Rain Totals Rise as Week Advances Across Iowa
Across Des Moines and eastern Iowa the week accumulates with multiple showers boosting totals. Franklin Township reports a dry spell ending as a 40 foot well fills after heavy rain. statewide heat and thunder showers persist with 100 degree readings and several locales recording notable rainfall.
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George Gilbert
Franklin Township
Washington
Gilbert
Des Moines
U.P
Charles D. Reed
Ong
Joseph Fisher
Newton
Clarinda
Burlington
Charles City
Marengo
Sparrows Have Ideas
Humboldt observer Miss Cora Belcher notes English sparrows are a nuisance yet original and clever. She observed two birds building a nest from lawn clippings forming a bare round ball with an entrance on one side, calling it the most unusual nest she has seen by any birds.
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Humboldt
Cora Belcher
Claremore Homecoming Reflections From a Rural Scout
A Claremore resident writes of rough weather hitting ranchers and farmers with drought harming corn and wheat in early summer. The writer notes rainey’s kindness while campaigning and observes the heat makes political talk costly for candidates.
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Claremore, Okla
Claremore
Rainey
House of Representatives
U P Women’s Missionary Society Convention at Crawfordsville
The fifty first annual Keokuk presbytery United Presbyterian society meeting in Crawfordsville elected officers including President Mrs John Wilson Morning Sun and Vice President Mrs Oscar George Washington. 125 attend with 140 at luncheon. A pageant A Light to Lighten the Gentiles staged by Crawfordsville participants.
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Crawfordsville
Women's Missionary Society of
Workmen Climb 17 Foot Stack at Iowa Southern Plant
Chicago workers ascend the 175 foot Iowa Southern Utilities smokestack. They place scaffolding for repairs to the top, damaged by sulphur and acid exposure. Frank Miller says repairs are needed before Sunday when increased forces arrive.
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Chicago
Iowa
Frank Miller
Iowa Southern
Minneapolis Frisco Face Labor War
United Press reports food for over a million people in San Francisco and Minneapolis at risk as labor strikes loom. In San Francisco 20,000 union workers strike amid waterfront violence and vandalism. a general strike is eyed to paralyze Oakland and city by Monday. Minneapolis sees 6,000 truck drivers set to walk out Monday with a possible general strike within a week.
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United Press
San Francisco
Oakland
Minneapolis
Wheat Market Surges Past Dollar Level on Bullish Day
Chicago reports the wheat market surged to above a dollar as corn and oats also advanced. The rally follows a government report indicating the shortest wheat crop in 34 years, with steady gains since Wednesday.
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Chicago
Uward
Germany awaits Hitler's address in Berlin
A confused nation waited in Berlin for Adolf Hitler to speak before his Reichstag. The speech was expected to justify how he would crush elements within the Nazi party and strengthen his control.
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Germany
Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Repairs to lightning rod stack after strike detailed
The General Concrete Construction company of Chicago will repair damaged lightning rod components and blackened sections. Crews plan to double Sunday labor for stack access using two cable systems and a special scaffold hoist. Repairs continue today and tomorrow with possible pause for bad weather.
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Exspecia
The
General Concrete Construction Company of
Chicago
Sweetheart Darlin to an MGM Cast at Sunset Park
A sunlit park program lists songs and numbers from MGM production pieces and popular selections. Performers include Jewell Clark, King Goldman Wallace Cook, with cornetist Robert L. Grimes. A Keealakekua venue event promises a varied music lineup.
Iowa corn yield trimmed by lower acreage in 1934 crop
Des Moines shows official 1943 34 corn harvest expected at about 32.6 million bushels from 4 million acres, yielding roughly 36 bushels per acre. The lower output is linked mainly to reduced acreage under ecorn hog curtailment rather than drought or pest issues. crop condition rated 78 percent vs 82 percent year earlier.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Municipal Band Enters Iowa Festival Race
The Washington Municipal Band joins Cedar Falls chamber invitation to compete in the Iowa State music festival. The event in Cedar Falls on Thursday July 24 offers cash prizes. Washington enters Class A with Golden Dragon overture and Orfeo.
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Cedar Falls
Washington
King
Offesbach
Orpheus
Iowa
Washington Independent School District census details released
The Washington independent school district reports 1408 school age children, with 684 boys and 719 girls. It lists enrollment by grade, graduates, tuition pupils, staff counts, and district finances including bonded indebtedness and buildings value. A separate note mentions a local music prize event with a 38‑member band departing July 25.
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Washington ‘Independent School
Washington
Ralph W. Thompson
Wgo
Iowa
Protest Is Presented To Sec Hull Over Nazi Executions
Gen Hugh S Johnson of the NRA denounces Nazi killings in Waterloo Iowa drawing a German embassy protest and a formal note of regret from Secretary Hull. Johnson stands by his remarks, calling the executions shocking and unacceptable in any cultured nation.
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Washington, D .C
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Waterloo
Iowa
Cordell
Hull
Germany
Rudolph Leitner
Leitner
Johnson
Richland Couple Killed by Train
A Richland area couple, Mr and Mrs Hadley of about 65, were killed when their truck was struck by an eastbound M and St L local freight train near Richland. Mrs Hadley died instantly. her husband died later. The three daughters and a son survived and funeral plans are pending.
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Richland
Ivg Hagiey
Tee
South of
Fred Locke
Packwood
Karl Balderson
Lawrence Hadley
Crosby Becomes Father Of Twins
Bing Crosby and his wife Dixie Lee welcomed twin boys born at a Hollywood hospital. Crosby, momentarily overcome with emotion, paced the corridors as nurses announced the birth. The veteran radio and film star remains in good spirits and plans to resume work soon.
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