Contest Closes Tonight as Ballot Battle Intensifies
Three frontrunners remain tightly bunched in the race for a free Europe trip with Elsie Glassburner leading at 1,672,200 votes. Crawfordsville’s Mary L. Barnes posted the day’s high 243,200 votes, while Mildred Brown and Mary Dougall added strong totals. A sealed ballot box will be opened Monday morning at the Washington National Bank vault for vote counting, followed by the Miss Washington presentation at central work tonight with the Washington high school band.
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Europe
Elsie Glassburner
Barnes
Mary L. Barnes
Crawfordsville
Stack
Mildred Brown
Mary Dougall
Mildred Craig
Dorothy Soukup
Voes
Mary Pauls
Washington National Bank
Washington
Central Work
Washington High School
Milburn A. McKay
Mary Ll. Barnes
Craw
Mildred Patterson
Eva Burham
Riv
Mae Mangold
Dorothy Ruebsam
Ains
Marjorie Robertson
Kathleen Coffey
Ruth Wilson
Mary F. Anderson
Lois Holland
Farmers Holiday movement organized in county meeting
A county Farmers Holiday group formed at the courthouse with S W Easter named permanent chairman and Henry Te Bockhorst permanent secretary. Local township chairmen were appointed and plans set to organize school districts, gather endorsements, and implement a July 4 start for the holiday effort aimed at pressuring legislation favorable to farmers. Bob Moore led a large address criticizing trusts, farm policy, and Hoover while urging strong farm standards and broader support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Court House
S. W. Easter
Henry Te Bockhorst
Brighton
Charles Corpman
Cedar
Ted Anderson
Dutch Creek
Howard Altenbernd
English River
Joe Piper
Franklin
Ed Lukovsky
Highland
Hilton Rabenold
Jackson
Joe Malichty
Ed Testrout
Washington
Louis Musil
Farmers
Des Moines
Farmers Holiday Association
Bob Moore
Congress
Easter
Farmers’ Union
Europe
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Republic
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Dickenson
Brookhart
Mr. Moore
Milo Reno
Circus Comes to Town for a Dime Admission
An advance notice announces Seirell Bros. Circus with four rings arriving in Washington. The act will perform Monday May 28 with afternoon and evening shows, featuring receivership lessons and a policy of low prices aimed at boosting attendance.
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Washington
Seirell Bros. Circus
Four Ring Circus
Des Moines Businessmen To Tour Southern Iowa May 17 19
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce leads a three day fellowship tour for about 100 Des Moines manufacturers and jobbers to strengthen ties with retailers across Iowa. The program began in 1929 and includes concerts by the Legion Band from Des Moines with stops in Fairfield and Creston. A special 11 car train will carry participants from Des Moines through Prairie City Monroe Otley Pella Leighton Oskaloosa Rose Hill Delta Sigourney Harper Keota West Chester Washington to Fairfield for the first night.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Legion Band
Argonne Post
American Legion Band
A. Paul Atkins
Middlewest
United States
Fairfield
Creston
Rock Island
Prairie City
Monroe
Otley
Pella
Leighton
Oskaloosa
Rose Hill
Delta
Sigourney
Harper
Keota
West Chester
Washington
Brighton
Garner Attacks Hoover Over Confidence Crisis
Washington May 14 Speaker Garner assailed President Hoover criticizing his "statement-a-day" policy as eroding public confidence. He urged the president to imitate Calvin Coolidge’s silence for thirty days while weighing the political impact of Hoover’s approach.
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Washington
INS
Hoover
Garner
House
Calvin Coolidge
Couzens
Michigan
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
John S Cohen
Georgia
Dill
Cherokee Hospital Leader Dr George Donohoe Dies
Dr George Donohoe longtime superintendent of Cherokee state hospital died in Rochester Minnesota after abdominal surgery at age 56 He led the institution for nearly 17 years and advocated voluntary admission to mental health care during his tenure He served as a World War II major in charge of the Fort Des Moines general hospital.
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Cherokee
Iowa
George Donohoe
Cherokee State Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Donohoe
Massachusetts
Yale Medical College
Hospital For the
Independence
Knoxville
United States General Hospital
Crowning of Miss Washington Marks Monday Band Program
Band director Milburn A. McKay announces a Monday evening performance at 8 in Central Park to accompany the crowning of Miss Washington. The program features Sousa marches, Liszt and Puccini pieces, and works by Rosencrans Sullivan and Myddleton, with light accompanying notes by the Washington Club.
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Milburn A. McKay
Central Park
Washington
Maren
Ee Eerouy Mgecon Cine
Ee Luigini
el Capitan
Chee Barnard
Jaeneers
Down South
Myddleton
Lassus
Are Fillmore RC
Beer Parade in Chicago Fizzles During Cold Reception
Chicago May 14. The planned beer parade collapsed when only one beer truck arrived at the assembly point. Organizer Charles Browning stood with police escort but no other vehicles or marchers appeared, ending the event before it began.
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Chicago
Charles &. Browning
Bloomfield librarian elected district convention chair
W J Steckel of Bloomfield was elected chairman of next year’s convention at a southeast Iowa librarians meeting. Invitations from Burlington and Ft Madison will be considered by the executive committee. Miss Julia A. Robinson of Des Moines spoke and Miss Eva Denny of Washington was praised for her contributions. Tea and luncheon followed at the Washington library with extensive local help and flower decorations.
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W. J. Steckel
Bloomfield
Lowa
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Julia A. Robinson
Des Moines
State Library Commission
C. P. Millard
Eva Denny
Washington
Washington Library Board
Wc. A
Geo. C. Stewart
George C. Stewart
P. L. Etter
Maynard Brown
Claude
Lindbergh Baby Kidnap Intrigue Draws Atlantic Search
Reports from Trenton and New York trace the Lindbergh kidnapping case to two intermediaries John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk and Morris Rosner while investigators, aided by coast guard cutters from Cape May to Boston, pursue leads. Col Lindbergh views the recovered baby body and confirms it as his son. Condon and Curtis push for swift justice as authorities probe the ransom note tracing and alleged underworld links.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Morris Rosner
Gol. Schwarzkopf
New York
Ceast
Cape May
Boston
Curtis
Lindbergh
Hopewell
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Marshall
Tam
Na'ion
Linden
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr
Underworld
Jersey
Salvatore Spitale
Irving Bitz
Condon
Erwin F. Marshall
Mercer County
Bronx
Carl Lindbergh
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Emil Lederer
Hamburg-American Line
Will Hays
Basea
Mr. Hoover
DR. Donohoe
Sane
Lindy JR
Harkourton
Ackers Comen
Marshalis Torr
Mme Rose
Osedate
Cedar Grove
Prince TO
Mount Rose Hill
William Allen
Charles Lindbergh Jr
Charles Lindherth, Jr
Mount Rose
Wes. Spteckel
BLOM
PTR
MPRT
Rosner
Atlantic Coast
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