Thomas Meighan Dies Age 57 Film Star of Prewar Era
Thomas Meighan a 57 year old film idol and stage star died at his Grenwolde home in Kings Point after three weeks of illness. He left a career famous for The Miracle Man M Liss The Prince Chap and The Racket and was married to Frances Ring who stood by him as his business adviser. He was born in Pittsburgh April 9 1879 and rose from stage to screen becoming one of Hollywoods top earners. He left few films after sound and last acted in Peck’s Bad Boy in 1934 and underwent major bronchial surgery in 1935 before his death.
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Doctors Hospital
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William Collier
Elsie de Wolfe
London
Peter Grimm
Broadway Jones
Lon Chaney
M’liss
Prince Chap
Silent Men
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Crichton
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Peck
California
Iowa Showers Bring Slight Relief Hope
Weather relief arrives as rain cools sections of the Midwest including Illinois Indiana and Ohio. In Indianapolis a storm brings tornadic winds damaging roofs chimneys and trees and a golfer and his caddy are killed by lightning at Willow Brook golf course. The heat wave persists in the Mississippi valley with crop and livestock losses mounting and a nearing death toll near 200. Authorities foresee limited relief for the Dakotas Nebraska Montana and western Minnesota while fires burn across Wyoming and Montana.
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War Department Rules in Favor of Former Cedar Rapids Girl
The War Department granted Lieutenant Robert Stewart Nelson permission to marry Miss Mary Agnes Groves of Omaha formerly of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Nelson was to proceed to the Army Medical School in Washington by July 18 and sail from San Francisco on an Army transport.
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San Francisco
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Drought Crisis and Heat Grimly Strain Midwest Farms
The rural resettlement and WPA push to curb destitution amid drought relief faces delays as rains fail to arrive in the corn belt. Record heat across Iowa Illinois Nebraska Minnesota sparks crop losses, grasshopper swarms, and calls for poison bran. Chicago endures seven deaths as temps near 100. Forecasts promise no relief soon.
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Minneapolis
Madison
Park District
Wallace outlines balanced abundance plan for Northwest farms
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace spoke at Green Mountain Falls about a long term development program for Northwest agriculture. He called for a balanced abundance approach with crop insurance as part of the plan and urged industry to partner with government for prosperity.
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16 Gypsies Held After Cash Found In Camp Near Dallas
Dallas police detained nine men and seven women gypsies after $25,000 in cash was found at their camp near Dallas. Authorities planned continued questioning pending guidance from Butte Montana police. Officers seized a caravan of new autos with camping facilities during the raid.
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Billy Hall Reaches Semi Finals In State Golf Tourney
Waterloo AP bulletin reports Boone golfer Billy Hall defeats Cal Manning 9 and 7 in 36 holes to reach the Iowa amateur golf tournament semi finals. Hall birdied the 22nd to 25th holes to seal the win and will meet the Friday winner of the Vavra Donahue match.
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Heat blamed in death of lock project worker Wade Moore
New Windsor Illinois relatives say heat contributed to the suicide of Wade Moore 20 of Millersburg a laborer on the New Boston lock project Moore used a shotgun to take his life late yesterday three miles west of New Windsor authorities said no other details were released
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New Windsor
Mussolini the multi athlete begins his day on horseback
Mussolini is described as a swimmer aviator speedboat driver motorcyclist and horseman. He starts each morning with a horseback ride.
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Des Moines Youth Killed in Manchester Car Crash
Ray Callahan, 15, of Des Moines died instantly when the roadster overturned near Manchester at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Gerald Seward, 15, of Edgewood, was seriously injured with a compound jaw fracture and severe facial injuries. Howard Boynton, 15, of Strawberry Point, was uninjured. The youths had been swimming in the Maquoketa River and were returning home when Callahan, driving, lost control on a curve.
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Des Moines
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Strawberry Point
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Boynton
Ruby Jones
C. L. Callahan
Emma Seward
Weather swings from record cold to scorching heat across the plains
The report notes a dramatic shift from brutal winter conditions to extreme heat. Averages and records show temperatures swinging from as low as 55 below zero in January to 120 above in summer, with Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin hardest hit and snowdrifts up to 42 inches in some areas.
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Probe Possible Beer Tie Up With Sioux City Concern
The Nebraska liquor commission heard two witnesses and postponed until July 20 further hearing of Western Brew Distributing of South Sioux City amid questions of a tie with Sioux City Brewing. Evidence showed cross transfers of money and shared distribution practices linking the two firms. The panel had earlier canceled a Wausa distributor license for lack of a place of business and stock.
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Herman Galinsky
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Cedar Rapids City Groups Meet This Week
The Cedar Rapids Airhawks plan a Friday 7 p.m. meeting in the city hall club room. National Union for Social Justice Unit No. 9 will gather Thursday at 8 p.m. at 418 First avenue W. Dance hall permits were granted to Dan Scanlan and Leonard L Kaplan. Charles D Nolan may drill a sidewalk well at Fifth avenue and Third street SE. Wallace Diehl was fined $10 and costs for snagging fish. Deputy Game Warden Leo Logan made the arrest.
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First Avenue W
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Sixteenth Avenue SW
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Cedar Park
Charles D. Nolan
Fifth Avenue
Third Street SE
Wallace Diehl
W. J. Grunewald
Leo Logan
Beish Evangelist Leads Prophecy Study Evening Sermon
Evangelist C E Beish of Portland Oregon continues a Revelation study series at Assembly of God church 118 A avenue NW speaking this evening on The Opening of the Seven Seals. City council ordered a sanitary sewer assessment for Dietz property 1230 Lake Avenue NE and directed payment of 260.10 in assessment certificates to Metcalf Plumbing under a waiver agreement.
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Portland
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Lake Avenue NE
Metcalf Plumbing Company
Accident Injures Perry Couple and Passenger
James Low of 1614 J avenue NE lies hospitalized in Perry with back and leg injuries from a July 4 car crash when the vehicle carrying Mr and Mrs Ray Newkirk of Perry went into a ditch. Mr and Mrs Newkirk were also hurt.
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J Avenue
Perry
Ray Newkirk
Speeding and double parking fines handed to several residents
Police court Thursday fined Alfred Levien of Marion Lloyd Glessner Eldo Lackman and F J Smith ten dollars plus costs for speeding. Two callers Charles Rudinsky and Gene O'Brien were fined one dollar plus costs for double parking.
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Marion
F. J. Smith
Seventh Street
Lloyd Glessner
Maplewood Drive
Eldo Lackman
Second Avenue
Charles Rudinsky
Memorial Drive
Gene O’brien
C Avenue
Riverside playground to host city tourney finals
Playground champions in jack stones and checkers meet Friday at Riverside playground at 2 p.m. for a city championship tourney. Events include junior and senior divisions for boys and girls with juniors 13 and under. Directors Dick Beall and Mary Condon oversee the tournaments.
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Dick Beall
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Aurora evangelist urges faith as key after prayer
The Rev. E. C. Murphy of Aurora Illinois told Sunshine Mission listeners that faith must accompany prayer. He urged waiting plus stepping out in venturesome faith trusting God to answer. He will speak at 8 tonight on Holding Positions with Rev T J Hinkin offering a musical selection.
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Sunshine Mission
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City Council Sets One-Week Oiling on Multiple Streets
A Thursday resolution orders oiling of Sixteenth street NE from Greene avenue to J avenue and from I avenue to Greene avenue, B avenue NE from Seventh street to Eighth street, Sixth street SE from Tenth avenue to Eleventh avenue, Fourteenth avenue SE from Tenth street to Seventh street, Seventh street SE from Fourteenth avenue to Twelfth avenue, Tenth avenue SW from Eighth street to Ninth street, M avenue NW from First street to Eleventh street, and Eighth street SW from Tenth avenue to the Mil-
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Milwaukee streets described for repair project
Milwaukee tracks along K street SW from Nineteenth avenue to Twentieth avenue and Twentieth avenue SW from J street to Third street extend through Seventh avenue SW from Sixth street to Seventh street as part of a street work plan.
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Roosevelt Harried as Peppered by Opponents in Wisconsin
The speech criticizes Franklin D. Roosevelt as harried by rivals and argues the nation should oppose a personal government that has taken more of others' money than any prior administration. It accuses James A. Farley of political disengagement and warns against gambling in securities and government.
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Mother Offers Bodies Of Siamese Twins To Medical Science
The mother Mrs. Wesley Glick offered the bodies of her twin daughters who were born joined at the skull base and lived about 24 hours. Attending physician Dr. H. L. Brooks said the twins shared a single brain and same blood, making surgical separation impossible. The bodies likely would be donated to Indiana University Medical Center for research to develop techniques to help similar twins in the future.
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Wesley Glick
H. L. Brooks
Indiana University Medical Center
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Democrats Slated Tax Increase Critique By Fort Dodge Speaker
James I. Dolliver, speaking at a Young Republican convention in Des Moines, accused the Democratic state administration of breaking promises to cut spending and reduce taxes. He cited higher real estate levies, an income tax, and a sales tax, claiming refunds do not offset the increases. Dolliver pointed to Webster County tax hikes from 17 to 50 percent in recent districts as proof of the administration’s tax-raising program.
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Des Moines
James I. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Dolliver
Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Fat Loss
An ad touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple way to shed excess fat by correcting a supposed gland imbalance. It claims millions have slimmed without diets or strenuous exercise and urges readers to buy at their druggist.
Order Hearing Set On Rail Merger Plan In Minnesota
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a hearing for July 14 at St. James Minnesota on Associated Railways request to acquire the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. The hearing replaces a July 14 session in Mankato. The applicant seeks authority to acquire operate parts of the line and abandon other portions.
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Associated Railways Company
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St. Louis Railroad Company
Mankato
I C C Hearing Weighs Dismemberment of M. and St. L. Line
Representatives of the Interstate Commerce Commission concluded a local hearing here on the proposed dismemberment of the M and St. L railroad and prepared to move to Grinnell for sessions starting Thursday. The Newton to Newton New Sharon branch faced objections from five communities fearing business disruption if rail service ended.
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