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Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1927

Page

2

Creston Daily Advertiser editorial and publication details

The Creston Daily Advertiser lists its publishing details including ownership by The Creston Advertiser-Gazette Co, publishers Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry, editor George R Crane, and business manager George A Croft. It notes association with The Associated Press and outlines subscription rates and mailing zones.

Creston Daily Advertiser Creston Advertiser-Gazette Co Carl Davenport W. A. Roseberry George A. Croft George R. Crane Creston Iowa Union County Ore

Billion Dollar EnduCational MilI

A piece highlighting education as a major U S industry with endowments in the billions. It cites Harvard at 69 million and Yale at 41 million, noting gifts by George Baker and large recent donations to Princeton theater and Yale baseball stand, arguing education now dominates U S asset scale.

America Harvard Columbia Yale Chicago Leland Sanford Masstech Duke Cornell Johns T Hopkins Rochester Carnegie Tech McGill Northwestern Texas Toronto Rice Princeton George Baker Harvard Business School United States

Agriculture's Worst Parasite

To the majority of farmers bankers are ogres seeking whom they may devour. Suggesting that the farmer and the banker could discuss the farmer's problem with any hope of benefit is a standing joke, but the truth of the matter remains unclear in this fragment.

Industry Inefficiency in Agriculture Cited as Economic Parasite

A banker argues farmers are treated like other businesses, and industry suffers from inefficiency. The agricultural sector struggles because unproductive farmers survive by producing to sustain themselves under any circumstances, hindering farming from becoming good business.

Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers’ Association

Women voters change game as politics turns sport

A humorous critique notes women in politics now vote and hold roles while men lament losing dominance. It recalls a White Plains scene where female Republicans and county supervisors played baseball, arguing times shift from a manly game to a political art.

White Plains N. Y Republican Club Westchester County Board of Superisors Shakespeare

Promoting Blue Skys Aviation Boom Disrupts Timelines

Aviation history races ahead as flying fields and planes quickly outdate yesterday. Map makers struggle to chart routes while new flying companies multiply in rapid succession.

Aviation finance and backers shape a cautious boom forecast

The piece argues bankers risk crowding the air industry with speculative funding and warns that a wild cat boom could ruin aviation progress. It says aviation has survived on small donations and scarce capital, led by smart inventors rather than wealthy financiers, and urges sane financial control to prevent disaster.

Tax Committee Plans Appeal Over Valuation Dispute

A joint tax committee of the Farmers Union and the BBBureau of De Moines county plans to appeal on July 11 to the state executive council against the Des Moines county board of supervisors who kept land valuations at 1925 levels after assessors cut them 14 to 12 percent. A court appeal is planned as well. RE. W. Romkey, former state senator, leads the appeal effort.

Surlington Farmers Union Bparm Bureau de Moines County State Executive Council Des Moines

Foreign Tennis Stars Victors at Wimbledon Mixed Doubles

Wimbledon reports Baron von Kehrling and Miss Eileen Bennett defeated William T. Tilden and Mrs. Molla Mallory 2-6 6-1 4-6 in mixed doubles. American team began strong but Tilden faltered in the second set. Hunter and Miss Elizabeth Ryan beat A. Berger and Mrs. Lamber Chambers 6-4 8-6 to reach the quarter-finals.

Wimbledon William T. Tilden Molla Mallory Baron von Kehrling Hungary Eileen Bennett England Tilden Ilenri Cochet Francis T. Hunter Elizabeth Ryan A. Berger

Tennis doubles results from a mixed historic match

Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon defeated Charles Kingsley and J C Gregory of England 8 6 2 3 4. Helen Wills and Elizabeth Ryan beat Mrs M Watson and Miss FE A Goldsack in straight sets 6 2 6 2. Jean Borotra and Mme Pordes defeated H W Austin and Betty Nuthall 6 4 4 9 7.

Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon Charles H. Kingsley J. C. Gregory England Helen Wills Elizabeth Ryan Mrs. M. Watson

Lake George Steamer Sagamore Sinks After Rock Collision

The Lake George steamer Sagamore struck Anthony's Nose rock near Glen Eyvie pier and sank with eight feet of water in the hold. All passengers and crew reached shore as the vessel headed to Glen Kyrie, from Kalwin toward the village.

Lake George N. Y Lake

Woman Drowns While Swimming Near Warsaw

Ethel Moore aged 27 drowned while bathing near Warsaw at 5 AM with three companions. They tried resuscitation at Warsaw then moved her body to Keokuk where a doctor declared death. Hancock county coroner will seek removal permit issues before the county attorney. Companions were Anes Brown John Overhulser both of Keokuk and William Wallet of Warsaw.

Keokuk Ethel Moore Warsaw Hancock County Illinois Anes Brown John Overhulser

Libel Suit Date is Set in Detroit Case

Federal Judge Fred M. Raymond tentatively set September 12 for the retrial of Aaton Sapiro’s $1,000,000 libel suit against Henry Ford and the Dearborn Independent. The date depends on transferring the case to Judge Edward J. Moinet, who will join within days as a third federal judge for the district. William Henry Gallagher, chief counsel for the plaintiff, said he was unwilling to proceed before Judge Raymond.

Detroit Fred M. Raymond Aaton Sapiro Henry Ford Dearbord Sapiro Edward J. Moinet William Henry Gallagher Raymond

Costly Funeral Costs Probe By Cook County Probate

The Cook County probate court weighs approving a $10,000 casket and $1,175 for funeral flowers from the estate of a Chicago labor leader. The ornate expenses are under advisement as potentially excessive.

Chicago Cook County Ciicawo

Do You Know? Iowa history quiz answers page

A question and answer item from The Associated Press via the State Historian Society of Iowa asks five prompts about Iowa farms libraries Country People a former U S consul in Switzerland and Underground Railroad stations in southwestern Iowa. The correct answers appear on the Want Ad page.

Associated Press State Historien Society of Iowa U.S Switzerland

Waterloo Kiwanis inspects airport ports via air tour

Waterloo Iowa July 1 Kiwanis club president and member depart in airplane to inspect ports at Moline Cedar Rapids and plan to reach Platteville Wisconsin before continuing to Chicago Washington route aims to study airport needs and regional aviation. Horace Knapp 54 of Platteville commits suicide with dynamite amid ill health. Argentine ambassador Honorio Pueyrredon registers at Waterloo hotel then heads to Chicago and Washington to resume post.

Waterloo J.ean A. Link Oa B. Chambers Kiwanis Club Great Moline Cedar Rapids Wateloo Moline Platteville Wis Horace Knapp Here Honorio Pueyrredon United States Chicagos Washington

Waterloo July 1 boxing card notes unofficial trip

Des Moines welterweight Morrow beat Steve Koran in a fast 10 round bout with an early lead. Clyde Drury defeated Mike Lauro, Johnny Fulton beat Kid Ray. The Sioux City wedding of Pred le Comte and Agnes Brown drew theatrical interest nationwide at the First Congregational Church.

Waterloo Morrow Des Moines Steve Koran St. Paul Koran Clyde Drury Marshalltown Mike Lauro Chicago Johnny Fulton Cedar Rapids Kid Ray Sioux Styla First Congregational Church Pred le Comte Orpheum Theater Agnes Brown Sioux City Jota Andress

Congressmen Botew Progress Report From Hospital

Congressman WOD Botew continues to improve after arrival at Methodist Hospital to recuperate from a nervous breakdown. He was able to take a few steps Thursday as doctors monitor his condition and plan follow up care.

Sioux City In W.od. Botew Methodist Hospital

Lee County Board Okays Levee Survey For Green Bay District

Lee county supervisors authorize county engineer M F McFarland to conduct a detailed survey and estimate of proposed improvements for the Green Bay levees district. He will employ Charles Young of Muscatine to assist. The three week survey aims to prevent future floods south of Burlington.

Nurlington Lee County Board of Supervisors M. F McFarland Green Bay Mearland Charles Young Muscatine Burlington

Estimated Canadian farm revenue in 1926 exceeds 1.66 billion

Estimated gross agricultural revenue for Canada in 1926 was 1 665 175 000 dollars, yielding a per capita revenue of about 177 dollars for the entire dominion.

Canada Dominion

Two Women Found Help From Lydia E Pinkham's Compound

Mrs Nina Matteson of Ford NY and Mrs Ernest Tanguay of Stand MA credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring their health. Matteson says one bottle helped her work, then two more, and Tanguay reports four years of illness ended after eight bottles. The ad touts the compound as a dependable household remedy used for over half a century.

Nina Matteson Ford N. Y Lydia Pinkham Ernest Tanguay Stand, Mass Lydia Pinkhamn

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