League weighs arms cuts as disarmament talks loom
Geneva reports the League of Nations assembly pushing to reduce armaments before adjournment. Delegates expect a full dress debate on Germany's disarmament stance and Briand Boncour dialogue, with Polish ideas for a general war outlaw pact sparking concern over territorial limits.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nationg Assembly
United States
League
M. Briand
Poland
Germany
Great Britain
Loyd George
Flights Across the World Report From Various Air Ventures
AP dispatches describe Pride of Detroit arriving from Allahabad after a global trip covering 1120 miles since August 27 awaiting Rangoon as next leg. Other flights include Old Glory departing Maine for Rome with Hearst sponsor Philip Payne aboard, and Royal Windsor prepared to depart Scarboro for Windsor England as pilots face weather and repairs work across several routes.
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Associated Press
Calcutta
India
Pride of Detroi
Allahabad
Rangoon
Old Orchard
Maine
Old Glory
J. D. Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Philip Payne
William Randolph Hearst
Rome
Royal Windsor
Windsor
Ontario
England
Scarboro
Chicago Fed Cuts Rediscount Rate to Three and Half
The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank today lowered its rediscount rate to 3.5 percent on all paper maturities effective tomorrow.
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Chicago
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Sighting of Redfern Plane Near Islands Sparks Hope
New Orleans reports renewed hope that Paul Redfern reached the South American mainland after a Christian Krohg ship sighted a plane August 26 between Port of Spain and Kingston. The craft circled 50 minutes, dropped notes urging landfall, and vanished toward the mainland. weather was perfect and fuel and aircraft logs noted NX 775.
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New Orleans
Paul R. Redfern
Christian Krohg
Port Au Spain
Trinidad
Kingston
Jamaica
Redfern
Venezulean
Cayo Grande
KE Roque
Brunswick-Brazil
Brunswick
Brazil
Odd Fellows To Hear State Officers Here
State officers of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will speak at the thirteenth annual I O O F Blue Grass association meeting in Creston. Lynn Erwin and Barbara Quinn address afternoon program. 500 meals planned with potential for more. Delegations from seven towns join Creston for a full schedule of music, welcomes, and degree work.
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Blue Grass Association
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
I. 9. O. F. Blue Grass Association
J. A. Stearns
Creston
Lynn J. Erwin
Iowa Odd Fellows
Barbara T. Quinn
Rebekahs
Woodman Hall
Hopeville Lodge
Lenox
Association
H. P. Bagg
Afton
H. SS. Gravett
Martin
Monoplane Old Glory Heads Toward Rome Nonstop
The Old Glory monoplane set off from New Foundland toward Rome in a 4100 mile non stop flight. James Hewitt Hill commanded the craft with Lloyd Bertaud and Philip Payne aboard, carrying a wreath for Nungesser and Coli. The craft uses WRHC 610 meters and shares updates via Hearst agents.
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Italy
Old Orchard
Rome
James Hewitt Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Philip Payne
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Newfoundland
Nungesser
Coli
Paris
Hill
Bertaud
Old Glory
WRHC
Mr. Hearst
Tully Postpones Start in Harbor Grace Flight
The London to London plane Sir John Carling was postponed until tomorrow morning. Captain Terry Tully and Lieut. James Metcalf decided to overhaul their plane in Harbor Grace after its arrival from Caribou, Maine.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Sir John Carling
London
Ontario
England
Caribou
Tully
Terry Tully
James Metcalf
Weather Delays Transatlantic Flights At Seas and Cities
Unfavorable weather from observatories delays Capt Courtney's resumed flight from Corunna to America and postpones Charles Levine's trans Atlantic attempt. Junkers Bremen prepared for a hop to America with crew Herman Koehl Frederick Loose and Baron Gunther von Heunefeld depending on afternoon forecasts.
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Courtney
Madrid
Observatory
America
Corunna
New York
Cranwell
England
Charles A. Levine
Dessau
Germany
Junkers
Bremen
Herman Koeh
Frederick Loose
Baron Gunther von Heunefeld
Bernard Heeren On Trial Here
Bernard Heeren of Creston faces illegal morphine possession charges in district court with Judge Homer A. Fuller presiding. A jury was expected to be empaneled before noon. bench-sharing term judge H. H. Carter stood in. Local officials listed include Brown Kent Fa A Bonham Macksburg Lewis Evans Murray Co FR Long Hopeville and Charlee Luman Shannon City. The President, Secretary and Treasurer named as Mr. Bender, Mr. Stearns and George Hillery reside in Creston.
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Bernard Heeren
Creston
Homer A. Fuller
Fuller
H. H. Carter
Enrollment Tops 100 As Creston Junior College Opens
Creston junior college starts its second year with 102 total registrations including about 40 sophomores and six freshmen. Classes begin today with scheduling adjustments ongoing and late enrollments expected. A reception for students faculty and school board members is planned Thursday at the senior high college rooms. Coach L W Pawek announced football practice and uniform issuance for the junior college squad this afternoon as grade and high schools report 1 731 pupils.
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Creston Junior College
Board of Education
L. W. Pawek
Lorimer To Display School Exhibit At Fair
Miss Bla M Day announced Lorimer's annual agricultural fair will feature the Union county rural school exhibit, first place at the state fair, set up in Lorimor exactly as shown in Des Moines. The exhibit will be transported today by Miss Day and assistant Miss Lethal Kiesling.
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Lorimor
Union County
Bla M. Day
Des Moines
Naval Officer Johnston Returns Home Before Active Duty
Paul Johnston a United States Naval Academy graduate arrives in Preston to visit his parents prior to active duty. He will report in September at the San Pedro California naval base and has been assigned to the battleship Pennsylvania with a crew of 1290 officers and enlisted men.
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Paul Johnston
United States Naval Academy
Preston
Navy
George A. Johnston
North Highland
Johnston
San Pedro
Calif
Naval Base
Pennsylvania
Death of Wayne B Wheeler Ends Long Temperance Crusade
Wayne B Wheeler longtime general counsel of the Anti Saloon League dies at a sanitarium in Battle Creek after heart disease ends a 33 year temperance career. He had recently suffered a double tragedy at Little Point Sable Michigan where his wife perished in a cottage fire and her father collapsed dead. Funeral set for Columbus Ohio at Central MFE Church Thursday.
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Battle Creek
Mid
Wayne B. Whee
Ohio
Sears
Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Little Point Sable
Mich
Little Point Sable Cottage
Francis Scott McBride
Westerville
McBride
Washington
M.fe
Columbus
Triple Tragedy Blamed On Man
A coroner's jury ruled Henry Diehl murdered his wife Ada and daughter Ruth Diehl before killing himself. The triple funeral was held at a Lanark Illinois cemetery with all three laid in a single grave.
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Clinton, Y
Henry Diehl
Ada
Ruth Diehl
Lanark
Ill
Eight Iowans Die in Various Accidents Across State
Des Moines dispatch reports eight Iowa fatalities from accidents and one self-inflicted death. Victims include Gilman Colby 35 Gladbrook and Ralph Magneson 4 of Red Oak area from horse kicks, Harles De Blot 11 near Kellerton from lightning, Lambert Vanderesch 8 Hawarden hit by a car, Frank Book 58 Ottumwa in a truck collision, Forest McBeed 16 Alta Iowa and Joe Donohue 85 Carroll from drowning, and Christ Hansen 31 Waterloo who died by asphyxiation amid despondency with Donohue's cause heart failure during swimming. Efforts to save McBeed by Floyd Peterson 12 failed.
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Floyd D de Blot
Kellerton
Lambert Vanderesch
L. C. Vanderesch
Hawarden
George Stalfenberg
Frank Book
Riverside
Ottumwa
Forest MecBeed
Alta
Joe Donohue
Carroll
Floyd Peterson
McBeed
Donohue
Waterloo
Christ Hansen
East in Favor of Prosperity in Farm-Yeast
The east backs the McNary-Haugen farm relief aim while opposing its delivery method. Richard Young of the National City Bank spoke to the Rotary Club at the Iowa hotel, noting eastern support for farm prosperity linked to manufacturing gains. He warned the equalization fee would be hard to collect and cautioned against price surges from over production. Crops in the region show optimism despite the Mississippi flood and coal strike. Mr. Young, a Creston high school and Iowa State alumnus, spoke during his vacation visit.
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Rotary Club
Iowana Hotel
Richard Young
National City Bank of New York
John R. Young
Montgomery Street
Mr Young
Young
Mr. Young
McNary-Haugen
Scott
Iowa
Far West
Williams Named Deputy Treasurer in Des Moines
R M Williams of Des Moines, longtime superintendent of the gasoline tax department, was appointed deputy treasurer by Treasurer R B Johnson. Williams succeeds Col J A Thomas, who resigned to take an assignment as United States purchasing agent at Camp Dodge. He will handle the gasoline tax duties plus his deputy treasurer responsibilities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R M. Williams
R. BE. Johnson
Mr. Williams
Col. J. & Thomas
United States
Camp Dodge
Creston Junior College Seeks Growth Supported by Local Group
Creston junior college, aided by the Rotary club Kiwanians and the Chamber of Commerce, plans to attract out of town students and expand enrollment. Dean Vern Sanders cited annual student earnings of at least 29 325 dollars locally and noted the college offers first and second year credits toward bachelor degrees in collaboration with standard colleges. He emphasized the town’s location, equipment, and a monthly social program to boost student life. Visitors included CC J Fiddick and Chris Scott, with discussions on farm legislation and crop prospects.
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Creston
Rotary
Mason City
Fort Dodges
Burlington
Dean Sanders
Sophia
Fort Dodge
Creston College
Iowa
Sandera
Former Creston Girl Dies in Council Bluffs
Miss Gertrude Kiser 26, a former Creston resident and Council Bluffs high school teacher, died of spinal meningitis at her parents home in Council Bluffs. She had returned from Creston last Thursday with Mrs L Banks Wilson and Margarethe. Funeral set for Thursday at 4 PM at 314 Oakland Avenue with burial in Council Bluffs.
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Creston
Council Bluffs
Gertrude Kiser
Ouncil
Bush To Lead Pirates Again
Parney Dreyfus owner of the Pittsburgh Nationals announced Donie Bush would return as Pirate manager signing a contract to lead the team next season in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Bush
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Parney Dreyfus
Pittsburgh Nationals
Donie Bush
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F. L. Bender
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Blanche Lawhead
Sam Jolly
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Radio Corporation of America
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White Whale
Frank T. Courtney
Downer
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