Hoover Names U S Drouth Committee In Check Access
Fresh evidence from Jack Zuta's box of gangland documents links officials and mob figures. State Senator Harry W. Starr received two checks for 200 dollars each from Zuta's gang, while Evanston Chief William Freeman admitted taking 400 dollars as investigators seek proof of ties between Chicago gangs and officials.
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Chicago
U.P
Jack Zuta
Northside
Pat Roche
Roche
Zuta
Harry W. Starr
Starr
Election Board
Sanitary Board
New York
Delafield
Wis
Joe” Esposito
Tony Lombardo
Evanston
William Freeman
Freeman
Washington fall festival to award twenty prizes
Mrs YT W'll announces the fifth Washington fall festival September 17 18 19 with twenty prizes valued at 2200 including a Chevrolet couch a Ford coach living room set and other large items. Ten prizes will be given each night and tickets sold for a horse racing program with comedy features and mule race planned.
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Washington
Washington County
Shirley Clark
Official list of pilots for air show August 12
George Gingerich lists 1h pilots for 33 aircraft and gliders at the Washington flying field air circus on Tuesday August 12. The lineup includes H M Bicher Curtis Robin monoplane Paul B Shaw Eagle Rock bi plane Bert Garrett Stinson monoplane Glenn J Romkey Ryan monoplane O W Young American Eagle bi J P Meysen Curtis Robin monoplane Dick Hawley Curtis Robin mono JF M Davis Waco biplane teouge Warner Stinson mono Charles W Gatschet Stinson monoplane Wallace Fagen Monocoupe monoplane Joel Stewart American Eagle bi Marion Worth American Eagle bi H B Phillips American Eagle monoplane L Hanson Travelair biplane R M Bahmen Moth biplane F L Adams and Jacoby Travel air biplane Art Chester Davis biplane Herman Wilhelm Travelair bi A E Sweson Travelair biplane
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George Gingerich
Washington Flying Field
Air Cirtus
H. M. Bicher
Curtis Robin
Paul B. Shaw
Eagle Rock
Bert Garrett
Stinson
Glenn J. Romkey
Ryan Mone
O. W. Young
American Eagle
J. P. Meysen
Dick Hawley
JF. M. Davis
Waco
Teouge Warner
Charles W. Gatschet
Wallace Fagen
Joel Stewart
Marion Worth
H. B. Phillips
L. Hanson
Travelair
R. M Bahmen
F. L. Adams
Jacoby
Art Chester
Davis
Herman Wilhelm
A, E
Sweson
Textile Mills Close Down in North Carolina Strike
In Bessmer City North Carolina American mills No 1 and 2 shut at noon as 740 workers joined a strike begun yesterday over a wage cut cited as necessary by business conditions. Over 1200 workers involved. strikers refused aid from the AFL and the Communist National Textile workers union. City Recorder J R Mason said workers preferred to handle the dispute themselves.
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Bessermer City
N. C
U.P. American Mills
American Federation of Labor
National Textile Workers’ Union
City Recorder
J. Ro Mason
High Note Brings Cops to Billings Jail
In Billings Montana Mike McDermate a dishwasher serenaded loudly with a tremulous quaver as he washed dishes. His high spirited singing drew police who charged him with being drunk.
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Billings
Mont
Mike McDermate
Mike
Aerial Exhibit Runabout Names and Aircraft Types
A list of aviators and aircraft models includes N. F. Goldsmith with an American Eagle biplane, Bob Stephenson flying a Monocoupe, A. B. Livingston in a Waco biplane, FP. C. Anderson and Fred Hight in Eagle Rock biplanes, C. B. Kysor with a Cessna monoplane, Helen Huntley in an Aeronca mono, Bill Reedholm in a Monocraft mono, G. A. Phelps in a Monocraft mono, C. W. Ice in a Ford tsi motor mono, Cliff Kysor in an Eagle Rock mono and glider, and Cliff Kisor in an Eagle Rock glider.
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N. F. Goldsmith
American Eagle
Bob Stephenson
A. B. Livingston
Waco
FP. C. Anderson
Curtis Robin
Fred Hight
Eagle Rock
C. B. Kysor
Cessna
Helen Huntley
Aeronca
Bill Reedholm
G. A. Phelps
C. W. Ice
Ford
Cliff Kysor
Catviender
Cliff Kisor
Every Community Needs Secret Six Attorneys
Attorney General Percy Saint of Louisiana urged Attornies General at the American Bar Association meeting to form a nationwide secret six committee like Chicago business leaders, arguing law enforcement fails when citizens do not support crime suppression and creating an activist citizen corps.
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Chicago
American Bar Association
Percy Saint
Louisi Na
Saint
Louisiana
Aimee Semple McPherson Reported Critically Ill
Aimee Semple McPherson was reported critically ill at home after a nervous breakdown two weeks earlier. The evangelist has lost her eyesight and may have no doctors, with temple directors and friends offering prayers and care. Her children Roberta and Robert were contacted. no surgery was confirmed.
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Los Angeles
Aime Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Emma Schaeffer
Aimee Semple McPherson
Friends
Robert
Middlewest
Curtailment of Crude Oil Continues Nationwide
Tulsa report notes continued curtailment as the OH and Gas Journal tallies a drop in national daily average crude output from 2,478,259 to 2,463,005 barrels. The decline totals 25,254 barrels with a light oil decrease of 22,984 barrels.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
OH & Gas Journal
Nuptial Bliss Ends in Quick Divorce Plea
In Butte Montana Mrs Selma Tagen seeks a divorce from Harold Tagen after a brief wedding. She says he deserted her 66 minutes after the ceremony when she refused to give him $500.
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Butte
Mont
Selma Tagen
Harold Tagen
Mrs Stewart and daughter Plan South Dakota Visit
Mrs. Fred Stewart and her daughter Jane plan to travel tomorrow to South Dakota to visit relatives in several towns and cities, expanding family connections and recreation.
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Fred Stewart
Jane
South Dakota
Two Comedies and Music Highlight Chautauqua Program
Chautauqua features Marvel Miller Players with Mary's Other Husband at 2 50 pm and Three Wise Fools at 8 pm. Redpath Singers and Metropolitan Concert Company perform afternoon and evening shows, delivering strong entertainment and well received religious numbers and light operatic selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Program Committee
Marvel Miller Players
Mary
Elantanqua Assembly
Redpath
Balfe
Spanish Gardener Kills Three in New Jersey Home
A Spanish gardener employed at Mary Parr’s home killed the employer, her sister, and her sister’s son in Pleasantville New Jersey. After the murders he shot himself and is in critical condition at an Atlantic City hospital.
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Pleasantvili
Mary Parr
John le Gore
Atlantic City
Coronation of King Carol Postponed to 1931
In Bucharest on August 19, officials confirmed the coronation of King Carol will be delayed until spring 1931 due to unresolved issues with his divorced wife Princess Helene.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Carol
Helene
Knights of Pythias to Decide Home Location
Des Moines delegates at the Town Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters convention consider four sites for a proposed aged home. Des Moines West Okoboji and Brooklyn are among options with a committee to study. The Iowa group plans to support a Tampa national lodge action separating the insurance division from the parent order. Mrs Anne Wiley of Rolfe is slated to become the next grand chief of the Iowa Pythian Sisters, with Mrs Mabel Hayward of Dysart currently in that post.
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Des Moines
Town Knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters
West Okoboji
Brooklyn
Iowa
National Lodge
Tampa
Fla
Knights
Anne Wiley
Rolfe
Ilowa Pythian
Mabel Hayward
Dysart
Paving Crews Move Headquar ters to Ainsworth This Week
Paving crews on primary road No. 161 shift headquarters to Ainsworth, to continue work until Booth & Olson finish the lane from Ainsworth to Olds. With sections Crawfordsville to Olds and Crawfordsville northward nearly complete, only three miles remain, to be surfaced from Ainsworth. Completion expected late September. While in Ainsworth, 1100 feet of No 2 paving will be finished where soft fill stalled last year. Dry weather aided progress but water shortages from drought hampered operations.
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Ainsworth
Booth & Olson
Olds
Crawfordsville
Barcelona Exposition Plans Spotlight Cultural Events
Barcelona plans to revitalize the closing months of the International exposition with athletics contests bull fights fiestas and fireworks displays as the fair winds down in June.
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Barcelona
Spain
Homecoming planned for Ventura rescue crew in San Francisco
San Francisco officials announce a civic reception for Captain W. R. Meyer and the Ventura crew on September 1 to honor their rescue of Tahiti survivors. Mayor James Rolph Jr. extends congratulations for heroism and timely actions during the South Seas disaster.
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San Francisco
W. R. Meyer
Ventura
James Rolph
Rolph
Meyer
Tahiti
Pago Pago
Samoa
W. H. Meyer
Matson
South Seas
Pacific
F. N. Davison
Wheelan Family Trip Brings Visitor To Keithsburg
George Wheelan and his daughter Agnes with Miss McKevitt drove to Keithsburg on Sunday taking Miss Margaret Hoodenrake to her home after a several month visit.
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George Wheelan
Agnes
McKevitt
Keithsburg
Margaret Hoodenrake
Durant Reenters Auto Biz With Durant Motor Return
Detroit August 19 William C Durant resumes active headship of the Durant Motor company after eighteen months away He signs to manufacture the Mathig a French made small car at the plant marking a return to leadership and new production plans
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Detroit
Mich
William C. Durant
Durant Motor Company
Durant
Mathig
Lost Sons of American Millionaire in Ontario Manhunt
Two sons of a Hartford, Connecticut millionaire are believed missing in the Patricia district of northern Ontario. Airmen forest rangers and northern Ontario guides coordinate a large search for Roger and Bruce Manatuk, reported missing for 29 days.
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Winnipeg
Man
Patricia
Ontario
Forest Rangers
Northern
Roger
Bruce Manatuk
Hartford
Pet bull dog saves 84-year-old woman from gas fumes
In Minot North Dakota Lucy Wyatt, 84, was overcome by escaping gas but awakened from a deep sleep by the howls and barks of the family bull dog who sensed danger and alerted others to the emergency.
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Minot
N. D
Lucy Wyatt
Calves and Swine Show Draws County Crowds
Washington county holds its largest ever calves and pigs show with about fifty youths and one girl exhibiting 121 animals. Ben Stephenson of Ames judged the entries noting exceptional quality and praised the junior stock as likely contenders for state fair judging tonight.
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Washington County
Harold Montgomery
Farm Club
Troop F Cavalry
Ben Stephenson
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Stephenson
Prohibition Agents Suspended Over Enforcement Violations
In Washington on August 19, agents Robert F. Merkle of Milwaukee and Basil Quinn of Washington were each suspended five days for code violations. Merkle drew a gun during a Milwaukee traffic dispute on July 29, while Quinn struck Thomas E. Quinlan during a July 16 argument over right of way in Washington.
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Washington
Prohibition
A. W. Woodcock
Robert F. Merkle
Milwaukee
Wis
Wiliam A. French
Basil Quinn
Washington D. C
Thomas E. Quinlan
Pig Stomach Cure Praised for Pernicious Anemia
Paris reports the stomach of a pig, dried and pulverized, shown to treat pernicious anemia. The French academy of medicine endorses it as effective and more agreeable than raw liver feeding for patients.
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Paris
French Academy of Medicine
Dowager Empress Sadako Moves to New Tokyo Palace
Dowager Empress Sadako mother of Emperor Hirohito selects the 13th to occupy her new palace in the Aoyama area of Tokyo. Construction began in 1428 and the residence likely will be named the O-Miva palace.
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Tokyo
Sadako
Hirohito
Japan
Aoyama Higashi
Hoover forms federal drought relief committee with Hyde at head
President Hoover named a federal committee to work with state drought relief groups, with Secretary of Agriculture Henry Hoover Hyde chairing. Members include Legge, Bestor, Young, Payne, Aishton, Mills, and Robinson. The panel will coordinate with state and county groups and bolster financial relief, as rains slow drought spread.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Federal Group
Chairman Legge
The
Federal Farm Board
Paul Bestor
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Roy \. Young
Federal Reserve Board
John Braiton Payne
American Red Cross
R. A. Aishton
American Railway Association
Treasury
Orden Mills
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Local Happenings and Travelers Return Home for Summer
Mrs Kenneth Carris expected home from Corydon soon after a illness with pneumonia. Lucile Mohland to return to Des Moines after a three day parental visit. Mrs Phil Wanerua and children head to Keithsburg to visit her mother. G Bartlett plans Washington PA trip after visiting relatives. John Kauffmann of Noble shopped in town. Leta Glotter and Lindy Miller of Richland shopped. Lucile Forgey returns to T L Brookhart law office after two weeks vacation. Hoa Dodd spent weekend in Davenport. Donald Hansen had tonsils removed at county hospital. Mr and Mrs Rothschild returned from New York via Ohio and Chicago to meet daughter Jeannette. Ida Wood resumes work after vacation. Robert McGugin of Chicago visits grandfather R L McGugin.
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Kenneth Carris
Corydon
Carris
Margaret Jane
Gertrude
Lucile Mohland
Des Moines
Will Mohland
Phil Wanerua
Keithsburg
Mr. Frick
G. Bartlett
Washington
John Kauffmann
Noble
Leta Glotter
Lindy Miller
Richland
Lucile Forgey
T. L Brookhart
Bonaparte
Iowa
Hoa Dodd
Davenport
Fary
Donald Hansen
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Washington Club
N. Carolina
Aimee
Pherson
Malibu
Hollywood
Chautauqua
Metropolitan Concert Company
Knights of
Pythias
Frisco
Captain
Venturi
Sanuk
Australia
Auckland
New Zealand
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