Dog steals scene as MGM collie wags into racing picture
A collie named Shep owned by Louis D Lighton interrupted the film The Lady's From Kentucky directed by Alexander Hall at the Fox Theatre. Hall urged a close up after Shep trotted into view, prompting Lighton to joke about a salary and guarding livestock from camera intrusion.
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Shep
MGM
Louis D. Lighton
Alexander Hall
Paramount
Kentucky
Fox
Hall
George Raft
Hugh Herbert
Lighton Ranch
Lighton
Amelia May
Britain and France Demonstrate Solidarity in Paris Parade
On Bastille Day July 14 Britain and France display unity against rising European tensions. Demonstrators march with soldiers while British and French planes fly overhead in a salute to peace attracting around millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Britain
France
Europe
Bastille
Removal of Phones From Statehouse Across Agencies
Des Moines July 14. Removal of several telephones from the motor vehicle element two from the governor office and one each from the adjutant general cell and the beer and cigarette department was announced by the state executive office in the interest of economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Gover
Beer and
State Executive Oil
Econ
Tragic baseball accident ends life of Norman Inenra
In Crapo, 14 year old Norman Inenra was struck by a fastball during a park game. The ball hit near his heart after a batter fouled, as he crouched behind the plate and Willard pitched. He collapsed after stumbling from the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Norman
Norman Nea
Mrs M Zion 94 dies after illness at Columbus City
Mrs Malinda Zion aged 94 died at her Columbus City home Thursday afternoon after months of failing health. Born in Des Moines county on December 20, 1845 she moved here about 48 years ago with her husband the late W H Zion. Surviving are daughter Mrs Jennie Gipple Columbus City two sons A J Zion Columbus City and Roy Zion California and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Malinda Zion
Columbus City
Des Moines County
W. H .Son
Jennie Gipple
A. J. Zion
Roy Zion
California
Sonja Henie Partners with Stewart Reburn in Second Fiddle
Sonja Henie has a skating partner for the first time on screen in Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle at the State Theatre. Stewart Reburn, Canadian ice champion, joins Henie for the 20th Century Fox film, after touring with her nationally. The cast also stars Tyrone Power, Rudy Vallee, and Edna May Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Henif
Sonja Henie
Irving Berlin
20Th Century-Fox
State Theatre
Stewart Reburn
Miss Hente
Toronto
Reburn
OSS
Tyrone Power
Rudy Vallee
Edna May Oliver
Boy Dies After Diving Into Pond
Sioux City 13 year old Cecil Wise died here from meningitis believed to be caused by bacteria in his sinuses after diving into a pond near his Oto home. Woodbury County Agent Edward F Grabel and a local doctor said grasshopper poison from nearby fields did not contribute to the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Cecil Wise
Oto
Woodbury County
Edward F. Grabel
Refugee Director to Teach German in Canada
Albert Martin, director of the Scattergood refugee hostel, resigns to teach German at McMaster College in Hamilton Ontario. He has led the Iowa hostel since May and has promoted American Friends Service Committee work nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Albert Martin
Scattergood
Pear
McMaster College
Hamilton
Oatario
Canada
Martin
Iowa
American Friends Service Committee
Jane Butler Ends Vacation and Visit With Grandparents
Jane Butler returns to Des Moines from a two week stay with grandparents and relatives. Community notices mention attendance at Charley Pringle's funeral, visits between Mrs. Mourer and Moody and Jones, and weekend gatherings with the Derby and Morgan families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Butler
Levi van Dyke
Rabio
Des Moines
P. B. Johnson
John McClure
Ida
W. Schmitter
Lev van Dyke
Ginnis Groendycke
Charley Pringle
A. KB. Mourer
Dwight Moody
Daryl Jones
Pete Rudolph
Chas. Derby
Earl Morgan
Alan
South English
Ted Cox
Olds
Labor Board Orders Cedar Falls Plant to Stop Union Discouragement
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Viking Pump company of Cedar Falls, Iowa, to cease actions discouraging workers from joining the Clo tron steel and tin workers union. The ruling was issued in Washington, D.C., on July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Labor Relaion Board Today
Viking Pump Company
Cedar Falls
Iowa
CLO Tron, Steel and Tin Workers Union
Rural Churches Plan Institute at Lake Comar
The first rural church leaders institute in Iowa will be held at Lake Comar July 17 to 21. It is sponsored by Iowa State College with guest speakers Dr H H Rapking of the Methodist Church board and Dr Paul L Vogt from the U S Department of Agriculture. Prof R K E Wakeley will deliver the opening address.
Shift Liquor Store Employees for 60-40 Ratio
Des Moines Iowa The Iowa liquor commission began enforcing a 64 40 ratio in staffing across its offices. The West Des Moines liquor store position changes were made to meet the 60 percent Republican and 40 percent Democrat balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Myrna Loy Returns From European Vacation in New York
Myrna Loy, a leading film star, is pictured in New York returning from a European holiday. Loy remains one of the screen’s most popular leading ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrna Loy
New York
Former Circus Trapeze Performer Confesses to 1928 Texas Murder
Mrs. Mary Johanson walks into a Los Angeles police station and claims she was forced to drive for two gangsters who killed a grocer in Amarillo in 1928. She is booked on suspicion of murder while authorities verify her story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Texas
Mary Johanson
Johanson
Amarillo
Farmer's Young Son Keeps Busy
District No 4 July 14 notes busy farm life with hay work and daily chores. Community members share visits to farms including Charles Faulkner, Ed Gretler, Florence Smith, Alvin Shebeck, and Joe McGraw, plus vacationing nurse Charlotte Newton. Social calls, visitors from Iowa City and Cedar Falls are listed alongside trips to Chicago and Des Moines with family gatherings and young Peoples convention attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Harvey
Charles Faulkner
Marjorie
Ed Gretler
Nadine
Florence Smith
Joe McGraw
H. J. Brenneman
Alvin Shebeck
Joan
Karl Kephart
Bertha
James Brooks
Iowa City
Will Longer
Charolette Newton
Rock Island
John Warnock
Ed Witttetoe
Everette Swift
Howard Baker
Mary
Marl Kephart
Chriss Brenneman
H J. Benneman
Frances McConnell
W. H McConnell
L. G. Bailey
Sally
Ed Mick
Tressa Bailey
John Wheelan
Joe Bailey
Raymond
Chicago
Donald McLaughlin
C. A. Brooks
Mert King
Donald Harter
Wilbur Harter
Lawrence
Harvey Waggoner
Anna
BE. G. Butterbaugh
Stuart
J. R. Pal
Group of Friends Honor Carl Koehler at Farewell Party
Prairie Center hosts a Sunday farewell for Carl Koehler who departs for California this week. Relatives and friends gather at Geo Koehler home for ice cream and cake as tales of visits and daily life are shared.
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Group of Friends
Carl Koehler
Don Wylie
Prairie Center
California
Geo. Koehler
Koehler
McCartney
Tom Sterling
Duane White
Howard Pearson
David McCartney
Willie McCartney
Koehlers
Carl Koeh
Donna Wyle
Marion Sheetz
Marlene
John Simmering
Roy Foss
Donald
Vera
M. M
Scene of widespread damage as death toll rises
Floor buckled under her feet amid a disaster zone where damage spread across the region and rescue teams continued recovering bodies, pushing the death toll higher with each report.
Community notes on family visits and harvest work
The passage describes a week with grandparents the Yom Deals of Washington, a gathering at the Marion Sheetz home for Mrs. Donald Simmerring, and that most men in the community have finished cutting oats and plan to combine their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yom Deal
Washington
Strower
Marion Sheetz
Donald Simmering
Noble notes and social visits across Glen and surrounding towns
A July 14 report lists social events at the D S Graber and other homes, including hosts the Graber and Frey families. Guests include J A Frey and Hattie, Barbara Schlatter visiting near Olds, and multiple callers at Hoskins Ainsworth Mt Pleasant Packwood and Fairfield areas. A Chicago trip ends the week as Milton Frey and family depart after two weeks with relatives. A Sugar Creek church song is noted for Mrs Lizzie Mast and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Frey
Noble
Glen
Bessie Graber
Wicker Church
D. S. Graber
Hattie
Floyd Beshley
Barbara Schlatter
Lyman Johnson
Olds
C. A. Rich
Winfield
Milton Frey
Donald
Hattie Frey
E. J. Frey
Hoskins
Ray Nordic
Ainsworth
J. M. Rich
Wayne
Cc. W. Gohlson
Mt. Pleasant
Lizzie
Wim. Wenger
Christ Leichty
John Wenger
Welty
Ed Wyse
Barbra Wyse
Isabell Bigham
Manda Murphy
Henry Yoder
Lee Swartzentruber
Mary
S. Roth
Roy
W. R. Nicholson
Fairfield
Newton Frey
Packwood
Chicag
Sugar Creek
Lizzie Mast
Lizzie Richard
John C. Roth
Barbara Conrad
Mary Hanenstiey
Wayland
Ainsworth Town Council Meets July 24 1939
The Town council of Ainsworth Washington County Iowa will meet at Town Hall on July 24 1939 at p m Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures for that year
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Ainsworth
Washington County
Iowa
P. m
Town Hall
Mrs Lizzie Mast and Emery Wenger Noted in Local Roundup
On Tuesday afternoon Emery Wenger cut oats for John C. Roth and noted social activity involving Mrs Lizzie Mast in the community roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calleg
Lizzie Mast
Emery Wenger
John C. Roth
Ross Van Nostrand First to Thresh Barley at Shiloh
In Shiloh on Monday afternoon Ross Van Nostrand became the first to thrash in the neighborhood. The page also notes social visits and family gatherings across local households including Anna Landau Raymond, Orville Caldwell, William Caldwell, Sam Marsh, Ruth Schantz, and Edna Caldwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross van Nostrand
Shiloh
Anna Landau
Raymond
Orville Caldwell
Dave Schantz
Bryan Swift
William Caldwell
Lester Neff
Near Coppock
Elyner Reichley
Merrimac
Wm. Cochran
Sam Marsh
Edna Caldwell
Harold Beenblossom
Frank Schantz
Ruth
Ed Schantz
Wayland
van Stant
Coppock
Wild Cat Dan
Ruth Schantz
Jean Sigafoose
Fae Schoonover
Golia Miller
Sam Lambert Donald
Faye Anderson
Nicholson
Ladies Aid Society Serves Dinners for Threshers at Church
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society will serve dinners for threshers in the church basement dining room starting Tuesday. The dining room is cool and available to any threshing crew. contact Mrs. Will Matucha or Mrs. Freq Reid to arrange meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
the Presbyterian Church
Will Matucha
Freq Reid
The Mocking Bird King of Song in North America
The mocking bird is described as the finest song bird in North America famed for a delightful tune. It sings on warm moonlit nights and imitates and improves on other birds' songs.
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North America
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Ceorul Hayes Russell Hayden
Charlotte Wynters
Elite SS
Sherm Welch
Kodak Films
Revees
Lupe
Lupe Velez
Mexico
Donald Woods
Miss Velez
Statehouse
Philiaps & Hebner Druggists
Abia
Brian Aherne
Claude Rains
John Garfield
Donald Crisp
Warner Bros Picture
M. Zion
Rural Churches Plan Institute
Lake Comar
Myrna
Mrs
Mak
Mer and
Stella Palmer
Paul Mayers
Don Beatty
Paul Lytle
Maquoketa
Madison Jones
Bernadine
Carol Teel
Clyde Rouse
Will Edgars
International Illustrated News
Morehead, Ky
Morehead
C. M. Spessard
Inez Schoonover
Basil Derby
Ralph Beaty
Richard
South Bend
Indiana
Howard Schantz
Ottumwa
Edith Miller
Ray Miller
Washington Dairy Fountain Service
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington, Iowa
Elm Grove
East Main Street
Washington Lumber and Fuel CO
Pioneer Yard
Arkansas
Abestos
Frank Hemmings
Tom Rickey
Jim White
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