Mayor Removes Three Water Trustees in Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa July 16 The mayor William Jennings ordered removal of three members of the city water trustees and obtained a temporary injunction to stop the board from handling department affairs. He cited invalid organization as the reason amid friction with trustees appointed by a prior administration. Trustees named Farber Cooper and Merritt Greene will likely contest the action.
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Associated Press
Marshalltown
William Jennings
Board of Water Trustees
FE. N. Farber
A. R. Cooper
Merritt Greene
Farmer and Children Die in Farmhouse Blast
In Reedley California on July 16 a mystery explosion destroyed a farm home killing farmer H G Schroeder and his four children Myrtle 24 Sarah 21 Louise 18 and Arnold 8. The house burned after the blast.
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Thy
the Associated Press
Reedley
Calif
H. G. Schroeder
Myrtle
Sarah
Louise
Arnold
Ex-service men meet for funeral of Comrade Pontow
Attention all ex service men meet at Hawk Eye Lumber Co at 1 30 p m sharp Friday July 17 to attend funeral of Comrade Harry Pontow.
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Hawkeye Lumber Co
Harry Pontow
Masonic Temple
P. m
Harry F. Ponton
W. FP. Busby
W. M
Lots O Fun Club Meets for Contesta Afternoon
Members of the Lots O Fun club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Harold Vanderlinden home. Contesta honors were won by Mrs. Lester Boswell and Mrs. John Oller. Attendees included Mrs. Harry Searls Mrs. John Deer Mrs. Fred Harp and the hostess. Dainty refreshments followed.
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Harold Vanderlinden
Contesta
Lester Boswell
John Oller
Harry Searls
John Deer
Fred Harp
Camp Fire Girls Visit Creston Park for Picnic Day
Camp Fire Girls of Mt. Ayr arrived in Creston to spend the day at McKinley Park. They enjoyed a picnic dinner at noon and then explored the bathing beach and the park during the afternoon.
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Mt. Ayr
Creston
McKinley Ipark
Franklin and Everett McGrath Wed in North Dakota
Miss Leona Franklin and Everett McGrath of Afton were married in North Dakota on Friday. They plan to reside in Afton where he works for the Farmers Cooperative. McGrath is an Afton High School graduate of 1922 and Mrs. McGrath has taught school north of Afton.
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Franklin-Everett
Leona Franklin
Everett McGrath
Afton
North Dakota
Farmers’ Cooperatve Company
McGrath
Would-Be Suicide Attempt Ends in Self-Harm
Ottumwa Iowa July 16 W F Lambert of Davenport who attempted to end his life yesterday morning is reported improved with slight hope for recovery. He traveled to Burling in a taxicab and stayed about 15 minutes. He claimed two $100 bills were in his pocket but have not been found. Police investigate without linking the shooting to the missing money. Lambert admitted shooting himself.
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Ottumwa
W. F. Lambert
Davenport
Lambert
Burling
Woman Fails In Attempt To Swim English Channel
Miss Lillian Harrison an Argentine swimmer failed to complete her attempt to swim the English Channel five miles from Dover. The tug Alsace that accompanied her returned with the swimmer toward Boulogne while a French boat reported she may have abandoned the swim.
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Dover
England
Lillian Harrison
English Channel
Six Prisoners Escape In Jail Delivery
Postal inspectors were advised of a jail delivery at Benton, Illinois, where six prisoners escaped. James March, also known as Herman Parish, a Decatur mail robber, was reported among the escapees. A telegraphic error misreported the location as Benion Warbor, Michigan.
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Preas
Chicago
Benton
James March
Herman Parish
Decatur
Benion Warbor
Mich
Des Moines Moves to Block Telephone Rate Increase
Des Moines Mayor Car Garve sought help from the city legal department to halt a rate hike set for August 1. He contends the telephone company overcharges with 50 cent monthly line rentals and 25 cent party line increases, noting no franchise or state regulation exists to justify the change.
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Tne
Des Moines
Car Garve
Jody
City Legal Department
Bandits Slug Girl in Dubuque Pawnshop Robbery
Unidentified bandits slugged 16 year old Bella Birk at Max Birk pawnbrokers shop in Dubuque Iowa. They escaped with watches worth about 400 dollars and some cash, leaving a safe full of money untouched. The victim lay unconscious after two blows from a railroad coupling pin. a bystander found her about 30 minutes later. Police arrested numerous suspects during the night but held none by morning.
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Dubuque
Bella Birk
Max Birk
City Clerk Killed in Noon Collision
Webster City Iowa reports city clerk W R Ryan was struck and killed today by a car driven by Mrs H F Hermanson of Jewell during the noon hour. The accident occurred in Webster City and the driver is a local resident. Further details were not immediately released.
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Webster City
W. R. Ryan
H. FE. Hermanson
Jewell
Scopes Trial Arguments Delay Testimony in Dayton
Dayton Tenn July 16 A Tennessee court hearing on the Scopes trial halted over objections to expert testimony. Prosecutors sought to bar scientists from testifying on evolution while the defense urged admission of qualified experts to discuss evolution and its Bible relation.
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Maynard N. Metcalf
Dr. Metcalf
Clarence Darrow
Stewart
Malone
Raulston
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Mr. Bryan
Darrow
Loeb-Leopold
William Jennings Bryan, Sr
Herbert E. Hicks
Scopes
Wilbur Nelson
Tennessee
William M. Goldsmith
Southwestern University
Winfield
Kans
Dayton
Tenn
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