Baby winners crowned at Iowa state fair pageant
Arlene Ruth Swift of Gilman and James Madsen de Vaul of Vinton were named champion girl and boy babies at the Iowa state fair with high scores of 98.8 and 98.48 percent. Multiple city and rural division wins followed, including improvements in the baby classes and top town and rural listings across age groups.
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Des Moines
Arlene Ruth Swift
Gilman
James Madsen de Vaul
Vinton
Arlene
Victor Swift
James
Charles H. de Vaul
Terrill Scott
R. O. Scott
Gordon Carlyle Osbrink
Leroy Osbrink
Gloria Lavonne Baker
Ralph Baker
Ottumwa
John Ferries McGrew
V. A. McGrew
Marshalltown
Suzanne Willis
H. E. Willis
Walter Lee Thayer
E. L. Thayer
Perry
Juice Lee Bonacker
George N. Bonacker
Titonka
Jack Waldo Frandson
William Frandson
Story City
Beverly Anne Reddish
Howard Reddish
Indianola
Bonnie Flo Buerkens
Clarence C. Buerkens
Farragut
Lawrence la Verne Langman
Louis H. Langman
Floyd
Earlyn Maynard Quirin
Louis Quirin
Schaller
Norma Jean Short
W. Franklin Short
Stuart
Julce Lee Bonacker
Janice Glee Bonacker
Hospital system praised by Australian observer
Sir James Barrett of Melbourne told the British Medical Association that the current world hospital system is flawed and costly. He described a bush Australia nursing service charging $8 annually that provides hospital care, nursing and food at about $10 weekly, a cooperative insurance style approach aimed at people before illness.
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Winnipeg
James Barrett
Melbourne
British Medical Association
Australia
Kingsford Smith Undergoes Tonsil Operation
Middleburg Holland Aug. 29 AP Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith famed Australian airman today underwent tonsil removal in the same hospital where he was treated for appendicitis. He is progressing favorably.
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Middleburg
Holland
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Man fined 300 for making home brew in Iowa
Vinton Iowa August 29 AP George N Clemann of Mount Auburn was fined 300 dollars and costs by District Judge Clarence Nichols on a charge of manufacturing home brew He was paroled to County Attorney Hugh Mossman on payment of 74 and 60 dollars costs pending full settlement Surety Company Head Resigns Davenport Iowa August 29 AP W L Taylor president general manager and director of Federal Surety company resigned noting new interests control management He said he is not ready to announce future plans Subscribe for the Journal comes to all of us If hospitals were built up on a plan such as this it would be an excellent thing and hospital service could be given at rates that seem almost ridiculous.
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Vinton
George N. Clemann
Mount Auburn
Clarence Nichols
Hugh Mossman
Surety Company
Davenport
W. L. Taylor
Federal Surety Company
Juan de la Campa
de la Campa
Congress
Leguia
Lima
Peru
Pierua
Luis M. Shanchez Cerro
Augusto B. Leguia
Almirante Grau
Callao
Cerro
Juan Seguin
Facion Mariateguin
Chamber of Deputies
Charess W. Sutton
Lambayeque Department
Jorge Arrospide Loyola
Caja Depositos and Consignaciones
Lon Chaney Funeral Follows His Final Wish
Lon Chaney was laid to rest in a simple service marked by devotion and fanfare. The "Man of a Thousand Faces" requested that his set music, Laugh Clown Laugh, be played to accompany the funeral. Lieutenant-Colonel H. S. Dyar delivered a brief eulogy as Mrs Chaney fainted and musicians Sam and Jack Feinberg shared tears while performing. About 1500 people gathered at the Guardian Angel chapel, crowding the entrance and plans veering from Chaney’s wishes.
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H. S. Dyar
United States Marine Corps
Chaney
the Guardian Angel
Called to Door Shot to Death in Chicago
John Kruspe 38 was shot to death at his home after being summoned by two men. Police tied the motive to river beer running for the Capone gang and sought Edward Malmaquist, ex-husband of Kruspe’s housekeeper Sue Gardner. Malmaquist was later reported not in Chicago and not there for a month per Moline police.
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Chicago
John Kruspe
Capone
Edward Malmaquist
Sue Gardner
Kruspe
Moline
Gardner
Ill
Ed Malmquist
Ben Dejaeger
German Fliers Off to See Air Races
Captain Wolfgang von Gronau and three companions began a Buffalo leg en route to Chicago air races. The flying boat Whale rose from New York water at 6:22 am and landed near Buffalo by 11:40 am after a morning departure with a crew and two passengers aboard.
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New York
Wolfgang von Gronau
Buffalo
Chicago
von Gronau
Germany
North Beach
N. Y
Dormmier Wahl
Niagara River
Coast Guard
Dry township revokes liquor license after illicit sales
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports a township that forgot prohibition sold beer and hard liquor for a month. Officials revoked the license after a county official found an unauthorized document granting sale rights. The unnamed township had believed no law prevented liquor sales and aimed to offer good beer.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
Fond de Lac
Hurley Starts for Extensive Study of Waterways
Secretary of War Hurley begins a three week survey of Mississippi river projects including inland waterways ports and flood control. He travels 3,000 miles from Washington to Minneapolis by air and river, joined by generals Brown and Ashburn, with total costs around 330 million dollars.
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Washington
Missippi
Hurley
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Thomas Q. Ashburn
The
Inland Waterways Corporation
Panama Canal
Mississippi
Carlton plot details surface in defense trial
Testimony recounts claims that John Torrio ran the Capone gang from behind the scenes and that Capone and Torrio were linked to Florida activities. Giblin denies specific accusations about aiding political influence and club takeovers while state officials cite protective measures against alleged plots.
Civil War Threat Flares in Southern Part
Civil war threats rise in the southern section as orders are read and tensions mount. Clashes echo through the city as authorities seek calm amid scattered crowds and heightened patrols.
Nu Tone claims 20 years relief with herbal Nu-Tone
Keokuk Iowa resident J W Bryant reports 20 years of stomach trouble improved by Nu-Tone after other remedies failed. He says his stomach now feels better, bowel action normal, and kidneys back to normal. The Havercamp drug store sells the bottle for $1.
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J. W. Bryant
William Street
Keokuk
Bryant
Mr. Bryant
Iowa Fiber Box Company
Nu-Tone
Havercamp
Peru's Junta Faces Internal Clash as Martial Law Ends
The new government shows tension as Lt Col Solis is arrested after embracing Sanchez. Gen. Ponce leads a junta whose martial law is dropped while Jose Serra and other officials are questioned for their ties and duties.
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Cincinnati Yeast
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Madge Mitchell
Los Angeles
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Kingsford-Smith
Lon Chaney
Hertha Seeleman-Mirow
Flying Division
Hamburg American Line
George Gyssling
Carlton
Giblin
John Torrio
Torrio
St. Petersburg
Ralls
Eberhardt
Fred Pine
Dade County
Miami
Lehman, Mallie
Doyle
Mallie Martin
Doyle Carlton
Moran
Florida
Zuta
Lingle
Moran Gang
R. A. Gray
W. V. Knotts
Mor
Hallmer’s
Biymarck Hotel
Randolph
LA Salle
Solis
Sanchez
Jose M. Serra
Serra
Manuel Maria Ponce
Philco
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Kate W. Koetting
Supre
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