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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
4
Frank Melelland spent Tuesday in Corning visiting friends. Mrs. R. C. Holtzinger of Red Oak returned home after visiting her brother Earl Hatch and Mrs. Hatch. F. Fangman arrived home from Omaha after attending to business interests there.
The League of Nations committee on codifying international law, led by President Hamarskjold with member George Wickersham, selects ten topics including suppression of piracy and freedom of the sea. Other subjects cover nationality, territorial waters, diplomats, extradition, state responsibility, and treaty procedures. Subcommittees gather expert opinions before council review and possible international conferences.
Des Moines leads in nearly two thirds of about 60 annual forgery and swindling attempts ending June 1 1925. A notable swindler posed as a surety company rep to graft two banks for 700 dollars each by forging signatures on a letterhead. Frauds also spread to Sioux City Clinton Manchester and other towns with varied schemes.
The Bee, a small ketch built in 1801, completed its 38000th crossing between Southampton and Newport on the Isle of Wight. It has sailed about 600000 miles and carried over 560000 tons of cargo, having been captained by one man for 48 years and seen naval victory history with Nelson aboard. Three younger sister ships still run the same route.
In Rio de Janeiro on June 24 the principal station asks radio listeners to enroll as members paying $5 a year to support broadcasts. There are 2,000 members. Brazil’s broadcasting grows slowly due to high import duties on foreign sets and sea static hindering American programs.
Louisville Courier Journal quotes Sinstein saying ether is a term for the unknown. The piece notes that insulting his intelligence will not lift the average person’s understanding or raise them above ignorance.
A federal study argues that local taxation for state and national needs overburdens farmers and roads. It notes high road and school costs borne by local districts, recommends shifting more revenue to state taxes and distributing funds to benefit entire states. It warns separate local fiscal units fail to fairly tax wealth.
Hannibal Missouri sculptor Frederick C Hibbard works on a bronze monument at Cardiff Hill to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Funded by George A Mahan and family, the memorial will sit near Mark Twain s boyhood home and the former Muff Potter jail site, aiming for completion by October.
Miss Margaret Cashman spent Tuesday in Corning visiting friends and attended a dance there in the evening.
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