Hunters 526 Hours in Air Above Chicago
A Chicago endurance flight by John and Kenneth Hunter in a Stinson-Detroiter monoplane extended beyond 526 hours as of July 2 with the City of Chicago aloft 619 hours by July 3. Sheriff Porten sought a writ over mortgage on the engine, while offers of bonuses and a Lindbergh telegram boosted morale. The endurance flight attracted aviation figures and a visit from the Southern Cross crew.
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Tlying Hunters
Pitot Sk Harbor
Bexgli
John Hunter
Kenneth
Uy of
Chicago
Hunter
John
Kenneth Hunter
St. Louis
Matt Porten
Sheriff Porten
Hunters
Keneth
Wilson Herren
Airlong
Lindbergh
Col
Charlos A. Lindbergh
Southern Cross
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Atlantic
Sky Harbor
New York
California
Southern Cross Heads to Pacific Coast Route
Des Moines reports the Southern Cross, with its famed crew, flying westward from Iowa toward Salt Lake City and beyond to the Pacific coast. Lt. Col. Charles Kingsford Smith leads the voyage, following the successful east to west Atlantic crossing.
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Southern Cross
Pacific Coast
Des Moines
Iowa
Salt Lake City
Laurie Ameany
Towa City
Towa
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Anning
Kood
Chicago-Saltne City
Read and Read Freed in Bank Misappropriation Case
In Des Moines and St Louis the 90-year-old Thomas H Read and his son Elbert A Read were freed by a federal appellate court from misappropriation charges involving about 6000 dollars at the First National Bank of Shenandoah Iowa The court cited prejudicial arguments by the government they had not a fair trial The Reads had faced fines and prison sentences previously and a separate judge reduced recovery claims against them to 13490558 from 4470000 with deductions denied
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ST Louis
Thomas H. Read
First’ National Bank
Shenanoan
Iowa
Elbert A. Read
Bank
United States
Efreurt Court of Appeals
Willams. Kenyon
Hoover
Von
Foustral
Councir
Ino
Southern District Court
Towa
Read
Federal
Leavenworth
Des Moines
H. J. Spurway
Firstas Bank of
Shenandoah
Thom
H. Read
Charles A. Dewey
Spurway
Reads
Birth rate shows decrease in 1929
United States birth rate fell 3.6 percent in 1929 from 1928 with 2,142,124 births. Four states Arizona Michigan Montana and Tennessee posted increases. Infant mortality declined 1.9 per 1,000 births. deaths overall were steady.
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Washington
D.C
United States
Department of Commerce
Oday
Arizona
Michigan
Montana
Tennessee
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Towa
Senate Funds Unrestricted for Hoover Law Enforcement Panel
The Senate agreed to a House amendment allocating 250 000 dollars for President Hoover's law enforcement commission with no restrictions. Earlier votes had set 50 000 dollars and limited the commission to prohibition enforcement, but the latest action restores the larger fund. Congress moves toward adjournment as the 16 month session nears its end.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Shipstead
Minn
Congress
Watson
Longworth
Government pushes on prohibition enforcement across agencies
Washington report outlines intensified federal drive with the Treasury and Justice departments unifying controls and seeking railroads, property owners and civic groups to cooperate. House actions on Wickersham commission bills aim at border control and petty offenses while survey notes rail and passenger car restrictions and rising local cooperation.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Justice Department
House
Hoover-Wickersham Commission
Senate
Dey Bers
Senate Judicary Committee
Commission
Wickersham Commission
Princi
Income Tax Law Favored by Iowa Tax Committee
Iowa legislators may push an income tax bill after a June primary vote favored taxation. The committee chairman expects raising 1.4 to 2.0 million from corporations and using proceeds to cut property taxes. Possible sales taxes on amusements and nonessentials could be proposed to ease school tax burdens.
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Owa City
Towa
Legislative Tax Commission
C. P. Clark
Louis H. Cook
State Board of Assessment and Review
Clark
Legislative Committee
Cedar Rapids
Small Costs Declared For June Primary Campaigns
Expense accounts filed with the county auditor show modest outlays by county ticket candidates. Glenn Mace reports $85 by the Republican committee to print candidate stickers for delegates to the county convention, with $63.03 remaining. Several named candidates list minor expenditures, including Mrs. Belle Rice, T. E. Jackson, W. B. Edwards, Dr. W. Kyle, Walter Schroeder, P. J. Wallace, and R. E. Brown, on various offices.
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Glenn Mace
Republican County Committee
F. E. Smith
The
Socratic Committee
Belle Rice
Recorder
T. EE. Jackson
W. B. Edwards
Dr. W. Kyle
Walter Schroeder
P. J Wallace
R. E. Brown
Arnold Divorce Granted In Brief District Court
A brief district court session this week granted Lloyd Arnold a divorce from Florence Arnold. The judge awarded custody of the two minor children to the husband.
Morrison Infant Lola Jean Morrison Funeral Today
Funeral services are set for 5 PM at L A Jones funeral home for Lola Jean Morrison 11 months daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Morrison formerly of Washington Hampshire Ill who died in St Josephs hospital in Elgin MI of intestinal trouble The Morrison family moved recently Burial will be at Ainsworth directory
Endorsement Sought for 6th District Judges in Iowa
In Oskaloosa on July 3, Judges J G Patterson of Oskaloosa Frank Bechly of Montezuma and Dan W Hamilton of Grinnell received endorsements from both Republican and Democratic sixth judicial district conventions. Patterson and Bechly are Republicans while Hamilton is a Democrat. Support focuses on promotion and cooperation amid anti bootlegging efforts. The treasury urged citizens to pressure local officials for stricter dry day enforcement.
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Oskaloosa. In
J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Dan W. Hamilton
Grinnell
Pattson
Bechly
Hamilton
Promtotion
Saie
Treasury
Wheat farmers urged to cut crop acreage in new campaign
Secretary Hyde warned of the need to reduce wheat planting to boost profits over the coming decade. Federal Farm Board chair Alexander Legge to speak as Hyde and Legge tour western wheat regions with data on the outlook and a broader crop reduction program.
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Washington
Hyde
Jayde
Administration Campaig
Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
Legge
Farm Board
Hiyde
Muscatine Mayor Thompson Resigns After Airport Vote
Mayor H G Thompson resigns following a 4 to 2 council vote against buying an airport site. He led the airport purchase push and cited an inability to work for the city's benefit, effective immediately.
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Thompson
Muscatine
H.G. Thompson
Thomson
Plan to Improve Junior High School in Cedar Rapids
The Washington board of education will seek bids on July 18 for alterations at the junior high school to relieve congestion and modernize facilities. Architect Benj H Sadler designs include dividing the top floor auditorium into four classrooms and a fifth recitation area, converting the stage, expanding manual training, moving domestic science upstairs, updating toilets, lighting, ventilation, and adding a new roof.
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Washington Board of Education
Benj. H. Sadler
Cedar Rapids
Heyes
President Hoover to Seek Huston Resignation
President Hoover will demand the resignation of Claudius Huston, chair of the Republican National Committee, amid a row over leadership. Huston had called a meeting of the committee, prompting rumors of resignation, but leaders say he intends to stay active through the summer to push the congressional campaign.
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Washington
Hoover
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Huston
Repubican
Quiet 4th in Washington as Independence Day Observed Quietly
Despite explosions and firecrackers Washington will be quiet tomorrow with no public Independence Day observance. Most businesses close, post office shuts, banks and courts close, and the Journal will not publish. Kalona hosts the larger picnic gathering.
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Washington
Kalona
Katona
Postoffice
Harry McCall
Vale of Stampa
Court House
Journal Tomorrow Journal
Ben Marshall In Hospital After Traffic Accident
Ben Marshall remains hospitalized at a Washington city facility after a severe automobile accident and subsequent malignant infection. His wife Tilda is noted as his caregiver with the family long settled in Marshallown.
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Ben Marshall
I. C
Washington
Tilda
Ben
Marshallown
Tho’ Express Ir
Marshall
Val Retary
Lowe Citys
Asc
Eos
Crawfordsville farmer injured in runaway accident
Merle Twinam aged 30 was seriously injured in a morning runaway at the Will Twinam farm a mile and a half northwest of Crawfordsville He sustained a deep forehead gash likely from a horse kick and remained unconscious at noon with physicians fearing serious danger.
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Crawfordsville
Merle Twinam
Will Twinam
Mysterious Iowa murder case nets suspects and fingerprint checks
Private office notes say investigators still silent on the murder of Sheriff Fred Sweet and Night Marshal Aaron Bailey as State Agent Ray Scott leads probes. James Risden assigns Scott to the case. Peacock’s alibi and fingerprint results drive potential arraignment delays.
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Fred Sweet
Aaron Bailey
Mmett Peacock
Ray Scott
Peacock
Anamosa
Jets
Vedar Rapids
Fim
Fairfield
Scott
George Struhie
George F. Morrison
A. E. Baldrige
Pearcock
Struble
Oth
Ottumwa
James Risden
Arthur Lauderbach
Washington
William Bailey
Bailey
Des Moines
James E. Risden
State Bureau of Investigation
United Press
Risden
Fred Johns
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Kenyon
America
Enforcement Commission
Fon Law
Iowa Tax Committee
Ington County
Larne
C. Huston
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