Ina Paul Wins Muscatine County Four-H Honor
Ina Paul of Fulton Township won best all around club girl honors and was elected county Four-H president at the Muscatine County achievement day at the First Presbyterian church. The event closed the year’s Four-H club study with a focus on home furnishings and plans to continue the course in January with more on color design refinishing and room arrangements.
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Ina Paul
Fulton Township
Muscatine County
First Presbyterian Church
Josephine Arnquist
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Paul
Fulton Township Club
Lillian Wiggers
Helen Springmeier
Miss Paul
Jesse Goddard
Helen Hoag
Ruth Probst
Gertrude Reed
Girls Club Committee
Farm Bureau
Fulton Royal Workers Club
Muscatine Music House
Fulton Industrial Clu
Bloomington Four Club
Lohr & Chase Studio
Orgaiuizaiawns
Bessie Rohlt
Fulton Industrial
Elma Kretschmar
Fulton Royal Worker
Miss Kretschmar
Alma Koeppe
Dorothy Feldman
Iabeth Wilson
William Wiggers
Bertha
Knights of Columbus Meet to Consider Mexico Relief Quota
Sioux City district deputies discussed plans to raise a state quota of 25 960 for Catholic relief in Mexico amid reports of religious persecution under the Calles government.
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Sioux City
Iowa Knights of Columbus
Mexico
Calles
Prosecution Said to Tie Court Plot to Murder Case
In Canton Ohio court, Patrick E. McDermott’s defense claimed the prosecution joined a bootlegger conspiracy to murder Don R. Mellett. A 300 strong crowd flooded the courthouse corridor as Mrs. Florence Mellett testified, beside her 4 year old daughter Jane, recounting her husband’s killing. Deputy sheriffs battled to keep doors secure.
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Canton
Don R. Mellett
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Florence Mellett
Indianapolis
Jane
Mellett
Harsh winter grips Midwest with record cold
Across Nebraska and Iowa a heavy snow blanket and subzero temperatures spread. Omaha clocked above midnight with deep cold, Minnesota and Iowa seeing snow, and Oklahoma and Texas recording sharp drops. Keokuk saw a 35.8 degree fall in 18 hours, Sioux City hit seven below, and Webster City reached four below as schools closed and transit slowed.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Minnesota
Iowa
Oklahoma
Texas
Tulsa
Ohio
Montana
Manhattan
Keokuk
Government Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Webster City
Navy Funding Plea for Full Strength in Secretaries Report
Secretary Wilbur urged Congress to loosen purse strings so the navy can keep full law authorized strength. He warned officer shortages from reduced Annapolis enrollments and undersized personnel hinder repairs and fleet readiness, calling for five appointments per congressman.
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Washington
Wilbur
Coolidge
Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Congress
Iowa State professors face outside work probe
Iowa State College faculty members in Ames are seen moonlighting in professional practice, drawing salaries from the state and supplementing income with private work. Senator Lars J. Skromme plans an investigation when the legislature convenes, while professors defend their practice as beneficial to teaching and current with developments.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Lars J. Skromme
Story-Boone
Iowa State
Absence of Motive In Poison Case Puzzles Officers in Oelwein
Walter Jorgensen, accused by Ed Forney of poisoning candy and well water and sending poison through the mails, has been moved to West Union jail. Police chief N L Watts and state agent H M Stoner report investigators see no motive and note the suspect is uncooperative as grand jury convenes.
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Oelwein
Walter Jorgensen
Ed Forney
Forney
West Union
N. L. Watts
H. M. Stoner
Jorgensen
Bank Robberies in Illinois Decrease This Year
Illinois losses from bank robberies total 45811 dollars so far in the year down from 547945 in 1924. The Illinois Bankers' Association says the drop is due to 21 armed guards stationed statewide.
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Illinois
Chicago
T the
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Air Mail Plane Destroyed By Storm
A west bound air mail plane due at Salt Lake City was forced to lay over in Omaha by a blizzard in Nebraska. It took off from the Omaha air mail field at 3 45 a m today after hours of delay caused by worsening storm conditions.
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Omaha
Neb
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nebraska
Funeral services held at Junction and surrounding areas
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs Amelia Cook at Junction with distance attendees from Muscatine Washington Cotter and Cedar Rapids and a body of Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge members present. Pallbearers named and several floral tributes noted. Other notices include services for Mrs B H Van Meter at the Presbyterian church and details of local visitors and transfers within Iowa Illinois and California communities.
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Columbus Junction
Amelia Cook
Harry Wilson
Alma Ellis
Muscatine
W. S. Duncan
Washington
Grif Davis
Cotter
Ira Carr
R. E. Owens
W. N. Duncan
Garry Stapp
Cc. J. Duncan
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
J. D. O'Dell
S. A. Dwinell
J.F. McQueen
Marjorie O'Dell
B. H. van Meter
John Geach
Moravia
Ann Rader
Aledo
Ill
J. C. Bell
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Increases Capital Stock
Richmond Virginia December 13 A meeting of stockholders approved a 24000000 increase in Atlantic Coast Line stock bringing total capital to 100000000 Of the increase 13756500 will be issued as common stock and the rest as preferred stock.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
World War Vet Pierce Dies In Burlington Auto Work
Burlington Ta Dec 13 AP Ben A. Pierce 26 deputy city marshal and 168th infantry Rainbow division veteran who lost an arm at Chateau Thierry died suddenly Sunday while working on his car from wounds he suffered in France.
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Burlington
Ben A. Pierce
168Th Infantry
Chateau Thierry
France
Youth of 8 Saves Family From Fire
In West Liberty Kentucky on December 13 a boy named William, age eight, woke his parents and siblings to a smoke-filled home. He and his older brother alerted neighbor Will Marshall and the fire company, whose swift response and chemical extinguishers saved the Shoemaker residence after a chimney defect caused the blaze.
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West Liberty
Earl Shoemaker
South Calhoun Street
William
Will Marshall
Governor Should Be Anxious for Thorough Probe
Urbana Illinois December 13 AP Representative Roger F Little Urbana said the 65th General Assembly should probe the administration of Illinois hard road funds and a public fund said to pay Governor Small's court judgments. He urged a legislative body with power to summon witnesses to uncover facts and restore public trust.
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Urbana
Ill
Illinois
Small
65Th General Assembly
Roger F. Little
Little
Texas Man Dies at Age 125 in San Antonio
San Antonio report says Ynez Tijerina died yesterday aged 125 claiming service in both Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War. The note accompanies a longer, if imperfect, record of Columbia University’s annual accomplishments as listed in a long document by President Nicholas Murray Butler.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ynez Tijerina
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Suspected Robber Denies Knowledge in Mail Dump Case
Council Bluffs Iowa reports post office inspector Claude H Glenn investigates an attempted mail robbery after a Rock Island platform truck dumped mail Saturday night. Harry Dugan, a railroad employee, is jailed after Driver Frank Barritt identified him. Dugan says the stolen car found abandoned on the scene belongs to him and he denies involvement.
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Council Bluffs
Claude H. Glenn
Harry Dugan
Frank Barritt
Rock Island
Dugan
Barritt
Erection of Grain Storage Elevators Is Urged by Letts
Representative Letts of Iowa urged President Coolidge to back government erection and operation of large grain storage elevators at rail crossings in the upper Mississippi valley. The plan, backed by the Upper Mississippi River association and the Iowa Banking association, aims to harmonize rail and river transport and allow farmers to receive bonded warehouse receipts. Cities cited include Minneapolis, St. Paul, La Crosse, Dubuque, Clinton, Burlington, Davenport, and Peoria.
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Washington, D. C
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Coolidge
Representative Letts
Republican
Iowa
Upper Mississippi River Association
Towa Banking Association
Letts
Minneaphdlis
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Clinton
Burlington
Davenport
Peoria
Mail truck chase ends with suspect escape in Iowa
In Council Bluffs Ian Frank Barrett pursued a robbery suspect who overturned a mail truck at Rock Island road station. After a fifth engagement the suspect fled, leaving a sack of mail behind in an abandoned car. New Providence safes thwarted by alarm during vault access. county vigilance turnout called. Valley Junction football: Valley Junction Athletic Club tied 0 to 0 with Rock Island Independents in two inches of mud.
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Council Bluffs
Ian Frank Barrett
Rock Island Road Station
New Providence
New Providence State Bank
Valley Junerion
Valley Junction Athletic Club
Rock Island Independents
New York Man Denies Change on 94th Birthday
Chauncey M. Denen of New York states on turning 94 that the world has been good to him for 93 years and he has no wish to alter his ways. He shows contentment with his life and outlook as he marks the milestone.
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New York
Chauncey M. Denen
Last Rites Held for E B Tucker in Columbus Junction
Funeral services for attorney E B Tucker a 50 year figure in Louisa county were held at Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction with Rev W E Ruston leading. Attendees included family from Oakland Calif Racine Wis Mechanicsville and Aberdeen Wash plus Louisa county bar rep F M Mossberry.
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Columbus Junction
Central Presbyterian Church
E. B. Tucker
Farmers and Merchants Bank
W. E. Ruston
Bar
F. M. Mossberry
Louisa County
Tucker
E. E. Griffith
J. Fred Moore
Burl Ruston
E. W. McWilliams
Genevieve Fedderson
L. C. Hill
Norma Giffey
B. H. Shearer
E. P. Shellabarger
T. N. O'Neill
E. 0. Newell
W. A. Carr
G. W. Weber
H. Ohlson
E. R. Lacey
Man fatally shoots himself in Capitol Rotunda
In Washington DC Capitol Rotunda an unidentified man in older age fatally wounds himself with a gun early today. A penciled note reading home A. J. W. Caldwell appeared on the hat band while a G. A. R. button was pinned to his coat lapel.
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Capitol Rotunda
Washington, D. C
Capitol
A. J. W. Caldwell
Will Rogers Proclaimed Mayor in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills residents learn Will Rogers has been proclaimed mayor after his telegram accepting the post stating there must be reform. The colorful entertainer’s selection signals a new direction for city leadership.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Will Rogers
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