Chinch Bugs Menace Local Corn Fields Across Counties
Chinch bugs remain widespread in the county as surveys trace their presence from Sweetland township to nearby Louisa and Rock Island areas. Soap suds treatments reduced bugs on some fields but failed to halt new attacks. growers prepare oil barriers and trenching around affected plots to curb spread.
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Charles Sywassink
Halling Brothers
Frank Sauer
Farm Bureau
John Pace
Sweetland Township
Louisa County
Lower Rock Island
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Muscatine Boys Band Fifth Summer Concert at Weed Park
The Muscatine Boys Band presented their fifth summer concert at Weed Park. Japanese and English selections highlighted the program with vocal solos by Mrs. Ralph Cullen and sousaphone feats by Gilbert Lawrence. Director Elmer Ziegler announced works including Salve Oh Patria, Jinrikisha, Japanese Sunset, Cherry Blossoms, Pomposo, Dream on the Ocean, a set of English folk songs, Country Gardens, Trees, When Day Is Done, Colonel Bogey, and more.
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Muscatine Boys
Weed Park
Ralph Cullen
Gilbert Lawrence
Elmer Ziegler
Ecuador
Benkhart
Deppen
Zamecnik
Tubasolo
al Hayes
Josef Gung
England
Fisher
Percy Grainger
Rasbach
Katscher
Bogey
Alford
J P Morgan Sails for Grouse Shooting Holiday
J P Morgan sailed aboard the liner Olympic for England and Scotland seeking rest and grouse shooting. He plans to spend time reading detective stories, noting a holiday needed despite looking well as he waved at mystery novels.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
England
Scotland
High Court Affirms State Right to Build Okoboji Wharf
Four years of litigation end as supreme court upholds state authority to erect a public wharf on West Okoboji at Arnolds Park. Dr. A L Peck Arnolds Park resort owner denied second rehearing. ground work finished and construction will begin soon.
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Okoboji
Des Moines
Supreme Court
West Okoboji
Arnolds Park
A. L. Peck
Chicago School System Cuts Spark City Reorganization
The Chicago board of education announced a five million dollar curtailment plan to reorganize schools. The measures abolish the junior high system, close Crane junior college and parental school, reduce kindergartens by half, cut high school PE and athletic staff, and eliminate high school deans and many supervisory roles. Total savings rise to nine million for the year, following a four million cut from delaying the academic year.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Crane Junior College
Principa
Earthquake Strikes Turkish Town Causing Panic
An earthquake hit Changiri near An ikara in Turkey leaving every house damaged or affected and panic among residents. No injuries were reported though the dome of the Ulu mosque suffered considerable damage.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Changiri
Anikara
Ulu
Life for Pint Prisoner Freed Parole Possibility Today
Fred Palm of Lansing previously got life under Michigan’s fourth offender law for possessing a pint of liquor. Gov. Comstock granted immediate parole today, after earlier reductions by Govs Green and Comstock, with Palm planning to move to Toledo to work.
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Palm
Toledo
Lansing
Mich
Fred Palm
Michigan
William A. Comstock
Fred W. Green
Comstock
American delegate at London conference lacks a definite program
Newark Evening News editor Arthur Sin reports from Europe that the American delegation had no clear plan or coordinated leadership at the London economic conference. He says the meeting was poorly timed and managed and its tone shifted with signs of renewed U S prosperity.
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New York
Arthur J. Sinnott
Newark
N. J
Evening News
Europe
America
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