Drought Relief Efforts Expand as U S Heads Toward Billion Dollar Loss
Washington reports indicate drouth damages may near one billion dollars. President Hoover directs relief work while Hyde returns for a Hoover briefing. The Farm Loan Board pledges to expand credit while railroads promise feed and cattle cooperation. Chicago experiences cooling relief with temperatures down but the southern Illinois heat persists. Continued on Page 10.
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Washington
Drouth
Hoover
Weather Bureau
Farm Board
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Farm Lean Board
Farm Loan Board
Farm Land Banks
Joint Stock Land
County health winner picked in Muscatine county contest
Edith Fenstermaker of West Liberty won the Muscatine county health contest with 17 per cent off perfect score. She will represent the county at the Iowa State fair health contest in Des Moines later this month. Alberta Stafford placed second, Sylvia Dunker third, Mildred Bernick fourth, and Evelyn Askam fifth among fifteen entrants. The Muscatine County Medical Association and Farm Bureau organized the event with examinations by area doctors.
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Edith Fenstermaker
West Liberty
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Fenstermaker
E. Fenstermaker
Wapsie Ever Ready Club
George Case
Alberta Stafford
Sylvia Dunker
Goshen Wapsie Plus Club
Mildred Bernick
Fulton Royal Workers
Evelyn Askam
Goshen Wapsie Club
Muscatine County Medical Association
Farm Bureau
L. A. Royal
Wife of Aged Turk Seeks Money Amid Pension Halt
An Istanbul dispatch to the New York Times says Zara Agha is supported by his wife, a 66 year old who allegedly seeks funds after pension stoppage during his U.S. visit. Officials fear charlatan schemes and have appealed to return the elderly man home. The American manager disputed destitution claims, noting a prior legacy of £1000.
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New York
Istanbul
New York Times Today
Zara Agha
United States
The
New York Times
Carlin Harris
Wall of Water Sweeps Over Nogales Border Towns
A cloudburst and flood swept Nogales on both sides of the international line killing four and leaving about forty missing. Mexican police report houses swept away and more than a dozen homes washed out while authorities on the American side fear higher casualties amid widespread confusion.
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Nogales
Ariz
Salvador Estrada
Sonora
Banks Bridge
A. C. Villasenor
Santa Rita
International City
Senator Heflin Injured in Auto Crash Near Decatur
United States Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama suffered bruises cuts and a sprained wrist when his automobile collided with a telephone pole to avoid a log truck near Decatur Ala Three companions were also hurt including Heflin Jr Walter Brown and Perry Schussler all treated for cuts and bruises none believed seriously hurt and Heflin received care at a hotel.
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Decatur
Ala
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Heflin
J. Thomas Heflin, Jr
Walter Brown
Washington
Fellowship Forum
Perry Schussler
Lafayette
Senator Heflin
Anti-Saloon League plots drive for looming wet and dry fight
At Little Point Sable Michigan on August 7 AP reports the Anti Saloon League of America holds a conference with leaders from across the nation. They predict little chance of a Democratic nominee friendly to prohibition in 1932 and plan a bigger war chest state organization build up and a focused offensive against the west. Dr F Scott McBride outlines the need for a stronger program and funding to meet the political moment.
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Little Point Sable
Mich
Anti- Saloon League of America
Democratic Party
F. Scott McBride
League
Lake Michigan
United States
McBride
Robinson pair held on counterfeit charges in Farmington
Tom Robinson 62 of Farmington Iowa alias J Taylor and Gilbert Buford 37 of Memphis Tennessee arrested Wednesday plead to possession of counterfeiting material and conspiracy to defraud. Bonds set at 5000 each they await hearings in Justice J C Costers court Saturday as investigators link them to a larger counterfeit ring extending from Joy Illinois to western Iowa and Des Moines.
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Tom Robinson
Farmington
J. Taylor
Gilbert Buford
Kemmer
Memphis
Tenn
J. C. Coster
Harold E. Wilson
Hotel
Muscatine
Jerry Koetting
Eliza
Ill
Koetting
Joy
Cers
Iowa
Illinois
Northwest
Des Moines
State Department
Fred B. Nesper
James S. Day
C. H. Reed
Nesper
Jack Pace
Andrew Ernst
Mark Taylor
Menzo Grady
Two Suspects Named in Buckley Slaying Case
Detroit reports Police Commissioner Thomas C. Wilcox named Ted Pizzino and Mike Morgany as two of the gunmen in the killing of radio commentator Gerald Buckley. He tied them to a gang led by Leo Cellura and said motives remain unclear.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Junction City
Kas
Thomas C. Wilcox
Gerald
Jerry) Buckley
WMBC
Wilcox
Ted Pizzino
Pellegreno
Brocco
Mike Morgany
Mike Lubuindo
Leo Cellura
Buckley
Smith
Treir
Cost of Straightening Rio Grande River Project
The international boundary commission proposes to straighten the Rio Grande between El Paso Texas and Fort Quitman reducing length from 154 miles to about 88 miles. The United States would pay about 88 percent of costs with Mexico covering the remainder in proportion to expected benefits. The plan aims to stop shifting river beds that have repeatedly placed farms on the opposite side.
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Mexico City
International Boundary Commission
Rio Grande
el Paso
Tex
Fort Quitman
United States
Mexico
Foreign Office
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Friday
Slightly cloudy conditions with a cautious forecast across Iowa tonight and Friday. Temperatures cooler in extreme west and northwest regions with a somewhat unsettled mood expected.
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Iowa
Huston resigns as RNC chair amid charges of attacks
Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee resigns as chairman of the Republican National Committee claiming he has been subjected to unjust attacks. Fess is named provisional chair and will lead a campaign to educate voters amid intra party strife over southern patronage and party leadership.
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Washington
Claudius H. Huston
Tennessee
Republican National Committee
Huston
Mee
Fess
National Committee
James Francis Burke
Executive Committee
Louise M. Dodson
Iowa
Horace A. Mann
Hoover
Brown
Mason-Dixon Line
Santa Monica Letter Blasts Heat Tax and News
A Santa Monica reader complains about heat in the east and blames various policies for farming troubles. The letter satirically lists woes from drought to tariffs and relieves no punishment from income tax, ending with a pointed personal sign off.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Cinch
Federal Reserve
New Air Mark Set by Hawks
Los Angeles aviator Frank Hawks set a new east to west transcontinental record by flying from Newark to Los Angeles in 14 hours 50 minutes 38 seconds at an average 179 mph. He refueled at Columbus St Louis Wichita Albuquerque and Kingman finishing in daylight. Hawks plans a return flight hoping to beat the west to east record of 14 hours 45 minutes.
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Los Angeles
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Curtissfield
Newark
Municipal Airport
New York
Roscoe Turner
Columbus
St. Louis
Wichita
Kas
Albuquerque
N. M
Kingman Ariz
Turner
Charles M. Hawks
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Iowa rains yield limited relief for corn
Des Moines reports show scattered showers in southern and western Iowa bringing 0.12 to 1.87 inches. Albia records the heaviest rain at 1.87 inches as forecaster Charles Reed notes only about 20 percent of the state receives moisture, unlikely to prevent substantial yield losses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Albia
Atlantic
Charles D. Reed
Council Bluffs
Creston
Lamont
East
South Central
Reed
Middle West
World Traveler and Artist Franklin Price Knott Dies
Franklin Price Knott, 76, noted world traveler and artist, died in Santa Barbara California after a heart attack Monday and a fatal episode Sunday night. He was a prominent figure in artistic circles with extensive travels and exhibitions.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Franklin Price Knott
Dolores Del Rio Weds Cedric Gibbons at Ancient Mission
Film star Dolores Del Rio married Cedric Gibbons studio art director at a 150 year old Franciscan mission. Obstacles to the ceremony were dissolved and the wedding was held in the adobe church setting with the couple kneeling at the altar.
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Dolores del Rio
Cedric Gibbons
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