Night Air Mail Service Begins Tomorrow on July First
United Press report from Washington details the inaugural through air mail route, lasting 2,600 miles coast to coast with three daily legs from New York to San Francisco. It describes dawn launches, nighttime navigation beacons, zone postage, and safety priorities for pilots and equipment.
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William J. McIvoy
United Press
Washington
U. P
San Francisco Bay
Long Island
Manhattan
Post Office Department
San Francisco
New York
Bay
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wys
Iowa Delegates Split Over League Plank At Democratic Convention
Iowa sent twenty six delegates to the Democratic National Convention where votes on the League of Nations and Ku Klux Klan language divided the delegation. The majority backed endorsement of the League while the minority favored a referendum. Iowa chose the majority on the Klan issue by two to one. Delegates also toured the Hudson area to visit West Point and a military parade arranged by the New York committee.
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Iowa
League of Nations
League
Baker
Ku Klux Klan
Dowd
Hudson
West Point
National Military Academy
New York
Creston Rotarians Host Key Guests At City Meeting
Creston men in the city today with Rotary wheel marks eleventh district activity. President John Chase and four Creston club members attended a noon meeting at the cafe. Attendees were Tillex Metuger Fred W Ide Will Calbert and Joseph Richardson. The wheel travels from Atlantic to Des Moines then to be named later, on July 10.
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Beaving
The
Rotary
Wbheok
Axchich
Waa
Keokuk
John Chase
Creston Club
Legal Club
Galumet Cafe
Tllex Metuger
Fred W. Ide
Will Calbert
Joseph Richardson
Atlantic
Des Moines
Griswold Sunday Movie Case Heads to Court
An injunction suit was filed in district court to stop Griswold’s Sunday show. Plaintiffs James Lory and George Knoke seek to bar owner Tom Crawford from operating the theater on Sunday and owner George Phillips from renting the building for such use. Hearing set for Thursday at 9 a.m. before Judge T. Whitmore.
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Griswold
District Court
State of Town
James Lory
George Knoke
Tom Crawford
George B. Phillips
Crawford
Mr. Phillips
R.W. Cockshoot
Uska
Phillips
T. ©. Whitmore
County to Replace Bridges and Culverts After Floods
County board in session at the courthouse took steps to replace about thirty bridges and culverts washed out by recent high water. They voted to receive bids on the work at a meeting set for July 24, aiming to relieve public inconvenience by setting a contract and following required formalities.
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County Board of Supervisors
Court ‘House
Rock Island train service disrupted by washout near Malcolm
Rock Island railroad faces continued disruption due to high water near Malcolm. Train 5 from Chicago to Colorado was six hours late, and train 13 from Chicago to Omaha ran several hours late. A placeholder local run connected Des Moines and Omaha. West lines are back to normal and two branches from here have resumed service.
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Rock Island
Malcolm
Chicago
Democrats Honor Memory of the Late President Harding
At Madison Square Garden on June 30 the Democratic convention adopted no formal memorial resolution. Delegates expressed grief at Warren G. Harding’s untimely death and pledged allegiance to the government while mourning the late president, honoring his memory with solemn remarks.
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Madison Square Garden
U. P
Democratic Cnvention
Harding
Warren G. Harding
United States
Divorces Sought by Bertha Mehlman in City Court
Bertha Louise Mehlman files for divorce from Henry Carl Mehlman alleging cruel and inhuman treatment since their December 18 wedding. She requests temporary alimony of 800 dollars, permanent alimony of 5000 dollars, a writ of attachment against his property, and a temporary injunction. The reliefs have been issued.
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Henry Carl, Mehlman
Bertha Louise Mehlman
Clovis, Swann& .Martin
District Court
Large Catholic meet draws crowd for Des Moines conference prep
A Sunday meeting at the K of C hill drew a large audience with William Reilly of the National Catholic conference. Attendees hailed from Atlantic Anita Audubon Cumberland Griswold Massena Walnut Wiota plus local towns. A committee led by Thos Bresby will organize regional interest for the Des Moines conference next September. Speakers included Rev M J O Connor Wiota Rev P N McDermott and W H Railey of Des Moines.
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William Reilly
National Catholic Conference
C. Hill
Atlantic
Anita
Audubon
Cumberland
Griswold
Massena
Walnut
Wiota
Des Moines
Towrn
Thos, Bresby
William Thisten
A. I. Moreland
Anna Malorie
W. D. Ash
M. P. Conway
Breheny
M. J. Ogonnor
P. N. McDermott
City
W. H. Railley
Principals in Navy Oil Scan Dals Indicted
Former Interior Secretary Albert B Fall welcomed indictments as a chance for the U S to judge the evidence. Four federal grand jury indictments accuse Fall Doheny Sr Doheny Jr with conspiracy to defraud the government over California naval air reserve leasing and bribery involving a $100000 payment connected to Pan American Petroleum and Doheny interests.
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Washington
A.P
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Harry F. Sinclair
E. L. Doheny, Sr
E. L. Doheny, Jr
Naval Oil
Fall
Doheny, Sr
Doheny
Emigh Resigns As Court Clerk To Become Postmaster
Albert A. Emigh will be sworn in tonight as postmaster of Atlantic for four years to succeed John W. Blake who has held the post eight years. Basil H. Skipton, long-time deputy, elected to fill the unexpired term. Skipton is the Republican candidate and has not announced a deputy. Emigh ends a 15 1/2 year tenure in the district court clerk’s office.
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Albert A. Emigh
Atlantic
John W. Blake
District Co
Board of Supervisors
Basil H. Skipton
Emigh
Skipton
Adair Men Named as Delegates to Two Conventions
Adair Ia June 30 Special to News Telegraph Harry D Byers and Sam Fitzgerald of Adair Divinity were among those chosen Saturday at the Republican county convention to attend the state convention M L Westersaard and Sam Carney of Adair were also named as delegates to the senatorial convention In Adair Madison district no candidate reached nomination in the recent primary though three ran C Garber local attorney and former state representative was one of the candidates.
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Adair
News-Telegraph
Harry D. Byers
Sam Fitzgerald
Adair Divinity
M.L. Westersaard
Sam Carney
Tn Adair-Madison
C. Garber
House of Representatives
Four die in Burlington rear-end collision near Dabud
Four passengers and a locomotive fireman were killed and 14 injured when mail train number 8 ran into the rear coach of a Denver passenger train on the Burlington line at Bu dab NL at 3 AM. The other train had stopped at a coal chute when the crash occurred, Burlington officials said.
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Chicago
Denver
Burlington
Budab
Walnut Child Strangles to Death in Churn
Walnu t Ia June 30 Special to News Telegraph J Lubert Freese two year old son of Charle and wife eight miles from the city was killed yesterday morning when he fell head first into an empty barrel barn and died before he could be extricated The child was strangled to death The boy was at the place while his mother was inside the house and searched the yard when he was found near the barn with life nearly extinct The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at the home Rev F H Doelefeldt of the Lutheran church officiating Interment will be in Walnut cemetery
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Walnut
News-Telegraph
J—Lubert Freese
Charle
Eighr Miles
Pottawattamie Democrats back McAdoo at council bluff
Democrats at Council Bluffs endorsed William G McAdoo for the Democratic presidential nomination and sent a telegram to Iowa delegate Thomas Maloney urging efforts to secure his nomination. Charles F Paschal, county chairman, signed the message. The party also filled a county supervisor vacancy with H A Burmeister. W A Stone was chosen as Republican county treasurer candidate. Both parties named delegates to conventions.
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Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
W.g.mcadoo
Thomas Maroney
Iowa Dellgation
New York
Thomas Maloney
Towa
New York City
William G. McAdoo
Charles F. Paschal
Demos
Board of Supervisors
Charles Hammer
XH. A. Burmeister
Washington Township
W. A. Stone
Iowa Motor Vehicles Show Big Increase Over Last Year
There were 51,528 more motor vehicles registered in Iowa up to June 1 this year than on the same date a year ago. Last year the total was 510,369 and this year it rose to 561,807.
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Iowa
Cass Girls Attend Club Camp in Omaha
Farm bureau club girls of Cass county will join other district girls at Camp Brewster in Omaha from July 7 to 11. Counties Patta wattantie Shelby Cass Mills Audu bon Harrison Guthrie Montgomery will be represented. Activities include health talks, pantomime, and tours of Lincoln Memorial and Dodge Memorial, plus a visit to Woodward's candy factory and the public library.
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Farm Bureau Club
Cass County
Canin
Camp Brewster
Omaha
Pattawattantie
Shelby
Cass
Mills
Audubon
Harrison
Guthrie
Montgomery
Council Bluffs
Packman
Pottawattamie County
State Club Department
Minden
Arnquist
France
Iowa
Fannie Buchanan
Miss Coun
National Dair Council
Helen Anderson
Omaha Public Library
Ecad
Cass Councy
Pymosa
Walnut Lady Has Accident at Daughter's Home
Mrs Katherine Jacobsen well known local lady left Saturday to visit her daughter Mrs P FE Mueller in Omaha. She fell down stairs at the daughter's home breaking the large bone in her left wrist and sustaining various bruises. She was resting at last report.
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Walnut
News
Katherine Jacobsen
P. FE. Mueller
Omaha
Atlantic Northern Trains Run Despite Bridge Out
The Atlantic Northern community railroad between Atlantic and Kimballton continues regular trips despite a washed away bridge near Kimballton. The Botna River bridge west of the city remained intact, allowing freight to be hauled to the missing link and transferred by truck, keeping service on schedule.
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Atlantic Northern Community Railroad
Atlantic
Kimballton
Botna
McAdoo and Smith Lead In Ninth Ballot At Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden on June 30 the ninth ballot showed McAdoo leading with about 444 votes and Smith rising to around 273 as ballots continued. Other candidates including Davis and Underwood gained small totals while a long list of minor contenders lingered. Delegates debated strategy for further ballots and possible adjournment with Reed and anti Reed factions visible in Missouri.
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Madison Square Garden
N. Y
A. P
Democratic National Convent
McAdoo
Smith
John W. Davis
Underwood
Robson
Brown
Saulsbury
Glasalstan
Pertis
Si Thompson
Kendricks G
Balot McAdoo
Sesith
Madoo
Missouri
Unic Rele
McAdou
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Congress
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Chas
Freese
Pottawattamie CO
Brewster
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Ralston
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