Holiday Accidents Claim 38 Lives Across Celebrations
The Fourth of July holiday brought numerous incidents including drownings and firework burns. A Knaus boy was saved from the water but another drowned, while a Carrollton girl who saved a peer died at Hiatt lake. Automobile crashes injured several in the Kansas City area and Cedar Rapids saw many fireworks related incidents. Doctors treated minor burns and a dog bite caused facial injuries. No major highway accidents or fire calls were logged by 8 pm.
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Kansas City
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Carrollton
Dorothy May Bell
Hiatt Lake
Louise Hudson
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Park
Hanford Post
American Legion
St. Luke's Hospital
Roland Roupe
Avenue
Junior Marsh
Alice Kitchin
Joseph Kitchin
Third Avenue SE
Milton Hickey
K Avenue NE
K Avenue
Elmhurst Drive
Lagerquist
Sixteenth Street
Hickey
Mercy Hospital
D. W Cook
Garden Drive
Marion Road
Physicians Exchange
Sheriff's Office
Senate records shortest session with GOP in control
The U S Senate met for two minutes in what was described as its shortest session ever with five members present. Vice President Garner presided, the Republicans in control, and procedural delays and a brief recess followed as the chamber adjourned until Monday.
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Senate
G.O.P
Washington
United States Senate
Joseph T Robinson
William J Bulow
Hnam Johnson
Cal
Peter Norbeck
Frederik Steiner
John N Garner
Robinson
Garner
Roberson
New Graft Probe Updates Across States and Officials
Subpoenas issued for pool hall operator Jack Walters as grand juries probe graft ties to slot machines. Indictments target Iowa officials including O Connor and Maley for conspiring to use and permit slot machines. Investigation stems from Cedar Rapids raid on J LeRoy Farmer canning plant and earlier Sioux City graft disclosures.
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Havner
Jack Walters
Pocahontas
Walters
Gilchrist
Pocahontas County
Mouatson
Alma Ko Betts
Connor
Asea
Woodleas
Atty Maur
Ce Reiwhnys
Pentea Ota
Sears
Rawlings
O'Connor
Sioux City
C W. Storms
Maley
State Executive Council
Clyde Herring
Minnesota
O'Connor-Maley
Farmer
O'Connor, Maley, Et al
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
Cedar Rapids
Limn County Grand Jury
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
Cooper
Linn County
Ihquor Commission
Verne Marshall
William Arthur
Storm Clouds Put Mercury On Skids
Cedar Rapids heat wave ends as clouds gather and rain falls. Temperature dips from 92 at 9:15 to 81 at 9:45 while earlier highs reached 95 and 84 before midnight, per Chambers Inskeep readings. A deed notice records Glenna A Nichols Hopkins as executrix of Claude F Nichols estate, conveying lots 26 and 27 in Leach & Harmon's Addition to Nicola Ayash executrix.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep
Glenna A Nichols Hopkins
Claude F Nichols
Nicola Ayash
Leach & Harmon
Spences
Taft and the Sunset Gift to See Beauty in Nature
A portrait-like anecdote of the sculptor Orado Taft sharing a sunset with friends on a summer porch. He notes color shifts and hidden details, while a maid asks to go home to show her mother the sunset, revealing how Taft’s sight reveals nature’s poetry. The piece links artistic vision to a broader moral call for seeing beauty to uplift life.
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Orado Taft
Taft
Newton
Teachers Espouse Academic Freedom
At the Denver convention the National Education Association backed full freedom for instructors to present all sides of controversial questions and to oppose interference in classroom teaching. Delegates viewed the plan as a victory for liberal educators while pledging to promote the idea that the American government remains the best formed by men.
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Denver
Colo
National Education Association
Belgrano Warns Moscow Aims to Seize U S Liberty
Denver dispatch quotes Frank N Belgrano Jr national commander of the American Legion accusing the Moscow dictator of trying to topple US free government. He urges citizens to resist alien aggression and rejects communism and other foreign ideologies as threats to American liberty and security.
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Denver
INS
Moscow
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr
American Legion
America
Belgrano
Europe
Girl Slayer to Be Taken to Detroit
Merton Ward Goodrich labeled public enemy No 1 and slated for Detroit to face homicide charges for the slaying of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher. His wife, devoted to him, will accompany him as detectives return from New York. The Gallaher family and neighbors hope for safety as the case proceeds.
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New York
Merton Ward Goodrich
International Association of Police Chiefs
Detroit
Lillian Gallaher
Gallaher
Goodrich
Ohio
INS
Frank Gallaher
Huey Challenges U S in Louisiana
Huey Long announces a draft act to jail anyone who uses United States relief funds to influence political attitudes. He seeks legislation to curb abuses in expending federal relief for relief and unemployment aims during the Louisiana legislative session.
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United States
Patman Blames Legion Leaders for Bonus Defeat
Rep Wright Patman accused National Commander Frank Belgrano and Legislative Representative John Thomas Taylor of the American Legion of taking lip service to veterans while backing bankers and big interests. He said he may seek a congressional investigation into Wall Street ties to Legion leaders, and urged a convention resolution.
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Bristol
Wright Patman
Tex
Frank N. Belgrano
John Thomas Taylor
American Legion
Patman
Belgrano
Taylor
Virginia
Tennessee
Wall Street
Two Bandits Captured After Bevis Park Car Holdups
Police arrest two suspects, Burch and Owen, linked to a Bever Park street car holdup on June 27. Burch confessed to the motel stick up and crimes across Kansas and Woodbury County. Detectives pursue Kansas charges and possible Tama County cases. officers praised for the capture.
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Stanley
Burch
Owen
W. C. Lane
Bever Park Street
Park Terrace
Bever Avenues SE
Lane
Elma
Kan
Kansas
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Detective Bureau
Granite Falls
Minn
Bever Park
Detective
Ray Tapper
Tama
Middle West
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Burke
Kansky
Havner Praises Grand Jury For Integrity and Duty
The judge commends the grand jury for impartial conduct and duty held in high regard. He notes their fearless, unbiased investigation and dedication to justice, expressing gratitude to Iowa citizens for their honesty and integrity. There is one further point he wishes to state.
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Iowa
Iowa Grand Jury Faces Pressure Yet Stands firm
The Iowa grand jury is praised for courage under political and business pressure. Members reportedly faced intense intimidation but remained steadfast in their duty, returning indictments in the ongoing investigation. The statement aims to inform citizens about the character of the jurors and their resolve.
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Grand Jury
Iowa
Rock of Gibralstar
Lamont Woman Burned To Death in House Fire
OELWEIN Mrs. George Helms Jr. 20 died at a local hospital at 1 p.m. Thursday from burns suffered when a kerosene and gasoline mixture used to start the stove exploded. She leaves a husband and a one year old baby.
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Oelwein
George Helms, Jr
Lamont
Bali temple dancers retire young for graceful tradition
On Bali, temple dancers retire at age 12 due to stiff muscles, though they are considered at their prime around age 6. The system reflects a seasonal view of age and performance in traditional dance.
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Bali
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