Local News Highlights and Social Notes
Mr and Mrs James Wilson spent yesterday in Cedar Rapids. J J Jones and son of Elmer Minnesota are visiting at the J A Jones home here. Pearl Wallace and her guest Jessie Lyon of Muscatine spent yesterday at Haskins with Vera McCreedy. Acrobats slippers for children at Wilsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Jones
Elmer
Pearl Wallace
Jessie Lyon
Muscatine
Haskins
Vera McCreedy
C. A. Nicholson
Sherm Benson
Des Moines
Mac Lehr
Acknney
Iowa
George Benson
Lydia Eleher
Sioux City
Local notices and visits from Des Moines to Kalamazoo and Chicago
A jumble of social notes reports people visiting relatives in Des Moines Kalamazoo and Chicago. Names include J F McNamara L W Mathees Florence Babb Marguerite Hicks and many others with mentions of milk stores and retail shops in the area plus travel to New London Corning and Des Moines and a note on Hollister’s Rock Mountain Tea.
CRAIL'S ads and visits fill local pages
A bustling page shows social visits with residents from Chicago Eldon and Pittsburgh visiting local households including the Andersons Bickels and McKee families. Shop items advertise white and tan English broadcloth blouses and striped nainsook outfits with prices, plus a sale on summer voile dresses at CRAIL'S with deep discounts.
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Crail's
Ballot shifts as Ralston gains at convention
Delegates report mixed gains for Ralston and steady support for Smith and McAdoo amid ongoing balloting. Indiana leaders cheer each Ralston gain while McAdoo and Smith camps cling to remaining delegates. Ohio debacle erupts as disputes over tallying trigger a poll demand.
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Ralston
Indiana
Taggart
McAdoo
Smith
Ohio
W. W. Durbin
Ed Moore
Cox
San Francisco
Moore
Democrats Begin Eighth Ballot Amid McAdoo Challenge
New York July 8 delegates at the Democratic National Convention enter the eighth day of balloting. Anti McAdoo forces smashed his lines to end the deadlock while his manager Davie Ladd Rockwell says McAdoo will not withdraw.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Un derwood and Other Favorite Sons See Shifts in Poll Totals
The report tracks how Un derwood of Alabama dropped to eight percent from forty seven on Saturday night while Gov. Ritchie rose to twenty three percent. Senator Robinson's totals hovered near the same, with twenty four Saturday night and twenty three adjournment, as Saulsbury kept Delaware’s six votes. The piece notes Oklahoma moved Owen back onto the ballot and Meredith gained Iowa’s twenty six. Kansas and Nebraska shifts favored Davis and Bryan, with Walsh and Roosevelt also listed. Adjournment sparked hotel room talks amid the anti McAdoo coalition, as Coolidge Jr. death was announced.
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McAdoo
Smith
Davis
West Virginia
Underwood
Glass
Ralston
Robinson
Ritchie
Kansas
Walsh
Saulsbury
Owen
Meredith
Daniels
Bryan
Roosevelt
Weat Virginia
Cummings
Bryant
Baker
Alabama
Gov
Delaware
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ralston Gains Underway as McAdoo Weakens at Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in New York McAdoo’s strength sinks to a new low while Senator Ralston of Indiana rises, adding Missouri Oklahoma Kansas and Nevada blocks to boost his tally as ballot after ballot counts into the nineties. Rumors of a potential dissolution grow on the convention floor.
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Madison Square Garden
N. Y
Smith
Ralston
Indiana
Missouri
Glass
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nevada
Ritchie
Maryland
Local Residents Share Notes From Travels and Missions
Mr and Mrs Clyde Pratt and children return from northern lakes. Mrs Walter Johnson reports a furlough letter from Mrs Myrtie McCleary a missionary at Elat West Africa. McCleary missed a June boat and delayed her furlough from December. Minnie Jarrard and daughter Bernice visit Muscatine. Anna Scott works at a YWCA girls school in Kingston Ontario until early October. Merle Wilson and George Crone summer in Idaho Falls. John Lemmon joins Lemmon's Jewelry. Rh McCreedy of Haskins in Washington. Walter Meek and family visit Amana to see water lilies. Mr and Mrs J R Leichty and Noble family in Washington today.
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Walter Johnson
Myrtie McCleary
Fairfield
McCleary
Elat
West Africa
Presbyterian Church In
Africa
Anna Scott
Kingston
Ontario
Y. W. C. A. Girls’ School
McAdoo Vote Leadership Divisions After Midnight Talks
New York July reports show David Ladd Rockwell and J Bruce Kremer among McAdoo leaders regrouping after a late conference. They planned further talks and hinted at supporting Edmond H Moore's plan to abrogate unit voting and two thirds nominating rules, with a majority rule for nominations.
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New York
David Ladd Rockwell
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
McAdoo
Rockwell
Edmond H. Moore
Ohio
Notorious Klansman Evades Spotlight at Democratic Convention
Hiram W. Evans Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan visited New York incognito during the Democratic convention. He stayed in a five-room suite near the center of political action, watched proceedings by radio, and sought to influence delegates about the Klan. Bossert, Indiana Klan official, arranged meetings and amplified Klan influence amid convention buzz. Prohibition raids and rising liquor prices disrupted visits as authorities tightened control.
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NO York
New York
Marticon Square Garden
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Evans
Washington, DC
Texas
Walter Bossert
Indiana
al Smith
Pattangall
Maine
Quigley
Mocove
Will J
Hoosier
Bossert
Organiaer
Kian
Kien
Leset
Bowert
Bowssert
Washington
James B. Watson
Bowsert
Watson
Wee
Viegty
EF. C. Yellowly
Roy Haines
Prohibition Outfit
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John W. Davia
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Calvin Coolidge Jr
W. D. Loftiss
West 2Nd Street
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Clyde Pratt
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