Creston Advertiser-Gagette Company Overview
The Creston Advertiser-Gagette Co lists Carl Davenport and W. A. Roseberry as publishers with city and county notices. It notes weekday evening publication, Associated Press affiliation, and copyright/redistribution rights. The paper was entered as second class matter May 1924 at Creston, Iowa.
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Creston Advertiser-Gagette Co
Carl Davenport
W. A. Roseberry
Creston
Iowa
Associated Press
Ordinance No 374 Passed in Creston City Council
City Clerk Bert Tallman certifies that Ordinance No 374 was passed by the Creston Council on November 9 1925 and presented to Mayor M L Burt for approval. The mayor refused to sign within fourteen days and did not call a meeting, so the ordinance becomes operative without his signature as allowed by statute.
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Ilona
Union County
Bert Tallman
Creston
Iowa
M. L. Burt
City of
Street Opening Ordinance Regulates Openings in Public Property
Creston Iowa adopts ordinance regulating openings over or under streets sidewalks and public places. It sets consent requirements rental payments bonds and penalties for violations with gas stations and other structures subject to limits and exceptions. The measure details installation standards bond amounts and annual rate setting by the council.
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City
Creston
Iowa
Public Service Corporation
Work Addresses Idle Lands Conference
Secretary Work outlines reclamation and colonization of idle lands as the nation’s two real questions. He cites a $100,000 Interior Dept study aim to wrap federal land settlement with inland waterways reforestation and regional industrial development to boost population and markets in farming regions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Work
Interior Department
Congress
Jardine
Publisher Urges Inland Waterway Development
Col. Robert R. McCormick urged immediate inland waterway development at a White House conference with President Coolidge. He pressed a comprehensive program for the Ohio Missouri Upper Mississippi and tributaries including a lakes to gulf route via the Illinois River and sea outlet via the St Lawrence. He warned against delays from political influences and noted broad middle west support for Coolidge Hoover plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Coolidge
Middle West
Ohio
Missouri
Upper Mississippi
Illinois River
St. Lawrence
MacCormick
Congress
Hoover
Davis Resigns as Director of Railroads
James Davis, director general of railroads, submitted his resignation to President Coolidge after winding up the office. Secretary Mellon is expected to assume the records and railroad securities owned by the government. Davis will return to private law practice in Des Moines. Coolidge lauded his service as efficiently performing a difficult task.
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Davis
Coolidge
Mellon
Des Moines
Coolige
Town News Briefs In Des Moines and Ottumwa
Des Moines longtime former state representative Otto Witthauer, 68, died after a two year illness. He moved to Des Moines seven years ago. Corrie Belle Doyie, Des Moines society figure and sister of Nebraska Republican committee woman EF Penney, died in Los Angeles. Ottumwa notes Mrs. Jacob Todd, first white child born in Marion County Iowa, among those who rode the first passenger.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Otto Witthauer
Audubon County
Thirty-Sixth General Assembly
Corrie Belle Doyie
EF. B. Penney
National Republican Committee
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Ottumwa
Jacob Todd
Marion County
Iowa
Central College
Pella
Train passenger dies in Des Moines line accident
A Rock Island passenger train crash near Des Moines claimed a death this Saturday. Funeral services are set for Pella for the deceased. Washington reports Mrs. David Farrier, 53, hanged herself at the county home Saturday night after suffering a mental ailment. Marshalltown notes 13-year-old Glen Highsmith of State Center died yesterday from septicemia after a shotgun wound from a broken discharge last Sunday while attempting to shoot a rabbit.
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Senger
Des Moines
Rock Island
Pella
Washington
David Farrier
Marshalltown Glen Highsmith
State Center Wai
Ford Dodge-Fort Dodge Celebrates 101st Birthday
Ford Dodge Fort Dodge marks the 101st birthday of William Hughes the citys oldest resident born in Ireland. He enjoyed daily activity until two months ago when a paralytic stroke left him wheelchair bound and unable to attend events.
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Ford Dodge
Fort Dodge
William Hughes
Ireland
Hughes
Cols Coolidge Doctor Bombarded With Free Advice
Dr Albert M Cram physician to Col John C Coolidge receives unsolicited remedies from all parts of the country. Mail brings cures from mental therapy to sulphur baths and even duplicates to Col Coolidge and the president.
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Associated Press
Bridgewater
Albert M. Cram
John C Coolidge
Plymouth
Col. Coolidge
Dr. Cram
Robbery Gang Captured After Major Mail Truck Heist
In Los Angeles on December 14, police report six members of a gang captured after a bold October hold up of a mail truck, contrasting frontier era swift justice with modern law enforcement.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Petersons Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
A druggist recalled saying Petersons Ointment was the best remedy for eczema but warned it would not be profitable as it heals quickly and uses little ointment. Sold at Newcomb Matthews and other druggists, big box 60 cents.
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Peterson
Newcomb & Matthews
Modern robberies shift from gallows to courtrooms
The article contrasts old time outlaws who were hanged after a stage hold up with modern criminals who face arraignment, legal counsel, and trial. Pursuit relies on quick posse efforts, fingerprints on a rifled mail bag may expose the gang, aided by photography, telephone, radio, and criminal record bureaus.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit, Mich
Detroit
FEMLT
Wey
Creston Daily Advertiser
James
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Southwest
California
Standard Oil Building
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Scott
Lane
Eczema
Eterson
Verno
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