State College head lauds Iowa teachers at Creston school
Dr. Homer H. Seerley, president of the State Teachers College Cedar Falls, urges teachers to seize opportunities to raise scholastic and professional competency during a Creston convocation. He cites vast public funds, volunteer effort, and the need to recruit skilled educators for democratic society.
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Siuimamer
Iowa
Homer H. Seerley
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Creston
Seerley
Teachers’ College
Kiwanis Club
General Assembly
Iowa Territory
Lost Island Lake Becomes State Park in Iowa
Emmetsburg June 28 Lost Island Lake park was added to the state system when Mrs K Armstrong of Fort Dodge presented the park to Governor Hammill who accepted for the state The ceremony drew a large crowd and officials from across north central Iowa. Mrs Armstrong praised W E G Saunders of Emmetsburg for his pivotal work in securing the park.site
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Emmetsburg
Lost Island Lake Park
K. Armstrong
Fort Dodge
State Board of Conservation
Hammill
Iowa
State Conservation Board
Lost Island Lake
Armstrong
Lauds Saunders
W. E. G. Saunders
Board of Conservation
Lossland Lake Park
Sali
Rotary Invites Youths to Camp at McKinley Park
The Rotary Club announced a free camp cabin in McKinley Park with improved access and electric service. Six girl groups and two Creston boy groups have used it this summer. invites extended to all local youths. Evangelist Rev John Brandt spoke on business ethics and village life, noting the value of the extra mile. Visitors Jacob and John Kastlin of Davenport attended.
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McKinley Park
Rotary Club
Lowana
Henry Kastlin
Towa Southern Utilities Company
Elmo Roper
Creston
Villisca
Bedford
C. EB. Fiers
John L. Brandt
Christian Church
Chambers of Commercce
Jesus Christ
W. A. Thalman
Iowa Falls
Thalman
Plemons Deatherage
Brandt
Smith Flight To Honolulu Postponed
Edmund J. Mortell announced that a non stop flight to Honolulu by Ernest L Smith and Charles H Carter was indefinitely postponed after a mica wind shield blew in on the pilot. The aircraft returned to Oakland with 370 gallons of fuel and delays kept the crew hours behind the Army Fokker en route to Honolulu.
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Oakland
Smith
Army Fokker
Honolulu
Faralon Islands
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Charles H. Carter
Los Angeles
Cities to Dominate U S Government says Prof Merriam
Professor Charles E. Merriam of the University of Chicago at the Commonwealth conference predicts American cities will shape state and national policy for the next generation. He cites two thirds of Americans living in cities by 1960 and growing urban economic influence transforming government. Rural areas he says already show disintegration as influence wanes.
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Iowa City
Charles E. Merriam
University of Chicago
Merriam
United States
DeMolays Honor James W Leach In Creston Gift
James W. Leach chief of the Masonic advisory board for the Order of DeMolay in Creston received a pen and pencil set as a birthday gift from the DeMolays. G W Seeley of Fontanelle attended in Creston yesterday for business.
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James W. Leach
West Howard Street
Masonic Advisory Board
Order of DeMolay
Creston
DeMolays
Mr. Leach
Brief remarks from Mr Kastlin of Crston
A short speech by Mr Kastlin of Crston accompanied by a brief address from another speaker. Both offered concise comments.
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Mr. Kastlin
Crston
Afton Signs New Contract With Iowa Southern
Afton, Iowa settles a five year electric service contract with Iowa Southern Utilities, effective July 1 1927. Town council approved the deal to replace the 1913 agreement as a new 33 000 volt line from Creston to Osceola proceeds, with copper wire poles and insulators arriving for the project. Engineers survey the route as work plans call for about a mile of line daily.
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Afton
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
C.F Fiers
Creston
Osceola
Kers
Thayer
Chariton
Fiers
Pioneer Woman Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
Mrs H M Spencer aged eighty celebrated with her daughter Miss Beulah after visiting Des Moines with Mr and Mrs Williamson. The Creston pioneer, long a Daily Advertiser subscriber, enjoyed an all day picnic at The Ledges near Boone during a return trip.
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H. M. Spencer
Beulah
Myrtle Street
Des Moines
R. C. Williamson
Williamson
Spencer
Les Moines
Miss Spencer
Boone
the Ledges
Stan Park
Creston
Daily Advertiser
Fine Fraternal Society Members in Des Moines Case
Muscatine Fraternal society members paid a total fine of 4000 in a United States federal court for violations of the national prohibition act. A permanent injunction was issued against the corporation and defendants including the Muscatine Eagle lodge. The building will be opened after the Fraternal society posted a bond and pledged to use the premises only for lawful purposes. Individuals fined were S. Rosenfeld, Delmar Chaddock, John Feidler, and Joe O’Leary. Prosecution by U S District Attorney Ross R. Mowry in Judge Martin J. Wade's court.
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Des Moines
Ila
Muscatine Fraternal Society
United State
Muscatine Eagle Lodge
S. Rosenfeld
Delmar Chaddock
John Feidler
Joe O'Leary
U. S
Ross R. Mowry
Martin J. Wade
No 34 Will Be First Paved Iowa Highway Say Officials
Southern Iowa reports No 34 across the state will be the first fully paved road. M F Black of Union county predicts bonds authorized in six of twelve counties and election dates set in others will pave the route from Burlington to Cornelia Bluffs. Montgomery county approved 600000 in bonds, joining Lucas Monroe Wapello Jefferson and Des Moines in paving efforts.
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Iowa
M. F Black
Union County
Burlington
Cornel Bluffs
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Lucas
Monroe
Wapeilo
Jefferson
Des Moines
Clarke
Pottawattamie
Henry
Mills
Adams
Union
Council Bluffs
Black
Clayton County
Humeboldt
Associated Press
Open Verdict in Airplane Deaths
A coroners jury returned an open verdict in Davenport Iowa after hearing eight witnesses at the inquest into the death of Hugo Lorenzel and George Naber when an airplane carrying them fell 300 feet Thursday evening. Sporrer the pilot testified his foot slipped from the rudder bar causing a tail spin and crash. Sporrer's $2000 bond was released at the end of the inquest. No criminal charges will result from the accident.
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Davenport
Witneses
Hugo Lorenzen
George Naber
Sporrer
District Bankers Meet In City
Bakers of the district gathered at Iowana hotel this afternoon to hear a state agriculture department representative explain the new standard loaf law effective July 1. About Gu bakers attended the meeting called by Guy Stark of Leon, vice president of the Iowa bakers association. J. D. Bierce of Euston was a business visitor in Creston yesterday.
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Iowana Hotel
State Department of Agriculture
Guy Stark
Leon
Iowa Bakers’ Association
Army Officers Fly Non-Stop Pach Toward Honolulu
In San Francisco on June 28 Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger piloted a giant Army Fokker from Oakland to the Pacific bound for Honolulu. The takeoff drew cheers as Major General Mason Patton offered encouragement. Civilian pilot Ernes L. Smith followed, signaling good wishes as the two flyers disappeared into the early morning haze.
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San Francisco
Oakland Municipal
Lester Maitland
Albert Hegenberger
Golden Gate
Pacific
Honolulu
Land's End
San Praneseo Coast
Matsonia
Mason Patmeck
Army Air Service
Maitland
Hegenberger
Ernes L. Smith
Maithand
Smith
Army
Fokker
San Francisco Bay
Spaulding Route Favored For Primary Road 25
Plans for relocating Primary Road No 25 north of Creston to the Adair county line are underway. Fred R White states the Spaulding route saves about 30 500 and serves local traffic better. The commission approved the new location at its June 20 meeting and plans now proceed to finish the improvements from Creston north to Spaulding then west and north into Orient.
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Creston
Adair County
Fred R White
Union County
Spaulding Township
Spaulding
Wunien
Price
Adwr County
State Highway Commission
Orient
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Rotary
McKinley Park Cabin
Brothers of
Black Hills
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Blac Hills
President Coolidge
Custer State Park
G. W. Seeley
Fontanelle
Creston Yestamlay
Iowa Southern
Towa Southern
Fine Fraternal Society Members
South
J. D. Bierce
Euston
Creston Yester
Charles H. V. Lewis
G. W Swan
Creason
G W. Swan
Gul Wea
Mills Street
Lewis
California
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Dee Moines
Omaha
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