Youth conference brings delegates to Washington IA
High school boys arrive from eastern Iowa for the YMCA conference in Washington with smaller than expected attendance due to weather. Delegations from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Burlington and Davenport join activities at the Methodist church high school and YMCA facilities. Dr. W A Ganfield of Carroll College will give the principal address tonight with sessions and officer elections, basketball tournament and banquet planned through Sunday.
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Washington
IoWa
Boone
Harry Kreider
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Burlington
Davenport
Methodist Church
J. Reade McCrory
W. A. Ganfield
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Church Auditorium
Ganfield
Arthur Griffith Praised by Washington County Board
Washington county supervisors passed a resolution praising Arthur L. Griffith for twelve years as county auditor before his retirement last Saturday. He leaves to become cashier at First Savings Bank in Crawfordsville and was not a re election candidate. The measure, introduced by R C Ferguson and seconded by Sam T. Donahey, lauds his faithful impartial service and calls him a valued public servant who made no enemies.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Arthur L. Griffith
Washington County
Iowa
Ingwersen's Three Teams Dominate the Initie Jones Trio
Iowa City, Nov. 26. Coach Howard Jones built Iowa's football championships in 1921 and 1922 but struggled in his first three seasons, going 13–10–0. By contrast Burton Ingwersen's three teams from 1924–26 went 14–9–1 with a 841–241 scoring edge, including strong defense and multiple shutouts.
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Iowa City
Howard Jones
University of Iowa
Burton Ingwersen
Jones
Ingwersen
Hawkeye
Ingversen
Iowally
Y W C A Plans Three Day Fund Drive Next Week
Arrangements are set for a Y W C A drive on Wednesday Thursday and Friday in Washington. The drive runs with the Y M and Y W efforts to fund and recruit members for the year. Mrs Manton Hebner notes heavy use of the women's room by clubs and committees as the Y W C A grows.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Y. M
Y. W
Washington
Manton Hebner
V. W
Colonel Dows Dies of Heart Attack in Iowa City
Colonel Wm G Dows 62 of Cedar Rapids and head of the Iowa Railway and Light Corporation died at University hospital Iowa City from a heart attack suffered a week earlier while preparing for an operation. He had been in ill health months.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Wm. G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Dows
Iowa Railway and Light Corporation
Resolution honors longtime Washington County auditor A L Griffith
Iowa officials tender thanks to A L Griffith for long and splendid service as auditor of Washington County and direct a certified copy of the resolution be sent to Mr Griffith.
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Iowa
A.L. Griffith
Washington County
Dawes Dedicated Soldiers Field In Chicago To War Dead
Vice President Charles G Dawes delivered a 201 word dedication at Soldiers Field Chicago honoring World War dead. Thousands attended as cadets and midshipmen stood in formation while city state and national officials witnessed the ceremony. Dawes urged maintaining constitutional rights and the blessings of peace for future generations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Soldiers’ Field Stadium
Usl
Nineteen Iowa Banks Close in Two Counties for Reorganization
Nineteen banks in Palo Alto and Kossuth counties suspend operations in a coordinated move by bank directors to reorganize. The state banking department says the action is local, with waivers from depositors needed before re opening. Banks include state, national and private institutions and plans aim for quick re opening. Superintendent L A Andrew notes Iowa banking conditions are better than six years ago.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Nineten
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Board of Directors
State Banking Department
Ll. A. Andrew
Iowa
Reward Considered for Missing Maquoketa Teacher
Mount Vernon and Friends of Misa Myrle Sizer seek a reward to aid locating Maquoketa school teacher Misa Myrle Sizer who vanished while traveling to Mount Vernon to visit her parents. Local authorities pursue leads as family appeals for information.
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Mount Vernon
Misa Myrle Sizer
Maquoketa
English Forecast as Future Auxiliary Language Debate
Prof Roy Flickinger of the University of Iowa warns English could split into British American Australian and South Athenean dialects if not kept unified. He argues Latin study preserves root meanings and prevents English from becoming a hybrid language, noting his Northwestern schooling and Chicago PhD.
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Iowa City
Lal
Roy C. Mlickinger
University of Iowa Department of
Wlickmeeer
Iowa
Flickinger
Flickingr
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Junction Beats Washington in Muddy Thanksgiving Game
Columbus Junction defeated Washington 18 to 0 on a rain slick field in the annual Thanksgiving clash. Pine scored all three Junction touchdowns as Washington failed to move the ball, with two blocked kicks and mistakes in the passing game keeping them scoreless despite efforts by Blick, Bain, and Weaver. The muddy, foggy conditions limited attendance to about a thousand.
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Columbus Junction
Washington
Junction
Pine
Speedy Junction
Bach
Phiys
Turner
Wasington
Washington Eleven
fFor Washington
Blick
Bain
Weaver
Tornado toll climbs across Arkansas Louisiana and Missouri
Tornadoes blasted Arkansas Louisiana and Missouri causing heavy casualties and widespread destruction. Deaths totaled at least 81 in Arkansas Louisiana and Missouri with dozens injured and towns such as Hebe r Springs and Monroe struck hard. An additional deadly twister near Mer Rouge Louisiana killed seven.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Loisiana
Mississippi
Heber Springs
Ozarks
Wanted in Kansas Gives Himself Up
Reuben M. Sims, an escaped convict, surrendered to Washington county authorities and will be taken to Fort Leavenworth. He escaped from Fort Leavenworth on October 26, 1924, worked as a painter, and decided to return to serve out his sentence rather than risk recapture. He was a former regular army member convicted of forgery. trial at Hot Springs, Arkansas. A $50 reward had been offered for his capture.
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Associated Press
Fort Leavenworth
Reuben M. Sims
Washington County
Charles Denison
Sims
Chiego
Denison
Hot Springs
Ark
Omaha
Chicago
Three Wounded in Chicago Shooting Slug War Fallout
Chicago police report two Thanksgiving Day shootings linked to private feuds rather than liquor wars. The first wounded three O'Donnell clan members amid south side gang clashes near a pool hall while hours later Sam De Salvo was killed and another wounded in a doorway ambush. Police detained 18 year old Thomas O’Connell and sought Fred Biegle neck as a second assailant.
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Associated Press
Chicago
O'Donnell
Sam de Salvo
Jimmy de Briscoe
Thomas
Charles O'Donnell
Edward
Thomas O'Connell
Fred Biegleneck
Thorne Estate Case Reversed by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa state supreme court reversed the Washington county district court decision in the Clifford Thorne estate case tried before Judge Henry Wagner in January 1925. The suit, a note claim by FOS Finney of M Pleasant and others, led to a directed verdict for the executrix which was overturned and the case remanded for trial.
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Iowa State Supreme Court
Washington County District Court
Clifford Thorne
Henry Wagner
Ono
Fos, Finney
M Pleasant
Wagner
Rescue Of 3 Men From Lake Erie Off Ashtabula
Three men clung to a small disabled launch Valencia after a night at sea on Lake Erie near Ashtabula. They were rescued by the steamer Mathiott of Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Valencia
Ashtabula
Mathiott
Maine Senate race shocks as governor blasts Gould
Augusta reports a new political bombshell as Governor Brewster accuses Republican Senate hopeful Arthur Gould of violating Maine campaign finance laws. Gould counters by attacking Brewster as a Klansman, while rival Fulton Redman is cited in the heated exchange and a Portland rally with Herbert Hoover planned for next weekend.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
Senate
Ralph C. Brewster
Arthur R. Gould
Brewster
Gould
Portland
Herbert Hoover
Brewester
Fulton
J. Redman
A. F. Leich Randolph
Frank Ball
Fire destroys Miller and Lohr store and Ervay restaurant
A fire in Rudd Iowa destroyed the Miller and Lohr general store and the J A Ervay restaurant, with losses estimated at 40000 dollars. Ervay and his wife and three children escaped the blaze which started from a fire he had built in a store in the restaurant.
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Associated Preas
Rudd
Miller and Lohr General
J. A. Ervay
Ervay
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