Injured Driver Faces Charge After W Liberty Collision
Cc K Custer of Cedar sustained possible internal injuries when his car collided with a Des Moines truck driven by J Arthur Ryan on Highway 6 east of West Liberty. Custer was taken to Hershey hospital with kidney and bladder injuries. Ryan uninjured. Custer charged with operating while intoxicated after officers seized liquor. West Liberty mayor and constable filed the charge. Custer’s car demolished.
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Cc. K. Custer
Cedar
Muscatine
J. Arthur Ryan
Des Moines
West Liberty
Custer
Hershey Hospital
Ralph Evans
George Hines
Hines
Ryan
Runo
J. H. Schwedel
Cotton Goods Tax to Hit Mills and Dealers
The law imposes a floor tax on finished cotton products held by mills, manufacturers, or wholesalers. Tax rate is 4.4184 cents per pound, 5.2 percent higher than the raw cotton tax, with deductions for non cotton materials. Retailers have 30 days to dispose of on hand stock before tax applies. Compensatory import taxes will be levied.
Italian Armada Nearing Chicago Arrives for World’s Fair Welcome
The Italian air armada nears Chicago after a trans Atlantic flight. Soldier Field opens to host a cordial welcome for an estimated crowd of up to a million spectators. Sky watchers gather six hours before the arrival near Navy Pier on Lake Michigan.
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Soldier Field
Navy Pier
Lake Michigan
Loop
Legend of St Swithin Day Inspires Weather Lore
A historic legend ties St Swithin Day to forty days of rain or fair weather. A poem repeats the saying about rain if it rains on July 15 and fair weather if it is fair, while noting modern skepticism toward the belief.
Steel Code Filed With Government
Roosevelt weighs a bold plan to raise wages and cut hours across all American business. Hugh S. Johnson leads the recovery program study and will report on the feasibility of a nationwide code to boost purchasing power. Early hearings loom for steel, lumber, and oil codes with dates set for July 20 and July 24.
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Roosevelt
Johnson and Lamon
Johnson
Washington
Potomac River
Hugh S. Johnson
The
Recovery Administration
Famine and Flood Threaten North China Exposed by Yellow River
Dispatches report continued rains raise fears of further rise in the Yellow River also known as the Hwang Ho overrunning dikes and flooding towns. Thousands left homeless as the flooding threatens major centers including Tsinan the capital of Shantung province where the river nears the city dikes.
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Shanghai
Yellow River Valley
China
Yellow
Tsinan
Shantung Province
Nine Foot Channel Outlook for Upper Mississippi
Reports from Washington indicate a bright outlook for extensive nine foot channel improvements this year. The Muscatine flowage office in the Rock Island district will handle dam site studies from Dubuque to Quincy with a 10 man team and potential expansion under Roosevelt approval.
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Muscatine
American Bank
Rock Island
Dubuque
Quincy
Wisconsin River
Illinois River
Washington, D. C
Army
Mississippi River
Nine Foot Channel
Roosevelt
Board In Charge of Public Works
U. S. Fights for World Price Boost
International talks press for a global price rise and monetary stabilization. James P. Warburg to report to President Roosevelt ahead of the final assembly session. Prime Minister MacDonald leads wheat experts in a bid to back the American wheat price plan. Benjamin Banneker built America’s first clock in 1754 and Beethoven excelled on multiple instruments.
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James P. Warburg
New York
Roosevelt
MacDonald
Great Britain
Four Power Accord Signed by Mussolini and Allies
Rome reports the four power European peace pact signed today by Premier Mussolini and ambassadors from France Germany and Great Britain. The accord aims to reduce armaments and improve economic conditions over ten years with initialled signatures from De Jouvenel Hassel and Graham. Ratification by the four governments is expected. The signing followed the June 7 text, in Palazzo Venezia.
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Rome
Mussolini
France
Germany
Great Britain
Duce
Palazzo Venezia
Ambasador
Henry de Jouvenel
von Hassel
Ronald Graham
England
Italy
Union Services at Methodist Church
The Rev. W H Slack will speak at the downtown Protestant union meeting at First Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday night. church programs include 9:30 a m Sunday school, 10:45 a m morning worship with sermon The Sweet Sin of Cursing, and 8 p m union services with Rev D F Landis. July theme Praise.
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W. H. Slack
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
B. F. Schwartz
Marian Chamberlin
Richard Kautz
David Sywassink
Reuben Rassmussen
Young People’s Department
Havens
Stafford League
D. F. Landis
Young People’s Chorus
O'Hara
Jean Lemkau
Cedar Street Methodist Church
W. A. Longnecker
Methodist
Anna Elicker Missionary Society
Weed Park
Church of the Brethren
R. W. Merrifield
Satan
Vernon L. Shantz
First Baptist Church
Bible School
Jesus
Karl Michels
First Presbyterian Church
Father
Wooler
Constance Brown
Fred Hermann
Forman
Full Gospel Tabernacle
R. C. Sellers
Grover Kingery
Christ's Ambassadors’ Society
Perry Wall
Chester Lepper
God
W H. Schwiering
Raymond Zeidler
W. D. Diercks
Melvin Diercks
K. M. Jeschke
Protestant Evangelical Church
Christian Eadeavor
Missionary Society
F. Murray Haworth
First Friends Church
Lewis Herwig
First Methodist Church
Diverse Sunday Services Across Local Churches
The notice lists Sunday school times and worship topics at multiple churches including Church of the Brethren Walnut Street Baptist First National First Baptist First Presbyterian Full Gospel Tabernacle Church of Christ Scientist Cedar Street Methodist and related events. Topics include Borrowing Trouble Stewardship The Angry Jesus Life and Hope. solo performances and group activities noted.
Religious services and sunday school schedules listed
The church notes announce Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m with Rev K M Jeschke Rev E A Beyer Rev John Blough Rev F Murray Haworth and B L Wilson delivering sermons. Several churches report Sunday school picnics mission topics prayer meetings and youth programs through the week.
Des Moines Couple Escape Injury After Highway Crash
West Liberty Iowa early today a Des Moines couple Mr and Mrs W O Wright lost control of their car while Wright dozed at the wheel six miles west of West Liberty. The vehicle struck a telephone pole and fence, overturned, but the Wrights escaped serious injury and continued their trip to Chicago. A passing motorist picked them up. their damaged car was left at West Liberty as they visited Wright’s mother.
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Journal News Service
West Liberty
W. O. Wright
Des Moines
Here
Lindberghs Plan Aerial Survey Base at Cartwright
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh began preparations for an aerial survey base in Cartwright Labrador as they advance their mapping tour toward Greenland. They landed Friday night after a three hour hop from Botwood Newfoundland and were greeted by Major Robert Logan, commander of the expedition.
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Cartwright
Labrador
Charles A. Lindbergh
Greenland
Botwood
Newfoundland
Robert Logan
Jelling
Weekly schedule for Y. W. program activities
The timetable lists daily events from Monday to Saturday covering junior and employed girls swim programs, plunges, tennis, and baseball. Activities include intermediate and advanced swim, various plunge sessions, and a Friday evening swimming exhibition with multiple age groups and clubs.
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Fidelis Club
Kalona
Stebbins Service Held After Café Slaying
Final rites for Mrs Edna Stebbins were held at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals at 3 p m following her death at the Palace cafe. Rev B F Schwartz conducted the service. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers from the Atlas Special kittenball team, including Ivan Stebbins. Honorary pallbearers were named from local figures and teams.
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Edna Stebbins
Palace Cafe
James H. Clark
Fairbanks Home
B. F. Schwartz
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Atlas Special
Ivan Stebbins
Stebbins
Don Mohnssen
Francis Honts
Joe Manjovie, Jr
Lefty” Powell
Clark Bauerbach
Alfred Clark
J. A. Benz
Tom Chelf
Joe P. Manjoine
John McIntyre
William Ray
Morris Toyne
Joe DeCamp
Tony Oostendorp
Everett Bronkema
Carload Shipments Lower This Week After Fourth
Rev enue freight carloadings for the week ended July 8 totaled 539,283 cars, down 94,851 from the prior week due to the Fourth of July, but up 123,295 from the same week in 1932.
School Repair Contracts Let By Board of Education
The board awarded several school improvement contracts on Friday night including painting the high and Franklin schools with Tarr and Leysen and Schmidt Paint, and a Bielefeld house removal and lot grading by C F Oakley. Interior and exterior work bids ranged widely. finance approved bills of 10024.27 including bonds and coal, and authorized $86.80 for duplicating machines.
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Board of Education
C. F. Oakley
Bielefeld
Lincoln School
East Hill
Oakley
Tarr and Leysen
Frank Schmidt
Schmidt
Fairall
Henry Werner
Franklin School
Finance Committee
Lutheran Picnic To Be Held At Cedarbrook Sunday
The Lutheran Men's club plans an all day picnic Sunday at the Axel cottage Cedarbrook on the Cedar river near Nichols road. Estimated attendance ranges from 75 to 100 people.
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Lutheran Men's Club
Axel Cottage
Cedarbrook
Cedar River
Nichols Road
Holy Communion at Trinity Episcopal Church at 9:30
The Rev. Father Stanley Jones announces Holy Communion will be observed at 9 30 a m at Trinity Episcopal Church with full choir. There is no morning church service.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Joan Haefner
Luther League
Anna Havemann
Florence Koester
Frieda Gross
Harold Timm
Martin Weiss
William Pankratz
Aid Society of the Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Stanley Jones
Epworth and Junior leagues meet at Park Avenue church
Sunday activities at Park Avenue Methodist Church include Rev. James A. Worrell delivering sermons at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. M. O. Briggs leads as superintendent and will oversee events. The Epworth League and Junior League gather at 6:30 p.m. for services and fellowship.
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Park Avenue Methodist Church
James A. Worrell
M. O. Briggs
Epworth League
Lithuanian Airmail Flight Challenges Government Orders
Capt Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas, both Chicago veterans, flew the Lithuanica 4900 miles from Floyd Bennett Field to Lithuania without passports, defying Washington. They left ahead of Wiley Post who began his around the world leg at 4 10 a m Eastern time and waited weeks fighting commerce refusals for clearance.
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Winnie Mae
Post
U. S. Army
Wrightfield
Dayton
O. Fliers
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Lithuania
Washington
Stephen Darius
Stanley Thomas Girenas
Chicago
United States Department of Commerce
Atlantic
Wiley Post
Darius
Girenas
Department of Compoets
Earance
Still Tender Is Held Under Bond
Fran Kazmir of East Moline was bound over to the grand jury on a $1000 bond for maintaining a liquor nuisance after a raid near Fruitland. A 300 gallon still was found in operation. Henry Carlin, the landowner, was arrested and to face a 2 p.m. Monday hearing with a $1000 bond.
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Journal News Service
Wapello
Fran Kazmir
East Moline
M. Hunter
Kazmir
Fruitland
George Oakes
Frank Hook
Henry Carlin
Cedar Rapids Woman SlighiT injured at World’s Fair trip
Mrs Barbara Davis 27 Cedar Rapids Ia sustains a fractured skull and other injuries after dodging a car and being struck by a second vehicle driven by George Evans 26. She and husband R B Davis were visiting the world’s fair. Evans was not held by police.
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Evanston
Barbara Davis
Cedar Rapids
George Evans
Return to Gospel Advised By Dr Maier At Convention
Dr Walter A Maier of Concordia college St Louis urged American churches to return to their original duties and focus on preaching the gospel before Missouri synod Lutherans at their national convention last night.
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Chicago
Walter A. Maier
Concordia College
St. Louis
Missouri Syned Lutherans
Officials warn overage shipment risk and passport ban
Field officials warn that 135 cans and 25 gallons of oil must be returned to Floyd Bennett today. They face heavy fines and loss of license if not returned and could be arrested abroad since they lack passports.
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Hine
Floyd Bennett
Police Frustrate Kidnaping Attempt In New York
Brook lyn officers halted an alleged kidnapping plot against Dr. Jacob Wachsman a Brooklyn physician who was to pay ten thousand dollars for release. The two suspects Michael Discolo and Vincent Mosci surrendered after police fired on their car when they produced a dummy bundle of bills.
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New York
Jacob Wachsman
Brooklyn
Tichael Discolo
Vincent Mosci
Tennessee Firm Increases Wages
Tennessee Coal and Iron and Railroad Company raises wages for about 4,500 workers. The increase ranges from 17.5 to 25 percent and takes effect Monday. River Golf near Gibbon, Nebraska notes Platte River at low water with players using the dry riverbed sand for practice.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rrailroad Company
Gibbon
Neb
Platte River
Platte
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Yellow River
U. S
Benjamin Banneker
Inmerica
Beethoven
Britain
Methodist Church
Slack
First Methodist
Women’s Home Missionary Society
E. E. Baker
Newell Avenue
People’s Mission
Ple
Bloomington
Walnut Street Baptist
Pieter Smit
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Leroy Thomas
First Presbyterian
Gospel Tabernacle
Church of Christ, Scientist
Churches of Christ
John
Jesus Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Cedar Street
M. E
Protestant Evangelical
Grace Lutheran
Grace Lutheran Church
C. Liebbe
E. A. Beyer
Mulford
John Blough
Mulford Congregational Church
Church of the Nazarene
B. L. Wilson
Irene Taylor
Vera Wilson
Muriel Eger
Alf
Lindberghs Plan Aerial Survey
Y. W
Lutheran Club
Trinity Episcopal
Park Avenue
Cazmir
Carlin
Tennessee
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
George M
Wittich
Cedar St
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