Medcal and Tully Again Take the Air
Caribou Maine Sept 5 The London Ontario to London England plane piloted by Sir John Carling began its return flight from a field near Washburn with Captain Terry Tully and Lieutenant James Medcalf aboard. They hopped off at 9 49 am EST and quickly vanished across the New Brunswick border amid clear skies and a brisk west wind.
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Caribou
London
Ont
England
Sir John Carling
Washburn
Harbor Grace
N. F
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Hayfiell
Tully
Medcalf
New Brunswick
Plane sighting prompts Ottawa investigation
A Belle Isle lightkeeper reported sighting a monoplane Friday night and Saturday morning, described as on an erratic course with a red light. Commander C P Edwards leads the inquiry for the Department of Marine and Fisheries while no fate update arrived over the weekend for St Raphael from Upavon, England carrying Princess Lowenstein Wertheim Colonel Minchin and Captain Hamilton bound for Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Ont
Belle Isle
C. P Edwards
Federal
Department of Marine and Fisheries
St. Raphael Ln
Lowenstein-Wertheim
Minchin
Hamilton
Upavon
England
Old Glory Flight Delayed From Ocean Beach
Phil Payne announces the Old Glory flight to Rome will depart tomorrow due to high tide and sand conditions on the beach. Pilots J. H. Hill and Lloyd Bertaud oversee loading of extra gasoline shipped from New York amid brisk winds.
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Old Glory
Ld Ovchard Me
Phil Payne
William R. Hearst
Rome
J. H. Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
New York
Drouhin Charts Fast Transatlantic Plane
Maurice Drouhin, after plans to fly the Atlantic with Charles A. Levine, will pilot a new plane touted as a major advance. The craft reportedly has a 7000 mile range enabling a Paris to San Francisco non stop, though such a flight is not to be attempted immediately and would wait until early next year.
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Drouhin
Paris
Maurice Drouhin
Atlantic
Charles A. Levine
L’auto
San Francisco
Courtney Delays Flight to New York Amid Atlantic Weather
Spain Sept 5. Captain F T Courtney, forced to land his flying boat Whale on the Spanish coast due to bad weather, said he would not continue his trans Atlantic flight today. He awaited orders from London and considered a direct flight to New York as possible Tuesday.
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Courtney
Forunna
Spain
F. T. Courtney
New York
London
Atlantic
Omaha man visits at two local homes this weekend
Irwin Pounds of Omaha spent the weekend calling on friends at the home of Mrs. C. H. Thomas on North Sycamore Street and with Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Thomas on West Spencer Street.
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Irwin Pounds
Omaha
C. H. Thomas
North
Sycamore Street
Mrs. Hobart Thomas
West
Spencer Street
Delay Reports Crops Look Wonderful Across Several States
J C Delay returning from a five week outing says crops in northern Minnesota look wonderful while frost threatens other districts. Oats and wheat yield well at Itaska Lake and late potatoes need rain. Corn in South Dakota and Nebraska appears good but may not mature before frost. Templar Park in Spirit Lake features improvements including a new lagoon drive and additional golf holes.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
J. C. Delay
West
Adams Street
Templar Park
Spirit Lake
Delay
Harry Hill Is Discovered by Seattle Police
Harry Hill of Streator Illinois, 22, is held in Seattle jail awaiting extradition to stand trial for his mother Eliza Hill’s murder in Streator. He told a changing story after his arrest following links between a car sale and a stolen license plate.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry Hill
Streator
Hill
Eliza Hill
Sreator
Fashion Aloft in Holstein as Bobbed Hair Banned
Berlin reports Holstein society frowns on bobbed hair with no local residents adopting the look. Short skirts please fashion while long natural tresses remain, with barber shops selling false hair for switches to meet style demands.
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Berlin
Holstein
Labor Leader Attacks Injunctions and Defends Primaries
In Chattanooga on Labor Day Frank Morrison of the AFL denounced labor injunctions as sinister and defended direct primaries against a swing to one man rule. Davis, Labor Secretary, framed overproduction as under consumption and urged wage growth to boost demand while pledging fairer wealth distribution. President Green and other AFL leaders urged workers to support pro labor candidates and oppose wage cuts.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Senate
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Morrison
United States Senate
Washington
Labor Davis
Green
Federation
Matthew Wall
Woll
Flyer Killed In Chute Leap Over Sioux City
C C Williams a 23 year old stunt flyer died after a parachute harness failed during a jump from an airplane at an American legion celebration. He fell from over 1500 feet and was dead when companions reached him. Williams was part of a flying circus performing at the event.
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Sioux City
C .C. Williams
Williams
Wiliams
American Legion
Mrs. L. Green Returns From Omaha Visit
Mrs. L. Green has returned from a trip to Omaha where she visited relatives.
Thurston to Visit Creston in Near Future
Congressman Loyd Thurston of Oscoon will visit Creston to confer with residents on postal service pensions and related questions. The visit follows his return from a trip to the Philippines China and Japan for insights useful to his work on the house committee on insular affairs.
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Loyd Thurston
Oscoon
Creston
Daily Advertiser
Thurston
Philippines
China
Japan
Lindbergh Bypass Delights McCook Residents
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh diverted his U S aviation tour to circle McCook Nebraska where residents gathered on building tops to view his Spirit of St Louis. F E Haines, superintendent of the McCook division of the C B and Q railroad, sent a letter thanking Ernest G Dixon Creston for arranging the visit.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Omaha
Denver
United States
McCook
Neb
F. E. Haines
C. B. and Q. Railroad
St. Louis
Mr. Haines
Col. Lindbergh
Ernest G. Dixon
Creston
Lindbergh
Burlington
Dixon
College Grid Drill To Start At Creston Junior College
Creston Junior college football players begin fall practice tomorrow afternoon under coach L. W. Pawek. Regular sessions start immediately with suits and equipment issued to reporters tomorrow night. The initial session will be signal drills and light workouts.
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Creston
L. W. Pawek
Pawek
Gehrig Ties Ruth's Home Run Mark
Lou Gehrig ties Babe Ruth by hitting his 44th homer in the third inning against the Red Sox in Boston. Koenig aboard, Ruffing pitching as the game unfolds through a doubleheader opener.
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Boston
Mars
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Red Sox
Koenig
Ruffing
Son of Former President Dies in Virginia Home
Charles Gardner Tyler 81 son of former President John Tyler died at his residence Sherwood Forest in City Virginia He was a former member of the House of Representatives and died today at his home Judge D Gardner Tyler was 81 years old and a former congressman
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Charles ‘City
D. Gardner Tyler
John Tyler
Sherwool Forest
Guani Elected President of League Assembly
Alberto H. Guani of Uruguay was elected president of the League of Nations assembly in Geneva by 24 votes to 21 over Count Albert Mone dorff of Austria with Mineichiro Adachi withdrawing. He said Latin American leadership reflects a desire for peace and arbitration. Enrique Villegas of Chile opened the meeting and praised North American collaboration before adjournment.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Alberto H. Guan
France
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Dr. Guani
Albert Monedorff
Austria
Mineichiro Adachi
Assembly
League
Enrique Villegas
Chile
Autos Collide At Vine and Howard Streets
Autos owned by Matt Western and E J Baldwin collided this forenoon at Vine and Howard intersection. Baldwin's car left the pavement and struck a tree but neither driver was injured. Baldwin traveling west on Howard and Western north on Vine, according to Chief Art Loudon.
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Matt Western
Creston
E. J Baldwin
Vine and
Howard Streets
Baldwin
Art Loudon
Howard Street
Western
Vine
Lenox Man Owns Pup With 6 Legs
A.H. Peacock of Lenox owns a two day old Boston terrier pup with six legs. Vets in Creston examined the pup and declared it could not live. Six pups are in the litter and all others are normal.
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A. H. Peacock
Lenox
Creston
Mr. Peacock
Drum Corps to Play for Fair at Greenfield Sep 13
The Creston American Legion drum and bugle corps has been signed as the feature attraction for the night show at the Adair county fair in Greenfield on September 13. The corps won first place at the state legion convention for uniforms appearance and marching and drew big crowds at the Union county fair.
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Creston American Legion
Adair County
Greenfield
Union County Fair
Bomb Rocks Brooklyn Skyscraper District
A time bomb exploded in an alley near the Brooklyn Supreme Court building and Hall of Records, cracking walls and shattering windows but injuring none. Police detained three alleged extremists who claimed to be Julit De Hoyas 50 Josun Silvia and Mario Medrano 24, all restaurant workers residing at the same New York address.
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New York
Brooklyn Supreme Court House
Hall of Reverde
Julit de Hoyas
Josun Silvia
Mario Medrano
Em. Cloves
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Hall of Records
Horough
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital
Kings County Court House
Supreme Court
Enrolment in Creston Public Schools Surges on First Day
Superintendent De Wolf announced Creston public schools opened with 1 742 total students in four grade buildings and two high schools, up 70 from last year. Senior high 510, junior high 268, Franklin 290, Lincoln 22, Jefferson 217, Irving 234, with classes to begin tomorrow. junior college registration expected over 100.
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Creston
George K. DeWoit
de Wolf
Franklin
Lincoln
Jefferson
Irving
DeWolf
Local school opens as boys circus closes for season
Harold Kilburn and LeRoy Peterson staged a sawdust ring show Saturday at 401 New York Avenue drawing a big crowd of children who traded safety pins for seats. Creston barbers attended an outing in Corning by Masters Barbers of southwestern Iowa at Bixler's park with a noon picnic and tonight’s dancing scheduled.
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J.boys
Harold Kilburn
LeRoy Petershon
New York Avenue
Creston
Corning
Masters Barbers
Iowa
Bixler’s Park
Storm and Fire Damage Hit Union County Farms
Fire and storm caused thousands in losses across Union County. The worst damage occurred at the W. J. Huss farm near Afton where a 50 by 100 foot barn and equipment burned, with insurance covering about half the cost. Lightning sparked a straw stack near Creston, while reports of livestock losses from lightning could not be verified amid widespread rain from light showers to heavy downpours across the region.
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Union County
W. J. Huss
Afton
Ritegold County
Huss Farm
Frank Stream
Creston
Lyle Stream
Affon
Madison County
City Observes Labor Holiday
Labor Day was observed in Creston with federal and district offices closed and no mail deliveries. Flags adorned the business district as an all-day program was planned at Worstey's grove. District court resumes at 9 am tomorrow with trial jurors recalled for duty.
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Creston
Worstey’s Grove
Meltzer
District Court
Seasion
Gravel Truck Burns At Afton
Afton Sept 5 Treichler Brothers lumber company truck burned on primary road No 16 in the north part of town. Driver Jake Lock said the engine back fired igniting the floor boards. Fire was stopped before the gasoline tank exploded but the truck was nearly a total loss.
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Atton
Advertiser
Treichler Brothers’ Lumber Company
Jake Lock
Two Escape In Plane Crash
A Curtiss bi plane overturned in surf at Old Orchard Me. during a trial flight. Pilot Hammond and photographer Mack of the International News Service escaped with a ducking, crawling from the cockpit and wading ashore unhurt except for a shake-up. The crowd at the Old Glory spectacle stirred with excitement.
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Old Orchard Me
Old Glory
Mack
International News Service
Hammond
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Joseph Moesser
Granger Utah
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M’cook
E. Dixon
Lindy
College
Gehrig
Ruth
Guani
Lenox Man
Bame
This County
W. L. Huss
Stream
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