Post Office Job Scramble Draws Big Local Interest
The Fairfield postmaster race heats up as about a dozen candidates prepare for the July 12 civil service exam. Current incumbent J Wilbur Dole faces a field of hopefuls including Wilson Reed and Joe Carbaugh while politics may affect outcomes under new rules.
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Fairfield
John Cochran
J. Wilbur Dole
Wilson
Republican Congress
Dole
Harding
Wilson Reed
Civil Service
Reed
W. F. Kopp
Congress
Joe Carbaugh
Carbaugh
Dean Taylor
The
Daily Journal
Kopp
Taylor
Claude Downard
Downard
Civil Service Examining Board
Social at Cross Lanes June 16 draws large crowd
The Cross Lanes church hosts its regular monthly social on Thursday evening June 16. The program is by Rev. T. F. Campbell's Leon church youths with headliners Jack Farren the boy tenor and Florence Gates soprano soloist and reader. Gates is sister of local John Gates and has not performed at Cross Lanes before.
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Cross Lanes Church
T. F. Campbell
Leon
Jack Ferren
Cross Lanes
Florence Gates
Gates
John Gates
Cho Cho Urges Kids to Eat What They Don’t Like
A health message from Cho Cho encourages children to eat vegetables they dislike and drink milk to grow strong. He advises weighing monthly, watching for proper weight, and cites Washington and Lincoln as examples of healthy eating.
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Cho Cho
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Des Moines Auto Thief Ring Busted by Shan Campbell
Shan Campbell’s investigation exposed a organized interstate automobile theft ring centered in Des Moines. Fred Lozier, head of Lozier Finance, is jailed without bail as Campbell’s work led to multiple arrests. The gang bought cars in Minneapolis or Omaha then swapped numbers to fit fake bills of sale.
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Des Moines
Shan Campbell
Shan
Fred Lozier
Lozier Finance Corporation
Minneapolis
Omaha
Farm Bureau Families Meet at Center School House
Farm Bureau members and families gathered at Center school house for an evening meeting. County Agent Deal presented an illustrated talk on Yellowstone park. A short business session followed with discussion of congressional legislative matters and a proposed township picnic. Four new members joined the picnic committee. Township president Frank Chalupa to convene a general meeting at Pleasant Plain to plan a farmers institute this fall.
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Farm Bureau
Center’ School House
Deal
Frank Chalupa
Pleasant Plain
Child Maimed by Vicious Dog Near Wayland Iowa
The six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Eicher near Wayland Iowa is in precarious condition after a savage bulldog owned by the family attacked. The dog, known to be vicious, was tied but the girl approached too closely and the dog tore her arms and face before the mother could intervene.
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Harvey Eicher
Wayland
Iowa
Eicher
Fairfield Seeks 26000 Stock to Land Speeder Machinery
A committee's favorable Leon report spurs Fairfield investors to raise 26000 dollars for Speeder Machinery Corp. The tractor excavating machine, praised for road work and building excavations, impresses committee members M H Bryant Thos C Allen and Mr Bruggemeyer who visited the Leon factory and saw a live demonstration.
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Leon
Speeder Machinery Corporation
M. H. Bryant
Thos. C. Allen
Mr. Bruggemeyer
Bryant
Ronk
Thoma & Son Inc Holds First Annual Convention
Thoma & Son Inc held its first annual convention with all employees and manufacturers’ representatives in attendance. Guests enjoyed auto rides, a matinee, and a concluding dance after dinner at the Leggetto hotel. Directors Clifford Thoma Louis Thoma William Louden and B A Hand spoke on timely topics. The firm now distributes the A L T Sunbeam visor for autos and has fifty salesmen nationwide.
University of Iowa Commencement Awards
At the commencement exercises in Iowa City last Tuesday Aurelia Ferne Williams of Fairfield received a certificate of education Lawrence Dewey Smith of Packwood earned the M D degree and Carlene Copeland of Fairfield was awarded the graduate in pharmacy degree.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Aurelia Ferne Williams
Fairfield
Lawrence Dewey Smith
Packwood
Carlerine Copeland
It Pays to Tie to the Tribune
A farmer’s wife urges in a letter that the Tribune should reach every home in Jefferson county and nearby trade territory. She argues the Tribune is the sole medium to reach the farmer trade and emphasizes its value to merchants.
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the Tribune
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Tribune
Indescribable Conditions in Soviet Prisons Reported
Dr Morris Zucker a Brooklyn communist who spent four months in Moscow jails says the worst aspect is daily third degree interrogations to force confessions. A revolver is used as a threat, and many prisoners confess to avoid further torture or death. He notes executions continued through March 27 with no end to red terror.
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Reval
Esthenia
Moscow
Morris Zucker
Brooklyn
Zucker
New York
Dr. Zucker
America
Turkestan Sovest Republic
Mohammed Haditz
Alex Gerter
Russian South Western Front
Social Revolutionist Party
Mayorieff
M. Samaun
Schwartz
San Francisco
Russia
Hoherrmollern
Hohenzollerns
Prussia
Answers
London
Berlin
Neuhaus
Bohemia
Nicholas
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Denmark
Poole
Increase Wheat Yield 100 Percent By Soil Treatment
Iowa farmer field day at Iowa State College on June 29 will show soil management methods that raise wheat yields by 100 to 125 percent and improve quality. Demonstrations include manure and phosphate plots, height gains, and a Hubam white clover display with multiple seed setups and a three acre breeding nursery.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
College Agronomy
P. E. Brown
Farm Crops and Soils Department
Hutham
H. D. Hughes
Iowa Experiment Station
Agronomy Farm
Hubman
Farmer Bowers Fires Shot at Sleeping Neighbors
Louis Bowers a farmer near Ft Madison discharged a loaded shotgun through a window aiming at Mr and Mrs George Thompson while they slept. The shot struck between them and they escaped serious injury. Bowers was declared insane.
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Louis Bowers
Ft. Madison
George Thompson
Thompson
Bowers
Salina Youth Shoots Self Amid Ill Health Struggles
Grant Jacobs eighteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Jacobs died after shooting himself at his Salina area farm home. He had long suffered ill health and planned to move to Denver to work for International Harvester. Jacobs had visited Fairfield friends and was known for his humorous correspondence to the Salina Tribune.
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Grant Jacobs
Salina
Jacobs
Henry Jacobs
Fairfield
Denver
International Harvester Company
Young Jacobs
Fom
the Tribune
Time to Preserve Eggs for Winter Use in June
Poultry experts at Iowa State College say June is ideal to store eggs for winter. Fresh infertile eggs store best in waterglass or lime solutions, preserving 15 dozen eggs per batch for up to six months with proper coverage and cool storage.
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Iowa State College
Locust Grove and Des Moines Township Farmers Picnic
Locust Grove and Des Moines township farmers plan a big Fourth of July farmer’s picnic. A program committee is appointed and a good time is promised. Everyone is invited to attend with roosters fattened for frying and baskets prepared for a lively day.
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Locust Grove
Des Moines Township
Des Moines
Adams Theatre Co. Bankrupt in Des Moines
Adams Theatre Company of Des Moines former owners of the Orpheum and other theaters in the state has filed for bankruptcy. Notices call a meeting of creditors next Tuesday in Des Moines.
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Adams Theatre Company
Des Moines
Orpheum Theatre
Government pays huge interest on Liberty Bonds
On June 15 the government paid 42 million dollars in semi annual interest to Liberty Bond and Victory Note holders in the seventh federal reserve district. Subscriptions in this district total 1.129 billion dollars. Coupon holders convert interest into treasury savings securities, with options from 25 cents to 1000 dollars.
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Federal Reserve
Treasury
Dole
Liberty
Treasury Savings
Royal Ghosts Haunt Historic European Monarchs
A condensed retelling notes reports of spectral sightings linked to royal families. The White Lady of Hohenzollern and apparitions around Prussian, Italian, Danish royalty are cited, with dates from 1628 to 1914 and claims of premonitory appearances before deaths or wars.
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Major Dalrymple
Haynes
Health Clown
Penn
Ind
Adams Theatre Co
Czar
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