The Great Valley Safety Plan Prefaced by Civic Faith
A long unsigned editorial praises scientific heroism and civil engineering, recalling Alvin Shipwreck Kelly and urging funding for the Mississippi River flood control project. It extols resilience amid floods and envisions a transformed basin to bolster agriculture, commerce, and national life with substantial public investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Gulf
Mississippi River
Panama Canal
Great Valley
America
Panama
Hope Springs In Mississippi Flood Aid Message
John Sharp Williams, former Mississippi congressman and Red Cross director, writes a nationwide flood relief message celebrating shared humanity and resilience. The note honors volunteers and victims across the Mississippi valley, from Yazoo hills to the Ozarks, urging unity and continued aid.
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United States
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
South
Yazoo Hills
Ozarks
Arkansas
Social and visiting notes from Shannon City and surrounding towns
Shannon City and nearby residents frequent Des Moines and Lorimer for business and social calls. Families like Morgan Jones and Louise visit Des Moines. Royal Neighbors gather at I. O. O. F. hall. Dr. R. H. Fienderson and family visit from Chicago. many travel to Creston, Blockton, Joplin, and Omaha for visits, services, and funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Jones
Louise
Des Moines
I. O. O. F. Hall
George McCartney
Lorimer
P. B. Wilson
Cadle
Yorktown
Clarence More
Carl de Ford
Joseph Sbates
Mary Neidigh
Scranton
For Scranton
Harry Neidigh
Joplin
John Cassiday
Joint aerodrome planned between Treves and Luxembourg
A cooperation agreement will establish a shared aerodrome for German and French aviation firms. The site lies roughly midway between Treves and Luxembourg, reflecting a cross border aviation facility.
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Luxemburg
Treves
Hidden Name Puzzle from Circular TiTles
A compact word puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with many entries like Meadows allegorical terms and compass points. It asks to identify a popular Dal player’s name hidden in circled titles once solved, with scattered partial answers and thematic wordplay across sections.
Do You Know Answers From State Historical Society Of Iowa
A question and answer item lists five Iowa trivia prompts about Clarence D. Chamberlin Linn County Guttenberg Guttenberg and a governor who once drove stagecoach. The correct answers are stated to be on the Want Ad page.
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Associated Press
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Linn County
Guttenberg
French musical program to air on KHJ Friday night
Central Standard Time listings show KHJ broadcasting a French musical program with readings at 10 p m Friday June 24 Also on air WEEI 9 a m Girls quintet KOA 9 p m band concert KTHS 830 p m Opera hour Wade 9 p m Russian symphony orchestra WRY 830 p m Glee club banjo trio fiddlers and KFI 12 midnight Dresden girls trio Listings include several other stations and performers for the evening schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KHJ
Weei
Oi m
Wade
Rusian Symphony Orchestra
WRY
Glee Club
KFI
Dresden Girls
Feast day notes and historic anniversaries list
The item marks the feast day of the nativity of St. John the Baptist and notes anniversaries including Stuyvesant Fish, Empress Josephine of France, and Alexander Dumas. It recalls the English Order of the Garter founded in 1548 and mentions the first national agricultural convention held in Washington in 1852.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Viohn the Baptist
Stuyvesant Fish
Empress Josephine of
France
Alexander Dumas
Englis
Edward II
Washington
Boa Named Mo Jo Becomes Humboldt Household Pet
In Humboldt Tennessee Clide Hamlett keeps a 12 foot boa constrictor named Mo Jo as a household pet. He says the snake has been awake four years and comes toward him when called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt,Tenn
Clide Hamlett
Mo Jo
Hamlett
Baseball results and schedules from yesterday and tomorrow
Yesterday New York defeated Boston eleven to four and Philadelphia beat Washington four to one. Cleveland won seven to two over St Louis. Detroit triumphed over Chicago six to five. Tomorrow’s fixtures include Detroit at Chicago and St Louis at Cleveland, with Washington at Boston and Philadelphia at New York. Additional results show Boston two six Brooklyn three and Philadelphia one, plus St Louis four Cincinnati three. Chicago at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at St Louis. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Wee Nee
Bob Washington
St Louis
National League
Western League Standings and Upcoming Games
Lincoln leads the Western League with a 11-2 mark followed by Tulsa at 2-7. Des Moines is 12, Oklahoma City 11, Omaha 15, Wichita 9, Denver 14, and Amarillo 7. Tomorrow's schedule features Oklahoma City at Des Moines, Tulsa at Lincoln, Wichita at Omaha, and Amarillo at Denver.
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Tulsa
Weetee
Wichitaste
Des Moines Nook
Denver Gaia
Oklahoma City Smip
Amarillo
Omaha
Wee
Lincoln
Des Moines
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Denver
Presidential family sizes and bachelors noted in early counts
The text lists average children per president families as 3.76 and names presidents with no children or bachelors. It highlights President Tyler as having fourteen children from two marriages, while Washington Madison Jackson Polk Buchanan and Harding are said to have none and Buchanan is labeled a bachelor. It also mentions steeplechases for greyhounds now held on Florida tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston Advertiser-Gazette Co
Carl Davenport
W. A. Roseberry
George A. Croft
George R. Crane
Creston
Iowa
Union County
Dni Hta Ie
Bosh
Alvin
Kelly
Newark
Dr. Kelly
Herr Kelly
Jesse James
Dalton
Texas Jack Omohundro
Meridian
Miss
Tulsa
Okla
Joliet
Ill
Markgraff
Florida
Tyler
Washington
Madison
Jackson
Polk
Buchanan
Harding
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Creston Daily Advertiser
Hope Springs
Shannon City
Bert Laughead
Torrington
Wyo
Alice Templeton
T. G. Laughead
Leon
Bill Williams
George Brown
John Johnstone
Neb
Brown
You and I
KOA
Wats
Mar
Lars Lindbergh
Limpbergh
Charles Lindbergh
U.S. Pat
Ly Ahern
BY Williams
NEA Slpvice
Sian Hse
Great Southwestern Plains
Town Crier
Town
Her Flour Farmers Cooperative Co
St. Lei
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