Early planting Iowa crop yields strong start
A crop report by government meteorologist Charles D. Reed notes corn planting nearing completion with an average start May 1, eleven days earlier than last year and about three days earlier than the prior eight year average. Oats improve with rain sought, wheat, rye, and barley show good progress amid warm May temperatures and recent frost in lowlands.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Gsprint
Iowa
Vacation Bible School Opens Next Week At Presbyterian Church
Dr F W Eastwood pastor announces the fifth annual daily vacation Bible school to open next Monday morning at the Presbyterian church. Open to all denominations, it draws most town churches. Eastwood leads, with Barbara Cuddy Margaret Applegate Mary Juliet Lemmon Flora Dodds Mary Briley Mary Rickey and others teaching in three departments. Daily program includes flag drill worship at 9 to 11 15 then 45 minute Y M C A swimming periods with boys Monday Wednesday Thursday and girls Tuesday Friday. No afternoon sessions.
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F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
Flora Dodds
Mary Briley
Mary Rickey
Mary Roberts
Lucille Schmoeller
Dr. Eastwood
One Thousand Plus to Receive Degrees at Iowa City
More than a thousand students will graduate this year at Iowa City with 1,044 degree recipients. President Walter A. Jessup will deliver the sole commencement address as he presents the degrees at the exercises on June 4. An expanded program from May 31 to June 4 includes band concerts plays banquets and receptions to accommodate crowds.
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Iowa City
Walter A. Jessup
Daring Bandits Rob Country Club In Quick Heist
In Indianapolis on May 31 a bold gang robbed the Broadmoor country club in under 20 minutes. Police estimate the loot around $200,000 with some victims not reporting losses or unable to provide precise figures. The bandits fled in cars after the spree, gunmen reportedly used blank rounds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Broadmoor Country Club
Unveiling Marker for Mrs Ann Kendall at Woodlawn Cemetery
The Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a bronze marker on the tomb of Ann Gibson Kendall, daughter of a Revolutionary soldier, at Woodlawn Cemetery at 3:30 PM. Relatives attended as two great grandchildren unveiled the simple tablet, with remarks by Mrs Corinne Cherry and Rev A L Wintz, and a short history recounted by Mrs Ida Kendall Simonds of Onawa Iowa.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Ann Gibson Kendall
Woodlawn Cemetery
Washington
Corinne Cherry
First United Presbyterian Church of Washington
W. A. Gibson
Des Moines
Dorothy
Marcus Sutton
Iowa City
Belle Kendall Sutton
Hugh Kendall
Gherry
Carolyn Hamilton
America the Beautiful
A. L. Wintz
Onawa
Iowa
Ida Kendall Simonds
Ann Gibson
Cumberland County
Pennsylvania
James Gibson
Virginia
Green County
Ohio
Zenia
Robert Kendall
William Kendall
Thomas Simpson Kendall
William W. Kendall
Robert
Ann
Kendall
William
Henderson County
Arena
Martha McFarland
Little York
Warren County
Ill
New Dodge Dealer Announced Today in Washington County
Announcement of a Dodge Brothers agency for Washington County by Triangle Auto Supply. The ceremony featured Miss Hamilton leading singing of America, with remarks by Mrs. Ida Kendall Simonds. a DAR history sketch highlighted Ann Gibson Kendall, a Revolutionary era descendant, and S. W. Livingston praised pioneer virtues and hard work shaping the community.
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Dodge Brothers Motor Cars
Triangle Auto Supply Company
Washington County
Automobile Merger Hopes Rally Stocks On NYSE
Prospects of large car industry mergers lift motor shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Chrysler and Dodge stock sold off after announcing a consolidation seen as a precursor to a wave of deals to form a mega company rivaling General Motors and Ford. A merger is reported to include Jordan, Reo and Pierce Arrow alongside this new unit.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chrysler
Dodge
Chrysler-Dodge
General Motors
Ford
Jordan, Reo
Pierce Arrow
Coolidge to Establish Summer Home in Brule Wisconsin
President Coolidge will move the summer white house to Cedar Island Lodge on the Henry Clay Pierce estate along the Brule River near Brule Wisconsin. A departure from Washington is expected a few days after June 11 with offices planned in Superior. The Pierce estate is about 12 hours by train from Chicago.
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Washington
Coolidge
Cedar Island Lodge
Henry Clay Pierce
Brule River
Superior
Wis
Pierce Estate
Brule
Chicago
Oo A
Corn Hill Bugs Threaten Iowa Cornfields
Iowa farmers face severe losses as corn hill bugs spread across counties. Dr. C J Drake, state entomologist, notes rising infestations and advises abandoning affected fields for soybeans. Web worms appear in some areas. one Decatur county farmer reports a 40 acre corn field destroyed. Replanting guidance suggests overlapping new rows and careful initial cultivation to protect remaining crops.
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Ames
Iowa
C. J. Drake
Iowa State College
Drake
Decatur
Delmar Todd Cards Second Hole In A Week At Grandview
Holes in one become more common as Delmar Todd, a local Des Moines golfer, sank his second in as many weeks yesterday at Grandview. He achieved the feat on the thirteenth hole while playing in a foursome. Nearby, community members reflected on family ties and shared memories during cemetery ceremonies and expressions of thanks to the chapter for honoring a grandmother’s memory.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Delmar Todd
Grandviewouree
Todd
Riots in Belgrade Wound Sixty. Two Dead
Belgrade Jugoslavia May 31 report says sixty persons were wounded today in renewed anti Italian riots with two fatalities. Seventeen students and forty eight laborers were arrested as participants. A special cabinet session was convened after Italy demanded compensation for damages.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
W R C Presents Y Logan Tablet at Washington Y
The Women’s Relief Corps unveiled a bronze tablet honoring General John A Logan at the Washington Y M C A lobby. Mrs. L E Larson directed the service with remarks by Mrs. Sadie Hollinger and acknowledgments from D D Sherman and A J Dawson. Scouts and a band provided a flag-filled closing.
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John A. Logan
Washington Y. M. (. A
Women’s Relief Corps
Washington
F. W. Fastwood
Sadie Hollinggy
Department of Iowa
Logan
Cherrie McElhinney
Helen Jungbluth
Girl Scouts
A. J. Dawson
Mr. Sherman
Grand Army of the Republic
General Logan
Women's Relief Corps
Boy Scouts
Washington Band
Memorial Day Observance Honors Veterans and Public Tribute
Yesterday marked a smooth Washington Memorial Day under Captain P. J. Crail with committees directing services. Civil War veterans appeared thinner, but respect for all veterans grew as citizens paid tribute to soldiers of all wars, highlighted by Rich ard McCleery’s well received address.
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Washington
P. J. Crail
McCleery
Richard McCleery
Transpacific flight starts from Oakland with Kingsford Smith
Toledo Ohio May 31 A 26 year old father confessed to abducting assaulting and murdering Dorothy Selagowski seven and dumping her body on her grandfather's porch. Police said teeth marks on the girl led to the suspect Charles Joseph Hoppe, a former chauffeur, who was questioned for hours before confessing to the brutal crime.
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Toledo
Dorothy Selagowski
Charles Joseph Hoppe
Selagowski
Koppe
Hoppe
Minnesota Wins Big Ten Baseball Clash Pushes Iowa Down
Iowa City report says Minnesota University won its first Big Ten baseball game in ten starts yesterday with a 2 to 0 victory. The win shunted Iowa from a tie for second place into the second division, and it was Iowa's last game of the season.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Minnesota University
COZINE AND HALE SENTENCED TODAY
Judge J G Patterson of Oska loosa presided as two men recently jailed were sentenced. George Cozine pled guilty to forgery and got six months in county jail. Ross Hale pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and paid a 300 dollar fine or serve county jail time at 338 per day. The court will reconvene June 26 for the McLaughlin trust hearing. Memorial Day ceremonies in Washington featured a parade, patriotic services at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries, led by Legion posts and school children.
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J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
George Cozine
Ross Hale
McLaughlin Trust
Washington
Troop G
Legion
Elm Grove Cemetery
A. A. Wintz
E. LD. Morrison
F. W. Eastwood
H. N. Schuster
America
Howard Baxter
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Woodlawn
Glen Mace
Carl W. Klein
R. J. Catlett
Kingsford-Smith Starts Trans-Pacific Flight From Oakland
Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith and three crew members launched the Southern Cross from Oakland at 8 53 am for the longest ocean hop to Honolulu. After an initial motor issue the monoplane took off smoothly weighed down by 1200 gallons of fuel for the 7778 mile first leg, with Ulm Lyon Jr and Warner aboard.
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Oakland ‘Airport
Calif
Charles Kings Ford-Smith
Honolulu
Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Smith
Charles P. Ulm
Harry Lyon Jr
James Warner
Iowa Savings Deposits Rise 1.2 Percent in Seventh District
Savings accounts in 40 Iowa banks in the seventh Federal Reserve district show a 1.2 percent rise from March 31, 1928, with average accounts declining. Total Iowa deposits reached $100,438,268. A general employment downturn followed, with men down 1.2 percent and payrolls 2.1 percent from March 15 to April 15.
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Diss Moines
Iowa
Federal Reserve District
Towa
Visit Note From Keota Arrives For Mrs Droz Day
Miss Amy McDonald of Keota came this morning and will spend the day here visiting Mrs. A. J. Droz.
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Amy McDonald
Keota
A. J. Droz
G W Alexander Claimed By Death At Home On Madison Street
George W. Alexander died about 2 30 this afternoon at his East Madison street home. Ill health had not been the best but friends did not expect the end. No funeral plans had been made this afternoon and announcement will be made later. Alexander formerly lived in Crawfordsville but had resided in Washington for many years.
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Robert Kendall
Ann Gibson Kendall
Onawa
First United Presbyterian Church of
Washington
Iowa
Til
George W. Alexander
East Madison Street
Mr. Alexander
Crawfordsville
Local Washington Graduates Listed With June Diplomas
A Journal reporter compiled a list of seventeen local graduates from colleges and universities who will receive diplomas in June. The schools include State University of Iowa Coe college Grinnell college Monmouth college Parsons college Iowa Wesleyan Iowa State DePauw and Western College for Women. Names include Helen Brown Edward Wheelan Hubert Beal Keith Droz Marion McLaughlin Durand Ross Beatrice Baird Keith Molesworth Robert Shields Anna Maybelle Fleming Ralph Edwards Harold Durst Harold Jones Ellen Morrison Eunice Hammer plus possibly more.
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Journal
Washington
State University of Iowa
Helen Brown
Edward Wheelan
Hubert Beal
Keith Droz
Arnold Joseph Link
Coe College
Marion McLaughlin
Durand
Ross
Monmouth
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Cates Outlook
Daring Bandits
Mrs. Ann Kendall
Elm Grove
Miss Hamilton
Mrs. Simonds History
D. A
S. W. Livingston
North
Wisconsin
White House
Brule, Wis
Gertrude Kendall
Hugh Nicola
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Sutton
John Gibson
Clarissa
Valley Junction
Y” Logan
L. E. Larson
Mrs. Hollinger
Oakland
Capt. Kingsford-Smith
Cozine
Hale
G. W. Alexander
Washington Citizen
Var
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