Iowa Farm Bureau Convention Opens in Des Moines
About 5 000 to 6 000 Iowa farmers attend the annual Iowa Farm Bureau meeting in Des Moines at the Shrine temple. The day features exhibits by state farm groups, registration, and an afternoon program highlighted by Governor Dan Turner and Arthur M. Hyde addressing attendees. Honorary awards were announced for Franklin and Louisa counties and for membership teams.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Shrine Temple
Dan Turner
Iowa Beef Producers
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa Corn and Small
Direector
Frank Bean
Boone
Grace FE. Frysinger
U. S. Department of Agriculture
G. BE. Cress
American Region Highway Safety Council
INS
Franklin County
Louisa County
Henry Thede, Jr
William Lohse
Tama County
Glenn Bennett
Clarke County
Mrs. E. F. E. Nichols Funeral Services Announced
Funeral services for Mrs. E. F. E. Nichols who died yesterday at her Coppock home are set for Thursday at 11 AM in the Ainsworth Methodist church with burial in Ainsworth cemetery. A 8:30 AM home service precedes the departure for Ainsworth led by Rev. W. T. Boston of Cottonwood United Brethren Church.
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E. FE. Nichols
Coppock
Methodist
Ainsworth
Nichols
W. T. Boston
Cottonwood
Businessmen Waldo Boller and J H Mittelmann Visit Washington
Waldo Boller of Wayland and J H Mittelmann of New York City were in Washington on business today.
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Waldo Boller
Wayland
J. H. Mittelmann
New York City
Washington
Business Today
Robbers Loot Iowa Home In $5000 Cash Seizure
In Malvern Iowa three bandits bound John Hummel, his sister, and Wesley Hughes at supper and escaped with about $5000 saved over 40 years. The same gang allegedly hit Mundelein Illinois bank, kidnapping cashier Milan Mott and family for six hours and stealing 5500 dollars.
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Malvern
Iowa
John Hummel
Hummel
Wesley Hughes
Ilinois
Mundelein
Milan C. Mott
Paul Mott
Wauconda, II
Mott
United Presbyterian Youth Society Installs Officers
The United Presbyterian young people's society installed officers Sunday evening led by the group. Positions include President Alice Wolfe Vice president Everett Simpson secretary treasurer Helen Schoonover membership chairman John Owen publicity Charles Owen social Gladys Edwards and prayer meeting committee William Masson Robert McFarlane and Sarah Davis.
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The
United Presbyterian Young People's Society
Alice Wolfe
Everett Simpson
Helen Schoonover
John Owen
Charles Owen
Gladys Edwards
William Masson
Robert McFarlane
Sarah Davis
Dr Keith Droz to Move Here From Cedar Rapids
Dr Keith Droz formerly practicing in Cedar Rapids arrived to arrange a move to Washington. He expects to establish an office in the Bailey building within a week or ten days and will shuttle between Cedar Rapids and Washington during settlement. He graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School in 1928 and completed internship at Augustana hospital.
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Keith Droz
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Bailey Building
Medical School
University of Iowa
Augustana Hospital
Seven Defendants Shift Pleas in Midwest Liquor Case
Seventeen defendants in a $12 million Midwest liquor ring case entered no contest pleas or guilty pleas while others eyed plea changes. The government neared the end of testimony with Deputy U.S. Marshal Roy Holcomb testifying about a raid on Arthur Cooper’s hotel room, a statement later stricken.
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Chicago
Noto Contendre
H. D. Carmichall
Kenneth Ss. Clattenberg
Thomas J. Harrigan
Oak Park
J. B. O'Conner
Fred E. Sharp
Elmer W. Schroeder
Berwyn
Thomas Harrigan
Harriet Fritz
Leonard Smith
Aurora
U. S
Roy Holcomb
Arthur Cooper
Junior High Band Debuts at Friday Meeting
The junior high band makes its first appearance this Friday at the 7 30 parents and teachers meeting. Parents of junior high students are urged to attend as officers will be elected and Milburn McKay directs a promising program. Mrs Rodney Kephart will lead until new officers take over.
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Rodney Kephart
Milburn McKay
War Debts Conference Deferred Amid Paris Accord Clash
London dispatch reports the international reparations conference set for Lausanne on January 25 is postponed or canceled as France refuses any loss of reparations and insists on balance with US debt cuts. Berlin doubts the meeting will occur and says Hoover moratorium prolongation is not a solution.
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London
INS
Lausanne
Switzerland
Whe
Pierre Laval
Chamber of Deputies
Laval
Frances
Germany
United States
Berlin
Hone
Heinrich Bruening
Boys' training class plans second meeting at high school
The leadership training group for men in boys work schedules a session at the high school tomorrow from 7:30 to 9:30. Glen G. Fordyce and Rev. F. W. Eastwood will speak on programs and objectives, with knot tying, first aid, signaling, map work, and nature study taught between talks.
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Glen G. Fordyce
Iowa City
Rev
F. W. Eastwood
Peruvians Endure Severe Lima Earthquake Aftershock
Jan. 2. Lima, Peru, reeled as a strong quake rattled the city, damaging buildings and tearing up streets. Residents reported widespread panic and aftershocks were feared as emergency crews assessed destruction.
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Buenos Aires
Lima
Peru
Longest airplane route spans Java to Amsterdam
Will Rogers reports in Athens that a ten thousand mile air route from Java to Amsterdam will be flown with the same pilot crew and plane. He mentions a Rome flight planned for eleven hours and praises Premier Venizelos as symbol of Greece.
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Athens
Java
Amsterdam
Holland Line
Unemployment Project in Washington Faces $500 Deficit
After weeks of operation in a timber tract west of Washington, the unemployment project reports a deficit of about 500 dollars. Rev C W Klein chairs the committee and appeals to the community to cover the shortfall, noting local fuel and merchandise distributed to about 150 families.
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Washington
W. Klein
Dan Turner
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowns
County Board of Supervisors
C. W. Klein
Man Slaughter Trial Continues In Sigourney Case
The state pursues its case against Al Leichti of Sigourney for the death of five year old Robert Ruth struck by a truck on Sigourney street July 15. Keokuk County officials and Sigourney residents testified as witnesses including Sheriff Homer Beasley and Mrs Beasley. The defense questions witnesses amid cross examination focusing on alleged intoxication at the time of the accident.
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Leichti
Robert Ruth
Sigourney
Sigourney Street
Homer A. Beasley
Keokuk County
Beasley
Co. LU. Heald
Corbin Lemon
Virgil Gene
Glenn Ruth
Lewiti
Frank Beatty
Hugh McCoy
Oskaloosa
Sigourney Falls to Washington Demons 23 to 14 in Rough Bout
Sigourney high school trailed early but led at halftime before Washington Demons dominate the second half. Key incidents included ejections for Jones and Conklin and Sigourney withdrawing with three minutes left as Washington pulled ahead 23 to 14.
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Sigourney
Demons
Sigourney High School
Washington High School
Washington
Jones
Conklin
Koser
Francis Crowe
Charity Ball Planned Here by Washington Band
The Washington concert band offers its services free for a charity ball at city hall on the evening of January 2. A special program will be played and a 50 cent admission will be charged. Proceeds go to the relief charity committee. hall is donated by the city and music by the band. Further program details will follow after remaining features are completed.
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Washington
Charity Committee
Destruction and Panic as City Struck by Severe Earthquake
Residents fled into streets seeking shelter as buildings cracked and power failed. Darkness spread across the city while frightened women and children cried out, amplifying the chaos and confusion of the disaster.
Local youths enter Des Moines state boxing tournament
Two local young men travel to Des Moines to compete in the state boxing tournament scheduled for January 21 to 23. Donald McGaw will box at lightweight while Clayton Matlock enters welterweight. McGraw weighs 137 pounds and Matlock 149. Matlock previously boxed in California last year and held the Antelope Valley middleweight title.
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Des Moines
Donald MeGaw
Clayton Matlock
McGraw
Matlock
California
Antelope Valley
Final Draft of Measure Under Way
Congress and the administration moved the two billion dollar reconstruction finance bill toward final enactment. Conferees agreed to strike a loan provision, preventing the privately operated national bankers' credit corp from shifting debts to the federal entity. The compromise bill will be drafted tonight and sent to the Senate, then to President Hoover for signature Friday.
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Washington
INS
Reconstruction Finance
House
Senate
National Bankers’ Credit Corporation
Federal Corporation
Walcott
Connecticut
Hoover
McCreedy to Head Staff at Washingtonoun County Hospital
Dr Murry L McCreedy of Brighton was elected chairman of the hospital staff for the current year at a staff meeting held yesterday evening at the nurses home. Dr C W Stewart of Washing ton was chosen secretary. Five staff members attended as the county physicians group meets monthly with temporary chairman Dr C A Boice presiding.
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Murry L. McCreedy
Brighton
Washingtonounty Hospital
Nurses’ Home
C. W. Stewart
Washington
C. A. Boice
Keota Mourns Mayor Smith Death At 72
Frederick Smith 72 longtime Keota mayor and lawyer died at 2 AM from appendicitis with complications. Funeral set Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Methodist church with Rev. O B Rogers presiding, burial in Keota cemetery. Survived by widow and one grandchild. flag at half staff in town hall.
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Keota
Frederick Smith
Methodist Church
O. B. Rogers
Smith
Board of Education
Funeral for Mrs Henry Minick Presides at Home Service
Funeral services for Mrs Henry Minick were held at her residence Monday afternoon led by Dr F C Witzigman. A duet by Mrs Carl Hedges and Mrs Remps Hamp sher accompanied the service. Pall bears were six nephews Lloyd Lee Earl Walter Phil and Glenn Little. Women’s Relief Corps and Rebekahs members attended. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Minick
Henry Minick
F. C. Witzigman
Carl Hedges
Remps Hampsher
Lloyd
Lee
Earl
Walter
Phil
Glenn Little
Women’s Relief Corps
Rebekahs
Elm Grove Cemetery
Local Shoppers and Visitors Reported in Haskins and Crawfords Vile
Mrs. James Cherriwinker of Haskins shopped here today. J H Crooks of Crawfords Vile was a business visitor here today.
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James Cherriwinker of
Haskins
J. H. Crooks of
Crawfordsvile
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