Legionnaires Gather for National Meet in Chicago October
Chicago readies for 250000 American Legion members attending the fifteenth annual convention October 1 to 5 at Soldier Field. The parade on October 3 draws 118000 marchers, 16200 musicians in 535 bands, tracing Fort Dearborn and historic routes near the World’s Fair. Special Wednesday rates at Soldier Field and coupon books for eight expositions concessions will ease access for veterans and families.
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Chicago
The
American Legion
Soldier Field
Legion
Legiol
Frank Parker
Sixth Corps
John Kinzie
Jean Baptiste du Satble
Fort Dearborn
Michigan Boulevard
Jackson Boulevard
Columbus Drive
Wield Museum
Soldier Field Stadium
Marconi
Point du Saible
Dearborn
Gen
Parker Guglielmo Marconi
Exposition
Paris
Hollywood
Abréifiam Lincols Group
Pantheon de la Guerre Lion Motordrome
Reforestation Camps Approved in Iowa Expansion
Washington D C Sept 21 nine more Iowa winter conservation camps approved by corps officials including Cresco Maquoketa and McGregor Existing camps at Shenandoah Iowa City Atlantic Oskaloosa Winterset and Hoone will be continued totaling 18 camps in the program.
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Washington
D. C
Clyde Herring
Iowa
Cresco
Maquoketa
McGregor
Shenandoah
Iowa City
Atlantic
Oskaloosa
Winterset
Hoone
Mrs Ed Simmering Undergoes Major Operation at County Hospital
Mrs. Ed Simmering underwent a major operation at Washington County Hospital recently. The report notes her hospitalization and ongoing recovery, with no further details provided.
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Ed Simmering
Washington County Hospital
Washington County Drives Road Safety Week Led by Legion
Washington County forms division of the Iowa highway safety campaign with Russell A. Frink as chair. The drive runs Sept 24 to Oct 1, aided by the American Legion and the motor vehicle department. Car testing and minor repairs will be offered in county towns to prevent crashes. Schools and churches will cooperate in promoting highway safety.
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Russell A. Frink
Washington
Washington County
Iowa State Highway Safety Campaign
Frink
American Legion
the Legion
Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Des Moines
Mrs. Axel Anderson Dies After Illness at 6 45 PM
Mrs. Axel Anderson died at 6 45 last evening at her home 626 East Jefferson street after a four year illness. Funeral at 2 30 Friday at Sherman’s Funeral Home with Rev. D C Fulton officiating. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by husband and eight children with several living around Washington and Pilotburg. Born Johanna Caroline Erickson in Sweden October 30 1871. Joined Lutheran church and Rebekah lodge membership noted.
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Axel Anderson
East Jefferson Street
Sherman
D. C Fulton
Elm Grove Cemetery
Johanna Caroline Erickson
Sweden
Charles Erickson
America
Moline
Ill
Washington
Thorne Picture Placed In Washington County Court Room
A framed portrait of the late Clifford Thorne was presented by his widow Mrs Ruth Thorne to the Washington county bar association and hung on the west wall near other memorials. Col C J Wilson and SS W Livingston spoke in tribute as A E Baldrige T L Burkhart and Dunham Morrison arranged the installation behind the clerk's desk. Thorne, once a railway rates expert and railway commission lawyer, died in London after a brief illness.
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Washington County Bar Association
Washington County Legal Group
Sixth District
Ruth Thorne
Thorne
Col. C. J Wilson
SS. W. Livingston
Washington
A. E. Baldrige
T. L. Brookhart
Dunham Morrison
The
County Bar Association
Hailiff
State Railway Commission
London
Finish Canning Tomatoes Friday
City hall hosts last day of emergency kitchen canning at 9 am inviting workers and donors. Over 100 gallons already canned, with many women volunteers present on prior days and more needed tomorrow. Donors may call Mrs. A Baldrige at 682 or bring tomatoes to the emergency kitchen.
Boulder County Birthday Party Sails Past Century Milestone
A 100th birthday party for John Sam Jackson drew about 80 guests at the Boulder County home. Organizer W A Fisher and head nurse Edith Duncan arranged the event as part of a world trip celebration. The McKean vs Cherry action for personal injury was postponed as attorney C C Wilson attended a family death, with petit jurors excused for now.
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Orh
John
Sam) Jackson
Boulder County
W. A. Fisher
Edith Duncan
McKean Vs. Cherry Eas
C. C. Wilson
Oskaloosa
Seven football games for $1.00 season ticket offer
The U s Men's club sells season tickets at seven games for one dollar. The package includes five Little Six high school games and two junior college games, with regular price at thirty five cents per game. Tickets available at Washington State Bank North Side cafe Y M A and the Journal office. Call ahead before the Ottumwa game Friday evening.
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Washington State Bank
North Side Cafe
Journal Office
Clayton Neiswanger to Retire After Thirty Years at Post Office
Clayton Neiswanger, a postal clerk, will retire October 1 after thirty years of service. A farewell dinner at Crescent Inn honored him with Postmaster Harry McCall speaking and a decorated angel food cake from Mrs. McCall. The party, attended by about twenty postal staff, included a supper prepared by Mrs. Louw Jugenheimer and assisted by her sister Mrs. Maude Stuart.
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Postoffice
Loca
Crescent Inn
Harry McCall
Mr. Neiswanger
Hoover meets a reporter as talks avoid topics
Mr. Hoover meets a reporter but refuses to discuss national topics. The writers note that the rest of the group debates topics constantly. The piece remarks that actual knowledge of the future is low while hope remains high and that confidence beats predictions.
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Bevery Hills
Cal
Hog markets hit top prices across midwest and beyond
Hog markets in the middle west reached top prices of 5.40 in Chicago tying the year high as St Louis posted 5.50 and other markets 15 to 25 cents higher. Iowa interior markets hit 4.90 the highest since May while grain weakened with wheat down five cents and other grains following.
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Chicago
St. Louis
East
Iowa
Wiley Post Hurt In Airplane Crash
Wiley Post, the around the world flyer, crashed after takeoff from Davenport Iowa. his Winnie May aircraft fell into a tree. Post was found with blood on his face and taken to St Mary's hospital where doctors said injuries were not serious.
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Wiley Post
Quincy
Ill
U.P
Davenport
Iowa
Winnie May
Post
St. Mary's Hospital
City Carrier Turned Post Office Worker Gives Talk
The subject began as a city carrier and later worked in the post office, where he gave a talk to the group about his career path and experiences.
Funeral of Mrs Jones Saturday in Iowa town
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Jones age 89 are set for Saturday afternoon. A 1 30 service at Sherman’s funeral home precedes a 2 50 service at Zion Church near Columbus Junction. Burial is in Cambrian cemetery. She died yesterday evening at her daughter’s home in Washington.
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Margaret Jones
Sherman
Zion Church
Nesr
Columbus Junction
F. W. Eastwood
Cambrian Cemetery
Jones
John A Jones
East Jefferson Street
Washington
David N. Jones
Will Jones
Congregational Church
Zion Congregational Church
David Knowles
Presbyterian Church
John Jones
Will EB. Jones
Hannah Elizabeth
D. Norwood Jones
Chica
Harold Jones
Chicago
George Pauls
Jack
Jane Pauls
Sallie Jones
Policies of Secretary Condemned
The Iowa Farmers Union at Des Moines called for Secretary Henry Wallace's resignation and backed currency inflation. Delegates urged production cost taxes, income taxes, silver monetization, and removal of county levies while Murphy defended Wallace and the farm program amid inflation debates in Washington.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farmers’ Union Today
Henry A. Wallace
Mark Riddle
Leon
Federal Reserve System
Murphy
Wallace Des Moines
U.R
United States
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Murphy W
Washington, D. C
U.P
Congress
Mrs T E Jackson Opens College Town Cafe
Mrs. T E Jackson has gone to Fairfield to operate the College town cafe near Parsons college campus. The cafe has been closed for the summer and will reopen by week end after rearranging and redecorating. Mr Jackson plans to join later to help with the Fairfield cafe and will commute to work here in the meantime.
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T. BE. Jackson
Fairfield
Parsons College
Funeral arrangements announced after Cop pock resident dies
William Cochran of Cop pock shopped here yesterday. A funeral home service is planned for Saturday morning with a viewing earlier in the afternoon.
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William Cochran of
Coppock
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