Thirteen nations accept draft of antiwar treaty
Thirteen nations accepted the American draft of the renunciation of war treaty and Kellogg began drafting the final note. Paris ceremony tentatively set for August 28 with Kellogg sailing around August 20. Britain Australia Canada India New Zealand and South Africa approved. Czechoslovakia and Japan soon to notify. France expected to host and France may act as treaty repository for ratifications.
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Washington
Kellogg
France
Paris
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
India
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Tokio
State Department
Russia
Wayland News Notes Show Local Visits and Developments
Wayland residents visit kin and attend events while local contracts progress. Mrs Fan Nie Zehr cares for her ill mother Mrs Joseph Witting near Noble. C K Schantz lands finish work on the Washington nurses home with completion planned by early September.
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Wayland
Fannie Zehr
Joseph Witting
Noble
Ina Boshart
Iowa City
Bennie Edwards
Maxine
Casper
Wyo
al Farmer
A. D. Blosser
Perry Blosser
South English
Mary Blosser
Joe. Richenberger
Mt. Pleasant
Pulaski
Ben Widtmer
Ruth
Jake Schlatter
Katie
Sanders Park
Battle Creek
Mich
K. Schantz
Washington
Schantz
Hiss
Harry Roth
Burlington
Italia crash crew to return home from Arctic rescue
Rescued Italia crew members plan homeward travel from Kings Bay to Narvik then Italy. General Umberto Nobile and captains Mariano Zappi Ceccioni and others suffer injuries after the May 25 crash on a desolate ice island. Prof Behounek and extra crew member also returned aboard the Krassin.
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Italia
Ngs Bay
Spitzbergen
Italy
Kings Bay
Krassin
Fillippo Zappi
Alfredo Vizlier
Felice Troiani
Giuseppe Biagai
Natale Ceccioni
Kingsay
North Pole
Nobile
Mariano
Cec
Cioni
F. Behounek
Citta di
Citta di Milano
Narvik
Zappi
Troiani
Kalona Man Bound Over On Booze Charge
Irwin Hochstetler living northwest of Kalona was bound over to the September grand jury on a manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquor charge. Bonds set at $500 after a search of his home by Sheriff Denison and Deputy Sweet. He admitted to the charges, accused of making home brew and selling it to local youths.
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Irwin Hochstetler
Kalona
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Patton
Hochstetler
Charles M. Denison
Fred Sweet
Squire Patton
Haskins Correspondent Notes Local Social Movements
July visits and family gatherings fill the Haskins area with relatives and friends from Davenport Davenport and Iowa City. Residents Hazel Booth Vivian Booth Miss Lois Godlove and many McCreedy family members are mentioned along with hog shipments and local travel to Burlington Waverly and Oakdale.
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Haskins
Art Hazen
Houston
Texas
Ralph Young
L. V
Woodside
Ainsworth
Vivian
Hazen Booth
Davenport
Hazel
M. Dpd
MccCreedy
Richard
Charles
Billy
S. R. Wallace
Sterling Holmes
Harlan Anderson
Waverly
E. J. Frey
Burlington
Mrs. Frey
John Merchant
McElhinney Family Heads to Chicago for Pleasure Trip
Mrs J S McElhinney and children Cherry Julia Ann Josephine and Bob Willits depart by auto for Chicago to visit friends and enjoy a several day trip. Roofing work for Oakville consolidated school building will require shingles a four day crew led by Raymond Schantz and copper gutter by Sam Berg.
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J. S. McElhinney
Cherry
Julia Ann
Josephine
Bob Willits
Chicago
Oakville
Raymond
K. Schantz
Sam _ Berg
Rooster Day Festivities Scheduled With Prizes and Judges
Washington residents and neighboring counties will attend Rooster Day with over thirty dollars in prizes. Everette Griffith, Lee Holland and Walter Connor will judge and announce winners at 9:00 from the band stand. Roosters sell for thirteen cents a pound on the square from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Farmers may also sell at regular market price at produce houses.
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Washington
Everette Griffith
Lee Holland
Walter Connor
Brothers Identify Loewenstein's Body in Calais
Two brothers-in-law of Captain Alfred Loewenstein identified the man found floating in the English Channel as the Belgian financier. They flew from Brussels, examined the teeth and a wristwatch engraved A. L., and confirmed the identity beyond doubt.
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Calais
France
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
Brussels
A. L
Coast Guardsmen Drown in Fog Collision Near Delaware Bay
In dense fog near the Delaware Bay entrance at Cape May New Jersey coast guard patrol boat No 113 was struck and sunk by the freighter Culbertson. Two guardsmen Haynes and Hale were killed while five others were rescued and later searched for. The Lewes pilot boat carried the survivors and continued the body search.
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Cape May
N. J
Coast
Griff Clark Improves After Pole Fall Injury
Griff Clark, injured days ago in a fall from a telephone pole while working as a lineman for the Washington Telephone Co, returned downtown this morning for the first time since the accident. He endured pain in his neck and shoulders but is making steady improvement.
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Griff Clark
Washington Telephone Company
Saturday's Five Best Radio Features
Radio brief lists five top features for Saturday including a Lewisohn Stadium concert on WEAF at 6 30 CST and WIZ programming at 6 30 CST. Station notes provide feature highlights and scheduling details for listeners.
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United Press
WEAF
Lewisohn Stadium
WIZ
Campaign Spending Seen At Eight Million Plus For 1932 Race
Political experts in Washington estimate the Smith and Hoover campaigns will cost at least eight to ten million dollars. They foresee state and local outlays raising the total, with some saying both national committees may spend five million each, potentially pushing well above eight million.
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Washington
Hoover
Democratic
Republican
Republican National Committee
J. R. Nutt
Smith
John J. Raskob
Flooded Stream Toll Tops Four As Storm Wreaks Havoc
Omaha reports five killed and extensive damage after heaviest rains in five years. AWabash freight wreck at Mineola Iowa killed two engineers and two firemen when a trestle collapsed under floodwaters. Le Roy McArdle 22 died in Elk Horn Neb from a lightning bolt. Rains spread across Iowa with Council Bluffs seeing 3.76 inches and other towns reporting over an inch.
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Omaha
Mineola
le Roy McArdle
Elkhorn
Neb
Burlington
Council Bluffs
McArde
Iowa
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Clarinda
Creston
Dubuque
Iowa City
County W C T U Plans County Gathering at Wellman
Mrs E D Miller county president of the W G C T U and members from other towns met in the court house rest room to plan the county convention at Wellman on July 31 and to nominate county officers. Several prizes will be distributed. Talma Clark Crawfordsville earned the state prize in her grade and will receive her award at the state convention in Iowa City.
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E. D. Miller
Court House
Wellman
Talma Clark
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Smith to Set Date for Notification of Nomination
Albany July 20 Gov Alfred E Smith will decide tomorrow the date for the official notification of his Democratic presidential nomination. Arrangements aim to broadcast the ceremony nationally by radio. Senator Key Dittman, chairman of the notification committee, left the decision to Smith.
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Albany
N.Y
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Key Dittman
Mosquitoes Win Battle At Camp
After three days the Washington boys abandon camp at McKee's lake as fifty billion mosquitoes overrun tents nets and dining hall. Smudges and netting fail to stop the pests. Victor Mastin, camp secretary, sends the boys home while arranging equipment return.
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Mckee's Lake
Washington
Victor Mastin
Rock Island train kills man near Montpelier
July 20 Muscatine Gabe Fourt railway employee of Alta Mount Missouri was killed when struck by a Rock Island train near Montpelier yesterday afternoon. He stood on a bridge watching another train pass and did not hear the approaching train. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Muscatine
Gabe Fourt
Altamount
Rock Island
Montpelier
Ed Wells Wins Handicap Golf Tourney at Washington Club
Ed Wells won first place in the Washington country club handicap tournament with a score of 84 for eighteen holes. He lowered his handicap by eight strokes. Ernest Lemmon finished second and Ralph Gibson third.
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Ed Wells
Washington Country Club
Ernest Lemmon
Ralph Gibson
Hoover Funeral Arrangements Quietly Noted in Palo Alto
Washington Township farm bureau members and friends gathered at the county home for a monthly meeting despite threatening weather. Over ninety attended a program that included remarks by John Stewart, readings, music, and a one act play titled Farm Sanitation with two reels of movie.
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Washington Township Farm Bureau
W. J. Norton
Local social and visiting notes from Palestine area
Irene Vondrasek and Mrs. Roy Havel host visitors at the Chas Vondrasek home. Families including Motleys, Nemecs, Knottneruses and Wiels share Sundays and weekdays visits. Several residents travel to relatives in Washington, Lone Tree, Iowa City, Ainsworth, and near Kalona for meals and gatherings.
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Palestine
Roy Havel
Chas. Vondrasek
Wash Motley
KTNT
Frank Nemec
Kalona
Rudy Knottnerus
Robert
Joseph Prymeks
Swedensky
Lone Tree
Chas. Scranton
Near Washington
Raymond Ros
Ethel Thompson
John Wieland
George Shalla
Norman
Wm. Tellin
Dorothy Vondrasek
Wes Ramsey
Jesse Havel
Eli Applegate
Chas. Vondragek
Dorothy
Marie
Roy Havels
Walter Schnoebelen
Iowa City
Louis Schwab
Near
Ainsworth
Grant Thompson
John Knotek
Wm. Kron
Maude
Ethel
Lloyd Thompson
Irene
Mildred Kron
Elizabeth
Billy
Rudy Knottnerous
William Kron
Arthur Draker
Hills
Harry Horaks
Wm. Marek
Ed Hotz
Ed Beranek
James Beranek
Wm. Krotz
Chas. Plecker
Jas. A. Soukup
Mary Vlasek
Joseph Soukup
George Kos
Carl Kos
Jos, Soukup
Bernadine
Cambridge
Hubert Kron
Interurban Line to Lisbon Abandoned
Cedar Rapids announces end of service on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway line between Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Lisbon on July 27 after months of losses. Electric cars will be replaced by motor buses on the route.
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Cedar Rapids, In
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Iowa City Railway Company
Hoover Arrives at Palo Alto Private Greeting for Hoover
Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover arrive in Palo Alto after a 4000 mile cross country trip. Mrs. Hoover mourns her father C D Henry as funeral plans begin at Stanford chapel. The couple receive a quiet welcome from Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur and local officials. They head to their home on San Juan hill avoiding cameras. A separate note mentions Hoover's Iowa visit plan at Cedar Rapids and West Branch with a possible front porch address and extended stay.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Stanford Chapel
Repubican
West Branch
Cole
Cedar Rapids
Placerville
Calif
Obregon assassination blamed on Catholic clergy
Mexico City reports the Obregon murder case poised for a quick conclusion as Jose de Leon Toral faces possible execution. Police say ten others are detained and authorities linked the crime to Catholic clergy amid earlier statements by President Calles and police chief Zertuche.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Jose de Leon Toral
Rice Zertuche
Zertuche
Plutarco Calles
West Chester man Andy Augustine arrives in Washington on business
Andy Augustine of West Chester ter traveled to Washington on business yesterday to conduct official dealings and meetings with local authorities.
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Andy Augustine
West Chester
Ter
Washington
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Grover Bean
Downs
Fairfield
Milburn Spessard
Dora Bean
Loewenstein
Griff
Clark
Farm Bureau
Irene Vondrasek
STAN
Ford University
Obregon
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