Congress Adjourns After Five Hour Final Session
Congress completed its longest session of the year with a five hour sprint to pass several measures. President Coolidge signed the deficiency bill for 51 million to fund federal buildings and enforcement facilities while radio control remained tied in conference. Adjournment was set for 3 PM after a day of speed votes and last minute debates.
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Golf Tourney Set At Country Club For Fourth Observance
A Monday golf tournament at the country club marks the Fourth of July observance. Players start at 1 pm with pennants bearing names and a number equal to their average strokes from recent tours. The farthest total earns prizes of balls, with officials managing entries and a postplay picnic and dance planned by Al Baldrige.
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Fred West Attends Waterloo Banquet for Huntley
Fred West of Waterloo attended a community banquet honoring George W. Huntley who was elected national president of the Travelers' Protective Association at the Philadelphia convention. West served as Huntley’s campaign manager and spoke on “How It Was Done” to a large group of neighbors and associates in Waterloo.
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Rainfall totals noted for June and last night
Rain fell during the night totaling .65 inch. June rainfall reached eight inches, with most of the month’s precipitation occurring recently.
Boy Loses Sight of Eye in Fourth of July Explosion
Sioux City Iowa report of an 11 year old boy Reuben Drutz losing sight in one eye after throwing a firecracker into a glass jar during Independence Day celebration. He is son of Mr and Mrs Morris Crute.
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Professor Emile Cone Dies in France at 69
Nancy France reports the death of Professor Emile Cone age 69 a noted advocate of self mastery through applied psychology He lectured widely in the United States and Spain and he founded a Cone clinic in Paris Proponents credit him with assisting stammerers and those unable to use their legs His ideas included the power of mental ideas becoming reality and will versus imagination.
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Prohibition Chief May Resign From Government Forces
Washington July 3 Lincoln Andrews commander in chief of the prohibition forces on land and sea considers resigning amid discouragement over Congress failure to enact vital liquor suppression bills. He plans to reorganize and push enforcement while preparing to leave for London to head an immigration mission.
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Russell Scott to be hanged on October 15
Chicago July 3 The Associated Press Russell Scott escaped the gallows several times but was sentenced to be hanged on October 15 by Superior Judge Marcus Wavanaugh after ruling on his motion for a new trial. Scott was convicted of murdering Joseph Maurer a drug clerk in a city pharmacy during a hold up alleged to be by him and his brother Robert Scott. Robert Scott’s murder trial is set for July 9.
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Americans Killed in Plane Accident in Paris Prague Flight
Berlin dispatch reports two Americans, John Dawson born December 13, 1890 in Philadelphia and his wife Emily, were killed in a Paris-Prague air lane crash at Ressouy. They were honeymooning. pilot and four passengers died when a mechanical defect caused an emergency landing on rough ground.
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Unsettled Weather Predicted Next Week
The Weather outlook from The Associated Press warns of unsettled conditions through the coming week across the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with showers or thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected near or above normal as the week begins.
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Cool Weather For Fourth With Showers Expected
The weather bureau warned of cool conditions on the Fourth of July with thundershowers likely to dampen Independence Day activities. Light rain covered much of the state, except the northwest and north central areas, with a diagonal band of heavier showers reaching Marshalltown where over two inches fell.
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Banking officials issue calls for state and national bank statements
Des Moines Iowa July 3 state banking superintendent A Andrew issued a call for the condition of all state banks as of June 30. Washington DC July 2 the comptroller of the currency announced a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business June 30.
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Norris Quits Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington July 3 Senator George Norris Republican insurgent from Nebraska resigned as chairman of the Senate agriculture committee. The Senate accepted the resignation without debate. Norris said he was retiring to study important legislative questions. Senator McNary would accept the chairmanship and push farm relief legislation next session. This ends Norris’s chairmanship of irrigation and reclamation.
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Honor to 56 Men at Independence Anniversary
The piece recalls the 150th anniversary of the United States birth, honoring the 56 signers, their sacrifices, and the enduring pledge to liberty. It calls for renewed dedication to democracy, justice, and freedom as Legion posts nationwide hold ceremonies commemorating the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s founding ideals.
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President Coolidge signs pension bill for Civil War vets
President Coolidge signed a bill raising the minimum monthly pension to 65 dollars for all Civil and Mexican War veterans. The measure increases relief for helpless veterans and widows, with additional provisions for widows and other dependents.
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Miss Vir a Kilgore Dies At Hospital
Miss Vir Kilgore died at the county hospital after a week long illness. Private memorial services will be held at her brother Doc Kilgore’s home at 220 West Second Street Sunday at 3 PM, in charge of Rev Willard Wylie. Burial is at Woodlawn cemetery. She was born March 15 1854 in Washington, lived here most her life, spent 14 years in California, and leaves brothers John Kilgore of Gresham Oregon and David Kilgore of Washington. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian church.
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Fairview Community Notes and County Convention Highlights
Fairview reports a lively Achievement Day in Louisa County with stories of visits, illness, and social events. The county convention at the courthouse featured multiple ballots, committee appointments, and temporary leadership under Judge Charles A. Dewey. Local life includes church gatherings, cherry and berry notes, haying conditions, and a brief forest recreation reference.
Band Program For This Evening Central Park Concert
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