Optimism Grows Across U S Business Sectors
Washington reports rising confidence as Hoover aides and business leaders forecast a bigger winter than last year. Green of the American Federation of Labor predicts industrial gains and higher wages. federal programs, lower rates, and planned public works back expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Henry Ford
Federal Reserve System
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Gree
Marce
United States Chamber 6 Commerce
Hoove
John E Rittler dies after stroke at county hospital
John Edward Rittler died at the county hospital this morning after a stroke at the J O F hall Thursday night. Funeral set for Monday at two from his brother Dr B T Rittler’s Wayland home with Dr F W Eastwood in charge and North Hill Cemetery interment. He was 1865 born Noble Iowa and survived by wife Mary Morrison, daughter Mae, a grandchild, and several siblings. casket open tonight at Jones funeral parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edward Rittler
J. O. O. F. Hall
B. T. Rittler
Wayland
F. W. Eastwood
North H‘ll
Mr. Rittler
T Rade
Wallace Lumber Company
California
Order of Odd Fellows
Washi Neton
Presbyterian Church
Noble
Iowa
Louis
Mianne (Weinberger
Mary Morrison
Mae
Harey Jones
del Norte
Colorado
Margerite Jones
Rittler
Mary Last
F. L. Rittler
Frances Daubosile
Kate Whitting
E. Ritler
Emma Rittler
Jones Funeral
Albia Collegians Defeat Graceland In Tight Contest
Albia junior college football beat Graceland 13 to a touchdownless margin after outplaying the visitors in the first half. The Albia squad scored in the third and fourth quarters to secure the win on a damp day in Albia Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Navy
Graceland College
Graceland
Hoaglin Cleared by Burlington Jury in Rape Case
A Burlington district court jury found Earl Hoaglin, 35, of Mt Pleasant not guilty after seven hours of deliberation in the charge of assault to commit rape. The accuser was Ethel Coen, 16, of Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Earl Hoazlin
Mt Pleasant
Ethel Coen
Mt. Pleasant
Hoaglin
Deeds of Heroism Uncovered as Relief Work Is Under Way
Relief efforts began along the Burin peninsula after a devastating earthquake and tidal wave. The death toll stood at 18 with others unaccounted for. outside aid arrived to provide shelter, food, care, and start reconstruction for the homeless in St Johns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
N. F
U.P
Burin Peninsula
Twelve Cars Registered In Past Week In County Office
Miss Bessie Jones reports twelve new car registrations in the county treasurer's office this week, five more than the prior week. Names listed include John Cherry Ford Tudor in Washington and E A Hofer Kalona among others. registrations become available December 2 with a large count expected the first week of December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Jones
John Cherry
Washington
F. M. Strickland
Rubio
Earl Cooley
Sherman
Silter
L. Bennett
Essex
Essex Coach; Wm. Reinett
Keota
Ford
E. A. Hofer
Kalona
Chevrolet
FE. S. Beauchamp Prightcon
Nord Fordar
Howard Baker
Ford Fordar
Harold Gingerich
Mel Moines
Oldsmobile
Marv Frey
Walona
Ontiac
Miss Jones
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys
Forecast covers November 25 to 30 for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Mostly fair in the south with possible rain in the north at week start and end. Temperatures vary, likely near or below average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missisippi
Missouri
Nortion
Pawnbroker Displays 129 Year Old Bicket
Park rate England pawnbroker M. Mason shows a 129 year old bicket as a relic of a loan from David Swearer to Henry Roth, amount 75 cents, tied to a hat and waist cat as the collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mason
Parkrate
England
David Swearer
Henry Rothcell
Congress Faces Busy Program After Holiday Break
Washington dispatch reports a packed legislative agenda for Congress after its December 2 return. Tax reduction, the tariff, and prohibition lead the schedule, with farm board laws and tariff work carried into the regular session. The program aims to keep both houses busy through June or later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Hoover
Marelli
Federal Farm Board
Fire alarms respond to vehicle and rail yard blaze
Two fires prompted Washington fire crews yesterday with chemical extinguishing methods. A Ludebaker car owned by Harry Miller at the Iowa avenue garage area suffered an explosion and radiator alcohol burn, damaging the front and pant but repairable. Firemen also tackled a small pile of railway ties near Knoxville where sparks from an engine started a minor grass fire with slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa Avenue
Lemmon Drug Store
Harry Miller
Ludebaker
Miller
Parsons College Students To Perform Song Service
Forty young people from Parsons College will present a service of song at 4 30 p m vesper the Presbyterian church tomorrow The local church youth group entertains with a supper then an in teresting program in the church auditorium The theme is Music in Worship Several special musical numbers vocal and instrumental will be given All young people interested are invited to attend the 6 30 p m program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Bowling Schedule for November 25 27
The schedule lists matches for Monday November 25 through Wednesday November 27. White teams face Blue and Red teams in multiple pairings with two games each evening at seven and nine o clock.
Senator Brookhart Visits Washington Between Sessions
Senator Smith W. Brookhart arrives in Washington on a brief layover between sessions after attending the funeral of Secretary James W. Good in Cedar Rapids. He traveled from Cedar Rapids yesterday to the capital for the transition period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith W. Brookhart
Congress
Washington
Cedar Rapids
James W. Good
Plan to Build 40 Ocean Mail Steamers In Ten Years
Postmaster General Brown said an interdepartmental committee on ocean mail contracts and the United States Shipping Board are considering plans to build 40 modern ocean mail steamers within the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Mdern Orent
Committee On Ocean Mail
United States Chipping Board
Brown
Ciemenceau Clings to Life as Uremic Poison Threatens
Paris reports Georges Clemenceau, wartime premier, holds on with uncertain courage as uremic poisoning weakens his heart. Few aides or doctors believed he could survive the injections of camphor oil sustaining him, yet a fragile life remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.R
George Ciemenceau
Touay
Pageant by Girl Reserves at Washington High School
The Pageant of the Shawls will be staged by the Washington high school Girl Reserves on Friday evening December 5. An 85 cent admission gains entry to a large ensemble of participants with twelve principal characters including Miss America and a range of named roles such as Madam, Indian Love Call, and Mother Macree, among others. The long list of participants spans many groups from Dutch dancers to gypsy choruses and various social roles, showcasing a broad student talent lineup for this annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Madamoiselle
Lucille Davison
Helen Melinski
T.ce
Betty Bowes
Ethel Hotle
Irene Wagner
Adrienne Wilttrus
Mae Manford
Velma Finke
M. L. Rolerton
Donna Crow
Helen Jones
Mary Mickey
Betty Cunningham
Melba McAvoy
Edna M. Mayhew
Maurice Kyle
Helen Bishop
Flora Tindahtl
Hazel Jnneenheimer
Joan Michaels
Apple
Helen Foster
Dorothy Booth
X. Paisley
Helen Masson
Harriet Moore
Maurine Martin
Phyllis Reeves
Grace Thompson
Leona Jales
Cora Mae Hotle
Ethel Wagner
Mabel Telford
Irene Batterson
Louise Longwell
Lucille Fetes
Marie Foster
Gina Bianchi
Loretta Cantoni
Marian Larson
Louise McCall
Vidla Sritey
Daisy Franklin
Lucille Nicola
Ruth Foster
Melbha McAvoy
Janet Jennings
Marjorie Pratt
Marjorie Smith
Jane Pear
Pauline Ficklinge
Hazel Little
Helen Turnipseed
Maxine Willits
Edna Westen
Helen Alcorn
Betty Clow
Far ms to Kansas amid small parcels average 264 acres
Short land parcels stretch to Kansas with the average size recorded at 264 acres. The note highlights small tract availability and regional land trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Michigan and Iowa End 1929 Season In Slow First Quarter
In Arbor November 23 Michigan and Iowa closed their 1929 campaigns under a sunny sky on a soggy field. Attendance was about 55 000 of 57 000 capacity. First quarter details show missed advances and conservative play with several kicks and fumbles as both teams struggle for footing and points.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Iowa
Simrall
Dahlem
Glasssow
Glassgow
Glasgow
Hagerty
Jensool
Pignatelli
Hewitt
Mechigan
Poorman
Town
Ginacow
Ablem
Morrison
Ata
Traverty’s
Colascecow
Pirrakhy
Roy
Yee
Iwarter
Jawa
Richland notices and social items span town events
Richland reports the death of H W Tracy at his home after a long illness following a broken leg. The junior class presents High Flyer at the opera house. Irene French and Norvelle Hinshaw marry in Agency. Mrs. S F Lewis visits agency. daughter Lille Simmerman returns to Ottumwa. Various local visits, visits to Des Moines, 60th birthday dinner, OES chapter, and adoptions noted. Windmill sales and a closing out sale announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
H. W. Tracy
Lille Simmerman
Sam Lewis
Ottumwa
Irene French
J. C. French
Norvelle Hinshaw
T. A. Hinshaw
O. J. Fix
M. E. Church
A. F. Bridger
Bridgers
L. B. Reed
Wray H'll
Doris Benn
O. E
Des Moines
E. E. Steele
James Zook
Marian
Galesburg
L. R. Sidmore
Manson
Ila
Harold McConnel
al McClure
J. Pentegraph
Clarence Neville
Pla’n
Motor party member killed as train hits car in Council Bluffs
Mrs. O. T. Cochran, 36, died when her car was struck by a Chicago Great Western train in Council Bluffs Iowa on November 21. Four other occupants were injured, one seriously, in the collision at a crossing near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
O. T. Cochran
Chicago Great Western
Snow Storm Widening Across Atlantic Seaboard
A major early season snowstorm hit the Atlantic Seaboard with freezing temperatures and strong winds. Snow fell in New England New York and Pennsylvania and reached as far south as Charlotte North Carolina with Philadelphia reporting heavy snowfall and the system expected to expand today affecting Washington Baltimore and parts of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Pennsylvania
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Virginia
Large district Legion meet draws 100 delegates in Washington Iowa
More than a hundred Legionaires from every county in the district gathered in Washington for one of the best attended conferences in the region. State and district leaders spoke on rehabilitation and veteran welfare while a banquet and entertainment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Iowa
Ilx
Washington
Leopold spends 25th birthday in Stateville penitentiary
Nathan Leopold, 25, one of the Slayers of Robbie Franks, spent his birthday Monday in the library of the new Stateville penitentiary. No visitors or extras on his plate. He has not seen Dick Loeb, sentenced in 1924 to life imprisonment after their thrill murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ill
Nathan Leopold
Robbie Franks
New Stateville
Leopold
Dick Loeb
Lfe
Loeb
Soldiers Ordered To Fight California Forest Fire
In San Mateo California on November 28 a vast forest and brush fire threatens Bel mount San Carlos and suburban mansions near San Mateo and Burlingame. About 200 soldiers from the Presidio of San Francisco assisted hundreds of firefighters as winds and low humidity hampered containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Calif
Presidio
San Francsco
Here
Skyline Boulevard
Matrel
Belmont
San Carlos
Burlingame
California
Tickets on Sale For Passion Play at Methodist Church
Tickets go on sale for the Oberammergan Passion presentation to be shown at the Methodist church on Wednesday December 4. Dr Ira Berry of Chicago will present the production using his rare early pictures and impersonates the eighteen principal characters in a talking picture style performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ira Berry
Chicago
Methodist Hoir
Berry
Antonang
Hristus
Ation
Lang
Dr. Berry
Dr. Nerry
Haskins Community Notes Update On Social Visits and Events
Mrs Clyde Breese of Newton visited her mother Mrs Fate ny Edwards in Haskins last week. An orchestra formed with nine members met Tuesday night. Don Rabenold shipped two carloads of hogs via Farmers Shipping. The Ladies Aid served a chicken dinner to rural teachers for a study center at the church. J R McCreedy was in Washington on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Binney
John Rath
John Riggs
Don Rabenold
Haskins
Farmers Shipping Association
Holland
Lee
Lois
Faye
Ladies Aid Society
J. R. McCreedy
Washington
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White House
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Middle West
Law Enforcement Commission
M‘lions
John E. Rittler
Ternoon
Brother's
Lal
Albia Collegians
Burlington Jury
Parsons
Senator Brookhart
Ciemenceau
CC. A. Neville
Atlantic
Legionaires
FE. Wolm
C. EF. Roberts
Keokuk
Haynes
Glenn C. Haynes
Alvin J. Ryan
Vidora
Krahk Miles
R. J. Laird
Eunt Lane FE
Stansberry
Fairfield
France
Hiaynes
Growins
Federal
Veterans’ Bureau
Chars
Ler Tenaires
Fred Bryant
J. W. Laird
Wilson Reed
T. P. Hollowell
Ft. Madison
State Penitentiary
National Legion
R. L. Coulter
Leo Beatty Post Legion Auxiliary
Milburn McKay
Ralph Shannon
Manton Hebnes
Tracy Phillips
Ed Squire
Leon Beatty
State Legion
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