces fell to twenty in 1927, suggesting improved marital stability. The last license went to Charles Edgar Fortune of Muscatine and May Loureng Hawkins of Ainsworth.
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Ofice
Charles Edgar Fortune
Muscatine
May Loureng Hawkins
Ainsworth
Winter Weather Arrives With New Year Chill
The new year began with a snap of genuine winter as snow fell before eight last evening. A brisk northwest wind swirled the light fall, with temperatures plunging to seven degrees above zero. The sun returned today though melt was slow and the cold wind continued to howl.
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Ehicaso
Chiraxo
Mid
Lake Michigan
Michigan Boulevard
Burlington Beats Washington in Close High School Game
Washington High School fell apart in the second and third quarters as Burlington surged to a 31 to 25 victory. Washington led early 12 to 7 and 20 to 12 at halftime but poor finishing sealed the loss. Muscatine looms next, with expectations of a stronger home performance.
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Washington High School
University High
City
Ottumwa
Klesey
Ahrens
F. Tucker
Tucker
Washington
Muscatine
Abeta
Rain
H. Tucker
Kiesey
Schach
F Knapp
Program at Y closes tonight opens with open house
Despite sudden weather changes many visitors stopped by the Y MC A this afternoon for the first part of an open house. The program continues tonight with a musical program followed by a swimming exhibition and a basketball game.
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Y. MC. A
Raymond Held on Liquor Charge in Kingston County Jail
Lester Raymond is in Kingston county jail awaiting arraignment on a liquor charge after an arrest yesterday evening by Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet and City Marshal Oscar Haney. Officers say he was arrested after delivering alcohol to a customer, found to be carrying a loaded pistol, with two prior violations of the Prohibition laws and served terms in jail. He faces a possible penitentiary term if convicted and is expected to be arraigned for a preliminary hearing tomorrow.
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Lester Raymond
Kington County
Fred Sweet
Oscar Haney
Raymond
Tomorro
Army airplane seeks world endurance record in flight
Los Angeles January 1 The Army plane Question Mark took off from Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport at 7 26 47 a m in a bid to set a new endurance record. It refueled midair over the field and planned a long 28 mile leg to San Diego while maintaining a 7 5 mile per hour target, with multiple refueling stops and crew shifts.
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Pan
van Nuys
Ristles
Zimmerman
United States
Metropolitan Field
San Diego
Army
Rockwell Field
Imperial Valley
Eoas
van Nuye
Tra Faker
Eter Pitot
Lent HA. Halverson
Magor Carl Spatz
Liewt Flwood Quesada
Major Spitz
Lieutenant Quesada
Atch
Baker
Lewtenant Halverson
Baker Hall
Yerson
Major Spatz
Quesada
Bombing hits Detroit publisher's home injuring none
In Detroit on January 1 a home belonging to publisher Vincent Giuliano and his family was bombed but his wife and three children escaped injury. Giuliano blamed Malian radicals over a defense of an Ital murder during a Columbus Day protest last year.
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Detroit
Vincent Giuliano
Ghano
Childr
Giuliano
Ital
First Baby Born in Washington County 1929
Dr Miller of Wellman reports the birth of David Allen Diener to Rev and Mrs Edward Diener. Born January 1 1929 just after midnight weighing 10 pounds 18 ounces. He is said to be the county’s first baby of 1929 and the seventh child of a Mennonite minister family from near Wellman.
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KD. Miler
Wellman
David Allen Diener
Edward Diener
Washington County
Miller
Busines Firma
Sid She
Washington-Wellman Road
Stout
Washington
David Alen
Earey
Dr. Miller
Presbyterians Plan Evangelistic Services in City
Rev. Edward L. Jeamby will lead two weeks of evangelistic services at the Presbyterian church starting January 12. He will be assisted by his wife and join with Pr FW Astwood to urge souls toward faith and service. The program includes talks on aims and moral perils, with sermons and music to comfort attendees.
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Presbyterian Church
Edward L. Jeamby
Sone
Mr. Jeamby
Pr FW
Astwood
Jeamby
Ca Heliet
New Year's Celebrations Among Quietest On Record
Across cities federal state and local officers patrolled streets to curb liquor flow on New Year's Eve. Snow and cold helped keep celebrants indoors as raids targeted clubs and speakeasies in New York and Chicago. London observed the turn of the year with King George's health update and crowds around Buckingham Palace.
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United Press
Fon
Midwest
Fay Au Coma
Aly
New York
Newwork
Grover Whaten
Whaten
Washington
Scranton
Jack Kennedy
Whalen
Veterans Aid
London
Imsham Palace
King George
Paul's Cathedral
Dedicate Nurses Home Thursday in Washington County
Washington county residents are invited to the dedication of the new nurses home at Washington county hospital Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. A brief program will last about a half hour with Hardley Bell of Wellman delivering the principal talk and Winfield Smonse giving the dedication remarks. Senator Will Garden of Winfield and RoR Mayberry of Cedar Rapids will speak briefly. The home will be open for inspection until nine o’clock with Shields’ orchestra scheduled to play in the evening.
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Washington County
Washington County Hospital
Rome
Hardley Bell
Wellman
Winfield Smonse
Will ‘Arden
Winfield
Mayberry
Cedar Rap Ds
Shields’ Orchestra
David Turner Dies at 89 in Des Moines
Word reached here of the death of David Turner 89 formerly of Washington who died in Des Moines. The body will be brought here for burial and services Thursday at 2 PM at Goodin funeral parlors with Rev. Gibson of Cedar Rapids officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove cemetery. He was a son of the late Mr and Mrs George Turner longtime colored residents. He leaves four brothers James Ryed and Theodore of Washington Willis of Cedar Rapids. He had lived in Des Moines for years and formerly worked at the Crown hotel. He had been ill since last March.
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Haskus
Presbyterian Church
Haskins
E. M. Griffith
Crawfordsville
Union Cemetery
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Edwards
Ness
Raewards
David
Tavener
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Eim Grove
Turner
George Turner
James
Kyed
Theodore
Willis
Dex Moines
Crown Hotel
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