Washington Chautauqua tents urged for August run
Five weeks left before the Washington Chautauqua assembly with tents to be ordered soon. Miss Jessie Klein, in charge of the grounds committee office, requests campers to place orders promptly at the South Marion avenue office. Tent orders will be placed within weeks to determine needed quantities. Chautauqua runs August 11 to 22 with opening Tuesday evening and closing the following Thursday.
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Washington
Jessie Klein
Frank Stewart
South Marion Avenue
Troop D
Y. M
Depositors' Checks Mostly Distributed
Examiner H. B. Knight distributed most dividend checks to Farmers and Merchants State bank depositors. About two thirds visited his office last week. the remainder were mailed. Over a hundred envelopes were returned as undeliverable, and efforts are underway to locate those recipients.
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H. B. Knicht
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Knight
Hold Funeral for Mrs Harriett Pattison Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs Harriett Pattison who died yesterday will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM at the Jones and McShinney chapel. Rev J Reade McCrory will conduct the service. Burial will follow in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Harriett Pattison
Jones & McShinney Chapel
J. Reade McCrory
Elm Grove Cemetery
Program booklets near completion for distribution
Printing of the program booklets is underway and they will be ready for distribution within the next week or two. The note confirms the timelines for publication and outreach efforts.
GM Truck Division Merges With Yellow Cab to Form New Company
The GM truck division merges with Yellow Cab Manufacturing to form Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company. GM transfers truck assets valued at 10.81 million plus cash 5.19 million in exchange for 800,600 shares of new stock. John D. Hertz chairs the board, John A. Ritchie is president.
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Chicago
General Motors Corporation
Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company
Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company
General Motors
John D. Hertz
Yellow Cab Company
New Company
John A. Ritchie
Has Wide Range The Elastic Big Game Term
The phrase big game is flexible but usually covers all wild mammals larger than the common fox. It implies a broad category used in hunting and wildlife discussions.
Grayson Purchases Interest in Washington Democrat
Grayson and Ross announce a change in ownership of the Washington Democrat with Grayson acquiring Donald Ross’s stake. Grayson becomes sole owner and resumes full management beginning with today’s edition. Ross leaves for a position with Wolverton Printing Company of Cedar Falls while remaining involved in advertising and sales.
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Washington Democrat
Grayson & Ross
Develved, Blitt Grayson
Donald Ross
Grayson
The
Democrat
Frank Appleby
Ross
Wolverton Printing Company
Cedar Falls
Ihe Fine
Wolverton
Rainbow Drive
Waterloo
Four Indicted in Tennessee Bank Case at Jackson
Madison county grand jury returned 22 counts indicting Judge J W Ross of the federal district court Western Tennessee banker Thomas B Carroll former cashier and his son John Carroll and W L Cawthon. Ross named in an indictment charging forgery and fraudulent breach of trust in separate filing.
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Jackson, Tenn
Madison County Grand Jury
People’s Savings Bank of
Jackson
J. W. Ross
Federal Distric Court For
Western
Tennessee
Thomas B. Carroll
John Carroll
W L. Cawthon
Carrolls
Ross
Lyman Beardsley Dies at County Home
Lyman Beardsley aged twenty seven died at two o clock this afternoon at the county home. He suffered from epilepsy and had been an inmate there for several years. Funeral arrangements had not been made early this afternoon.
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Lyman Beardsley
Rock Island gambling case exposes punch boards and protection
In Rock Island Illinois John P Looney faces conspiracy to protect gambling charges as star witness Lawrence Pedigo testifies that Looney used a newspaper to expel punch boards and then substituted his own devices Pedigo also claims Looney took 200 monthly to shield a hotel and gambling house with alleged ties to an underworld group and a broader vice war three years ago.
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Associated
Rock Island. IL
John P. Looney
Rock Island
Looney
Lawrence Pedigo
The
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island County
Pedigo
Ala Pedivo
Governor Hammill Not Impressed by Farming in Maine
Governor Hammill returns to Des Moines after attending a governors conference in Poland Springs Maine. He criticizes Maine farming and vows to appoint the banking board members while routine work from his absence is handled.
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Hammill
Maine
Des Moines
Statehouse
Poland Springs
Merg
Tie Banking Board
Indian Pipe Carvers At Pipestone Rock Form Red Rock Pipes
Indian carvers from Pipestone Minnesota work for years shaping tobacco pipes from red rock strata in the Ulat section near Pipestone. Local traditions recount how the red rock formations inspire their craft and keep a long standing artistry alive.
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Alengpre Lene
Ulat
Playground league set to begin next Tuesday at high school field
With four teams in the Y M C A playground league, games start Tuesday July 14 at the high school athletic field. Richard W. Davis announces the schedule with two games weekly, plus a marathon swim event for all department members of the Y M C A.
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Richard W. Davis
Y's Men
Chicken Pickers
American Pearl
Clerks
Bove’ Department of
The
Y. M
Weather report notes heat as temperatures reach mid eighties
An observer records temperatures today around 84 to 94 degrees with the afternoon heat described as one of the hottest days of the month. Yesterday's high reached 88 degrees, with conditions feeling warmer than air readings suggest.
German signs arms traffic pact at Geneva convention
Geneva July 8 A German government representative signed the convention to curb arms traffic as part of the arms conference here Germany had already signed the protocol banning poison gas in warfare The action follows prior commitments at the Geneva meeting by Germany and other nations.
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Geneva
Germany
Two Black Girls Drown at Noble's Lake Resort
Roberta Crawford 178 and Ruth Johnson 19 from Omaha drown when their boat capsized at Noble's Lake near Missouriv Valley during a boating outing. Two companions were attempting to change seats when the accident occurred.
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Associated Press
Missourlt Valley, Jr
Roberta Crawford
Ruth Johnson
Omaha
Noble's Lake
Here
Rockefeller Celebrates 86th Birthday At Home
John D. Rockefeller turns 86 today in Tarrytown New York. His celebration includes a round of golf on his private course a family dinner with birthday cake and an organ recital.
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Associated Press
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Desert described by a boy in Lonidon verse
A small boy speaks of desert as a cold bead where nothing grows, asking to describe the word. Lonidon answers with a vivid image of a place like feathered coldness and barren silence.
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Lonidon
Earth Nature's Tomb The Earth as Nature's Mother and Tomb
A reflective line portrays nature as Earth being both mother and tomb in a Shakespearean style the paradox of creation and decay perceived through classic verse imagery.
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Earth
Nature
The
Shakespeare
Des Moines Camp Quota Set. Dalton Death After Divorce Refusal
Des Moines listed August C M T camp quota of 1825 with 689 applications received per Eleventh Corps Area bulletin in Omaha. Herbert R Dalton, 29, Des Moines, drank poison after his wife refused to drop a newly filed divorce action.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Les Moines
Eleventh Corps
Omaha
Herbert R. Dalton
Prohibition District Headquarter Nomination Status
Washington sources say Prohibition Director Promnson of Iowa will not be appointed administrator of the new prohibition district with headquarters at Omaha. Director Works of Kansas is considered likely for the post. Des Moines notices report the drowning of Marcus W. Ingle in Little Pine Lake Minnesota. Lowell Otte of Trebor College coaches named at Trebor College. Cedar Rapids sees proposed sites for an aged members home of the Order of Railway Conductors discussed at the semi annual board meeting.
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Des Moines
Washington
Prohibition
Promnson
Iowa
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Vermillion Man Drowns After Struggle in Water
Westfield Karl Staten, 35, of Vermillion, drowned yesterday after being unable to swim. His cries for help were in vain as he fought to stay afloat.
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Westfield
Karl Staten
Vermillion
Lyon's Wholesome Bicad Cheer Promoted
A lighthearted note suggests happiness comes from eating Lyon's Wholesome bicad. The prompt frames a cheerful lifestyle tip centered on the product.
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Lyon
No Joker in Our Butter Deck Good to the Last Speck
A playful note references a butter deck no jokers, nods to Mother Goose and Harold in a lighthearted aside about a snack or kitchen card game.
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Mother Goose
Harold
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Laly Assistants Ambulance Service
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University of Iowa
Trebor College
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