Wolff Dominates Omaha Trans Miss Golf Final
Clarence Wolff of St. Louis shoots a 70 to lead Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa by seven holes in the final round at the Omaha Field Club. Wolff birdied early, built a five up lead at the turn, and never relinquished control as Bartlett struggled to keep pace. Weather ideal and a large crowd watched a record-tying performance for the course.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Field Club
Clarence Wolff
St. Louis
Arthur Bartlett
Ottumwa
Bartlett
Wolff
St Louis
Lowan
Walter Hagen
Wo Iff
Cloudburst In Armenia Wipes Out Lives and Property
A cloudburst in Erivan Armenia caused many deaths and millions of rubles in damage. Rivers overflowed, flooding the countryside and leaving thousands homeless. The American Near East Relief is aiding the government in relief efforts.
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Erivan
Armenia
Mount
Ararat
American Near East Relief
Believe Kansas City Fire Started in Jewelry Store
Kansas City June 27 one body was recovered from the Gillis theatre ruins after an explosion and fire Thursday night as investigations continued to find additional victims. Fire officials lowered fears of a heavy toll and city detectives questioned A G Feinberg owner of a jewelry store in the building, with the blast suspected to have originated in his shop.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Gillis Theatre
A. G. Feinberg
Hig
Crest Theater Opens With Gala Show in Creston
Creston unveils The Crest Theater under Roy E. Benson and Cy Fangman with Tex Fraser on Wurlitzer. The new venue seats 365, features first class equipment, a tiled lobby, two seating sections, indirect lighting, ventilating system, and a decorative interior with tapestries and mounted paintings. Notables Al Christie Leatrice Joy Cecil B. DeMille Rod LaRocque sent congratulations.
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Creston
Crest
Roy E. Benson
Cy Fangman
Omaha
Forendon
Tex Fraser
Maple Street
Eithe
al Christie
Teanie MacPherson
Leatrice Joy
Cecil B. Demille
Jetta Goudal
Rod Larocque
Hope Rises for Idaho Miners Stranded in Ajax Mine
Wallace Idaho June 27 Hope for the rescue alive of the four men trapped Wednesday in the Ajax mine near Burke increased as rescue crews intensified efforts. Equipment used by the four was found in last night’s excavations and the absence of bodies plus other favorable signs led shift foreman Arthur Anderson to express high hopes of reaching the men alive today.
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The
Associated Press
Wallace
Idaho
Fou
Ajax
Burke
Arthur Anderson
Deputies Adopt Caillaux Financial Proposals in Paris
In Paris on June 27 the chamber of deputies approved Finance Minister Caillaux proposals. Article 2 raised paper circulation by 6 006 000 000 francs in a vote of 828 to 119. Article 3 authorized a gold basis exchange for national defense bonds, passed 373 to 36, with remaining articles adopted by a show of hands.
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A«sociated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Caillaux
Shepherd Acquitted. Grand Jury May Decline Case
William Darling Shepherd, acquitted of murdering his foster son William Nelson McClintock, faces a possible non prosecution for the death of McClintock’s mother Emma Nelson McClintock. State's Attorney Crowe plans to seek a no bill on that charge while promising to pursue the will contest and other inquiries tied to the McClintock estate.
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Chicago
William D., Shepherd
William N. McClintock
McClintock
Crowe
Conecsion
Emma Nelson McClintock
Oscar Olson
Harry Olson
Shepherd
Julie Shepherd
Olson
Mr. Crowe
Charles C. Farman
National University of Sciences
Adminster
Billy McClintock
Misa Isabelle Pope
Carl O. Sigfried
Henry Horner
Promte
Stewart
O’brien
J. H.S. Lee
Miss Pope
Charles C. Faiman
Faiman
Europe
Foreclosure Suit Filed Over Union County Land
Nellie Kegtey files in district court Friday against I J Waterman and Rachel Waterman seeking 8235 43 dollars. The petition seeks foreclosure on Union county land. Mrs C W Graham delegates Creston circle to the National Woodman Convention in Detroit leaving tonight with her husband for Lorraine Kansas where they will be away a month.
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District Court
Nellie Kegtey
I. J
Rachel Waterman
Union County
C. W. Graham
North
Jarvis Street
Detroit
Mich
Woodman Circle
Graham
Creston Circle
Lorraine
Kan
Creston Elks Lodge Marks 25 Years Of Service
Creston Elks Lodge No 605 celebrates a quarter century with 103 candidates initiated by 55 Council Bluffs Elks and visitors from Portland Hannibal Ottumwa and Atlantic. The lodge began with a June 1900 charter and initiation at Dave's hall led by temporary officers Co A Niemeyer and Dr J W Reynolds.
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Creston Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Council Bluffs Elks
Portland
Hannibal
Ottumwa
Atlantic
Dave's Hall
Dave Fisher
Burlington Railroad
Creston Lodge
Co. A. Niemeyer
J. W. Reynold
J. B Sullivan
C. A. Niemeyer
Scott Skinner
Dr. Highbee
Brownolds
M. D. Smith
James Mackin
Tler
John Hackett
P. C. Winter
H. EB. W. Barnes
George Atkinson
Pan Maclean
W. H. Robb
S. A. Brewster
C. A. Allen
Carl Boone
Leon Morrison
Porter and Huntington To Play Request Duet
A clarinet duet by Ernest Porter and Paul Huntington from McKinley park band concerts will be repeated at Sunday's show. The Creston band performs at 6 p.m. with a complete program including Fulionaire, Lustapiel, The Last Rove of Summer, Swanee Smiles, Old Gongs, I ll See You in My Dreams, The Swiss Boy, and a duet The Swiss Boy by Porter and Huntington.
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Ernest Porter
Paul Huntington
McKinley — Park
Tomorow
Creston Band
Park
Fulionaire
Watson
Keler-Bela
Flotow Swanee
Hager
Lake
Jones
Beethoven
Paramount
March
Barnard
Mrs. D P Burns Heads to Kansas City for Month Visit
Mrs. D P Burns departed Friday for Kansas City to stay a month with her sisters and other relatives.
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D. P. Burns
Kansas City
Whiskers Fail 10 Beat Local Baseball Club
Creston tops the Whiskers 6 to 1 as the Davidites, led by Bish Bischoff and Eddie Peak, outfield and outmaneuver the visitors. Peak steals a line drive, Welcher and Gidley shine in new roles, while Bischoff drives in runs with a two singles a double and a walk.
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Whiskers Fail
Ten Years Ago in Creston Obituaries and Business Changes
Ten years ago in Creston multiple marriages occurred with Nellie Ralston Skiles wedding John V. Waller and Lola Carroll wed Fred C Hurst in the bride's home. Local business owner J H Patt sold his hardware shop to John H Malloy with immediate take over. Thomas E Bruffey sold his meat market to W H Brady linking it to the grocery. Lea Meredith injured from a fall and William J Proud underwent brain surgery after a skull fracture. Stores planned a half or full day closure on Monday July 5. County officials attended Judge N W Rossell's funeral in Afton while worker Joe King died at Burlington yards.
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Nellie Ralston Skiles
John V. Waller
David Ferguson
Waller
Creston
South Stone Street
Lola Carroll
Charles W. Carroll
Prairie Avenue
Fred C Hurst
St. Louis
L. K Billingsley
J. H. Patt
John H. Malloy
Mrs. Patt and Baby Injured In Kent Car Crash
Mrs. Clair Patt of Kent and her one year old baby were burned by radiator water when their car skidded into a ditch on a main road between here and Kent. The baby suffered burns on the right side, and Mrs. Patt on the shoulder. the Patt child’s uncle was uninjured. They were treated at Greater Community for burns and are resting at 704 West Montgomery.
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Clair Patt
Kent
Here
Rank Patt
West
Montgomery
Patt
Would Exhibit Loeb Leopold Feud Echoed In California Plot
Bliss Baker a UC senior confessed planning a $50 000 ransom for Daniel C Jackling after phoning Mrs Jackling and triggering a kidnapping hoax involving her sister. He claimed a Chinese contact Beeman directed the plot but later said he orchestrated it with a book agent friend. The pair studied the Loeb Leopold case and aimed for a more perfect crime.
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San Francisco
Bliss Baker
University of California
City
Daniel C. Jackling
Baker
Pal Whag
George Beeman
Beeman
Spreckels
Hillsborough
Bee
Creston Defeats Howe 16 to 6 in Des Moines Exibition
Red Collings, Western League umpire for five years, praised for his plate work as Creston routs Howe 16 to 6 at the fairgrounds. Creston hosts Des Moines Standard Biscuit Company Shooters Sunday at 3 PM with Bischoff likely on the mound.
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Red” Collings
Creston
Standard Biscuit Company
Des Moines
Fair Grounds
Biscuit Shooters
Bischoff
Collins
Conference on Good Roads to Be Held in Creston
A district conference of the Iowa Good Roads association will convene in Creston next Thursday at 2 30 PM in the county courthouse. The event aims to mobilize county leaders, invite politicians including Lloyd Thurston, and boost a state good roads program backed by a bond issue and gas tax.
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Good Road
Iowa
Adama
Appanoose
Clarke
Decatur
Fremont
Lucas
Page
Ringgold
Taylor
Union
Wayne
Iowa Good Roads Association
United Commercial Travelers of America
Glen C. Haynes
Des Moines
United States
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
William Collingan
Chariton
State Highway Commission
Goodsell
Fred L. Luce
United Commercial Travelers’ State Good Roads Committee
Counc Bluffs
Corncil Bluffs
Luce
UC. T
Stephenson Trial Starts July Sixth
Noblesville Indiana June 27 The trial of D C Stephenson and two co defendants on a murder charge of Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis was set for Monday July 6 by Judge Fred EB Hines in Hamilton circuit court He would ask jury commissioners to meet next Monday to arrange a special 100 man jury He Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry former Evansville residents are indicted with Stephenson The bail petition was denied by Judge Hines last Thursday
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Associated Press
Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Fred EB. Hines
Hamilton
Hines
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Evansville Ind
Stephenson
Miss Oberholtzer
MacMillan Starts For the North
Sydney June 27 The schooner Bowdoin carrying Commander Donald B MacMillan s arctic expedition sailed from Sydney this morning bound for the north noted the local dispatch.
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Sydney
N.S
Bowdoin
Donald B. MacMillan
Baseball game details from Creston 5 Davidites 7
Webber and Carl Yon led offense with a two base hit and sacrifice hits. Boone added key drives while Bischoff issued one walk and Hickman five, with three strikeouts each and two balks. Umpires Collins and Murland worked a 1 hour 15 minute game.
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Carlyon
Boone
Bischoff
Hickman
Leftom Bares Creston
Davidites
Collins and
Murland
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William J. Proud
Farmer
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JP. K. DeVoe
Fairfield
Albia
N. W. Rowsell
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Joe King
N. D. Crochet Club
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