Flooded Iowa towns flee as rivers rise after week of rain
Des Moines reports 16 degrees above zero as cold returns after a wet week. Iowa floods force dozens from homes while rivers swell, snow flurries observed in Sioux City, Des Moines, and Charles City. In Chicago, autumn heat wanes, Great Lakes shipping hindered by storms, temperatures rise elsewhere. Mrs Foster to spend Thanksgiving in Ainsworth with family.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Charles City
Cubu
van Mier
Charles Bay
Davenport
Clles D. Reed
Federal Meteorologat
Chicago
Great Lakes
Norman Potten
Ahrmal Kandar
Brighton Rotary meet unites Brighton and Washington guests
About forty Rotarians and fifty five Brighton guests enjoyed a seven o clock dinner at the Brighton Methodist church. After the meal a business meeting and program followed with performances by the Brighton quartet and Washington quartet. Lord Morrisage gave a welcome address and Lewdmane Tom presided. Chalmers Fulton spoke on Rotary principles while attendees praised fellowship and the evening's spirit.
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Rotary Club
Brighton
Bitna Ie
Questa
Om Ars
Marjorie Philips
Ted
Washington
Ralph Bresbon
Ins Program
Covmnanee
Lord Morrisge
Peenna
Lewdmane Tom
Chalmers Fulton
Rotary
Che Wash Fon
Brighvon
Farmers Urged to Back Export Debenture and Silver Stabilization
Agricultural leaders urged the export debenture plan, the equalization fee, and stabilization of silver as tools to aid farmers. L. J. Taber of the National Grange argued the reserve system falls short, noting the farm dollar is worth about 54 cents. Edward A. O Neal urged action on surplus crops and silver, while opposing Muscle Shoals operation by government and suggesting farmer organization could win support. The American Poets Association accused the Farm Board’s cotton stabilization of failure, representing about 1.9 million producers.
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Washington
L. J. Taber
National Grange
Senate
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
Taber
Muscle Shoals
Federal Farm Board
W. Garrow
Houston
Tex
Senate | Agriculture Committee
Community Plans to Observe a Holiday
Banks and courts will be closed and mail service suspended tomorrow. Several stores including Wells & Crail Rothschild and McLellan's will close for the day. A union church service at ten in the Presbyterian church led by Rev. Carl W. Klein will mark the morning observance. In the afternoon Mt. Pleasant Washington high school football game is the big event.
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Wells & Crail
Rothschild and McLellan’s
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Carl W. Klein
Mt. Peasant- Washington High
Growth in Church School Pupil Course Promises Expansion
Washington county's church leadership training program, one of the state’s largest, enrolled 137 last year. This year aims to broaden instruction with the course “A Study of the Pupil” taught by Prof. Melvin Gingerich. The text “The Pupil in the Church School” by A. A. Lamoreaux costs $1 and is available at the M.C.A. or from Mrs. Vernon Witting. The program targets Sunday school teachers and all Bible study and church activity leaders.
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Washington County
Melvin Gingerich
A. A Lamoreaux
Vernon Witting
Iowa Vets Days Organizing In Des Moines For Prohibition Push
The Iowa Vets and Iowa Saloon League announce parallel plans to organize all 99 counties to press the 18th Amendment repeal issue. Wet leaders, led by I M Maytag, outline county by county drives with county institutes, law enforcement aid, and dry votes on election days. A December 1 prohibition meeting is set for Ottumwa to launch county activities as part of a national strategy from the 32 organizations backing prohibition.
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Des Moines
Billon
Iowa
Towa
Maytag
Newton
Iown
Wet Association
Ewing
National Board of Strategy
Rickey Purchases Ward Barber Shop
S T Rickey completed a deal yesterday afternoon to buy the Ward barber shop from George Ward. Ward bought the shop last March from Rickey, who sold due to ill health. Rickey’s health has since improved and he resumes the old stand with friends glad to see him back.
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S. T. Rickey
Barber St
George Ward
Mr. Ricey
Mr. Rickey
Bear Down on Towan at Liquor Trial
In Peoria Iowa November 25 Michael Blimberg Clinton Towan faced the government in the Midwest liquor conspiracy trial Assistant US Attorney Marks Alexander pressed charges of distribution across the case. Roy Hutchison cashier of Clinton National Bank testified about 190 telegraph money orders totaling over 240000 dollars endorsements. Testimony showed purchase of equipment for the distillery including 77 wooden vats valued at 1530 dollars shipped to Sackville warehouse in East Moline. Des Moines police officers arrested C C Apperson in a garage on May 15 1829 seizing an automobile and 100 gallons of alcohol Dominic Leonetti a defendant named for the first time stood in the doorway but was not arrested then.
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Peoria
Michael Blimberg
Clinton
Towa
Marks Alexander
Carbon Cliff
Roy Hutchison
Clinton — National Bank
Hlumberg
R. Benson
Chicago
Eagle Tank Company
Nick J. Cain
Benson
Sackville
East Moline
A. Dunagan
William Gregory
Des Moines
C. C. "Apperson
Dominic Leonetti
Service Friday for Mrs Tennyson former Washington woman
A oblique obituary notes the death of Mrs. Tennyson, a former Washington resident and sister to noted individuals. The notice mentions birth on May 10, 1892, and references several family connections, though the fragmentary text limits full details.
Chicago Officer Kills One Bandit in Drug Raid
Officer John Freichel of Chicago killed one bandit and wounded none in a gun battle during an attempted drug raid. Four bandits faced the shootout. three escaped in a car. The dead bandit remained unidentified as more than twenty shots were fired.
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Chicago
Irolman
John Freichel
Legion Working On Unemployment Relief Plan
Des Moines November 25 An Iowa American Legion effort to create an unemployment relief plan formed this week with a December 4 organizational meeting. Fred Keating state director of the Legion employment committee outlined a drive to "sell Iowa to Iowans" via broad advertising and education, aiming to stimulate industry and provide work for jobless. Suggestions included eating corn bread once daily and burning 19 tons for town coal this winter.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Fred Keating
American Legion Employment Committee
Legion
Towa
Towans
Towa Industrie
Million Hungry People to Be Fed by Charity Groups
Nationwide Thanksgiving effort feeds over a million hungry people through 27 cities. United Press survey shows programs by churches welfare groups and volunteers with totals around 1,000,000 recipients. Cities range from New York to Seattle and include Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit San Francisco and Boston.
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Chicago
United Press Today
New York
Mexico
Salvation Army
Pittsburgh
The
Schoen
Steel Works
Volunteers of America
Detroit
Cae
Sacramento
Calcoin
New Haven
Conn
New Orleans
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Boston
Will Rogers jokes about trains and guards on world news voyage
In a Sunday dispatch Will Rogers jokes about 22 Chinese traveling across Canada on the same train with Floyd Gibbons en route to the far east aboard the Empress of Russia. He jokes about finding 20 Japanese aboard and teases trading commands with Gibbons as a playful wartime quip.
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Will Rogers
Canada
Floyd Gibbons
Far East
Rogers
Gibbons
Paxson
Y M C A Drive Drive Schedule Boosts Two O Clock Fund Drive
Washington Y M C A volunteers canvassed the community yesterday and reported about 4000 dollars in subscriptions with many donors still to visit today. The drive continues this week as leaders urge liberal support to fund next year’s services, with teams logging totals on a lobby bulletin board and plans for a larger turnout at upcoming events.
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Washington Y. MC. A
Y's Men's Club
Burglar Tools Case: Kelso Brown Guilty in Ottumwa
In Ottumwa Iowa Robert Kelso and Frank Brown of Indiana were found guilty by a district court jury after 40 minutes of deliberation on charges of possession of burglary tools. They were arrested with Melvin Furlong at a county cab where a sizable arsenal was found in their car. Furlong was convicted last week and faces sentencing on November 28.
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Ottumwa
Towa
Robert Kelso
Franks Brown
Indiana
Kelso
Brown
Melvin Furlong
Furlong
Six Men Indicted in Berg Kidnapping Case
St Louis report says six men including lawyer Paul A Richards were indicted for kidnapping fur dealer Alexander Berg who was released after 102 hours. Richards alleged to have acted as go between in the failed $50,000 ransom bid. Other defendants named are George Peak Curtis Mediock Charles Heuer Edward Barsume and Thanes Tucker.
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ST. Louis
Paul A. Richards
Alexander Berg
Fur Lealer
Richards
George Peak
Charles Heuer
Edward Barsume
Curtis Mediock
Thantes Tucker
Tom Mix In Serious Condition After Appendi oxoperation
Hollywood California Tom Mix was reported in very serious condition at Hollywood hospital from peritonitis following an appendectomy performed Monday. A dramatic airplane medical delivery of serum from San Francisco to Los Angeles was used in an effort to stabilize the star amid the life threatening illness.
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Hollywood
Cal
Tom Mix
Hollywood Hospital
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Manchurian Crisis Deepens as Forces Reinforce South
In Manchuria, Japanese troops surge south with another battalion to Chulluho near Mukden amid fears of clashes with Chinese irregulars. Diplomatic talks in Paris strain as the Nine-Power Pact looks to curb aggression while Tokyo signals troop withdrawal, shaping tense negotiations.
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Kiangching River
Taohan-Anganchi
Tapani
Manchuria
Feft
Chang Houeh-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai Shek
Charles P. Summerall
United States
Star
International Commission
League of Nations
Mukden
Chulluho
Mukeden
Mintun
United Press
Washington
Nine P
Chinchow
Tokio
Manchurias
Paris
Receiver Files Assessment Suit Against Bank Holders
In district court, receivership attorneys for Commercial Savings Bank seek 100 percent statutory assessments from holders of 1,000 shares at par $100 each. Judge Frank Bechly signed the order and planned extended sessions after Thanksgiving while a bank inventory of assets and liabilities was filed with the clerk. Similar actions target Brighten and Ainsworth banks and the Washington Loan and Trust company.
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Commercial Savings Bank
8. W. Livingston
T. L. Brookhart
Frank Bechly
Brighton
Ainsworth
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Montezuma
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Ington
ML. Pleasant Washington
Case Feld
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Washington High School
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