Jardine Conference on Crop Surplus Set for Jan 12
Secretary Jardine calls Washington meeting January 12 to discuss agricultural surplus as part of a series of farm aid conferences. Attendees include former Governor Lowden, Sam Thompson, Aaron Sapiro, and leading agricultural editors, aligning with the fourth national cooperative marketing conference.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Jardine
Lowden
Illinois
Sam Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Aaron Sapiro
Des Moines
John Hammill
Parents Not Sorry For Runaway Child
Rock Island Illinois reported a shooting case involving Con stance Russo who was wounded by Cosimo Miloni, a suspected Chicago gangster. Russo, still alive and expected to recover, received a telegram from her divorced parents in Center ville, Iowa, expressing harsh bitterness toward their daughter for leaving home to live with her lover in Chicago six months earlier.
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Associated Press
Rock Island, Ill
Constance Russo
Cosimo Miloni
Chicago
Gabriel Russo
Centerville
Swindler Held in Sioux City Jail
Positive identification of a man who at gunpoint forced George Thom a Sloan farmer to write two $500 checks and call the bank that the checks were good has been made. He is held in the county jail. Sheriff Paul T Beardsley declared. The arrested man is Barney Boe. His companion is still being sought by the sheriff.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
George Thom
Sloan Farmer
Paul T. Beardsley
Barney. Boe
Fair and Warmer Weekend Forecast Across Iowa
Des Moines reports a warm weekend ahead as temperatures climb after a cold spell. Charles City hit zero, with Dubuque five above, Des Moines five, Sioux City eight, Davenport eight, Keokuk ten, and Omaha sixteen above. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts fair and warmer conditions statewide over the weekend.
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Preas
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles City
Dubuque
Sioux City
Davenport
Keokuk
Omaha
United States Bureau
Iowa State Tops Chicago University 22 21 on Late Runs
Three baskets in a row in the final three minutes powered Iowa State College to a 22 to 21 victory over Chicago University in Chicago last night.
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Chicago
Iowa State College
Chicago University
Corn Growers Meet At Cedar Rapids
Nearly one hundred farmers and business men attended an organization meeting of the National Corn Growers association in Cedar Rapids. W D McTavish of Central City was named to lead the township units. H Richeson of Webster City outlined the cost plus program to give corn growers a profit on their era. Cyrenus Cole praised Richeson saying the speech carried more common sense than much at the all Iowa conference in Des Moines. Both speakers minimized the need of legislation and the surplus crop problem.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
National
Corn Growers’ Association
W. D. McTavish
Central City
H. Richeson
Webster City
Cyrenus Cole
Richeson
Des Moines
Golfdom finds new sensation at Miami open
Miami's Hialeah course hosted the second annual golf open where 24-year-old Willie Klein from Wheatley Hill, Long Island, fired 289 to win by three strokes over Jock Hutchison. Leo Diegel struggled after a near-accident and Sam Sarazen, Bobby Jones, and Willie MacFarlane chased the leaders in a dramatic final day.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Golfdom
Hialeah
Willie Klein
Wheatley Hill Club
Long Island
Klein
Jock Hutchison
Leo Diegel
Diegel
Sarazen
Hutchison
Bobby Jones
Willie MacFarlane
Worcester
Royal Truant Sought By Queen Mother
Paris reports Queen Marie of Romania searches for Crown Prince Carol who vanished after Dowager Queen Alexandra's funeral. He has traveled to Milan Venice Turin and Ravenna with an Italian influence noted. Emissaries pursued him. funds reportedly limited to first class fare home. Carol has two marriages including Mile Lambrino and Princess Helen of Greece.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marie
Romania
Carol
Alexandra
London
Royal
Bucharest
Italy
Venice
Turin
Milan
Ravenna
Vienna
Mile Zyziz Lambrino
Helen of
Greece
Caution Urged by Hoover for 1926 Economic Outlook
Secretary Hoover warned that 1926 should continue the prosperity of 1925 but urged restraint against reckless optimism. He cited strong productivity, high real wages, abundant capital, and broad employment as positives, while noting risks from commodity speculation and foreign monopolies. He projected 1925 exports near 4.9 billion and imports about 4.2 billion, with agriculture still debt laden but improved, and optimism for construction, textiles, shoes, autos, railways, and shipping.
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Associated Arena
Washington
Hoover
United States
Middle West
Seaboard
Triangle Member Denies Story of Girl's Slayer
New York on December 31 Senator A B Lewis a 73 year old mining man formerly of Salt Lake City and Carson City Nev denies Cowans tale of a plot to poison him to wed Miss Edith Burton. He says the girl was pure and had no designs on him. District Attorney Dodd will seek a grand jury indictment for murder against Henry W Cowan who is permanently blinded from a prior wound.
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Associated Press
New York
A. B. Lewis
Salt Lake City
Carson City
Nev
Henry W. Cowan
Edith Burton
Cowan
Mr. Lewis
Miss Burton
Lewis
Gowan
Utah
Dodd
Milwaukee man confesses to kidnap and mistreatment of 8 year old
Milwaukee journalist records Rufus Brown a suspect arrested Tuesday in Davenport Iowa confesses to kidnapping and mistreating Michael Lecher an eight year old boy in a case linking two states and a young victim.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rufus Brown
Davenport
Michael Lecher
Crowd at state penitentary hits record 1021 inmates
Madison Dec 31 The arrival of 11 prisoners in the last two days raises the total at the state penitentiary to 1021, the largest number ever recorded. Living quarters are so crowded that some trustees sleep on cots in the corridors.
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Madison
State Penitentiary
Court to forward case files in cocaine case to Des Moines
The clerk of the federal court was instructed to forward the United States v Grant I Spainhower and Dr John H Maloney of Chariton to Des Moines. They are charged in a preliminary information with selling cocaine. Dr Maloney has pleaded guilty in Des Moines. He formerly lived in Creston.
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Des Moines
United States
Grant I. Spainhower
John H. Maloney
Chariton
Maloney
Creston
Bedford area farmer files voluntary bankruptcy petition
William J. Holmes of near Bedford filed a voluntary petition in federal court. He lists debts totaling 1360 dollars with 1350 unsecured and assets of 1200 dollars claimed as exempt. Also, Paul Clark, 19, of Creston was arrested Wednesday for alleged illegal liquor possession carrying two half pint bottles and to be arraigned today before a justice.
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William J. Holmes
Bedford
Paul Clark
Creston
Clark
Admit Assault on Kuntinback
Felix Bradley and Howard Louden, Creston men, were arrested Tuesday night for assaulting Clarence Kuntinback a 19 year old bell boy at the Creston hotel. They pleaded guilty and were fined $50 and costs each. Louden and Bradley were arraigned after it was found Kuntinback's injuries were not serious. Ralph Louden, Howards brother, was arrested and pled not guilty. he will be tried New Years Day.
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Felix Bradley
Howard Louden
Creston
Clarence Kuntinback
Bell Boy
Creston Hotel
M. L. Burt
Kuntinback
Louden
Bradley
Ralph Louden
Howard
Kulinback
Dog Race Betting Enjoined in Florida
Officials await state supreme court ruling after Judge Robles ordered betting on dog races deter rimental to public morals and granted a permanent injunction against the Tampa Kennel Club. The ruling affects Tampa St Petersburg and Miami tracks and could halt West Coast Jockey Club’s February meet. a civil supersedes petition seeks to allow racing pending final decision.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
State Supreme Court
F.M. Robles
Orphans Sleep While Firemen Stop Blaze
In Council Bluffs on December 31 more than 200 children at the Christian Home orphanage slept undisturbed as firemen quietly extinguished a stubborn blaze in the nurses home. Sirens were silenced and chemicals used to minimize alarm. Damage was slight.
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Associated Press
Q Council Bluffs
Christian Home
New Year's Day Print Schedule Not Issued Tomorrow
The Advertiser will not publish on New Year's Day as the newspaper observes a long standing holiday for its employees. The paper will resume normal printing and delivery on Saturday with the usual schedule.
Farm delegates discuss permanent corn surplus disposal
Delegates at a Chamber of Commerce dinner at Iowana hotel map a national push for a permanent means to dispose of corn surplus. Talks from Creston officials favor an export plan and education to expand corn product demand, with Ickis nominated for the state agriculture committee.
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Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Iowana Hotel
Creston
Des Moines
W. J. Colbert
F. D. Ickis
Iowa Committee of 50
Ickis
County Farm Bureau
Duncan
American Corn Commerce Society
Colbert
Homer Harsh
George Swan
Charles H. Thomas
Export Corporation
Corn Commerce Society
Tax Refunds of Year Totals 151 Millions
The Treasury Department reports refunds of 151,885,415.60 to federal taxpayers in the last fiscal year. Most refunds were under 100 dollars. Of the total, 134,107,773.15 came from illegal tax collections voided, and 17,777,642.45 were under the 1924 revenue act allowing a 25 percent reduction. The list includes thousands of individuals from across the country.
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Associated Press
W&hington
Inec
Treasury Department
Department
Adair Dairymen Sign For Test Association
A cow testing association appears likely in Adair county after a Greenfield meeting. Twelve dairymen signed up the day of the meeting and have since added names. At least 12 more local residents are interested, with 26 as the limit for one precinct. Officers will be elected and a tester employed at the next meeting.
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Adair
Greenfield
Adair County
New Year's Day Observed in Union County Officials Change
New Year's Day closures affect stores banks post office county offices and federal courts. Auto license renewal deadline passes with penalties. Tax collection resumes Jan 2 with 1 April due date for assessments. A. E. Otis of Afton succeeds C. A. Elliott on the board of supervisors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ffces
Union County
Marty
A. E. Otis
Afton
C. A. Elliott
The
Boars of Supervisors
Habeas Corpus Action to Get Child
John Finch of Gibbon Nebraska filed a habeas corpus action in district court to gain custody of his five year old daughter Bernice Mathilda. The Nybergs Otto and Mrs Nyberg are ordered to produce the child in court at 2 pm for petition consideration. The father says the divorce granted custody to the mother three years ago in Illinois and the girl lived with the mother until her death in 1926 before being brought to Muscatine and then to the Nybergs in this city. He says his custody requests have been refused since the mother's death.
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John Finch
Gibbeon
Neb
Bernice Mathilda
Otto Nyberg
Creston
A. R. Maxwell
Nybergs
Ilinois
Muscatine
Nyberg
Dobbs Couple Mark 56th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs M B Dobbs of 1111 West Jefferson Street celebrated their fifty sixth wedding anniversary Wednesday. The event took place at the home of their daughter and son in law Mrs and Mrs Earl Keefer on the Platte Center farm they have owned for 55 years. Mrs Mildred Keefer of Creston attended the anniversary dinner hosted by the Keefer family.
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M. B. Dobbs
West
Jefferson Street
Earl Keefer
Platte Center
Dobbs
Mildred Keefer
Creston
Sunday School Leaders To Meet Here Jan. 5
Union County Sunday School association will hold a conference at the Creston Methodist church on January 5. Speaker couple Mr. and Mrs. O C Herbrecht of Des Moines will address sessions. All interested in Sunday school work are invited.
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Union County Sunday School Association
Methodist Church
Creston
George Johnston
Kent
O. C. Herbrecht
Des Moines
Nickle lauded for farm bureau service at Creston farewell
I Je Nickle, Union County farm bureau agent, retires to take a new job in Marshalltown. A farewell and welcome ceremony at the Towana hotel sees A Nordhausen of Bedford assume the county agent duties. Chamber leaders honor Nickle as a hardworking Christian gentleman and pledge continued ties between city and country residents while praising his community work.
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Je Nickle
Union County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Towana Hotel
Nickle
Jon
Marshalltown
Ln A
Efferta
Crete
Coral
Dela
Whch
Creston
Union County
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Nordhausen
Berhind
Calhoun County
Iowa State College
National Bureau
State Federation
Charles R. Glattly
Pioneer Kent Farmer Loses Home In Devastating Fire
Sam Brown of a Kent area farm three miles south recounts gratitude for neighbors after his home and all belongings were consumed by a Sunday afternoon blaze. The log house is only partly insured and the loss is substantial.
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Kent Farmer
Sam Brown
Kent
Date Not Seduction Says Court
Des Moines reports Charios Lamberti of Granger is freed after a supreme court ruling found he was improperly imprisoned for two weeks. Lamberti had been convicted of attempted seduction for writing a letter asking a 14 year old girl for a date. The court ruled a letter alone requires corroborative evidence to prove an attempted seduction.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Charios Lamberti
Granger
Supreme Court
Lamberti
Supreme ‘Court
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