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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1927

Page

5

Amateurs Enter Race for Jones Crown in Open Qualifiers

Chicago reports a national open qualifying with 15 players advancing from the region led by Willie Hunter and Francis Gallett. The field totals 150 entrants for the 72 hole medal play at Oakmont Country Club Pittsburgh next Tuesday to Thursday. Simon pure James Manion posted a 146 but later withdrew along with four others in Pittsburgh.

Chicago Bobby Jones Atlanta Simon Pure James Manion Ft. Louis Pittsburgh Yate Oakmont Country Club Charles Hilgendorf Detroit Harry Cooper Los Angeles Willie Hunter Oowentsia Club Francis Gallett Milwaukee

GAT THES THEATERS GAT THES THEATERS

Film note touts a dramatic society life story with Pauline Starke and Owen Moore leading a star cast including Lionel Barrymore and Douglas Fairbanks Jr at Crest theater. Sets praised for splendor while plot remains central. Other cast members listed accompany the leads.

dwyn-Mayer Crest Theater Pauline Starke Owen Moore Lionel Barrymore Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Liesel Barrymore Douglas Fairbanks Gwenee Howard Dorothy Phillips George Cooper Carol Wines Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. I

Smallest Cast Ever Shown In Adventuress

The Little Adventuress stars Vera Reynolds in the title role with Victor Varconi Phyllis Haver Robert Ober Theodore Kosloff and others. Eight actors appear and no other faces are shown during the hour and a half film at the Willard. The plot features a quarrel at breakfast and various theatrical figures in a studio setting.

Adventuress Mille Vera Reynolds Stell Willard Victor Varcons Phyllis Haver Robert Ober Theodore Koslett

Officer Joins Gang Reclaims Bad Boys In Camden Corkers

Minneapolis patrolman Frank Stomberg forms the Camden Corkers with about 30 boys aged 11 to 18. He guides them in municipal baseball and basketball, acting as counsellor and patron, replacing force with arbitration and community activity. The piece notes a shift from threats to organized youth engagement under his leadership.

Minneapolis Frank Stomberg Camden Corker Stombers Camden Corkers Stomberg Corker

Lindbergh Uses Memphis Catapult For Quick Shore Leave

The text describes Captain Charles A Lindbergh aboard the U S cruiser Memphis using a catapult to launch planes at sea and a crane to recover them. It notes a potential plan for Lindbergh to fly to Washington if the cruiser is delayed to avoid delaying the official reception.

Charles A Lindbergh U.S Memphis Ies Hington Lindbergh Washington

Abandon Ill-Fated Indiana Railroad

Muncie Indiana story on the aging line possibly being abandoned by autumn if no buyer appears. The Pennsylvania and Dig Four railroads now own it after a history of receiverships since 1876, running from Muncie to Brazil through Noblesville, Anderson, and Lebanon.

Muncie Ind Indiana Pennsylvania Intestate Commerce Commission Munele Brazil Noblesville Anderson Lebanon Anderson, Lebanon & St. Louis Nobelsville

End of Two Century Land Dispute in Siberia

A historic lawsuit over land between Siberian villages Pushkarevo and Gor novka near Tomsk ends after two centuries. Supreme Court ruling assigns disputed territory to Gorbunovkin Catherine, with original Tar tar authority agreements and records reportedly kept by Grechanin in an iron chest serving as his bed.

Novosimirak Supreme Land Siberia Pushkarevo Gornovka Tomsk Gorbunovkin Catherine

Women Pay State Bills in Kentucky

Three bobhaired staffers for Kentucky treasurer E D Dishnan manage bills and finances at the state capitol in Frankfort. Miss Tommye Veal, assistant treasurer, aims for broader public office while Miss Cecile B Montgomery, who writes checks totalling 27 million dollars annually, recently wed a University of Kentucky football star and aspires to be an idea housewife.

Kentucky Frankfort E.D. Dishnan Capitol Tommye Veal Kantina Cecile B. Montgomery

Only Woman Judge Renamed in Chicago

Chicago and Cook County Democrats drafted a coalition slate for circuit judges including Mary M. Bartel the first and only woman on the bench. Bartel served as public guardian for 16 years and assistant to the juvenile court judge for 10 more before her 1922 election focused on juvenile court work.

Chicago Cook County Mary M. Bartel Woma

Booneville Bank Robbed Today

Bank robbers entered Booneville Savings Bank early today destroying telegraph and telephone lines to isolate the outside world. They robbed safety deposit boxes but failed to crack the main safe. They first hit Sloan Lusiber company stealing a ladder to cut wires, then damaged telegraph apparatus to gain time.

Booneville Savings Bank Ritien Sloan Lusiber Company Fron

Golfers Plan New Tourney in Des Moines

A new golf tournament called the U District open meet is announced for July in Des Moines. It will be medal play over a 72-hole route at the Golf and Country Club course, with eligible entrants from within the district and surrounding states.

Des Moines

Unclear fragment hints at historic horse plowing scene

Fragmentary text shows garbled names and phrases about horses and a person named Richard Mesgit Morne. Readable elements mention nostril stea and plow, but overall content is incoherent and incomplete.

Early Congress Session Possible Amid Flood Relief Push

Washington on June 7 reports President Coolidge may call Congress into session a little before the regular December convening to take up flood relief and flood control measures. The move aims to address urgent national needs ahead of the standard session.

Congress Washmeee Coolidge

Strauss Family Vacation Visit Sparks Des Moines Trip

Mr and Mrs A Strauss and Mrs Sidney Strauss with their son Billy traveled to Des Moines to spend a week visiting relatives and grandfather, describing a motor trip from 12 West Adams Street.

A. Strauss Sidney Strauss Billy Bath Ray Barnett Wes. Adams Street Des Moines

High School Interest Sparks Local Talk

Community attention grows as students and families discuss a planning event at Melbourne High School. Local officials say program details remain under consideration while inviting input from residents and alumni.

Global soil scientists convene in Washington for historic congress

Soil specialists from around the world gather in Washington for the First International Congress of Soil Science spanning June 12 to 22. It marks the largest such meeting to date and reflects a global expansion of work begun in Hungary.

Washington Hungary

Dark Deeds in a Passing Show Pickpocket Tale

A compact charted note hints at a foxed scene of theft and fraud in a passing show. A narrator claims a brass plunder and asserts ownership over the stolen item amid tense, wordy rasping dialogue. The fragment implies deception within stage entertainment.

Fox

Flighty praise from American Lesh Weekly noted

A brief clipping praises a work by Sobble Invented and hopes for continued quality from the creator. The American Lesh Weekly expresses optimism about the piece and the maker's future efforts.

Lesh Weekly

Steno Teams Up With Second Steno in Wedlock Woes

A light humorous note recalls two stenographers debating marriage as they split shifts. The exchange highlights tensions between professional duties and personal plans, with one quipping about tying the knot while on the job.

Stop-deviers promote tire change safety for motorists

Motorists are urged to buy new stop-deviers that slip under a car’s wheel to prevent rolling while a tire is changed. The metal devices grip the tire and hold the vehicle in place, reducing danger during roadside repairs.

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