McNary Haugen Farm Relief Partners Fight Over Bill
Washington ad on dec 15 reports the McNary Haugen farm relief plan facing dissolution as Senate leaders fail to urge Haugen to push the bill. House action stalls as Haugen silent, Purcell and Fulmer undecided, Dickinson likely to be asked, Aswell opposes, and Snell blocks extra time for farm relief.
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Associated Presse
Washington, D. C
McNary and Haugen
Senate
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
Cver
House
Dickinson
Iown
RepresentativesAswell
Louisiana
Howard Democrat
Nebraska
Snell
Rules Committee
Y M C A Schedule Brings Two Games This Week
Coach Elwood Detrick leads the Y M C A five in two games this week. The squad visits Muscatine tonight after a Thursday Kalona tilt. An earlier Muscatine booking with Burlington collapsed and Washington was substituted. A preliminary girls contest is planned for Thursday evening with 25 and 35 cent admission.
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Elwood Detrick
Muscatine
Burlington
Washington
Daytons Return From Florida Trip With Delightful Weather
Mr and Mrs C Dayton return from a Florida trip enjoying June weather on the west coast. They traveled by rail to Jacksonville and by auto bus to Orlando Tampa and St Petersburg. En route home they visited Chattanooga Lookout Mountain and Civil war battlefields.
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Florida
C. Dayton
Jacksonville
Orlando
Tampa
St Petersburg
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
William A. White on Santa Claus Spirit and Happiness
Lawrence Kansas philosopher William Allen White asserts that belief in Santa Claus is a spirit guiding people to act beyond reason and find happiness. He claims this faith motivates kindness and generosity, shaping communal joy and optimism.
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Lawrence
Kansas
William Allen White
Santa Claus
Hangchow Falls to Cantonese Forces in Chekiang Campaign
Hangchow in Chekiang province reportedly captured by Cantonese troops marking another northward advance in their drive against northern war lords. The move follows the earlier fall of Foochow and Yenpingfu, about 110 miles from Shanghai, a major objective in the Cantonese campaign.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Hangchow
Chekiang Province
Foochow m
Yenpingfu
Hankcuaw
Hangchow Bay
Tsientang-Kiang
Iowa Supreme Court Decides 72 Actions in One Day
The Iowa Supreme Court handed down seventy two decisions in a single day leaving two cases for later. Notable matters included Des Moines City Railway versus an employer group over a wage agreement and the Associated Packing stockholder case. Attorneys for C J Richman argued for a hearing on Letts of the second district but mootness followed notice of injunctions. The state also argued the banks case involving sureties seeking recovery from two Des Moines banks.
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Associated Press
Ides Movies
State Supreme Court
Des Moines City Railway Company
Associated Packing
C. J. Richman
State Executive Council
F. D. Letts
Iowa
Supreme Court
Phe
Letts Gad Veen
Gibson
Maxwell O’brien
Des Moines
Church of Christ Annual Meeting Arranged for Friday
The Church of Christ will hold its annual meeting Friday evening at 6 39. Families are asked to bring a supper basket. A business meeting follows with election of officers for 1927. All members are urged to attend both supper and meeting.
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Church of Christ
Committee On
Trials and Tribulations of a Prohibition Administrator
In San Francisco on December 15 Colonel Ned M. Green testified in federal court about his tenure as northern California and Nevada enforcement head. He denied diverting seized liquor, described ongoing harassment, and explained the removal of bottles from the government sub treasury as research into sources. He recalled a remark about not destroying good liquor and still views it as a shame to destroy it for lawful use.
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San Francisco
Calif
Ned M. Green
California
Nevada
Warn Smith Not to Take Appointment
Senate Republican leaders warned Frank L. Smith senator elect from Illinois not to accept the appointment to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator McKinley. A pending Democratic resolution would disavow Smith, with others resisting his seating due to disclosures from the campaign funds investigating committee.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
McKinley
Dell
Washington
Smith
Republian
Washington High basketball squad cleared for Muscatine clash
Coach McKinstry learns all first string players are eligible for the Washington High School basketball team. Floyd Tucker Harold Tucker and Bill Bales edged on academics but now have good standing. Washington aims to start Little Six play against Muscatine with a veteran visitor and close, contested prior matchups.
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McKinstry
Muscatine
Washington High School
Floyd
Harold Tucker
Bill Bales
Washington
Kalona
Turner
Creston Power Plant Damaged by Early Morning Fire
Damage estimated in the thousands occurred when a fire broke out in the Iowa Southern Utilities power house in Creston Iowa. The city lost light service for hours but full service resumed by seven this morning. Fire officials suspect a transformer burnout as the likely origin.
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Associated Tress
Creston
Iowa Southern Utilities Power House
French belief in hawthorn charms against lightning
In parts of France villagers place hawthorn sprays in their hats to shield against lightning. The practice reflects folk logic linking plant charms with storm safety.
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France
Court adjourns with Green to resume direct examination
The proceedings paused as Green remained on the stand at adjournment and was set to continue testimony under direct examination when the court reopened today.
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Green
Indictment of 23 Over Big New Jersey Liquor Cargo
A federal indictment charges 23 men including Edgewater mayor Henry Wissel and police chief, plus a U S customs inspector and a New York sergeant, in an eight month probe into a 2 million dollar liquor cargo aboard the Eker landed at Edgewater from Canada. The vessel, seized near Yonkers after a large cash envelope was found, carried whiskey malt and 6000 gallons of alcohol. Indictment dated November 24 and unsealed yesterday details alleged bribes and cargo origins.
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Associated Press
New York
Edgewater
N. J
United States Customs
New York City
Edgwater
Eker
New Jersey
Hudson River
Upper Manhattan
Hudsor
Yonkers
Hugh Wuneche
Marine ‘Police
Canada
Odd Fellows Lecture Highlights Carl Kenderdine Talk
Carl Kenderdine of Iowa City delivered one of the best talks on Odd Fellowship in the city amid a good turnout despite bad roads and cold weather. He traced the order to 1700 England and noted its global reach with funds for relief, homes, and orphans, while the local lodge plans another visit when conditions improve.
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Odd Fellowship
Carl Kenderdine
Iowa City
Kenderdine
Order
Grand Lodge
Order of Bucks
England
Odd Felows
Thomas Wildy
Baltimore
Taree Star Inn
Odd Fellow's
Cold snap follows with rough roads ahead
Last night registered three degrees below zero, three degrees warmer than the night before and six below Monday. Continued fair and cold forecast for tonight and tomorrow, with roads remaining rough for travelers and commuters.
Ship Bells Mark Time From Sandglass Turning
The bell on the ship rang at each half hour as the sandglass was turned, a timing tradition dating back to the era when sandglasses guided watches.
Robbers escape with $3000 from Modale Savings Bank
Two bank robbers held up the Modale Savings Bank in Modale Iowa, shot cashier Robert Sasserman and a bystander Tony Jackson, escaping with about $3000. Posses from Harrison and Pottawattamie counties pursued toward the Missouri River across into Nebraska as the bandits reportedly fled into Omaha underworld circles.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Modale Savings Bank
Sasserman
Milliman
Harrison County
Missouri River
Nebraska
Logan
Modale
Modae
Robert Sasserman
Tony Jackson
Charles Johnson
Oy Ea Drake
Harrison
Potta- Wattamle Counties
Omaha
Chinese progress seen as avalanche yearns for new nation
Dr. G A Huntley, veteran missionary, spoke at a Washington Baptist church on China’s changing conditions. He said ancestral worship fades, officials grow honest, and unity advances a new China, possibly split north and south, with rich resources and Christianity driving reform. He noted education growth and shifts from foot binding amid western influence.
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Washington
China
G. A. Huntley
Dr. Huntey
Huntley
Jurors Named for 1927 Court Term
Twelve grand jurors and fifty petit jurors were drawn for the January term of district court with sessions set for Jan 11 for grand jurors and Jan 17 for petit jurors. Court opens Jan 10 under Judge D W Hamilton. Grand jurors are all men. eleven of the petit jurors are women and thirty-nine men. Names include Rodney Arnold and Ida Berdo among many others across wards and towns.
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D. W. Hamilton
Grinnell
Unclear Names Sweep Across City Directory Fragment
Fragmentary OCR list shows numerous personal surnames and places including West Chester Edgar Murphy Riverside City Highland and Brighton with scattered initials and street references. Missing context prevents a clear incident or event.
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W. 5
West Chester
Edgar
Oregon
Gallagher
W. L. Wash
Gault
A. E
Crawford
Green
O. L
Wellman
Krebs
Fred
Riverside City
Luers
H. D
Fourth Ward
Murphy
Wm, Jr
Highland Kwy
McCarty
A. H
Brighton City
Roevacek
W. J
Richmond
Thomppulls
Marlo
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McNary
Y.M.C.A
Kalona Teain
Whristmas
Henry Wissel
John J. Lowery
FOWL
Palks
ODD Fellows Meeting
Western
OWA Bank
Jackson
IEY
Muren
Piers PeTit
Petit
Rodney Arnold
Ida Berdo
T. J. Hrady
F. L. Broadgate
T. R. Carbee
J. C. Carris
Cedar
J. O. Crawford
Ada Crosset
D. R. Daive
Franklin Center
O. Mesley
Orson
Ernest Felzke
Julia Ferguson
FH G Ficeines
Maude Pleming
Seventy Six
Viola Gardner
LeRoy Hardy
D M Himmelreich
Chas. Hudson
J. WW Jones
Charles Kennedy
Washimeton
Herman Koenig
John Krebs
Elizabeth Lamansky
Koy Libe
Clara Lyle
Seventy-Six
F. EK. Bmith
B. C. Stewart
Marion
W. J. Taylor
Henry TeBockhorst
Martin Westen
Leo White
Kil White
Fanny KE. Wilson
L. EE. Wilson
Russel Winewgarden
E. &. Yoder
Jemima Young
Third Ward
J. K Zeck
Evangeline
Longe Fellow
Kenneth Care
Acadia
Gabriel
Werastele Davidson
Marie Jackson
Toinette
Nathaniel Young
Cabriel
Bevanegeline
Catherine Jane Hull
Lawrence McKane
Basil
Wayne Knight
Maurice Meyer
Homer Richardson
Wendell Booth Harold Timmons
Clark Wagner
John Westphal
Sidney Coon
Merle Benson
Ralph Poole
Rev Finch
Catherine McConaughy
High School
Milburn McKay
Betwen
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