Honors Paid Hoover Today At Birthplace
West Branch August tenth marked Herbert Hoover's thirty fifth birthday with a growing tribute around his birthplace. Benjamin F. Shambdent presented a marker by the State Historical Society, praising America as a land of opportunity where humble birth need not limit achievement. The marker notes Hoover as the first president born west of the Mississippi, donated by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Benjamin F. Shambadent
State Historica
Hoover
America
United States
Missippi River
Contest for Kiddies Is Announced Today
Businessmen announce a color page contest for kids ten and under with thirteen prizes. Last January a similar page drew hundreds of entries and display in Journal windows. Cast prizes include three cash awards and additional honorary mentions to be announced on page 5.
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Toda
Windows
Dixie Carter
Washington
Donald Wollrab
Ase
Ainsworth
Ina Mage
Crawfordsville
Shaw sought as Iowa Legion commander in Oskaloosa
A campaign was launched in Oskaloosa Iowa on August 10 to appoint Col Robert J Shaw Sigourney sixth district commander as the new commander of the Iowa department of the American Legion.
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Oskaloosa
Robert J. Shaw Sigourney
Iowa
Witwer Story Writer Dies at 39 in Hollywood
Hollywood observes the death of H. C. Witwer a noted humorist and Leather Pushers author at age 39 after a prolonged illness. He passed away at his home following a health decline sparked by a previous illness three weeks earlier.
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Hollywood
Witwer
Ater
Sliding scale on sugar abandoned in Senate Finance Committee
Washington August 10. Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee abandoned the sliding scale tariff on sugar and voted to adopt a flat duty per pound. The panel will discuss the rate Monday. In Berlin a noisy machine caused by the police and fitted a silencer at the owner's expense.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Berlin
American Scouts Present Pageant at English Jamboree
Thirteen hundred American Boy Scouts at the world jamboree in ARROW PARK Eng celebrate the more- than 70 years old movement presented a pageant How Scouting came to America postponed from last Wednesday Every scout received an engraved medal attesting attendance. The exodus of about 50 000 scouts from the camp will begin at midnight Monday and continue until midnight Tuesday with Americans and most contingents expected to evacuate.
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Arrow Park
Birkenead
Eng
Boy Scout Movement
Amer
Sunday Schools Parade Steams Through Kington County Picnic
A first annual Kington county Sunday school picnic opened with a parade drawing nearly 500 participants, with about a hundred cars moving from the courthouse to Sunset Park. Participants included Mari on township pupils and units from Washington Christian Sunday School Bethel Presbyterian and Brighton Methodist. The afternoon program featured A Owen of Assuit and county president Blyde V Brown, plus races and contests and swimming at the Y M C A pool.
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Kington County
Washington
Sunset Park
Rade
Court House
Mari ‘On
Theternoon
A. Owen
Assiut
Blyde V. Brown
Y. MC. A
Iowa Southern Cars Damaged By Fire at Centerville
Centerville Iowa August 10 Two interurban cars were burned and a new 59000 locomotive badly damaged when a fire swept the Iowa Southern Utilities car barns here yesterday. Firefighters battled the blaze as smoke filled the barn area and investigators began examining the cause. Local officials reported no injuries.
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Centerville
Iowa Southern Utilities
Performer breaks neck at Burlington
Louis Perez, a vaudeville performer, lies in a Burlington hospital with a broken neck after falling 25 feet from a pole during a performance. A gust of wind caused the slip as he balanced on the pole before the crowd of more than 3,000. A wireless code has been prepared for medical aid at sea.
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Burlington
Louis Perez
Perez
New Menace in California Forest Fires
California forest fire crisis deepens with the Badger Creek blaze near Hawkinsville breaking containment and spreading to Cayuse Gulch and Hamburg country forcing evacuations. Oregon combats a major northwest fire near Portland as fire wards call for more crews amid advancing flames across timber and grain lands.
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San Francisco
California
Badger Creek
Hawkinsville
Cayuse Gulch
Hamburg
Oregon
SUI
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Timbe
Former Iowans in California Picnic and Reunion
About 100,000 former Iowa residents gathered at Bixby Park Long Beach California for the annual summer picnic and reunion of southern college reunions of Iowa schools were held.
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Long Beach
Calif
Iowa
Bixby Park
Southern College
Local Social Notes and Family Visits Across Town
Braden M Maxwell and family record a busy week with visits at the Oscar Highe home near Washington. Mrs Mary Twinam of Crawwfordsplediated at Hoya Twiname home Thursday. Several relatives travel to Decatur and Rochester for visits as the community shares greetings and updates. The threshing crew worked at Ray Smiths Fund and four jobs remain before completion.
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Braden
Lattimer Davis
Oscar Highe
Washington
Mary Twinam
Crawwfords
Hoya Twiname
Booth
County Hospital
Delbert Maxwell
Grover
Neema
Fredricke
Decatur, Til
John Fredrickson
Donald
Donald Smith
Henry Fredrickson
Tobn Fredrickson
Herman Twinam
Town City
Clair Twinam
Claud McCoy
Ray Smith
Wheil Fletcher
Randall Summerville
le E. Masson and Son
Ames
William Jugenheimer
Teaching Arms Through Film By Gosvoyenkino In Moscow
Red Army units widely use motion pictures to train in arms handling gas masks and related skills. A dedicated state organization Gosvoyenkino produces films for exclusive instruction. The piece notes pottery's ancient roots in human history.
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Moscow
Red Army
Gosvoyenkino
Minnesota Bandits Identified in Bank Robberies
Two men, Salman 21 and Donald Melvin 28, identified by Gilmore City Bank president as suspects in the Gilmore City Ia savings bank robbery. A third suspect August Becker, wounded, is in Princeton hospital. Police recover part of 7200 dollars stolen from Elk River bank.
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Minneapolis
Tennepin County
EIS River National Bank
Gilmore City
Savings Bank
Salman
Donald Melvin
H. S.van Alstine
Gilmore Bank
Thriver
August Becker
Sumner
Princeton
State Hig Trolmen
Alice Becker
Beck
Elk River
YMCA Swimming Event Schedule Published
Eye Pool Secretary L W Soule released the YMCA pool meet program for next Monday and Tuesday evenings. The schedule lists classes by age and stroke including 20 yard back, side, breast strokes, 60 yard free styles, and diving events for Classes A B and C with exhibitions and plunges. Officials include Starter Dr A W Clow and judges Harry Rice Russell Jennings and Lloyd ill.
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Secreary
L. W. Soule
Y M.C. A
Sara Aldo
Ary Soule
A. W. Clow
Harry Rice
Russell Jennings
Lloyd Ill
Cedar Rapids seeks special vote on airport bond
Local aviation boosters circulated a petition among Cedar Rapids voters on August 10 calling for a special election to float a 180 600 dollar municipal bond issue to purchase and improve the city airport.
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Edar Rapids
Three Die as Train Slams Freight Car Near Waukegan
Three persons were killed and five injured when a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific express train en route from Milwaukee to Chicago ran through an open switch and crashed into a standing freight train at Wadsworth near here.
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Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Milwaukee ‘St. Paul
Pacific Express
Milwaukee
Wadsworth
Here
Tension Eases in Hague Conference Talks
At The Hague Aug 10 a first official easing of reparations conference tension emerged with signs of potential reconciliation on the Young Plan. The financial commission met and adjourned to Monday when a vote on British demands for a subcommittee is expected. Diplomatic efforts may urge Premier Ramsay MacDonald to attend the Hague conference.
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Hague
Financial Commission
No Commission
Paris
J Ramsay Macdonald
United Press
Macdonald
Philip Snowden
September Jury Announced For District Court Term
Names of petit jurors drawn today for the September term of district court. The term opens Tuesday Sept 3 with jurors reporting Monday afternoon. Presiding judge will be Frank Heebly of Montezuma. Listed jurors include Dudley Allen Washington Bridges W L Bible Fish Bratten S J Boyd John Custer H M Crone Helva Carris Luella Dayton J C Deimerly Wilbur Day Win Davis Dougherty Eix Wellman Audley Fleming Mary George Viola Gardner R A Graber Frankie Greiner Hoskins Hardy Riverside Ella Haight Frank Hora Hesseltine Anna Jordan Mary Kerr J M Kelley Koch Lemley Jessie Longer Pant Mayer Rena Marling J W Meyer Mallory William McConaughey Leo Nardy Petratz Frank Skubal Alma Southout Sands Spangler J Ward Hess Woolsey Ray Walton Harold Wilson John Winga Ralph Zeck.
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Frank Heebly
Montezuma
Dudley Allen
Washington
Rwh
Brighton
Win
F. Davis
Crawfordsville
R. KE. Dougherty
Eix
Wellman
Audley Fleming
Mary George
Viola Gardner
R.A. Graber
Frankie Greiner
Keota M
Hoskins
Pleasant Plain
D. S. Hardy
Riverside
Ella Haight
Washi
Frank Hora
Washii Hesseltine
Anna Jordan
Richmond
King Johnson
Mary Kerr
J. M. Kelley
F. G. Koch
Brenton
J. ©. Lemley
Jessie Longer
Pant Mayer
Rena Marling
Columbus Junction
J. W. Meyer
Mallory
William McConaughey
Washing
Hoover Birthday Quietly Observed at Virginia Camp
President Hoover spent his birthday at his Shenandoah National Park camp in Madison Virginia observed quietly with his family present no party planned. The visit included a motor trip and attendance by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and Mrs Lindbergh with other guests noted in the dispatch.
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President Hoover
Virginia
Madison
Hoover
Shenandoala National Park
Secretary of Agriculture
Adatrs
Arthur MM. Nyde
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pacene
Rueatl
Tickets on sale for Chautauqua week in Washington
Advance sale began last week with most buyers waiting to purchase a day or two before opening. Season passes at two dollars grant entry to all performances including plays skidding and Take My Advice, several lectures by notable figures and farmers sessions with Prof. B J Firkins.
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Washington
Whenia
Mke
Estay
Marie Pavey
New York
London
Roth Bryan Owen
Congress
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
B. J. Firkins
Lows State College
Chantanany Hesday
Chicago
Band Concert at Junction Sunday
Columbus Junction plans a sacred band concert at Columbus Park Sunday from 2 to 4 pm under Glenn W. Ayers. Musicians from nearby towns will join. Rev J W Zerbe of the Methodist Church will speak at 3:30. Admission is free. Temperatures near normal with occasional local showers. Two children and a housekeeper killed as Monore Power Plant home destroyed near Mount Hope, Charleston.
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Columbus Junction
Columbua Park
Glenn W. Ayers
J. W. Zerbe
Methodist Church
Charleston
W. Va
Mount Hope
Here
Graf Zeppelin sets Atlantic speed record flight to Friedrichshafen
The Graf Zeppelin returned to Friedrichshafen at 1 02 p m after a record Atlantic crossing from Lakehurst lasting 55 hours 20 minutes lowering the previous mark by 13 hours 26 minutes. Commander Hugo Koehler guided the ship with crowds cheering despite rain as he celebrated his sixty first birthday on German soil.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Iowa
United
Lakehurst
N. Jay
Lowertner
Atlantic
Graf
Priedkevreene 4
Hugo Keher
Ater
Dr. Bekener
Friendrichsh
Dill Dies at 62 in Keota Family Home
Albert Dill 62 of 516 West Washington street died at 9:20 this morning at his daughter Mrs Everette Smith home six miles north of Washington after three years of ill health. Born October 25 in Keokuk county Iowa he married Carrie Palmer in 1892. Survived by his widow one daughter and two sisters. Funeral Monday at 2:30 PM from Keota Methodist church with interment in Keota cemetery.
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Albert Dill
West
Washington Street
Everette Smith
Washington
Mr. Dill
Daniel and
Greenlee Dill
Keokuk County
Iowa
Carrie Palmer
Smith
Perry Palmer
Keota
Amos Weaver
Keora
Wellman
Marine of Fairfield Dies in Shanghai Died Thursday in China
Robert Pech, 27, son of Fred Pech of Fairfield, a private in the United States Marines in Shanghai, died Thursday. He enlisted in Omaha last November and sailed with his regiment from San Diego. The body will be returned for burial in Atlanta.
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Fairfield
Ang
Robert Pech
Fred Pech
United States Marines
Shanghai
China
Pech
Omaha
San Diego
Atlanta
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Leo Nardy
M Petratz
Frank Skubal Jr
Alma Southout
Keota Sands
AN. Speashington
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J. Ward
Hess Woolsey
Ray Walton
Harold Wilson
John Winga
Ralph Zeck
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