McKeown Loses First Court Battle Over Estate
Dr Ady Royal McKeown son of Rhoda Emma McKeown lost the initial district court action over the estate. Judge D W Jackson ruled for M Parker McKeown and Albert and others against forgery claims on deeds to Muscatine properties. A related suit seeking two thirds for Ady Royal and contesting Albert’s share is planned for September.
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Ady Royal McKeown
Rhoda Emma McKeown
M. Parker McKeown
Muscatine City
D. W. Jackson
Albert McKeown
Anna
Matthew Westrate
Supreme Court
McKeown
Seattle
Italian Seaplane Armata Prepares Cruising Flight
Italian Air Minister Italo Balbo leads 24 seaplanes in an armada poised for a 1500 mile flight from Reykjavik to Cartwright Labrador as weather delays takeoff. The fourth stage of the Chicago cruise awaits a cleared forecast.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Cartwright
Labrador
Chicago
Italo Balbo
Wife to Sue Screen Star for Divorce
Los Angeles report that William Powell and Carole Lombard will divorce in Nevada on her complaint. Mrs. E C Peters, Lombard’s mother, said they suddenly could not agree and will remain friends. Their June 26 1931 marriage surprised the film colony and a property settlement has been made.
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Los Angeles
William Powell
Carole Lombard
Nevada
E. C. Peters
U S Warns Industry to Raise Wages Or Face Collapse
Washington reports Hugh S. Johnson national recovery administrator warned that industry must increase purchasing power through higher wages to counter speculative production. He cautioned a new collapse if public buying power is not raised and said basic industries may present codes soon to spread work and raise pay.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Anew
Johnson
Farm Bureau Aid Upheld by Court
Judge Homer A. Fuller of Mount Ayr upheld Iowa Farm Bureau enforcement rules. He denied Blume brothers petition to halt further Crawford county donations and to repay $30,000 advanced over years. The court found the Farm Bureau a public benefit approved by the legislature.
London Conference Blows Up and Leaves Roosevelts Peso
Beverly Hills reports say the London conference blew up with markets jittery and bets on its course. The trip yielded little beyond a meeting with the king, while Roosevelt reportedly gained eight pounds and France may shed diplomat weight as gold moves are debated.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
London
Roosevelt
France
England
America
West Liberty Levy Cut Anchors School Budget
West Liberty board reduced the general fund levy to 16000 for the next school year a 35 percent cut while the bonded indebtedness levy stays at 5500. S T Carters resignation as high school principal and Smith Hughes instructor approved he will move to Ames. July 24 budget hearing set and board re elected Miss Mabel Hormel as secretary plus several staff retained or re employed.
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Journal News Service
West Liberty
West Liberty Board of Education
House
S. T. Carter
Smith- Hughes
Mabel Hormel
F. M. Kirby
Ray Inghram
Merle McCann
Carl Rock
Light Board Lets Contract for Boiler Foundation
Muscatine's board of light and water trustees approved a contract for the foundation work for the new boiler at the light plant. The bid from William Doering and Sons totaled 2,375.70, with other bids listed. Ernest Moore was elected chairman for three months and O H McNallie named secretary. The meeting also renewed several insurance policies totaling 145000 in tornado coverage with Leroy Lindle.
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Muscatine
Board of Municipal Light and Water Trustees
Ernest Moore
O. H. McNallie
William Doering and Sons
C. M. Stanley
August Blaesing, Sr
Korneman Brothers
B. Layton
Mr. Stanley
Fine Board
Leroy Lindle
Meeglin and Diercks
Shute and Wood Tie for British Open Title
Densmore Shute of Philadelphia and Craig Wood of Deal New Jersey finished tied at 292 after 72 holes in the British open at St Andrews. Wood shot 68 75 in the final rounds to surge back, with Gene Sarazen 293 and Walter Hagen 301 ending out of the playoff. They will duel again at 23 holes Saturday for the championship.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Densmore Shute
Philadelphia
Craig Wood
Deal
N. J
Shute
Wood
Gene Sarazen
New York
Henry Cotton
Waterloo
Belgium
Alfred H. Padgham
England
Arthur Havers
O~ Wood
Yoo Diegel
Detroit
Ed Dudley
Concordville
Horton Smith
Chicago
J. I. Cruickshank
Buenos Aires
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Cyril Tolley
Densmore Shure
Abe Mitchell
St. Albans
Eng
Walter Hagen
Public Salary Law Sustained by Iowa Court ruling
Sioux City Iowa a district court ruled public officials compensation law legal and dismissed a mandamus action Judge Miles W Newby noted the bill was properly authenticated by the presiding officers of the house senate and the governor The decision upholds the unified object of the bill and its title paving an appeal to the state supreme court filed by F Price Smith county treasurer and committee head
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Sioux City
Iowa
Miles W. Newby
F. Price Smith
Supreme Court
Smith
House
Supreme
District Court
Newby
Senate
Weather synopsis for Iowa and Illinois with showers
The forecast calls for Iowa showers tonight and Saturday with cooler air in the east and central. Illinois should be partly cloudy and warmer in the south, with Saturday turning cloudy and cooler in central regions and the north. River St. Paul reads 1.6 and no further data.
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Iowa
Illinois
River St. Paul
Gold Bloc Loses Fight at World Economic Parley
Washington leaders confer with advisers to shape domestic policy ahead of the London meeting. The London sub committee voted 25 to 15 to keep monetary issues on the agenda despite gold bloc opposition, with U S allies backing Neville Chamberlain’s plan.
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Gold Bloc
London
Neville Chamberlain
U. Ss
Scandinavia
Far East
Latin America
Mr. Chamberlain
Spain
Lithuania
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Ino
Monetary Commission
U. S
Committee On
Eonomic Commission
Chinch Bugs Threaten Southern Iowa Crops
Dr. Carl J. Drake estimates southern Iowa farmers may harvest only 50 to 75 percent of small grain and up to 80 percent of corn as chinch bugs worsen. Entomologists warn the pests, now entering the adult stage, could spread to uninfested fields, signaling the worst crop damage in 25 years with 200 farmers already observing the outbreak.
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Bloomfield
Nature
Iowa
Carl J. Drake
Drake
A. D. Worthington
Iowa State College
National and State Bank Calls Issued
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of close of business Friday June 30. The state banking department issued a call for the condition of state banks and trust companies as of Friday June 30.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Des Moines
Bread Price Rise Affects Illinois Markets
Illinois bakers and shoppers face higher bread costs as a one cent price increase hits bread and the new federal processing tax of 30 cents a bushel on wheat adds to the grain market surge.
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Illinois
New Securities Law in Effect Begins Federal Oversight
Washington reports a new securities law taking effect to supervise stock and bond sales. For 20 days issuers may register with the Federal Trade Commission before July 27, when the act becomes fully effective. The FTC says the aim is to protect the public and avoid hamstringing honest dealers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
World Wide Move for Shorter Hours Is U S Objective
The United States pushes a plan at the world economic conference to shorten labor hours raise wages and lift prices. James A Wilson of the AFL backs a 30 hour week while delegates show renewed activity after Secretary Hull urged the body to continue.
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U.S
London
World Economic Conference
United States
Roosevelt
James A. Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Cordell Hull
New Iowa Democratic Chair Feuling Wins By Two Votes
Des Moines Iowa political row ends with E J Feuling elected chairman of the state party by two votes over Steve Hill after an executive session clash with Gov Clyde Herring backing. Mrs Madge ON Columbus Junction resigns from the central committee amid patronage tensions as Charles Huston becomes internal revenue collector.
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Des Moines
E. J. Feuling
New Hampton
Democratic Party
Iowa
Clyde Herring
Democratic Central Committee
Fealing
Steve) Hill
Madge ON
Columbus Junction
Statehouse
John Io
Clyde Her- Feuling
Charles D. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Huston
June Fickel
World Flier Mattern Reported Safe in Siberia Anadir
American aviator James Mattern telegraphed from Bocharova at 11 p m July 5 that he was safe at Anadir Chukotka Siberia. No details followed and officials had no further information. Backers in Chicago expressed jubilation over the vague message and hope for confirmation.
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Siberia
Jimmy
Moscow
James Matstern
Anadir
Chukotka Peninsula
Mattern
Chukotka
Jimmy Mattern
Bocharova
Khabarovsk
Chicago
Gemmy Mattern
S. J. Sackett
Sackett
H. B. Jameson
Falsely Convicted Man Wins Suit In Rockford
Henry T. Olson, who fled after a life term claim, won a $29,250 verdict against former Winnebago County prosecutor Harry B. North. Olson filed suit alleging North knew two boys committed Floyd Stotler’s 1927 gas-station murder and hid that fact at his trial. The 10-day trial before Judge William J. Fulton ended with a sealed verdict last night.
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Rockford
Ill
Henry T. Olson
Olson
Harry B. North
William J. Fulton
Winnebago
Floyd Stotler
Orville Stotler
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Vuk Roger
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Caroline
Mattern of
Freeport, Ill
Nise
Walla Walla, Wash
Phillips
Stacy Acwesen
Treasury Treasury
Bernard M. Baruch
Norman H. Davis
Frederick Livesey
State Department
Stephen McDonough, Jr
Associated Press
Paris
World Flier
Wilds
Robert Quillen
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