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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1921

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Second General Assembly of League at Geneva Won't Include Full US Entry

Geneva reports the Second General Assembly of the League of Nations will open September 5 with delegations from 48 states, including Austria and Bulgaria. Hungary likely joins. Germany possibly later. US Russia Mexico and Turkey remain outside. Main issues include Bolivia Chile sea access and Baltic, Polish Lithuanian, and Aalands settlements.

League Assembly Geneva United Press General Assembly League of Nations League Austria Bulgaria Hungary Jine Germany United States Russia Mexico Turkey Aalands Island Finland Sweden International Health Organization International Labor Bureau International Court of Justice The Hague

Fairfield Public Schools Set to Resume September Work

Fairfield Public schools schedule a return to classes starting Monday in September with a short session for assignments and regular classes beginning Tuesday. Bookstores will sell required books Thursday through Saturday. lists of needed texts are posted at each bookstore.

de Fairfield Public Schools Les Logan Lincoln Central School Logan School Central

Town City Co-eds Standards Vary from the Ideal Woman

The University of Iowa survey of 75 co-eds shows a gap between the ideal woman and the co-eds own values. F B Knight reports the ballots rank 30 feminine interests by importance, highlighting differences in aspirations and self-perception.

Town City Siowa City University of Iowa F. B. Knight

Former Jefferson County Resident Dies in Colorado

Word has been received in the city of the death of Ephriam Hillman which occurred in the hospital at Paonia Colorado yesterday. Mr. Hillman is a brother of A L Hillman and was a former resident of Lockridge. No funeral arrangements have been made.

Ephriam Hillman Paonia Colo Hillman A. L. Hillman Lockridge

Giant ZR 2 Carries Fifty Passengers For Atlantic Trial

Two American giant dirigibles funded for an Atlantic crossing testing a trial flight from Cowden England with a British crew. The XR-2 passed Skeanee at nine and neared Pulham at noon with fifty aboard including twenty one Americans.

United Preas- Cowden Eng Atlantic Ocean Air Ministry Skeanee Pulham

Interest in Boxing Aroused in Brazil by Major Fight

In Rio de Janeiro on August 23 observers note rising boxing interest spurred by the Carpentier Dempsey match. Advertisements for "professors de box" proliferate as self defense instruction attracts students. Boxing remains largely unknown in Brazil with few exhibitions in coast city American circuses.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil de Box

Swindle Ring Details Revealed in Kohn Confession

Randolph Kohn confessed to government officials about the six million dollar swindle ring. Six leaders are held, six more sought, with schemes running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Authorities say notes signed with the name W. Davis and other opurious instruments were offered. Charles French, partner of John Worthington, was arrested.

Chicago Randolph Kohn Kohn W. Davis Cleveland Charles French John Worthington

Local School Supervisors Named In 1920s Roles

Hazel Kellog is Supervisor of Penmanship and Art, Cora Ball serves as Supervisor of Music, and Mrs. Ruth G. Strauss is listed as Nurse and Truant Officer.

Hazel Kellog Cora Ball Ruth G. Strauss

Cadman Here Tomorrow at Chautauqua

Cadman appears tomorrow at Chautauqua to rally support for a mortgage burn, park improvements, and a community celebration with Wes.

Wes

Tonight's Program Promises Chicago Festival Quintet

A Chicago festival program spotlights a Quintet named ebuGhi seeking a 65 score. The lineup includes a full evening of jazz pieces and guest performances, with admissions details to be announced.

Chicago ebuGhi

Cadman to Speak on Airfield Chautauqua Tomorrow

Dr. S Parks Cadman, famed preacher, will appear at the airfield Chautauqua tomorrow afternoon, with stores urged to close at 2 30 to hear him. The program also features Herbert Leon Cope, The Old Song Singers, and a revised Bible hour at 5 pm each day except Thursday.

S. Parks Cadman Chautauqua Dr. Cadman Herbert Leon Cope Mr. Cope Helena Paderewski

Grapes to Demand New High Price

Michigan grape growers expect record prices for the fall with an average of 150 per ton and top bids at 200 as a late spring sleet reduced the crop to 25 percent. Southwestern Michigan shipments reach 1500 cars. juice factories hold a large surplus and plan no purchases this year. An effort will seek to repeal the ad valorem tax on grape juice.

Paw Paw Mich Michigan Leo E. Prater National Grape Growers’ Association Congress

Wheat crop forecast for the northern hemisphere

Rome announces from the International Institute of Agriculture that the global wheat yield is projected at 50.2 million tons for the coming period, slightly below the 1920 figure of 50.3 million tons.

Rome International Institute of Agriculture

Uchida urges international conference on armament and Far East

Foreign Minister Uchida, in an interview distributed by Kokusai agency, says it is advisable to call an international conference to discuss disarmament and Far Eastern problems.

Tokio Uchida Kokusai Agency

Shackleton Leaves England and Ships to Frozen South

Reports describe Sir Ernest Shackleton's Quest voyage beginning from London Thames embankment. The ship sails 20 000 miles in polar waters seeking Enderby quadrant and the lost Tanaki island, with a crewless crew and extensive scientific equipment aboard.

London Thames Queet Sir Ernest Shackelson Polar Sir Ernest Atlantic Pacific South Pole Enderby Quadrant Antarctic South Africa Tanaki

Unemployed Men Parade in St Louis Protest

An army of five hundred unemployed paraded the streets of St Louis today to protest enforced idleness. Two hundred fifty men applied for work at a downtown ten cent store amid the demonstration.

United Press ST. Louis Ten Cent

Farmers Flooded Livestock Markets

United Press dispatch from Chicago reports farmers have flooded livestock and grain markets nationwide with heavy shipments. Market leaders say the surge is temporary and will not seriously affect overall business despite warnings from commission dealers.

United Press Chicago Til

Capper Tinder Bill Enacts Gambling Ban in Futures

Washington August 23 The Capper Tinder bill abolishes gambling in grain and cotton futures after Senate approval of the conference report and House action. The measure now goes to the president.

Washington, D. C Senate House

Sinn Fein Denies Vatican Interview in Irish Talks

Dublin dispatch reports the Vatican did not interview in Irish negotiations per Sinn Fein cabinet announcement. Sinn Fein council meets with no military interference. rumors of a secret papal message to De Valera surface and sympathy grows for peace. Cablegrams from Chicago express U S support, while Dail Eireann debates terms and possible Irish control over appointing the lord lieutenant.

Dublin Vatican Irish Council Sinn Fein Council de Valera Dromore Sinn Fein Lloyd George Chicago Dail American Association For the Recognition of the Irish Republic Republic Ramonn de Valera England Dail Eireann Sinn Peiners Free State of Ireland Ireland

Clara Weds Film Director in Los Angeles Romance

Ardmore Oklahoma August 23 Clara Smith Hamon who drew national attention after shooting and killing Jake Hamon Oklahoma millionaire and a man was married yesterday in Los Angeles to John W. Gorman who directed her appearance in a feature film reenacting the Ardmore tragedy and her flight to Mexico. The romance began at the Los Angeles studio where she worked and Gorman's directing is said to have become intimate.

Ardmore Okla Clara Smith Hamon Jake Hamon Oklahoma Los Angeles John W. Gorman Mexico Gorman Miss Hannon Moving Picture Colony

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