Plans Probe of Federal Farm Board and Relief Bills
Washington reporters note a compromise to allocate 300 million in federal aid by population and need and a promised investigation of the federal farm board led by Senator McNary. The Senate retained a 70 percent cut in the board’s 1933 operating fund as Congress moves on supply bills.
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Hoover
Death claim for Mrs James T Green in Washington
Funeral services for Mrs. James T. Green, who died at Washington county hospital, will be held at 4:30 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian church with Dr F W Eastwood in charge. Interment is in Elm Grove cemetery. She leaves her husband James Theron Green and a son James Jordon Green, plus her parents Sherm and Hannah Welch and siblings Esther Condit and Ferreol Welch. She was born January 15 1906 in Washington and was a Washington High School graduate of 1923.
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Washington County Hospital
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Eastwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sherman
Sherm Welch
South Seventh Avenue
Green
Washington
Hannah Kathryn Welch
Washington High School
Iown State College
Ames
H. I. Ward
James Theron Green
Aledo
Ill
James Jordon Green
Esther Condit
Pueblo, Colo
Ferreol Welch
Rubio couple visits last evening
Mr and Mrs. George Klett of Rubio were here last evening.
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George Klett of
Rubio
E W Chrissinger Dies at 87 in Iowa Hospital
Ezra W Chrissinger 87 died at Washington county hospital after four years of declining health and a final two weeks of serious illness He was born in Ohio March 7 1845 and served in Co G 45th Iowa Infantry after the Civil War he farmed near Winfield He married Mary Warren March 28 1819 they lived southeast of town before moving to 217 West Tyler Street Funeral services set for 2 30 tomorrow at Sherman s funeral home.
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Washington County Hospital
Sherman
F. C. Witzigman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Chrissinger
Ohio
Iowa
Co. G. 45Th
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Winfield
Mary Warren
West
Tyler Street
Young Emil Goettsch rewarded for signaling defective rail
Emil Goettsch, son of William Goettsch in Manning Iowa, received a wrist watch from the Great Western railroad after he reported a defective rail. He ran toward an oncoming train and signaled with a handkerchief, preventing a potential derailment.
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Iowa
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Emil Goettsch
William Goettsch
Great Western Railroad
Lindbergh testifies to Curtis hoax in kidnap case trial
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh describes his efforts to secure the return of Charles Jr through negotiations with John Hughes Curtis. He recounts several sea trips with Curtis in belief the ransom talks were genuine, as Curtis repudiates his earlier tale under oath.
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N. J
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Charles A. Lindbergh
John Hughes Curtis
Curtis
Plank Demands 18th Amendment Repeal At Democratic Platform
Spokesmen from twenty states urged a plank pledging repeal of the eighteenth amendment and changes to the Volstead act. The draft pressed to stop liquor importations into dry states and faced divisions over whether to submit repeal at the convention. The Roosevelt group backs submission while a bloc of wet states fights it.
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Edward A. O'Neal
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Mrs C L Stoutner and Son Visit Washington
Mrs C L Stoutner and her son of Zeeta were in Washington last evening, signaling a social or family visit and potential local interest in travel.
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C. L. Stoutner
Zeeta
Washington
End Schedule of Kittenball Ends First Round
The Washington kit tenball league completed the first round yesterday evening with six teams. A second round is planned after a managers meeting to adopt a new schedule. No games are scheduled for next week. Last night scores include American Pearl 20 over Fourth Ward 38 and First Ward 18 over Third Ward 2.
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Washington Kittenball League
Troop F
American Pearl
Convention Day Two Dull Start Brightened by Barkley Repeal Plea
June 2 report from Chicago notes the opening day of the conventions was largely dull with a half empty galleries and a brief cheer as Senator Barkley proposed a repeal plank. The Arkansas delegation quietly sat through, New York chanted for beer, and Roosevelt ceded the two thirds rule amid confusions on abrogation.
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Chicago
Barkley
Has Skunk for Pet in Mount Vernon Iowa
David Peterson a Correll College student from Escanaba Michigan keeps a skunk as a pet. Peterson says the skunk is very friendly despite being shunned and feeds it a diet of eggs milk and meat.
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Mount Vernon, Iowa
Ins
David Peterson
Correll College
Escanaba Mich
Peterson
Western Plant Quarantine board meet in Montana
Representatives from 13 states and Canadian provinces convene in Bozeman on June 9 with H. A. Stafford Montana agriculture commissioner presiding. The gathering includes a session of the Western Area Standardization conference.
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Bozeman, Mont
INS
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Western Plant Quarantine Board
H. A. Stafford
Montana
Roosevelt Forces Win First Test At Democratic Convention
In Chicago on the first convention test Roosevelt backers defeated the anti-Roosevelt faction but fell short of the two thirds needed to nominate. Huey Long and his Louisiana delegates were seated amid a tense scene with near fist fights and disputed tallies. The vote split shows pro Long alignment from Roosevelt states and anti-Roosevelt blocs from other states.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
Iowa
T. Diamond
Sheldon
Arthur Mullen
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Roosevelts Backed By Telephonic Shift On Two-Thirds Rule
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt decided to abandon a fight for a special majority rule at the convention. He ordered his leaders to seek a majority vote after six ballots if no candidate had two-thirds support.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Convention Pitches Open as Fight Reaches Stadium
In Chicago on June 28 delegates moved fighting clashes from back rooms to the stadium. The opening event shifted from speeches to a series of pitched battles as the Democratic National Convention entered an exposed confrontation day.
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Chicago
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Democrats Convene in Chicago Second Session Opens
The Democratic National Convention meets in Chicago for its second session. Temporary Chairman Senator Alben W. Barkley calls the meeting to order at noon. Monsignor Francis Ostrowski gives the invocation. Reports on credentials and permanent organization are heard. Election of permanent chairman and rules report follow.
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Alben W. Barkley
Francis G. Ostwoski
St. Josaphat’s Church
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