President of Mexico Meets with Priests in Peace Talks
In Mexico City June 12 Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores and Bishop Pascual met with President Emilio Portes Gil to discuss peace in the religious conflict. The talks occurred in Chapultepec Castle with Calles briefly present before leaving once the meeting began.
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Mexico City
Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores
Pascual
Emilio Porte
Ings
Sala de Acuerdos
Chapultep Castle
Plutarco Elias Calles
Road contracts in 21 counties awarded
Ames June 12 21 counties awarded road contracts by the state highways mission in a large letting. Paving 67 miles of highway in Adams Crawford Clarke Davis Premont Scott and Wapello counties costs 1 795 566 7 includes gravel for 90 miles in Bremer Cedar Clay and Backbone State Park in Delaware county. Bridges culverts and viaducts will be built in Buchanan Clinton Montgomery Pottawattamie Winnebago counties and Harrison Jackson Story and Pottawattamie counties. Eakmoy moving to motor boats replacing skin boats.
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Ames
State Highways Mission
Adams
Crawford
Clarke
Davis
Premont
Scott
Wapello
Bremer
Cedar, Clay
Backbone State Park
Delaware County
Buchanan
Clinton
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
Wineshiek
Harrison, Jackson, Story
City warns racers after Washington street car race
Raymond and Ciomen Chatupa raced cars on North Marion avenue Sunday. Mayor Jain W. Applegate reports the event raised a fine of ten dollars and costs, with the city fund receiving twenty dollars, as streets are not tracks. The mayor urges drivers to avoid street racing and keep streets safe.
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Raymond and Ciomen
Chatupa
Wilppet
Marion Avenue Speedway
General Fund
City ‘of
Washington
Jain W. Applegate
City” Hall
Washington City
Applegate
Corn in Iowa Fields Progress Report from Des Moines
Des Moines reports corn progress steady across Iowa with 20 percent of planting unfinished in the south. Central and northwest have most fields cultivated, while the northeast needs rain to germinate. Oats and barley are generally in good condition though some areas are dry or wet. Winter wheat heads northward, hay crops grow, fruit drops reduce a good crop outlook, and honey flow from white clover remains strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Woodbury
Bulletin
Fisher Accepts Y M C A Position
The Y M C A announces Gale Fisher will be part time Physical instructor for the year. He will attend Washington junior college and supervise gym and swimming pool activities. Edwin Griffith will take over as assistant secretary. The move adds manpower during busy hours and strengthens physical social and religious activities with plans for a strong Washington program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Fisher
Washon Junior College
Schame
Edwin Griffith
Lakera
Washington
Three Iowa Counties Vote on Road Bond Elections
Voters in Jamilton Pottawattamie and Franklin counties went to the polls to approve county road bond issues totaling 2 million dollars. Two bond elections set for Friday cover Mardin and Bren er counties. Muscatine Madison Appanoose County actions set for August 1 June 15 January 27 with amounts ranging from 270 000 to 1 2 million.
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SS Moines
Iowa
Jamilton
Pottawattamie
Franklin
Mardin
Brener
Board of Supervisors
Musatine
Madison
Appanoose County
County Board of Supervisors
Justice of the Peace Fines Charles Bush for Intoxication
Justice of the Peace W K E Bute fined Charles Bush five dollars and costs this morning for intoxication. The article notes the symbol for zero was invented in India around the sixth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
W. KE. Butever
Charles Bush
India
Man dies after prohibition raid wounds in Detroit
Detroit, June 12. Archibald Kugster 21 died at Delay Industrial hospital after being shot by a customs order patrolman during a prohibition raid. Prosecutors said the shooting was unjustified as investigation continued.
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Detroit
Mich
Hister
Archibald Kugster
Customs ‘Order
Delay Industrial Hospital
Eugst
Josh
van R. Ring
Atorley
Cox
Lato
Engste
White
Country Club Special Parties Committee Announcements
Committees for special parties at the country club are listed with chairpersons and members. Upcoming events include a June 2 children’s party for ages up to high school with chair Mrs Leland Morrison and several aides, a September 7 children’s dance, and a Halloween costume affair on October 31 chaired by Mrs Manton Hebner with several listed sponsors and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club Counmans
Ted
Leland Morrison
Frank Miller
George Morriso
Leslie Eicher
E.man
P Many
Ralph $I
Loyd Lytle
Hallowe
Manton Hebner
Ralph Shannon
A.B. Baldridge
P. J. Etter
Mrs. Nicola Riverside Woman Laid to Rest After Fifty Years
Mrs. Sasa Nicola a longtime Riverside resident died aged seventy nine and was buried in Riverside cemetery after funeral services at the home of her son Walter. She was born July 12 1841 in West Virginia and had four children Jacob C Nicola Walt Nicola John and Clara Mathews. She leaves four grandchildren and three great grandchildren and a sister in Burr Oak Kansas.
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Riverside
Sasa Nicola
Walter
Susan Smith
West Virginia
Towa
Pilotshuts
Eugene
Nicola
Town City
John
Clara Mathews
Jacob C. Nicola
Willameburg
Walt Nicola
Burr Oak
Kansas
Harry
John Younkin
William Kneera
George Gerot
William
Lyle O'Connor
Riverside Cemetery
Founder of Scouts in America Dies at His Chicago Home
Chicago dispatch reports W. D. Boyce founder of the Boy Scouts of America died at his bungalow near Lake Michigan. The veteran publisher and explorer helped expand scouting to thousands of American boys and began the movement after a London encounter with a khaki uniformed boy who guided him to his destination.
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Scouts In America
Chicago
W. D. Boyce
Boy Scouts of America
Glo! Trotter
Lake Michigan
Bay Loop
Ovil
Ameri
London
Boyce
FSA
Boy Scout
Scout Movement
England
Robert Bude
Powell Co
Severe Storm Knocks Down Limbs and Wires in Washington
A late day storm in Washington snapped limbs and disrupted power and telephone service. Trees damaged, lines downed, and about 150 drops off line with rural areas affected. Lincoln electric and Iowa Southern Utilities crews worked to restore service after transmission line damage west of town.
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Washington
Ers Ieee Ae Asia Te
Washington Telephone Company
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Lloyd Morrison
Telephone
Huttm ‘Ntarforad
Frank Miller
Storms batter eight Midwest states causing multiple deaths
Severe electrical storms and tornadoes swept across eight Midwest states including Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota and Indiana. At least ten lives were reported lost in 24 hours with damage to homes, vehicles, and infrastructure. In Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids area two men escaped a collapsing tree while others faced flooding and downed trees.
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Chicago
Vicent Electrical
Middle West States
Ilinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Indiana
Ohio Valley
Col
Kingston Minn
Junior Band Plans First Concert This Thursday
The junior Washington band formed two months ago will give its first concert Thursday at 8 15 p m in Central Park. About fifty members are in the organization with tryouts incomplete and final personnel not yet selected. Milburn McKay directs and asks members to report Thursday evening at city hall in white costumes with black trim.
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Washington
Central Park
Milburn McKay
Corn Belt Committee Opposed to Farm Relief Bill
Members of the Corn Belt Committee representing over 1,000 farmers across seven midwestern states returned home after adopting resolutions denouncing the farm relief bill and tariff plan. They condemned the senate rejection and urged equalization of farm surpluses, saying sponsors fail to make tariffs effective for agriculture.
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Corn Belt Cornmitice
U.P
Middlewestern
Retter
Senate
Republican Party
Farmers of America
Service for Miss Humphreys Planned at Presbyterian Church
Fanerat services for Miss Minatyrtte Humphreys will be held Thursday at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Dr F W Eastwood. Burial follows at Camber In the Welch near noon. Miss Humphreys, daughter of Griffith and Catherine Humphreys, died after a brief illness of appendicitis. She was a native of Wyman Apr 22 1891 and had moved to Washington with her family five years ago. She leaves her father two brothers and two sisters. Her mother died Sept 1 18. She was active in the Presbyterian Church community work.
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Wyman Apert
Miss Humphreys
Griffith Humphreys
Catherin Adeline
Davis) Humphreys
Wayman
Washington
Wyman
Prowyterian Church
YMCA Pool Summer Swimming Schedule
The Y M C A announces summer pool hours with beginner boys at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. for junior boys on Mondays and Wednesdays. Girls and women swim 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, 2:20 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on both days. Saturday includes 9:00 a.m. beginner boys and 10:00 a.m. junior boys with afternoon and evening sessions for men.
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Schoos
Sinis
Stanton Ta
Debenture Fight Rages Over Farm Bill Retention
Washington reports show a House vote planned to decide the debenture issue with absent members. Debenture supporters push militant action while Republican Brookhart urges a progressive surge. Hoover convenes leaders, pledges farm relief and possible passage without the debenture.
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Washington
U.e
Senate
Hoover
Brookhart
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Emmett J. White
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John Shea
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