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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1928
Page
1
Democratic and Republican leaders plan about 3 million dollars each for the Smith Robinson and Hoover Curtis campaigns and set a 20 000 dollar per contributor limit. Officials say both parties expect to avoid deficits and raise funds to cover campaign costs.
Crawfordsville Iowa reports a busy week with WCTU meeting led by Mary McCall and Rev Griffith addressing presidential candidates and Christian citizenship. A wedding shower honors Doris Cherryholmes, plus 4th of July celebrations and a picnic at J S McCleary home. Scott Rogers dies after long illness. obituary notes his faithfulness and family survivors.
Amelia Earhart, and her companions Charles Stultz and Fred Gordon, arrived aboard the S S President Roosevelt greeted by crowds. Officials led by acting Mayor Joseph McKee lauded the aviators with a New York City medal and scroll at City Hall. A ticker tape parade followed the welcome and a luncheon with Commander Richard Byrd preceded a Boston departure on Monday.
Five hundred workmen labored to avert a break in the St. Francis river levee at Stephens landing near Truman Arkansas. The flood crest was expected tonight as water rose within inches of the top and Rhuman business houses closed.
Leonard Johnson visited Burlington with relatives for two weeks. Miss Kate Buckley of Cincinnati and Miss Lou Cunningham spent the day in Davenport. Mr and Mrs R J Davidson and children Edwin and Betegie spent the Fourth with relatives at Stanwood, returning home today.
Local column reports June hog payments totaling 190.80 for Muscatine stockyard sales under livestock test plan with 10 cents per hundredweight. Nearby residents and visitors are named among family visits, travel and illness updates including Orrs in Cherokee and Mildred Spaethe in need of care. William Whicher family from Burlington, and obituaries mention Susie Edington’s death in Washington.
Swedish pilot Einar Paul Lundborg, stranded at the Italia ice camp off northeast land, was rescued today by Lieut Sehiberg, a close friend and fellow aviator. Sehiberg then replicated the mission, flying to the ice floe and rescuing Gen. Umberto Nobile, with Lundborg later crash landing on the rough ice.
District Judge T Moffitt in Cedar Rapids defers ruling on Oscar Fetters a 42 year old inmate at Anamosa reformatory as he seeks a sanity determination in a murder case from fourteen years ago Washington County officials oppose release Fetters insanity plea and the hearing featured expert testimony from alienists and reformatory staff on the case.
Mr and Mrs Wes Ramsey and children and Mr and Mrs Wm Wingler were Friday eye visitors at Roy Havel home. Mrs Frank Novy and family and Buleah Dutler shopped in Kalona Monday. Joe A Soukup and sons Clayton and Albert Sharpe spent Friday evening at Chas Vondrasek's. Anton Marek was a business caller at Kalona Monday. Mrs Joe Soukup and daughter Bernadine and Mr and Mrs Frank Floring and family visited Marek. Mr and Mrs Wm Vondrasek and children and Harry Vondrasek were Sunday guests at Chas Vondrasek's. Mr and Mrs Victor Burich and son spent Sunday evening at Mrs Mary Vlasek's. Miss Irene Vondrasek visiting at Wm Vondrasek's this week. Mr and Mrs Milt Sojka and family spent Monday morning at Chas Vondrasek's. Mr and Mrs Carl Kos and children spent Friday afternoon at George Kos's. Mr and Mrs Chas Vondrasek and Mrs Mary Vlasak spent Saturday at Iowa City. Rudy Knotterus is working for Frank Nemec this week. Mr and Mrs Ed Murphy and family and Mr and Mrs Lester Welsher and children spent Sunday at Wash Motley home. Paul Ocheltree of Chicago visiting sister Mrs Harry Blood returned home after visits to Mt Vernon, Solon, and South English. Mrs Tom Dodd went to Iowa City yesterday.
Le Bourget July 6 The disappearance of international financier Captain Alfred Loewenstein from his private aircraft deepens after experts test that a single man could not open the cabin door in flight. Tests on a similar Fokker show wing pressure prevents unaided door access, leaving open the possibility he did not pass through the door while the plane was airborne.
In MT PLEASANT the day’s travel plans collapsed as Crooked Creek flooded the lower bend north of Olds, washing the road near the bridge. Some drivers attempted the water, others turned back. state teams towed those who refused risk. High water threatens Oakland Mills and could spill over again if rains continue.
Helen Smy lie returns home after visiting grandparents at Ainsworth. Miss Tena Gerdes visits Titus sister Mrs David Kreese and attends Titus celebration. Chark Hopping and daughter Virginia visit Hoppings' parents. Jurgen Koehler of Washington Speidel has arm broken. Charlie Wylie buys Chevrolet sedan. Local families attend Titus celebration and play ball in Richmond. Thompson Gerdes and William Miller attend school board meeting No 11. Wallace Daniel from Washington sells McNess products in the neighborhood.
County board awarded coal supply for winter 1928 29 to W. W. Wilson. Deliveries to courthouse and jail priced at 6.25 a ton in July or August, rising to 6.40 later. undelivered coal offered at 5.80. Harrisburg Saline county TI coal to Fulton county Illinois for Washington city poor at 6.40 a ton when ordered.
Havre residents share visits and family news with many locals traveling to Cedar Rapids Manchester and Fairfield. Notable items include 5 C Wittmer selling two Big Three Washers in one day and several family visits among Gardner McBride Meyers Barnett and Bishops with friends and relatives in Kansas City and local churches.
Two Ford cars were stolen from Washington business streets yesterday evening. One car, a 1926 two-door sedan owned by Carl Hancher, was found six miles west of town with two rear tires and the spare missing. The second car, a coupe owned by Lyle Snyder, remained missing as of this afternoon.
A Radio schedule lists five features for Saturday across networks. WEAF presents a Lewisohn Stadium concert at 6:30 CST, WPG Atlantic City offers Creature's band at 7 CST, WOR Newark runs The Hippodrome at 7 CST, WSB Atlanta shows Redhead club at 10 45 CST, and WIZ airs A week of the world's business at 6 45 CST.
Major Arturo Ferrarin and Major Carlo Del Prete of the royal Italian air force completed a 4321 mile flight from Rome to Touros near Natal Brazil. Their Savoia Marchetti 64 landed after battling rain hail and fog. Crowds cheered as the crew resumed a southward course toward Buenos Aires before landing.
The official weather observer recorded a 92 degree high this afternoon at two o'clock. The reading indicates a hot day with temperatures climbing into the low 90s across the region.
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