Hill May Be Heading for West Coast
Chicago reports Harry D. Hill, charged with his mother Mrs. Eliza Hill’s murder, tried to flee Chicago on a freight train the day her body was found. A switchman identified Hill from a photo and noted plans to reach the west coast via Aurora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry D. Hill
H. C. Hill
Streator
Edward Lyons
Hill
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Lyons
Miss Harris
Decatur
Ill
Eliza Hill
Jones Defeats Johnston Eight Up In Amateur Golf
Bobby Jones led the national amateur championship at Minikahda with a four under par 68 creating an eight up advantage over Jimmy Johnston of the Home club after the third round. Chick Evans was one under at the half while Eddie Held closed one down as Francis Ouimet stood three up on Phillips Finay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Bobby Jones
Minikahda
Jimmy Johnston
Chick Evans
Eddie Held
Chick
Francis Ouimet
Phillips Finay
New York
Harry Legg
Roland MacKenzie
Washington
Colbert Joins Lowden Group In Iowa
W. J. Colbert of Creston a former state representative joins J. Tuck and John Bixler of Adams county as eighth district members of the Lowden-for-president club executive committee in Iowa Major Frank Lund of Webster City announces Colbert will serve on the committee Bixler previously spoke in Union county against the good roads proposition at the July 21 special election
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Colbert
Creston
J. ©. Tuck
John Bixler
Adams County
Lowden-for-president Club
Iowa
Frank Lund
Webster City
Colbert
Bixler
Union County
Good Roads
Organ recital at KPNF slated for 3 30 this afternoon
Howard Burton of 1107 North Cedar street was to present a full organ program on KPNF at 3 30 this afternoon featuring both popular and classical numbers. Thomas McGrath of Corning faces a liquor possession charge and will have a 9 o clock Friday morning hearing before Justice Ross Peterson after posting a 300 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Burton
North Cedar Street
KPNF
Thomas McGrath
Corning
Justice of the Peace
Ross Peterson
MceGrath
U S Demands Capture of Bandit Gang
Washington reports vigorous representations to the governor and military authorities of Nayarit for the capture and punishment of Mexican bandits who wounded Florence M. Anderson of Los Angeles on a train south of Acaponeta. Anderson, a Pomona teacher, was injured in a gunfight as hundreds of bandits fired over 40 shots. the death toll and wounded vary in dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florence M. Anderson
Los Angeles
Acaponeta
Mexico
State Department
State of the Nayarit
J. Winsor Ives
Mazatilon
Anderson
Pomona
Calif
University of Colorado
Mazatilam
California
National University
Mexico City
Miss Anderson
Ives
Department
Signal Spring Sets Creston Trotting Record on Half Mile Oval
The Union County Fair featured Signal Spring owned and driven by Joe Haldeman of Malvern winning the 2:15 trotting stake at Creston in 2 09 in a record mile. The event paid $400 with competitors including Fred Harvester owned by J. M. Wray and A. L. B. driven by Tom Swain. The six-heat average time reached 2:19 1 3 as pacers like Peter McKinney posted fast splits in the second harness race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Spring
Union County Fair
Joe Haldeman
Malvern
Creston
Iowa
Fred Harvester
J. M. Wray
A. O. Haldeman
Haldeman
Peter McKinney
Creston Racing
Mr. Wray
Tom Swain
Two Creston Residents Return From Long European Trip
Two Creston residents Mrs A wine Kneiding and John Benson have returned from Europe. Kneiding and her sister Mrs Co G Budig of McCook Neb returned from Berlin where they witnessed Clarence Chamberlin’s landing. Benson traveled to Norway Sweden and Denmark and noted major changes in Sweden since leaving 51 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
A Wine Kneiding
John Benson
Europe
Kneiding
Co. G. Budig
McCook, Neb
Berlin
Benson
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Budig
Clarence Chamberlin
New York
Geta Canal
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Alfred Lundhigh Home After European Trip
Alfred Lundhigh of Prescott arrived in Creston this morning from a two months European tour. He visited his parents in Denmark. Mrs Lundhigh and her brother Rex Yeadon drove to Creston to meet him and will return to Prescott this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lundhigh
Ailfred Lundhigh
Prescott
Creston
Europe
Lundhigh
Denmark
Omaha woman on vacation with Bantock family in rural home
Mies Mae Bantock of Omaha formerly of Cheston spends her vacation at the rural home of her brother L. R. Bantock. Mrs. John Porter and daughter Julian Frances of Lenox visit at the home of Mrs. Edith Brown 803 North Sycamore Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Mae Bantock
Omaha
Racing Results and Times From Frisco Meet
The report lists 2:15 trotting and 2:10 pacing events with horses Signal Spring Fred Harvester Peter McKinney and others. Six furlongs results crown Luhula first, Tom Boy second, Left Alone third, with Brown Bob and Mount Millory among others. Five furlongs finish shows Waldout first and San Jose Bill second, Ron George third, with Sir William and May A Boy among finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Spring
Haldeman
Fred Harvester
Wray
Peter McKinney
Smith
Chee
Iowa Braden, Guendling
Ooo
Eo A. Ll. Be
Billy Johnson
Haldeman Frisco G
Westfall
Luhula
Tom Boy
Left Alone
Brown Bob
Mount Millory
Infield
Waldout
San Jose Bill
Ron George
Striking Coal Miners Start Protest March
Athens Ohio August 25 1947 union sympathizers began a march from Sunday Creek valley near Glouster toward Meigs county aiming to persuade former Athens miners now in non union Meigs mines to quit. The parade reached about 1000 people before being dispersed by officials led by Oral Daugherty and Sheriff J A Willock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Noluleoun
Middleport
Pomeroy
Sunday Creek
Glouster
Meigs County
Oral Daughrty
Sub
Miners’ Union
Athens-Meigs County
Daugherty
Athens County
Twelve Die In London Wreck
Twelve people died and 48 were injured when a southern railway train wreck occurred last evening in London. Four bodies remained unidentified this afternoon. Among the lightly injured were Lord and Lady Lewisham, who sustained cuts to their legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord
Lady
Lewisham
Grant Girls Dominate Union County Fair Demonstrations
Teress Donahue and Elsie Johnson lead the Grant Speeders Four H club to first place with 94 percent in amphitheater demonstrations at the Union County Fair. Zeta Comfort and Hazel Mae Wilson second with 90 percent. Union Dale team and Purebred Angus steer win top prizes. animals shipped to the state fair after judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teress Donahue
Elsie Johnson
Grant Speeders
Far A
Donald Sleary
Zeta Comfort
Hazel Mae Wilson
A. EB
Otis
Union Dale
Maxine
Orpha Younkin
Union Dale Club
Ray Long
Earl Kricinger
Clarence Long
Francis Weishar
Francis Donahue
Joe Donahue
Clifford Hawthorne
Cleo Hawthorne
Chinese Fire on U S Boat on Yangtze River
The American gunboat Isabel flagship of Rear Admiral Hough was hit fifty times by rifle fire while passing Nanking on the Yangtze river today. One sailor was wounded slightly before Chinese fire was silenced by rifle and machine gun fire as Admiral Williams reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isabel
Hough
Nanking
Yangtze River
Navy Department
Williams
Gehrig Ties Ruth with 40th Home Run in Detroit
In Detroit on August 25 Lou Gehrig tied Babe Ruth by hitting his 40th home run in the second inning against the Tigers. Whitehill was pitching for New York while Ruth and Gehrig supplied the homer action in a tense afternoon game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lou Gehriz
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Tigers
Whitehill
Redfern Starts Non Stop Flight to Brazil From Brunswick
Paul Redfern began a nonstop journey to Brazil from Glynn Isle Brunswick in a Stinson-Detreiter monoplane named Port of Brunswick. He charted a route east of the Bahamas toward Rio de Janeiro aiming to set a new long distance endurance record. He planned to flare near Trinidad then decide on Rio or Pernambuco based on fuel and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Paul Redfern
Brazil
Stinson
Bahamas
Caribbean Sea
Port of Spain
Isle of
Trindad
Georgetown
British Guinana
Macapa
Amazon River
Rio
Pernambuco
Newcastle
Brazlian
Redfern
Courtneys’ Flight Fails Again in Azores Run
P Captain Frank T Courtney failed to start the Azores flight from Southampton in heavy weather. His loaded flying boat refused to lift off for the second day running, ending another attempt this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney
Southampton
England
Frank T. Courtney
Azores
Stock Parade Highlighted Union County Fair Program
Livestock valued at thousands of dollars and prize winners paraded before the crowded grandstand this afternoon. Attendance reached 5 298 yesterday and is expected to grow today and Friday as fireworks music and platform acts draw crowds. The fair closes Saturday with professional automobile races and the Drum Corps Entertains. livestock and pony classes showcased, with Lester Poole of Prescott winning the three gaited saddle horse class and Virgil Poole second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston Municipal Band
Cicero Cobb
Association
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Creston
Legion
Lester Poole
Prescott
Clete Schultz
Harold Miller
Howard Cook
Daniel Stalker
Jesse Overholser
Charls Casey
Japanese Navy Disaster After Night Collision Sinks Destroyer
London August 25 reports 129 feared dead as Japanese warships collide off Maizuru during night maneuvers. Destroyer Warabi sinks with 90 crew and 12 officers dead. Jintsu bows damaged. Ashi towed in. Naka and other ships suffer lighter damage as fleet returns to Maizuru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japane
Mazura
Reutri
Navy Department
Tokio
Jintsu
Warabi
Kongo
Naka
Ashi
Abukuma
Ross
Bungo — Straits
Tokiwa
Maizuru
Maizuri
Japan
Wakasa Bay
Sea of Japan
Kushin Island
Maxwell Hears Court Motions At Union County Fair Break
In district court Judge A R Maxwell heard motions this morning and suspended afternoon sessions to allow attendance at the Union County fair. Ava Stanford was granted a divorce from Fred Stanford and Cleo Akridge was granted a divorce from Walter Lee Akridge. Catherine Herman received a decree from Gustat Herman yesterday. The grand jury resumed deliberations with hopes of reporting before week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Maxwell
Union County Fair
Ava Stanford
Fred Stanford
Catherine Herman
Gustat Herman
Cleo Akridge
Walter Lee Akridge
Prize Winners Delayed Until Premium Lists Are Filed
Officials announce prize winners only in a few classes as placings are set by judges. Ribbons are given immediately by a member while numbers are verified from entry rolls. Full results will appear in The Daily Advertiser after premium lists are filed with the state, which may take two weeks.
Livestock Show Draws Farmers and Townspeople
Friday features top quality livestock entered by department superintendents and judges. Hogs cattle horses and sheep along with poultry coops are the outstanding attraction for farmers and town residents.
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West Coast
Jones
Johnston
Lowden
U.S
Creston Oval
E. S. Richard
Margaret Coakley
Boston Common
Grant
Mlle
Florence
Ebenezer
Tekata
Maxwell
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