Farm Board Chief Defends Stabilization Program
James C. Stone, head of the federal farm board, defended the stabilization program before the US Chamber of Commerce, saying it was fully justified by agriculture’s emergency. At Minneapolis, the board took control of 23,061,000 bushels of wheat, a record single day grain exchange on the world market.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
United States Chamber of Commerce
Stone
Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Farm Board Today
Duluth
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Tax Cut Bill Signed Today by Governor
Des Moines May 1 The Jeliott bill cuts local taxes by five percent over two years and mandates reductions by county township school district and city taxing bodies. Turner also signed the Myers bill placing pipeline firms under railroad supervision and levying permit and annual occupation taxes. A third bill modernizes the inheritance tax statute to raise about 500000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.R
Dan W .Turner
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Turner
County High School Meet Promises Keen Track Action
Washington field hosts the county track meet with Wellman Kalona Brighton and West Chester expected to challenge Washington. Prizes include first and second place trophies high point man and relay awards with ribbons for top three in events. Preliminaries start 10 30 am and finals run from 2 pm with pole vault at 336 pm admission 26 cents adults 10 cents children
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Washington Field
Wellman
Kalona
Brighton
West Chester
Washington
Watchman killed at Lima asylum in inmate assault
Louis Kiel aged 48, a night watchman at the Lima state hospital for the criminally insane, was strangled early today by two inmates. One of the assailants escaped from the facility.
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Lima, O
Louis Kiel
Lima State Hospital
Music Week Opens in Washington With May 3 Observance
National Music week starts Sunday May 3 in Washington with church music inaugurating the event. A concert scheduled for Thursday May 7 by high school glee clubs and orchestra is canceled due to the junior college play contest in the high school auditorium that evening.
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Washington
Local shoppers named from Keota Wellman and neighboring towns
Among the shoppers here today were Jess Shalla of Well man Joe Voodaril of Ainsworth L B Henry of Keota John Dill of Keota Verne Rogers of Olds and Homer Brinton of Brighton Mr and Mrs Forrest Green and son of Keota shopped here yesterday afternoon.
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Jess Shalla
Wellman
Joe Voodaril
Ainsworth
L. B. Henry
Keota
John Dill
Verne Rogers
Olds
Homer Brinton
Brighton
Forrest Green and Son
Keiper Heads to State Spelling Meet for Des Moines
Ronald Keiper, Ainsworth eighth grade spelling champion for 2031, travels to Des Moines for a banquet at Kirkwood hotel and will compete at Roosevelt High School tomorrow at 2 p.m. His parents accompany him. The county has a history of spelling champions including Darbvyshire and Karl Dickinson, with Roald named county winner this year.
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Ronald Keiper
Ainsworth
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Roosevelt High School
Clyde Keiper
Darbvyshire
Shiloh
Marion Township
Washington County
Karl Dickinson
Washington, D. C
Riverside Rural School
Brighton Township
Roald
Washington County High School
Florence Marr
No. 3
Oregon Township
Madman in command of Pacific freighter endangers crew
The Santa Cecilia, two days out of Corinto, with a crew barricaded in cabins, is steering toward Panama while seeking help. Radio attempts fail as authorities in San Diego and San Francisco seek naval and health officials. The captain asks if a hospital exists in Acapulpo Mexico and requests possible sedation guidance.
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Pacific
San Diego
Calif
Santa Cecilia
Carly
Cape San Lucas
Mex
Panama
Honolulu
Eleventh Naval District
Maninc
Twelfth Naval District
San Francisco
United States Department of Health
Radio Corporation of America
Acapulpo Mexical
Acapulpo
Corinto
Nicaragua
Natilus Steamship Company of
Philadelphia
West Chester High to graduate four seniors in May
Four high school graduates and sixteen eighth grade graduates will finish at West Chester schools on May 15. Rev. Blaine Hyten of Cedar Rapids will deliver the commencement address on Youth at the Cross Roads. Banquet, play and baccalaureate events accompany the ceremonies.
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West Chester
Blaine Hyten
The
Christian Church
Cedar Rapids
Cross Roads
Supt
M. J Tandy
Layburn Lewis
Leland Griggs
Laural Statler
Keith Wells
Tandy
Lafayette Stout
Mary Belle Stout
Lesly Charpening
Charles Ralston
Russell Stoops
Orphai Yoder
Gayle Thrapp
Esther Baughman
Margaret Smith
Louise Porter
Francis Mottet
Roger Poore
le Jia Ramege
Cloyce Watson
la Vonne Foriash
Lewis Pininmer
High School
Methodist Church
Merle Lefever
Hyten
Burned Houses in Coal Mine Strike Region Harlan Ky
Sixteen houses owned by the Ellis Knob coal company burned to the ground in Harlan Kentucky on May Day. Sheriff J H Blair suspects a demonstration by striking miners as fires broke out simultaneously at several sites. The region has seen recent violence including a gun battle between strikers and open shop miners.
Three Sentenced for Stealing Hogs in Iowa County
Wayne Kinsinger Earl and Ernie Shettler of the Wellman community were sentenced yesterday at Marengo for stealing hogs in Iowa county. They received not more than five years in state prison after pleading guilty to the crimes committed Wednesday night.
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Wayne Kinsinger
Earl
Ernie Shettler
Wellman
Marengo
Iowa County
Explosion Death Toll Reported Near Rio de Janeiro
May Day crowds in Rio de Janeiro mourn victims of the Nicvetheroy Chemical plant blast. Officials and workers gather to identify the dead as rooms and streets are littered with debris. Early estimates place the toll at about 150.
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Rio DE Janerto
Rio de Janeiro
Nicvetheroy Chemical
Brazil
Birmingham Man Dies in Auto Crash
Three Birmingham residents were hospitalized in Fairfield Iowa after a late night accident killed Roy Mathias of Birmingham. Elmer Barnett 30 Fairfield attempted to pass the car Mathias rode in and locked wheels, causing the auto to overturn three times.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Birmingham
Roy Mathias
Elmer Barnett
Mathias
Four Plays in Production Contest at Local Junior College
Four one act plays entered in a production contest sponsored by the junior college Y club will be presented Thursday evening May 7 in the high school auditorium. It is the first year for this type of event with junior college students performing. Lawrence Mekhane chairs the contest committee for the Y club.
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Lawrence Mekhane
Trojans Edge Notre Dame In Spring Football Clash
Captain Lester Jones leads the Trojans to a 6 0 win over Notre Dame Trish in Washington high school spring practice. A third quarter score resulted from a blocked punt with strong defense and ragged offense. Coaches optimistic for next year amid ample promising players and a challenging selection ahead.
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Lester Jones
Trojans
Notre Dame Trish
Max Raymond
Washington High School
Jones
Guy Carlton
Jim Shultz
Gail Fisher
Bill Kern
Notre Dame Dickinson
Turner
Endicott
Jungbluth
Durst
Booth
Anderson
Raymond
Kupka
Libe
Crone
W. Jones
Southern California
Leeper
Richard Busby Taken by Death at Age Seven
Richard Dale Busby seven years old son of Mr and Mrs H S Busby died at 1120 East Main Street this morning after illness since Easter with pneumonia as cause. Funeral set for Sunday afternoon at Shermans Funeral Home with Rev P E B Roll, burial in Elim Grove cemetery. He was born January 18 1924 in Washington and was a Wallace School first grader. Survived by parents two sisters Kessel Conner and M P Reed and a brother Karl J Busby. three brothers Lloyd Donald Carl deceased.
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Richard Dale Busby
H. S. Busby
East Main Street
Sherman
P. EB. Roll
Christian Church
Elim Grove
Richard
Washington
Wallace School
Kessel Conner
St. Madison
M. P. Reed
West Liberty
Karl J. Busby
Lloyd
Donald
Carl
Air travel woes and oil woes noted in Texas trip
The writer compares airline reliability between towns, praises pilot Herb Kindred with 12,000 hours no accidents, recalls vast ploughing from Washington to Texas for cotton, laments unsold crops, and comments on a new Texas oil field driving down oil prices.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Atlanta
Herb Kindred
Rockefeller
Washington
Texas
Clay Township Women Win First in Farm Bureau Event
The Clay township demonstration led by Mrs. N. O. Woodford and Miss Frances Meacham won first place at the farm bureau women’s achievement day in city hall, scoring 965 of 1000 and earning a spot at the state fair. The exhibit featured cake making and included strong entries from Jackson, Crawford, Washington, Brighton, and Lime Creek. May Larson of Iowa State College judged, praising posters and selecting the state fair showpiece slogan Farm Bureau for All. Lime Creek’s poster Farm Bureau Keeps Farm Folks in Step With the World was chosen for the state exhibit.
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Clay Township
Farm Bureau
N. O. Woodford
Frances Meacham
Clay
Jackson
Crawford
Washington
Brighton
Lime Creek
Washington County Farm Bureau
May Larson
Iowa State College Extension Service
Brighton Township
Farm
Crawford Township
Community Farm Bureau
Lime Creek Township
Communists Observe Day as a Holiday Worldwide
United Press reports May Day celebrations and unrest across London Paris Moscow Berlin Madrid and Vienna with police clashes arrests and mass demonstrations. In the United States the day is quiet though planned New York rally and meetings occur amid broader global political activity.
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United Press
Moscow
Otters
United States
New York
London
Hyde Parkes
Paris
France
Russia
Policeman Killed in Chicago Shootout Tied to Lingle Case
Chicago May 1 Anthony Ruby once linked to the Lingle murder by visions was shot dead at his post during a rush hour spree by bank robber Frank Jordan. Jordan wounded an officer and more bystanders before being captured. Mayor Cer Mak led the case and Jordan faced grand jury on murder charges. Ruthy and gangster Sutler had died recently in linked events.
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Chicago
Anthony Ruby
Lingle
Ruthy
Frank Jordan
Patrick Durkin
Ernest Schneublin
Anton J. Cermak
Jordan
Benny Sutler
Butler
Leo V. Brothers
Frank Foster
Foster
Ruby
Abraham Lincoln
Randolph-Michigan
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Chester High
Kentucky
Jiggs
Higgs
George McManus
Metropolitan
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W2xck
Californitia
Notre Dame
Richard Busby
MR. and
Men
H. S
Busby
Joseph Kysa
Riverside
Ives McKay
Clarence Parizek
Dorothy Hesser
Sorrell
Kolosick
Carr
Snyder
Hunsaker
Glider
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Pacini
Allen
L. Jones
Franklin
R. Sorrel
Jarrard
Spain
New Home
Victoria
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Gonzales
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Beatrice
Fontainbleau
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Dover
Rogers
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Hyde Park
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