Amnesty Declared In Nicaragua End To Civil War
General amnesty announced by President Diaz signals a peace deal between liberal and conservative factions under Henry L. Stimson. Termed provisions include Sacasa forces laying down arms, American officers in a native constabulary, Diaz remaining to 1928, US supervised elections, cabinet share for Liberals, and press liberty.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Diaz
Henry N. Stimson
Coolidge
Juan B. Sacasa
United States
Washington
State Department
United Press
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Mothers and Sons Banquet Hosted by Hi Y Club
Seventy five attendees, equal mothers and sons with invited guests, gathered in the OV community room for the Hi Y club annual banquet. Rev J Reade McCrory spoke, toasts were given by Mrs E D Morrison and Merle Benson, and music from the high school quartet and Catherine Geff supplemented the meal by Zeke's serenaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers and Sons
Hi-Y Club
Rev. J. Reade McCrory
Hi-Y
E. D. Morrison
Merle Benson
Catherine Geff
Zeke
R. L. Coulter
Schoolteacher Lela Quintance Killed in Auto Accident
Miss Lela Quintance of Oskaloosa Iowa a public school teacher was killed when the car carrying her and students swerved and overturned in a ditch near Rowan The incident occurred on the return trip from Lake Cornelia The public school closed in tribute to the teacher.
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Rowan
Lela Quintance
Oskaloosa
Lake Cornelia
Great War Ten Years Ago Report on US Volunteers
United Press recalls the Great War ten years past noting 186000 volunteers enrolled to force. Colonel Roosevelt planned to lead men to France as advance guard of American military effort.
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United Press
Tn Force
Roosevelt
France
Barber Examiners Named Under New State Law
Governor Hammill appointed three barber examiners and three cosmetician examiners under the barbers license law and beauty parlor measure. Barber board members are Frank O. Moffitt Sioux City John McGruder Iowa City and F C Sloan Waterloo. Cosmetician examiners are Mrs Mabel Hart Ames Mrs William Klsponlatsky Sioux City and Grace Shinn Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hammill
Forty-Second General Assembly
Barber Examiner Board
Frank O. Moffitt
Sioux City
John McGruder
Iowa City
F. C. Sloan
Waterloo
Barbers Licensing Law
Mabel Hart
Ames
William Klsponlatsky
Grace Shinn
Cavalry Troop Garners Top National Guard Rating
Captain P. J. Crail announces Troop D of the 118th Cavalry received a very satisfactory report after a March inspection by Capt. Leroy King. With 57 of 61 enlisted present, it set an attendance record. camp plans include Fort Riley, Kansas, or Camp Dodge, Iowa, August 14 to 28, under General Poore and Adjutant General Lasher.
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P. J. Crail
118Th Cavalry
Leroy King
National Guard
Iowa
Fort Riley
Kansas
Poore
Seventh Army Corps
Omaha
Louis Lasher
Washington
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Crail
Brighton Enterprise Sold to Irvin F. Kraemer
The Brighton Enterprise reports the sale of the paper to Irvin F. Kraemer of Lansing Michigan effective May 1 with current owner C Heacock remaining through July to supervise the transition. Heacock cites family health reasons as the motive and plans to buy a western paper. Kraemer is an experienced printer and former high school printing teacher who served in World War I.
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Brighton Enterprise
Irvin F. Kraemer
Lansing
Mich
Kraemer
C. (. Heacock
J. G. Heacock
Muscatine
France
Hughes New President Of Iowa State College
Raymond Moliyneaux Hughes, 54, of Atlantic Iowa born, will head the Town State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The board chose him from about 30 candidates, and he will start Sept. 1. He has led Miami University since 1913 and succeeds Raymond A. Pearson who left for Cornell.
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Miami University
Iowa
Ames
Raymond Moliyneaux Hughes
Oxford, C
Town State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
State Board of Education
Hughes
Raymond A. Pearson
Cornel College
Ithica
N. Y
Eearson
Herman C. Knapp
Towa
Atlantic
Cass County
East
Ohio State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Music Recital This Evening at Washington Church
Washington residents may attend a church recital this evening featuring Miss Jeannette Rothschild, voice, and Miss Carolyn McCleery, piano. The program starts at eight at the Methodist church as part of Music Week activities. a following event closes the week with a Washington band concert Saturday at eight in Central Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washton
Jeannette Rothschild
Carolyn McCleery
Washington Band
Central Park
Urges Southern Iowa to Improve Highways Now
Senator Lloyd Ellis of Appanoose county urged southern Iowa counties to act immediately to secure road funding and speed up highway improvements. He spoke before several hundred road boosters, stressing transportation as Iowa's top issue and warning against northern towns hogging state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Lloyd Ellis
Appanoose County
Ellis
Iowa
Kinross Farmer George M. Glanz Dies at 59
George M. Glanz 59, a Kinross area farmer west of Wellman, died at Washington county hospital after emergency surgery for a perforated gastric ulcer. His body was taken to Kinross for burial in Fairview cemetery. He leaves a widow and four children.
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George M. Glanz
Kinross
Wellman
Washington County Hospital
Fairview
Y M C A Reopens After Overhaul
The Y M C A will reopen to the public next Monday morning after a midweek closure for a building overhaul and cleaning. The facility closed Saturday for renovation with Harry Kreider, Ed Squire, and Jim Bambrick leading the work using soap, water, varnish, and cleaners.
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Harry Kreider
Ed Squire
Jim Bambrick
Des Moines Judge Warns Drivers to Stop Speeding
Des Moines motorists face possible jail penalties as Judge Frank Bh. Halligan of the municipal court denounces speeding as the citys worst evil and demands an end to the practice.
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Des Moines
Frank Bh. Halligan
Municipal Court
Coolidge Officials Aid Flood Fight Reaching Vicksburg
Secretary Hoover and Secretary Davis arrived in Vicksburg to discuss relief rehabilitation and long term flood control along the Mississippi with officials and Major General Jadwin. They planned a downstream tour aboard the Mississippi River Commission steamer to assess ongoing efforts amid rising waters.
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Coolidge
Vicksburg
Miss
President Coolidge
Merce Hoover
Dwight Davis
Mississippi Valley
Washington
Dgar Jadwin
Mississippi
Mississippi River Commission
Control
Masons From Other Towns Hear Bowers at Washington Lodge
Members of the Masonic order from several Washington county towns attended a special meeting of Washington lodge A F and A M yesterday evening. Dr W W Bowers lecturer of the Masonic Service association delivered an eloquent address on Masonry's underlying principles. Brief talks followed by A L Lawrence of Muscatine Rev W S Moore of Ainsworth and Rev I W Eastwood of Washington.
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Masonic Order
Washington County
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. W. Bowers
Masonic Service Association
A. &. Lawrence
Muscatine
W. S. Moore
Ainsworth
I. W. Eastwood
Washington
Busy Gophers Upend Yosemite Ground with 8000 Tuns
Yosemite park workers report gophers have displaced by digging an estimated 8000 tuns of earth in a single year. The rodents’ tunneling disrupted trails and affected park vegetation, drawing attention from maintenance crews.
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Yosemite Park
Washington Band Plans Special Central Park Concert
The Washington concert band will perform a special Music Week program in Central Park Saturday at 8 PM. The event features the De Luca Overture and Norma and showcases members under director Hi Rollinson with a full lineup of cornet, clarinet, horn, drums, saxophones, trombone, and baritone players.
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Shriners
Neil Humble
Everette Griffith
W. Manussier
Milburn McKay
Oakley Payne
Clifford Brady
Clifford Rhinert
Cloud Garrett
Kermit Pave
Lewis A. Warren
O. Boil
Kalona and Wellman Aid County Flood Relief Fund
The Red Cross flood relief drive gains momentum as Wellman reports 63 dollars raised toward a 100 dollar goal with a forthcoming check. Kalona plans a liberal contribution to the county chairman within days, Brighton shows interest, and County Chairman J Reade McCrory adds 150 dollars.
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Kalona and
Wellman
County
Red Cross
Kalona
Brighton
J. Reade McCrory
P. K. O Society
Braden Club
Crawfordsville
St. Louis Red Cross
Destructive Flood Swamps Louisiana River Valley
The Louisiana region west of Vicksburg faces expanding floodwaters as a wide desolate stretch fills with water. Tallulah lies south of the Milliken bend, submerged under ten feet of water and pouring through streets toward the south. Only rooftop glimpses remain above the rising waters. Delta Point is barely higher, two miles from the flood’s edge.
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Louisiana
Vicksburg
Tallulah
Milliken Bend
Delta Point
Lloyd Cook Dies in Long Beach at 40
Obituary notes the death of Lloyd Emerson Cook on April 22 in Long Beach California from tuberculosis He was a Washington high school alumnus who later moved to California and joined the Presbyterian church at age eleven He leaves a wife Howard Cook Richland father Ella Cook Fort Dodge mother Elmer Cook Des Moines sister Mrs Stevens Ft. Dodge and sister Mrs Floyd Hoyle Des Moines
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Lloyd Emerson Cook
Long Beach
Calif
Lloyd
Washington
Washington High School
California
Presbyterian Church
Howard Cook
Richland
Ella Cook
Fort Dodge
Elmer Cook
Des Moines
C. Stevens
Ft. Dodge
Floyd Hoyle
George Long Dies in Los Angeles Former Havre Resident
Mrs. Fred Diller learns of the death of her uncle George Long of Los Angeles California formerly of Havre southeast of Washington He is survived by his wife and will be buried in Washington awaiting funeral plans and arrival details not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Diller
George Long
Los Angeles
Calif
Havre
Washington
California
Low Temperature Returns as Iowa Sees Frost
Des Moines reports a drop from a high of 66 degrees to 52 last night with light frosts in northern Iowa. The weather bureau predicts possible rain before nightfall following several sunny days with spring showers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Plan to Vote Road Bonds in Webster
Fort Dodge Iowa May 6 petitions circulate calling for a special election to vote bonds for primary road surfacing. Local groups seek funds to improve highways and pave main routes through Webster.
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Webster
Fort Dodge
Delta Point Looms Under Mississippi Flood Waters
The river town of Winter Quarter is breaking and will flood across the Mississippi. By nightfall the area near Hoover's party route will be submerged as waters advance toward St Joseph, a Louisiana town doomed to be overwhelmed by rising tides and a widening lake.
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Delta Point
Mississippi
Hoover
St. Joseph
Louisiana
Winter Quarter
Junior High Band Performs at School Concert
Pupils of the Junior High school enjoyed a 27 piece band directed by Milburn McKay and hailed as among the communitys developing musical groups. The program also featured the high school boys quartet preparing for the state music contest in lawa ily and included marches, overtures, and soli with Cherrie McElhinney on xylophone.
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Milburn McKay
Lawa Ily
Webster County Bond Proposal Aimed at June Electors
The document discusses a bond proposal to be placed before Webster County electors in June. Petitions are directed to the county board of supervisors by farmers and townspeople seeking approval for the measure.
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Webster County
Board of Supervisors
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Springman
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Cherrie McElshinney
New Hartford
Selo Carnets
William Schulty
Donald Welsh
Intornets
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Robert Plutsman
Hubert Turner
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