Advise Against State School Consolidation
Des Moines July 10 a commission report opposes consolidating Iowa State College Ames and University of Iowa Town State College Noted reasons include capacity limits high costs and preference to retain engineering and other departments at both institutions The plan would shift some programs but keep key courses at each school and recommend a standing survey committee to coordinate the three schools and state board of education.
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Des Moines
Nohoos
Towa State College
Amen
University of
Mate Rancher College
Puble
Hei
Invest
Ames
State University
Department of Public
Teale Nursing
State College of Agriclture
State University Nly
Bath Town
Ana State Teachere
Lee Conan
Cat College
Rat State Teacers' College
Rr SI
Smith-Hughes
Iowa
Degregar Scala
Foentry
Amin
Hor
Bes Sng
Towa
Rebekahs Install Officers for Term in Seamon City
Rebekah lodge elects and installs new officers for the term. Noble grand Nina Biaplew presides with vice grand Mrs Neble and treasurer Mrs Magdasens. Other appointees include warden Mike Bre, chaplain Maude York, secretary Mrs May Boyd, pianist Miss Francis Anderson, and several district officers.
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Rebekahs
Moe
Lenora Waite
Seamon City
Grand
St Anstalling
Traff
Rebekah Lodge
County Roads In Good Condition After Rapid Rains
County roads are in good condition after heavy weekend rains packed surfaces and damaged culverts in about 60 percent of the county. Crews with road drags and a three ton caterpillar tractor worked today, and officials expect all roads to be in good shape by night.
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Union County
To¢ Reson
Convicts Mutiny at Kansas State Prison Mine
Mutiny by 375 prisoners at Lansing Kansas state penitentiary as convicts lock in the 730 to 780 foot mine level and hold 13 guards. They threaten to eat barbecued mule meat if food is not sent before nightfall. Warden Mackey refuses to arbitrate while prisoners demand conference and three meals daily, solitary confinement prisoners' release, and relocation to a new cell house. The mutiny began yesterday with the mine cage blocked.
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Lansing
Kan
State Penitentiary
Mackey
Min
P—eaders
State Enitentiary
Wison
W. H. Mackey
R. H. Hudspeth
Surfa
Ftth
Ber Paul Ten
Kansas
Avarance
Weekly Weather Forecast for Washington Area
Weather outlook for Washington reports mostly fair conditions in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with a shower period midweek. Expect warmth on Monday and Tuesday followed by cooler conditions toward the end of the week.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Menlhorn Drops From Lead In Golf Tourney
Columbus Ohio July 10 Bill Mehlhorn of Chicago slipped from the lead in the national open golf tourney after the third round by posting 76 to reach 219 two strokes behind Joe Turnesa of New York who led by the same margin at the half. Bobby Jones held third with 220 as Hagen and others rallied in a day of showers and heat.
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Columbus
Bill Mehlhiorn
Chicago
Joe Turnesa
New York
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
MacDonald
Smith
Hagen
Joel Turnesa
Jones
Mebrhorn
Keefe Carter
Oklahoma City
Mehlhorn
Turnesa
Re Elect Officials of Highway Association Meeting
The Harding Highway Association met in Creston with the Creston Chamber of Commerce and re elected all officers to serve another year. W Bond of Burlington was president Earl S Sheets of Shenandoah was vice president J W Goodsell of Preston secretary treasurer. The group then formed a local Murray Osceola division with Carl Coleman and M Hood as chairs. Attending outsiders included C W Bond Earl E Sheets J M Crawford A J Cockrell and A T Beck.
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Creston
Carl Coleman
Osceola
Country Club
Commercial Club
M. Hood
Murray
C. W. Bond
Burlington
Earl
Strand Theater Hosts Advertiser Carriers Night
J P Martin Strand manager invites all Advertiser carrier boys and extra staff to a Monday evening theater party. E G Smeltzer will accompany them as they are seated together to view Johnny Hines in The Brown Derby. About thirty carriers will attend from the Creston paper route.
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J.P. Martin
Strand Theater
E. G. Smeltzer
Warriers
Creston
Mr. Martin
Johnny Hines
Sto
Adveriiser
Mr. Smeltzer
Strand
Creston Families Plan Burlington Reunion
Creston residents from the Detering Freitags and Kreuger lines will join a three-family reunion in Burlington at Kreuger park tomorrow. Attendees include Charles and Henry Detering, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartley and two daughters, Mr. Henry Heessel of Creston, and Mrs. Lizzie Strey of Kent. About 178 relatives are expected to gather.
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Detering
Freitags
Kreuger
Creston
Burlington
Charles Detering
Henry Detering
Harry Hartley
Henry Heessel
Lizzie Strey
Kent
Kreuger Park
Creston man fined in mayor's court for reckless driving
The Creston man was fined one dollar and costs in Mayor's court for reckless driving. The Creston Monarchs will meet the Blue Sox of Diagonal tomorrow afternoon in Diagonal. A list of marriages issued by the district court clerk includes Charles A. Shiffett of Afton Garrie Doud of Woodburn Roy G Childress of Sheridan and Pearl Sowls of Sheridan. Ballwin C Lane of Clarinda is visiting Ball family at 300 North Sumner Avenue. he is cousin to Miss Margaret Ball and editor Frank Ball of the Clarinda Journal. The Creston municipal band will perform at McKinley Park tomorrow at 4 PM.
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Creston
Creston Monarchs
Blue Sox
Diagonal
District Court
Charles A. Shiffett
Afton
Garrie Doud
Woodburn
Roy G. Childress
Pearl Sowls
Sheridan, Mo
Wlwin C. Lane
Clarinda
Sumner Avenue
Mr. Lane
Margaret, Ball
Wayne Hammon
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Ball
McKinley Park
Eighteen bodies recovered from wreck of 851 submarine
New York July 10 The search for more bodies from submarine S261 is abandoned as 18 recovered yesterday are believed to be all. Lieut Commander Young and Admiral Plunkett indicate 12 identified. names include Samer Marland Showed and others. Work continues to identify four more before final confirmation.
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New York
Young
Plunkett
Stooklyn Navy Yard
Samer Marland
Nat
Aret Clam
Bridgeport
Conorbert
Radeiman Snyder
Eliot Signalman
Philadelphia
Snyde
Motor Machinia
Wate
Frat Dlam
Savannab Line
Cly
Rom
Block
Hodien
Ome
Admiral Platt
Theavy Yard
Cariver
Convict Durkin In Murder Trial
Chicago July 10 A jury found Martin J. Durkin guilty of murdering federal agent Pa Fein Shamban. The jury recommended 38 years imprisonment as punishment. Durkin showed defiant remarks after the verdict saying they should have changed the law. A motion for a new trial will be heard July 17 with formal sentencing to follow.
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Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
Pa Fein
Shamban
Reed
Durnin
Aftatrat
Durkin
California
Darkin
Ten Injured When Trains Crash Head-on
Davenport Iowa July 10 ten persons were injured three seriously but none fatally when a passenger train and a baggage car on the C D M railway crashed head on a short distance north here last evening Failure of Joseph Hesse agent at the Pleasant Valley station to give the proper order to the crew of the passenger car was responsible for the wreck Hesse today admitted that he had forgot ten to deliver the order and took all blame
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Davenport
Joseph Hesee
Pleasant Valley
Hesse
Hair Burned Off With Patented Cigar Lighter
Carl Pierson suffered severe burns to the head when his hair caught fire while lighting a cigar with a patented cigar lighter in a drug store Friday evening. The flames burned off much of his hair and scorched his scalp.
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Sioux City
Carl Pierson
W H Cornish Dies After Short Illness at 71
W H Cornish age 71 and longtime Cromwell resident died at 10 45 Friday night after a short illness. He lived on a Cromwell area farm before moving to town ten years ago. He leaves his wife and two daughters Mrs Wm J Babbitt and Mrs A G Sayre of Cromwell and a sister Mrs C C Culberson. Funeral at his Cromwell home Monday at 2 pm with burial in Cromwell Cemetery.
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W. H. Cornish
Cromwell
Mr. Cornish
Waverly Drew Will Be Buried Tomorrow
Funeral for Waverly Drew from Doe Moines hospital follows short illness. Service at 2 p m Sunday at 301 North Birch Street officiated by Rev Homer Baumgarda. Burial in Graceland cemetery.
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Waverly Drew
Methodist
Doe Moines
North Birch Street
Homer Baumgarda
Graceland Cemetery
Swift Bricklayer London-Joble Dean Sets Bricklaying Pace
London builder Swift Bricklayer Dean claims to have erected the skeleton of a detached house in eight days. He says he laid about 1,500 bricks each day, totaling roughly 9,000 bricks in the period.
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London
Joble Dean
Dean
Nine Years Ago In Creston Fire Destroys Town District
Nine years ago in Creston an explosion and oil tank fire near Thayer wiped out much of the business district. Ten business houses burned in the blaze. Local social items note Mrs Luetta hosting Cromwell guests at 311 South Pine and various club activities at homes on North Gyomare and Cherry streets. A state to federal guard transfer ends Company C status. Nearby marriage news reports Miss Anna Grace Slater of Creston wed James R Arnold of Spencer Nebraska on July 6 at Spencer.
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Thayer
Creston
Anna Grace Slater
James R. Arnold
Spencer, Neb
Spencer
Evelyn Heessel Recital Highlights Des Moines Event
Evelyn V. Heessel of Creston pianist and Sarah Biala Cohen of the drama department presented a recital in Des Moines. Heessel offered Rachmaninoff Organ Fantasies and Fugue in G minor Etudes Symphoniques and Liszt Concerto in E flat with refined balance and expressive depth. Cohen complemented the program with Oscar Wilde poetry set to music by Lehmann, accompanied by George F. Ogden on piano.
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Des Moines
F. Lisat
Miss Heessel
Mrs. Cohen
Oscar Wilde
Liza Lehmann
George F. Ogden
Storms Cause Twelve Deaths Across Multiple States
Severe heat waves followed by heavy rain and tornado like winds caused at least twelve deaths across northern states. In Michigan a tornado near Buchanan killed three and damaged cottages. Northern Indiana saw unroofed homes and damaged lines while Erie Pennsylvania lost seven to a large circus tent collapse. New York faced record heat with 91 degrees and heat related deaths in Coney Island. Chicago recorded three heat deaths as the day’s peak hovered near 82 with other fatalities nearby.
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Chicago
Theorth
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Middle West
Erie
Charles Dunin
New York City
Coney Island
Metropols
Gary
Ind
Lakeman
Walla Walla
Wash
Phoenix
Ariz
Democrats Choose Porter As Temporary Chairman
Claude R. Porter, Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, was chosen chairman of the Des Moines convention to be held July 28 and will deliver the keynote campaign address. The state central committee announced Stock of Ottumwa is expected to be named permanent chairman. Delegates total 1184 for the convention and state indicat conventionAux. 4 were teened last night.
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Des Moines
Claude R. Porter
United States Senate
State Central Committee
Dan* Fel F Stock
Ottumwa
E J. Fouling
New Hampton
Democratic State Central Committee
Crops Progress as Rain and Warmth Boost County yield
Union county reports marked crop advancement over the past week with rain and warm days. Early planting mostly complete, replanting limited to 5 percent due to army and cut worms, while wheat oats and clover hay show varied but steady progress and prospects for average yields. Continued notes cover farm meetings, club leaders, and a national crop production table with forecasts for corn, wheat, oats, and other staples.
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Union County
L. A. Nanthausen
Acr
LA Nanthausen
North
Maple Street
Frank’ Tekis
Ruby Kassel
Iowa State College
Ames
Creston
Union Township Farm Bureau
W. J. Hammane
Afton
J.J. Pettinger
Agriculture Department
Mr. Pettinger
Pleasant Township Bureau
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Menlhorn
Inishas Noy Ziee
of Highway Association
Tury
Luetta
South Pine Street
J H. McCornack
North Gyeamore Street
The
Iowa National Guards
Ben F. Williams
Willams
South Hill
Friendly Bible Viasa
BE. B Holquist
North Cherry Street
John Brown
Carnation Club
Evelyn Heessel
Porter
Department of Agricultum
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