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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1930
Page
10
Iowa forms a state committee on illiteracy to join a national advisory group. Secretary Wilbur announces Iowa led the nation in literacy with only 1.1 percent of residents unable to read or write.
The Sikorsky seaplane, holder of three world records in a fortnight, burst into flames during flight near Fairfield on March 18. Pilot Boris Sergievsky safely landed in Long Island Sound, escaped unharmed, and floated until a speedboat reached him. The fire’s cause was unknown.
Detroit clipping reports J. H. Warren dies nine hours after a crash on Kensington road and Charlevoix street in Grosse Pointe Park. Five in Warren family injured, nurse shocked, Alfred Bender Jr. cut above eye, others treated and released. Police statements from Daniel Price and Merritt Cooley. Keosauqua burial note: Civil War veteran Law Fosnot buried yesterday.
The article traces Mexican military leaders like Aurelio Supulveda and Jose Gonzalo Escobar who fled revolution to live in border states and major U.S. cities. It notes exiles in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, with others in Europe and South America, detailing their altered roles and breathing space abroad.
Noble Wilson a 35 year old Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad operator was shot during a station robbery in Avoca Iowa. Wilson identified the bandit who entered just after a train left and demanded keys to the cash drawer before taking 21. He telephoned a deputy sheriff and was sent to Council Bluffs for treatment with a prognosis of probable recovery.
Defense lawyers seek a continuance in the murder trial of Mrs Miner to study her life history. Doctors report she has mental capacity like a child under ten. Judge Ring weighs the request while Albert Hartwis, linked to the case, remains jailed on murder charges.
Des Moines report shows a decline in influenza cases for the week ending March 18 with 624 cases recorded, down about 20 from the previous week. Dr. Henry Albertson commented on the trend as the state health commission continues monitoring the situation.
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