Gilchrist To Back Peace Measures
Laurens Indiana Ninth Sean district congressman Fred C. Gilchrist says his votes in the coming special session on neutrality will hinge on keeping the United States out of the European war. He opposed the cash and carry plan in the house and notes it could move to conference if senate amendments pass. Congress opens September 21 and Gilchrist vows to act solely to avoid entering the conflict.
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Senate
Congress
United States
Crownups
Aged Spirit Lake Woman Celebrates 96th Birthday
Spirit Lake resident Mrs. Julia Hardman, mother of Milt Hardman of Orleans and H. A. Hardman of Spirit Lake, marked her 96th birthday on September 20. Living in Spirit Lake since 1884, she remains active with little impairment to sight or hearing, using glasses only for close work. Her Golden Wedding anniversary was in 1916, her husband died in 1928, and she has two sons, eight grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
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Julia Hardman
Hardman
Milt Hardman
Orleans
H. A. Hardman
J. F. Hardman
Jackson
Minn
Emmetsburg
D. L. Randall
Palo Alto County
Randall
Caparaugus County
New York
Palo Alto
Bedell Led Neutrality Resolution At Des Moines Meeting
Mrs Virginia Bedell of Spirit Lake led a fall board meeting in Des Moines introducing a resolution favoring neutrality in the current world crisis. The state board of over 100 officers and local club presidents approved the resolution with cheers. The text urged the United States to stay neutral and oppose combat on foreign soil, reserving military action for direct aggression against the country.
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Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake Businesss and Professional Woman's Club
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Des Moines
Bedell
United States
Swea City Basketball Dilemma Stalls Season Start
Swea City faces a missing gym as the old facility is torn down and the new one not yet begun. With no town hall large enough for practice or games, the team may rely on neighboring schools if transportation costs allow, as the fall schedule unfolds.
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Swea City
Dickinson County Baby Beeves Sell for $12535
One hundred twenty nine head of Dickinson county baby beeves were sold last week. The grand champion owned by Miss Alberta Jensen of Superior township brought the top price of 20 cent per pound. It was purchased by the Coca Cola Bottling company of Spirit Lake for $224. The total sale brought in $12,535, compared with 93 head for $9,703.83 last year.
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Dickinson County
Alberta Jensen
Superior Township
Coca-Cola
Spirit Lake
Roosevelt quotes Lat as Housing Act defeat
President Roosevelt cites Lat in reaction to Congress defeat of the Housing Act. He uses measured language to mark the bill as dead and notes the strategic idea behind the order of six thousand pianos for the German army as a curious wartime aside.
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