Brookhart assails Republican farm policy in Iowa speech
Senator Smith W. Brookhart told Davis City that the Republican platform failed to balance agriculture industry and labor. He warned farmers face lower prices for a bumper crop, criticized rail and banking policies, and urged cooperative credit and reforms to aid agriculture.
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Associated Press
Davis City
Republican Party
Smith W. Brookhart
Congress
Chicago
Iowa
United States
Auto Accident at Leon Kills One in Centerville
Miss Pear Hime of Centerville Kansas is dead after a car left the road near Leon Ia overturned late Monday. Three other riders were badly bruised in the crash near the ditch.
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Leon
Pear Hime
Centerville
Kansas
Lena Goldfields Concession Ratified by Soviet
The Lena Goldfields concession was ratified by the council of commissars in Moscow. The fifty year contract with the British Lena Goldfields corporation grants exploitation rights to Siberian gold fields worth over 100 million dollars with American banking interests holding 50 percent of the investment.
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Preas
Moscow
Russia
Lena
Soviet Concessions Committee
Council of Commmissars
Lena Goldfields Corporation
Siberia
Officer's Son Admits Murder In Kansas City Case
Everett Adams son of Wilmington Ohio police officer Henry Adams identified as "Fred Jordan" who confessed to killing Aden R Clawson of Lodi New York. Coroner confirms body found four miles west of Lamonte Missouri with traveler checks totaling 230 dollars on clothing. Lamonte coroner Jones and deputy sheriff Calvert linked checks to Bankers Trust New York.
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Garden City
Kans
Everett Adams
Henry Adam
Police Department
Wilmington
Ohio
Fred Jordan
Aden R. Clawson
Lodi
N. Y
Lamonte
W. G. Jones
Sedalia
Clawson
Bankers’ Trust Company
New York
George Meyer
Jones
E. L. Valvert
Jordan
Jefferson City
Adam Clawson
Lodi N. Y
George Myers
Calvert
Phone inquiry may clear up Carlisle case
Des Moines sheriffs office seeks to locate a 42min caller who accused a man named Taylor in Kirksville Mo. of involvement in the death of an unidentified woman found burned in a straw stack near Carlisle. Detectives pursue tips as two suspects are to be arrested soon.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Kirksville
Taylor
Carlisle
Polk County
Howard
Mail Box Painting Planned for Creston Rural Routes
Creston residents approve a drive to paint and letter all rural mail boxes on six routes. Postmaster Charles H. Thomas notes strong response to letters explaining the plan, with two coats white paint and black lettering at about 50 cents per box if owners hire one man per route. Four college students offer to paint for 50 cents a box if a route commits two thirds of owners, led by Hillard Sash and Ira Hatfield with Ear Storay and John Poore, sending proposals by letter. Kent officials plan a similar program with Postmistress Sadie Harrison and carriers Earl Toland and Harvey Wright.
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Creston
Charles H. Thomas
Hillard Sash
Ira Hatfield
Ear Storay
John Poore
Sadie Harrison
Kent
Earl Toland
Harvey Wright
Rainfall Boosts Northern Iowa Corn Prospects
Mason City reports heavy rainfall overnight and this morning, seen by farm authorities as securing a bumper corn crop for northern Iowa. Local officials note expected high yields and renewed optimism for the region's harvest.
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Mason City
Iowa
Local brief highlights from Creston area news
Reports include Mrs. Ed Spurr's health update from Omaha's Lord Lister hospital. Firefighters investigated a fire origin at Boye Creamery with a motor cause. Cecil C. Scott and Mildred June Moore received a marriage license in Ottumwa. Suits filed in district court over notes and mortgage foreclosure. Rain totals for 24 hours reached 2.16 inches. Paul Kelly heads to Sedalia to ride race horses at the Missouri state fair. Woodman Circle elects Mrs. E A Stickland secretary, succeeding Mrs. G W Jones who moves to Clarinda.
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Ed Spurr
North
Sycamore Street
Lord Lister
Omaha
Paul Kelly
Mary Kelly
North Elm Street
Sedalia
Salt Lake City
Paul
Creston
E. A. Stickland
Woodman Circle
Hugo Birkner
South Pine Street
Stickland
G. W. Jones
Clarinda
Theater Owners Here For Film Party In Des Moines
About fifty to sixty motion picture exhibitors from the region attended Universal Pictures parties at the Willard theater for a second day. The event featured performances by the Victorian orchestra of Creston and dancer Helen Marie Miller. Ei. P. Smith praised Universal’s plan to let exhibitors view films as a revolution for smaller towns.
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Universal Corporation
Willard Theater
Creston
Helen Marie Miller
Des Moines
Iowana Hotel
Ei. P. Smith
Chariton
Iowa Exhibitors’ Association
Universal
Iowa Agricultural Magazine
Kanana
Funeral Services for Gospel Radio Worker Hanley
Funeral services were held at 10 this forenoon by KEFNF in Shenandoah for Rev. C. S. Hanley a long time gospel worker and chaplain of the Golden Rule circle. Born 1854, he died Aug 9 in Shenandoah after 40 years in gospel work. leader of World Faith Missionary Association. Mr. Hanley and Mrs. Hanley were among the world’s best known radio gospel workers.
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KEFNF
Shenandoah
C. S. Hanley
Golden Rule Circle
Mr. Hanley
World Faith Missionary Association
Hanely
Search For Missing Cedar Rapids Girl
A statewide search is underway for Veria Cheout a 13 year old girl missing from Cedar Rapids. She is about five feet three inches tall with auburn hair blue eyes and was last seen wearing a black satin dress black and tan slippers and tan hose early Monday. Local and state police have begun the search.
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Cedar Rapids In
Veria Cheout
Rain Improves Iowa Corn Prospects in August Report
Des Moines reports from the U S Weather Bureau note rains on August 6 and 7 improving corn prospects across most of Iowa while 14 northwestern counties remain dry. The August forecast shows a potential yield of 40.5 bushels per acre and 449,651,000 bushels total production, with regional variations in moisture, pastures, and crop stages.
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Des Moines
United States Weather Bureau
Iowa
Dreuth
Guthrie Center
Story County
Catholics Plan Picnic for Several Parishes
Catholics from Creston Afton Orient Lenox and Maley will hold an all day picnic at Petznick s grove four and a half miles east of Creston on primary road No 8 next Sunday Invitations have also been extended to Greenfield Osceola and Corning churches A prize will go to the parish with the highest participation Programs include a get acquainted hour a horseshoe pitching contest basket lunch and a short address A baseball game between St Malachy and Immaculate Conception of Creston and several tug of war events are planned with multiple races and a balloon and pie eating contest for women and men
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Creston
Afton
Orient
Lenox
Maley
Petznick's Grove
Greenfield
Osceola
Corning
St Malachy
Immaculate Conception
Churches of
Aston
Maloy
Immanculate Conception
St Malachy’'s
Looney Furnishes Bail to End Contempt Jail Term
John P. Looney, a disbarred lawyer, posted bail of 3500 dollars to Sheriff Clarence L. Edwards to gain release from Rock Island county jail where he was serving a 60 day contempt of court sentence.
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Rock Island, Iil
John P. Looney
Clarence L. Edwards
Rock Island
16 Foot Corn Stalk Display At County Fair
Shenandoah fair features a 16 foot corn stalk planted by George Carter of Farragut to demonstrate Iowa's tall corn claim. The display showcases extraordinary height as part of local agricultural exhibit on August 12.
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Associated Press
Shenandoah
George Carter
Farragut
Shenandoah Fair
Iowa
Iowa Publishers Meet at Clear Lake Lunch and Banquet
Sixty two Iowa newspaper publishers and spouses gather in Clear Lake for the Iowa Daily Press association meeting. The event includes a noon luncheon by the Clear Lake Commercial Club and a banquet at Betty's Tea Room with talks by John F. D Aue and C H McNider. The program features golf tournament finals among qualifiers, plus swimming and boat rides.
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Associated Press
Clearlake
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Association
Clear Lake Commercial Club
Betty's Tea Room
John F. D Aue
Prsher
The
Burlington Hawkey
Association
C. H. McNider
Mason City
War Secretary Weeks May Quit Post
Swampscott Mass August 12 Secretary of War Weeks is reportedly near resignation after a health scare. President Coolidge indicated the possibility while Weeks, ill since spring, met the president briefly. Possible successors named include Charles D Hilles Dwight Davis and others. Weeks stays under medical care and concentrates on recovery.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
War Weeks
White Court
Coolidge
Weeks
Washington
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Dwight Davis
Missouri
President Coolidge
Showers Family Plans Annual Reunions Here
Sixty seven relatives and four friends gathered in McKinley park for a Showers family reunion and plans to hold annual reunions each Aug 1 in Creston. A noon cafeteria style dinner followed. Attendees included numerous Showers relatives from Creston Spaulding Bridgewater Prescott Chariton Chariton Corning Nevinville Orient and others with listed names.
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Showers
McKinley Park
Creston
Charles Bridgeman
Russell Tillmain
Gustavus Showers
Arvid Shower
Donald
Henry Showers
Alfred
Earl Wallace
Wanda
Gala May
William Vandewater
John Showers
Scofield
George Showers
Georgia
Spaulding
Arthur Showers
Burington
Don Parrish
Floyd
Helen
Elsie Showers
Bridgewater
Josephine Crow
Dan Crow
Pearl
Clarence
Vint Crow
Frank Kettn
Francis
Eric Rhine
Percy Crow
Prescott
Enos Mandel
Chariton
Art Downing
Corning
Melvin Showers
Leslie Pierce
Nevinville
Everett Howe
Orient
Emma Hetherington
Clifford Lunt
Greston
Raymond Moore
Bert Riggs
Greenfield
Moore May Run For Iowa Governor’s Job
Des Moines dispatch reports W E Moore of Guthrie Center former legislator and 1920 lieutenant governor candidate may enter the republican gubernatorial race in the June primaries. Moore played a leading role in the thirty sixth and thirty eighth general assemblies and won the largest vote for lieutenant governor in 1920 but failed to reach the 35 percent nomination threshold.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Cpital
W. E. Moore
Guthrie Center
General Assembly
Bootlegger Fined or Jailed After Raid Seizures
Judge G W Wood fined Richard Melius 500 and costs or up to 175 days in jail for liquor nuisances. County Attorney W A Cook aided officers in a raid at Melius premises where a still and 250 gallons of mash were seized.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
G. W. Wood
Richard Melius
W. A. Cook
Melius
Creston Delegation Prepares for Ak-Sar-Ben Visit
Creston business leaders and farmers plan a motor trip to Omaha for Ak-Sar-Ben Creston Day. Joe Goodsell says at least 50 will travel with 12 cars ready to join the event. Complimentary tickets and coordinated start times are being arranged by the Creston Chamber of Commerce.
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Omaha
Creston
Ak-Sar-Ben Park
W. H. Brady
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Goodsel
Ak-Sar-Ben
Runaways Dorothy Marquis and Harold Smith Wed in July
Des Moines reports Dorothy Marquis 15 and Harold Smith of Des Moines wed July 6. Mrs. William Smith, Harold’s mother, said she obtained a warrant for Harold’s arrest after they were detained at Keithsburg, and warned Dorothy’s mother would take her to Cedar Rapids to keep them apart.
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Des Moines
Dorothy Marquis
Harold Smit
William Smith
Harold
Keithburg
Ranch Laborer Killed In Auto Accident
Davenport report Charles Coleman aged 56 a North Dakota ranch laborer visiting his mother Mrs Nancy Colesman at Wapello died from a fractured skull after being struck Tuesday evening by a car driven by Mrs Viola Marshall. He was hard of hearing and partially blind and apparently unaware of the oncoming vehicle. He was married but separated and leaves two sons.
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Associated
Davenport
Charles Coleman
Dakkota
Nancy Colesman
Wapello
Viola Marshall
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Carlisle Town
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Here
Sherriff C. M. Morris
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J. E. Deford
Deford
Hugh Patterson
A. W. Green
Green
Boye Creamery
West Union Street
Cecil C. Scott
Mildred June Moore
Ottumwa
Thomas G. Laughead
Shannon City
Charles Comer
District Court
B. S. Petrie
Clarence Hausz
John B. Neiswanger
Mr. Petrie
Arispe
Gospel Worker
Cedar Rapids
Northwest
Looney
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Ives
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