Electricians renovate Frontier Park for July 4 celebration
Electricians from Iowa Electric Light and Power and many contractors joined to replace wiring and fixtures at Frontier Park. The project covered the grandstand buildings rest rooms and offices and was donated by the workers. City Electrician Harry Martin and several jobbers supplied lunch as volunteers completed the setup for Hanford post American Legion.
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Frontier Park
The
Hanford Post
American Legion
Amos Scott
T. H. Denton
George Melichar
Paul Hamer
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
W. L. Fowler
Charles J. Kosek
Tim Shea
C. E. Stone
Guy J. Rummels
James Cusack
Earl Heinze
H. J. Robertson
R. W. Adams
Guy L. Cooper
Mickey Rudd
E. B. Darling
L. C. Schuknecht
C. D. Cash
Milo Heral
Hugh Renner
Leo Smith
Cecil F. Groff
Clarence Dill
W. B. Janish
H. J. Robertson, Jr
T. K. Hefner
W. B. Hassler
H. W. Largent
B. F. Wubbins
Leo Thomas
Joe Stodola
E. J. Bauer
J. B. Allen
Paul Hruska
City
Harry Martin
Terry Durin Company
van Meter Company
Speakers Set for August Union Services at St Pauls
St Pauls Methodist hosts annual August Sunday services with speakers from First Baptist First Congregational St Pauls Methodist and First Presbyterian churches. Aug 2 B Y Hyde Park Baptist Chicago Ill speaker B Aug 9 Rev A M Jayne of Central Methodist Lansing Mich and former St Pauls preacher B Aug 16 Rev Harris F Ball Garrett Evanston Ill B Aug 23 Prof Paul Weaver Stephens Columbia Mo B Aug 30 Rev M Willard Lampe University of Iowa B concert soloists from Coe Conservatory and Southwestern University.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
First Baptist
First Congregational
St. Paul’s Methodist
First Presbyterian Churches
Nelson C Eier
Russell F. Judson
Robert Little
A. A. Brooks
W. A. Ball
George B. Sherman
B. A. Bar
Hyde Park Baptist Church of Chicago, Ill
M. Willard Lampe
University of Iowa
School of Religion
Iowa City
Paul Schumann Ray
Ruth Ebling Massey
Harold Reeves
Coe Conservatory
Allan Faber Schirmer
Southwestern University
Winfield
Kan
Nelson Wins Third Term as Iowa Gideons Leader
At the thirty seventh annual Iowa Gideons convention in Montrose, E. G. Nelson of Sioux City was elected to a third consecutive term as president. W. C. Kirchbeck of Cedar Rapids was re elected as state secretary, with officers including Ivan Johnson Davenport and B F Green Marshalltown as vice presidents. The meeting featured remarks by Mrs. S E Hill Beloit Wisconsin and devotional led by Rev C H Hook, with music directed by Harry D Clarke Chicago and M K Long Fairfield.
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Fort Dodge
A. K. Harper
Fairfield
S. E. Hill
Beloit
Wis
Gideons
C. H. Hook
Harry D. Clarke
Chicago
Ill
Billy Sunday
M. K. Long
Pershing Seated In French Science Academy
Gen. John J. Pershing was seated as a member of the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in Paris with pride and joy. He had been elected to the academy on February 22, honoring his leadership of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.
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Pershing
French Science Academy
Paris
John J. Pershing
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Academy
Page recalls Garner nomination as the boy backs vice presidency
Philadelphia AP reports a man who was a House page 30 years earlier when Jack Garner first entered the house again seconding Garner’s vice presidential nomination. The supporter is Bennett Champ Clark now a U S senator from Missouri and son of the late speaker Champ Clark.
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Philadelphia
Jack” Garner
Bennett Champ Clark
United States
Missouri
Champ Clark
Poison Found In Children S Stomachs In Norwich
District Attorney Glen Carter said poison was found in the stomachs of two children who died in Norwich hospital after a three hour illness. He said the parents Edward Angle and wife were questioned while Coroner L W Abbamonte handed over case facts to the DA. The Syracuse toxicologist analyzed stomach contents. how the poison entered remains under investigation. Laura age two and Louis age one were the deceased. four other children in the family remained well.
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Norwich
N. Y
Glen Carter
Norwich Hospital
Carter
Edward Angle
South Plymouth
L. W. Abbamonte
Caenago County
Catbird Nest Uses Cellophane Wraps in Snowball Bush
A local resident reports a catbird nesting in a nest made from cellophane wrappers found in a snowball bush. The homeowner, who prefers anonymity, notes the bird plans to raise a brood in the improvised nest near his yard while avoiding public attention.
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Catbird
O Year Fight for Life Nears Close
Salt Lake City AP Delbert Green, 28, faces execution by firing squad after a 1930 murder spree that killed his wife, her mother, and his uncle. His mother seeks commutation to life, while the state pardons board has rejected two prior appeals. Sheriff Holbrook plans a five-man rifle squad for the July 10 death sentence.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
Utah
Lillie May Alexander
State Board of Pardons
Green
James Green
Joseph Holbrook
Streamliners Set New Records From Omaha To Denver
Union Pacific announced two new records for Omaha to Denver travel. The streamlined diesel train City of Denver completed the 560 mile run in 7 hours 26 minutes at 75.3 mph, a claimed American record for twelve car passenger trains over 550 miles.
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Omaha
Denver
Union Pacific Railroad
Gardener Stalks Field Corn and New Potatoes
Charles Keller of 1106 G avenue NE shows a corn stalk five and a half feet tall, planted May 5, and new potatoes large enough to fill a man's fist, harvested since June 7, predicting good yields by July Fourth.
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Charles Keller
G Avenue NE
Gazette Office
Local Finance And Insurance Co. Files Incorporation
The Producers and Retailers association of Cedar Rapids filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller. The company, to finance automobiles and sell insurance, is authorized with a capital stock of $10,000. O. G. Anre is president of the new firm.
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Des Moines
Producers and Retailers Association of
Cedar Rapids
Alex Miller
O. G. An
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Nelson
Iowa
Page
Garner
Bloodes
J.G. Craven
First Avenue
CEDAS
Mason City
Sioux City
Streamliners
Mien
Terry
Wondersoft Kotex
Cretonne
Tike
Deauville
China
Jam
Jider
Freize
Wilton
Axminster
Armstrong
Rem and
Killian Company
Encage
K.M.E
Cee
Dlag
Cdges
Local Finance and
Ins. Co
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