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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
3
The speaker asserts a balanced view on joining the League and national safety. He pledges religious and racial equality in office, rejects bigotry, and emphasizes honesty, constitutional fidelity, and impartial governance. He accepts the nomination, affirming readiness to lead with unity beyond party lines.
A Swedish expert analyzes U S monetary policy and gold standards. He discusses the Federal Reserve, gold reserves, and the stability of the dollar amid Europe’s financial conditions, warning about inflation and the need for careful gold redemption.
Des Moines Iowa farmers using the new storage law to hold corn and oats report gains as certificates used as collateral for loans are repaid. State Agriculture Secretary Mark G Thornburg notes thirty certificates have been cancelled and a department survey seeks exact figures on bushels stored loan amounts interest costs and profits.
Tama Reservation hosts 360 participants from August 29 to September 1 featuring agricultural display, Indian baby show for those with at least 50 percent native blood, lacrosse and bow and arrow contests, white Indian baseball game, twin interpretive dances, and songs by curator E J Harlan of the State Historical department.
Lightning struck a house in Cherokee injuring John Cage near his head and damaging woodwork. Ernest Whitcomb was jolted by a bolt that struck a window and grazed his scalp. Pat Menter suffered a near-miss when a power plant lever backfired striking him in the face and knocking out teeth.
Dr and Mrs T Kirby of Council Bluffs depart Sunday for a two year motor trip across the United States and Canada. They travel with four other families from Omaha Des Moines Denver Los Angeles and other cities in five autos. Rendezvous at Denver to finalize plans then on to Visions Park Yellowstone and Glacier Parks then into Mexico and California for the winter.
Jr., AUE of Greenville was named by the board of supervisors as appraiser for land condemned for a new paved road north from Spencer to the lake. Four property owners may choose two more appraisers. Most supervisors favor paving now despite earlier delays from business concerns and road alignment issues.
Spencer News notes the Spencer Commercial Club plans to entertain state officials and editors at the Spencer fair in September. The event will be coordinated with the fair board and mirror last year’s hospitality by Minnesota leaders.
A local elevator company announces a community picnic to be held next Wednesday August 20 at Loomis Store. Ed Dunn will lead the principal orchestra for the event. Farmers join in planning, with details limited by a fragmented OCR text.
Bedford authorities identify Lilian McKinney of Herrick South Dakota as the deceased found beneath a highway bridge. They pursue Carl Hough formerly of Oakland Iowa and two other linked suspects while awaiting post mortem results to confirm poisoning and cause of death.
Approximately six miles of the 1924 paving contracts remain in Black Hawk County. Completion will add thirty two miles of hard surfaced roads. The Waterloo to La Porte City highway will be paved from Washburn southward except for La Porte City. Paving also connects Cedar Falls to Janesville and Waterloo to Hudson. A trading crew works south of Hudson and another southwest of Cedar Falls preparing roadbeds for gravel.
Keokuk Iowa August two Lawson girls Eve lyn eight and Maxine four disappeared Thursday with H Brown the man who took them to a cave near an abandoned coal mine. Brown died by his own hand as rescuers closed in. A posse member led to the cave where Brown fired twice and bystanders returned fire ending the pursuit.
Council Bluffs Iowa Aug specials M J Kortz of the city is charged with a new swindle method. He phoned a grocer claiming a contractor working for him would pay with a food sized check Saturday. Kortz and the grocer exchanged groceries on three visits before the grocer learned he had been duped. Kortz was arrested.
A district meeting of rural mail carriers will be held in Spencer on Labor Day. The Business Men will furnish badges and send out the invitations.
In Dubuque Iowa in August Dunkley a 56 year old farmer was arrested on charges of attempting to aid a jail delivery plot. Sheriff Kennedy said Dunkley gained access to the county jail and handed six laws to two prisoners claiming he wished to speak with an inmate.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Methodist church near Courtney Texas and a person named G who bought something and plans to do something with it. No clear event date, outcome, or full names.
Colonie 5 S. B. Aug reports good grain yields across Tripp County. Oats reached 44 bushels per acre, wheat 30, and barley 68. Maulding’s oats yielded 56. a nearby farm produced 69 bushels of barley. another field yielded 68 bushels of oats.
Des Moines Iowa August schedule shows Governor Kendall hosting General Pershing and staff at Camp Dodge on August 16, with public appearances to follow. He will welcome Secretary of the Navy Burton E Wilbur Governors Bryan of Nebraska and Hyde of Missouri, culminating in Governor's Day at Camp Dodge on August 21. No formal speeches planned.
Olle Corum, age 22, confessed he witnessed the slaying of 63 year old Charles Hirshfield at Aiking last Saturday night He denies being the killer and says he does not know the name of the companion who killed the man.
On a measured tract of land owned by Oscar Helme Eleventh district committeeman of the farm bureau the yield of cats ran 90.3 bushels per acre by measure and just over 100 bushels by weight The variety is lowa 105 reported in Marcus Iowa on August date.
Dubuque Iowa man David Fitzpatrick faces ten days in jail after ditching his horse for a fast ride in an automobile. The horse was dragged for about half a mile and badly injured as Fitzpatrick claimed he wanted to cure the animal of bulkiness.
Hinton Iowa August reports RC Winter living one mile east of town threshing wheat Tuesday yielded 49 bushels per acre. The crop is described as the best yield he has had and among the record yields for Plymouth County.
Circulars mailed to Cedar Rapids urging rebellion against President Coolidge's September 12 National Defense Day were seized by Postmaster F. K. Hahn. The pamphlets urged demonstrations with crepe instead of flags and called the day Black Friday. An accompanying car sticker bore a black border and the words Black Friday.
Des Moines Aug. Congressman Cyrenus Cole of Cedar Rapids asks President Codalife to withhold acting on a tariff reduction for sugar until careful study of its impact on Iowa's new corn sugar industry.
A ten year old boy near Forest Miss found a dynamite cap in his father Herman Sieg’s barn and struck a stone. The cap exploded and tore off the boy’s left hand and caused other injuries.
County farm bureau reports $50 000 saved in 1924 by wheat growers observing the fly free date. Extension expert Fred Butcher toured fields noting damage where seedings preceded the date and little fly where seedings followed it. Farmers urged to destroy volunteer wheat soon after removing shacks and plow under to prevent further infestation. Fly Free Date to be announced later.
Hyman Gadeiman of Council Bluffs filed for divorce after claiming his wife insects his soup and beats him on impulse. He sought relief and an injunction to stop the alleged molestation.
A Cleveland township man known as a 618 time set teller, Mr Rosenbers, committed suicide Tuesday by hanging in a cellar after slipping from a nurse’s custody. He had threatened mental trouble for weeks and preparations were made to send him to Cherokee State Hospital. He was a widower. one son survives.
City officials confront beach dancing at Sand Point Carter Lake and East Omaha. Mayor Jack Harding deploys police from Council Bluffs to the scene as dancers ignore edicts, with M. J. McGinnis defending the activity as benign and common elsewhere.
A special purse of 100 dollars was raised by tourists and townspeople for Murl Currans who suffered severe burns in an Arnolds Park explosion last week. Currans is recovering slowly and cannot work for months.
Mrs. Isaac J. Hillis a Des Moines club woman and welfare worker with national and Iowa honors died in an automobile collision near St. Cloud Minnesota. She and her son Cyrus were returning from a northern Minnesota resort when a steering knuckle failed causing the crash. Her work notably helped establish the Iowa research station at Iowa City.
In LeMars Iowa a bogus check writer signed as Henry Baack swindled local businessmen, passing checks totaling 65 dollars before fleeing the city.
Edwin T. Meredith, former secretary of agriculture, lauds John W. Davis's Democratic acceptance speech as progressive and sane. He says Davis understands interdependencies among farmers, labor, and business and would guard against any group taking advantage of others. Meredith expects Davis to win Western farmer support as he elaborates his plan.
Nearly 200 delegates from various professions attend the opening of the first annual convention of the OWA Professional Men’s Club in Des Moines Iowa. Thomas R. Kimball Omaha architect and national president delivers the opening address. Dr William Jepson of Sioux City responds to the welcome by J B Weaver of Des Moines.
Captain Snyder, a veteran Mississippi river steamboat captain, blames radio and man’s attempts to harness the elements for the summer’s bad storms. He warns if radio is not left alone the country will suffer more.
Des Moines Aug 4 The opening brief and argument of the Selway Steel Corporation defendants filed at the Supreme Court lists 29 appealing defendants and 92 pages. Excluding amendments there are 1 900 exhibits slated for the September term.
Funeral services for Joh Ser ainger a prominent Monona County farmer were held Monday afternoon in Marteren Ia. Rev Geo W Dunn presided and Quarry Lodge Nummer 404 4A FP F AL MM conducted graveside rites. He is survived by his widow and three children John Griffin 12 Edward Francis 3 and Beverly May 2. He died from an acute attack of appendicitis.
The Cherokee hospital affiliated farm earned a profit of 23000 in the last fiscal year after operating expenses. Investments incur interest separately. farm operations charge salaries, buildings, repairs, and upkeep to farm expense. Surplus hogs and other products are sold to the state or institutions, cannery to conserve surplus.
Sunday heavy accidents in Storm Lake Iowa area left several injured. Clifford Hudson suffered a fractured jaw in a collision on the Okoboji road north of town. Emma Haggeman and parents rolled over on Walk Lake road with injuries. Laverne Wyckoff and companions were struck by a hit and run driver, leaving Wyckoff unconscious and badly hurt.
A car on the IMnols Central tracks had 13 crates of eggs stolen after the seal was broken and replaced, a careful job that could qualify as grand larceny. Rail workers report frequent petty thefts of cream and freight at local stations.
Margaret Datesman of Council Bluffs Iowa sues former Attorney General H M Havner of Des Moines for 4009 damages claiming injuries from a college campus automobile collision last October. She alleges the Havner owned car driven by J Jones acting as Havner’s agent was negligently operated.
Cedar Rapids Iowa August reports army worms striking farms in Boulder township. County agent notes over 2000 acres of crops virtually destroyed as farmers fight to stop further invasion and control the outbreak. Fields described as alive with worms.
Des Moines Iowa reports that EH L Hogue director of the budget met with department heads in August as the first in a series of meetings. Departments will have leeway in framing reports but must conform in a general way to aid the director's office.
Town City, Ta, Aug. 7. A former University of Town graduate, Dr. John Guy Clapsaddie, removed his own tonsils. Dr. Raymemi Dayton Temple administered the focal anaesthetic and watched the operation to ensure it went well. Dr. Clapmaddie was of the class of 1912.
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