Hoover sees few visitors as White House life tightens
President Hoover leads a secluded week with only 16 visitors in seven days. Congress members diplomats and officials shuffled in briefly while secretaries deny audiences without urgent grounds. Prominent names include Representative Taylor and Edith Norse Rogers among a small delegation of notable callers.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Farm Board
Representative Taylor
Tenn
Edith Norse Rogers
Mass
Thomas Campbell
Alfred P Thom
National Association of Railway Executives
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraphs Company
Social Calendar Notes for Women Groups
The Woman's Relief crops hold a regular meeting Saturday at 2 30 p m. Officers and members are urged to attend. The Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist church plans a picnic at Sunset Park Monday at 6 o'clock. Bring sandwiches a dish to pass and own dishes and silverware.
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Wilfred Smith
Finke
Frank Maxwell
Darbyshire
Aoeety of the Baptist Church
Sunset Park
Sands and Henderson Annual Reunion Held in Washington Iowa
The Sands and Henderson annual reunion will meet at Sunset Park in Washington Iowa on August 19.
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The
Sands and Henderson
Sunset Park
Washington
Iowa
Dunbar Heseltine and Pudbar Family Reunions Scheduled
The Dunbar relatives reunion is set for Sunset Park on Sunday August 25. The Heseltine reunion will take place at Sunset Park on Sunday August 16. The Pudbar family reunion is planned for Sunday August 23 at Suneet Park Tatts.
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Dunbar
Sunset Park
Heseltine
Pudbar
Suneet Park
Tatts
Iowa Primary Road Spending Hits 4 Million July Total
Iowa July primary road expenditures totaled 47 505 999.89 with paving leading costs at 3 024 139.25. Federal aid and gasoline tax receipts supported the program while bond fund activity shows substantial bond sales and spending to date.
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Des Moines
J. W. Long
Primary
Survey on Epilepsy Causes At Drake University
Des Moines report cites high fever and parental alcohol use as major factors in epilepsy based on 110 of Iowa’s 9 000 cases. Study notes many patients had pre seizure personality changes, none showed aura consistency, and most show no improvement though appetite remains strong and smoking is uncommon.
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Des Moines
Ralph HH. Riegelman
Drake University
Riegelman
Towa
Physian
Missouri Robbers Taken in Few Hours
Springfield Massachusetts dispatch reports three bandits who stole the Avilla bank safe at Avilla, Missouri, at daybreak were captured within hours after a running gun battle near Halltown. Two identified suspects G B Stone age 31 Tulsa and J Lane age 31 Walnut Ridge Arkansas were taken after a car chase. a third man about 45 refused to give his name.
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Springfield
Bank of Avilla
Avilla
Here
G. BE. Stone
Tulsa
J. Lane
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Halltown
Automobile invention not credited to a single nation or person
The passage argues that the modern gasoline powered vehicle arose from contributions by many across both sides of the Atlantic and cannot be claimed by any one country or individual.
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Smith
Oliver
Ypsilanti
Wheatley
Lores
Wheatleys
Blackstone
Arna May Harrison
Fogleman Hosts Liquid Air Talk At Chautauqua
Fogleman demonstrates liquid air uses including freezing metals and slicing through objects. He details production, isolation of neon and oxygen, and $60,000,000 worth of oxygen sold last year. Bible Hour with Rev. Frye emphasizes hunger for righteousness and mercy, urging youth guidance and reverence for church property. Junior Town elects Max Cuddy as cheerleader with plans for next week’s program.
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Mr. James
Ermil B Frye
Elizabeth
Max Cuddy
Maxine Millikin
Elizabeth Dowell
Lizabeth Thorne
Gweneth Kruser
Josephine McElhinney
Mary Alice Payne
Michigan Killers Sentenced Quickly After Confessions
Two Black and white suspects implicated Oliver in the Ypsilanti murders after questioning. Confessions describe a planned robbery turning into fatal violence against two women, with the victims dragged into a car, beaten, shot, and burned as the assailants fled.
We Want Junior Town Next Year
A fragment expresses a cheer or goal for a forthcoming event. The line quotes residents or supporters hoping for a repeat or extension of an annual program titled Junior Town, indicating community interest and planning.
Wellston Social Notes Include Visits and Birthday Gatherings
Mrs Bad Stoutmer reports on visits in Wellston as families share weekend outings. Oliver Furst and children return Martha Stoutner from Olin Iowa. Birthday surprise for Mrs Carl Corpman drawn with neighbors. Local residents visit kin in Sigourney Washington Rock Island Des Moines and Des Moines guests.
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Wiellston
Oliver Furst
Olin, Ta
Judd Stoutners
Martha Stoutner
Betty Furst
Warren Davis
Willard Bell
Betty Greggs
Charley Corpman
Jake Soe
Edd Stoutner
Mr. Corpman
Clarence Rkedlinger
Sam Henderson
Edd Stouters
Jim Deal
Geo. Frank
Wellston
Evelyn McCully
Rock Island
Charley McCully
Sigourney
Washington
Walter Mayer
Des Moines
Mrs. Mayers
Rarest Gas Xenon Noted in Collier's Week
The article notes xenon as the rarest gas, with about 1 part in 170 million in the atmosphere, as reported in Collier's Week.
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Y" Ae
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Wright
C. T. Bartlett
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Gates
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Davidon
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MOET
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Fairvit
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D. Carris, Jr
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May Jay
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Cross Word
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Automobile’s Inventors
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Ermil B. Frye
Young People's Interchurch Council
Junior Town
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del Monte
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Higi
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Lye
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C. R. Paisley
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