Iowa primary fields heat up for U S senate race
Dozens of candidates enter the June primary across parties for the U S Senate seat to replace A B Cummins. Republicans nominate five and four Democrats for the contest. Other races include unopposed incumbents and party challenges for governor and key state offices.
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Associated Frees
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
A. B. Cummins
Auditor of State
J. C. McClune
Planned Doherty Murder Ties To Beer War In Cicero
The Chicago report says the triple slaying of Doherty, Duffy, and McSwiggin was likely planned by rival beer purveyors in Cicero as part of the alcohol war. Police raid many bootlegger sites as they pursue leads, including a Thompson machine gun tied to a store in the valley. A coroner’s jury will probe the motives, urged by Union League president Harry Eugene Kelly.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Willam HH. McSwiggin
Ace
James J. Doherty
Thomas Duffy
Cicero
Cook County
Doherty
Do‘herty
Cincero
McSwiggin
Duffy
Alex V. Korecek
Valley
Bureau of
Martin Durkin
al Brown
Scarface
Paponi
Johnny Torrio
Harry Eugene Kelly
Union League Club
Kelly
Robert E. Crowe
M. H. Thompson
New York
Demand That Senate Pass Haugen Bill
Western Republican senators push to enact farm relief before adjournment by backing the Haugen bill with $375,000,000 and deferred equalization fee. They seek Democratic support from ag state colleagues and plan extended sessions to speed passage. President Coolidge is shown engaging with farm groups at the White House as farm relief efforts intensify.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Jardine
Lowden
Ilinois
Coolidge
White House
Corn Belt Committee
Snell
House Rules Committee
Chester Gray
R. F. Bower
American Farm Bureau Federation
John Wallace
Wallace
Charles H. Hearst
Iowa State Farm Bureau Federation
Rotary convention visits Des Moines with Sage attendance
Frank Sage attends the Rotary convention in Des Moines after leaving earlier in the week for Cedar Rapids and Ames where he took a three day soil and land valuation short course at the college. Richard Springman and William Knottnerus traveled to Brighton to spend the evening.
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Frank Sage
Rotary
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ames
The
College
Richard Springman
William Knottnerus
Brighton
Speech Class To Present Corner of the Cam Itis Play
The speech department at the high school offers a three act comedy tonight at 7 o'clock in the school auditorium. A play cast includes Ruth Day Jeannette Karel Min ay Maxine Barden Margaret Imers Martha Shalla Ann Short and many others with The Professor and Harry Enslin as stage manager mentioned.
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Tbbe
Ruth Day
Jeanette Karel
Min Ay
Maxine Barden
Margaret Imers
Martha Shalla
Ann Short
King
Flo Ferris
Mary Rob- Dora Mills
Catharine Coulter
Frances Smith
Violet Ireland
Beatrice Jones
Lillian Harvey
Lucille Brown
Doris Martin
Miss Prisam
Carolyn McCleery
Charles Steel
Kenneth Anderson
Evelina
Gertrude Bates
Hayman
Bertha Kiopfenstein
Hiram Hayman
Theodore Meyer
Evert Ward
Max McCall
Tilly
Eva Dickey
Billy Brown
Lloyd Hill
William Wiliamson
Merritt McDaniel
Marion Stransky
Harry Enslim
West Chester fire claims life of Hattie Reichard
Miss Hattie Reichard, a West Chester High School senior and Dutch Creek township native, died at Washington County Hospital after a kerosene ignition explosion while reviving a stove fire at the Willits home. The blaze destroyed two homes and threatened nearby buildings. funeral plans were not yet set.
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West Chester
Hattie Reighard
Washington County Hospital
Miss Reighard
William J. Reichard
Dutch Creek Township
Carl Willits
Willits
Chester
Hattie Green
Ferguson
Brough
Srief
Dutch Creek
Senators' demand to block Congress adjournment noted
Senator A B Cummins says mid western and western senators organized to block adjournment until a vote on farm relief bills is secured. He backs the midwest committee plan for a May 15 adjournment deadline and supports the farm relief measure over Tincher and Curtis proposals. Charles Stearns and daughter Mrs Sam Stephens of Alneworth arrived for shopping.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Congress
A. B. Cummins
Sinc
Cumming
Mid-West Committee
Tincher
Curtis
Charles Stearns
Sam Stephens
Alneworth
Senate Republicans Back Stabilizing Price Plan Luncheon
Republicans press for support in both houses for a price stabilization plan. The administration backs the Haugen proposal via cooperative loans. A second bipartisan luncheon conference was held to rally Democrats and Republicans.
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Senate
Coolidge
National Music Week Proclaimed by City Mayor
The mayor proclaims National Music Week from May 2 to May 8, urging citizens to support musicians and organizations contributing their talents. The message highlights music as a force for joy, social cheer, and peace in homes and worship.
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United States
Washington
J.G. Maxwell
Music Memory Contest Grade Seven and Six at Junior High
A list of musical pieces for a May 4 music memory contest at the Junior High, including works by Beethoven Schubert Mendelssohn Dvorak Nevin Strauss Sousa Cadman Rossini and others. The reading lists many classical titles such as Minuet in G Turkish March The Swan and The Stars and Stripes Forever, with composers noted.
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Sehubert
Schubert
Rossini
Saint-Saens
Minnetonka
Lieurance
Dvorak
New World Symphony
Rachmaninoff
Nevin
Johann Strauss
Sousa
MacDowell
Land of the Sky
Cadman
Prairie Flower Baptist Church Dedication Planned
Rev. A. J. Unthank announces Prairie Flower church eight miles NW of Washington is ready for dedication. Three services planned next Sunday May 2 with Shields Orchestra for the afternoon service. No money will be asked at dedication. all bills are paid.
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A. J. Unthank
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Washington
Prairie Flower Church
Shields Orchestra
Fifer Becomes Cashier at Joliet First National Bank
Louis Fifer, formerly with Washington National Bank, is appointed cashier of the First National Bank of Joliet Illinois. The bank, holding deposits over 14 million dollars, is regarded as a major Illinois financial institution. Tracy Phillips travels to Des Moines for the District Rotary convention, where he serves as secretary of the Washington Rotary club.
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Dwight N. Lewis
Des Moines
Charles Webster
Waucoma
E. B. Arnold
Toledo
Wm. R. Blake
Clermont
United States
James M. Bell
Burlington
B. F. Ketcham
Farmington
Alex R. Miller
Washington, Ia
L. SV. Housel
Humboldt
Mra
W. E. Maulby
Big Bank
Joliet, Il
Louis Fifer
Washington National Bank
First National Bank of
First National
Iinois
Tracy Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Washington Rotary Club
Churchwide evening and morning services invite community support
The notice asks for broad cooperation for the community’s moral and religious welfare. Owing to a crowded schedule no dinner will be served at the church. Residents attending from afar may bring a dinner to share in the basement. Coffee will be made, no Sunday School, services start at 10:30 a.m. and the church welcomes all friends.
Washington Clean-up and Music Week Aims
Mayor J G Maxwell urges a city wide Clean-up Week May 3 to 8 with Music Week. Residents should gather winter tin cans by May 4 and cooperate to keep yards and alleys clean. Dogs and chickens should stay home as enforcement of stop regulations increases.
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J. G. Maxwell
Maxwell
Crawfordsville High Suffers First Loss of Season
Crawfordsville High School fell 6 to 3 to Wyman in a Tuesday baseball game. Errors and timely hits by Wyman broke open the scoring, while Crawfordsville left runners stranded in key innings. L Anwyl and Davidson produced offense for Crawfordsville, but it wasn’t enough to avoid the defeat. The Junior-Senior banquet and Alumni banquet were announced for upcoming Fridays.
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Crawfordsville
Town
Wyman
L. Anwyl
Davidson
Lemon
M. Anwyl
M Anwyl
H. Williams
Beauchamp
Cherryholmes
L. Fletcher
W. Pletsher
C. F
R. Williams
R. F
W. Williams
Davis
Dr. Gingery
Dick Cain
France Replies on War Debt Offer Seen by U S Commission
France’s reply to the U S request for revision of the debt settlement has been received and will be studied by the debt commission at its late day meeting. The nature of the reply was not disclosed, but the quick scheduling for consideration was viewed as a hopeful sign.
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Eorar
Ted Press
Washington, D. C
France
Debt Commission
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Claude R Porter
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James C. Murtagh
George Finch
Sioux City
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
May E. Francis
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Storm Lake
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Albia
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Vernon Seeburger
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Rock Rapids
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Carroll
J. W. Morris
Panora
C. D. Huston
W. G. Warner
Bloomfield
H. K B. Blackmar
McSwiggin's
Haugen
Rowan
Tineher
Curtiss-Aswell
Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles HH
Hearst
Iowa State Farm Bureau
Gray
R F. Bower
W. Chester
Music Week
Mendelssohn
Davenport
Legion
Glick
Armory
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Charleston
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Crawfordsville High School
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