New Outlook editor Al Smith aims to revive old religious paper
Al Smith former New York governor and ex presidential candidate is named editor of the New Outlook, revived from the defunct Outlook once edited by Beecher and Abbott. The move aims to draw subscribers and define its political or literary focus, while observers note Smith's outspoken style and potential direction.
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New York
New Outlook
Outlook
Henry Ward Beecher
Lymon Abbott
Independent
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Hamilton Holt
Governor Smith
Smith
Nicholas Murray Butler
Roosevelt Family Divides Over Hoover Nomination
Immediate connections of Theodore Roosevelt oppose Franklin D. Roosevelt’s candidacy. The widow of Theodore Roosevelt attended the notification committee meeting and informed President Hoover of his nomination, while her son Theodore sails from the Philippines to support Hoover. The fifth cousin link to the Democrat candidate appears irrelevant.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Notification Committee
Hoover
Theodore
Philippines
Henry Field Wins Support in Jones County Visit
Republican U S Senate candidate Henry Field impressed party followers during a Mon ticello speech in Jones county. The fluent talk avoided rancor, dodged no issue, and left the sense of a courteous, well informed man with strong convictions and sufficient personality to explain his primary defeat of Brookhart.
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Henry Field
United States
Jones County
Monticello
Brookhart
Texan Vibe Silence Follows Garner Output
Candidate Garner has been silent amid public utterances, a demeanor befitting a vice presidential hopeful. The urge to speak grows common among Texans, suggesting another outburst may come and be apologized for soon.
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Garner
The Best Speedometer Judge Hearing Fragment
A courtroom fragment shows a judge questioning travel speed and the defendant responding with a stammering remark about listening to something from the back. The exchange captures a tense moment in a case involving speed allegations and possible distraction.
Best Fair In Many Years Closed Friday
The Best Fair In Many Years closed Friday with reports from B T Virtue engineer from the Extension department of the Town State College. All pulls were twenty eight and a half feet. The contest will be held again next year and may run two days. Winners by class include Over 3200 Carl Helm Winthrop first and John Smith Walker second. 2000 to 3200 B P Faulconer Ryan first and Leo Ernst Walker second. 2700 to 2900 B H Helms Winthrop first and Al Dozark Lamont second. Under 2700 Mike Evers Hopkinton first and Geo Hanna Monticello second. Sweepstakes Carl Helm of Winthrop.
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The
Town State College
Carl Helm
Winthrop
John Smith
Walker
B. P. Faulconer
Ryan
Leo Ernst
B. H. Helms
al Dozark
Lamont
Mike Evers
Hopkinton
Geo. Hanna
Monticello
4 H club exhibits outpace prior fairs at Monti fair
4 H entries at Monti cello’s Great Jones County Fair outshone past shows with new group judging for Baby Beef calves. Center Junction led with champion shorthorn calf and grand championship, others from Anamosa Martelle Center Junction and Monticello dominated dairy calf, Guernsey, and market pig classes. Judges included D D Offringa and Tom Shover with county agent R H Domer repeating as beef cattle judge.
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Monticello
Jones County
Anamosa
Marvin Blohm
Center Junction
Albert Hinricksen
Brehm
Gstaip
Donald Meeks
Martelle
Richard Fairbanks
Anamoss
Robert Peet
Lewis Dreibelbis
Ernest Blohm
John Eichorn
Wyoming
Ben Hinrichson
Angus Baby Beeves
Lloyd Fairbanks
George Fraser
John Fraser
Georgia Orcutt
Hope Orcutt
Carl Wehl- Lise Beace Soren
Aue Olin Howie
Howard Jones
Hale
Dale Mayberry
Maynard Allen
Paul Allen
Leo Waggoner
Olin
Market Pig Club
Paland China Market Barrows
Robert Beck
Roy Folkerts
Raymond Biere
Merle Husman
Duroc-Jersey Barrows
Alvin Bailey
Dean Newman
Delbert Graff
Clifford Fairbanks
Henry Weisman
Chester White
Maurice Banjour
Harold Scott
Howard Biere
Donald Finnegan
Hampshire Barrows
Donald Dreibelbis
Merlin Dreibelbis
Lee McNeilly
Maurice McNeilly
Chester Miller
James Miller
George Mann
Delbert Grafft
Maurice Bonjour
Jack Stingley
Garden Club
Donald Thide
Harold Alyea
Robert Alyea
Myron Mead
D. D. Offringa
Waverly
Bremer County
Tom Shover
R. H. Domer
Stanwood
Shomont Farm
Antone Kula
Oxford Junction
Tyler and McGovern
W. H. Finn
Ben
Viola
Mr. Kula
Dairy show yields strong herd results with champions named
Krebs' animals dominated with 13 firsts, 1 second, 1 third, plus grand and junior and senior champion cows. Kaiser's herd collected 6 firsts, 8 seconds, and 1 third, highlighting a competitive event and standout top cows.
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Kaiser
4-H Display Delights Shows Quality Animal Exhibits
The 4-H display impressed with strong quality in the boys department and even the open classes. Though the group size was smaller than some counties, breeders praised the superior showing. Arrangements were made to sell market calves and pigs after the show, with bids from two packing companies available for the youths to accept or reject.
Hibred corn booth highlights seeds and risks at fair
The Farm Bureau exhibit explained hibred corn, detailing how crosses are secured, why they were developed, and the dangers of using hibred seed saved from inferior fields. It showed yields eleven bushels per acre higher with good crosses and stressed patience, honesty, and the expense in developing a reliable hibred. It argued producers deserve fair prices to cover costs.
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Farm Bureau
Federal official dispels myths about toothpaste
Federal Dental Commission expert Dr. F J Cullen states tooth pastes clean teeth and lack curative power for mouth diseases. No toothpaste cures poor teeth or halitosis and some whiteners may contain harmful acids. Dentrifices are mainly abrasive cleansers with chalk soap water baking soda and glycerin.
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F. J. Cullen
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Doctor Cullen
Cullen
Garden tip on pruning for cut flowers in heat
In hot weather remove lower leaves from succulents like asters and chrysanthemums before arranging in a vase. Excess foliage harbors bacteria that cause decay and foul conditions in the container.
Interesting Iowa Fair Recall and Glider Flight Report
Jarnagin recalls the 1858 Iowa state fair in Oskaloosa with 18 acres and a $991.17 treasury balance after $2,843.50 receipts and $2,000 state support. The piece notes a near sober, orderly event with southeastern exhibits and a single drunk. It also reports Dale Trunkenmiller piloting a home made glider in Osceola County, lifting briefly from the ground during a pasture launch as friends watched and learned.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Dale Trunkenmiller
Sibley
Osceola County
Willis Overholser
Trunkenmiller
Iowa high school mental marathon crowns girls in languages
The University of Iowa annual mental marathon saw 50 000 Iowa high school students compete with girls leading in all language subjects, especially English, while boys excelled in science across 17 tested subjects. 1 100 finalists gathered in Iowa City after sectional eliminations. The report also notes major local feats and curiosities including a large move of a building in Waverly and a record 20 inch frog sighting in Hancock county.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Birth of Daughter Near Leighton Enriches Bailey Family
Harley H. Sadler of Pella, Marion county, recalls a wagon journey to Ottumwa when Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Bailey welcomed a daughter as they stopped at a near Leighton schoolhouse to summon a physician. Mother and child are reported doing well, but the family remained at the school for several days to recover before traveling.
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Harley H. Sadler
Pella
Marion County
John Henry Bailey
Ottumwa
Leighton
Bailey
Six-Legged Kitten Report From Iowa
Theodore Johnston of Chelsea Tama county reports a kitten owned by John Hynek that has six fully formed legs. The animal uses all six limbs and, unlike typical six-legged cats, has reached four months of age without noted illness or death.
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Iowa
Theodore Johnston
Chelsea
Tama County
John Hynek
Mr. Johnston
Five Men Raid Small Town in Woodbury County
A band of five young desperadoes raided Danbury, Woodbury county, looting six stores and taking under 500 dollars. They tied the night watchman and left him in a corn field, while also stealing about 30,000 cigarets before fleeing by 4:30. The raid lasted about an hour. The tale notes a tame kitten and a playmate for the Johnston child.
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Danbury
Woodbury
Garden tomatoes and cat tails in small town tales
Delbert McKeig of Audubon shows a one pound seven ounce tomato with a 16 inch circumference as proof of impressive home gardening. In Plover a mayor fines J A Arnold fifteen dollars for cutting off a cat tail, a quirky local incident reflecting the mayor’s sharp wit. Chariton justice records are to be kept locked after thefts of court pages, with dockets secure except during court or inspection.
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Audubon
Audubon County
Fred Hawks
McKeig
W. L. Smith
Plover
Pocahontas County
J. A. Arnold
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Justices of the Peace
Chariton
Lucas County
Allender
Snake in closet and a youth’s 3000 writs sentence
A Beeler family found a 40 inch snake in a closet after returning home to Madison county near Peru. The reptile, likely brought in with laundry, was killed. In Council Bluffs a judge ordered 16 year old Herbert Rosenthal to write "Delivery boys drive dangerously" 3000 times as punishment for speeding on the wrong side of the road.
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Otto Beeler
Peru
Madison County
Ed M. Smith
Winterset
Jack Dewitt
Council Bluffs
Herbert Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Dewitt
Carpet Tack Tire Trouble Delays City Traffic
West Union tire dealers report a sudden surge in repairs after many motorists find punctures caused by carpet tacks scattered on a road. Fifty cars required repairs as investigators confirm tacks in tires, with the origin of the spillage under inquiry.
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West Union
Fayette County
Age Defies Time as Two Old-Timers Walk Ten Miles
Alfred Price of Shell Rock Butler county and his friend Will Williams set out at 8 A M to walk from Price's home to Clarksville nearly ten miles away to celebrate Price's 86th birthday. They declined every invitation to ride then returned home with a companion.
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Shell Rock
Butler County
Mr. Price
Will Williams
Clarksville
Whittles Out Bird Houses in Grinnell
Harry Canvin of Grinnell builds novel bird houses with a jack knife as his sole tool. He designs detailed, labor intensive pieces as a pastime and gives them to friends for display. His workshop also features a small wooden garden and carved duck decoys.
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Harry Canvin
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Harry
Canvin
Mr. Canvin
Fight frogs imported from Ar kansas for the Salt Lake City
Northern researchers and traders measured imported frogs from Arkansas for Salt Lake City use at 13 to 20 inches in length in a short notes record.
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Arkansas
Salt Lake City
Soa
Notice of appraisement for Bates estate in Jones county Iowa
In the district court of To wa state, probate No. 4698 for the estate of Charles E Bates deceased, appointed appraisers will meet at 1 PM on August 39 1932 at Anamosa Jones County Iowa to appraise real and personal property subject to inheritance tax You may appear to be heard and govern yourselves accordingly dated August 20 1932 Public notice includes R E Johnson Chauncey T Bates Nellie Rummel Nancy Davidson Mary H Stacy Presbyterian Church Monticello Iowa and Charles A Coxsee executor
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Jones County
State of
Iowa
D. D. Rorick
Monticello
A. D
Julia Anna Rorick
J. J. Locher
Grace M. Marsh
Anamosa
ED G. Brazelton
Doxsee
Towa
Charles E. Bates
R. E. Johnson
Chauncey T. Bates
Nellie Rummel
Nancy Davidson
Mary H. Stacy
Presbyterian Church of
Charles A. Coxsee
Ab Anamosa
Jones
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