July Fourth Celebrations Cost 224 Lives Across U S
The Associated Press tallies show fireworks, drownings, auto crashes, heat, lightning and plane accidents killed at least 224 people during Independence Day observances. Drownings led with 106, fireworks caused a dozen deaths, and motor vehicle incidents totaled over sixty. The Midwest saw heavy drownings while mid Atlantic and Midwest areas accounted for more than half the fatalities. Thousands more were injured as celebrations continued across the nation.
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Chicago
Associated Press
United States
Addiion
America
Mit
Middle Atlantic
Midwwest
Couny
Midwest
Mountain States
Theorthwest
Joliet
Beaumont
Texas
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Lamar
Nobile View Of Italia’s Fall Recounted By General
The article summarizes General Umberto Nobile’s official report on the Italia dirigible disaster. Nobile discusses a possible gas bag fire after the stern section dropped onto the ice, notes fuel reservoirs may have ignited, and explains valve concerns and the ensuing crash that hurled occupants onto the ice before the airship rose and vanished into the clouds.
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Rome
North Pole
Italia
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Renato Alessandrini
Alessandrini
Nobile
Army officer repeats call for air power at Towana luncheon
Lieut Isaiah Davies commander of Richards Field Kansas City spoke at Towana hotel noon luncheon honoring the Fourth of July air show. He praised modern aircraft reliability and recalled led formation of four planes over Creston and back as proof of readiness.
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Towana
Isaiah Davies
Richards Field
Kansas City
Davies
Creston
Grand Prize Won by Burlington Road Shops Parade Unit
The Burlington road shops won the grand prize in the Fourth of July parade, judged by Creston and Porterville guests. Civic, patriotic, and industrial divisions honored multiple participants, with notable floats from Creston Implement, Henderson Glove, Conway Chevrolet, Hatch, and Barney Google band. Thousands watched a mile-long procession from downtown to McKinley Park as crews spent hours preparing floats and units.
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Burlington Rail
Agnes McGrath
Bert Tallman
E. F. McEniry
Tom Dougherty
Creston
Allan F. Bullard
Porterville
Calif
Civic
Junior Catholic Daughters of America
Creston Junior College
Business and Professional Women’s Club
American Legion Trum and Bugle Corps
Boy Scout Cops
Boyd Creamery Company
Henderson Glove Company
Conway Chevrolet Company
Hatch Motor Company
Ben Her
Beh Him
Barney Google Band
Creston Implement Company
Hae Motor Company
Ford
McAuley Produce Company of
Kent
Catholic Daughters of America
College Boat
Boy Scouts
Boyd
Hatch Company
Ben Him
Barney Google
Roy Decker
Mall
McAuley
McKinley Park
Noted Belgian Financier Killed in Airplane Fall
Brussels reported that Captain Alfred Lowenstein, famed Belgian financier, fell from his private plane over the English Channel last night. The incident occurred after he rose to the washroom, disappearing from the Fokker mid flight as the craft led toward Brussels.
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Brussels
Litndependance Belge
Alfred Lowenstein
Long London
Lowenstein
Croydon
Fokker
North Sea
Dunkirk
France
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
English Channel
Saint Inglevert
Calais
Three Creston Residents Plan Trips To Falls
Three Creston residents expected aboard the Kiwanis club excursion train starting July 17 to Niagara Falls with onward trips to Montreal Boston and New York. Among the first 500 signers are Miss Lola Bryan Miss Jennie Belle McFee and Halcyon J Recknor, all of Creston.
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Shendondeen
Advertiser
Kiwanis Cub
Shenandoah
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Quebec
Boston
New York
Creston
John S. Cutter
Lola Bryan
Jennie Belle McFee
Halcyon J. Recknor
Storm cripples phone service in Creston area
Severe windstorm damages lines and keys Creston rural districts. Telephone company reports lines restored after hours of outage. The storm also damages several outbuildings and trees, with a large barn tree blown down near Pacific Junction but trains unaffected.
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Wiepnone Nes
Vou Unes
Creston
Telephone Company Today
Pacific Junction
Burlington Railroad
Wealthy Lenox Man Ends Life
Lenox on July 9 special to the Av Ed Pugh a wealthy bearer committed death by his own action by hanging at his home here His body was found in the barn by neighbors He had been in ill health for some time and despondency over his sickness is blamed for his act A brother who lives at Spartansburg S C was notified.
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Lenox
Ed Pugh
Spartansburg S. C
Fireworks Show Ends Creston Fourth of July Celebration
Thousands crowded the lake and beach at Creston to witness a fireworks finale closing the town’s Fourth of July festivities. The display featured a "battle" of Old Ironsides and an enemy ship, plus the Lindbergh flight, drawing the largest cheers while rockets lit the lake reflections. A band concert accompanied the show as swimmers watched from the water.
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McKinley Lake
Creston
Tronsides
Orderly Crowd Celebrates Here
Creston marked the Fourth of July with a peaceful crowd as police reported nine arrests for intoxication, fines ranging from $10 to $15 for eight men and a lone speeder receiving a small fine. No serious accidents occurred in the city or at McKin Park, though several children sustained minor injuries treated by on-site nurses, and Greater Community hospital reported no accident cases over the holiday.
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Creston
McKin Park
Greater Community Hospital
Gibson Leads State Socialists Ticket in Iowa
C T Gibson heads a socialist party ticket nominated at a July convention in Motes Iowa with William H Henry addressing. nominees include governor candidate Howard Rose Des Moines and other statewide officers. Platform calls for six hour workday anti injunction bias in labor disputes popular election of federal judges and repeal of draft law while urging non interest bearing public financing and graft-free schools.
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William H. Henry
Chicago
Socialist Party
T. Gibson
Thayer
Union County
New
Socialist State Central Committee
McCrillis
Congress
John J. Donal
Des Moines
Arthur Munson
Madrid
Hot
Andrew
Annis Veuluure
Valin Retires From Creston School District Post
Valin retires after 28 years as treasurer of the Creston school district. Howard Brown succeeds him on the board of education. The district plans a test election for the next regular school year. Mt. Timois coal costs cited. contract for Illinois coal awarded to Carter Coals Company of Creston after bids from five local firms. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is described as the largest coral reef.
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Youn Valin
North Same Street
Creston
Howard Brown
North Elm Street
Board of Education
Mt. Timois Coal
Valin
Town Coal
L. McGregor
Illinois Coal
Carter Coals Company
Supreme Court upholds Hickman sanity ruling in Parker murder
The California Supreme Court sustained a Los Angeles judge verdict finding William Edward Hickman sane at the time of the 12 year old Marian Parker murder. The court ruled the insanity plea law constitutional, denied a new trial, and sent the case back to re sentence Hickman to be carried out in San Quentin within 30 days.
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San Francis
Calif
Supreme Court of California
Superior Court of
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Perry M. Parker
Hickman
Tri
San Quentin
Massive Fourth of July Celebration In Cres ton Draws Big Crowd
More than twenty five thousand revelers from across the region gathered at Cres ton to mark Independence Day. Despite morning wind and rain, thousands arrived early for the parade and streets to McKinley park remained packed through the night with cars and spectators. Airplanes from Kansas City and nearby bases thrilled crowds for hours, with Lieut Isaiah Davies piloting the largest craft as military planes performed in formation.
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Creston
McKinley Park
United States Army Field
Kansas City
Isaiah Davies
Ide
City
Davies
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Gravel Contracts For Ringgold Roads Awarded Aug 1
Contracts to lay a second gravel course on primary highways No 16 from Mt Ayr to the Union county line and No 3 from Mt Ayr to the Taylor county line will be awarded Aug 1. The work covers about 7500 cubic yards of gravel. On July 10 bids open for bridges and culverts on federal road No 02 from the Decatur county line north and east through Lamoni and Davis City of Leon.
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Mt. Ayr
Union County
Taylor County
State Highway Commission
Decaturcou
Lamoni
Davis City
Creston Sailor Under Arrest in Waukegan Case
Harry Western, 24 years old, a former Creston, Iowa resident and current sailor at the Great Lakes naval training station, is jailed in Waukegan for alleged bet and kidnapping. Police say he confessed to stealing a diamond ring from a woman and to taking part in the recent midnight kidnapping of Frank Stewart.
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Waukegan, Uh
Suig 9
Epseus
the Advertiser
Harry Western
Creston
Iowa
United States Naval Training Staion
Great Lakes
Frank Stewart
Italian Flyers Reach Coast of South America
Italian trans Atlantic plane Savoia 64 sighted near Pernambuco Bahia en route to Rio Janeiro. Ferrarin and Del Prete reportedly reached Brazil’s coast with fuel to spare, aiming for Rio as Mussolini lauds the triumph and promised further praise.
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South America
Pernambuco
Brad
Bort Naal
Arturo Ferrarin
Warlo P. del Prete
Montecelio
Rome
South Atlantic
Brazil
Chamberlin-Levine
United States
Germany
Rio Janeiro
Giornal Ditalia
Ferrarin
Major del Prete
Bahia
Rio Janiro
Perrarin
del Prete
O Maly
Alussolini
Taian
Mussolini
Serrarin
Mary
Sracil
Atlantic
Iowa corn crop mostly knee high by Fourth of July
Des Moines reports that Iowa corn averaged over knee high by July 4 with about a quarter laid by. Cool, wet June aided small grains as oats strengthened. winter wheat nearing cut in southern counties. Alfalfa damaged though renewed growth. potatoes and garden truck doing well. berries bearing heavily. rust and smut less prevalent. Inmates at Rheinbach prison gain limited learning time for good conduct.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
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Dominic Cartelli
New Britain Conn
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C. T. Gibson
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Great Barter Reef
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