Yellow Bird and Green Flash Take Off Bound for Paris
The Yellow Bird with three French fliers lifted off for Paris today after earlier trouble at Old Orchard. The Green Flash and the crew planned a simultaneous hop to Rome or another European capital but crashed on the beach. Pilot Roger Williams and navigator Lewis A. Yancey escaped injury. The Green Flash is to be returned to Wilmington Delaware for repairs.
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United Press
Paris
Old Orchard
Rome
Tourlet
Iceland
Reykjavik
America
Matthiens Rock
Ki Penobscot Bay
Here
Yellow Hird
Roger
Willams
Lewis A Yancey
Wilmingt
Delaware
County Board of Supervisors Adjusts Farm Animal Valuations
At a county board of supervisors meeting, the equalization panel adjusted livestock assessments across multiple townships to align valuations. Hearing of objections possible at next session on June 18, with changes including increases for young cattle and colts and decreases for feeding cattle and older steers across Brighton, Crawford, Dutch Creek, English River, Franklin, Highland, Iowa, Lime Creek, Seventy Six, Washington, and Oregon townships.
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Bo of Supervisors
Agai
Equalization Board
Brighton Township
Crawford
Dutch Creek
English River
Franklin
Lime Creek
Washington
Oregon
County road bond issues pass in three Iowa elections
Des Moines reports three county road bond measures totaling 3.5 million dollars. Hamilton votes 1681 to 1029 for 1.35 million. Franklin approves 650 thousand. Pottawattamie backs 1.6 million as a county road plan, paving U.S. highway No. 7 and No. 32, with others completed.
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Des Moines
Hamilton County
Hamilton Cannty
Franklin County
Potawattamie County
Junior Band Postponed Due to Weather in Central Janke
Director Milburn McKay of the Washington junior band announced the evening concert is postponed because of cool damp weather. It is likely rescheduled for some night next week. The band formed two months ago and has shown rapid progress as auditions continue under Neil Mumble, Hal Reister, and J. R. Kruger with various students listed among members.
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Milburn McKay
Washington
Don Nklin
Robert Roe
Jute Himable
Lou Jean Stewart
Lorene Hillel
Rouse
Ruth Cunningham
William — Masson
Ray
Kupka
Lucille Busby
Milo
Fred Brown
Willa Busby
Willis
Wittmer
Harry Montgomery
Staley
Dayton
John — Westphal
John Lytle
Ferrol Welch
Former Washington Pastor Dies in Pancallup WA
Rev. Gilman Parker, age eighty four, former pastor of the focal Baptist church, died at his home in Pancallup Washington. He is survived by a widow two sons and a daughter. Parker is remembered by longtime residents for his early ministry. Mrs Sproatt arrived from Town City to visit her mother. H F Steck injured his knee by tripping over a fallen limb Tuesday evening.
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Ward
Gilman Parker
Pancallup
Washington
New. Str
Parker
Focal Baptist Church
Say Sproatt
Waington
H. F. Steck
Soviet Force Pushing Way Into Mongolia
London report quotes Gen. Chang Hsueh to the national government claiming Russian forces have crossed the Manchurian frontier near Holshar along the Trans-Siberian Railway. He says 200,000 Chinese troops are north of the Great Wall and warns of retaliation for a Manchurian raid on Soviet consulates.
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London
Iu Huyaued
Stuagolta
Chang Hsueh
Manchuria
Lian
Chang
Mukde
Manchouli
Holshar
Russia
Chang Wos
Great Wall
Paving Work Pushes 5 Miles On No 2 Road
The McCarthy paving gang started at the county line and will soon begin pouring on the new road south of the railroad tracks in Ainsworth. The highway commission plans to pave most of the new section, leaving about 1100 feet unfinished and surfacing with crushed rock. Grading between town and Crooked Creek to be finished this week if weather allows, with a new creek bridge ready for use. Paving starts at Wellmans and a mile of surfacing on Highway No 1 southeast of that place will finish soon pending good weather.
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Louisa
Milea
Washington
Ainsworth
No. 2
Town
Crooked Creek
William Horrabin
Wellmansis
Tem plars to attend church service with Methodist pastor
Knights Templar announced that the commandery will attend services in the Methodist church next Sunday evening at seven o'clock, invited by the pastor Dr W W Mowers, and will unite at the Masonic temple beforehand.
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W. C. Bell
Bethlehem
Knights Templar
Methodist Church
Pase
W. W. Mowers
Masonic Temple
Ottumwa Wins G A R State Encampment for Next Year
Fort Dodge Iowa June 13 Next year's encampment of the G A R state department will be held in Ottumwa Officers were elected and to be named. J W Ewing of Villisca succeeds J W Tratton Creston as department commander Joseph Prat Port Dodge named senior vice commander L A Revendorf Eldora junior vice commander Director H N Schuster announced the choir will not travel to Keota this evening to present The Rose Maiden due to weather and road conditions with a later date pending.
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Fort Dodge
Nwa Department of the GA. Ro
Ottumwa
G. A. Ie
J. W. Ewing
Villisea
J. W. Tratton
Creston
Joseph Prat
Port Dodge
L.A. Revendorf
Fldora
Ammander
H. N. Schuster
Keota
Joseph H Warren Dies Early Today
Joseph Henry Warren aged unknown died at 5:20 this morning at his home 404 West Main Street following a year of ill health. A prominent local business figure he lived in Washington and Belle Plaine and ran a Warren seed store. He was born January 21 1872 in Tina and worked in groceries before starting his own ventures. He married on June 2 1846 to Klein of Washington and was active in the Pro Methodist church and civic affairs.
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Joseph Henry Warren
Warren
West Main Street
Tormentis
Mr. Warren
Washington
Ash
West End
Fos Sauiye
Hinois
Tino
Amuer
Christina Modernelly Warren
Scott County
Tows
Ladora
Iowa County
Belle Pains
Klein
Lewis Klein
Davenport
Belle Plaine
Day Off icers Shot in Virginia Raid
Wounded state prohibition officers were taken to a Richmond hospital after a raid on a sit in Chesterfield county. Seven armed negroes were arrested and held in Richmond as police described the incident as a raid gone wrong.
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Richmond
Prohibition Enforcement
Chesterfield County
Russell Woolridee
Dewey Elected Grand Master of Iowa Masons
Charles A. Dewey of Dow nes was elected grand master of the Masonic grand lodge at Burlington on the first ballot and installed this morning. He has long been a prominent member of the fraternity in Iowa and has held various honorific positions in local Masonry.
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Charles A. Dewey
Downes
Washington
Masonic Grand Lodge
Purlineton
Judge Dewey
Grand Lodge
Washington — Lodge
Idaho Lieutenant Governor Kidnapped by Bandits
Orofino Idaho June 13 a statewide search was under way for four bandits who kidnapped and robbed Lieut Gov W J Kinne and left him injured. Kinne said the robbers struck several times during the assault. The governor was held up while returning from Portland. Two traveling salesmen held with Kinne were released. Four airplanes and 150 possemen hunted the bandits yesterday and continued today.
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Orofino
Idaho
W. J. Kinne
Kinne
Portland
Handicap Tourney Announced At Washington Country Club
Washington country club tournament committee announces a nine hole handicap event to be played next week. matches must finish by Thursday and cards turned in. players unable to participate should report by Monday for rematching. numerous pairings listed with handicaps from 10 to 22, prize balls to winner and runner-up.
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Loulie Richer
Ralph Gibson
Will Harwood
Washington Country Club
Nnne
Harwood
Wills Jamson
Hal Relter
Whitacre
Shenetelt
Es. M. Hebner
Debenture Farm Bill Vote Moves Back to Conference
In seven minutes with little discussion the House eliminated the debenture plan from the farm bill and sent it back to conference with the Senate. The vote stood 118 for debenture and 250 against, with notable Democratic defections toward Hoover, while 13 Republicans backed the debenture. House Speaker Longworth and Chairman Haugen pushed to take up House bill 15, ordering no debate on debenture and adopting the motion to proceed.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
New York
Campbell Ot
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
House
Hangen
Long
Bank messenger victim of bandits
San Antonio Tex Jui WP Robert Slack messenger for the First State Bank of South San Antonio was held up and robbed of six thousand by two unmasked bandits today.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert Slack
Te First State Bank of
South San Antonio
Frank Whitmer Dies at Washington County Hospital
Frank Whitmer of Brighton, about 63, died at Washington County Hospital after a serious illness at the Congress hotel. A carpenter by trade, he had been a Brighton resident for years and left a wide acquaintance. Funeral services are set for Friday at two o'clock at Domes funeral Rowe with burial in Brighton. Fred Whitmer, his brother, is among surviving relatives. The report also lists several local boxing or athletic results and a note about the Rev. Joan Duncan.
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Jol
Brighton
Washington County Hospital
Congress Hotel
Dollet
Tate
LA Domes
Burlat
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