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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
8
Geneva reports indicate the Japanese delegation, citing fresh Tokyo instructions, may back the British plan to discuss capital ships as settled at Washington 1922. Viscount Ishii denied orders to discuss but sought guidance from Tokyo, saying the British proposal could help cut naval costs.
Walter Gerken conductor of the Waterloo orchestra and Carroll Conklin were fired upon early Saturday when their new coupe was halted during a suspected holdup near Independence. Authorities withheld names of two men believed involved. The gas tank was hit by a bullet and the pursuing vehicle fled after a brief chase.
Des Moines June 27 headquarters for the Iowa Lowden to: president club were opened here today Major Frank J. Lund manager has announced that active work will be started by the state committees at a meeting here Friday The following have been appointed members of the state committee N E Kendall Des Moines Harry O Weaver Wapello O K Moben Garver James Stedman Eagle Grove J C Tuck Corning Miss Grace Seaman Davenport Mrs JH W Clummer Lime Springs Mrs Glen McElroy Boone Mrs George W McNeil Cherokee and Mrs Jennie R Gregg Des Moines
Two prisoners escaped the Plymouth county jail in LeMars Iowa by breaking through a brick wall. O H Henderson of Sioux City and Jack Murphy of Lincoln Nebraska fled as deputies hunted for them. A third inmate Lawrence Rizz, also of Sioux City, denied knowledge of the breakout.
Oakland California June 27 Neither the army Fokker nor its civilian rival will take off on the Honolulu flight before tomorrow Lieut Lester J Maitland and Edmund J Moffett of the rival camps announced today Major General Mason Patrick chief of the army air corps arrived here today to give the final word to Lieutenants Maitland and Albert Hegenberger on their non stop flight to Honolulu Rumors that General Patrick might make the flight were heard in army circles and when asked if he would go the general replied I would prefer not to answer that question at this time.
Greenfield resident William H. Fagan was in Creston Saturday attending to business, according to local reports.
W Riley of Horton Kansas announced today the sale of the Jackson Sherry and company lumber and coal business. He will take possession after an inventory of stock is made next week. The management remains unchanged with S J Boesen as manager and Jacob Awalt as yard foreman. The Rileys will move to Creston with their two children.
Transcontinental passenger air service from San Francisco to New York will launch by Aug 1 with Boeing Air Transport planes carrying two passengers plus mail and baggage. Twenty five planes, at 130 mph, will operate San Francisco to Chicago then to New York, with stops at Sacramento Elko Salt Lake City and Cheyenne. fares not fixed yet.
Iowa golfers completed the first 18 holes of the state tournament qualifying at Davenport Country Club. By 2 PM no top contenders had finished yet, with many in the seventies deemed good and others posting low eighties. R. L. Hansen of Harlan shot 77 and Ted Payseur of Dubuque 78 as the only scores under 80 before 2:30 PM.
Ted Lyons secured his 13th victory of the season by limiting Cleveland to six hits as Chicago defeated Cleveland 7 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. The White Sox built an early lead with two runs in the second and two in the third, then added a final run in the sixth while Hudlin and Karr were touched for nine hits. Lyons and McCurdy handled the batteries for Chicago while Sewell and AL. Sewell contributed to the scoring with key hits.
A community picnic to open Creston Country Club summer and support the Union County Fair will be July with the fair Aug 22 27. Chamber of Commerce and fair board back the event at Summit Lake grounds west of Creston. Roads bond drive discussed as petitions exceed signatures. Crane elected chamber treasurer. Fourth of July parade float planned. Mayor urges business cooperation for a attractive city displays.
American star William Tilden defeated Jacques Brugnon to reach the Wimbledon men's singles semi finals. The match featured two rain interruptions and a 6-5 6-1 3-6 7-5 result with Brugnon taking the third set. Betty Nuthall and Kitty McKane Godfree advanced to the women’s doubles quarter finals 6-3 6-3. Willis and Ryan moved into the women’s doubles third round 6-2 6-3. The Slater Cochet match was postponed to tomorrow.
Washington June 27 The spring pig crop in the United States was 3 percent larger than in 1926 according to the semi annual survey by the Department of Agriculture through Rural Carriers. Increases in sows farrowed and pigs saved were reported with about two percent gains in the corn belt and nationwide totals near 700000 and 1800050 pigs respectively. All regions and nearly all states showed increases.
Nine cars of a Minneapolis and St Louis fast freight derailed at Oakville eighteen miles north of Burlington when a truck on a box car broke. The depot outbuilding was wrecked and seven crude tanks leaked, flooding the town. No injuries reported. Engineer Clarence Alder previously had a similar accident at the same site eighteen years ago.
The air plane City of Cleveland arrived at air mail field in Chicago at 11 a m after a 3 1/2 hour flight from Cleveland Its passengers were K R Cole a world war pilot and C Gilders Leeve aviation secretary of the Cleveland chamber of commerce They planned to depart at 1 p m for Omaha on toward Santa Ana to join the international aviation peace jubilee July 2 to 9
Fireworks worth about 800 dollars, from a national pyrotechnic firm, arrived for Creston’s Fourth of July celebration. The display will be fired by company experts at McKinley Park, with a lakefront setup to dazzle spectators. The all day program runs from 11 a.m. parade to evening dances, including a baseball game, contests, hog calling, bathing beauty, and a picnic with free coffee.
Kiwanis club invites members and residents to Tuesday dinner at Lowana Hotel to discuss educational problems. Dr Homer H Seerley president of State Teachers College Cedar Falls will headline the event. He will visit the extension summer school and speak at a forenoon convocation.
Co. C Ray of Orient visited Cres ton on Saturday for an unspecified event. The fragment notes the travel but provides no further details on purpose or outcomes.
George Buck, 73, of Afton, died Saturday evening after a fall from a scaffold on a mill Milligan home. Two workers nearby heard his calls but could not aid him. Buck had lived in Union County areas before moving to town. He left a widow and five children. Funeral plans were pending.
County engineer Guy A. Perry announced contracts will soon be let for permanent grading and bridging of primary road No 16 from Arispe through to the Ringgold county line. The six mile project will relocate north of Arispe to remove a sharp turn and connect with a gravel highway near Afton and the Great Western tracks.
More than 150 attend a Farm Bureau gathering in Spiehlng township at the W S Peterson home Friday night. The program included four reels of moving pictures and refreshments. J J Pettinger opened with a short talk and the event featured piano solos by Edith Brown and Paul Davey, readings by Margaret Fils and Margaret McCornack, vocal duets by Leo and Leroy Wheringan, and other musical numbers and recitations.
Rainbow park hosted the municipal band on Sunday with a large crowd praising the performance. An error had announced a McKinley park venue instead. City officials say every third Sunday concert occurs at Rainbow park while others are at McKinley park.
Prices for corn jumped to near intraday highs and closed near peak levels as government data showed pig production up 3 percent from last year. Traders feared a late crop and frost risk, while Illinois and other states reported slow crop recovery from a late start. Big speculators moved to absorb supply and stop losses, driving futures demand.
Funeral services for Andrew Kessler longtime resident of Union County were held at the Immaculate Conception church at 9 this morning. Interment was in Calvary cemetery. He was 82 and survived by three sons John Kessler N W Kessler and Frank A Kessler. His wife and a daughter preceded him in death.
James McVey of Chariton and Dick Brower of Pella were arrested Saturday night and arraigned Sunday before Justice Ross Peterson on intoxication and illegal possession charges. McVey was fined $15 and costs, Brower bonded $500 on the possession charge, and Fach was fined $15 on the intoxication charge. Brower pleaded not guilty and furnished bond of $5006.
Sioux City prepares to host 500 guests for a three day convention of Iowa county officials. County officers from each county, county homes matrons, and city assessors will attend. The Martin hotel serves as the headquarters for the joint meetings.
The fire department was called Sunday night to the J. W. Alderson residence at 505 New York Avenue to put out a shed fire. As in the earlier incident, damage was light. Local youths playing with matches are blamed for both fires.
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