Senate expected to pass tariff in two weeks
Washington February 15 U P Republican Floor Leader Watson said the tariff bill should clear the Senate within two weeks. Most major issues have been acted on, with disputes over sugar duties and brick and cement schedules to be debated. The Senate will also take up the contested nomination of Hugh M Tate to the Interstate Commerce Commission before adjournment for June.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Watson
Hugh M. Tate
Knoxville, Tenn
Interstate Commerce Compission
Muscle Shoals
Treasury
Justice Department
House
Independent Offices
Leader
Fairfield Ottumwa Win Little Six Games
Fairfield and Ottumwa won Little Six basketball games last night. Fairfield beat Burlington 22 to 21 and Ottumwa defeated Muscatine 20 to 9.
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Fairfield
Ottumwa
Burlington
Mueentine
Winter Cold Returns With Snow In County Roads
Temperatures drop below zero for a second time this month with twelve degrees below zero and a two inch snow fall. Daytime highs reach only twenty three above zero while sun returns and forecaster predicts fairer weather. Dirt roads are smooth and drivable though some back roads remain rough. detours on No. 161 Ainsworth to Olds and No. 81 Washington to Wellman are in good shape.
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Ainsworth
Olds
Washington
Wellman
Aircraft mileages by country and value last year
The records show commercial aircraft mileage by nation with figures for America at 10 472 000 miles, Germany at 6 750 000 miles, France at 4 500 000 miles, and Great Britain with a value of 50 000 dollars. The data emphasize cross country aviation activity and monetary measure for Britain.
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America
Germany
France
Great Britain
Probing Committee Finds Nobile Unfit Leader of Italia Expedition
A Roman inquiry concludes Umberto Nobile showed limited technical and leadership ability after the Italia disaster. It accuses him of prioritizing his own safety over crew survival on the ice and omits cannibalism charges despite testimony about Captain Alberto Mariano's alleged plea.
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Rome
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Nobile
Einar Lunar Lundborg
Committee of Investigation
Washington Joins Blackhawk Junior College Tourney Pairings
Parings for a round robin basketball tournament in the Blackhawk junior college conference list Washington as a participant. The event runs February 27 to March 1 at Burlington with different matchups each day. A conference officers meeting on the final day will set plans for a spring track program.
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Blackhawk
Washington
Burlington
Albia
Bloomfield
Muscatine
Washington Junior College
Vernon Trowbridge
Burlington Collegians
Klass and Partner Buried on Same Day
Los Angeles clipping reports the funeral of Gertram W. Earles and his partner Max Klass buried on the same day at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Earles led White Rose Springs White Company and Safe Turn Signal, once with Ringling Brothers, died suddenly last Thursday. Klass had died two weeks earlier. Funeral for Earles set for Wee Kirk o the Heather at 2 p.m.
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Los Angeles
Max Klass
Washington
Journal
Gertram W. Earles
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Farles
Wee Kirk O
Heather
Klass
Forest Lawn
Earles
White Rose Springs Whiter Company
Safe Turn Signal Corporation
Johnny Jones
Canada
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Soviet Peeved Over Attacks by Churches
Soviet leaders denounce foreign church campaigns as wartime pretext while signaling slim religious tolerance at home. In Moscow meetings a backlash contrasts with destruction of religious sites now repurposed as schools clubs and theaters. Emilian Yaroslavsky condemns foreign interference. The Greek Church protests to the League of Nations urging religious liberty.
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Moscow
U.P
Russia
Simonov
Emilian Yaroslavsky
Society of the Godless
Athen
Greece
Synod of
League of Nations
League
Anti Trust Suits Against Major Oil Firms Filed
In San Francisco on February 15 a federal case was filed alleging an illegal conspiracy to fix and maintain high oil prices. The action names seven major oil companies and twelve independents.
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San Francisco
Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
Forecast shows generally fair weather in the extreme south with frequent precipitation in the north and central areas. Temperatures expected above normal in the south and near or slightly below in the north.
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Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Business Men Hear Talk by W I Tenney
Washington business leaders gathered at the YMCA to hear W I Tenney of the Divine Tenney Corporation discuss local advertising. He stressed manufacturer cooperation to enhance distribution and argued the company serves retailers by advancing national advertising for the papers represented. Iowa manager Mr Toothil attended and will survey retail conditions to boost distributor support.
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Washington
W. I. Tenney
Divine-Tenney Corporation
Journal of Des Moines
Chicago
New York
Tenney
Devine Tenney Corporation
Evening Journal
Toothil
Iowa
Devine-Tenney Corporation
Jupiter Diameter Report Notes 86 500 Mile Span
The article states Jupiter is the largest planet with a diameter of 86 500 miles. It emphasizes the vast size of the gas giant within the solar system.
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Jupiter
Middle West Snow Blanket and Deep Freeze
A heart shaped snow blanket covers the middle west as frigid winds dip from the subartic. Temperatures fall to 18 below at Duluth with subzero readings from North and South Dakota Wyoming and upper Michigan. A 70 year old man dies in St Cloud Minn when a snow plow crashes into his car.
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Chicago
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Duluth
Minn
Rocky Mountains
Alleghenies
St. Cloud
North
South Dakota
Wiyoming
Upper Michigan
St. Paul
Kansas City
Spanish Play Given by Junior College Cast
Last night the junior college presented Zaragueta a Spanish play translated from Madrid by Mary Louise Harwood and Winifred Carvis. The amateur cast, directed by Mrs. C S Williams, conveyed a vivid Spanish atmosphere with chaste stage design and true costumes.
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Washington
Uouor
Van
C. S&s. Williams
O'Neila Griggs
Maruja
Gome
Henry Little
Madrid University
Gilbert Layton
Don Ssalurio
Vona Blasa
Marjorie Meckarland
Gregoria Oxle Teels
Perico
Stanley Pairol
Ambrosio
Vdule Luhr
LeRoy Pratt
Thelma Logan
Williams
Esther McCreedy
William Ae
Gang Killing Hits Chicago Record Run in 24 Hours
In Chicago a gangland killing of Tony Lombardo in an alley marks a violent night as police report the 3,200nd arrest in a crackdown on organized crime and 479 new names on blotters. Police Commissioner Rusell orders 90 motorcycle units to reinforce a force facing wage delays amid ongoing gunmen and bandit activity.
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Chicago
Tony Lombardo
Lombardo
William Russel
Washington and Crawfordsville reach county final clash
In Wellman the two high school teams Washington and Crawfordsville won semi finals over Kalona and Ainsworth to earn the county championship game set for tonight. Washington edged Kalona 28 to 27 after a starting 11-0 run and a late tip in by Wells. Crawfordsville defeated Ainsworth 48 to 37 with steady scoring and sharp shooting. Kalona meets Ainsworth in the consolation game tonight.
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Crawfordsville
Washington
Ainsworth
Kaloua
Wellman
Kalona
Demons
Wells
Iowa radio stations merge into single Des Moines Davenport unit
The merger of WHO Des Moines and WOC Davenport was completed at midnight. A new 50 000 watt station is planned with construction after a 60 to 90 day synchronized broadcast period. Location of the new station is undecided but likely between Des Moines and Davenport. No immediate personnel changes expected.
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Des Moines
WOC
Davenport
G. E. Brammer
Central Broadcasting Company
Brammer
Curtain rises at P M High School Auditorium
A curtain rises at the P M High School auditorium signaling the start of an event. Audiences gather as performers prepare on stage for the program announced for the evening.
Witnesses Questioned in Alleged Knoxville Nurse Shooting
In Marion county Iowa, investigators questioned witnesses before the grand jury about the shooting of nurse Nellie Church and Rita Huff by prohibition agents. The two male companions were named as Jatton and Willard Wilfred, both from Des Moines, but have not been located.
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Knoxville
Nellie Church
Rita Huff
de Reus
Marion County Grand Jury
Miss Church
Veteran’s Hospital
Jatton
Willard Wilfred
Patterson
Woodward
Des Moines
Charles Hindley
Roy Moon
Iowa
Hindley
R. V. Mater
William Casey
Miss Huff
Cast Selected for The Cuckoo Clock Musical
After four days of planning Walter A. Stone and Clair Stover announce intensive rehearsals for The Cuckoo Clock at the Graham Theater. Over one hundred community performers will take part with six major roles listed and a public wedding featured on opening night February 27.
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Walter A. Stone
Clair Stover
The
Graham
Washington
Christopher Columbus
Edward Mack
Allen Anselinee
Mra
Lewis Warren Pay Parsons
Ee Berne Enslin
Betty Jones
Mabe
Livingston
Hal Williams
Burlington
Milwaukee
Chicago
Graham Theater
Ideas Die Quickly in Some Heads
A reflective note on how ideas fade fast when minds are kept isolated and unused. The line contrasts imagination with confinement, suggesting creativity needs space and social interaction to endure.
Prohibition Campaign to Intensify in Four Months
Washington officials announce a broad crackdown on alcohol diversions and illicit sugar alcohols. Prohibition Chief J M Doran says indictments against Illinois sugar alcohol producers signal a wider drive through July 1 to transfer enforcement from treasury to justice and shut down major rum rings.
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Prohibition
J. M Doran
The
Treasury
Justice Department
Questions To Be Answered Sunday At YMCA
Tomorrow evening's service at the YMCA for young people will take the form of a question and answers period led by Secretary L. W. Soule. Supt. Peet and area pastors assist as they address queries from youths. Young people should submit questions by Sunday morning. The event aims to cover religious teachings church customs and morality.
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L. W. Soule
the Eye
Soule
Five Killed in Political Riots in Victoria
In Victoria Argentina on Feb. 15 five people were killed and two more died of shock after a shooting at a Liberal Alliance political mass meeting. Several soldiers were wounded in the incident.
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Victoria
Argentina
U.R
Allance
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Mariano
Krassin
Partner
MARS
Chicago Record Today
Doran
United Press
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Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
Bahamas
Gulf
East Florida
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