Senate Postpones Sugar Tariff Debate Amid Leadership Tensions
The Senate delays sugar rate discussions to address less controversial tariff schedules and shifts focus to tobacco rates. A young Republican faction led by Senator Allen of Kansas plans a dinner rally to curb old guard overreach, signaling a push to replace leaders and push for broader changes in the party's Senate leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Allen
Hoover
Old Guard
Watson
Florida
Edge
N. J
Rance
Woman bootlegger killed by sheriff in self defense
In Herrington Kansas on November 18 a sheriff shot and killed Louise Horton of Kansas City Missouri after she allegedly pulled a gun during a bootlegging traffic stop. Mat Howard, her driver, claimed she was liquor crazed and that the liquor stash totaling about 40 gallons belonged to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrington
Kansas
Whitney C. Dedrick
Louise Horton
Kansas City
Dedrick
Mat Howard
Howard
Relief From Flood Peril Comes With Clear Weather
Relief from flood danger appeared as weather cleared in Alabama. North Montgomery residents evacuated as the Alabama River rose to 45 feet, Selma measured 43 feet and rising, Coosa River ran at West Point 47.7 feet, Tombigbee and Black Warrior basins saw high levels with further rises feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
U.P
Alabama
Selma
Coeosa
Westumpka
Weather Bureau
Gadsden
Alambama
Tombighee
Black Warrior
Tuscaloosa
Community Night at Local Church Draws Regional Delegations
Crowded service at the Christian church featured attendees from Keota Kalona Brighton Pleasant Hill and the local congregation. The program included solos duets and a ladies quartet with organ accompaniment and a reading by Eana Mayhew. Leslie Dunlap spoke on Our Part in the Plan of Salvation and Dr P Telford offered prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Keota
Kalona
Brighton
Pleasant Hill
Roy Finch
Washington
Louise McCall
Harry Humble
Claude Tucker
Mrs. Humble
Eana Mayhew
Leslie Dunlap
P. Telford
Irene Roe
Six Iowans Dead in Weekend Auto Accidents
Six persons were killed and four seriously injured in automobile accidents across Iowa during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
Gangland Takes Three More Lives
Three men lay dead in Chicago morgues after gun violence as police sift through clues about who killed them and why. The incidents underscore ongoing gang crime and the unresolved questions surrounding each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Cold Wave Heads Toward Midwest Blizzard Forecast
Chicago dispatch reports a cold wave sweeping the Midwest and arriving tonight or tomorrow. Weather officials warn a storm with blizzard conditions may develop tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Louisa Graveling Nearing Completion
Louisa County weathered road work reports gravel surfacing finishing on Primary No. 2 west to the county line and nearing Muscatine line. No. 76 west of Columbus Junction to Wapello gravel being laid and No. 1 across much of Louisa county has second gravel layer. Plans to fix a dangerous corner on No. 61 near Wapello are under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Washington County
Muscatine Cotty
Wapello
Fredonia
Oakville
Louisa County
Rioting Marks Presidential Vote in Mexico
News dispatches from Nogales and Mexico City report widespread rioting and fraud allegations during the presidential election. Pascual Ortiz Rubio claimed a large majority amid deaths and disturbances, while Jose Vasconcelos urged revolution from hiding as federal troops searched for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Nogales
Sonoa
U.P
Jose Vasconcelos
Federal Army
Visconcelos
Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Ortiz Rubio
Republic
Vasconcelos
Orth
Junior colleges plan establish regional league in state
A Saturday meeting laid groundwork for a conference of junior colleges in the region. Burlington Muscatine Bloomfield Washington attended with Albia and Tipton signaling interest. D A Lickly of Muscatine named chairman and J H Peet of Washington secretary. a committee will draft by laws and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Muscatine
Bloomfield
Washington
Albia
Tipton
D. A. Lickly
Supt
J. H. Peet
Lickty
H. Ostergaard
R. H. Bracewell
Lindbergh Receives Hospital Treatment After Injury
Col Charles A Lindbergh is under treatment by Dr Walter Phillips of Englewood New Jersey. An aide said Lindbergh suffered a shoulder injury but details on severity were not disclosed and Lindbergh could not be reached for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Walter Phillips
Englewood
N. J
Phillips
United Press Today
Lindbergh
Arrest 3 Fairfield Men Again for Sunday Movie Shows
Fairfield police booked Luther Day Centerville his son Richard and Carl Millane on charges of operating moving picture shows on Sunday. Day and his son were fined $275 last week on five counts and arrested twice more yesterday at matinee and evening showings while Day pleaded not guilty but paid the fine after it was shown the show ran Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
U.P
Luther
Washington High Prepares for Sigourney and Mr. Pleasant
Washington high school football coach Jim Shultz orders hard workouts after a rest period as the team plans for next Saturdays game with Sigourney and the following Thanksgiving clash with Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant has shown late-season improvement and Ottumwa finishes its Little Six schedule against Oskaloosa on Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High
Jim Shultz
Sigourney
Mr. Pleasant
Keokuk County
Shultz
Jin
Burlington
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Fairyfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Commercial Club Bowling Schedule Nets Week of Matches
The Commercial Club lists a two day schedule from Tuesday to Thursday with seven and nine o clock starts. Teams face Blue Red and White lanes featuring players such as J D Buchanan Ted Brown Dave Knottnerus Earl Little and Henry Bailey in a round robin format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Buchanan
W. L. Peterson
Ted Brown
Claud Tucker
A. Jones
Dave Knottnerus
Harold Putnam
Shirley Clark
C. TH. Guther
Chas. Denison
Earl Little
Lee Holland
Frank Casey
Rudy Knottnerus
J. E. Lemmon
L. Z. Hinshaw
L F. Stenberg
W. E. Barber
Preston Wolf
John Lemmon
Ted Bailey
Les Eicher
Harry McCall
J. P. Wells
Wm. McConaughey
John Custer
George Morrison
Will Gibson
James Morrow
Walter Wells
Blaine Holmes
Mark West
Dan Lindblad
L. A. Jones
W. P. Rawn
Lloyd Little
Dale Gallagher
John Rittenhouse
Henry Shields
Hal Reister
iRed
Henry Bailey
Russel Knott
A. C. Polis
R. J. Tanner
FE. E. West
White
Frank Miller
Carl Jungbluth
H. W. Ramseyer
George Rudiger
Bern Wolf
Frank Bostwick
Ralph Gibson
Tom Dodd
J. W. Enslin
Robert Patterson
Blue
Henry Hull
William Crooks
Ray Cox
John Maxwell
Clarence White
Four Women Die as Car Hit by Train Near Harrisburg
Four women were killed at a railroad crossing ten miles north of Harrisburg Illinois when their car was struck by a large train. The disaster occurred today with officials reporting no survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Ill
U.P
Here
Fire at University of California Hospital Ends Calm
Fire broke out in the X ray laboratories of the University of California Hospital in San Francisco. Firefighters and police evacuated several hundred patients after four alarms, with all patients eventually removed and the blaze controlled. Damage estimated at 250000 dollars. no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
University of California Hospital
Cleveland Hospital
Eight Year Term For Man In Son Shooting Case
James Wilson, aged over eighty, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for shooting his son George on November 1. Judge J. Gatterson sentenced him to not more than eight years in Fort Madison state penitentiary and fined him $1,000 plus costs. The indictment had been for first degree murder, reduced with the county attorney’s consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
George Wilson
Woodiea OL Tie
J. G.atterson
Fort Madison
Wilson
Col
C J. Wilson
William Small
Local residents announce moves and visits across states
Dr and Mrs Raymond Temple and daughter formerly of Burt Iowa depart for California to make their new home. Will S Smouse of Cumberland Maryland visits in town. Daryl Jackson from Iowa City visits with his parents Mr and Mrs W H Jackson. Stewart Haseltine and Lois Cosgrove married in Minneapolis Minnesota relocate to West Main Street. Haseltine works as salesman and district manager for John Deere Plow Co based in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymnd Temple
Burt
Iowa
California
Ed Grayson
Will S. Smouse
Cumberland, Md
Will Smouse
Win Somuse
Daryl Jackson
Iowa City
W. H. Jackson
Stewart Haseltine
West Main Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Haseltine
Lois Cosgrove
Algna
Kossuth
Sioux City
John Deere Plow Company
Washington
Bank Receiver Accepts $2500 Bond Settlement
Judge D W Jackson in Muscatine County district court approved L A Andrew state superintendent of banking and receiver for Conesville Savings Bank to accept 2500 from American Surety Company of New York as full settlement of the receiver’s claim on Thomas Bell’s bond. Conesville bank closed in 1929 after Bell died by his own hand at a Marengo hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
D. W. Jackson
District Court of
Muscatine County
L. A. Andrew
Conesville Savings Bank
American Surety Company of New York
Thomas Bell
Conesville Bank
Bell
Marengo
Three Iowans Wounded in Weekend Gun Incidents
Three Iowans were hospitalized with gunshot wounds from hunting accidents and a suspected shooting over the weekend. Floyd Bennett of Newton, 25, claimed a rival shot him as he approached an car driven by a girl. George Pope of Oto, 81, was wounded in the abdomen by his own discharged gun atop logs. James Morgan, 87, Des Moines, likely lost an eye after buckshot wounds from his nephew's rabbit hunt near a brush pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Sioux City
Floyd Bennett
Vewton
George Pope
Oto
Towa
Pope
James Morgan
Morgan
John Gibson
Keota Couple Seen Shopping This Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stewart of Keota were seen shopping in town this Saturday, according to local observations. The brief sighting notes their presence during the weekend activity in the community.
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Howard Stewart
Keota
Y M C A Total Reaches 5010 as Campaign Continues
The Y M C A reports a total of 5010 for next year’s expenses with over 200 contributors. The drive, short of a 7000 budget, will continue with new canvassing plans middle of the week. Separate boys’ memberships remain unpaid but expected to boost the total, while Washington friends are asked to contribute.
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Washington
Christmas Card Size Advised to Ease Post Office Load
Postal officials renew efforts to stop use of small or odd sized greeting cards and envelopes. Dealers and the public are urged to avoid cards smaller than 2 by 4 inches to reduce handling costs and relieve the postal service burden.
Earl Hoaglin to Have Second Trial
Burlington Iowa November 18 Earl Hoaglin of Mt Pleasant was found guilty of rape by a Henry county jury and granted a new trial in district court. He appealed to the supreme court from the verdict and sought a change of venue. Charges were filed in October 1926 by the parents of 17 year old Ethel Coen of Mt Pleasant.
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Burlington
U.P
Henry County
Earl Hoaglin
Mt. Pleasant
Supreme Court
Hoaglin
Ethel Coen
Death Looms For War Secretary Good At Walter Reed
Washington November 18 Secretary of War James W Good battled complications after an appendectomy operation. Surrounded by family at Walter Reed Hospital he showed moments of vitality as doctors warned he could not survive the night and awaited the outcome of his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James W. Good
Walter Reed Hospital
Bemidji Couple Released After Railway Station Detention
Earl Roe and Ardath Bliler of Bemidji Minnesota were released from county jail after a short detention during an investigation. They were picked up at a local railway station a few nights earlier. the girl wore boys clothes. They initially claimed marriage and said both were 19. The girl was taken home by her mother Saturday night and the boy freed Sunday.
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Bemidji
Minn
Earl Roe
Ardath Bliler
Difference Between Special Delivery and Special Handling
Post office notes explain that parcels marked special delivery are placed in direct sacks and handled as expeditiously as letter mail, delivered immediately upon arrival at the destination but without insurance. Special handling provides expeditious transit like letters but is delivered on the first trip after arrival, also without insurance.
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Post Office
A. Richardson Claimed by Death in Washington Community
Samuel A. Richardson died at his home 824 South Second Avenue after a period of illness. Funeral services will be held 2:30 PM Tuesday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. A. W. Henke officiating. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Odd Fellows lodge to lead graveside service. Survived by wife Della Garrett, daughter Nondas, brother Oliver, and sister Martha Figgins.
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Samuel A. Richardson
South Second Avenue
L. A. Jones
A. W. Henke
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge
Mr. Richardson
Brighton Township
Aaron
Anne
Klein) Richardson
Washington
Della Garrett
Nondas Richardson
Oliver Richardson
Marshalltown
Martha Figgins
Richardson
Odd Fellows and
Modern Woodmen Lodges
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Charles L. McNary
Oregon
McNary
Demopolis
Middle West
Fairfield Men
High School
San Fran
Cisco Institution
Jas. Wilson
A. Richardson
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