Russia moves to abolish war faces broad rejection
The League of Nations preparatory disarmament commission rejected Russia’s bid for immediate global disarmament and dismissed a gradual plan by Maxim Litvinoff. The United States declined to join the proposal, citing steps toward disarmament as preparation. Britain urged naval armament reductions while Italy’s Mussolini called for blackshirts to stay alert amid fascist mobilization. Tangier issues linger with tentative Spain France talks and broader ratifications needed.
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Associated Press
Russia
League of Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Gibson
Germany
Lord Cushendun
Great Britain
Geneva
Count von Bernsterff
Spain
League Council
Brazil
League
Mussolini
Italy
Tangier
France
Paris
Simon Casady Dies Veteran Iowa Banker
Des Moines reports the death of Simon Casady a veteran Iowa banker at his home after seven months of illness due to heart trouble. He became seriously ill last August and died of double pneumonia following the heart condition.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Simon Casady
Deer
Identify Plane Seen Over City
An army plane over Creston last Saturday was identified by Bob Turner as flown by his brother Lieut. Howard Turner en route to Avoca to visit his parents. The bomber, a new type used in Nicaragua by U S Marines, can reach 165 miles per hour before Lieutenant Turner headed to Galveston Texas after the visit.
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Creston
Bob Turner
Lieut
Howard Turner
Avoca
Turner
Mr. Turner
Nicaragua
Galveston
Texas
Mrs Hoakinson Dies After 73 Years Of Life
Mrs Alfred Hoakison died Saturday at the family home 900 North Cherry street Creston where she had lived 26 years after coming to Tinica county with her husband in 1875 Funeral services were at 2 PM at the Methodist church with Rev C W Graham officiating burial followed at Prairie Lawn cemetery She leaves her husband and four children Frank Harry Mrs Rose Richardson and Mrs Nellie Boyd all of Creston in her 73rd year
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Alfred Hoakison
Tinica County
North Cherry Street
Creston
Methodist Church
C. W. Graham
Prairie Lawn
Frank Harry
Rose Richardson
Nellie Boyd
Hoakison
Two Negro suspects held for robbery at Talmage
Two unidentified Negroes arrested in St. Joseph Missouri in connection with the robbery of the C. J. Van Sandt general store at Talmage. They were identified by railroad officers and will be returned to Creston. Police say the break in used a back window and theft included a camera clothing cash and meat.
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Creston
St. Joseph
van Sandt
Talmage
Frank Collings
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Missouri City
Collings
California Nevada flood danger swamps Reno and Sacramento
Floodwaters from rain and melting snow threaten central California and west central Nevada. Reno faces possible dam breach with water rising four to five feet, while Sacramento area towns and roads are isolated and residents evacuated by boat. Japanese evacuees stranded near Marysville as the American and Yuba rivers swell.
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San Francisco
California
Nevada
Reno
Truckee
Roca Dam
St. Francis Dam
Sacramento
American River
Sacramento To Northern
Marysville
Six Injured In Highway Crash Near Creston
Six people suffered minor cuts and scratches in a two vehicle collision on primary road No. 34 near the Frank Otis farm east of Creston late last night. Sheriff Frank Collings said responders found two wrecked cars, one driven by Milt Stevenson of Barney and the other by H B Parrish of Lorimer. No serious injuries were reported.
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Frank Otis
Creston
Frank Collings
Milt Stevenson
Barney
H. B Parrish
Lorimer
Hugh Twombley
Mills and
Spruce Streets
Charles McCreary
Cromwell
Union Services Continue at First Christian Church Week
The church federation drills on with a week of union meetings at First Christian Church. A varied music program is set, and a rotating speaker will present nightly topics including The Triumphal Entry and Gethsemane. Family Night Friday offers a Bible prize to the largest attending family.
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Church Federation
First Christian Church
Mexico City Bandit Gang Robs Buses Amid Ambush
Troops comb Mexico City and surrounding foothills for a highway robbery gang after 50 men held up four autos and 11 buses, robbing about 2000 people. A driver escaped with a $50 000 vehicle and two injuries were reported as the militants shouted Viva Cristo Rey. Authorities link the raid to insurgent sympathizers and possibly two notorious bandits known as The One Eye and The Negro.
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Mexico City
Dwight W. Morrow
Morrow
Puebla
Mr. Morrow
Genaro Estrada
Calles
Viva Cristo
Rey
Pny
the One Eye
Union County Students Win College Honors at Simpson College
Four Union county students at Simpson College in Indianola were named to the scholastic roll in a chapel service announced by Dr. John L. Hillman. The students are Gladys Krisinger Creston Alice Peters Creston Fred Wolfe Shannon City and Treva Linthicum Shannon City. The honor is the college’s most coveted academic distinction.
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Union County
Simpson College
Indianola
John L. Hillman
Gladys Krisinger
Alice Peters
Creston
Fred Wolfe
Treva Linthicum
Shannon
Simpson
Weather Lion Roars as March Wips Cold Front
A north wind brings showers and a sharp temperature drop in Des Moines as March is said to begin with a lamb and end as a lion. The forecast calls for colder tonight then warmer tomorrow with lingering storms over Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wife No. 2? Claims King Took Valuables
Greenfield Iowa March 26.4 J E King arrested at Adair last week and held for investigation after a box of diamonds and large denomination currency was found with him He heads for Texas to answer El Paso charges raised by his second wife who says he departed with her valuables worth several thousand dollars She also accuses him of bigamy His first wife Blanche Sargent of Adair stays with relatives Mrs Lillian May Longton King wife No 2 identified him before he left for Texas
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Greenfield
Towa
J. E. King
Adair
Texas
el Paso
Meier
Alyce le Belleau
Milwaukee
Roy Marks
Washington
Marks
A. L. Mensing
McPherson Cancels Creston Visit After Muddy Roads
Aimee Semple McPherson canceled her Creston Iowa appearance due to muddy roads. Her party narrowly avoided injury when a car slid into a ditch near Osceola, scattering about 700 expected attendees. She returned to Des Moines and later left for the west coast.
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Creston
Iowa
Aimee Semple McPherson
Osceola
Des Moines
Carter Starts New Term Here
A new term of Union county district court opened this afternoon with Judge H. H. Carter of Corydon presiding. Grand jurors will report at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, with defaults to be taken and an assignment made in the afternoon.
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Union County District Court
H. H. Carter
Corydon
Heavy municipal elections sweep Iowa towns
Sioux City faced the heaviest voting in its history as residents chose a mayor and four council members from ten candidates and weighed a possible purchase of the interstate fair grounds. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids also saw spirited mayoral races and key council contests with a bond issue on waterworks funding drawing opposition.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Des Moines
Fred H. Hunter
John MacVickar
Emma K. Blaise
Harriett M. Kendall
Cedar Rapids
William C. Loftus
J. R Ball
Loftus
Davenport To Share Iowa Chess Title
Kenneth Davenport of Creston and Ed Sayre of Des Moines will share the Iowa State Chess championship after each posting one win and one loss in the tournament at Iowa City. Davenport won his first ten games and JM St John of Cedar Rapids was elected president with Sayre as vice president Tyrrel as secretary treasurer and Davenport as referee. A fall Des Moines tournament may be planned.
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Kenneth Davenport
Oo Creston
Iowa State Chess Association
Iowa City
Ed Sayre
Des Moines
Davenport
Sayre
Creston
JM. St. John
Cedar Rapids
W. F. Tyrrel
Funeral for Jeannette Bryant Daughter of Des Moines Man
Funeral services for Jeannette Elizabeth Bryant age six will be held at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon at Deitrick's chapel. Her father Fred Bryant of Des Moines and grandfather Wesley Bryant of Creston attend the service with burial in Graceland cemetery.
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Jeannette Elizabeth Bryant
Fred Bryant
Des Moines
Wesley Bryant
Creston
Deitrick’s Chapel
George Henry
Graceland Cemetery
Union County Spelling Bee Seeks City Titles
More than 43 students from Union County public schools will compete in the annual spelling contest on April 14, overseen by Miss Ella Day. Roy W. Eaton of Omaha will conduct the county event at either Creston High or the courthouse with oral and written exams. Medals go to top finishers. the best speller advances to the Des Moines Register state contest on April 20, with the second-best as alternate.
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Union County
Ella Day
Roy W. Eaton
Omaha
New Creston High School
The
Des Moines Register
Miss Day
German Bremen trans Atlantic flight crew and Irish landing noted
Dublin reports the Junkers Bremen landed at Baldonnell after a Dublin overflight as part of an east to west Atlantic crossing plan. Baron Huenefeld Captain Koehl and mechanic Spindler aboard prepare for a possible New York leg from Baldonnell with Tempelhofer tests preceding the attempt.
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Irish Free State
Bremen
Baldonnel Airdrome
Tembpelhofer Field
Baldonnel Field
New York
Berlin
Koeh
Mitchell Field
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Junkers
Tempelhofer
Baldonnel
Ireland
Baron von Huenefeld
Hermann Koehl
Spindler
Tempelhofer Field
Baldonne
Baron Shrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld
Kremen
Dessau
Germany
America
Furopa
Lloyd Steamship Company
Hermann Koch
Fridrich Leese
Koehl
New Ulm
Five Die in Iowa Postmaster Family Tragedy
Lambert Meier postmaster of Lowden Iowa and his wife plus three children were found shot dead in their home. Meier, 30, allegedly killed his family then ended his life after being ordered to relinquish duties due to irregular post office accounts. The incident followed authorities noting a small payroll shortage and Meier had recently faced suspension.
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Lowden
Iowa
Lambert Meier
Meier
Fred Meier
Washington
Alice
Jean
M. B. Paul
Tipton
Cedar County
Stanwood
Postal Department
Post Office Department
Lowdon
Public Favors Road Machines Demonstration Near Afton
Favorable comments followed the demonstration of a new wheel scraper outfit near Afton. Bought by the Union county Supervisors last fall, the machine moves dirt at less than one third the cost of horse drawn scrapers. The board placed conditional orders for two more scraper sets and one more tractor for the secondary road system.
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Afton
Union County Supervisors
Union County
Byers Rites To Be Tuesday
Funeral services for Howard Webster Byers former Iowa attorney general and city counsel will be held Tuesday afternoon in Des Moines The Rev Miner Levens of Calvary Baptist Church and Dr S E Wilcox will officiate Byers who died Saturday at age 71 suffered a complication of ailments and had been a key figure in state politics.
Fire alarms respond to trash pile and bonfire threats
A pair of late Saturday alarms drew the fire department to a concealed trash pile fire behind a billboard on West Montgomery street and to a West Adams street bonfire near a barn with no damage reported. Dog licenses sold by county auditor Beulah V. Spencer added 41 dollars to the domestic animal fund. unpaid licenses became delinquent on April 1.
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West Montgomery Street
West Adams Street
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Idaho
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James B. Watson
Indiana
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
W. B. Pine
Oklahoma
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Frederic M. Sackett
Kentucky
Jesse H. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Mexico
Weather Lion
Lillian May Longton King
Carter
Council Bluffs
George Steinberg
Sam Green
Slunter
K. Bryant
Wermans
Wuely
Captain Koehl
District Farm Bureau
L. A Nordhouren
Leote Radine Colton
H. L., Colton
New York Avenue
Greater Community Hospital
Cincinnati
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Diagonal
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Ross Peterson
Owa
A.M. McCormick
Harry Hamilton
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