Washington Band Helps Celebrate German Pastor's 25th Anniversary
The Washington Concert Band joined Rev. Carl W. Klein to mark 25 years at St. Luke's Evangelical Church in Kitzen Minnesota. A large crowd from Iowa and Washington attended meals in the church hall. the event featured sacred music, a telegram from President Von Hindenberg, and warm community hospitality.
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Washington
Carl W. Klein
F. C. Klein
St. Luke's Evangelical Church
Kitzen
Minn
Mr. Klein
Iowa-Minnesota State Line
Iowa
Minnesota
Eitzen
Citiren
Carl Koch
St. Paul
Neil Humble
Carl Klein
Pastor Klein
von Hindenberg
Germany
Chicago
A. A. Spies
West Union
Bitzen
Mrs Godlove of Riverside Dies After Illness at 67
Riverside May 15 Mrs Laura Brown Godlove 67 died at her Riverside home after a weeklong illness from paralysis stroke. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at the Methodist church with burial in Riverside cemetery. A civic and church leader she helped found the local Woman's Relief Corps and led the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. survived by husband Edward, son Marion WV, a sister and three brothers.
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Riverside
Edward Godlove
Methodist Church
Godlove
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
Ladies Aid Society
Laura Brown
Morgan D. Brown
High School Band Delivers Concert Finale of Music Week
A 75 piece high school band directed by Milburn A. McKay performed in Central Park to close Washington Music Week, drawing a large crowd. The Fortnightly club sponsored events included a private afternoon recital by Mrs. Harve Carter and her students, with Hawaiian leis and a Hawaiian program finale.
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Milburn A. McKay
Central Park
Music Week
Washington
Thelda
Hawaian
King
Honolulu
Carter
Hawaii
Islands
Mildred Hamesaki
Tulsa first city in America hosts busy airport plans
A fragmented report notes Tulsa as the first U S city with a major airport hub. It mentions Oklahoma voters debating a beer issue, Missouri offering to fund election provisions, and Oklahoma guarantees allowing continued privileges, along with concerns about corn prices and farmer sales from last fall and winter.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Oklahma
Roosey
Davenport Wins District Meet With Schiebel Vault Record
Ray Schiebel of Davenport won the district high school pole vault at Fairfield Saturday with 12 feet 1% inches, setting a new meet record. Tom McElhinney of Washington placed second in the vault, earning state meet qualification, while Henkle and others contributed to Washington’s nine points as Davenport took first and Ottumwa was runner up.
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Ray Schiebel
Davenport
Roy Schiebel
Washington
Fairfield
Tom McElhinney
Henkle
Ottumwa
Schiebel
Floyd Tucker
Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
For May 15 to May 20, fair start with possible showers Tuesday or Wednesday and again toward week’s end. Temperatures expected to run near normal across northern and central Great Plains.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains Fair
Wisconsin milk strike turns violent with police clash
Deputies and striking farmers clash in a third violent incident at Blondeul milk plant as a thousand farmers overpower deputies, topple a milk truck, and dump cans amid tear gas and stone throws. A parallel attack occurs at East Troy in Kenosha county as pickets surround the plant.
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Milwaukee
Blondeul
East Troy
Kenosha County
Brighton Produce Station Proprietor Injured in Car Crash
Joe Buzzard a Brighton produce station owner was hurt in a morning automobile accident near the river bridge northeast of Brighton. He was found pinned under his car unconscious with a deep head wound and a double fracture in one arm. He was taken home and then to the county hospital at Washington for further care.
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Brighton
Joe Buzzard
River Bridge
Washington
Buzzard
Miss Farline Grady Dies After long illness at county home
Miss Farline Grady aged 70 died Sunday evening at the county home where she had lived thirty years. She had suffered mental illness for years and a brief physical illness preceded her death. Funeral plans are pending after the body was taken to Sherman’s funeral home awaiting word from her brother John in Muscatine.
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Farline Grady
Sherman
John
Muscatine
Death Notice for Harry E Kracaw
Funeral services for Harry E Kracaw are set for Tuesday afternoon at 2 to be conducted by Rev C P D Loose at Mt Pleasant Methodist church Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery A brief service will be held at the Kracaw home at one o'clock He died after years of ill health due to hardening of the arteries Born February 3 1868 in Dutch Creek township He married Nora Said July 29 1897 and lived in Ainsworth Valley Washington and Mt Pleasant He in drayage and transfer business for 25 years Surviving: Nora two sons Neil Wy man and Everett Mt Pleasant sisters Mrs M Higby Mrs J H Duttweiler Mrs V J McCaulley and Mrs Frank McCaulley and brother Charles Calhoun Mo
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Harry E. Kracaw
C. PD. Loose
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Elm Grove
Kracaw
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Kracaw
Dutch Creek Township
Valley
Nora Said
Ainsworth
Washington
Neil
Wyman and
Everett
M. Higby
J. H. Duttweiler
Karel Kracaw
V. J. McCaulley
Mra. Frank McCaulley
Charles
Hveg
Calhoun
Monmouth Pastor Speaks At Local Church Service
Dr J W H Grier of Monmouth delivered a Mothers Day tribute at United Presbyterian Church in Monmouth, sharing pulpit duties with Rev D C Fulton. He stayed as a guest at the Dr Co W Mc Laughlin home during the visit.
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United Presbyterian Church
J. WH. Grier
Monmouth
Legion Fundraising Party at the Post Rooms
A fundraising event to raise Legion funds will be held at the post rooms Tuesday evening. All members and ex-service men are invited. An admission fee will be charged at the door.
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Legion Funda
Landscape Gardening Lectures Open to Public at Y
The Y W C A sponsors a free lecture series on landscape gardening open to all. The first talk leads by Mrs. A Baldrige is next Friday evening May 19 at 430 in the Y M C A gymnasium.
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A. EB. Baldrige
Ke-Wash Conference Track Meet Set For Wednesday
The Ke-Wash conference track and field meet will be held Wednesday evening at the Washington athletic field with preliminaries in the afternoon and a finale in the evening. Admission is ten and fifteen cents. West Chester Harley and Gardner, Brighton Pringle, Kalona Grady, and Wellman plus Keota Richland high schools are among those expected to set new marks.
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Washington Athletic Field
Harley
West Chester
Pringle
Brighton
Gardner
Grady
Kalona
Wellman
Keota
Richland
Washington Boys Win District Tennis Meet
Washington high school dominated the district tennis tournament in Iowa City last Saturday. Tom Cantoni defeated John Jackson in the final to take first place while Jackson finished second, earning a spot to represent the district at the state tournament in Ames next Saturday.
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Washington High School
Iowa City
Tom Cantoni
John Jackson
Cantoni
Jackson
Ames
Burglar Strikes Chester Store. Five Dollars Missed
Saturday night burglars broke into the Hoover and Porter store at West Chester. Entry was gained through a rear window and five dollars was missing from the cash register as reported to the sheriff's office on Sunday.
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Hoover & Porter
West Chester
Sheriffs Office
Mother’s Day Guests At Eldridge Home
Mr and Mrs J Hari Eldridge of Indianola were Mother’s day guests at the parental Wm Eldridge home.
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Mr. J. Hari Eldrige
Indianola
Wm. Eldridge
Roosevelt Aims Sales Tax to Back Public Works Plan
President Roosevelt called a final congressional conference on reviving industry through a $3.3 billion public works program financed by a general sales tax. House Speaker Rainey said the plan contemplates a 1.5 percent sales tax to fund bonds, with six hour production targets and federal supervision. The plan divides work between states and federal agencies for roads naval building flood control and building construction.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
Rainey
House
Fer guson Family Observes Mother's Day in Grinnell
Mr and Mrs Raymond Ferguson spent Mother's Day at the Ferguson and McClure homes and returned to Grinnell. William Shields accompanied them back to Grinnell College for his studies.
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Raymond Ferguson
Ferguson and McClure
Grinnell
William Shields
Grinnell College
Des Moines Launches Iowa Police Radio KGHO Air
KGHO in Des Moines plans its first broadcast today powering 400 watts on 1534 kilocycles. Park A Findley leads the initiation with Gov Clyde Herring Attorney General Ed J O Connor and several state officials expected to participate. Receivers will be installed in sheriffs offices and city police HQs statewide with full statewide coverage by June 1.
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Des Moines
Plowa
KGHO
Park A. Findley
Bureau of Investigation
Clyde Herring
Ed J. O'Connor
Hugo Synhurst
Iowa Sheriff's Asoociation
Lafe Hill
Nora Springs
J. H. Johnson
Iowa House of Representatives
Fr. M. Shores
Waterloo
Central Broadcasting Station
Sheriffs Office
Findley
Volice
iReceivers
Majr
Bureau of Inevestigation
State House
Liberty Bull
Ing
Panion Quigley
Eau
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Ington
Phil Mercer
Kitten
L. A. Jones
H. M. Putnam
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C. J. Jungbluth
Claire Dewey
Mr. Jones
Long
Mrs. See
Tulsa
Okla
America
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Wisconsin
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India
Yerada
Gandhi
Harry Kracaw
Poomer
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