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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1925
Page
5
William McDonald of 610 North Birch Street purchases a new Jewett coach from local dealer Lamb and Gregg. The Stranadhs arrive home after a week visiting relatives in Sham baugh.
Yesterday results show Boston 7 Cleveland 2 while several rain games affected a large slate. Upcoming games include St Louis at Boston and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh with no Sunday games at Boston or Philadelphia.
Baseball results show Omaha 6 Tulsa 0 and Wichita 5 Des Moines 6 with St Joe 6 Den 1. Tomorrow’s schedule lists Oklahoma City at Lincoln and Denver at Wichita, plus Des Moines at St. Louis and Omaha at Oklahoma. Local league standings and many minor city matchups follow with several open dates and cross-division pairings.
A AP dispatch from Zoppot reports the Baltic coast resort nicknamed Monte Carlo of the North. European visitors flock for roulette and baccarat despite no official casino concession. Danzig claims 60 percent of gross income goes to the city and nearby communities with the remainder covering running costs.
The piece notes a magnificent oceanfront hotel near the former villa of the German crown prince. It claims women may lose more in profits, while men are portrayed as calculating and cautious gamblers, with both professionals and casual players present.
Altoona Pennsylvania August 1 1932 local and other historical societies seek to mark the Logan House site before it is razed for a new railroad station. In a private Logan House room in September 1862 Union war governors pledged loyalty to Lincoln and the Union. Thirteen governors signed the pledge with several others endorsing the conference. Signers include A G Curtin John A Andrew Richard Yates Israel Washburn Jr Samuel J Kirkwood William Sprague F H Pierpont David Todd N S Berry and Austin Blair.
Sofia Bulgaria Aug 1 The first class to complete the nursing course under an American director was graduated at the Red Cross hospital in late June Miss Rahel Torrance head of the school addressed the graduates in Bulgarian and will return to the United States in August Miss Hazel Goff will take over as director after serving as Torrances assistant since last fall
A Chinese grandmother stage managed a fake funeral for Miss Lu to avoid an arranged marriage to Mou Yung-ching after his loss of status and funds. The ruse ended with Miss Lu wed to another man of means while Mou sues for breach and damages.
Ernest Johnson will depart Sunday for Omaha for a brief visit with relatives.
A sweeping Universal Jewel drama features an Irish policeman battling gangsters along with a wedding gown escape scene. The film centers on the Italian gangster’s control and a fiery editor opposing him while Nick de Ruiz and Harr Mann deliver strong villain roles.
The film The Man in Blue directed by Edward Laemmle adapts The Flower of Napoli by Gerald Beaumont from Red Book Magazine. It claims every event in the movie mirrors real life with no question to the veracity of the plot.
Dorothy DeVore reviews a new Warner Bros comedy at the Strand titled How Baxter Butted In. A farce with suspense and drama, the film follows a bashful young man in a cosmopolitan daily office facing an inferiority complex amid quirky twists and humor.
Dorothy Devore stars as a mischievous stenographer who brightens a clumsy suitor. Matt Moore plays Henry Baxter in a lighthearted romance comedy with rapid, sprightly action. Julien Josephson adapted the story to screen and William Baudine directed the snappy production.
Sioux City report states eight month old Esther De Wolf fell from the arms of her 15 year old cousin through a window and down twenty feet to the ground. Her head struck a tombstone in a nearby court area, fracturing her skull.
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