Commencement set for 100 Washington county rural schooled pupils
Dr W W Bowers will address the rural class of 100 pupils at the Washington county high school next Saturday at two o clock. The class includes 52 boys and 48 girls, with Edna Hendryx highest with an average of 96 3 11. Graduates receive certificates and a county high school admission card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Winnie Palmer
W. W. Bowers
Jessie Potsander
Pleasant Mound School
Lime Creek Township
Edna Hendryx
Ruth Foster
Lila Stolley
Helen Green
Luccle Davison
Hazel Little
Grant MckKune
Wmjijorie Maurer
Ten More Villages Will Be Inundated Soon in Flood Area
Engineers predicted that ten villages and 100 square miles of farmland in Point Coupee parish northwest would flood within 24 hours due to a break in the McCrae levee as floodwaters rise. Baton Rouge relays report no deaths. evacuations ongoing. Coast guard launches and motor craft poised to patrol once depth is sufficient under Major John Gotwall. Bayous south of McCrae crevasse spill into the Sugar Bowl area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Point Coupee Parish
McCrae
Baton Rouge
Coast Guard
Old River
John Gotwall
McCrae Crevasse
Sugar Bowl
Senior Play The Copperhead Impresses At High School
The high school senior class staged Augustus Thomas The Copperhead with Dunham Morrison in the lead as Milt Shanks. Other standout performers included Dave Elder Florence Brookhart and Margaret Sexton in key roles. The production drew a full house and repeats tonight at 8 15 with the auditorium expected to fill again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Thomas
Dunham
Richard McCleery
Dave Elder
Joey Shanks
Vicksburg
Florence Brookhart
Grandma Perley
Margaret Sexton
Ma Shanks
Norman Sage
Captain Hardy
Edith Carr
Ella Sojka
Earnest Simpson
Lawrence McKune
Harold Briley
Ertrude Hammer
Madeline King
Milt Shanks
Harvey Barham
Philip Manning
Madeline
Frances Thomas
Farm Work Retarded by Heavy Rains
DES MOINES May 25 Farmers in Iowa face delayed planting as heavy rain and flooding limit field work. Only 58 percent of corn has been planted, with one third of the state lagging behind. some counties show less corn planted than a week ago due to floods and erosion. Oats, wheat, grasses and gardens progress varies across regions. A seed corn shortage looms if weather does not improve and replanting may rise in flooded areas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
South Central
North Central
Mills
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
Luncheon Club Hears Road Proposal Details
Carl M. Keck and County Engineer W. P. Rawn spoke to the Y's Men's Club about a Washington county mood road proposal. They outlined benefits of a voter approved paying and travel plan set to be submitted weeks from today. The program committee arranged the talk for full member understanding of the road plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl M. Keck
Washington County
W. P. Rawn
Y's Men's Club
Woo
Keck
Mr. Rawn
Little Jack Little Delights Washington Crowd at Graham's
The Graham theater in Washington, packed twice, hosted radio star Little Jack Little who performed piano selections and songs. The audience included many longtime radio fans and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Washington
Little Jack Little
Little
Brief Concert Precedes Play In Smooth Evening
A short concert preceded the play with an enjoyable reception. The entertainment moved quickly and gracefully between acts. Stage properties were managed by W. F. Bickel Leo Marie and Robert Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bickel
Leo Mariend
Robert Griffith
Lindbergh Prefers Overalls To Diplomatic Function Today
Paris May 25 Capt Charles Lindbergh plans to abandon official duties and crowds and return to the grime of aviation at Bourget airfield He will don overalls and tinker with the Ryan monoplane that carried him from New York to Paris He has not decided about President Coolidge’s offer of a destroyer home but appreciates the gesture. Lindbergh, a famed aviator and diplomat, appeared as a social figure last night at a dinner at the American embassy with about 30 guests including French youths and girls invited by Mrs Parmeley Herrick wife of the ambassador’s son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles Lindbergh
America
France
United States
Lindbergh
Bourget
New York
Coolidge
Hame
Parmeley Herrik
History prizes awarded by D A R at Junior High
Mary Pauls and David Catlett won five dollar gold prizes for best history work in eighth and seventh grades. The Washington chapter D A R has awarded these prizes for years at a school assembly featuring other programs and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pauls
Charles H. Pauls
David Catlett
Rt. J. Catlett
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
W. A. Cook
Julia Cavender
Wilbur Db. Nesbit
Germany moved mine field to block American fleet ten years ago
Navvy Department reveals that Germany knew in advance of the American fleet's arrival in English waters ten years ago and shifted a mine field to intercept it, indicating an active German spy network operating in the country during the Great War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
English
Chinese Crisis Deepens Amid Prisoners and Frontline Moves
Reports say Sun Chuan Fang was captured at Tetnn kiangpu by Pei Pwo shan. Tungchow fell to nationalists with defenders retreating to Hanan. Hankow conscription rises, May 20 natives plan Shanghai demonstration. Foreign settlements tighten as guards repel mobs and food shortages push prices higher.
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Tetnn Kiangpu
Pei Pwoshan
Tungchow
Kiangsu
Hanan
Hankow
China
Yangtze River
Poppy Day Plans Led by Local American Legion Auxiliary
Observance of Poppy Day on Saturday May 28 is organized by Mrs. Oscar Lane and a committee including Mrs. Kerr Downing Putnam Edgington Hollinger Crail Rice and Walker Conner. Poppies fund welfare work locally with some proceeds sent to state and national headquarters for child welfare and hospitalisation. Most poppies were made in hospitals by disabled ex servicemen and sales exceed last year with over 260 000 poppies ordered by department headquarters.
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Oscar Lane
American Legion Auxiliary
Leon Beatty
Lane
C. B. Kerr
Tom Downing
Clyde Putnam
Susie Edgington
M. Hollinger
Philip Crail
Belle Rice
Walker Conner
American Legion
Lowa
Veterans’ Bureau
Knoxville
Clinton
Davenport
Mason City
Des Moines
State Organization of the American Legion Auxiliary
Jowfa
Brown and Bopp Carloads Top Buffalo and Chicago Horse Markets
Charlies Brown of Brown and Bopp reports returning from Buffalo and Chicago with a wagon horse that sold as the top price this week in Buffalo and the same horse type leading Chicago sales. He cites heavy rain and flooded roads between the cities, noting worse conditions and halted field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Brown
Brown and Bopp
Buffalo
Chicago
Mr. Brown
Kenegal
Buffal
Forman Family Update Reported From Philadelphia Trip
Mrs SS H Forman returned from Philadelphia after months visiting her daughter Miss Mary Forman and sister. H Forman toured Kansas and other states and plans to reach home tonight. Friends of Marguerita Forman in Mexico fear no word has arrived for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SS. H. Forman
Philadelphia
Mary Forman
Sutton Cutters Quit Work Again
Nearly forty men in the American Pearl Button company cutting department strike after new wage rules and testing changes. Management says tests do not handicap skilled cutters. workers seek other jobs while departments outside the strike stay in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Pearl Button Company
Sistas
Andy
Dr. Henderson Dies in West Chester at 72
Dr. G. Henderson died at his West Chester home at 4:30 this morning after years of ill health. Funeral at the Methodist church Friday at two with Rev. B Gray officiating. He was a son of J F Henderson, pioneer lawyer, and spent his life in medicine. Mrs. R J Fleming, visiting at his home, left for Des Moines with her daughter Mrs. Baldrige due to her husband’s serious illness.
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West Chester
4. G. Henderson
B. Gray
Dr. Henderson
J. F. Henderson
Washington
R. J. Fleming
A. J. Baldrige
Des Moines
Mrs. Baldrige
Delays At Mall Service Cited By Observers
Observers blame the delay on mall service conditions including potential crowding and maintenance issues. The remark notes disrupted operations affecting customer flow and access.
Iowa Republicans name Lowden committee in Des Moines
Frank J. Lund selects a five member committee to supervise Lowden for President activities in Iowa. The group includes N. I. Kendall Willis L. Stern Harvey O. Weaver J. C. Tuck and James Stedman, chosen after a caucus and a Polk County Republican meeting. Senator Brookhart spoke on banking law and avoided 1928 presidential talk.
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Des Moines
Republican Party
Frank J. Lund
Towa Lowden
Committee of
Lowden
N. I. Kendall
Willis Ll. Stern
Logan
Harvey O. Weaver
Wapello
London
J. C. Tuck
Corning
James Stedman
Eagle Grove
Brotherhood of Firemen and
Engmnemen
Polk County
Republican Central Committee
Smith W. Brookhart
Brookhart
Federal Reserve System
Iowa
Early Graduates of Washington Schools Recall Mound Builders
The article notes alumni from Washington schools before 1870 known as the Mound Builders. It highlights two survivors in Washington, Mrs. H. F. Steck and Mrs. C. C. Wilson, with their descendants who became Washington High School alumni. Steck children include John Wade Fred Mary Henry and Mrs. Wilson’s Carlton Edith Helen Charles Lytle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. FB. Steck
CC. J. Wilson
Washington High School
Gardner Visit Brings Mrs Gardner and Daughter to Ford Home
Mrs W A Gardner and her daughter Patricia Jane from Glendale California arrived last evening for an extended visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Chal Ford.
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Dorothy Harvey Ryan
Baby
Eldora, Ia
DD. W. Harvey
W. A. Gardner
Patricia Jane
Glendale
California
Chal Ford
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