Situation of the Farmers Some Better
The agriculture department says farmers are a bit better off financially than a year ago but the sector remains below other industries. Farm product purchasing power sits at 58, 12 points under prewar levels but 5 points above last year. Wheat and potatoes exceed last year while prices stay favorable. apples are the smallest crop in six years. cotton is down about one third from 1926. Livestock is stable as warm September aids maturity across regions with mixed annual results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Ways of Revitalizing Soil Considered by Farm Editors
A meeting in Louisville with farm editors federal soil experts and fertilizer manufacturers discussed revitalizing impoverished soil. They called fertilization a national crime of soil robbery and urged public education campaigns and simple fertilization formulas for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Ta. Butler
Memphis
County Ministers to Elect Officers Soon
The Washington county ministerial association plans to elect officers for the new year at the next meeting on October 24. Rev. B. W. McCrory of Ainsworth Rev. F. W. Eastwood of the Washington Presbyterian church and Harry G. Kretcher secretary of the M C A form the nominating committee. The association met at the Y this week and was poorly attended by out of town ministers due to unfavorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Ministerial Association
B. W. McCrory
Ainsworth
F. W. Eastwood
Washington Presbyterian Church
Harry G. Kretcher
M. C A
Van Buren County to vote on $500000 bond issue
Van Buren County schedules a special election for November 15 to approve a $500000 bond to fund the county portion of primary No. 123. The date was changed from November 8 after a misunderstanding. surrounding counties have already approved the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keosaukua
van Buren County
High School Strike Continues in Gary After Settlement Rejected
In Gary Indiana Emerson High School the attempt to end the student strike failed when faculty proposals were voted down at a mass meeting. Superintendent William A Wirt warned that unless students return by 3 15 A M tomorrow all would be suspended for the rest of the semester. About 1800 students are involved in the dispute triggered by the placement of Negro students in the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Emerson High School
William A. Wirt
Wirt
Emerson School
Former Wayland Youth Jailed On Delinquency Charge
Milo Miller of Wellman formerly of Wayland is jailed awaiting a hearing for contributing to juvenile delinquency. Four Wayland youths and two Brighton girls embarked in a Ford car last February and were missing for days before being found in Kansas City. The other youths served 30 days. Miller was jailed yesterday in Washington county and will spend a month in the county jail. Another local case notes John P. McDonald, formerly of Washington, convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years at Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Miller
Wellman
Wayland
Kansas City
Miller
Kansas
Sherif Charles N. Denison
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Patton
Washington County
John P. McDonald
Washington
Louisa County
Wapello
Fort Madison
Mrs. W. P. Johnson Dies at Beaver Falls
Word arrives of the death of Mrs. W. P. Johnson formerly of Washington who died recently in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. She was the widow of Dr. W. P. Johnson a former Covenanter church pastor in Washington and later president of Geneva College Beaver Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Johnson
Washington
Beaver Falls
Move Tailor Shop to Prominent New Washington Location
Schmoeller Bros. announce relocation of their tailoring business from the southeast square corner to the northwest corner formerly occupied by the Washington Loan and Trust Company. They will operate a nine price clothing store in the new space, expecting better quarters in a premier Washington business district location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmoeller Bros
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Washington Business District
Mrs Wood Returns from Month-Long Portland Trip
Mrs J P Wood came back yesterday from a month in Portland Oregon. She traveled from Kansas City with her niece who also visited there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Wood
Portland
Oregon
Kansas City
Coal Strike Standoff Persists in Iowa Mines
In Centerville Iowa union miners refuse to discuss wages on a competitive basis. Operators push for talks while sparring in executive sessions. No new disorders since the Winifred mine dynamiting. Sheriff Gaugenbaugh keeps a strong armed force in Appanocose. District 12 leaders refuse but may discuss Jacksonville wage scale as a basis. Operators threaten nonunion mining if talks stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa
Karly Gaugenbaugh
Gaughenbaugh
Appanocose
Mystic
Chaiis
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
Joe Morris
Union
Ed Morgan
Tom White
William Hardy
Frank Wilson
Ira Gear
Mmbers
Forty Boys Chosen for New Washington High Glee Club
Miss Norma Reaney selects forty boys for the Washington High School glee club. First tenor names Dwight Booth through Clifford Reinert. First bass includes Merritt McDaniels to Joseph Springman. Second tenor lists Carlton Lytle to LaDean McCrory. Second bass features John Westphal to Ralph Poole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Reaney
Washington
Dwight Booth
James Davidson
Maurice Meyer
Harold Tucker
John Young
Lawrence Ryan
Burdette Westermark
Ernest Meyer
John Wassoner
Clifford Reinert
Merritt McDaniels
Charles Grayson
George Stenson
Charles Crone
George Zeck
Edwin Davidson
Wendell Booth
Phillip George
Ray Simpson
Floyd Tucker
Orville Korf
Joseph Springman
Carlton Lytle
Donald Welch
Charles Long
Everette Simpson
Berne Eastin
Walter Wells
Raymond Rittenhouse
Gerald Gray
Harold Timmons
Saymond Witting
LaDean McCrory
John Westphal
John Pierce
Victor Westphal
Wilburd Quinn
Nathaniel Young
Lester McGinnis
Owen Boileau
Willard Smith
Richard Pratt
Ralph Poole
Y's Men's Club Sees Large Turnout for Dinner Meeting
The Y's men's club held its weekly dinner and business session Tuesday with an unusually large attendance. Marty Rice was introduced as a guest by Gay Carlton. President Richard Methery outlined a twelve week mix meeting series to deepen understanding of the international principles. Bill Graf, a newly married member, spoke in response to remarks from several speakers who used him as a topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y's
Marty “Hod” Rice
Gay Carlton
Richard Methery
M. Ai
Bill Graf
Mrs George Sands Travels to Town for Shopping Visit
Mrs George Sands of Abneworth spends the day in town visiting friends and taking advantage of shopping opportunities. She is seen at local shops and enjoying the social outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sands
Abneworth
Return of Richard Reynolds Prompts Chorus Girls Waiting
One hundred chorus girls in New York await the return of Richard J. Reynolds heir to a Reynolds fortune after his disappearance. He was found in a St Louis chop suey house under an assumed name. The show Half a Widow flopped at Waldorf Theatre with salaries unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard J. Reynolds
Reynolds
St. Louis
Joy K. Fleet
Waldorf
Conrad S. Layson
Wally Gluck
Layson
Carter Tiffany
Reynolds Airways, Inc
Rice-Ts Seek Reserves in Line for Ottumwa Game
Ottumwa shows strength in forward wall with linemen Baird Reinert at center Grown moved to guard and Zeck challenging Pratt or Smith. Rice Ts build reserve squad with fast backs while prep for Saturday clash against Ottumwa and Arlington level opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Aroute Treagth
Arlington
Baird
Reinert
Grown
Zeck
Pratt
Smith
Gasoline Prices Fall in Des Moines Stations
Gasoline prices dropped three cents a gallon at Des Moines service stations today. The cuts followed reductions by four major refiners and prompted local outlets to lower their current prices accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Doty Assigned to Duty in Algeria
Bennett J. Doty, American member of the Foreign Legion who was pardoned after serving 12 months of a sentence for desertion, has been assigned to duty with the Foreign Legion in Algeria. He was released from Maisville prison and sent to Troyes then Marseilles, with the War Office noting his assignment to the First Port Regiment in Algeria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bennett J. Doty
French Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion
Algeria
War Office
United Press Today
Doty
Maivau
Troyes
Marseilles
Festival Parade Adapted as Rain Delays City Events
A steady rain disrupted the morning parade but the afternoon program proceeded with free acts on the square at 7:30 and 8 o'clock. Washington and Columbus bands played as exhibits for grains, vegetables, fruits, poultry and livestock drew attention. A second parade is planned for four o clock tomorrow with all entries included and judged later.
Final Judging on Parade Entries Deferred Until Tomorrow
Rain delayed many entrants today so the judging of parade entries is postponed to tomorrow at 4 00 PM. The committee decided to reserve final awards after the parade event and urged entrants to report for vetting tomorrow.
Foreclosure Action In Rathmel Farm Case
A district court action opened before Judge Charles A. Dewey involves Tra Rathmel and the Washington Loan and Trust Co against Allie LeFever and his father John W. LeFever. Receivership and injunction seek removal of specific property from the Rathmel ranch as the case proceeds today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathmel
Charles A. Dewey
Tra Rathmel
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Allie Leever
John W. Lefever
T. L. Brookhart
Living ‘Ton and Richer
C. Heninger
Sixourney and
Morrison & Morrison
LeFever
Ite
Certai
Pre. Mikes
Railway Firemen Seek Wage Increase
About 55,000 firemen and helpers on western railroads seek a $1 daily raise. The request, affecting 55 roads, would add roughly $12,000,000 annually. A federal mediation board in Chicago will hear arguments with Judge Hazlett P. Burke acting as neutral arbiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mediaten
Hazlett P. Burke
Colorado Supreme Court
Coolidge Confers Flying Crosses on Maindland Aces
President Coolidge awards distinguished flying crosses to Lester J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger for their San Francisco to Hawaii voyage last summer. The ceremony in Washington honors aviation feats and pioneering endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Lester J. Maitland
Albert F. Hegenberger
San Francisco
Hawaii
Storm Leaves St Louis Scorched and Shattered
A powerful windstorm and tornadoes struck St Louis causing heavy property damage and reports of several fatalities. Buildings unroofed trees uprooted cars blown from streets and injuries treated at Barnes hospital amid widespread devastation in the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Middlewest
South
St. Louis
Rudy
Ark
Checotah
Oklo
Boreas
Barnes 'Hospital
Brock and Lehlee Reach San Francisco in Globe-Loop Flight
Detroit aviators William C. Brock and Edward Lehlee landed at Crissy Field after crossing the Pacific aboard the Korea Maru to resume their bid for a solo circumnavigation record. They plan to depart Oakland for Detroit tomorrow with escorts G. A. Burns and Marion Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Wm. C. Brock
Edward Lehlee
Detroit
Pacific
Japan
Brock
Schlee
Crissy Field
Pride of
Oakland
G. A. Burns
Marion Sterling
Funeral to Be Held for Mrs. Robert Buck in Topeka
Former Wyman resident Mrs. Robert Buck died after an operation in a Topeka hospital where she had been for weeks. She, born Titie Martin, reared in Wyman, is survived by her husband and two children. Mr and Mrs DN Anwyl travel to Eskridge to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DN. Anwyl
Eskridge
Kan
Anwyl
Robert Buck
Topeka
Unclear Toll After Incident With No Confirmed Deaths
Reports up to 2 p.m. offered no definite figures on casualties following a phone service disruption. Officials cautioned that numbers of dead and injured remained unconfirmed as inquiries continued.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Department of Ag
Riculture
Wheat Belt
Corn Belt
West
Range States
Pacific Northwest
Gires
McDonald
Move Tailor Shop
George Heaps, Jr
Iowa Coal Operators Association
Glee Club
Y’s
Richard Reynolds
Svpurdas
Symeth
Hod” Rice
Korf
Offumwa
Ie Ie
Boston News
Itelad
Columbus
Y. M
Rathmel VS Lepever
Beford
AL Drewes
Frisco
Wyman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!