Maytag Drives Davenport Contender in Iowa Open Golf
At Wakonda Country Club Des Moines Aug 27 L B Bud Maytag Newton shot 70 three under par to rise to within three of leader Art Andrews Davenport after 36 holes. Three other players, including Davenport amateur Paul Barton, pace the 54 hole field with 226.
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Wakonda Country Club
Des Moines
L. B
Bud” Maytag
Newton
Art Andrews
Davenport
Maytag
Andrews
Jim Davis
Keokuk
Paul Barton
Craig McKee
Davis
Gene Isaacson
Oskaloosa
Fairburn Kurtz
Russell Haas
McCrary
Vavra
Denmar Miller
Navy airman death at end of race linked to Pacific jump
Reprint notes a Navy airman who died as a race concluded after a 1929 Pacific jump. Art Goebel began a Los Angeles to Chicago non stop attempt, seeking to beat Wiley Post’s 9 hour 9 minute record. Post finished 9 hours 9 minutes 4 seconds, with Lee Schoenhair and Capt. William Brock close behind. Mrs Omlie won the women’s Dixie derby, and Wichita bids for 1931 air races.
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Caterpillar Club
Pacific Ocean
Art Goebel
Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Chicago
Wiley Post
Post
A. Goebel
Dole Pacific
Oklahoma City
Curtis-Reynolds
Lee Schoenhair
Akron
William Brock
New York
Tokyo
Roscoe Turner
Omlie
Phoebe Omlie
Memphis
Washington, D. C
Martie Bowman
Hempstead
N. Y
Laura Ingalls
St. Louis
Nancy Hopkins
New York City
Marcel Doret
France
Pietro Colombo
Italy
Atcherly
Preston
England
Fritz Loose
Germany
M. M. Foss
G. M. Sparks
Montreal
Wichita
Local residents undertake travels and health updates
Notices detail Hendrick and family trips to Lake Geneva and Chicago, visitors from Minnesota and Iowa, and multiple hospital updates. It notes recoveries and ongoing care at Bellevue and Hershey hospitals, plus car registrations, hog receipts, and a 40th wedding anniversary surprised celebration.
Chaney Obsequies to Be Simple and Private
Lon Chaney will be buried simply at Glendale tomorrow beside his father after dying from anaemia and a throat illness. Honorary pallbearers include Tod Browning Harry Carey Lionel Barrymore Ramon Navarro William Haines Lawrence Tibett Cliff Edwards and Tom Gubbings. He died yesterday at St Vincent's hospital after three blood transfusions.
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Los Angeles
Lon Chaney
Glendale
John Chaney
Hollywood
Tod Browning
Harry Carey
Lionel Barrymore
Ramon Navarro
William Haines
Lawrence Tibett
Cliff Edwards
Tom Gubbings
Chaney
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Driver Dies After Auto H Itched by Freight Train
Samuel B. Byers of Colusa Illinois died in a Fort Madison hospital after his car was hit by a freight train at Colusa. The crash occurred the previous night leaving Byers with fatal injuries.
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Fort Madison
Samuel B. Byers
Colusa
Ill
Cystex 48 Hour Test Promo at Henderson Drug Co
If bladder irritation disturbs sleep or causes burning itching backache leg pains or fatigue try the Cystex 48 Hour Test. See quick improvement or money back. Try Cystex today for only 60c at Henderson Drug Co.
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Henderson Drug Co
Burns to Death When Automobile Hits Tank Car
Gladbrook Iowa August 27 Paul Voss a farmer near Lincoln was burned to death when his auto struck an oil tank car attached to a freight train two miles north of Gladbrook. His 11 month old daughter was thrown from the car and both were taken to a Waterloo hospital where their condition is listed as serious.
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Gladbrook
Paul Voss
Lincoln
Here
Vs. Voss
Waterloo
Fatally Struck While Escorting Daughter For Marriage License
Wheatland Iowa August 27 AP Gus Vetter 65 farmer near Calamus died when his car stalled on a track. While his daughter Ruth and her fiancé Mr Longhenry of Boone attempted to push the car clear a west bound freight approached and an east bound passenger train hit Vetter. Ruth and her fiancé were uninjured.
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Wheatland
Ruth
Clinton
Gus Vetter
Calamus
Northwestern
Vetter
Mr. Longhenry
Boone
Lutheran Synod Chooses Lowden for 1931 Convention
Fort Dodge Iowa August 27 AP Lowden Iowa was selected as the site for the 1931 convention by the Iowa district of the Missouri Lutheran synod in its closing session The convention will be held August 19 to 25 The Rev A C Siten of Marcus was elected first vice president for the district Other officers named include the Rev A Schwidder Wall Lake second vice president the Rev A H Semann Waterloo secretary and P F Fiene Charter Oak secretary
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Fort Dodge
League Managers to Meet Tuesday in Muscatine
Baseball managers or representatives of S. and S. league clubs will gather in Muscatine at 7 30 Tuesday evening to settle minor disputes and disagreements between the teams.
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S. & S. League
Muscatine
Flier Discharges Tear Gas Bomb in Cafe
George E Dickson of Pittsburgh was fined one dollar and costs by Judge William R Foster for firing a fountain pen tear gas gun in Henrici's restaurant in the early hours. Manager Fred Bethke said Dickson grew angry when refused service and discharged the gas as others ate.
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Chicago
George E Dickson
Pittsburgh
William R. Foster
Henrici’s
Fred Bethke
Dickson
Bethke
Chicago election judges indicted in ward forty-two
Chicago reports that twelve judges and clerks from the Forty-second ward face grand jury bills charging conspiracy to violate election laws from the last April primary. The indictments name election officials including judges and clerks in the ward.
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Chicago
Hill Victorious in Western Women's Golf Defense
Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City defeated Mrs. Melvin Jones of Chicago 2 and 1 in the second round at Hillcrest Country Club. Virginia Van Wie beat Mrs. Roy Green 3 and 2, with a 38 on the front and a strong back nine. Dorothy Page edged Helen MacMorran 2 up, while Gregg Lifar eliminated Rena Nelson 3 and 2 and will meet Betty Bruen. Florence Beebe upset Lucile Robinson 4 and 3 to reach the quarterfinals and faces G. W. Tyson after Tyson knocked out Helen Lawson 5 and 4.
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Hillcrest Country Club
Kansas City
O. S. Hill
Melvin Jones
Chicago
Virginia van Wie
Roy Green
Los Angeles
van Wie
Dorothy Page
Madison
Wis
Helen MacMorran
Gregg Lifar
Rena Nelson
Betty Bruen
John Arends
Florence Beebe
Lucile Robinson
Des Moines
G. W. Tyson
Helen Lawson
Beebe
Miss Robinson
Death Claims Denny O'Keefe Dog War Hero
Elkhorn Wisconsin reports the death of Denny O'Keefe a veteran war dog who served with the Thirty second and First divisions from St Mihiel to the Argonne He survived gas attacks and a Rhine crossing and is mourned as one of the oldest U S war dogs He was buried with five wound stripes and a five battle badge and his master Sergeant Tom O'Keefe of Elkhorn remembers him.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Denny O'Keefe
Rhine
Denny
United States
Cantigny
Soissons
Montdidier
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Germany
Camp Grant
Tom O'Keefe
California Man and Fiancee Slain on Ensenada Beach
The slaying of Francis Conlon, Monrovia paint company manager, and his fiancee Lois Marion Kentle near Ensenada, Mexico, drew attention from Lower California and San Diego authorities. A border posse hunted a youth seen with the couple shortly before their bodies were found, stabbed, on Monday.
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San Diego
Calif
Ensenada
Mexico
Francis Conlon
Monrovia
Lois Marion Kentle
California
Border Hills
Jack Zuta Aided Thompson in 1927 Campaign
Friends of the slain Chicago gangster Jack Zuta say he raised about 50 000 for Mayor William Hale Thompson's 1927 campaign. Zuta mortgaged most of his holdings to fund a funds effort and hoped to recover after Thompson's election.
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Chicago
The
News Today
Middleboro
Date Line
Jack Zuta
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Zuta
News Dispatch
Arthur H. Rhorer
Kentucky
Rhorer
Col
Ike Ginsburg
Colonel Ginsburg
Jack
Mike Hughes
William Russell
Chicago Man Shoots Over Traffic Right of Way
In Detroit a Chicago man Meyer Cain aged 50 is jailed after firing on Eugene Saloux a cement worker following a traffic argument. Cain says Saloux's car collided with him and he acted in anger, Saloux is in serious condition at a hospital.
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Detroit
Chicago
Meyer Cain
Eugene Saloux
Cain
Salloux
Given Ride Turns Violent Auto Theft Near Fort Madison
Orion Matteson, a Wever farmer, was beaten by two young men and a girl who asked for a ride and then stole his car and $50. They rode from Burlington to the outskirts of Fort Madison where the assault occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Orion Matteson
Wever
Matteson
Burlington
Ft. Madison
Negro Prisoner Killed in Louisiana Prison Riot
In Baton Rouge Louisiana on August 27 Curtis Blackwell a 19 year old prisoner was killed during a riot by more than 25 convicts who refused to work on a private rice farm and barricaded a wooden cellhouse guards breached the roof and vent to enter. The coroner's report lists Blackwell as fatally wounded by fellow prisoner guard John Stovall who is serving a life sentence for murder.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Penitentiary
Curtis Blackwell
Blackwell
John Stovall
Red forces threaten Changsha as foreigners flee
Foreign wireless reports say Red forces advanced to within 10 miles of Changsha, capital of Hunan. Most foreigners have departed though not in immediate danger, while the garrison strengthens defenses and hundreds of river boats are held for possible evacuation. The city remains quiet but tense amid memories of earlier sacking and burning.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
Visiting Lawyers of Foreign Lands Feted at Capital
Eminent jurists from Great Britain the United States and France are hosted in Washington as four high officials resume summer duties. Secretary Stimson and Mrs Stimson attend a pardon party at the White House while Solicitor General Thatcher, Justices Butler and Vandevanter join the reception. John Lord O'Brien tells the 600 guests that realists must guide international understanding. The foreign lawyers had a prior U S visit by American colleagues in 1924.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
France
Stimson
White House
Thatcher
Butler
Vandevanter
Supreme Court
John Lord O'Brien
Pieping Inhabitants Report Calm After Men Gate Incident
No casualties occurred and residents of Pieping remained calm following an incident at the city gate. Authorities noted orderly behavior and no signs of panic among the population.
1000 Veterans of Civil War Parade at G A R Encampment
Cincinnati Aug 27 AP The Grand Army of the Republic holds its sixty fourth annual encampment with a parade by about 1000 Civil War veterans marching the route. Automobiles carry another 1000 and an estimated 500 more will stand by to wave. The day includes the business session nominating officers and planning next year’s encampment.
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Cincinnati
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
Army of ‘65
Sons of Union Veterans
Completion of U S Highway 34 Paving Celebration
Creston Iowa officials announce a Sept 12 event to celebrate completing paving of U S Highway 34 across the state. Delegations from counties along the route will attend with Governor Hammill Col Haynes Fred White and leaders of the Harding Highway association invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
John Hammill
Glenn C
Haynes
Iowa Good Roads Association
Fred R. White
State
Harding Highway Association
Death summons merchant prince of former days
Henry Siegel once led Siegel Stores and controlled major outlets in Chicago New York and Boston. His 1914 reverses followed Siegel and Company bank failure after loans to the stores. He died in Lakewood New Jersey age over seventy with two titled daughters and a third wife surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
N. J
Henry Siegel
Prince
New York
Chicago
Siegel Stores Corporation
Siegel, Cooper and Company
Fourteenth Street
Simpson-Crawford Company
Boston
Siegel and Company
Cavendish of
London
Carlo Dentice de Frasco
Henrietta Struble
Geneseo
N. Y
Film Star Olga Badanova Welcomes Son
Russian film star Olga Badanova wife of actor Nicolas Soussanin is mother to a nine pound son born last Friday in Los Angeles. The birth was announced today by AP noting the couple’s first child and its full term weight.
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Los Angeles
Olga Badanova
Nicolas Soussanin
Bank Robbers Fail to Crack Hubbard State Safe
Robbers raided Hubbard State Bank in Hubbard Nebraska near Sioux City last night and could not access the safe. They obtained only a small amount of cash but stole bonds totaling five thousand dollars from deposit boxes.
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Sioux City
Ila
Hubbard State Bank of
Hubbard
Neb
Panay Attacked by Chinese Reds Near Wusueh
The U S gunboat Panay was fired on by Reds near Wusueh in Hupheh province, the vessel returning fire with unspecified damage to attackers and no word of Panay damage. American consular reports a shell missed a British ship near Kiukiang and notes evacuations of foreign women and children from Changsha harbor.
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Shanghai
Wusueh
Hupheh Province
Washington
Kiukiang
State Department
Frank B. Lockhart
Hankow
Lockhart
Changsha
Lord Beaverbrook Suffering Food Poisoning Aboard Yacht
Lord Beaverbrook publisher of the London Daily Express was taken ill aboard his yacht at Dover England. He received treatment after the vessel docked for medical care and was described as suffering from food poisoning.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Dover
England
London Daily Express
Empire Free Trade Movement
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W. H. Hendrickson
Mulberry Avenue
Lake Geneva
Frank Rathburn
Magnolia
William Grossklaus, Jr
Iowa Avenue
Arthur MacMurrey
West Lurry
Wesley George
William Banker
East Second Street
Winfield Wells
East Front Street
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Denver
Bellevue Hospital
Leonard Bowen
Smalley
Margaret Ryan
Mary
Frances
East Fourth Street
Ryan
University of Southern California
George W. Hinshaw
Butterfield, Minn
George M. Hinshaw
West Eighth Street
Theodore Willhite
Hershey Hospital
J. Allan Hicks
Marjorie Lois
Robert St. John Hicks
J. H. St. John
Cherry Street
Lois St. John
Trenton, N. J
E. E. Collins
Sycamore Street
T. F. Bailey
Wisconsin Lake
Dorothy Ernst
Andrew Ernst
Sugar Creek
Pond Street
W. F. Benninger
Mrs
W. H. Benninger
Liberty Street
McKee Grain and Lumber Company
Conesville
W. H. Croil
Hills
Clayton A. Reeves
H. L. Reeves
Begg Street
Clarence Bear
New Boston
Donald Jacobs
Busch Street
Robert and
Mary Wilson
East Fifth Street
Kathryn and
Barbara Fuller
George Kane
Clara Brandt
Lutheran
Moline
Charles Kern
Harry C. Herwig
United States Veterans’ Hospital
ING
Mr. Magnus
Magnus Model Laundry
A. J. Magnus
RINE
Lutheran Synod
Lowden
Mrs. Hill
Victor
Laurie
West Second St
Muscatine, Ia
West Second Street
Farmer
Peiping
China
Simanfu
Tartar City
Forbidden City
Chien
Red
Scotland
Ireland
Canada
Wolverines
Wolverine
East Second St
U. S
Hills Bros
Oxfords
Nettleton, Morris and Booth
Meerdeerdink
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