JAPANESE NOW FAVOR CAPITAL SHIP DISCUSSION
Geneva June 27 It is reported though unconfirmed the Japanese delegation may favor the British proposal to discuss capital ships at the current naval conference as settled at the 1922 Washington conference Viscount Ishii denied receiving orders to discuss capital ships but said he asked Tokio for instructions noting merit in the British plan to reduce naval expenditures
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Geneva
Tokio
Washington
Viscount Ishii
Pair Held In Auto Shooting Near Independence
Two men in a car fired several bullets into the new coupe of Walter Gerken Waterloo orchestra leader as he and Carroll Conklin tried to escape a suspected holdup near Independence. Names of the shooters are being withheld by H. R. Wiley Buchanan sheriff. The pursuing car’s gas tank was shot and the vehicle stopped. the assailants claimed to be state agents seeking alcohol runners.
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Waterloo
Walter Rerken
Waterloo Orchestra
Carroll Conklin
Independence
H. R. Wiley
Buchanan
H. R. Willey
Gerken
Corning Man In Lowden Wagon
Headquarters for the Iowa Lowden club opened in Des Moines. Major Jank J. Lund, manager, said state committees will begin active work at a meeting likely Friday. Appointed members include N. E. Kendall Des Moines Harry O. Weaver Wapello O. K. Mohen Garver James Stedman Nagle Grove J. C. Tuck Corning Grace Seaman Davenport Mrs H W Clummer Lime Springer Mrs Glen McElroy Boone Mrs George W McNeil Cherokee and Jennie R Gregg Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Prisoners Break Plymouth Jail
Two inmates escaped Plymouth county jail in LeMars Iowa by breaking a brick wall. O H Henderson of Sioux City and Jack Murphy of Lincoln Nebraska fled with possible outside help. Sheriff Hugh Maxwell pursues them as a third prisoner Lawrence Rizz from Sioux City claimed no knowledge of the plan or escape.
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Lawrence Rizz
Sioux City
Pacific Flyers Ready to Start
Oakland Calif June 27 Neither the army Fokker nor its civilian opponent will take off on the Honolulu flight before tomorrow Lieut Lester J Maitland and Edmund J Moffett of the rival camps announced Major General Mason Patrick chief of the army air corps arrived here 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
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Oakland
Calif
Army Fokker
Honolulu
Lester J. Maitland
Edmund
J. Moffett
Mason Patrick
Army Air Corps
Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Patrick
William H. Fagan Attends Business in Creston
William H. Fagan of Greenfield was in Creston on Saturday attending to business.
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William H. Fagan
Greenfield
Creston
Kansas Man Buys Lumber Business Here
The Jackson Sherry and company lumber and coal business was sold to C V Riley of Horton Kan. The deal closed last week and Riley will assume ownership after an stock inventory next week. S Boesen remains manager and Jacob Awalt stays yard foreman. Riley plans to relocate to Creston with his wife and two children.
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Jackson, Sherry and Company
C. V. Riley
Horton, Kan
Riley
S. J. Boesen
Jacob Awalt
Mr. Riley
Horton
Mrs. Riley
Creston
Coast to Coast Passenger Air Lines Planned
San Francisco June 27 AP Transcontinental air passenger service from San Francisco to New York will be ready by August 1 after the air mail network is taken over by commercial firms. Boeing Air Transport plans 25 planes with two passengers each, speeds up to 130 mph, stops at Sacramento Elko Salt Lake City and Cheyenne, and a San Francisco Chicago route will precede the Chicago New York leg. Fare levels are not yet fixed and initial trips will begin after pilots complete start routes.
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San Francisco
New York
Pacific
Atlantic
W. G. Hernon
Boeing Air Transport, Inc
Here
Chicago
Herron
Iowa Golfers Open Qualifying At Davenport Tourney
Iowa golfers completed the first 18 holes of the state tournament qualifying at Davenport Country Club. By 2 p.m. no top contenders had finished, with many likely to post scores in the low eighties and seventies being strong. R. L. Hansen of Harlan fired 77 and Ted Payseur of Dubuque shot 78 as the only cards under 80 before 2:30.
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Davenport
Iowa
Davenport Country Club
R. L. Hansen
Harlan
Ted Payseur
Dubuque
No. 13 Credited To Sox Hurler
Ted Lyons earned his thirteenth victory of the season by limiting Cleveland to six hits as Chicago defeated Cleveland 7 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Hudlin and Karr allowed runs while Lyons and McCurdy contributed for the White Sox.
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Chicago
Ted Lyons
Cleveland
Hudlin
Karr
Hudkin
L. Sewell Lyons
McCurdy
County Picnic 1 Planned to Aid Union Fair
A community picnic to open the Union county fair will be held near Creston at Summit Lake with support from the Chamber of Commerce and fair board. The fair runs August 22 to 27 and the picnic will occur in July. The event aims to boost the county road bond drive and public participation.
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Union County Fair
Creston
M. F. Black
County Good Roads Committee
Chamber
Black
Crane
George R. Crane
Daily Advertiser
Elmor B. Roper
Tilden Reaches Wimbledon Semi Finals After Tough Win
American star William Tilden defeated Jacques Brugnon in a rain interrupted four setter 6-3 6-1 3-6 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon men's singles semi finals. Betty Nuthall and Kitty McKane Godfree made women’s doubles quarter finals.
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Wimbledon
England
William T. Tilden
Jacques Brugnon
Brugnon
Tilden
G R. Sterry
Francis T. Sunter
Henri Cochet
Report Shows A Big Pig Crop In The United States
The spring pig crop rose 3 percent from 1926, with increases of about 3 percent in sows farrowed and 2.5 percent in pigs saved nationally. The Corn Belt gained about 700000 pigs saved, total U.S. pigs saved around 1,800,050, with all regions and most states showing gains.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Freight Train Jumps Tracks Near Burlington
A Minneapolis and St Louis fast freight train derailed near Oakville 18 miles north of Burlington when a box car track broke. Nine cars left the rails, damaging the depot outbuilding and flooding the town with the tank contents. No injuries reported. Engineer Clarence Alder had a similar crash at the same site 18 years ago.
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Burlington
Minneapolis and
St Louis
Oakville
Claralce Alder
Plane Bound For Peace Jubilee
The air plane City of Cleveland arrived at the air mail field in Chicago at 11 a.m. Chicago daylight time after a three and a half hour flight from Cleveland. Passengers K. R. Cole world war pilot and C. Gilders Leeve aviation secretary of the Cleveland chamber of commerce planned to depart at 1 p.m. for Omaha to continue to Santa Ana to participate in the international action peace jubilee July 2 to 9.
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Chicago
Fireworks for Fourth of July Set for Creston
Fireworks worth about 800 dollars, from a national company, arrive for Creston’s Fourth of July celebration. An expert from the firm will conduct the display at McKinley Park with activities starting with a downtown parade at 11 am and continuing through an all day program.
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Towa
Down Town
McKinley Park
Kiwanis Plans Open Meeting With Speaker Dr Seerley
An invitation goes to Kiwanis members and residents to attend Tuesday night’s dinner at Lowana Hotel. Dr Homer H Seerley of Cedar Falls will be principal speaker and will visit the extension summer school, the state’s largest this year, addressing students at a forenoon convocation.
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Service Club
Tueday
Kiwanis Club
Lowana Hotel
Homer H. Seerley
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Seerley
Extension
Co. C Ray of Orient in Cres ton Saturday
Co. C Ray of Orient visited Cres ton on Saturday, drawing local interest and creating a brief community note about the trip.
George Buck Afton Killed In Accident
Afton resident George Buck aged 73 died Saturday evening in a fall from a scaffold while shingling the Milligan home. Buck, a longtime Union county resident, left a wife and five children. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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George Buck Afton
Afton
the Advertiser
George Buck
A. J. Milligan
Buck
Milligan
Union County
Affon O
Plans for No 16 South Roads Contracts Near
County engineer Guy A. Perry announced that contracts will be let soon for permanent grading and bridging of primary road No. 16 from Arispe south to the Ringgold county line. The six mile project will finish relocation to bypass a sharp turn north of Arispe, connect with the Great Western tracks, and proceed south to link with the current route to Ringgold county.
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Arispe
Ringgold
Guy A. Perry
Afton
Great Western Tracks
Uth
Ringgote
Spaulding Farm Bureau Holds Big Friday Meeting
More than 150 people attended Spaulding Township Farm Bureau’s Friday night gathering at WS Peterson home. The program featured moving pictures, refreshments, and talks by J. J. Pettinger, plus a slate of musical and recitation performances by Edith Brown Margaret Fils May and Mable Snyder Paul Davey Virginia Jones Mrs Charles Gilman Margaret McCornack Leo and Leroy Kerr May and Mable Snyder Roy Bonham and Arthur Fils.
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Spaulding Township Farm Bureau
Reading
Margaret McCornack
Leo
Leroy Kerr
May
Mable Snyder
Roy Bonham
Arthur Fils
Band Plays at Rainbow Park in city concert mixup
A municipal band concert at Rainbow Park drew a large crowd after a scheduling error. An announced location mix up had listed McKinley Park. The council now requires Rainbow Park for every third Sunday concert and McKinley Park for the others.
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Rainbow Park
McKinley Park
Lurn Prices Jump Under Heavy Buying
Chicago June 27 Py-Cord prices jumped wildly almost to a bushel today and closed near the top. Government reports show pigs production up 314 percent from last year and the corn crop delayed. Speculators were busy absorbing offered corn as fears of frost and late start affected the market.
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Chicago
Illinois
Old Union County Resident Dies at 82
Andrew Kessler longtime Union county resident died Saturday evening at his son John Kessler’s home four miles northwest of Creston. Funeral services were at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception church with Rev. H V Malone officiating. Interment followed in Calvary cemetery. Survived by three sons John of Spaulding township N W Kessler of Grant township and Frank A Kessler of Grant township. Wife and a daughter preceded him in death in 1925. Death followed an extended illness.
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Andrew Kessler
Union County
Kis
John Kessler
Creston
Immaculate Conception Church
H. V. Malone
Cilvary Cemetery
Mr. Kensler
John Kensler
Spaulding Township
N. W. Kessler
Grant Township
Frank A. Kessler
Kessler
Mr. Kepler
Two Charged With Liquor Possession After Arrests
James McVey of Chariton and Dick Brower of Pella were arrested Saturday night and arraigned Sunday. McVey faced intoxication and state liquor charges with a $100 fine and costs. Brower pleaded not guilty to illegal possession and posted bond.
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James McVey
Chariton
Dick Brower
Pella
Joe Pelice
Ross Peterson
Jack
Costa
McVey Way
Brower
Gouu
Sioux City Hosts Iowa County Officials Convention
Sioux City prepares for a three day convention of Iowa county officials with 500 guests arriving tomorrow. County officers from across the state, plus wardens and matrons of county homes and city assessors, will attend. The Martin hotel will serve as the headquarters for the joint meetings.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Martin Hotel
Fire department responds to shed blaze at Alderson home
For the second time in three weeks, the fire department tackled a shed fire at J W Alderson home 503 New York avenue. Little damage occurred both times, and boys playing with watches have been blamed for the blazes.
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J. W .Alderson
New York Avenue
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