Wheeler Trial: Arguments Begin in Wheeler Case
Great Falls Montana April 24 The trial of Senator Burton K Wheeler on charges of unlawfully appearing before the interior department moved to the jury with prosecutors urging impartiality and the defense challenging perjury. Attorney for Wheeler contends Campbell oil interests sought legal leverage through the senator and questions plea to justify prosecution.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Interior Department
John L. Slattery
Wheeler
Bry
Gordon Campbell Wheeler
Butte
O'Leary
Campbell
L. C. Stevenson
Kenyon Declares Law Disrespect a Great Danger
Cedar Rapids April 24 Federal Judge William S Kenyon of Fort Podge told a men s banquet at Westminster Presbyterian church that he has no political ambitions and would not have resigned from the senate. He called growing disrespect for law one of the nations greatest dangers and said parole is not the main cause of lawlessness. He noted the nation is fast moving and restless, but young people are not as bad as stereotypes suggest.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
William S. Kenyon
Fort Podge
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Senate
Kenyon
Charge Woman With Smuggling Gun to Brother
Fort Dodge report says Mrs. Albert Hepperle faces a murder related smuggling charge as the grand jury considers the state case Monday. The gun allegedly went to her brother Frank Clayton in the county jail, who used it in an escape attempt and was killed by Sheriff John Lochray near the courthouse. Hepperle is free on a 1500 bond.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
State of
Iowa
Albert Hepperle
Frank Clayton
Clayton
John Lochray
Fire Destroys Mason City Tent and Awning Stock
An early morning fire nearly wiped out the Mason City Tent and Awning company plant and stock. The loss is estimated at $10,000 with some coverage by insurance. High winds hampered efforts to control the blaze before firefighters fully contained it.
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Associated Proas
Mason City
Ask President to Appoint Hull To Labor Job
E J Henning assistant secretary of labor was appointed today as a federal judge in the southern California district. No White House announcement on a successor for Henning in the labor department. Senator Cummins and Iowa lawmakers urged appointing former Representative Hull to the post.
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Associated Press
Washington
E. J Henning
California
White House
Henning
Labor Department
Cummins
Iowa
Hull Republican
Drake Relays Open With Record Entry In Rain
At Drake Stadium Des Moines April 24 a drizzle gave way to sun as a record field of over 2,500 athletes from 194 colleges and high schools lined up for preliminaries. Princeton led the quarter mile college relay with Penn State and Penn close behind while Iowa State Teachers swept the half mile relay.
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Associated Presa
Drake Stadium
Des Moines
Des Moine
Was Junior High
Ashby
Bramhall
Dalman
Beall
Lincoln High
Roosevelt High
Amos Hiatt
Kinsey
Illinois
Weir
Nebraska
Painter
Carthage College
Taylor Grinnell
Guthrie
Ohio State
Mattier
Minnesota
Barron
Notr Dame
Taylor
Locke
Grim
Michigan Aggies
Edgar
Dartmouth
Wiattman
Michigan
Wongwai
Kansas
Sullivan
Fisher
Barr
Notre Dame
Keane
Creighton
Herry
Schel Brenton
Gardner
Drake
America
Greater Des Moines Association
John L. Griffith
George Huff
University of Illinois
Knute Rockne
Dick Templeton
Texas University
Morgan Taylor
Grinnell
Charles Brookins
Iowa
Dana Kinsey
Dartmouth College
Chamber of Commerce
Coach Rockne
Grant Club
Knights of Columbus
Iowa State Teachers College
Leighton
Churchill
Orr
Woodcock
Parsons
Buena Vista
Simpson
Philadelphia
Canada
Cuba
Great Britain
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Penn State College
Notable Iowa Mobility: Brown and Murphy Return Home
Henry Brown and Ann Murphy of Des Moines and Mr and Mrs John Dickson of Osceola have come home after attending the funeral of Mrs John H Brown in Cromwell.
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Henry Brown
Ann Murphy
Des Moines
John Dickson
Osceola
John H. Brown
Cromwell
Hope Held For Rescue Of 14 Idaho Miners
A fire trapped 14 workers at the Hecla silver lead mine in Burke Idaho two miles from Wallace. Rescue crews and air and water systems were mobilized as hopes remained high they could be reached from the Star workings below the 1600 foot level. Three survivors were already brought out from the 1000 foot level earlier. efforts continued under K T Starks with 12 man crews and a rotating nozzle for firefighting.
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Associated Pree
United States
Son
Hecla Mine
Wallace
Idaho
Hecla
K. T. Starks
Couer D'Alene
Starks
Turkey And Greece Reach Agreement
Advices from Constan tinople report an agreement signed settling all problems between Turkey and Greece. The main friction concerns the Lausanne treaty minority population exchanges and related arrangements.
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Turkey
Greece
Associated Press
London
Exchange Telegraph
Constantinople
Student's Desire To Yawn Causes Jaws To Lock
In a Morningside college calculus class Frank Leamar Howard suffered jaw locking while trying to yawn during a discussion on algebraic functions. He later required medical help to unlock his jaws.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Morningside College
Frank Leamar
Howard
DPD
Iowa Roads In Fair to Good Condition
Des Moines April 24. The weekly road bulletin from the Des Moines Automobile Club reports all Iowa roads were in fair to good condition. Rain yesterday did little damage to the roads according to the bulletin.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Automobile Club
Lincoln grade school beats Franklin on Lincoln diamond 11 to 10
Lincoln grade school's boys defeated Franklin 11 to 10 on the Lincoln diamond Thursday night. Batteries were Gerald Braumberger and Morris Wimmer for Lincoln. Eldon Breese and Glen Haines for Franklin. Umpires were Charles Walters Jack Moran and Amos Immie. Alphonso Porter filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing liabilities of 14270.80 with 10795 secured and assets of 2853 and 50 exempt. Schaaf of J C Penney spent 16 days in St Louis at a buyers convention. Franklin Boosters met at the school with refreshments served by four hostesses.
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Lincoln
Franklin School
Lincoln Diamond
Gerald Braumberger
Morris Wimmer
Eldon Breese
Glen Haines
Franklin
Charles Walters
Jack Moran
St. Malachy’s
Amos Immie
Alphonso Porter
Shenandoah
A.©. Schaaf
J C. Pennney Company
St. Louis
J. C. Penney Company
First Congregational Church Hosts Organ Recital
A near full First Congregational Church crowd heard Marshall Bidwell from Cedar Rapids perform the church’s newly installed pipe organ. Critics praised the program, with Bidwell to give a second recital tonight featuring Bach Liszt and Wagner works across eleven numbers.
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First Congregational Church
Marshall Bidwell
B College
Cedar Rapids
Loca Music
Bidwell
Wagner
Creston man A V Wise wins Omaha packing firm contest
A V Wise of Creston won first prize in a sales contest by the Omaha branch of Cudahy Packing Company. Thirty five salesmen competed and Wise earned a pleasure trip to Chicago. He travels with his daughter Doroth from Ottumwa, starting next Saturday for a vacation in Ottumwa and Marshalltown.
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A. V. Wise
North Sycamor Street
Cudahy Packing Company
Omaha
The
Packing Company
Mr. Wise
Chicago
Doroth
Ottumwa
Saturda
Marshalltown
Olympia Candy Kitchen Opens After New Renovations
The Creston candy shop at 21 West Adams Street has been renamed Olympia Candy Kitchen by owners Nick Bousalis and Chris Mirras. Renovations costing several thousand dollars modernize the interior with new booths and table compartments, each with plate glass mirrors, replacing the old mirrors and booths.
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Creston
West
Adams Street
Olympia Candy Kitchen
Nick Bousalis
Chris Mirras
Showers End Iowa Heat Wave as Rain Breaks Drought
Across Iowa showers cooled the heat wave with 90 in Cedar Rapids 86 in Charles City and 81 in Des Moines. Rainfall last night ended the drought aiding pastures and crops with widespread showers in eastern and southern counties. Muscatine reports strong winds and heavy rain causing minor damage including uprooted trees and a wind mill blown down.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
de Moines
United States Weather Bureau
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Iowa Southern Utilities Maps Show Service in 110 Towns
Iowa Southern Utilities displays a large map in Creston showing service areas across 21 counties in southern Iowa. Red lights mark communities served and green lights indicate office locations. The system spans 800 miles of lines linking towns west of the Des Moines River to Centerville and beyond.
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Iowa
Southern Utilities Company
Creston
Maple Steel
Dee Moines
Iowa Southern
Adair
Adams
Taylor
Madison
Union
Ringgold
Warren Clarke
Decatur
Marion
Larcas Wayne
Mahaska
Monroe
Appalooe
Jasper
Powerhick
Keokuk Wapello
Washington
Jefferson van Buren
Henry
Loulea
Des Moines
Centerville
Cincinnati
Moulton
Allerton Mystic
Leon
Mt. Ayr
Lenox
Lorimer
Newton
O* O'A Yharston
Albia
Grinnell
Burlington
Morning Sun
Wapello
Sigourney
What Cheer
Moravia
Brazil
Streepville
Exine
Rathbun
Blakesburg
Numa
Inionville
Udell
Decatur City
Garden Grove
Hocking
Malcolm
Brooklyn
Newburg
Kellogg
Kilduff
Sully
Lynnvile
Searsboro
West Burlington
Mediapolis
Middletown
Yarmouth
Mt. Union
Milton
Thornburg
Deep River
Gibson
Delta
Hedrick
Martinsburg
Kirksville
Ainsworth
Harper
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Keota
Olds
Ollie
Rockwood
Richland
Wayland
Wellman
West Chester
Winfield
Wooton
Pilot
Promise City
Millerton
Wayne County
Down Southern
E. Fiers
Des Moines River
Becahse
Here
Mrs Wolbert and daughter to spend weekend in Des Moines
Mrs Roy E. Wolbert and her daughter Miss Elizabeth, of Bed North Walnut Street, will travel to Des Moines this afternoon to visit relatives and friends for the weekend.
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Roy E. Wolbert
Elizabeth
North
Walnut Street
Des Moines
Amateur Athletes Meet At Afton In Four Towns
Amateur Athletes of Arispe Cromwell Murray and Afton were to meet in a track and field meet at Afton this afternoon. Events listed include mile, shot put, 440 yard dash, pole vault, discus, 220 yard and 100 yard dashes, high jump, broad jump and relays. Weather risked delaying start planned for 3 45 p m with events set around the town square and a nearby field.
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Arispe
Cromwell
Murray
Afton
Afton business man Jacob G Gripp held on embezzlement charge
Jacob G Gripp a well known Afton businessman and son of State Representative Ira A Gripp was held on a 1500 bond pending grand jury action on embezzlement charges. Mary L Longstreth of Cres ton accuses him of diverting 750 65 from Travelers Insurance proceeds via Gripp's agency. Gripp pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury.
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Jacob B. Grip
Afton
Ira A. Gripp
Union County
Mary L. Longstreth
Creston
Gripp
Justice of the Peace
Adam Pickett
Mary ‘. Longstreth
Company of Hartford
Conor
Jacob B Gripp
Oskaloosa Leads Drake Relays High School 440 Yard Relay
Oskaloosa High School coached by Leonore Paula won the 440 yard relay heat at the Drake Relays in Des Moines tying the Drake record from 1924 with a :46.6. Grinnell high school placed second in :47 and Creston, Perry, Dayton, Lake City, and Grinnell teams competed in the high school division.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Oskaloogs High School
Leonore Paula
Grinnell
Perry
Dayton
Lake City
Creston High School
Drake
Oskaloosa
Paula
Colfax
Roper Re-Elected Secretary of Iowa Jewelers
Flmo B. Roper of Creston was re elected secretary of the Iowa Retail Jewelers Association at the closing session of the annual Des Moines convention. He was also elected as a delegate to the national convention in Richmond Virginia the last week of August. Swenson named president-elect with Roy Swanson as alternate. Invitations extended from Creston Sioux City and Des Moines for the 1926 state convention. no decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flmo B. Roper
Creston
Iowa Retail Jewelers’ Association
Des Moines
Roper
National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Richmond
Augwet Swenson
Roy Swanson
Ore
State Association
Sioux City
Section Hands Speeder Collides With Bus Near Fort Dodge
Four Italian section hands of the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern are in Mercy hospital after a gasoline speeder collided with a passenger bus just east of the city. None were seriously hurt but will stay several days for treatment. Names were hard to determine due to language, listed here by numbers and later identified as Peter Furlong Jack Moore Mike Carouse and yp Valadez after employer help.
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Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Des Moines
Southern
Mers’ Hospital
Italy
Peter Furlong
Jack Moore
Mike Carouse
Yp. Valadez
Afton Town Sues State Savings Bank Case Set for May 7
The town of Afton sues State Savings Bank of Afton over a $11 007 02 claimed deposit priority after the bank closed March 15 1924. Trial was set for May 7 in district court before Judge H W H Carter with related criminal actions and indictments noted against W E Pierson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
State Savings Bank of
HW. H. Carter
Als
Ihe
C. A. Pierson
M. Db. Coen
State Supreme Court
Afton Bank
Purt
Plerson
Neutvent Afton Tank
A. Pleron
Ainet
Pierson
Lider Pierson
W. E. Pierson
Aft _n
State Superintendent of Banking
Weston
State Savings Bank of Afton
Pieht
H. H Carter
Banda
Zoon
Fonda
Wee
Kenyon Heads to Washington for Law Institute Meeting
Judge William S. Kenyon of the eighth circuit goes to Washington to represent the district at the American Law Institute meeting set for May 1 and 2. Delegates from federal courts nationwide and leading lawyers will attend. Kenyon plans a ten day absence before heading to St. Paul for the May term.
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Kenyon
Meeting of Law Institute
Associated Press
Fort Dodge
William S. Kenyon
United States Circuit of Appeals
Washington, D. C
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
American Law
Hie
St. Paul
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Capital Honors
Drake Relays
Des Moines Club
Franklin Boosters
Rowland
H EF Gidley
H. Knapp
G. E. Hagen
OWA Southern
Cuttes
State
Iowa South H
Fiers
Jacob G. Gripp
Solon
Lloyd Hammers
Maurice Kenworthy
Leslie Putnam
Gerald Cox
Creston High
Des Moin
Bushman
Scott
Jewelers’ Secretary
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