Reston Daily Advertiser Notice and Masthead
Creston Advertiser Gasette Co publishes weekday evenings from Creston Iowa with offices at Davenport and W A Roseberry. Second class matter since March 1904 at the Creston post office. Associated Press news dispatches credited here are republished with exclusive rights.
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Creston Advertiser-Gasette Co
Davenport
W. A. Roseberry Publishers
Pape
Creston
Eston
Iowa
Associated Press
Ford enters airplane business with plans for national fleets
Henry Ford ventures into aviation proposing fleets to cover the country for passenger air and freight transport. He emphasizes ongoing experimentation and development and urges patience from the public as air travel becomes the transportation of the next generation.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Muntry
Mr. Ford
Ford air flivver dream and safer roads vision
The Fairfield Daily Ledger speculates about Henry Ford developing an airplane to speed travel to Chicago and visit the Art Institute. It praises his methodical approach to machinery, notes past dozens of tractors, and calls for safer autos and improved highway courtesy while imagining a future where planes bond society.
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Hennery
Ford
Marshall Field
Art Institute
The
Fairfield Daily Ledger
The Newspaper as Society’s Great Pulpit
Essay argues modern newspapers act as a broad public pulpit delivering moral and civic instruction across sections from editorials to sports. It praises magazines films and daily papers for shaping virtue and conscience, noting the newspaper’s wide reach and educational role in American life.
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Saint Joseph
World Shipbuilding Totals Shift Toward Motor Propulsion
Lloyds register shows quarter ending June 30 world shipbuilding at 2,269,831 tons with Britain and Ireland at 1,093,587 tons. Motor propelled tonnage now equals 1,129,912 tons of total 2,369,851 under construction, signaling motors outpacing steam as global fleets grow.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyds Register of Shipbuilding
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Italy
France
Holland
United States
United State
Japan
German
Norway
Americans flock to Scotland for grouse and deer hunting
Edinburgh reports a record influx of American sportsmen for the season. Rents on hunting boxes have risen since before the war as pairs like R H McCurdy of New York and J H Steers lease large estates in Banff and Aberdeenshire. Estimated spend reaches about 3 750 000 dollars for the short season.
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Associated Press
Edinburgh
Scotland
R. H. McCurdy
New York
Banffshire
Duke of Richmond
J. H. Steers
Glenkindie
Aberdeenshire
Lord Burgh
E. H. Litchfield
Erchless
Achnagairn
C. W. Ogden
Wages of Motion Picture Directors Vary Widely
In Hollywood on August 14 a meeting of film professionals explained the wide variance in weekly salaries paid to motion picture directors. Details of factors affecting pay were discussed by industry members and analysts.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Calif
Value of film directors sparks wage debate
Executives discuss director salaries with top directors earning about 2000 dollars weekly while newer ones receive as little as 75. A producer notes a skilled director can save costs by reducing retakes, arguing one top director may be worth the higher pay through efficiency and shorter production times.
Iowa Farmers Use State Warehouse Act
Des Moines reports Iowa farmers show interest in the warehousing act. Mrs. Don Merrill says county boards, appointed by Secretary Mark Thornburg, consist of actual grain growers and may include the county agent as sealer who inspects, measures, and certifies stored grain. Loans reach 75 percent of the grain value, mainly corn, wheat, and oats, with corn, wheat, and oats most commonly stored. other crops like popcorn and timothy seed are also stored in specific counties.
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Theastoriates Press
Des Moines
Don M. Merrill
Department of Agriculture — Office
Mark Thornburg
Merrill
Sac and Ida
Allamakee County
More Power For City Is Question For League
Spirit Lake August meeting of the League of Iowa Municipalities will discuss home rule for cities especially in finances. Proposals include allowing transfer of funds between accounts without a general assembly act. Critics cite Muscatine flood relief delays as an example of current limits.
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Associated Press
Spirit Lake
Iowa Cities
League of Iowa Municipalities
General Assembly
Muscatine
Webster Visit Arrives in Blanchard Couple
Mr and Mrs G C Webster of Blanchard arrived here on Thursday for a short visit.
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G. C. Webster
Blanchard
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WU Bols
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Maple and
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Buick Sales Co
Taylor Show Grounds
South Cherry Street
Hagenbeck
Wallaceers
Wes
Ews Pvt
Elen Pater Rel
Mammoth Street
Hanson
Rexall Drug Store
W. Adams
Creston and Vicinity
Evans Oil Burner Corp
Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, Iowa
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