Maytag gains stake in Chicago office tower and Michigan Grand
F L Maytag of Newton gains controlling interest in the McGraw Hill office building in Chicago loop and acquires majority stock in Michigan Grand Building Corp. The 16 story, 100 by 125 foot site will keep its name and Maytag along with Woolworth will occupy a floor each. An unrelated line notes a person named Al Zin and a fractured report about a round his son and a winter illness.
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F. L. Maytag
Newton
McGraw-Hill
Chicago Loop District
Michigan Grand Building Corporation
Maytag Company
Woolworth Company
Prairie City Chamber Backs Highway 68 Paving Plan
The Pella chamber accepts cooperation with Prairie City chamber to push Highway 68 improvements. A resolution of cooperation passed and a joint meeting with the local organization is planned soon to discuss paving 63.
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Prairie City
Pella
Blue Grass Trail to Have Bus Line
Burlington Transportation Company seeks a permit to operate a Chariton to Ottumwa bus line. The link between Chicago and town cities is a CBQ subsidy step. County auditor of Wapello set to hear the matter on May 8.
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Albia Union-Republican
Burlington Transportation Company
Chariton
Ottumwa
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Wapello County
Child Swallows Safety Pin in Monroe
The two year old child of Mr and Mrs Joe Lewin of Monroe swallowed a safety pin last week. A physician Xray showed the pin lodged in the stomach. Because the pin closed when swallowed no ill effects are feared according to the doctor.
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Joe Lewin
Monroe
Hedrick to Have New Park Donation by J T Brooks
Hedrick will gain a new park through a donation by J T Brooks of Pomona California who gives the town his half interest in the park tract. The state bonding department owns the other half which Hedrick plans to buy. Brooks restricts timber cutting to trimming and prohibits hunting or firearms in the park.
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Hedrick
J. T. Brooks
Pomona
Calif
State
Monroe Laddies and Fate of a Farm Boy
A young son of Mr and Mrs Wallace on a farm near Monroe fainted while helping with chores and died in his father's arms. The incident occurred in the Wilson areas as neighbors mourn the tragedy and authorities review the sudden death. Local family and rural community express grief and support.
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Monroe
Wilson
Hornet Toad Brought From Texas Stirs Sigourney
Mr and Mrs W L Beinke returning from Texas brought a hornet toad to Sigourney. The creature, said to live years without food or water, reportedly could live a century. It survived a trunk journey in a cigar box and sat in the window of the Sigourney Review office for several days.
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W. L. Beinke
Texas
Ligourne
Sigourney Review Office
Graveling of 146 to Start Soon
It is planned to gravel the remainder of the N Fille Tainter road to Lynnville Newton and Des Moines this summer creating an all weather route. The plan aims to provide a better link to the capital city than the route via Oskaloosa and may precede surface work on Route 59 in northwest Mississippi County.
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Mshaska County
Pasper County
Lynnville
Newton
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Ford
Bellevue College awards gold footballs to team members
Bellevue College, a 260-student institution near Omaha, sent gold footballs to members of the 26 year old championship team. Dr. J. E. Shelledy of Indianola received one after the program revived the accolade. The tale recalls a time the doctor was lifted and thrown over the line for a touchdown.
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Bellevue College
J. E. Shelledy
Indianola
Omaha
Alton Youth Plans Marriage to Rich Man's Niece
Milo D. Gibbs of Alton announces engagement of his son to Eleanor Morgan Satterlee of Greenwich Connecticut. She is niece of the current head of J P Morgan and Co and granddaughter of the late J Pierpont Morgan. The bride to be's father is an author and attorney and once assistant secretary of the navy. The groom served in World War I and later worked with the International Secretariat of the League of Nations and now engages in business in New York. Run down by man she helped an hour after she aided J.
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Milo D. Gibbs
Alton
Eleanor Morgan Satterlee
Greenwich
Conn
J. P. Morgan and Co
J. Pierpont Morgan
Navy
League of Nations
New ‘York
Mother The Child Thrown Into Creek by Daughter
J. D. Jansen, a farmer from De Kilduff, discovered a naked infant body in Weighte Creek. The mystery ended when Jansen’s daughter, about 25, confessed to being the mother and throwing the child into the stream. Her mental deficiency may lead to authorities handling the case at Town City.
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J. D. Jansen
de Kilduff
Weight
Orpheum Des Moines Presents Two Bill Vaudeville Acts
Two outstanding bills at the Orpheum theatre in Des Moines feature Radio Keith-Orpheum vaudeville and two notable pictures. Beginning Wednesday through Tuesday May 7, the lineup includes Stantone sharing headline honors with Sidney Marion, plus the Fox feature Girls Gone Wild starring Sue 1 and Nick Stuart with Mercedes and Mile.
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Radio- Keith-Orpheum
Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
Confinn
Des
Stam Tone
Sidney Marion
Fox
Ee Erring
Sue 1
Nick Stuart
Mercedes
Mile
Stantone
Molly and Me Debuts at Orpheum With Belle Bennett
The Orpheum opens May 5 featuring Belle Bennett in Molly and Me her first voice acting film with Joe E Brown Alberta Vaughn and Charles in a backstage life drama of a clown and his wife. The program also includes Divertissements and a variety act lineup with Sidney Marion presenting unique music and performances.
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Merediy Power Find
Sidney Marion
KA Fan
Harry Mill
Screen
Sue Are
Nick Stuart
Orpheum
Molly and
Belle Bennett
Joe E. Bron
Alberta Vaughn
Charles
Ian Bennett
Miss Bennett
Joe E. Brown
Joe He
Molly
Orpheum Feature Adds A Top Picture Of The Time
The note highlights a premier film at the Orpheum, praising the main feature and noting its status among the era’s best productions. It mentions Bogie among the cast and hints at the time schedule for screenings.
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The
Orpheu
Radio-Keith-Orpheum Vaudeville Bill Preview
Behind the scenes a complete Radio-Keith-Orpheum vaudeville bill will be offered. The program is described as the usual high quality for the era, with a lineup likely to attract theatergoers.
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Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Broadcasting Proceed in Congress Stirs Fresh Debate
Legislative wrangle erupts over broadcasting Congress sessions with politicians warning against a law that would force attendance by the public, while supporters argue for transparency and open government.
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Southe
Maytag
al Zin
Ieee
Fe Ieee
Physicians
Blue Grass Trail
Monroe Laddies
Moline
Vandermeulen & Co
East Side Square
Pella, Iowa
Gertrude
Crenshaw
Tor ‘Auto
Grocer
van der Ploeg’s Bakery
Congress
F.O.B
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Star Auto CO
Southwest Corner Square
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