Funeral of Rock Island rail veteran J. J. Bailey
John J. Bailey 76 a long time Rock Island Railway employee died Sunday after an illness of three weeks at his home 627 East Second Street. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at St James Catholic Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He taught rail work from youth and retired May 31 1928 after 55 years of service. He came to Washington in 1902 and previously worked in Muscatine Fredonia Keota and Muscatine. Surviving are his widow and numerous children grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of St James Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Holy Name Society and Rock Island 25 Year Club.
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John J. Bailey
Rock Island Railway
Bailey
East Second Street
St. James Catholic Church
Elm Grove
Sherman
Bailey Home
Mr. Bailey
Washington
Railway
Rock Laland
Chicago
Muscatine
Fredonia
Keota
Railway Association
Thomas
Catherine (Goggerty) Bailey
Ireland
Jessie IF. Stirlen Navy
Catherine Bailey
Mason City
A. G. Willer
Davenport
R. W. Gowey
Phoenix
Ariz
Josin A Bailey
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas W. Bailey
Ottumwa
Leonard Bailey
Kenneth
Valley Falls
I. Cletus
Gerald Bailey
Everett
Denver
Thomas Bailey
Tempe
Mary Cotter
Letts
Thomas Cotter
Ft. Cobb
Okla
Knights of Columbus
The
Holy Name 89 Ciery
Rock Island
McCracken Wins Appeal Court Victory
William Po McCracken, former assistant secretary of commerce, secured a victory in an appeal court in Washington D C on July 9. The decision overturns prior rulings and marks a notable outcome for McCracken.
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M'Cracken
Washington, D. C
William Po McCrAcken
Wong Victory
Oday
Rev Coats 87 Dies at Macomb in Ill
Rev S K Coats aged 87 died at 4 50 Sunday at his son Walter Coats home in Macomb Illinois after living there five years A Civil War veteran and longtime Christian minister he served 48 churches in Washington and southeastern Illinois Funeral services will be Tuesday at Hanline Rang funeral parlors with burial at Bardolph Illinois He leaves a widow and several children including Clarence Coats Vera Boyer Walter Waymack and Charles Strain plus numerous grandchildren
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Hanline & Rang
Coats
Bardolph, NL
Christian Church
Pleasant Hill Church
Washington
Macomb
Clarence Coat
Vera Boyer
Walter
John Waymack
Flovence
Ala
Charles Strain
Seattle
Senate overruled by court on ten day sentence
The district court of appeals held the senate lacked jurisdiction to impose a ten day penalty after he failed to produce documents to the air mail investigation, overturning the sentence imposed by the senate.
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Senate
District Court of Appeals
Veld
Teaching Force Completed Here in Washington
Miss Lucille Rows chosen as primary teacher for Lincoln school for next year completing the Washington public school staff. Dr. P L Etter says Miss Rows will replace Miss Dorothea Thompson and has secured release from Sully Town contract after three years there. She is a Washington native and Iowa State College alumna with strong teaching recommendations.
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Lucille Rows
Lincoln School
Washington
PL. Etter
Board of Education
Ross
Dorothea Thompson
Dan Brindley
Lincoln
Sully
Miss Ross
Silas Ross
Washington High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Five Escape From Prison In Illinois
Five prisoners missing from the McHenry county jail in Woodstock Illinois. the jail was unguarded due to funds shortage. Police investigate possible links between the escape and a theft of five pistols from the U S Armory at Davenport.
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Illinois
Woodstock
McHenry County
Davenport
Rain Helps Iowa Crops as Widespread Showers Continue
A steady rain began in Washington and spread across Iowa, totaling up to 2.42 inches in Sioux City with Atlantic at 1.40 inches and Creston receiving trains of water shipments. Temperatures were held below 90 as rainfall eased a water shortage and eased drought concerns statewide.
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Washington
Des Moines
Towa
Sioux City
Creston
Coneci Bluffs
Atlantic
Carrol
Roosevelt targets officials with blunt talk in California
Beverly Hills reports quote about President Roosevelt’s criticism of officials promoting the new deal. The anecdote mentions a calf mouth device as a gag and urges listeners to heckle speakers from the White House, branding their remarks as deceitful and to be challenged publicly.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
M. Roosevelt
Lost and Pound Department Helps Reunite Items
The Journal runs a Lost and Pound service listing found items in the Pound column at no charge. Owners can recover lost articles by calling the Journal Office, while ads in the Lost column may also help recover them. Regular classified rates apply for Lost ads.
Frazier Lemke Bill Seen as Five Year Farm Moratorium
Des Moines reports M L Bowman head of the Town Farm Debt Advisory Council says the Frazier Lemke act offers a five year moratorium for debt ridden farmers not a bankruptcy plan. Farmers may keep their farm to settle debts, paying taxes and interest or rent. no one pays more than the original indebtedness.
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Des Moines
Roosevelt
M. L. Bowman
Town Farm Debt Advisory Council
Bowman
Kinross visitor Miss Edna Rowe visits with Harvey grandparents
Miss Edna Rowe of Kinross visited Friday and Saturday with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs J B Harvey.
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Edna Rowe of
Kinross
J. B. Harvey
Interim Iowa panel studies state police and welfare reforms
Iowa lawmakers debated a statewide police system and welfare reform. Des Moines meetings featured Captain Leonard of Michigan police and national figures. The committee aims to curb road outlays and modern crime, and to consolidate relief agencies to save taxpayer money.
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Jobin Speidel
Des Moines
Riday
American Social Science Association
Don &. Leonard
Michigan State Police
Iowa
General Assembly
Speidel
Auto dealers fined for code violations in Iowa region
Two dealers faced penalties under state auto trade rules. John Rickey of Winfield Plymouth was fined 100 dollars and Kracht Motor Co of Sigourney Word was fined 120 dollars. Authorities crack down on overpricing of used cars beyond code limits.
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John Rickey
Winfield
Plymouth
Kracht Motor Company
Sigourney
Word
Mrs. Gideon Yoder of Wellman Dies at Home
Mrs Gideon Yoder died at her Wellman home at 9 a m after years of illness and a ten month bed stage. Funeral will be at Upper Deer Creek church with burial there. She was born to Dave Miller and Marie Gingerich Miller and married Gideon Yoder December 22 1878. he died January 1 this year. Surviving children are Abner Parnell Arthur Willis G Wellman and David Kalona with 11 grandchildren.
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Wellman
Gideon Yoder
Upper Deer Creek
Dave
Marie Gingerich Miller
Abner
Parnell
Arthur
Willis G
David
Kalona
Funeral services for Mrs. CC Yoder held in Pleasant Hill
Wellman notes funeral services for Mrs. CC Yoder 86 at Pleasant Hill Methodist church at 2 30 Tuesday led by Rev Meeker. She died Sunday night after a seven week illness. Born in 1848 in Ohio, she was one of 12 children. Survived by son Ray W. Yoder Iowa City and one granddaughter Virginia Ann. Also survived by two sisters and a brother in the area.
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Wellman
Yoder
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
Meeker
Margaret Yoder
John
Sarah Chandler Palmer
Ohio
Jotnsuwa County
C. ©. Yoder
Pleasant Hill Church
Joetown
Ray W. Yoder
Iowa City
Virginia Ann
BK. Fry
Albert Roup
Ellsworth Palmer
Stella Palter
Washington
Emmettsburg District Code Compliance Hearings
Levied after district code compliance board hearings in Emmettsburg located in the northwest part of the state.
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Emmettsburg
Strikes Threaten U S Cities as Labor Battle Grows
United Press reports escalating labor unrest across three cities threatening 1.5 million people. San Francisco waterfront under martial law with seven dead and 300 injured. Minneapolis St Paul truckers seek allied unions. Roosevelt shipboard hearings begin. peace talks rejected. New Jersey Seabrook farm tense as 60 deputies guard strike breakers. Ohio marshland clashes yield 27 arrests.
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United Press
San Francisco
Seabrook
New Jersey
McGuffey
Ohio
Fletcher Visions Victory in Fall
Chicago July 9 WP Flenny P Fletcher chairman of the Republican National Committee voiced optimism about the party's chances in the upcoming Congress. He met with committeemen and strategists to address a depleted treasury.
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Chicago
Flenny P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Weather Outlook July 9 to July 14 Across Plains Valleys
Weather outlook for July 9 to July 14 shows chances of local showers Monday off Tuesday and possibly again later in the week. Otherwise the period is expected to be mostly fair with temperatures mostly normal or above across the upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Sales Tax Help Planned For Washington and County Towns
G Linder field representative of the Iowa state board of assessment and review will be in Washington Wednesday to aid businessmen in filling sales tax returns delinquent after July 20. He will also visit Riverside Thursday morning and Kalona Thursday afternoon to assist noncompliant filers from the first quarter.
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Re. G. Linder
Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review
Washington
Tn A
Court House
Fines Totaled 6500 After Dealer Violations Last Week
Three dealers were assessed fines totaling 6500 for violating this part of the code. All dealers in the town except one were involved.
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J. J. Bailey
France
Robespierre
Hitler
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Rev. Coats
Christian
Mr. Coats
M&souri
G. A. Recireles
Lucille Ross
Washington Board
Whit House
Ecommunity
National Guardsmen
Rincon Hill
Bowman Proclares Law
Ness
Advisory Council
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Regional Labor Board
Fletcher
Weber
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