Journal's Weekly News Review merges Iowa stations WHO and WOC
The Journal reports a merger of radio stations WHO Des Moines and WOC Davenport announced by Dr B J Palmer of Davenport with completion expected by January 1 giving one station full time. Fire at Atlantic theatre Iowa injures nearly 1000. Smallpox cases rise to 61 in two weeks. Scandia coal mine near Madrid owners demand man trap. Funeral for John Swinburne Delhi editor. Ottumwa to buses replace streetcars. Bettendorf shops close for river water dispute. Typhoid cases rise in Clinton. airport land payments complete in Iowa City. Memorials and elections noted in various towns.
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WHO
Des Moines
WOC
Davenport
B. J. Palmer
Wll
Madrid
Iowa
International and Domestic News Roundup in Early Congress and Crises
A 160 million tax cut proposal opens the 71st congress with its first bill. Grim winter tolls include six sailors dead after the Kiowa steamer blizzard. A second cold wave grips the Midwest, snow blocks Denver highways, and searchers seek missing pilot Nelson amid rugged terrain. Coal miners die in a Sunday mine explosion, while Europe marks a historic 12 mile Apennine tunnel inauguration with a memorial tablet. A 5090 reward is offered for Nelson, a New York exchange ship sale is set at 375,000, and U S warnings on Manchuria prompt a Nanking response. Mexico hints at another revolution after Vasconcelos’ Nogales visit.
Manchuria Hostilities Halted Amid U S Protest
A world public mobilization to halt Manchuria hostilities was interrupted by the United States. Rev Ulrich Krentzen of Calumet Michigan, a Franciscan missionary kidnapped last month, has been released. Stolen jewels including the episcopal ring from Rome were recovered. Elliott Brown of Rose Hill Iowa won the grand championship steer at the International Livestock Expo in Chicago. Edsel Ford raised the Ford minimum wage to seven dollars a day effective December 1. President Hoover urged action to relieve business uncertainty in his annual message to Congress.
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Calumet
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China
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Rose Hill
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J. A. Work
J. A. Y. Ashby
Hoover asks Congress to set aside 3.83 million for next year
President Hoover requests Congress to appropriation 3,830,445.23 dollars for the forthcoming fiscal year. The proposal outlines funding plans across government departments as part of the annual budget process.
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Hoover
Congress
Noonan and Labor Leader Dies of Burns
James P. Noonan, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and vice president of the AFL, died Wednesday from burns. The report also notes rain prospects for Pacific coast farmlands and a storm season causing 23 deaths and extensive damage in the British Isles and Atlantic. The Ware case advanced in the Senate with a strong vote against seating William S. Fare, while Thomas P. Nelson’s body was returned to his home in Plainsville, New Jersey after a plane crash.
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Wilton Junction
Cleveland
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James P. Noonan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Federation of Labor
Ware
Senate
Will'am S. Fare
Philadelphia
Plainsville
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Washington News Roundup December 1929 Part Two
In Washington the school reopened after Thanksgiving with most teachers back. two teachers were ill. City plans discuss spring pavement projects. A December 1919 note lists many sale dates and closures. School board debated keeping schools open with limited heating and library hours. Local births, retirements, and moves are noted along with theater, showings, and licenses.
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Ruth Armstrong
Ednar Dolisi
Washington
J. E. Wright
M. C. Dayton
Tom Harvey
Washington County Evening Recap of Cold Weather and Local Events
A frigid Sunday night saw temperatures drop to five below zero with several inches of snow on the ground from Saturday. The health board ordered vaccination proof for all public school staff and pupils, while the Musil family of Itown faced diphtheria quarantines. Local sports begin with Washington high school basketball trials and a full Little Six schedule, and automobile licenses were issued to 77 residents.
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Local Health Board
Jim Shultz
Washington
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Farfield
Washington County
Frank McKay
Hoyt Gardner
Lexington
Fred Downing
Wellman
Emma McCall recalls Crawfordsville memories and a Kansas trip
The article profiles Mrs. Emma McCall born in Crawfordsville eighty seven years ago. It recounts her scrapbooks and a vivid 1854 fair trip to Fairfield Iowa with Mrs. Carson Anderson and Mrs. Walker, the race by Belle Turner and a daring Iowa City entrant, then describes a Kansas wagon journey with Indian encounters, cooking duties, and night fears. It hints at future tales of the Underground Railroad era.
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Crawfordsville
R. T. McCall
Journal
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Carson Anderson
Fairfield
Iowa
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Belle Turner
Keokuk
Iowa City
Pelfe Turner
Scarecely
Itowa City
Emma
Woodworths
Youngs
Kansas
Cild
Fran
Mrs. Woodworth
Illusion stars Buddy Rogers and Nancy Carroll at theatres
Charles Buddy Rogers and Nancy Carroll appear together in the all talking film Illusion the second pairing after Close Harmony. The serial story from The Ladies Home Journal frames a world of society and stage with Buddy a magician and Nancy his circus partner facing class tensions.
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Buddy) Rogers
Nancy Carroll
America
Ladies Home Journal
Buddy
Nancy
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