Iowa Corn Suffered Scorching Heat With Mixed Prospects
Des Moines July 15 The weekly weather and crop bureau report notes heat and uneven rains wilt and scorch corn in about half the state while overall vegetation shows stress. Corn growth is fair but wilting up to half the state. threshing has begun in southern counties and hay quality is good though yields lag. Charles J Reed denies reports that heat could cut Iowa corn by 20 to 80 million bushels.
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Weather and Crop Bureau
Charles J. Reed
Weather and Crop Reporting Bureau Today
Reed
Catholic Priest Drowned While Scouting Trip Near Stone City
The Rev. Father Thomas R. Hawe pastor of St. Joseph's church at Stone City Iowa drowned in the Wapsipinicon river near Cedar Rapids area on Monday afternoon. His boat with belongings and gun was found at the camp and his body later recovered in a deep pool near the vessel.
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Cedar Rapids
Father Thomas R. Hawe
St. Joseph's Church
Stone City
Iowa
Father Hawe
Faville and Pearson to address meeting
Judge Frederick Faville and President R A Pearson will address the Iowa Farm Mortgage association twelfth annual meeting in Des Moines July 21 22. Other speakers include George F Heindel E L Johnson and H I Fosket with officers E H Lougee A J Fawcett and Fred C Fisher reporting. Fisher notes the group represents large insurers in farm mortgages and their investment impacts Iowa farming prosperity.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Frederick F. Faville
Supreme Court of Iowa
R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Mortgage Association
George F. Heindel
Ottumwa
E. L. Johnson
Waterloo
H. I. Foskett
Shenandoah
Des Moines street car fares set to rise to nine cents
Des Moines street car company files a sweeping amendment in court alleging public policy issues with the current working agreement. It seeks a nine cent fare starting Monday and hints at a possible further 1 cent rise within thirty days while challenging union practices and strike rights. The case advances to the September district court term.
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Associated Tress
Des Moines
City Railway Company
Railways Oppose Valuation Boost in Iowa Tax Plan
Des Moines Iowa July 15 Railroads vow to vigorously oppose any move by the state executive council to raise their property valuation for taxation and favor a reduction similar to farmers requests currently before the council as a board of review They argue valuations are too high compared with past years and warn of a potential court fight if farm land valuations are raised In 1921 railroad valuations rose about 80 percent with two cases pending for Great Western and Rock Island.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Executive Council
Great Western
Rock Island
Rabies Cases Rise in Iowa for First Half of Year
Des Moines report by Dr. Don M. Griswold shows 52 rabies cases in Iowa in six months. A total of 248 cases were recorded in 1924 with four deaths. Griswold denounces mad stones and plans a state health bulletin on diagnosis and treatment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Don M. Griswold
Sioux City Youth Receives Life Sentence in Homicide
Watertown South Dakota July 15 Winfred Meek 21 of Garden City was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor in the Sioux Falls state prison after pleading guilty in circuit court to killing Byrle Healy 17 of Garden City. The note also contains unrelated commentary on company attitudes during boom and low mood years in Iowa.
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Associated Tress
Watertown
S. D
Winfred Meek
Garden City
Sioux Falls
Byrle Healy
Chinese Like Stand Taken by Mr Borah
The July 15 dispatch from Peking reports 170 American missionaries have signed a letter endorsing Senator Borah’s stance against extraterritorial rights in China. They warn foreign military intervention would hurt missionary work and alienate Chinese goodwill, while noting Borah’s calls have a calming effect on locals.
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Peking
Borah
China
State Health Board Meeting This Week
Des Moines Iowa July 15 The first official meeting of the State Board of Health is announced by Commissioner Dr Don M Griswold. New board members include Dr H L Saylor Des Moines Dr Herbert Sugg Clinton Dr Ed Marsh Williams Osten Dr Charles Stewart Washington and Dr W H Hays Sioux City serving in an advisory capacity.
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Associated Presse
Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Health
Don M. Griswold
H. L. Saylor
Herbert Sugg
Clinton
Ed. Marsh Williams
Osten
Charles Stewart
Washington
W. H. Hays
Sioux City
Schooling in Esthonia Shows High Literacy Levels
A report notes Esthonia has nearly no illiterate adults and attributes the trend to widespread schooling. Educators emphasize early instruction and public access to education as key factors in maintaining high literacy nationwide.
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Esthonia
American Minister to China Presents Credentials Today
John V. A. MacMurray, newly appointed American minister to China, presented his credentials to President Tuan Chi Jai in Peking. He arrived in the red ceremonial coach with outriders and guards and delivered a formal statement of U S policy toward China.
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Associated Pres
Peking
China
John V. A. MacMurray
Yuan Shi- Kai
Tuan Chi Jai
British miners reject government inquiry and wage-hour terms
The mine workers' federation votes to refuse the court of inquiry and the coal mine owners' negotiation offer. It states it will not accept inquiries aimed at determining wage cuts or longer hours and will meet with owners once proposals for lower wages or extended hours are withdrawn.
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Scarborough
Iegland
Mine Workers’ Federation Today
Miners’ Federation
Annoument
Federation
Vicarious Revenge Prayers in Congo Shaped by Wooden Statue
In the Congo, rising tensions surface as prayers for revenge accompany a ritual involving nails driven into a wooden statue. The act centers on collective vows and spiritual responses amid local uncertainties.
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Congo
Small Freight Cars Could Cut Short Haul Costs
Washington July 15 The American Institute of Co operation led by Secretary Charles W Holman proposes using small European style freight cars for short hauls to reduce producer consumer price spreads. They argue that modular flatcars with detachable segments and light locomotives could speed shipments from Kansas City to St Louis and beyond.
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PD. C
Europe
Charles W. Holman
American Institute of Co-operation
The
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Creck-Brookhart election recount to begin in Iowa
Preparations are made for the opening Monday of the Creck-Brookhart senatorial contest in Iowa. A large force of counters and tabulators will be sworn in to tally every ballot with counsel present. Chairman Ernst and Senator Watson will be present at the start. recounts may follow, focusing on voter intent over technical objections.
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Associated Presad
Washington
Creck-Brookhart
Towa
Senate
Ernst
Kentucky
Watson
Indiana
Letter Carriers Elect A. W. Moore President
A. W. Moore of Sioux City was re elected president of the Iowa Association of Letter Carriers at the twenty eighth annual convention in Dubuque. New officers include J. Hohne Des Moines vice president A A Miller Cedar Rapids secretary treasurer O B Berryhill Webster City and J P Johnson Council Bluffs to the executive board The 1326 session will be held at Davenport.
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Dubuque
A. W. Moore
Sioux City
Iowa Association of Letter Carriers
J. Hohne
Des Moines
A. A. Miller
Cedar Rapids
O. B. Berryhill
Webster City
J. P. Johnson
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Radio lover picks Spokane home for best atmospheric site
Spokane, July 15. Frank Stoop, noted trapshooting enthusiast, bought a residence he calls the ideal radio home after surveying Spokane neighborhoods for suitable atmospheric conditions. He spent weeks seeking a good radio location and approved a daylight inspection of a house as part of his decision.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Stoop
Mr. Stoop
Ben Webster Heads Child Welfare Drive for American Legion
Mason City state commander Ben Webster was appointed chairman of the Legion child welfare fund drive at a Des Moines conference. Captain Schenk of Des Moines is vice chairman. The drive runs September 8 to 10 with a statewide quota of 225,000 dollars and county quotas to be set. county chairmen to be named later.
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Des Moines
Ben Webster
Mason City
American Legion
The
Legion
Schenk
Iowa
Riot at Leicester as Klansmen clash with opponents
Police probe into a riot between Klansmen and anti Klansmen in Leicester Maas. Dozens were bruised by flying missiles and cars were damaged. Two unconscious persons were found with identities not yet learned in the first public clash involving the organization there.
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Associated Press
Leicester
Maas
Heat records fall across western and southern states this week
Heat waves sweep the central plains and western states as temperatures surge past all-time marks. Cities from Salt Lake City to Dallas report record highs with Wichita Falls and Dallas shattering previous records while Texas experiences widespread highs and scattered relief showers.
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Chicago
Middlewestern
Weather Bureau
Plateau
Southwest
Texas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pocatello
Idaho
Reno
Nevada
Sandaq
Wye
Wichita Falls
Tex
Dallas
Lone Star State
Dayton Trial Scenes Draw Crowds Amid Monkey Ape Tale
Report from Dayton Tennessee describes Dudley Field Malone and an ape invoked in publicity driven coverage. Scientists, witnesses, and advertising theaters gather around the defense at the public house while radio and newspapers relay the trial as crowds form traffic remains heavy and compact.
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Dayton
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Dudley Field Malone
Malone
Judge Denies Scopes Defense to Quash Indictment
Dayton Tennessee July 15 Judge John T Raulston denied the defense motion to quash the indictment against John T Scopes and upheld the constitutionality of the Tennessee anti evolution statute The ruling required Scopes to plead further and addressed multiple technical and constitutional points raised by the defense in the ongoing trial context.
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John Thomas Scopes
Dudley Field Malone
Scopes
Tennessee
Malone
John T. Raulston
John T. Scopes
Raulston
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