Veterans urged to hire rehabilitated service men
Washington reports Frank T. Hines, director of the veterans bureau, appealed to employers nationwide to give 2,712 veterans finishing vocational training this month and 15,382 more rehabilitated through the new year chance to start work. He said most are able and only a few have disabled pre war occupations, with training in professional, commercial, trades, and agriculture programs across leading institutions and workplaces.
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Washington
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Anneal
Bureaucra
Hines
Revival of Spencer to Dickinson County Paving Plan
Spencer Louisiana project to pave the airline from Spencer north to Dickinson County was revived as the board of supervisors accepted the state highway commission plans and requested relocation of the southern two miles. Contract may be let in a month.
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Spencer
Dickinson County
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
U. S. to Press Case Against Persia
Washington expects American minister to Persia Joseph Kornfeld to deliver a government communication to Teheran outlining concerns for American citizens safety in Persia. It requests better protection to prevent further indignities and stresses the need for improved security measures.
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U. S
Persia
Washington
Joseph
Kornfeld
Teheran
Despondent man ends life in basement home
Cornelius Schroeder, 27, committed suicide by slashing his throat with a razor in the basement of his Waterloo home. Despondency over ill health and inability to support his widowed mother cited as motive. Former family home noted as Dyersville.
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Razor Waterloo
Cornelius Schroeder
Dyersville
Prepare for Arrival of Yank Flyers at Hawkes Bay
Aboard U. S. 5 Richmond Hawkes Bay N F an excellent anchorage for the American round the world fliers was established at Hawkes bay under the direction of Lieut Bissell The United States Ship Milwaukee arrived at Port Saunders N F
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Richmond
Hawkes Bay
N. F
Lieut
Bissell
United States
Milwaukee
Port Saunders
Baptist Lecturer Shot in Texas Town
J M Culpepper a 65 year old Baptist lecturer was shot to death at Harlande in the Texas town Jim Lubbock a former deputy sheriff is held by the sheriff after being roughly handled by the crowd before custody
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Texas
San Antonio
Tex
J. M. Culpepper
Harlande
Jim Lubbock
Lubbock
Wheat Carry-Over Holds Steady at Last Year Level
Washington reports the June carry-over of U S wheat at 102 million bushels, nearly the same as last year per the agriculture department. In Georgia, engineer Gavrilov and drivers Voyevodin and Sharyshev were sentenced to death by a special commission for train fatalities in Transcaucasia. In Auburn Nebraska four armed negro robbers halted 60 harvest hands, taking several hundred dollars before dawn, marking a second such incident that week.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Siovet
Transcaucasia
Gavrilov
Voyevodin
Sharyshev
Georgian Council of Commissars
Auburn
Neb
Missouri Pacific Railroad
New Style Plane Drops Kills Four at Los Angeles Airport
A new cabin monoplane named California crashed at a Los Angeles commercial airport during an exhibition flight. Osman Belcher, designer and builder, his wife, their year-old son, and pilot Burgess Creeth died or were dying. witnesses say the craft dipped and hit ground from about 500 feet after 120 mph run. Cause suspected as control mechanism defect on movable wing. The incident follows Belcher christening the plane moments earlier.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Osman Blecher
Burgess Creeth
Creeth
Gov Kendall nominates Haynes for budget chief in Iowa
Des Moines reports Gov. Kendall named Glenn C. Haynes state budget director and former Gov. Clark to the budget appeal board. Senate actions included confirming Joseph Mattes, Mark Thornburg, and Ernest Hamilton to budget and parole roles while delaying Maytag's confirmation amid budget law debates.
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Des Moines
Glenn CG. Haynes
Kendall
George W. Clark
Senate
Fred L. Maytag
Newton
W. P. Dawson
Aurora
Haynes
Gov. Clark
J. C. McClune
Oskaloosa
John Hammill
Ways and Means
Thurston
Maytag
Joseph Mattes
Sac City
Budget Appeal Board
Mark Thornburg
Ernest Hamilton
Winterset
Board of Parole
Three Babies Fire Victims in Neola Iowa
Florence Wilson 11, oldest surviving daughter of Roy and Mrs Wilson, slowly recovers from smoke inhalation after a fire that killed three of the family’s children in their Neola home. Investigations continue with unclear causes. In Oakland California Miss Cecelia Miller is jailed on suspicion of placing a day old baby in a suitcase aboard a train bound for Oklahoma City. She admits being the mother, says the child was born Sunday in an Oklahoma City hotel, and that she did not want it. The infant’s condition remained uncertain.
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Neola
Florence Wilson
Roy Wilson
Oakland
Cal
Cecelia Miller
Oklahoma City
Miss Miller
Okahoma City
Americans Attend Royal Tea With King George at Buckingham
Americans walked and talked with King George, Queen Mary, and the Prince of Wales as Buckingham Palace grounds opened to 3,000 invited guests. Most attendees were American lawyers enjoying tea in the royal backyard setting.
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Londa
George
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Ryyalty
Buckingham Palace
World grain crop outlook below last year says lower yield
The Rome based International Institute of Agriculture reports world grain crop prospects for the current year show a yield a trifle above average but well below the peak achieved last year. Crop conditions vary by region with several major producers expected to under perform.
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Rome
International Institute of Agriculture
News Bureau to Use Wireless Telegrams
Berlin's large German news bureau, serving 100 newspapers, pioneers wireless press service replacing leased telegraph and telephone wires. A three months trial proves advantages, with plans to extend to subscribers in Austria, Poland and other countries. Time saved in telegraph messages and telephone connections is the main benefit.
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Berlin
Austria
Poland
Olives linked to resort toxin death near Cody
Federal chemists traced the poison to olives from Ehmann Packing Co of Orville California. Four deaths at Aldridge Lodge, a resort near Cody Wyoming, are tied to ripe olives in shipments withdrawn from Colorado Wyoming and Montana markets. Company cooperates with state and federal inspectors to remove remaining lots.
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Olves
Denver
Aldridge Lodge
Cody
Wyo
Ehmann Packing Company
Orville
Cal
Federal Bureau of Chemistry
Ehmann Company
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Air Mail Service Between New York and Pekin Feasible
Government aviation officials foresee a 64 hour air route from New York to Pekin China as the next major step. They have mapped possible routes and schedules proven feasible by the world flight. The proposed machine would be a massive craft with about 3,500 horsepower and ten engines.
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N. Y
China
Washington
New York
Pekin
Hammill Named G O P Nominee At Iowa Convention
Des Moines reports the Republican state convention chose Lieut. Gov. John Hammill of Britt as gubernatorial nominee for November. J C McClune of Oskaloosa was named state auditor after narrowly missing the ballot threshold. M G Thornburg was chosen for secretary of agriculture to replace Raymond Cassady. The platform touched many issues and Senator Brookhart faced no censure. McAdoo dodges reporters in Paris as he vacations with his wife.
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Des Moines
Hammill
G.H. Getty
Boone
McClune
Thornburg
National Party
Smith W. Brookhart
A. B. Cummins
Labor Wants Pension Law In Minnesota
The Minnesota State Federation of Labor opens its 42nd annual convention in Fairbault with a legislative committee report urging enactment of an old age pension law. The proposal seeks to direct convention efforts toward securing pension legislation.
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Labor
Fairbault
Minn
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
Merger Deal Denounced by Farmers Co operative Leader
Carl Williams vice president of the national Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association denounces a $26,000,000 merger plan by a Chicago based grain and elevator corporation recently incorporated in New Jersey as a gigantic attempt to fool the farmer.
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Alahoma
Dempsey Hurt In Auto Crash Near Los Angeles
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was bruised and shaken after a wheel broke, causing a motorcycle crash on the way to a film location near Santa Ana. Actress Florence Lee was slightly injured. three others riding with them were unhurt.
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Jack Dempsey
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Dempsey
Florence Lee
Judge named to Salinger mail misuse case at Sioux Falls
Judge Joseph W. Woodrough of Nebraska has been appointed by Walter H. Sanborne to hear the case against Ben I. Salinger Jr of Sioux City. The trial is set for the October term of the federal court at Sioux Falls.
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Salinger
Sioux Falls
8. D
Joseph W. Woodrough
Nebraska
United States
Federal Court
Walter H. Sanborne
St. Paul
Ben I. Salinger, Jr
Sioux City
British Flier Awaits Better Weather In Round the World Flight
A naval radio from Maj. A. Stuart MacLaren reports Flight Officer Plenderleith recovered from illness, Sgt Andrews out. the round the world flight awaits improved weather as radio messages take hours. Grain Houses Ready to Sell Holdings in the Northwest include 1062 country elevators across Montana, North and South Dakota and Minnesota with 65 million bushels capacity and 34 terminal elevators in Minneapolis and Duluth.
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Tokio
A. Stuart MacLaren
Plenderleith
Andrews
Minneapolis
Northwest
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Montana
American Farm Bureau Federation
Minnegapolis
Duluth
Cold Weather Corn Introduced by Cornell and USDA
Dr. R A Emerson of Cornell and F D Ritchie of the U S Department of Agriculture introduced cold weather corn to the United States. After a highland trip in South America they returned with about 200 Andean corn specimens believed to benefit agriculture here.
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Ithaca
N. Y
United States
R. A. Emerson
Department of Plant Breeding
Cornell University
F. D. Ritchie
United States Department of Agriculture
Sauth America
Iowa News Highlights From Hawkeye State
In Iowa the annual weed loss runs to 5 million dollars. A fox shipment moved from Algona to a North Carolina buyer. Elkader forms a bank of masons. Kellogg to run a 450-employ factory in Davenport. Sisters of Mercy eye a 50 bed hospital at Oelwein funded by businessmen. Bus lines sought between Manchester Waterloo and Dubuque Cedar Rapids. Clayton county banks total 11.8 million on July 30. Iowa banks total about 1.17 billion. Brown Swiss breeders meet in Waterloo during Dairy Cattle congress week. A livestock horse shortage noted nationwide by Prof A B Caine. Iowa Good Roads support by traveling men via United Commercial Travelers. Eight day Iowa state fair to feature fireworks and horse shows Aug 20 29. Butter contest set at Mason City Aug 9 15 with 100+ entries. Concrete fence posts feasible per ISU. Soybeans seen as high protein feed replacing oilmeal. State Agriculture Secretary Wallace boosts farm income and prices for corn and hogs. Squirrel guards deployed by Iowa Electric to protect lines near Guthrie Center. Rock Island Pacific to take over Keokuk Des Moines property. bond payoffs outlined. Summer delay favorable to Iowa farmers with no crop danger. Lake region promo invites visitors. Cedar Rapids Republican endorses. Iowa housewives report saving 4 672 days and 26 358 81 in clothing demos. Iowa butter trademark requires high quality, score 93 or above three-fourths of the time.
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Iowa
North Carolina
Elkader
Kellogg Company
Davenport
Sisters of Mercy
Oelwein
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeder's Association
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
A. B. Caine
Animal Husbandry Department of
State College
Iowa Good Roads Association
United Commercial Travelers
Good Roads Committee
Henry C. Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa Electric Company
Guthrie Center
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Keokuk & Des Moines
The
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Iowa ‘Creameries
Building a Town Lights Its Public Spirit
A town’s character reflects in its street lighting system, with progressive communities adopting single or cluster lighting standards. Concrete standards for parkways and business districts combine daytime ornament with durable, rust resistant features and easy restoration by washing with muriatic acid.
Real Home Must Not Be Hastily Planned
A California Home Owner editor argues against hurried home building. Planning matters, matching site and lifestyle, and personal taste define a livable home. He treats home building as an art that should reflect the inhabitants’ life and individuality.
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Marc N. Goodnow
California
Tree Planting Guidelines From Historic Nursery Notes
Instructions on careful soil work around roots using a pointed stick and soaking soil to stabilize young trees. Advise planting two to three inches lower than nursery height, spacing along streets from 30 to 80 feet, depending on variety. Pruning timing and balance between roots and top are emphasized, with guidance to remove side branches and keep the leader.
Recreation Study Group Forms in Milwaukee
Milwaukee organization leaders join a newly formed recreation council to aid public recreation study and improvement. Delegates from civic groups and clubs will assist recreation authorities in planning and promoting community activities.
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Make Study of
Milwaukee
Wis
Protects Local Merchants in Plattsburg Ordinance
Plattsburg has adopted an ordinance to shield local merchants from miscellaneous solicitors canvassers agents and transient salesmen. The measure aims to regulate door to door activity and protect storefront businesses from aggressive or intrusive practices.
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Plattsburg, N
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