Union County Voter Candidacy Appeal
A local candidate appeals to Union County voters urging support and pledging honest service to patrons. The message thanks readers for any assistance and asks for their votes and active backing.
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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1926
Page
4
A local candidate appeals to Union County voters urging support and pledging honest service to patrons. The message thanks readers for any assistance and asks for their votes and active backing.
Mail pilots across the Rockies log a record winter time as they traverse the Continental Divide from Cheyenne to Rock Springs. Officials note lighter winds and clear routes cutting travel minutes, with the 1985 December window highlighted as a benchmark for speed amid harsh weather.
A humorous look at how U S political leaders and spouses fret over photos. Presidents Coolidge and Dawes are noted for taking well to photographers while Mrs Coolidge enjoys natural images. Longworth and others are described as temperamental about lighting and retouching.
A garbled report lists Peake observing annual ceremonies at Drake University with rites from several colleges and a mid university pot luck. It notes a sermon by Or Ch 8 Meathury, degrees conferred by President DeW Marefo, and an annual meeting of the board of trustees at the University.
Dr. R A Hutchinson was elected moderator at the general assembly in Sharon Pennsylvania by unanimous vote. He previously served as secretary of the board of home missions.
A Union County court sentences G. H. Gibson to life imprisonment for murder in the first degree after a jury verdict. The judge declares the defendant’s views oppose government and law, condemns the jury, and notes the death penalty exists but may be unenforced. The case references sedition and a broader crime wave in the state.
A Iowa court sentences the defendant to life in Fort Madison for a brutal crime. The judge orders confinement for the defendant's natural life, noting past similar cases and urging strict enforcement of penalties to deter crime. The sheriff transports the convict to Fort Madison as the judiciary asserts its stance.
Iowa farm news notes Butler county farm bureau to host an all-county picnic at the court house park on June 19 with Rosdman of Waterloo as principal speaker. Inter township athletic contests planned for the day in Wapello. C C Stong reports tuberculosis testing nearly complete in Louisa county with 1,280 cattle across 1,486 herds tested and 248 reactors removed. Sioux City mentions a tri state farm bureau women meeting on June 16. Manchester England chemist claims a cheap black dye for goats that resists rot.
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