U S Calls for Global Disarmament and Policy Shift
In Geneva on May 22, the United States urged drastic disarmament and cooperation to punish aggression, signaling a shift from isolationism. President Roosevelt hinted at abandoning neutrality and even scrapping forces if other nations do the same, as Norman H. Davis presented sweeping proposals. Mildred Edmundson spent the weekend at her Ainsworth home.
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Geneva
United States
America
Roosevelt
Mildred Edmundson
Ainsworth
Officials Check Car Lights In Downtown Review
Wilbur R. Bleher of Wayland, a state motor vehicle representative, aided by local officers, inspected about 75 downtown cars and found defective lights. Drivers were warned to remedy the issues and report to the city hall. He also checked number plates and focused on trucks to ensure yearly licensing. He urged owners to notify the county treasurer if vehicles are stored or junked to avoid licensing liability.
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Wilbur R. Bleher
Wayland
State Motor Vehicle Department
Washington
Bicher
Eicher
American Pearl Installs Motors At Button Plant
American Pearl Button company is motorizing its entire plant and will receive power from Iowa Southern Utilities. Fifteen motors with about 175 horsepower total will replace steam operations and enable unit system efficiency. The firm runs at full capacity five days weekly and sees a modest upward business trend benefiting the community and power demand.
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American Pearl Button Company
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Amerean Pearl Button Company
Reserve All Seats for the Class Play
All seats in the high school auditorium are reserved for the senior class play to be held Thursday and Friday nights this week. Tickets go on sale at eight o'clock tomorrow morning at the Phillips and Hebner drug store.
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Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Ways and Means Panel Backs Roosevelt Public Works Funding
The House Ways and Means Committee approved financing the Roosevelt public works plan via income tax hikes, a dividend tax, and an extra figure. The rise would shift income tax from four to six percent for up to 1000 dollars and from eight to ten percent for higher incomes, with existing exceptions. An extra three quarters of a cent gasoline tax was approved, while a universal manufacturers sales tax was rejected by a close vote.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
House
Ways and Means
Roosevelt Public Works Program
Doughton
Dental Awards Given at Kalona School
The county health unit presented blue ribbon awards for dental health at Kalona School. Pupils across grades one through eight received recognitions, with a list of named students in each grade group and additional certificates for meeting the seven point health standard.
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County Health Unit
Kalona School
Junior Alien
Carolyn Fry
Emma Maxwell
Ira Miller
Bobby Snyder
Pauline Elliott
Billy Fleming
Viola Gingerich
Eugene Hochstetler
Lorraine Michum
Bernice Miller
Charlies Snodgrass
Kula Jean Figgins
Gladys Yoder
Marvin Brenneman
Robert Fillimore
Jean Fry
Virginia Ann Hasty
James Boone
Robert Grady
Donald Hesselschwerdt
Richard Snodgrass
Elva Bender
Elwyn Brenneman
Orpha Gingerich
Roman Gingerich
Fern Helfrich
Dennis Michum
Pauline Petersein
Elmer Yoder
Gail Swartzendruber
Charles Fleming
Paul Fry
Jack Figgins
Washington draws cars from twelve Iowa counties and beyond
S. W. Easter Saturday evening led special police to check license plates in Washington business streets and found cars from twelve Iowa counties and three other states. He suspects he missed others, illustrating that people travel from far and wide to Washington.
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S. W
Washington
Iowa
Roosevelt Praised for Handling Bonus Army Parade
In Washington, Roosevelt earns high marks for managing the bonus army, feeding and addressing them with calm leadership. Carter Glass urges a new bank bill in the Senate, proposing depositor protections and banker accountability to curb racketeering and trust holding.
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Carter Glass
America
Senate
Brinning Rites Set After Two-Week Illness
William dH Brinning of near Wellston dies after two weeks of critical illness at Washington County hospital. Funeral at L A Jones chapel Tuesday at 2:30 conducted by Dr F W Eastwood. Burial Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by wife Grace Anderson and three children Eleanor Samuel and William, plus two sisters. He was born July 3 1868, lifelong Dutch Creek township resident.
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Wm. Dh. Brinning
Wellston
Washington County Hospital
L. A. Jones Funeral Chapel
Mr. Brinning
Dutch Creek Township
Herman Brinning
Nancy Augustine Brinning
Presbyterian Church
Brinning
Grace Anderson
Samuel
Mary Davidson Anderson
Eleanor
Wiliam
Charles Wolfe
Washington
J. W. McCelland
Edward Mikseh
Leaves for Coffee In Sumatra
In Sumatra natives make a coffee infusion from tree leaves instead of ground beans. Local practice uses leaves gathered from surrounding forests to brew a unique beverage. The article notes this method as an alternative preparation distinct from traditional bean coffee.
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Sumatra
Regions Cited Including Wapello and Des Moines
The text lists locations Wapello Johnson Jefferson Louisa Hetty Mahaska Appanoose Polk Keokuk Des Moines Muscatine and Linn along with states Indiana Illinois and California. It appears as a fragmentary catalog of places across multiple states.
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Wapello
Johnson
Jefferson
Louisa
Hetty
Mahaska
Appanoose
Polk
Keokuk
Des Moines
Muscatine
Linn
Indiana
Illinois
California
Rath Sentenced for Assault to Five Years Hard Labor
Henry Rath was sentenced by Judge Frank Bechly to not more than five years at Fort Madison for assault with intent to commit manslaughter. Rath pleaded guilty to firing from inside his home at his wife, hitting her in the face and neck. Mrs. Rath is improving at the county hospital.
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Henry Rath
Frank Bechly
Fort Madison
Rath
George F. Morrison
Col. C. J. Wilson
Aame
May Rainfall Tops Eight Inches Across Region
The May rain total now stands at 8.93 inches with ten days left, up from 7.15 inches plus 0.5 inch yesterday. Saturated fields slow soil drainage, creeks and rivers rise but floods remain not severe. Skunk River and others show higher water, English River subsiding, and Brighton reports Skunk on the rise.
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Oskaloosat
Wellman
Brighton
Style Exhibit at High School Auditorium
The style exhibit at the high school will be held at 4 p m tomorrow in the auditorium. Home economics students will present a play and garments they have made along with old fashioned costumes. About fifty girls and several children will participate. Pupils have studied home economics under Miss Helen McCleery.
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Helen McCleery
State tennis meet eliminates top Washington pair in Ames
Tom Cantoni and John Jackson of Washington high school, first and second in the district at Iowa City, were eliminated in the state meet at Ames on Saturday. Both drew byes in the first round but lost their second round games with Cantoni falling to Houghton of Red Oak and Jackson also defeated.
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Tom Cantoni
John Jackson
Washington High School
Iowa City
Ames
Washington
Canton
Houghton
Red Oak
Jackson
Indians urged for Roosevelt reforestation army
Boise Idaho March 24 Indians should be selected as members of President Roosevelt’s reforestation army as proposed by Indian agent George P LaVotta in Boise He urged the return of Indians to the wilderness they once ruled and endorsed their inclusion in the program.
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Boise
Idaho
U.P
George P. LaVotta
President Roosevelt
LaVolta
Hope Lingers on Jail Release Reform Says Warden
The warden of Utah state penitentiary states that about fifty percent of convicts released from state prisons become law abiding citizens.
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Utah State Penitentiary
Young Men Sent to Forest Camp for Des Moines Trip
Washington county youths were taken to Ottumwa in cars provided by local sponsors for reforestation camp service. They will take exams, then ride to Fort Des Moines if cleared. The day drew participants from across the region with Lincoln High of Des Moines winning the state singles crown and securing the top team score.
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Washington County
Ottumwa
Frank R. Sage
L. W. Soule
Milan Shields
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Stacey
Adel
Storey
Tincoln High
Lincoln
Washington
Washington Declares Rooster Day Festivities and Deals
Washington observes its annual Rooster Day with adds including Van's dog and pony show at 2 30 on the square and a high school band concert in central park at 4. Roosters will be bought by local produce firms at premium rates while prizes and bargains in Washington stores accompany the sale at Reister and Gibson produce houses.
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Van
Central Park
Washington County
Washington
Reister
Gibson
Wednnesday
United States
Canada
Mexico
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Norman H. Davis
Europe
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Hugh S. Johnson
Congress
American Pearl
Electric Power
Stean
World’s Fair Service Bureau
Chicago
Committee For
Kalona
Dutch Creek
Lewis Douglas
R. L. Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Douglas
Secretary of the Treasury
William H. Woodin
Alex Miller
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