Economic parley vital to life of British Empire
The Ottawa imperial economic conference opens July 21 with Britain seeking new markets and income via dominion trade. It aims to cut tariffs, expand dominion access to British goods, and safeguard non empire markets while balancing exports and imports among Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India and the Irish Free State.
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New York
Imperial Economic Conference
Ottawa
Dominions
England
Great Britain
Canada
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Newfoundland
India
London
Free State
United States
Argentina
Austaia
Irish Free State
Denmark
California
Big Empire
800 Ball Ticket Drive Aids Bunny Team
The campaign aims to sell 3,000 tickets by Friday to fund Bunny baseball and provide 3,000 hours of work for the unemployed. Sixty cents per ticket pays grand stand admission for 35 remaining home games, thirty cents funds one hour of work, and ten cents goes to the federal tax. Walter Forbes of Clear Lake contributed via a grocery store postcard. Downtown offices are asked to buy blocks and resell to employees.
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Walter Forbes
Clear Lake
Cedar Rapids
Bunny Park
Postcard From Mexico City Reaches Britton After 23 Years
A card addressed to Mrs. Edward A. Britton, mailed in Mexico City, was handed to Britton in Mamaroneck by chance. He inspected it and realized it was one he had mailed twenty three years ago.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
Edward A. Britton
Mexico City
Britton
Wagon Driver Hurt In Twelfth Street Collision
Harry Hoover of 1258 E avenue NE was seriously injured when his mule drawn wagon was struck by a car on Twelfth street at First avenue. He suffered brain concussion and shoulder injuries and was listed in fair condition at St Luke's hospital.
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Harry Hoover
E Avenue
Twelfth Street
First Avenue
Hoover
St. Luke’s Hospital
F. R. Carns
Bever Avenue
C. M. Kepler
Marion
Carns
Toddville Youth Found in Kansas After Missing Since July 1
Howard Deal 16 year old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Deal of Toddville was found by his parents Thursday morning in Platte. They requested citizens to inform his mother. Mrs Deal received word around 8 am and planned to meet him in Kansas City. He was last seen July 1 along a railroad track toward Cedar Rapids. Sheriff Kee A Petrus had distributed descriptions to aid the search.
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Howard Deal
Walter Deal
Toddville
Platte
Playground Checker Tourney At Daniels Park Friday
The annual inter playground checker tournament will be held at Daniels Park Friday at 1 p.m. Representatives from all city playgrounds will participate. Four classes split by 15 year old line for boys and girls. The event uses an elimination plan with two of three wins to advance. D. M. Torrence and Carl Lavell will supervise.
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Daniels Park
D. M. Torrence
Carl Lavell
Pair Sentenced For Auto Theft and Holdup
Sheriff Petrus sent Rubin A. Kimball and Allien Newcomber to state penitentiaries for two concurrent ten year terms on larceny of a motor vehicle and robbery. The pair were arrested near Iowa City after hijacking S. W. Wilder's car and holding up a filling station at Second Avenue and Fifth Street SW. Gusson pled guilty and was sent to the state reformatory in Anamosa.
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Joseph A. Petrus
Rubin A. Kimball
Waterloo
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Kimball
Allien Newcomber
Palmira
Gusson
Anamosa
Petrus
Iowa City
S. W. Wilder
B Avenue
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
City Awards Two Improvement Contracts After Bids
Low bids from Sanitary Construction and Supply and Haege Construction won council contracts for sewer work on E avenue NE near Center Point road and paving Seventh street SW from Fifth to Eighth avenues. The sewer contract amounted to 1,552.90 dollars and the paving bid to 3,834 dollars.
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Sanitary Construction and Supply Company
E Avenue
Center Point Road
Haege Construction Company
Seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Child Killed in Geneseo Area Crash
The one year old son of Mr and Mrs Eric McElhinney north of Geneseo was killed when the car collided with a truck on the highway. The mother was pinned under the car and a crowbar was used to lift it. The child died shortly after being released. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Geneseo church with Rev B V Butler officiating.
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LA Porte City
Eric McElhinney
Geneseo
McElhinney
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