President Harding Races to Aid Rudderless Freighter
The steamship President Harding speeds through storm seas to aid the rudderless American freighter Padasay after receiving SOS at latitude 42.30 and longitude 49.50. The alert parallels a prior rescue by Captain Jorge Freid aboard the America for the Italian freighter Florida.
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New York
Sea Annals of the
United States Lines
President Harding
Catham
Mass
Radio Marine Corporation
Harding
S. S. Padasay
JS Jorge Freid
America
Florida
Special Prayer Day Observed at M. E. Church
The annual day of prayer for missions was held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church with a large turnout of women from community churches. Mrs. A. Anderson led the service and representatives from various missionary societies spoke, including Mrs. Myrtie K. McCleary of Africa. A fuller report will appear in Monday's Journal.
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Methodist Church
A. Anderson
Myrtie K. McCleary
Africa
Catlin to Preach at Local Baptist Church Services
Rev. J Frederic Catlin assistant secretary of the Iowa Baptist convention and former pastor of Prairie Flower and West Chester churches will speak at the evening service in the local Baptist church Sunday He will speak at Prairie Flower in the morning
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J. Frederic Catlin
Iowa Baptist Convention
Prairie Flower
West Chester
Hoover completes flood area tour in Florida
President elect Hoover finishes Everglades flood survey in Palm Beach after visiting the area hardest hit by September hurricane. He arrived shortly after noon following his reconnaissance of the flood damage and relief efforts.
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Hoover
Palm Beach
Fla
Everglades
Mrs Teresa Gerot Dies at Riverside After Illness
Riverside, Feb 16 Mrs Teresa Gerot a longtime resident died at 6 30 am Friday after a year long heart ailment and other complications She was born March 5 1855 near Riverside and married Frank Gerot in 1873 They lived on a farm then moved to Riverside in 1911 Surviving children include Ed Alvah George Peter and Mrs Birdie Godlove of the area Paul Gerot of St Louis a sister Mrs W B Critz and brothers Anthony Harr and Sylvester Harr Twenty grandchildren and a great grandchild also survive Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church in Riverside.
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Riverside
Teresa Gerot
Jacob and
Elizabeth (Gimbel) Harr
Mareh Std
Richmond
Frank Geret
Gerot
Ida Schnoebelen
Hey
Alvah
George
Peter Gerot
Birdie Godlove
Paul Gerot
St. Louis
Anthony Harr
Nebraska
Sylvester Harr
Colorado
W. B. Critz
West Monroe
New York
Catholic Church
Reward for Forgiveness Principle Courtesy
A terse adage notes that those who forgive most will be forgiven in return. The saying emphasizes mercy as a guiding moral standard attributed to Bailey.
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Thes
Bailey
Opinion Spurs Citywide Demand for Crime Crackdown
Chicago protests erupt after the St. Valentine massacre as State's Attorney Swanson blasts police records. Civic and business groups call for grand jury probes and a thorough police and sheriff investigation into gang crime and corruption.
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Swanson
Chicago Association of Commerce
Ilinois Association For Criminal Justice
Illinois Vigilance Association
Prohibition Department
End of Scout Week Activities Ends With Mock Accident
A mock accident near the Milwaukee depot tested Scout mobilization as a contest among four patrols. Fox patrol led by Robert Stutsman and others finished first with best first aid. The Bear patrol won the Good Turn. thirteen boys sought to join. Court of Honor awarded badges and a Tenderfoot initiation concluded the week.
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Milwaukee
Scout
Fox Patrol
Robert Stutsman
Tommy Stewart
Sherman Watson
Peter Jungbluth
Paul Kyle
Russel Haney
J. C. Penney Company
Karl Bevins
Bear Patrol
Y. M
Forest Null
Jimmy Wells
Grant Davis
Leslie Glick
Wm. McColl
Milton Glider
Willis Jones
Wi White
Gordon Haney
Marian Mundt
Bob
Coneville Bank Closed as Probe Proceeds
Coneville Savings Bank in Conesville Iowa was closed today while investigators review the accounts of Tom Bell, the bank's cashier, who died by suicide yesterday in a Marengo hotel.
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Conesville
Coneville
Weeklong cold forecast for upper valleys and plains
The weather outlook for Feb 18 to 23 covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys plus the northern and central Great Plains. Temperatures remain mostly below normal in the north and central areas with near normal readings in the far south. one or two precipitation periods are anticipated.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Demons Edge Mount Pleasant 25 13 in PTL Showdown
Washington Demons clinch a path to tie for second place after a 25 to 13 victory over Mount Pleasant. PI Jack Sinai facilitates the win at PTL 28 with key plays.
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PI Jack Sin I
PTL
SIN
Washington Demons edge Mt Pleasant in Little Six chase
Washington high school earned a 25 13 win at Mt Pleasant to tighten its hold in the Little Six race and set up a likely showdown with Fairfield next Friday. Fairfield later defeated Burlington 84 25 while Ottumwa beat Muscatine 33 16. Washington and Burlington sit tied for third.
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Mt. Pleasant
Washington High School
Fairfield
Burlington
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Washington
MT. Pleasant. In
Washington Basketeers
Panthers
Wison
Demons
Income Tax Bill Set as Special Order for Wednesday
Des Moines Feb 16 The Patterson Moon income tax bill was made a special order of business for Wednesday morning after being withdrawn from a sub committee. Public hearings Thursday afternoon saw farm group representatives endorse the measure. The 59 to 22 vote approved the special order.
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Des Moines
Patterson-Moon
Hoaglin Buys Hardin’s Ben Franklin Store
William Hoaglin of Mt. Pleasant acquired the north side of the square Ben Franklin store after a series of transfers. Carl Hardin sold to Frank R. Sage for an eighty acre farm, then Sage sold the store to Hoaglin. Hardin will operate the farm, while Hoaglin expands from Mt. Pleasant with other outposts in Wapello and Muscatine. Plans for store management were not finalized.
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Ben Franklin
William Hoaglin
Mt. Pleasant
Carl Hardin
Frank R. Sage
Sage
Hoaglin
Hardin
Mr. Pleasant
Journal
Wapello
Muscatine
New J M Tire Service Station Opens to Good Attendance
The new J and M Tire Service station opens with strong attendance and active registration. The modern building and equipment are highlighted as Harold Mangold and Clarence Jacobs, owners, express satisfaction with the opening. Shaffer and Fowler of the United States Rubber company branch in Davenport assist.
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J & M Tire
Shaffer
Mr. Fowler
United States Rubber Company
Davenport
Harold Mangold
Clarence Jacobs
Lindbergh Forced Down by Fog En Route to Washington
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was forced to land at Hattaras Inlet Beach due to fog while flying from Charleston to Washington. The coast guard announced the incident.
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Washington
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charleston
Hatteras Inlet Beach
Emancipation Proclamation Kept in State Archives
The Department of State announces the original Emancipation Proclamation remains in its archives, preserved for historical record and public access as noted by Path Finder Magazine.
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Department of State
Department
Pathfinder Magazine
Five Best Features on the Radio Sunday
WOR Newark presents a radio feature lineup with the Philharmonic symphony under Molinari, S Parkes Cadman on WEAF, Sigmund Spaeth with American singers, Gieseking with international voices, and a joint recital with Brastau and Orliff. Monday highlights include concert orchestra, Conways band, talking movie stars, The Empire Builders, and Ponchielli opera La Gioconda in Italian.
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United Press
Newark
Philharmonic
Bernardino Molinari
WEAF
S. Parkes Cadman
Sigmund Spaeth
WJZ
Network
Walter Gieseking
Sophie Brastau
Mikolai Orliff
Network 8
CST
Patrick Conways
Green
WOR
Ponchielli
Crawfordsville Wins to Reach County Basketball Final
Crawfordsville meets Kalona in the county high school basketball final after Crawfordsville beat West Chester 28 to 26 and Kalona defeated Brighton 25 to 20 in forenoon action. Brighton and West Chester play in the consolation.
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Crawfordsville
Kalona
Brighton
West Chester
Brighton and Washington Win in Crawfordsville High Event
In Crawfordsville last night the gym overflowed as the Crawfordsville school band performed well under Miss Stratton. Brighton beat Ainsworth 40 to 12 with strong passing and free throws while Washington edged West Chester 25 to 24 in a tight contest. Referees Pops Harrison and Skimmer Miller controlled the games. A cold wave is forecast for Iowa tonight with temperatures dropping below zero in the north central region.
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Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Wellman
Harrison
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Genkins
Leeper
Shepard
Washington
Jones
Miller
McAvoy
Wells
Little
Benson
Blick
Raymond
Korf
West Chester
Statler
Augustine
Stewart
A Hough
Lewis
Gordon
Hicks
Wee Chapman
Gislain
Wilson
Ore
Hanna
Rhea
White
Mitchell
Anwyl
Beauchamp
Edgar
Smith
Texas minister turns burglar amid cold church woes
Joe King, a former Riverton Iowa preacher, fled to Dallas after cold church conditions and a missing furnace drove him to theft. In jail awaiting burglary charges, he admits stealing food, money, a cash register and a phonograph, saying crime became a habit and he hopes for penitentiary duties as an assistant to the chaplain.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
Joe Mr. King
King
Texas
Organize Religious Census in 4th Ward
Miss Ella Gordon announces fourth ward leaders for the upcoming religious census to be taken next week. District workers assigned include Mrs Cloyce Kerr Miss Margaret Duff Mrs George Brinton Miss Mary French and others. Census days are Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with clock workers appointed by district leaders.
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Ella Gordon
Cloyce Kerr
Margaret Duff
George Brinton
Mary French
C. K. Warren
R. H. Hampsher
Ivan Rehmel
Jessie Klein
Renewed Mexican Disorder Reports Violence and Deportations
Dispatches from Guadalajara indicate a dynamited train near Los Reyes and Yurecuaro in Michoacan, with an engineer, firemen, and military escort killed. Conflicts near Magdalena, Jalisco leave federal troops and rebels dead, while seven nuns are deported to Havana for alleged illicit masses. Government orders mass priest registrations rise to 66.
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Mexico
Havana
Mexico City
U.P
Guadalajara
Los Reyes
Yurecuaro
Magdalena
Jalisco
Nepal
Magdalen
Antonio Beltran
Tapalpa
Lagunilla
Los Gavilanes
Jalostetit- Jan
San Antonio
Emilio Portes Gil
Lesson in the Stars Inspires Awe and Prayer
A Minneapolis Journal reflection urges casting off petty desires to view the starry heavens and gain true perspective. The piece links celestial wonder with a view of God and humanity, promoting awe and praise as fitting thought.
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Minneapolis
Toads Valued By U S Government In Garden Advice
The United States government cites a value of 24 dollars per toad and urges gardeners to protect them. Nature Magazine notes toads as night watchmen that eat cutworms and beetles while birds hunt by day.
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United States
Nature Magazine
Hig
Dowry Transfer Shapes Orkney and Shetland Ownership
The Orkney and Shetland islands moved from jarls under Norwegian rule to crown possession of Scotland as part of the dowry for James II. This shift occurred in 1281, marking a turning point in the islands' sovereignty and aligning them with the Scottish crown.
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Orkney Islands
Scotland
Norway
Shetland Isles
Crown of
James II of Scotland
Wall Paper Idea From Paris Originated in Sixteenth Century
The making of wallpaper began in Paris at the end of the sixteenth century with marbled or illuminated papers used to line boxes, later decorating walls.
Home Study Council Promotes Quality Standards
The National Home Study council unites leading correspondence and resident schools under fair play standards to guard ambitious students from deception and to raise the quality of home study programs.
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National Home Study Council
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