Iowa county census shows little gain since 1920
Des Moines Capital reports the state census nearing one third completion finds rural counties shrinking while urban counties grow. Early figures forecast a gain well under 10,000 for five years, with 34 counties showing a net rise of 2,717, and Davenport and Scott County listed as notable losses.
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Detocrates Press
Des Moines
L. F. Morgans
Urbain
Woodbury
Dubuque
Scott County
Los
Davenport
Scott
Rock Island Arsenal
Tri-Cities
Morgans
Ames
Town City
Burlington
Mason Cty
Clinton
Ottumwa
Webster City
Muscatine
Fairfield
Oskalooga
Boone Storm Lake
Rockwell City
Carroll
Atlantic
Grinnell
West Liberty
Independence
Iowa County
Winter Fails To Improve as Exhaustion Keeps Lawyer Bedridden
Creston attorney P C Winter, of 401 North Jarvis, has been confined to bed for five weeks with nervous exhaustion. His condition showed no improvement today and he was described as weaker at his home.
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North Jarvis
Creston
Local ad mixup costs market owner watermelons
Brady Food Market proprietor W H Brady argues ADVERTISER subscribers read ads. A three line black face local on a watermelon sale ran for three issues due to an error. He ordered it stopped and notes 200 watermelons with special price sold the first day.
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W. H. Brady
Brady Food Market
Will Attempt To Stop State From Selling Gas
Court action begins within three days to restrain South Dakota from selling gasoline in competition with private firms. White Eagle Oil and Refining Co operates 65 stations in the state and seeks an injunction arguing the state law is unconstitutional and unfair to private business.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
South Dakota
White Eagle Oil and Refieing Company
William Happenheimer
White Eagle Company
Body of Murdered Boy Found in Brush Mill Pond
Frankie Wallace Meyers a ten year old boy the son of Mr and Mrs F C Meyers Kansas City actors was found dead in a Brush Colorado mill pond after an all night search. The body showed a flour sack around the head and cord bound hands. Harry Markley 19 Fort Morgan is jailed in connection with the death as Willie Koehler 12 testified he left Meyers with Markley during a fishing trip. The Meyers family had been performing with a stock company locally.
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Prenay Brush
Colo
Frankie Wallace Meyers
F. C. Meyers
Kansas City
Brush
Harry Markley
Fort Morgan
Willie K. Koehler
Meyers
Markley
Mrs. Meyers
No Shakeup In Prohib Enforcement Delayed
Washington July 24 The present prohibition enforcement system will be continued indefinitely Officials have decided that a reorganization cannot be inaugurated as planned Aug 1 Assistant Secretary Andrews and others have encountered delays in drawing up the details and selecting personnel Andrews said he would allow the present program to continue until every phase is ready The department of justice showed interest with Attorney General Sargent calling Andrews for a conference which was not discussed
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Washington
Andrews
Department of Justice
Sargent
Mr. Andrews
Farragut Man Suffered From High Blood Pressure
Investigation into the death of 63 year old Nels A. Anderson was dropped by Cass county authorities. Dr. H P Anderson, his son, said the man had suffered from high blood pressure and had not been well. The car fire near Wiota is thought to have been caused by a smoking cigar.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Nels A. Anderson
Wiota
Cass County
H. P. Anderson
Efforts to Prevent British Coal Strike Continue
London July 24. Efforts to prevent the threatened British coal strike continued today. Representatives of workers and mine owners conferred separately with W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the admiralty, seeking reconciliation. Afternoon adjournment announced. conferences to be resumed later.
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Associated Press
London
W. C. Bridgeman
The
Admiralty
Mr .Bridgeman
Iowa Roads Reported In Excellent Condition
Des Moines July 24. All Iowa roads are in excellent condition according to the weekly bulletin of the Des Moines automobile club today.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Des Moines
Des Moines Automobile Club Today
Union County Faces High Road Costs for No 15 Projects
Southern Iowa lawmakers argue high ground costs hinder northern work. Union County’s No 15 project near Afton will complete 3.9 miles at about 61 000 dollars, over 15 000 per mile, with 27 miles of primary road to grade. Work started last year includes a Twelve Mile creek bridge and steep hill grading, with nine of eleven bridges built and a detour in use.
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Iowa
General Assembly
No. 15
Afton
Guy Perry
Union County
Assembly Good Roads Boosters
Highway Commission
Nouthern Iowa
Ringold County
Twelve Mile Creek
Arispe
Corporation
Perry
Twelve Mile Creek Hill
Sand Creek Township
Indian Creek
Trash fire on Swift & Co roof at West Russell
A trash blaze on the Swift and Co plant roof at West Russell Avenue was started around 12 30 pm in an unknown manner but workers extinguished it before it could spread. No damage occurred. Bert Carson of nearby Woodburn filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. He lists $26 724 22 in liabilities with $15 256 67 secured, assets of $12 334 and $50 exempt.
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Swift &Co
Russell Ave
Bert Carson
Woodburn
Carson
Steck Loses Vote Count Lead in Iowa recount
Unofficial tabulations show Senator Brookhart gaining about 300 votes after recounting ballots from Madison Township in Buchanan County and Jefferson Township in Bremer County. About 125 arrow ballots found in Black Hawk County suggest three fourths favored Steck, prompting questions for the senate committee on how to treat them in Pottawattamie Linn and other counties.
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Washington
Bremer County
Brookhart
Blackhawk County
Steck
Pottawattamie
Linn
Blackhawk
Senate
Kerosene Lamp Fire Claims Five In Superior
In Superior Wisconsin a section foreman E T Wettmaack and his four children died in a house fire caused by a kerosene lamp explosion. Mrs Wettmaack was badly burned. The blaze destroyed the Harris Minnesota line section house.
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Associated Press
Superior
Wis
E. T Wettmaack
Soo
Harris, Minn
Work on new road rail to begin soon with 40 horses
Contractors employ 20 men and 40 horses to rush the project to completion. The board of supervisors will let a contract on August 4 for 12,480 feet of guard rail using a new rail type with two three quarter inch cables on posts set three feet nine inches deep and cables spaced 18 inches apart.
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Board of Supervisors
Russell Scott Again Escapes Gallows in Chicago
Chicago July 24 Russell Scott saved from the gallows for the second time in eight days faces a sanity hearing in ten days that could cancel the July 5 execution scaffold at Cook County Jail Superior Judge Joseph David granted a stay and will preside unless the state objects Scott says he is about 10 percent guilty and 90 percent innocent while his father Thomas argues insanity since the murder of Joseph Mauer in a robbery months ago Isobel Hurst of Detroit denies a report that Robert Scott is en route to Chicago
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Co K
Joseph David
David
Small
Face
Thomas Scott
Joseph Mauer
Scott
Port Huron
Mich
Robert Scott
Isobel Hurst
Detroit
President Coolidge Enjoys Quiet Day at Summer White House
President Coolidge has a clear desk and an almost empty engagement calendar at Swanpsecott Massachusetts as he enjoys vacation hours. He will continue his practice of inviting members of his official family and congressional leaders to confer with him and will meet newspaper correspondents later today.
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Swanpsecott
Mass
White House
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Washington
Coolidge Opposes Tariff Revision This Fall
Swampscott Mass July 4 President Coolidge will not sanction any attempt to revise the tariff act at the next congress. He reiterated that meddling with this act would create general uncertainty and harm business outlook.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Abandon Hope of Finding Miners Alive
Rockwood Tennessee in July 24 rescuers abandon all hope for eight miners trapped in the Bone Iron mine after a fire. two bodies recovered and mock efforts halted as flames threaten the entrapped section. Bryson's dip entrance reportedly sealed with brattice. recovery of the remaining eight bodies may be delayed by up to a month.
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Rockwood
Tenn
Bone Iron, Company
Ef Forte
Chattioga
Chattanooga News
Bryson's
Hagen McKee Exhibition Draws Golf Fans at Crest Moor
Golf crowd packs Crest Moor Golf Club as Walter Hagen and Bob McKee promote Saturdays 2 pm match. Hagen, twice British and American Open champion, draws praise, while amateur McKee recently claimed a state title in Sioux City and nearly reached Trans Mississippi finals. Hagen set Cedar Rapids course record of 68 in midweek play.
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Crestmoor Golf Club Links
Walter Hagen
Bob McKee
Hagen
McKee
Sioux City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Centerville
Dickinson Attacks Jardine Over Farm Surplus Plan
Congressman L. J. Dickinson criticizes Secretary William M. Jardine on agriculture policy and the handling of surplus crops. He cites growing farmer sentiment for an export corporation under the McNary Haugen bill and urges a federal farm commission to control and dispose of surplus with adequate financing.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
L. J. Dickinson
McNary-Haugen
William M. Jardine
Washington Dispatch
Dickinson
Jardine
Federal Farm Commission
Narcotic Syndicate Disclosure Ties Gilbert Arrest
Police believe a mail order narcotic syndicate operating mainly in the southern states was uncovered with the arrest of John T. Gilbert in a Sixth Avenue hotel. A cache valued at about $5,000 in heroin and morphine and a mailing list of 500 names mostly from North and South Carolina Texas and Nebraska were found. An elaborate chart showed customers ordered by C O D Narcotics mailed by special delivery.
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Associated Fresh
New York
John T. Gilbert
Carolin
Texas
Nebraska
Sixth Avenue
Gilbert
Lake Erie Rum Chaser Blows Up
A government patrol boat CG-2334 exploded just outside Lorain harbor during July 24 events. Three crewmen were blown into the water and rescued by the tug Michigan. Coastguard officials reported no serious injuries and said the blast was accidental due to engine trouble.
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Lorain, O
Lake Erie
Lorain Harbor
Michigan
Tax Valuation Prediction Hints Across Iowa Tax Levee
Prediction suggests a statewide reduction in property valuations for Iowa tax purposes affects all property classes. A general reduction may require about nine mills levy to meet the state budget, with eight mills under prior valuations. Farm groups back farm land cuts but oppose alone. railroads seek parity with current farm land values in the valuation scale.
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Associated Preachhes Moines
Eexecutive Council
EL. Hogue
Lamoni Scouts Plan Week at McKinley Park
A 20 member Lamoni boy scout troop led by Scoutmaster G. Mesley will camp ten days at McKinley park starting August 16 with advance party arriving August 14. The park commission opens all accommodations to the troop and the Country club allows fishing and boating at Summit Lake during the visit.
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Lamoni Boy Scouts
G. Mesley
McKinley Park
Joe W. Goodsell
Chamber of Commerce
Park Commission
Country Club
Summit Lake
Earl Recknor Resigns As Legion Adjutant
Earl Recknor resigns as adjutant of the Creston American Legion post due to health needs and has handed over post records to commander Fred Kunath. A special meeting at McKinley Park Auditorium will decide Reckner's successor and whether to sponsor a rodeo. Proposals to hold a Montana residents rodeo in late August were discussed by legion officers.
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Earl Recknor
Creston American Legion
Fred Kunath
Legion
McKinley Park Auditorium
Reckner
Montana Reidents
Activity Restricted In Wool Market
The Commercial Bulletin reports a week of restricted wool market activity and a waiting disposition ahead of staple goods reopening by the American Woolen Company. Prices remain steady though firm asking levels fade. optimism prevails despite a potential Yorkshire mill strike. Foreign markets hold steady while London trades near May rates.
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Associated Press
Boston
Commercal Bulletin
American Woolen Company
London
Former State Bank Supt Accepts California Job
Des Moines reports W. J. Murray former state superintendent of banking has resigned as vice president of Des Moines National Bank to become manager of five Bank of California branches headquartered in Los Angeles. He will begin Sept. 1.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
W. J. Murray
Des Moines National Bank
Bank of California
Los Angeles
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