Des Moines Druggists Warned to Stop Birth Control Propaganda
State and county enforcement agents led by P. D. Van Wagner and C. H. Read visited Des Moines drug firms to halt distribution of birth control pamphlets. Under state law, dissemination of such material carries up to $1,000 fine and one year in jail. Officials warned prosecutions may follow if law is not observed.
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Attorney General's Office
C. S. Missildine
P. D. van Wagner
C. H. Read
R. E. O’brien
F. J. Kuble
Kuble
Kuble Sai
Monroe Boy Rescues Drowning Girl At Skunk River
Bobby McComas, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Harry McComas of Monroe, saved a 14-year-old girl from drowning in the Skunk river near the Reasnor bridge. After she grabbed him, she fainted, was revived with artificial respiration, then fainted again and was taken to a physician for care.
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Bobby McComas
Harry McComas
Monroe
Skunk
Reasnor Bridge
Rensner
Young McComas
Monroe High School
Hedrick Drug Store Entered By Thieves
Thieves broke into the J. A. Matthews and son drug store in Keokuk County through a cellar window between close of business Thursday and seven o'clock Friday morning. They took $50 in cash and merchandise whose value was not stated. Mr. Matthews, a local resident and former Republican primary candidate for state representative, reported the entry and exit via the cellar and said the robbers pried open a door on the first floor after crawling through the windowed cellar.
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Keokuk County
J. A. Matthews and Son
Matthews
Robbers Take Cigars Gum Watches in Morning Heist
Sheriff Homer Beasley was notified Friday morning of the robbery but reports no clue as to the identity of the robbers. The culprits secured cigars cigarets gum and two watches during the incident.
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Homer Beasley
Bolt Strikes Chariton Church Steeple Damages Trinity
A severe electrical storm in Chariton Saturday evening saw a bolt of lightning strike the Sacred Heart Catholic church steeple, ripping off the side and tearing slate shingles. Damage runs to several hundred dollars. The force was felt in nearby businesses as the bolt crackled through electrical equipment across the street.
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Chariton
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Woman Dies Following Accident in Des Moines Suburb
Mrs. Chas. E. Hewitt of White Oak township died at Mercy hospital Des Moines at 10 o'clock Sunday morning August 2 from brain injuries after a July 26 collision involving Harry Ogle's taxi driven by Eugene Coltrane and the Hewitt car in a cloud of dust. She had been semi conscious since the wreck and funeral was held Tuesday at the Baptist church with Rev. I. J. Brame officiating. Interment was in the local cemetery.
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Chas. E. Hewitt
White Oak Township
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Harry Ogle
Eugene Coltrane
Hewitt
Porter Filling Station
The
Tribune
Baptist Church
I. J. Brame
Barnes City Station Threatened With Closure
The Rock Island railroad may close the Barnes City station due to a year of business decline as trucks draw away freight. The last Barnes City News described the situation and suggested remedies, noting the local station also suffers and urging residents to help boost traffic or risk losing service.
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Rock Island Railroad
Barnes City
Barnes City News
Searsboro Residents Demand Surfaced Road
Twenty Searsboro residents pleaded with Poweshiek county supervisors on Tuesday to surface a road to the outside world. They claimed the state highway commission diverted 240000 of county bond funds and left no money for surfacing. The board agreed to accompany the delegation to the state highway commission office in Ames to press the complaint.
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Searsboro
Poweshiek Board of Survisors
Rar
Floyd Stanley
State Highway Commission
Ames
Cistern Finds 18 Bottles From Long Ago Beer Tale
On a farm east of Monroe, Billy Marshall once owned a cistern where a case of beer was dropped about 35 years ago. Chet Fennema, now owner, drained the cistern and found eighteen bottles in perfect condition, sparking memories of the old days.
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Monroe
Billy Marshall
Chet Fennema
You
Chet
Beer Tasting At Monroe Draws Many Connoisseurs
A bottle brought to Mon roe Tuesday afternoon drew numerous tasters as connoisseurs sampled beer, though the crowd grew large.
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Monroe
Autos Collide At Road Intersection In Prairie City
Miss Catherine White injured when two cars collided at the No 32 and 64 intersection near Colfax Friday evening. She was thrown through the windshield of Val Brunner’s eastbound car as it turned onto No 64, a truck obstructing view beforehand. The Muscatine county car carried a man, his wife, and children. one child, a girl, also injured. White, Brunner’s niece, was brought home after treatment for facial and arm cuts and bruises. The Muscatine girl received facial cuts and was moved from a tourist camp to the hospital for care.
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Prairie City News
Catherine White
Colfax
Val Brunner
Muscatine County
Miss White
Sowing and Reaping and the Law Enforceme nt Drive
The piece urges youth groups and churches to back the prohibition enforcement drive led by Dan Poling and the National Endeavor Society. It cites Isaiah and Galatians to stress not being deceived, while urging mothers and communities to educate and mobilize for law and order and the Eighteenth Amendment. It emphasizes burden bearing, prayer, humility, and sharing the gospel alongside practical acts of charity.
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Dan Poling
National Endeavor Society
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Jesus Christ
M. G. Glazebrook
Peter
Jesus
Christ
Paul
Amos R. Wells
Weymouth
Aggrippa
Daddy Long Legs Gets Movieites Goin and Comin
Pel la theatre manager Benson continues best offerings presenting Daddy Long Legs starring Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter. Orphan girl helps, suspension follows, then college and valedictorian honor amid a romance. The piece praises the theatre and aims at strong patronage with a warm newspaper tone.
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Daddy Long Legs
Janet Gaynor
Warner Baxter
Pella Theatre
Benson
Picure
Miss Gaynor
Mr. Pendleton
Julia Abbot
Gleanings and Gospel Lessons on Liquor Law Enforcement
A classroom discussion prompts students to test their views on enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, examine community liquor issues, and compare biblical fruits of the Spirit with works of the flesh. It asks how genuine Christian charity relates to aiding others and challenges readers to reflect on habit, moral law, and responses to Mr Darrow.
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Jesus
Paul
Amos Wells
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Harry S. Warner
Christ
Mr. Darrow
Miss Myrick Writes Further Of Trip In European Lands
Genevieve Myrick, teacher at Pella schools, continues a travel journal from Europe. She details Chillon Castle, dungeons, and Byron’s pillar, then Interlaken and Lucerne with cog railway views, Alpine scenery, and reflections on leaving friends in Switzerland for a Lone trip toward Italy.
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Miss Myrick
Genevieve Myrick
Pella
Chillon
Castle of
Savoy
Byron
Interlaken
Montreaux
America
Switzerland
Journey Through Lakeside Italy and Milan Portrait
The narrator travels from Lugano to Como and Milan, admiring mountain scenery and lake views, visiting the Tuileries monument homage, Ponting through Porlezza and Menaggio, observing olive trees and oleanders, and noting Milan’s modernity and unsettling glare of Italian men with wicked eyes while dining at the Hotel Beau Rivage and Hotel Volta.
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Thorvaldsen
Tuileries
Brunig Pass
Lugano
Porlezza
Menaggio
Como
Italy
Hotel Volta
Alexander Volta
Lombardy
Milan
Pavia
Kruschen Salts Ad Promises Fat Loss For Women
An advertisement targets women worldwide promising a slim attractive figure through a daily morning dose of Kruschen Salts. It claims the small daily amount, taken with water before breakfast, yields energetic health and a bright look, with a money back guarantee on an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks.
Milan Duomo and Milan sights described in travel diary
Morning tour through Milan visits the Duomo third largest globally, brick clad in white marble with pink marble columns. The guide explains Saint Carlo Borromeo's crypt, the Sforza castle, Arch of Peace, Grand Hotel linked to Verdi, and the Church of Saint Ambrose as part of a broader historical itinerary through the city.
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Duomo
Milan
Carlo Borromeo
Philip IV
Spain
Maria ‘Theresa
Mother of Jesus
Verdi
Avena
Arch of Peace
Sforza
Saint Ambrose
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