National Air Derby Won by Gehrbach at Detroit Finish
Gehrbach won the National Air Derby in Detroit finishing at 2 44 p m eastern time after departing Chicago for the final lap. He earned 15000 dollars as first prize with Lowell Bayles close behind in second place by about three and a half hours. The race began July 21 in Detroit with 18 entrants.
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Detroit
Leechrbach
Little Rock
Ark
Gehrbach
Chicago
Lowell Bayles
Nringfield
Mass
Iowa Baptists elect new state officers at meeting
The Iowa Baptist assembly held in Iowa City selected Aneal of Ames as president. Other officers named include Rev. W. Fletcher Bloom as vice president, Rev. John D. Kern Osage secretary, WH. N. Kurse Olgona treasurer, Rev. W. Yard Marshalltown chancellor, Mrs. William Welsh Grinnell, Mrs. F. R. Aquith Waterloo, RB. dudsor Rapids and Rollandssi Jessup as directors.
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Iowa City
Iowa Baptist Assembly
Aneal of
Ames
Radio Commission renews licenses for 608 stations
The Federal Radio Commission renewed the licenses of 608 broadcasting stations for 90 days. Only WRK in Hamilton Ohio did not apply and its license expired.
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Wasiington
Federa Radio Commission
United States
WRK
Hamilton
Ohio
Com
Three Iowans Hurt One Killed in Crash Near Ricketts
In Battle Creek Iowa Aug 1 three people remained in serious condition after a two car collision on a narrow bridge near Ricketts. The dead was 85 year old August Kineder of Ricketts. Her husband Ansast Kineder and Raymond Brahn and his wife of Charter Oak were injured. Two small children escaped serious injury.
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Battle Creak
Mra August Kineder
Ricketts
Ansast Kineder
Raymond Brahn
Charter Oak
Kiueders
Bruns
Five Killed When Car Hit by a Train in Wis
Five people, two women and three children, were killed when a Chicago and Western train struck a car five miles south of Manitowoc Wisconsin. The victims were Mrs Prank Mrotek and Mrs Victor Povalisch of Manitowoc and three children.
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Manitowoc. Wis
Here
Chicago and Western
Tutomobile
Prank Mrotek
Victor Povalisch
Manitowoc
Twelve Miners Hurt In Wa Colieries Mine Blast
Twelve miners were injured at the Red Bird mine of the Wa Colieries company near Tiltonville as twenty men worked in the shaft when a blast triggered a rock slide. The explosion occurred while drilling into a powder pocket, with none reported trapped and injured men moved to Martinsburg hospitals.
Rath Goes to Camp with Corrected Troop Roster
The Journal corrected yesterday’s misidentification of personnel for the detachment sent by Captain Jay Brown to Camp Dodge. The advance party, for Sunday’s troop camp, includes Private Lester Rath instead of Private Gilbert Dayton, with Sergeant Harold Putnem and Private Orval Korf.
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Jay Brown
Camp Dodge
Lester Rath
Gilbert Dayton
Harold Putnem
Orval Korf
Town Farmers Face More Dry Weather in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a dry July with rainfall far below normal and rising temperatures forecast. The Missouri River hit its lowest July level in 52 years, wells and springs failing, livestock suffering from water shortages, and many farmers selling livestock or burning pastures as drought worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Missouri
Sunday Schools Parade Opens County Picnic in Washington
Officers teachers and pupils from Washington county Sunday schools gathered for the annual picnic. The parade led by a band traveled from the square to Sunset Park where a program began at eleven with decorated cars massing pennants. The Richer and Marion township schools featured prominently among many congregations from Ainsworth Crawfordsville Haskins Katona Rubio Pleasant Hill West Chester Washington Baptist and Prairie Flower. A large school bell topped a truck float as others followed with floats. After dinner at the park Cy Metcalf of Cedar Rapids directed sports and talks by a prominent Sunday school worker.
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Washington County
Presbyterian Sunday School
Ty Square
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
UK Presbyterian Church
Haskins
Katona
Rubio
Pleasant Hill
Beth West Chester Methodist
Washington Baptist
A.M Prairie Flower
Cy Metcalf
Cedar Rapids
City
Des Moines Grocery Bandit Attack Exposes Gannon
Des Moines area reports recount a bandit attempt at a grocery store where J. M. Gannon, manager of 2105 Forest Avenue, confronted a youth with a pistol. Gannon knocked the bandit down with his fists and fruit cans flew. cash remained in the till, about 96 dollars in the day’s tally.
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Des Moines
Marshall Gannon
Washington
Hon
Gannon
Pramklin
J. M. Gann
Forrest Avenue
Gancom
South
Des Moines Tribune
J. M. Gannon
Forest Avenue
CC Gannon
Famnon
Cannon
Red Ball
Eldon Proctor
Ginkle Athlete Company
Rhode Island Youth Wins Edison Tests
Arthur O Williams Jr of East Providence won the Bison Scholarship after 49 contestants took the Edison exam in West Orange New Jersey. Williams stood out with a 92.7 on the technical section and a 91.1 overall average. He plans to attend MIT and has supported his family through work.
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West Orange
N. J
Arthur
Perry
District of Columbia
Edison
Wiltun Huston
Port Madison
Wash
Preckly Paced
Hoy Williams
Providence
Williams
Brown University
Massschusetts Institute of Technol
Providence Gas Co
Ant
East Providence
German Flyers on Three-Stop Flight to Chicago
German aviators Wolfram Hirth and Oscar Wel Jer began a three-stop trans Atlantic flight from Scotland to Chicago. They departed Swanbister shore at 9 40 a m heading for Iceland after circling the wrecked German cruiser Hindenburg, then planned to continue northwest toward the United States.
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Scotland
Chicago
Kirkwall
Wolfram Hirth
Oscar Wel Jer
Swanbister
Iceland
Hindenburg
Supreme Effort for Enforcement
Washington August 1 P Prohibition enforcement enters day on what is generally regarded as the supreme effort to obtain effective obedience of the Volstead law. Amos W Woodcock and 12 federal administrators return to districts to enforce the plan. The focus is on breaking up large scale bootlegging rings with 200 trained detectives under headquarters control. Woodcock seeks two expert educators to train 24 men as dry age instructors for local schools, aided by the National Education Association. He favors adding about 500 prohibition agents with an appropriation of 1 250 000 for salaries. No sweeping shakeup is planned.
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Washington
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Federe
Ue Prohibition
Woodcock
National Education Association
Lewis Bound Over Under $10,000 Bond
Fairfield reports A L Lewis of Ottumwa waived preliminary hearing on charges of assault with attempt to commit murder after an alleged attempt to shoot Sheriff L E Kerry last Friday. He was ordered held on a bond of 10 000 with transfer to Wayello county where he was indicted last year for shooting into a car.
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Fairfield
A L. Lewis
Ottumwa
L. E. Kerry
Wayello County
Thieves Escape After Chicken Heist Near Leighton
A chase ended with the theft of 50 chickens from Everett Decook farm near Leighton. Mrs Decook fired at the fleeing car at close range, puncturing a tire, but the robbers escaped into a corn field after fleeing through Pella toward Olles.
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Pella
Everett Decook
Leighton
Decook
Decooks
Olles
R-100 Lands at Montreal ends rough Atlantic voyage
The R-100 dirigible completed its trans Atlantic flight from England and landed at St Hubert Airport Montreal with crews and passengers then inspected by officials. Heavy weather and a torn tail fin marked the voyage, but the airship moored successfully to a 50 000 mast as ground crews attached cables and anchors.
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ST. Hubert
Que
Canada
England
R. J. T. Colmore
G. H. Scott
Col
Scott
Hoath
Tedhigh
Colmore
Toolmore
Tkhink
Seb
Une
Tts
Cardington
St Ilbert
St. Lawrence
R. §. Booth
Dirigible
Roth Wad
Hobbs
Wng
R. B. B. Cobore
British
Air Ministry
G. K. Scott
Mjor Scott
Denis Vun Burney
U.S
Admrnwitham A. Moffat
Bureau of Aeronautic
United States Navy
Booth
Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
J. E. Ralston
Boys Have Varying Ideas on Farm Land Value in Iowa
A group of youths from Kansas, Indiana, New Hampshire, Colorado, Wisconsin, and Delaware discuss farm land prices in Iowa. Figures range from 40 to 885 dollars per acre with each boy guessing based on his state. Victor J. Palmer, the Wisconsin boy, quotes 885 dollars and declines lunch after a morning exam.
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Iowa
Thomas Alaire
Re ‘Gard
Boye
Kansas
Indiana
Viana
New Hampshire
Colorado
Wisconsin
Delaware
Victor J. Palmer
Festival Budget Set for Record Farm Exhibits Payout
Festival planners push ahead as finance groups race to raise roughly 1200 dollars in cash prizes for farm product displays. Committee members stress the total budget will be larger and national committees were asked to contribute funds, with September dates for the event and a broader show expected to be bigger and better than before.
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Washington
Fear Attacks by Outlaws Threaten Hankow and Changsha
Aug 1 report from Shanghai details brigand bands moving north from Changsha toward Hankow as government forces rally. Foreigners evacuate Hankow area amid widespread looting and fires in Changsha. Japan cautions China but refrains from formal protest.
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Shanghat
China
Hankow
Chansha
Min
Orebaners
Yantee Valley
Winmer
Kuling
Changsha
Shanghai
Hunan
Hanchow
Muntee
Japan
Hankow Sundi
Band of 100 to Play at Columbus Junction
A sacred concert by about 100 players under Glenn Ayers will be held at Tourist Park in Columbus Junction on Sunday in August. Ayers, head of the Washington high school band, has led bands in Washington and ten nearby towns for five years. The concert is a free will offering to cover dental expenses.
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Columbus Junction
Glenn Ayers
Ayers
Washington
McKay
Abe Tenes
Mi Bers
Inet
Tal
Livingston to Washington for talks with Gingerich on show
George Gingerich announced he expects Livingston to fly to Washington today to confer on plans for a show. Livingston, a prominent midwest aviator, may arrive Tuesday August 1. Also mentions Mrs Coulter and family visiting Tipton and notes officials connected to naval and dirigible activities.
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George Gingerich
John Lilvingston
Watersloo
Washington
Livingston
Middle West
Ginwerich
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Gehlbach
Radio Commission
Rath
Rhode Island
Arthur Williams
Willians
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
New York City Hall
James J. Walker
Owash
Lewis
Atlantic
Yestrrday
Ster
R. L. Coulter
Bessie Prams
Tipton
Mavin Williamson
Wile Mamson
Mra. Coulter
Ister
National Defense
Moffat
Condr. C. &. Rosendahl
Navy
Law Ageles
Camillien Houde
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