Mississippi River Floods Calmly Yet Ruthlessly Across Delta
A NEA Service feature by John H. Sorkreless portrays the Mississippi flood across the delta from Cairo to Vicksburg. It describes towns under water, refugees at boat landings, and resilient residents who refuse to abandon their lands and livelihoods. The piece blends lyrical river imagery with stark scenes of loss, calling the river a patient, inexorable force that shapes a steadfast people.
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John H. Sorkreless
Memphis Press-Scimitar
NEA
Memphis
Rhine
Tiber
Danube
Caesar
Gallere
Thames
Father of Waters
Mississippi
Cairo
Vicksburg
NEA Service, Inc
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Simsboro
Ark
China
Chiang Kaishek
Hankow
Canton
Pukeow
Yangtse
Nanking
Coolidge
Shanghai
Peking
Kellogg
Wellman Community Notes Highlight Local Moves
Wellsman residents share moves and visits including Fred Porshe ing heading to Iowa City to join Iowa City Battery Co. and purchase a new Chevy coach. Families visit, travel for funerals, and paving work prompts street digging and water line checks.
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Wellman
Fred Porsheing
Iowa City
Iowa City Battery Co
J. & Durst
Pardon Corrects Credit for Sorosis Club Report
In Kalona during the Washington County Federated club convention the credit for the Sorosis club report was misattributed to Mrs. John Clegg of Ainsworth and should have gone to Mrs. M. Eden, secretary. The note praises the first district Sorosis club as enthusiastic and well coordinated by its officers.
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John Desing
Riverside
Walters
A. J. Yoder
Cedar Rapids
Wellman Lumber Co
Wellman Yard
Munson
Merle Munson
Wellman
Oskaloosa
Merle
Mrs. Bonser
Hurlington
Kenneth
John J. Miller
Kalona
Jacob Gunden
Dave
Washington County Federated Club
John Clegg
Ainsworth
Sorosis Club
M. Eden
Mississippi flood relief effort dominates current events
Secretary Hoover led federal response as the Mississippi River flood devastated communities from Memphis to New Orleans. Levee breaches prompted drastic action near Poydras while the National Guard aided evacuations. Red Cross drives and a $5 million fund support flood victims, with nationwide contributions and calls for national engineering solutions.
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Mississippi Valley
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Coolidge
Memphis
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Arkansas
Mississippi A
Louisiana
Mr. Hoover
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Poydras
Crescent City
Col
John M. Parker
West Bank
Mississippi
Natchest
President Coolidge
Red Cross
Mississippi River
Coolidge Outlines Government Attitude at U P Anniversary Dinner
President Coolidge speaks at the United Press anniversary dinner in New York outlining the administration’s stance toward government policies and national priorities. The event highlights the era’s press-government relations as he addresses policy directions and national outlook.
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Mexico
Nicaragua
China
Obregon
Nanking
United States
New York
The
United Press
Coolidge
Soviet War Minister Claims Russian Army Size Exaggerated
Soviet War Minister Yevoross Silopp told the Moscow congress that Russia must train all men and was applauded by women delegates. He dismissed the British claim of a 10 million reservist force and stated actual wartime strength is 600000 with 10066o as permanent NCOs.
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Yvoross Silopp
Allbunt
Moscow
Russlan Wollen
Rus ‘la
Aris
William Gibbs Madoc and the 1928 Democratic Convention
William Gibbs Madoc, visiting New York, believes he aided dry elements in preventing Al Smith’s presidential nomination. Anti Saloon League leaders share the view. McAdoo urges Smith withdrawal for party unity, but Smith remains noncommittal. Washington invites the 1928 Democratic Convention to be in the national capital.
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New York
Guv
al Smith
Democratic Party
Anti Saloon League
McAdoo
Smith
Washington
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