Two Flanks Leave Paris for New York Flight
Loren Mendell and R. B. Pete Reinhart concluded a record endurance flight in the Angeleno lasting 246 hours 43 minutes 80 seconds, landing at Culver City and triggering nationwide radio speeches. They faced a tail cowling blow during refueling and endured deafness, fatigue, and gasoline fumes to circle the globe’s implied reach.
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Los Angeles
Mendel
Globe
Earth
Mendell
Reinhart
Culver City
Mendell and Reinhart
Theodore Lyster
Isaac Jones
Ila Reinhart
Pete
Hutchinson Hit by Severe Flood Under Martial Law
Hutchinson Kansas faced its worst flood in 26 years with 130th field artillery patrolling over 2000 homes under martial law. Two people died and a third injured person was not expected to recover as traffic halted and waist deep water flooded main streets. Missing leader TI French feared drowned while crossing Cow Creek amid rising waters. Roberta Orange, 11, drowned. Betty Ringler injured in gas stove explosion as their home flooded.
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Hutchison
Kansas
130Th Field Artillery
TI. E. French
Cow Creek
Roberta Orange
Betty Ringler
Wellman Enjoyed Local Drum Corps on Fourth of July
The Wellman Advance reports the Washington drum and bugle corps was the hit of the day at the Fourth of July celebration in Wellman. The paper notes many had not seen them before and drew the largest crowd of the day despite threatening weather. It also praises the Washington baseball team for an eleven inning 5 to 4 win over Riverside and commends Attorney T L Brookhart of Washington for his address.
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Washington Drum and Bugle Corps
Wellman Advance
Wellman
Washington
Riverside
T. L. Brookhart
Showery Week Forecast for Upper Mississippi and Plains
Unsettled showery weather expected July 15 to 20 across the upper Mississippi valley lower Missouri and northern central great plains. Temperatures rise above normal first half then cool midweek, then warmer again toward week’s end.
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Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Great Plains
Thelma Edgar Returns Home From Burlington Hospital
Nellie Manners reports in Crawfordsville that Thelma Edgar has come home from Burlington where she was hospitalized after an appendicitis operation. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Hanson of Phoenix and Will iam Edgar and family. Rev and Mrs E W Griffith arrived safely at their new Fergus Falls home.
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Crawfordsville
Thelma Edgar
Burlington
Hanson
Phoenix
Arizona
William Edgar
Wisconsin
Will Moore
Waunkaroosa
Kansas
Gillespie
Topeka
Earl Walker
California
Pressley
Emma Walker
Ainsworth
W. J. Keiper
Fred Anwyl
Isabelle
EF. L. Clark
Daugh‘ters
Talma
Marie
E. W. Griffith
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Chinese Arrests in Manchuria Surge Amid Rail Clash
A Hong Kong dispatch claims 1,000 killed or injured by an explosion at Yonantu. It also reports Harbin arrests of Chinese and Soviet officials, totaling around 200, to halt perceived Soviet influence as China seizes the Manchurian Eastern Railway and seizes communications amid tensions with Russia.
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Hong Kong
Yonantu
Manchuria
Harbin
Russigna
Japan
Foreign Office
Harb
Teritias
Russia
Moscow
Love
Ma@uchurian
China
Iowa Aviators Seek New Distance Record
Des Moines July 13. Charles Gatscher and Ross Arnold plan a 6 am takeoff in a Ryan monoplane named The Greater Deas Movies to beat the Culver City refueling endurance record set by Pete Reinhart and Loren Mendell. Their mother ship Miss Sioux City will refuel twice daily. backing firms include Register-Tribune and Yellow Cab Airways.
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Des Moines
Culver City
California
Pete Reinhart
Loren Mendell
Les Moines
Charles Gatscher
Ross Arnold
Sioux City
Gatschet
Register-Tribune
Good News
Arnold
Yellow Cab Airways, Inc
Gatscher
Reinhart
Mendell
Mrs Arthur Jones Visits Washington From Sigourney
Mrs. Arthur Jones of Sigourney arrived in Washington last evening to stay for a few days and visit.
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Arthur Jones of
Sigourney
Washington
Stimson Denies Canada Threatens Tariff Battle
Secretary of State Stimson denied reports of a Canadian or British threat to retaliatory tariffs on American goods. He said Canadian officials have been scrupulous and made no protest or threat regarding tariff proposals on timber, shingles, feeder cattle, or wheat. The denial follows reports of possible British retaliation if tariffs rose.
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Stimson
Canada
Wahington
Massey
Shultz Accepts Position as Coach at Washington High
James W. Shultz verbalized acceptance for the Washington high school athletics coaching post after being elected yesterday morning. He will join from Unionville Missouri, pursuing a master’s in physical education at Iowa City and returning next week to familiarize with the local setup.
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Washington
Board of Education
James W. Shultz
Iowa City
Shultz
Iowa
Burt Ingwersen
George Breshahan
Rollie Williams
Sam Berry
Towa
Ingversen
Charles Brookins
Unionville
PB. R. Rigger
Missouri
Missouri Wesleyan College
Unionville School Board
Schultz
Hoover to lead first meeting of new Farm Board
President Hoover focuses on organizing the federal farm board set to assemble in the White House cabinet room for its first meeting Monday morning. A $151.5 million operating fund is ready. advisory commodity committees will guide crop prospects and address the Midwest storage glut with an early wheat committee call.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
White House
Congress
Alexander Legge
Carl Williams
Oklahoma City
Middlewest
Gulf Ports
Blindfolded pitching eyed by Des Moines crowd
Des Moines July 13 Patt Hossman former Hi dera and three time national champion will pitch horseshoes blindfolded against four state ringers tomorrow afternoon as part of a local competition set in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Patt Hossman
Hidera
Hossman
Divorce Decree Granted to Joseph Music for Cruelty
In a long troubled marriage Joseph Music and Mary Music, wed in 1911, reached a divorce today. The court granted the decree to Joseph Music on grounds of cruelty after years of domestic strife.
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Des Moines
Joseph Music
Mary Music
Reynolds Foster Named To Iowa Tax Commission
Governor Hammill appoints John W. Foster of Guthrie Center and Dr J W Reynolds of Creston as the second and third members of Iowa's new state tax commission. Louis H Cook of Des Moines was named the first member last week. Also reported is word of Mrs Fletcher Smith’s death in Monmouth Illinois with her daughter Mrs Neil McCanahan returning from Egypt due to her illness.
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Des Moines
John Hammill
John W. Foster
Guthrie’Center
J. W. Reynolds
Creston
Iowa State Tax Commission
Louis H. Cook
the Homestead
Washington
Fletcher Smith
Monmouth
Ill
Neil McCanahan
Egypt
Training staff changes at local high school
The principal will split physical education duties with George Freshwaters assistant principal who will also help coach at the high school.
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George Freshwaters
Wheat deliveries surge to new peak on Board of Trade
Wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade rose to fresh highs amid crop reports from Canada and the American northwest. Prospects for spring yields are forecast to fall sharply, with experts predicting about half of 1928 output. Strong threshing results in Kansas and flood damage added to the bullish tone. Midsession bids climbed with July at 1.272, September 1.515 and December 1.8755.
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Board of Trade
Chicago
U.P
Board of Trade Today
Canada
American Northwest
Kansas
Jenkins Funeral Set for Sunday in Washington
Dexter Jenkins of Washington died suddenly in Davenport at age 65 while working as a night watchman for Priester Construction. His body was brought to Washington. services are Sunday at 2 PM under Rev. P. E. Roll at L. A. Jones Funeral Home. The coroner ruled apoplexy.
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Dexter Jenkins
Washington
Davenport
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Ip. E. Roll
Mr. Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Jenkins
Priester Construction Company
Scarshoebuck
Torrid Weather Persists Despite Scattered Showers
Yesterday and today topped the season’s warmth with official readings near 8 degrees. humidity worsens the heat. Showers this morning failed to provide relief.
Daughters Isabella Convene in Denver Elects National Regent
Delegates to the National Circle of the Daughters of Isabella arrived in the Denver area after a three day convention. They elected Mrs. Minerva Boyd of Chicago as national regent and chose Mary E K Phelen of Fort Madison Iowa as chancellor, with sightseeing trips planned afterward.
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Denver
Colo
National Circle of the Daughters of Isabella
Minerva Boyd
Chicago
Mary EK. Phelen
Fort Madison
Audubon Editor Is One Clever Guy
Audubon July 13. Walter Williams editor of the Audubon Advocate is called clever after he challenged Dr. L E Jensen of Audubon as a skilled fisher. Jensen sent fish and a retraction, while Williams pegs other anglers with doubt, causing a spike in editorial “frying fish” lore.
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Audubon
Walter BE. Willias
Audubon Advocate
Williams
L. E. Jensen
Two Airplanes Start Transatlantic Race to New York
Paris figures host a race from Le Bourget to New York as Costes and Bellonte in the Question Mark lead toward the open Atlantic eight hours after takeoff. The Polish Marshal Pilsudski crew, radio-less, trails with large fuel capacity as dawn departures spark a dramatic international aviation challenge.
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Paris
Marshal Pilsudski
Question Mark
Bourget Field
France
New York
U.P
le Bourget Field
Atlantic
United States
Dieudonne Costes
Maurice Bellonte
Costes
Bellonte
Louis Ndzikowski
Casimir Kubala
Ocean
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