Settlement Near in Hoover France Debt Moratorium Talks
Paris and Washington report a probable accord on the Hoover era debt moratorium. Secretary Mellon and Ambassador Edge discuss a second French proposal as Castre notes a new simplified formula sent to Paris. Hopeful statements say talks may end today with a technical committee issue remaining unresolved.
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Paris
America
France
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Walter Hk. Edge
Washington
Castre
Hoover
Treasury
Mellon
Castle
United States
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Corn Refining Firm Fined 5000 for Prohibition Conspiracy
The Corn Products Refining Company was fined 5000 in Springfield for allegedly conspiring to violate prohibition laws by shipping corn syrup and yeast to bootleggers. The plea of nolo contendere was entered by the New York firm after months of legal action.
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Springfield
Ill
Corn Products Refining Company
Louis Fitzhenry
New York Company
Nolo Contendre
Fleischmann Yeast Company
Sommer Rites Held In Crawfordsville Area
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Peter Sommer who died after a long illness. He lived about four miles southwest of Crawfordsville. Survived by his mother Kate Sommer and sisters Margaret Mary Lizzie and Mrs Josephine Stockes of Oklahoma, with brother Jacob Sommer of nearby West. Services marked by local community attendance.
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Sommer
Crawfordsville
Kate Sommer
Margaret
Mary Sommer
Lizzie Sommer
Josephine Stockes
Oklahoma
Jacob Sommer
West of Here
Peter
Hundreds visit Camp Tecumseh for county scouting event
More than 200 people from Crawfordsville Wellman Brighton Riverside and Washington toured the Washington county model scout Camp Jerumie 4 as the county camp opened Monday June 29. Organizers Fred Downing and A A Spies led new tent duties while Ted Brown and Bob Lowe continued as leaders. Activities included Fat Man's Rave Slipper Kick knot tying and camp crafts with Larne Thurston directing handicraft. A keynote by Fordyce stressed home support and medical care and camp life impressed parents with its sanitation food and enthusiasm.
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Scouting
Washington County
Jerumie
Fred Downing
A. A. Spies
Ted Brown
Bob Lowe
Mrs O G Wilson Jr and Elizabeth Bell Visit From Chicago
Mrs O G Wilson Jr and Miss Elizabeth Bell arrived in town from Chicago for the weekend, spending time with local acquaintances and enjoying scenic area attractions.
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O. G. Wilson, Jr
Elizabeth Bell
Chicago
Will Ask Jail For A B Full
United States District Attorney Leo Rover said Atlee Pomerene will ask the District of Columbia supreme court to jail former secretary of the interior Bert B. Fall. Fall is serving a year in prison and a 100000 dollar fine for bribery tied to Elk Hills oil lease to E L Doheny. Rover spoke after a three hour meeting with Pomerene and army doctors report from Fort Bliss Texas.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Leo Rover
Atlee Pomerene
District of Columbia Supreme Cart
Bert B. Pall
Pomerone
Fall
Fort Bliss
Texas
Plane Crashes Kill Eleven At Aviation Meet
At Laon France a plane plunged into spectators during an aviation meet killing five and injuring at least ten. In Lakeport California a separate crash near town Sunday killed five men and a woman, investigators citing motor failure or pilot distraction.
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Laon
France
U.P
Lakeport
Cal
Here
Local Families Attend Wayne Gideon Fourth Gathering
Mrs. O. J. Rice and daughters Mabel and Elma joined the Wayne Gideon home for the Fourth of July. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Longer and daughter Elizabeth.
Golf Returns Slow at Country Club Fourth of July Tourney
Reports on matches from the July 4 golf tourney at the country club arrive slowly. A few score cards are in, most games were played on the fourth, players have days to finish, and remaining scores may be turned in at Westphal Jewelry. A dinner Wednesday evening will be paid by the defeated players.
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Victor Westphal
Westphal
Washington Tigers Triumph Over Columbus Junction On Fourth Of July
The Washington tennis team defeated Columbus Junction in single play with three wins and one doubles loss on the high school court. A scheduled doubles match was postponed due to darkness as fans watched a strong season for Washington at the net era.
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Washington
Columbus Junction
Little
Cline
Junction
Moore
Festival discussion gathers for 7 30 this evening
Bet ter Washington club and others interested in the fall festival meet at 7:30 in the community room off ice. The open meeting invites business and professional people to hear a sentiment report from a committee and consider various festival aspects for this year.
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Better Washington Club
Washington
Convicted banker faces fraud charge in road bond deal
Rogers Caldwell, head of Caldwell and Company, investment bankers, was found guilty today of fraudulent breach of trust in connection with a $200 000 road bond deal in Nashville Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Rogers Caldwell
Caldwell and Company
Burial for Mrs Ruth A Stout at Sandy Hook Cemetery
Burial services were held at 10 30 this morning in Sandy Hook cemetery for Mrs Ruth A Stout 77 who died Saturday at the county home where she had lived for years. She had been married twice both husbands killed in accidents. First Mr Hough of Crawfordsville then Eli jah Stout killed at a Brighton canning factory. No close relatives survive but step children live in Colorado. She lived at the county home for six years after a period in an Odd Fellows home.
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Sandy Hook
Ruth A. Stout
Stout
Mr. Hough
Crawfordsville
Elijah Stout
Brighton
Colorado
Law on Money Tax Invalidated by Iowa Attorney General
Des Moines July 6 an opinion from the State Attorney General declares an act of the 44th General Assembly invalid. The measure aimed to reduce taxes by taxing monies and credits but was found conflicting and would have forced county auditors to audit minor division reports for monies and credits. The act would deduct taxes on monies and credits from budget requirements then apply the tax rate to the remaining value.
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Des Moines
44Th General Assembly
Miner Family Spends Fourth Weekend at Webster and Gibson
Mr and Mrs Dewey Miner and their two children Marilyn and Bee spent the Fourth of July weekend at Webster and Gibson, enjoying time away together.
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Dewey Miner
Marilyn
Bee
Webster and
Gibson
Farm Board Rejects Withholding Wheat From Market
The federal farm board refused renewed proposals by Vice President Curtis and Senator Capper to withhold government wheat until prices reach 85 cents or a dollar per bushel. Chairman James C. Stone reaffirmed the board’s policy that sales on the domestic market would be limited to 60 million bushels in the year ending July 1, 1932. The Kansas farmers’ delegation claimed strong support for withholding the wheat.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Curtis
Capper
Kansas
James C. Stone
Stone
Mussolini Seeks Calm Over Vatican Clash After Encyclical
In Rome and Paris reports say Mussolini plans a conciliatory reply to Pope Pius XI to end the Vatican state clash over the suppression of Catholic clubs. The papal encyclical critical of fascist youth policy circulated abroad, stirring fears of retaliation and a hard line in Italy.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Pius
Vatican
Holy See
Italy
Paris
Mussolini
Pius XI
America
Vatican City
Band Tuesday Evening Program in Central Park
A Tuesday evening band program in Central Park features selections including King of Spain Overture, Norma, World War Medley, cornet solo Stars of a Velvety Sky, Medley Overture Memories of Days Gone By, New Friendship March, and encore pieces such as I’m Sorry Sally and The Best Things in Life Are Free. OB Harold Schneider by request.
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Central Park
Funeral services for Frank Lape in Rubio residence
Frank Marion Lape 83, longtime Clay county resident, died Friday after prolonged illness. Funeral held Sunday at the Rubio Friends church with Rev. Arthur Moon officiating. burial at Clay Cemetery. Born March 5, 1849 in Mansfield Ohio, he moved to Washington County at age four and married Martha Massie in 1872. Six children were born to the couple. four survive.
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Rubio
Clay Township
Frank Lape
Clay
Arthur Moon
Rubio Friends Church
Lape
Francis Marion Lape
Mansfield
Ohio
John Lape
Washington County
Martha Massie
Charles Pringle
Tomah
Wis
Frank Strickland
John
Brighton
Ray Callister
Keota
Leroy Dickinson
Mr. Lape
Shoppers Mrs Merle Smith Pauline Smith and Wayne Cline Visit Ainsworth
Mrs Merle Smith Pauline Smith and Wayne D Cline were in Ainsworth for a Friday afternoon shopping trip.
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Merle Smith
Pauline Smith
Wayne D. Cline
Ainsworth
Cool Weather Persisted With Mild Nights This Week
The period saw a drop to 56 degrees at night and daily highs around 78 degrees. June rainfall totaled 3.50 inches with seven rainy days, while the last nine days of June were notably warm, hitting 92 to 99 degrees and 100 on July 1, and June 6 recorded a 60 degree low.
Australia lauds Gatty and Post in air voyage salute
Beverly Hills dispatch notes the Australian governor general cables pride in Gatty and Post. The piece praises Hall as the financier and unseen driver behind the successful trip, calling the promoter modest and essential to the mission.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Governor General of
Australia
Gatty
Post
Hall
New
Boy's Eye Hurt on Fourth of July
Paul Snyder, a high school boy, was shot in the eye with a torpedo while uptown on the Fourth of July and suffered a bad burn. Doctors believe his eyesight will be saved. No others were seriously hurt in Washington County on July 4, with no hospital admissions reported.
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Paul Snyder
Washington
Washington County
Butler Family Ends Weekend Visit in Galesburg
Mr and Mrs Art Butler and Ardeth Virginia and Jackie of Galesburg Illinois spent the weekend visiting at the Lloyd Humston home.
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Art Butler
Thildren
Ardeth
Virginia
Jackie
Galesburg
Ill
Lloyd Humston
Fourth of July toll tops 421 in multiple disasters
Chicago reports a United Press tally shows 421 holiday deaths from automobile crashes drownings and fireworks related incidents over the long Fourth of July weekend. California fatalities include a 20 dead rip tide and a six dead car crash, with fireworks injuring nearly 2,000 nationwide. Fire Chief John Ely of Champaign Illinois injured a hand by handling a firecracker.
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Chicago
U.P
California
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
John Ely
Champaign
Blaze at oil station narrowly avoided major damage
Perry Jordan lit a match at the Sunshine Oil Station on North Iowa avenues, causing a small blaze in the basement with gasoline on the floor. The fire department arrived quickly and used chemical extinguishers to control it. Jordan suffered minor burns. The damage was described as slight and nearly non existent.
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Perry
Jordan
Sunshine OU Company
Iowa Avenues
Missionary Freed by Bandits in Hankow
American missionary Oscar Anderson captured by bandits on April 17 in Hankow was released after bandits received medical supplies as ransom. Two women missionaries held with him were freed several days later.
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Hankow
China
Oscar Anderson
Kingmen
Anderson
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