23 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
1
Dempsey and Tunney cleared last hurdles as weather improved for the September 23 title fight at Sesqui Stadium. About 200000 fans were expected. Dempsey weighed 190 pounds, Tunney 185 1 2 pounds.
Storm clouds hung over Sesquicennial Stadium in Philadelphia as fans anticipated the Dempsey versus Tunney heavyweight title bout. Officials said only a cloudburst could delay the fight, with gates near 200,000 expected and 75,000 to 100,000 visitors predicted to crowd the grounds for the 8:30 p.m. main event.
The Philadelphia common pleas court dismissed the injunction to stop the Dempsey Tunney fight tonight in a unanimous ruling. Judges held the contract evidence between B C Clements and Dempsey and its fulfillment insufficient for injunctions.
Bedford Sept 23 Special to the ADVIPATISPR The bail motion for Hal Howard 15 of Creston is delayed due to his attorney's absence in Bedford He is in the county jail awaiting trial on a murder indictment involving Pansy Turnbull 17 of Diagonal Also Terance Luton of St Joseph Mo faces a similar indictment and is jailed without bail The judge may hear the motion tomorrow and no trial date has been set Sentence Banker F F Johnston former Athleston bank cashier who pled guilty to deposits after insolvent body was sentenced to one year hard labor in county jail Depositors and townsmen petitions urged leniency.
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Lewis Able of Arispe at Rochester Minnesota after several weeks illness. She is survived by husband Lewis Able three daughters Mrs Shafter Shobe Creston Miss Bessie Able Creston Miss Peggy Reader Chicago and two sons Earl and Glen Waltz Cres ton. Funeral party will arrive in Creston on No 3 tomorrow with no arrangements yet made.
Promoter Tex Rickard leads a sport event projected to near two million dollars in gates as women, fans, and society figures fill seats at premium prices. The massive run including New York Chicago Philadelphia and a sesqui centennial tour underscores the audacious scale of this crowning venture.
N F Reed announces 30 grand and 45 petit jurors for the October term to open September 19 in Creston with Judge Martin J Wade to preside briefly before longer cases move to another judge. Names include A A Andrews Sewal and many others from towns such as Diagonal Bedford Corning Tabor and Osceola.
Mrs. Sarah Flohra died at her daughter’s home in Thayer after several weeks of illness. She was 80, born in Virginia, longtime Union county resident. Funeral at Thayer church Friday at 1 pm with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton. Survived by eight children including H J Swanker, Ed Flohra, and others in Creston Thayer Arispe Leon Vandalia Ohio. 37 grandchildren.
A sequence of lawsuits and injunction threats across five estates marks the initial phase of the battleground project. More than a dozen court actions shape the struggle as opponents contest the site and approach.
A Creston man was arraigned in the mayor's court and fined 20 dollars plus costs on an intoxication charge. Creston stores closed at noon to allow employees to attend the Union County fair and race meet.
Cleanup and body recovery operations continue along the Southeastern Florida coast after a hurricane. Refugees are being moved and evacuated districts lifted, with vaccination required for all in the area. Florida storm refugees are being relocated to Iowa including families from Davenport and Oskaloosa.
H Simons once of Omaha who runs theaters in Shenandoah and Red Oak is found after a two day search in Hollywood Florida. The family, reportedly penniless, is supported by the Red Cross. Simons has a wife two daughters and a son.
A report notes whaling using dynamite in southern Alaska. The practice, described in local pages, highlights dangerous methods and the region’s ongoing tensions over whale catches and wildlife protection.
A market trend shows nine of every ten automobile transactions involve a used car. This indicates strong demand for pre owned vehicles and a dominant share of the used segment in overall auto sales.
The article notes a steady rise in telephone numbers across the United States with an annual increase approaching one million. It highlights rapid expansion in phone service and potential impacts on communication access nationwide.
The Advertiser will open its special leased wire at 6 o'clock for the preliminaries of the Dempsey Tunney fight and 7 45 for the main bout. Readers can visit 206 North Maple street to get rapid ringside results via the Associated Press from Philadelphia where the bout is staged. The expected crowd is the largest ever for a world heavyweight championship fight.
Petznick former Burlington machinist sues for 10000 dollars claiming knee injury in October 1924 while repairing an engine. He alleges a glancing blow from a hammer caused serious injuries hindering use of his leg and causing lifelong pain. Jury selection begins as trial opens.
Independent candidates filed for November races in Iowa with Hindley of Centerville entering in the eighth district after losing to Thurston. Other independents include Co. D. David of Denison in the tenth district, Buser of Conesville in the twentieth, and Murphy of Wapello in Muscatine and Louisa counties. Democratic nominees are W. S. Bradley in the eighth and Henry Wildasin in the twentieth.
Floyd Goodrich of Murray was a guest in the H J Swanker home on Wednesday with local social ties noted and no incident reported.
Nearly all European capitals are linked now by commercial or government airplane lines, expanding travel routes and improving regional connectivity.
The Gulf Stream current along the United States coast is described as moving at roughly five miles per hour. This note records the measured speed as an oceanographic fact relevant to navigation and climate context.
Des Moines reports the Grand Army of the Republic convening for its sixtieth encampment. John B. Inman presents the annual commander in chief address as committees review the session. A Willet chaired panel says differences with the Daughter of the G A R over affiliation are reconcilable. Election of officers and 1927 convention city expected to be decided tomorrow.
Des Moines says farmers in northern and western Iowa should harvest seed corn Friday to beat a forecasted cold snap. Weather bureau officials Reed and Hearst warn temperatures may plummet by Saturday with strong northwest winds, threatening top quality seed.
The Weather Bureau warns of a general visitation of rain and cold weather tonight across central northwest. Temperatures near or below freezing are forecast across the Dakotas and Minnesota. In Canada, a continued cold wave threatens grain crops with snow and rain in Saskatchewan and lows around 20 to 22 in Swift Current and Calgary.
Secretary Mellon raised the current fiscal year surplus forecast to 185 million dollars as higher tax receipts pour in. He warned against premature tax cuts despite prosperity and rejected adding last year’s 370 million surplus to this year’s for a 500 million dollar cut, citing annual balancing needs.
Secretary Cobb of the Union County Agricultural Association says Friday will be the biggest day of the fair with afternoon speed events and an evening program of vaudeville and fireworks. Rain delayed events earlier, judging continues, and awards go to corn and grain exhibitors led by C F Weber of Thayer and Creston entrants.
In Omaha on September 23 four squads of federal prohibition agents led by W. E. Dunning raided 15 of 40 planned liquor locations. The operations yielded a sizable bootleg liquor haul and frequent arrests, prompting United States Commissioner Mary Mullen to relocate her office temporarily to the prohibition office. Exact arrest totals were not released.
Lightning struck the West Union school in Iowa emptying an assembly as plaster fell. about 1,000 students were marched out in a heavy rain shortly after 11 15 this morning. No injuries reported and discipline observed during the evacuation.
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