Hammill to Speak Here on July 15
Governor Hammill will address Washington county residents on Friday July 15 at 8 PM in the Walter R. Brown home yard two miles east of Washington on Road No 2. The event is hosted by the county farm bureau with 4H club refreshments and a possible second speaker and pageant.
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Washington County
John Hammill
County Farm Bureau
Walter R. Brown
Washington
Brown
Farm Bureau
Hammill
Louisa County
Phillips
J. N. Phillips
Women's Department of the Bureau
W. R. Brown
Fred Palmer
Everette Stewart
Lloyd Walker
Co. M. Maxwell
Kentucky Floods Hit Four Districts Again
Whitesburg Kentucky reports floods for the second time in two months causing extensive damage in Colly Millstone Thornton and Sergent. No deaths yet but hundreds of thousands in losses. Coal mining near Sergent suspended for weeks due to mine flooding and railroad damage. Water ran five feet deep in stores and communications lines down with crops swept away.
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Whitesburg
Colly
Millstone
Thornton
Sergent
Sergeant
Road Engineer to Visit County for Primary Work Discussion
C Coykendall administration engineer of the Iowa state highway commission is due in Washington next Wednesday or Thursday to meet county board of supervisors about primary road work this season. A recent letter from Chief Engineer Fred R White hinted that most improvements voted June 8 may be delayed, though efforts to start work continue. Coykendall will travel through Henry county next week for office duties and stop in Ames on return.
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C. Coykendall
Iowa State Highway Commission
Washington
County Board of Supervisors
Fred R. White
Coykendall
Henry County
Ames
Mrs Scofield Dies in California at 84 in Palo Alto
Mrs. William Scofield of Palo Alto California died last evening at the family home. Funeral services will be held Friday. She was eighty five had she lived and was prominent in social and civil affairs. Survived by two daughters Mrs Parkinson and Mrs Maas two sons Norman and Lance both with the U S Department of Agriculture. The family has many friends here who extend sympathy.
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William Scofield
Palo Alto
California
H. and
W. Scofield
Eunice Scofield
Mills
Movement Begins Against Tientsin in Shanghai Dispatch
A Shanghai telegraph dispatch reports that national forces have begun a movement toward Tientsin where 12,000 troops guard foreign concessions. The report cites a July 6 London ULP dispatch.
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London
Nationalust
Tientsin
Shanghai
Iowa Corn Growth Hindered by Rain Shortage
Des Moines July 6 Corn made good growth in the state last week but the lack of rain is becoming serious in most sections. Temperatures reached 101 in the extreme northwest and many areas saw hot, dry conditions. Small grains suffered from heat while corn now averages knee to shoulder high in most regions. A good rain is badly needed for late corn, and hay yields were generally good under ideal conditions.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Normel
Inwood
Reed
Polk County
Owa
Delaware County Sets Bond Vote to Pave Roads
Delaware county supervisors scheduled Thursday July 7 to vote on issuing 850000 dollars in bonds to pave primary road No 20 from Masonville to Dyersville and primary No 113 from Delaware to Hopkinton with grading drainage bridges and gravel surface work across 24 miles.
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Manchester
Delaware
Iocus
Masonville
Dyersville
Hopkinton
Miss Caro Jones Leaves for Cedar Rapids Toe-Dancing Course
Miss Caro Jones travels to Cedar Rapids to take a toe-dancing course. She has taught dancing locally in Fairfield through the past winter and conducts several classes.
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Miss Caro) Jones
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
Seek Compromise for Geneva Difference
Geneva July 6 Naval limitation talks remain deadlocked yet show compromise in the air as American British and Japanese chiefs hold informal sessions. Japanese delegates press for common views and back the U S stance on cruiser tonnage while seeking a British ratio. A submarine compromise is discussed including two types under 600 tons for coastal defense.
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Geneva
United States
Japan
America
Mark Streets for Parking This Week
City plans new central street parking with two middle stalls around the square and no curbside parking for business fronts. Mayor Appiegate says work to paint the new lines starts tomorrow and the parking rule will take effect after Saturday, with driver education begun.
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Washington Businese
John W. Appiegate
Doc's Head for Rabies Test After Dog Killed by Marshal
The head of a small dog killed by Marshall Oscar Haney on Monday was sent to the Iowa City laboratory for rabies testing. The Ebner home on South Marion avenue prompted the shooting as the dog behaved strangely and foamed at the mouth. If rabies is confirmed, an order to muzzle all dogs may be issued. ownership of the dog is unclear.
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Marshall Oscar Haney
Iowa City
Ebner
South Marion Avenue
John Applegate
Life Histories Shared at Rotary Meeting
Bruce Cowden and Frank Sage shared life histories at a Rotary gathering drawing keen interest from members. August Riepe of Burlington praised Fred West and noted improved relations among competitors, emphasizing the value of social mixing.
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Rotary
Bruce Cowden
Frank Sage
August Riepe
Burlington
Fred West
Mr. West
Washington
Riverside man jailed thirty days for drunken disorderliness
Frank Russe of Riverside is serving a 30 day county jail sentence imposed by Mayor Ed Yegee for drunken and disorderly conduct.
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Frank Russe
Riverside
Ed Yegee
Byrd Decorated Today By Premier Poincare Plans His Flight South Pole
Paris reports Premier Poincare decorates Commander Richard E Byrd as an officer of the Legion of Honor. Byrd and his America crew plan to return to the United States to prepare for a South Pole flight aboard the Leviathan, with talks of a radioed polar announcement and possible landing at the pole.
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Byrd
Poincare
South Pole
Paris
Reymond Poincare
Richard F Byrd
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
North Pole
United States
Amertes
Richard EF. Byrd
Antarctic
New Zealand
Pole
Brazil
Richard KE
United Press
Fall and Doheny Must Stand Trial
Former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall and oil magnates E. L. Doheny Sr. and Jr. must stand trial on bribery charges related to a $100000 deal from November 1921, Justice William Hitz ruled in the district court of the Columbia supreme court. No trial date was set. summer recess may push start to October term.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Albert B. Fall
E. L. Doheny
E. L. Doheny, Jr
William Hitz
District Court of Columbia Supreme Court
Hitz
Wild Dogs Slaughter Fifteen Head Sheep
Ed Libe living west of town filed with the county auditor a claim for 184 for fifteen sheep killed by dogs in a pasture lot on his farm twenty rods from the house on June 21 at 5 30 am. He saw two dogs and believes they were wild dogs not owned by neighbors. The flock included five two year old ewes two old ewes two yearling ewes and six lambs three more were badly hurt. State law provides county payments for dog killed sheep funded by the dog license fund. This is the largest such claim in the county for a long time.
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Ed Libe
Birger Placed on Trial for Murder
Charley Birger, famed leader of the southern Illinois gang war, goes on trial for murder in connection with the shooting of Mayor Joe Adams of West City. Authorities report a protracted gang conflict linked to multiple slayings as deputy sheriffs stand vigilant.
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Brenton
Charley Birger
Southern Illinois
Art Newman
Ray Hyl
Birger
Joe Adams
West City
Adams
Two Aviators Die In Plane Crash At Watertown
Watertown New York July 6 Captain Curtis Wheeler and Lieutenant Carl Sacks of New York perished when their aircraft crashed. Authorities said the crash occurred during a routine flight over the area. The two men were identified by local officials and military records.
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Watertown
N. Y
Curtis Wheeler
Carl Sacks
New York
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Levine Plans Return Flight With French Pilot
Charles A. Levine announced at an Anglo American luncheon in Paris that he will fly back to New York this month with a French pilot. He said Chamberlin declined and a pilot from among French applicants will be chosen after a contract is signed, routing Le Bourget to New York in his Bellanca. He noted parts would be replaced and the flight would mark a Franco American milestone.
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Paris
Charles A. Levine
New York
Levine
Chamberlin
United States
le Bourget
Bellanca
France
America
Y M C A Camp Dates Set For July At Ho wah ken
Victor Mastin secretary of the Y M C A announces dates July 19 to 26 for the annual boys camp at McKee lake four miles southwest of Coneville by the Iowa river. The site named Camp Ho-wah-ken meaning the place of mysterious voices reflects the echoing terrain.
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Pegs
Victor Mastin
McKee
Cone Lake
Plane crash at national guard camp leaves pilot dead
A pilot named Sacks died of injuries after a plane at the national guard training camp nose-dived from 1,000 feet. He passed away in a hospital shortly after the crash.
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National Guard
Sacks
Portland Cement Named for Isle of Portland Stone Color
The term Portland cement is an artificial product named for its stonelike color resembling Portland stone from Dorset England.
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Portland
Isle of
Dorset
England
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