City employes nearly buried in ditch cave in
Perry L. Jordan and Oren Wallace, city water and light department workers, were buried up to their shoulders in a six foot ditch near the old water works building after the earth caved in likely from overnight rain. They were rescued by a rapid crew with shovels and escaped unharmed while installing new water mains to East Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry L. Jordan
Oren Wallace
Water Works
East Main Street
Pleasant Hill Community Notes and Illnesses
The Pleasant Hill neighborhood reports a Tuesday weiner roast near the church plus medical and funeral news. Mrs. Martin Telford underwent appendicitis surgery and is recovering. Louis D Mast and Mrs Jacob J Mills funerals were held. Fred Telford traveled to Iowa City to visit his seriously ill father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Martin Telford
Louis D. Mast
Will Miller
Jacob J. Mills
Jones Funeral
Fred Telford
Iowa City
Frank Telford
Des Moines Man Gruesomely Poisoned Faces Uncertain Fate
Daniel L. Bagnall, 29, a Des Moines pharmacist, reportedly drank a quart of poison during a nervous breakdown. Police say his act was self-inflicted. he remains alive today in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Daniel L. Bagnall
Banall
Three Counties in Eastern Iowa Hit by Wind Storm
A wind storm of cyclonic strength struck Linn Benton and Jones counties in eastern Iowa late yesterday and last night. A slaughter barn at Olin Jones county was demolished, trees and telephone lines were downed, and power lines were felled in Atkins and Newhall Benton county leaving those towns without electricity. A large barn collapsed near Mt. Vernon Linn county and telephone telegraph service east of Cedar Rapids was interrupted.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Benton
Jones
Olin
Jones County
Atkins and
Newhall
Benton County
Mt. Vernon
Linn County
Lightning Claims Two Lives Near Indianola and Casey
Des Moines reports two fatalities from a early evening lightning strike and a garden spading death. Orlan Nicholas, 22, was struck in the barnyard of his home near St. Marys eight miles southwest of Indianola. Ansell Herriott, 42, a Casey-area farmer, was killed while spading a garden near his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Orlan Nicholas
St. Mary’s
Indianola
Ansell Herriott
Casey
Iowa Rain Quells Drought Fears After Widespread Showers
Des Moines reports rainfall across the state dispelling drought fears though southern areas saw heavy rain with some hail damage. Weather bureau notes indicate more rain needed for full relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Ten Tornadoes In This State Each Year
Iowa has averaged 10 tornadoes a year for the past decade, with 33 injuries and five deaths in that period. Property loss totals $725,848, with 1918 and 1925 standout for damage. Odds of a person being killed or injured by a tornado in Iowa are about one in 63,684 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des ‘Moines
Iowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
United States Weather Bureau
Fight for Road Bonds To Be Waged With Vigor
Iowa Good Roads Association plans a summer and fall education campaign to promote the state road bond measure. Glenn C. Haynes says focus shifts to merits after the primary, with official reports on receipts from motor licenses gasoline tax and federal aid, and details on indebtedness and bond repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Hammill
Iowa Good Roads Association
Glenn C. Haynes
Colonel Haynes
Iowa
State Printing Board
F. R White
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Federal Roads
Jas. R. Weaver
C. F. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Homer
Stephens
Clarinda
Monoplane Southern Cross Near Australian Coast
Flying at 80 to 100 miles an hour the Southern Cross neared Australia on its Fiji to Australia leg. In Des Moines the case against L A Andrew for alleged campaign finance misuse was dismissed as improper venue. Andrew, not present, called the ruling a sufficient answer to the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Australia
Des Moines
L. A
Ottumwa
Wapello
Andrew
Jg. Hochreiter
Hochreiter
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Ealling
San Francisco
Cal
Oakland
Fiji Islands
Indees Baseball Schedule With Burlington Team
Wadghington Indees plan a full season at Libe field three miles southwest of town road No 1 with opening game next Sunday at 2 30 pm against Burlington KK Stebbins to pitch McKay catching Kiesy Freshwaters Kelsey Steinbeck infield and Kiesey Jacobs Hays Shore and others for outfield. A Washington vs Winfield set for July. Games also with Rex Indees Davenport and Solon.
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Wadghington ‘Indees, Lay
Burlington KK
Stebbins
Indees
McKay
S. Kiesy
Freshwaters
R. Kelsey
Steinbeck
T. Kiesey
Jacobs
Hays
Shore
Washington
Winfield
Stoner
Iowa City
Rex Indees
Davenport
Solon
Louisa county graduates plan picnic at Crapo park
Graduation for 45 rural eighth graders will be held at a picnic at Crapo park in Burlington next Thursday. Honorees with 90+ averages include James Pierce and Ralph Wilson among others. a long list of passers and attendees follows, with local officials elected to leadership posts and social visits noted.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Crapo Park
Burlington
James Pierce
Ralph Wilson
Earl Crim
Essie Crist
Randall Bebb
Evelyn Swailes
James Dvorak
Thelma Gould
Hollis Lauderdale
Harry George
Zelma Diller
Cecil Bliven
Bernice McBride
Mildred Latta
Sadie Peck
Dorothy Long
Dean Buffington
Wahneeta Feldman
Harvey Jennings
James Garland
Harriet Rice
Juanita Woodruff
Helen Grimm
Lela Mickey
Cleda Bennett
Katheryn Odle
Edward Deppy
Esther Bellinger
Charles Whitaker
Hildegard Giffey
Chicago
Hannah Giffey
H. L. Sinclair
Fred
Spooner
Wis
Concord Charity Circle
J. H. McCormac
Associates Show Esteem For Falk At Surprise Dinner
A Washington group honored Joe Falk at a private Y M C A dinner, praising his career and recent move to Fairfield. Speakers included Harry Ward Julius Enslin Dr W W Bowers Frank L Wilson who presented a gift, while Orville Elder acted as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Falk
Joe
Washington
Fairfield
Orville
Wilson
Congress Hotel
Carl Hedges
Lay of a Hen to be performed in Ainsworth Friday
The humorous four act play The Lay of a Hen will be presented Friday night June 15 in Ainsworth for farmers and poultry enthusiasts. It is educational and entertaining, previously staged at Chicago Edgewater Beach Hotel and at several state college events. The free performance is under the auspices of the Ainsworth Co-operative Store Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
American Baby Chick Producers’ Association
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Ainsworth Co-operative Store Co
Brigade of Crack Chinese Troops Enter Peking
A brigade of Shansi troops entered Peking today with other nationalist soldiers stationed nearby awaiting orders. General Han Pu Chu, nationalist leader, assumed full responsibility for the lives and property of foreigners in Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Peking
Han Pu Chu
Windstorm Hits Washington Area Causing Telephone Outages
Last night a severe wind storm split trees and knocked about a hundred phones in Washington and rural lines out of service. Long distance lines were disrupted but largely restored by afternoon. no cables broken. Carnival tents at the grounds south of town were toppled though shows resume tonight. Rainfall measured .61 inch, aiding crops, while gardens recover as authorities note little lasting damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Loyd Morrison
Washington Telephone Company
Muscatine
United Press
Journal
Farm Relief Bid Wins in Louisa County Vote
The Columbus Gazette reports Louisa County voters approved a $100,000 bonds for a new courthouse in a special election tied to the primary. Wapello and nearby townships gave large majorities, Columbus Junction cast light turnout, and officials plan rapid but orderly construction after selecting an architect and drawing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Gazette
Louisa County
Wapello
Wapella Township
Wapella Town
Leiswid
Des Moines Pays Damages for Ruined Stockings and Dress
Miss Catherine Casey of Lake Park Iowa was reimbursed after a Des Moines city council visit. A newly painted park bench caused damage to her new hose and dress. A check to replace the hose and clean the dress was mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Catherine Casey
Lake Dry
Iowa
HASKINS Mrs John Godlove and relatives travel and visit
Mrs John Godlove Haskins visits Muscatine with her daughter and plans a two to three week stay with her sister in Letts. Mr and Mrs Milton Edmonds and two sons of near Lone Tree visit the Bean and Matherseft families in St Louis after an early Sunday gathering. Ethel Vivian and Hazel Booth from Davenport visit their parents until Sunday. Marjorie McCreedy from Davenport to spend two weeks with friends and kin. Orville Albright family visit Schaeffer family in Burlington. Ethelyn stays longer, possibly two to three weeks.
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Haskins
Jane
Elizabeth Wallace
Muscatine
Pearson
Letts
Milton Edmonds
Near Lone Tree
Jim Bean
Daryl Matherseft
St. Louis
Ethel
Vivian
Hazel Booth
Boys Need Money to Attend Summer Camp
Local YMCA organizers turn to an informal employment agency to help boys aged 11 to 17 raise $8 camp fees for the July 17 to 27 session on a Skunk river bluff site near Brinton's bridge. About 50 boys hope to attend. jobs offered by Washington residents and led by the YMCA, with university botany help from Prof. B. Skimek. Notable registrants include John and Paul Maney of Cedar Rapids and two sons of Prof. and Mrs. Arch Owen of Egypt, awaiting final reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Skunk
Brinton
B. Skimek
Botany
State University of Town
John and Paul Maney
Cedar Rapids
Arch Owen
Egypt
Farm relief to be urged at party conventions
Chicago June 8 The American Farm Bureau Federation decided to put the farm relief issue before both major parties and leave the solution to them. No mention was made of the equilization fee in their resolution. Kansas City June 8 A farm alliance backing four presidential candidates moved to block Herbert Hoover as the Republican nominee. An executive committee from Lowden, Watson, Curtis and Golf outlined plans to unite Hoover opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Frank ©. Lowden
Illinois
James E. Watson
Indiana
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Guy
Golf
West Virginia
Hoover
Knights of Pythias Decoration Service Sunday
The Knights of Pythias will hold their annual decoration service on Sunday June 10. Members assemble at the hall at 2 PM to march to the cemeteries. Past Grand Chancellor Robert R Hibbs will attend and speak at Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Robert R. Hibbs
Elm Grove Cemetery
Saturday's Five Best Radio Features from 1928
United Press summary lists WBZ Springfield at 6 10 CST with Boston symphony pop concert, WEAF at 7 CST with National Symphony, WJZ at 6 CST, navy band, WLS Chicago 6 CST barndance, WMAK Buffalo 7 CST opera Iolanthe, with various network notes and listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
WBZ Springfield
Boston Symphony
WEAF
National Symphony Orchestra
WJZ
Navy Band
WLS
Chicago
Barndance
WMAK
Buffalo
Iolanthe
Washington Daughters Return From Cedar Rapids En Campment
Six Washington women represented the local Daughters of Union Veterans at the Cedar Rapids three day en campment. The group included Mrs. J. C. Boice and five others. A highlight was the first father and daughters banquet at the Hotel Montrose with nearly 400 attendees, including 200 G A R veterans. Judge Willets of Iowa delivered a eulogy and showed lasting interest in the Daughters of Veterans. The local organization has about seventy members and was formed four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daughters of Union Veterans
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Boice
Fred Palmer
Carl Phillips
Will Dupuis
Phil Weldin
C. W. McLaughlin
Crystal Room
Montrose
G. A. R. Veterans
Willets
Towa
Daughters of Veterans Organization
Daughter of Veterans Organization
Rodman, Oldest Iowa Graduate, Returns for Commencement
George G. Rodman of Washington Iowa, a University of Iowa baseball star from fifty six years earlier, was the oldest graduate to attend commencement. He earned his law degree in 1872 and joined other former Hawkeye stars honored at the field house dedication ceremony last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
George G. Rodman
Washington
University of Iowa
Rodman
Hawkeye
Field House
Iowa wool nets a substantial price
Ames Iowa June 8 A car of this years wool clip was to be shipped today by Story county wool raisers to the pool of the National Wool Growers association Last year 11000 pounds of wool shipped in a similar pool netted growers five cents more a pound than the local bid.
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Ames
Story County
National
Wool Growers’ Association
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Earl Hansen
Lois
San Diego
Calif
Hansen
Ida Howell
Frances Lyman
Flint, Mich
Russell Howell
the Junction
Falk
Hen
Frank B. Miller
Southern Utilities Company
Farm Bureau Federation
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Court House
Y. M.cc. A
Veterans Daughters Home
Rapids
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