Two Killed in Battle With Moonshiner in Oregon
Eugene police and deputies hunted Ray Sutherland near Marcola after he ambushed officers seeking to arrest him and his son Baude. Deputy Joe Saunders died. Oscar Daley mortally wounded. Two deputies Lee Bown and Rodney Roach were injured. The siege continued at dawn as officers followed a blood trail from the Sutherland cabin.
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Eugene
Ore
Marcola
Ray Sutherland
Joe Saunders
Oscar Daley
Sutherland
Baude
Saunders
Duley
John Carlyle
Carlylse
Lee Bown
Harry Bown
Rodney Roach
Bown
Roach
Life of Lon Chaney Reveals Hidden Quiet Life
Hollywood notes lifelong mystery of Lon Chaney who shunned publicity and public events. He preferred trout streams and amateur film work, studying crime and deformities to craft his famous grotesque roles, prompting awe and speculation about the man behind the mask.
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Lon Chaney
Dan Thomas
Hollywood
The
Journal
NEA Service
Thomas
Caney
Chaney
Eight injured in plane crashes at Iowa state fair
At the Iowa state fair two air show crashes injured eight people, with two in critical condition. Pilots Lieuts. Allen Cy Younglove Leroy McGrady, all from New York, were part of the Three Flying Sons of Guns air show. The Department of Commerce will investigate.
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Washington
United States Department of Commerce
Department
Des Moines
State Fair Grounds
George West
Department of Commerce
West
Allen
Flying Sons O' Guns
Cy Younglove
Fair Grounds
Leroy McGrady
New York
Reserve Champion Baby Beef Sold to Des Moines Café
Twinkle Smith of Decatur county sold her reserve champion baby beef shorthorn steer to the Bishop cafeteria of Des Moines for $412.05. Born in May 1928, the 1,005 pound steer was bid at 41 cents a pound. Other prize animals were bought by Des Moines hotels and the Hotel Ot tumwa, bringing $10 to $15 above market.
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Des Moines
Twinkle Smith
Decatur County
Bishop Cafeteria
Bishop
Ottumwa
New Diamond Find Reported in South Africa
Capetown reports an extensive new diamond find at Komaggas on a native reserve in Namaqualand. Large quantities of fine stones are said to have been discovered, indicating a major gem discovery in the region.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Komaggas
Namaqualand
Kidnapped Girl Marveline Appel Found Slain in South Bend
Eight year old Marveline Appel was found dead in an alley two blocks from her home after more than 24 hours of captivity. Deputy Coroner William Mikesh said she died from neck wounds and a head gash, with police seeking an unknown man who lured the child into a small car. One suspect, Jack Stancer, 32, was questioned but not linked to the slaying.
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South Bend, Inc
Marveline Appel
William K. Mikesh
St. Joseph County
Marveline
Eula
South Bend
Indiana
Jack Stancer
Appel
Weather Chief Promoted From Davenport to Kansas City
Andrew M. Hamrick, the government weather man in Davenport for nine years, is promoted to meteorologist in charge of the Kansas City office effective Sept 1. He succeeds Patrick Connor who retires after 41 years. T. G. Shipman moves from Fort Smith to head the tri city weather staff.
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Davenport
Andrew M. Hamrick
Kansas City
Patrick Connor
T. G. Shipman
Fort Smith
Ark
Tricity
Canada Formally Accepts McNider as U S Minister
Han ford MacNider presented credentials to the governor general and was formally received as United States minister to Canada. He will stay in Ottawa for Parliament’s special session opening Sept 8 and visit Belleville, Ont., among his first duties as he becomes acquainted with his post.
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Ottawa
Hanford MacNider
United States
Canada
Colonel MacNider
Belleville
Ont
William Greenway dies at 89 after 50 years as Muscatine barber
William H. Greenway Sr a longtime Muscatine barber born Sept 23 1840 died at home 209 West Fifth Street after a nine week illness. He came to Iowa in 1849 and ran a barber shop on Iowa Avenue since 1861 surviving five sons who learned the trade. He and his parents were born free and he was a Bethel Methodist Episcopal member.
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William H. Greenway
Muscatine
West Fifth Street
Mr. Greenway
North Carolina
Iowa
Atalissa
Oregon
Greenway
Evans Greenway relatives to be laid to rest in Muscatine
William Evans Mrs Robert Evans and Lee Greenway of Muscatine are mourned by Louis Greenway of Los Angeles. Funeral services set for 2 30 Sunday afternoon at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Washington, Ia
William
Robert Evans
Lee Greenway
Muscatine
Louis Greenway
Los Angeles
Calif
Fairbanks Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Fatal Highway Crash Near Floyd Claims Life of Carl Hunt
Carl Hunt, 26, died from injuries after a wagon he rode in was struck by a truck driven by Kenneth Heimen dinger of Mason City. The collision occurred on a rural highway about a mile and a half from Floyd, Iowa, as Hunt was en route to Charles City.
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Floyd
Carl Hunt
Kenneth Heimendinger
Mason City
Charles City
Weather Outlook And River Stages Report
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a slight warmup. Illinois expects showers in the far south tonight and warmer conditions in the north and central areas on Saturday. River stages show La Crosse 0.5 at stand, Dubuque 1.4 at stand, Davenport 1.0 at stand, Muscatine 2.0 at stand, Keokuk 0.8 and falling 0.1.
Carlton plot unfolds in governor assassination case
In Jacksonville AP report, lawyers trace testimony from Miami clubs to Chicago gangland as they probe a highway official linked to a plot to kill Gov. Doyle E. Carlton. Road Manes was recalled for cross examination as Eberhardt, Haisem and Ralls face preliminary hearings on conspiracy charges.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Chicago
Vincent G. Giblin
al Capone
Doyle E. Carlton
Giblin
Carlton
Capone
Mane
W. H. Shanes
State Road Department
Fred O. Eberhardt
Awards contract to depress tracks near government bridge
The Priester Construction company of Davenport has won the contract to depress tracks for the Milwaukee, D. R. I., N. W. and Burlington main line near the northern end of the government bridge. The project includes relocation of auxiliary trackage, at a total cost of 234,771 dollars to be shared by the three railroads, announced today by Frank S. Weisbrook, general manager for the D. R. I. line.
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Davenport
Milwaukee
N. W
Burlington
Government Bridge
Priester Construction Company
Frank S. Weisbrook
Borden acquires Hutchinson Ice Cream firm in Iowa
The Hutchinson Ice Cream Company of Cedar Rapids and its 27 Iowa plants are acquired by Borden Milk Company through stock transfer. The deal, reportedly around 3 million dollars, keeps Hutchinson’s name and leadership. A. J. Murphy remains vice president and GM. Hutchinson gains Borden buying power while operations stay under existing officers. Hutchinson plants span Cedar Rapids Charlies City Cedar Falls Clinton Davenport Emmetsburg Estherville Iowa City Iowa Falls Mason City Marshalltown Ottumwa New Hampton Nevada.
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Cedar Rapids
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Iowa Cities
Borden Milk Company
Hutchinson Company
Borden Company
Iowa
A. J. Murphy
Hutchinson
Charlies City
Cedar Falls
Clinton
Davenport
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
New Hampton
Nevada
Searing Heat Sweeps Europe
A European heat wave scorched about one million square miles from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean and eastward. Britain suffered 32 deaths in two days as temperatures hit about 94 in England and up to 120 in southern regions. Steel mills in south Wales closed as workers could not endure furnace heat. the Prince of Wales golfed at Le Touquet and flew back to England.
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London
Europe
Scandinavia
Mediterranean
British Isles
Britain
England
South Wales
Prince of Wales
le Touquet
France
Eng
Cooperation Needed to Enforce Prohibition Says Assistant AG
Assistant Attorney General Youngquist warned radio listeners that federal enforcement alone is impossible without state and local help. He cited about one federal agent for every 70,000 people and named General Mitchell Prohibition Director Woodcock and Wickersham Commission chair as examples of federal figures. Local authorities in many areas already provide valuable aid.
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Washington
Youngquist
Mitchell
Prohibition
Woodcock
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Civil War II Threatened in Southern Part
AP dispatches report unrest across four American republics Brazil Argentina Cuba and Peru. In Rio Grande do Sul Brazil revolutionaries led by Juan Francisco de Souza confine federal troops to barracks. In Argentina three destroyers arrive as Yrigoyen and security forces brace for possible revolt. }
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Associated Press
Brazil
Argentina
Cuba
Peru
Montevideo
Rio Grande Do Sul
Juan Francisco de Souza
Havana
Maximo Gomez
Matanzas
Cruces
Santa Clara
Buenos Aires
Argen
Hipolito Yrigoyen
Cance Farora
Uruguay
Rivera
la Plata
Presid
Hipolite Yrigoyen
No Operation to Be Performed on Tarkington's Eye
Johns Hopkins officials said Booth Tarkington is patient at the hospital for rest and observation. His eye condition is not more aggravated than in recent months and no operation is planned.
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Tarkington
Baltimore
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Johns Hopkins Hospital
It Tried Pajamas Once A Woman Of My Age
A wry 1930 quip notes a woman of mature years feeling more proper in clothing shaped like a tent rather than pajamas. The remark contrasts comfort with propriety in fashion, reflecting era attitudes toward age and appearance.
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NEA Service, Inc
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Vernon Devotee
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Harold Waller
Norwalk
Claude Pope
F. W. Schroeder
Leo Allen
Feir Grounds
Ralph Robertson
J. B. Hayes
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Publishers Syndicate
South Africa
M’nider
Tahoe Tavern
Jimmy Gerard
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Jimmy
Senate
Gerard
William Greenway
Borden
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
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