Fire causes $10000 loss in Riverside business district
A morning fire on Main street Riverside gutted a large three story brick building built in 1900 and used by William Griffin for storage. The blaze damaged three frame structures and damaged or destroyed substantial hardware, oil, and other contents. Firemen from nearby towns joined but the building was already a total loss.
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Riverside
Main Street
R. H. Heitzman
Missouri
William Griffin
Mary Heitzman
R. H W. Heitzman
Ivan McCreedy
McCreedy
Levy
William Beardsley
Bank
J. L. Siemen
Surfacing Completed on West Madison Street
Street Commissioner Fred Werner and his crew finished surfacing West Madison from South Avenue D to the city limits with Missouri rock asphalt a thoroughly rolled inch thick. The new surface replaces previously rough pavement that drew many complaints.
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West Madison
West Madison Street
Fred Werner
South Avenue D
Shoemakers Holiday Presented by University Theater
Peay up University Iowa City announces The Shoemakers Holiday a pleasant comedy by Thomas Decker as the third Elizabethan production. It will be presented next Wednesday and Thursday August 1.
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Iowa City
Thomas Decker
University Theter
Burglars Strike Ainsworth Store and Gas Station
Burglars entered the Sands store through a cellar door and stole a variety of items including talcum powder shaving cream socks and watches plus about 151 in cash. They also hit the Standard Oil station taking around ten gallons of gasoline and a screwdriver used to gain entry. The crime occurred last night and the culprits left no witnesses.
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S&s
Putnam
B&b
Sands
Standard Oil
Heat Wave Forecast Expands Across Iowa
Iowa faces renewed heat with no rainfall in the past day. Estherville recorded 95 degrees yesterday and 50 degrees this morning as the west and north regions brace for higher highs. Forecaster Reed predicts hotter conditions Sunday in those areas.
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Iowa
Federal Weather Bureau
Estherville
Charles D. Reed
West
North Iowa
Miss Nellie Wilson Visits Mrs Stewart in Des Moines
Miss Nellie Wilson of Des Moines is visiting Mrs. C. W. Stewart.
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Nellie Wilson
Des Moines
C. W. Stewart
Reconstruction of Theatre Stage at University of Iowa
A reconstruction of the Fortune Theater stage has been completed in Macbride Hall of Natural Science at the University of Iowa. Students and faculty will view the updated stage as part of continuing campus improvements and historical preservation.
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Fortune Theater
Macbride Hall of Natural Science
University of Iowa
Former Riverside Residents Taken
Obituary notes the deaths of Sarah A Algichter in Douglas Wyoming at 82 and Geo Kelsey Lingo in Osakis Minnesota both former Riverside residents. Surviving family includes children grandchildren and siblings with details on birthplaces marriages and prior homes. Funeral services were held for Lingo in Osakis with burial at Sauk Center Minnesota.
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Geo Kelsey Lingo
Osakis
Minnesota
Riverside
Nancy Martz
Sigourney
Dollfuss Buried With Great Honor In Vienna Funeral
Vienna reports a royal funeral for Chancellor Dollfuss amid Nazi revolt suppression. A city hall state funeral drew crowds as President Miklas praised the dead leader. Government claims the revolt is dying with hundreds dead and thousands wounded. Nazis retreat to forests and borders.
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Vienna
Dollfuss
Bier
Miklas
Tradio
Wheat Growers Select Officers in Washington County
W H Barnes of Crawfordsville heads the Washington County Wheat Producers Control Association after being re elected to the office at the annual meeting held yesterday afternoon. Joe Klopfenstein was re elected vice president with W J Roudabush as secretary and Ernie Temple of West Chester as treasurer. The 1925 allotment committee includes Barnes Stout Tobin. Directors are Barnes Klopfenstein Temple Stout Koch Speidell Tobin. The association covers county farmers under government wheat production control, one of the smallest counties in the state.
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Barnes
Crawfordsville
Washington County Wheat Producers Control Association
Joe Klopfenstein
W. J. Roudabush
Ernie Temple
West Chester
T. H. Barnes
Ben Stout
Brighton
Pat Tobin
Ainsworth
Klopfenstein
Temple
Stout
Arthur L. Koch
Clay
Eli Speidell Marion
J. P. Tobin
Oregon
Wellman Man Committed Suicide in Basement Farm Home
John D Adams about 42 shot himself in the basement of his Wellman area home while his wife worked above. Coroner DeW Kyle ruled the death self inflicted due to ill health. Funeral plans pending at Bidwell Funeral Home for a wife, infant daughter Betty Lou, mother Anne Adams and two sisters.
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Wellman
John A. Adams
Anne Adams
Onjia Roberts
Vernie Adams
John Adams
English River
Oregon Crater Lake Stamp Could Join Collectors’ Bags
Portland philatelists may gain access to an Oregon crater stamp as the post office department contemplates printing a stamp honoring Crater Lake. The proposal aims to recognize the state landmark and expand regional philately.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Oregon
Crater Lake
Post Office Department
Oregon Crater
Funeral marked by Masonic lodge leadership at grave
The service for the deceased included attendance by relations including Mrs. Martin Shoupe of Iowa City. The funeral rites at the grave were conducted under the direction of the Masonic lodge to which the deceased belonged.
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Martin Shoupe
Iowa City
Masonic Lodge
Proclaim Martial Law at Kohler Plant
Martial law was ordered at the Kohler plant in Kohler Wisconsin as two striking workers were killed and 21 shot by deputy sheriffs. Dozens were injured by tear gas as deputies forced coal into the factory while picketing had been peaceful before. Strikers demand union recognition higher wages and guaranteed minimum hours.
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Kohler
Wis
McCreedy Sisters Vacation at Clear Lake
Misses Maud and Ethel McCreedy are spending a seaside vacation at Clear Lake with plans to enjoy the lake and local leisure activities during the season.
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Maud and
Ethel McCreedy
Clear Lake
Fall of Austria Spurs New Nation Fragment Plan
The piece describes Austria from the postwar era as shattered into smaller pieces by neighbors. It notes Dollfuss as a key figure trying to hold the nation together before being discarded to the surrounding powers. The tone laments the disintegration and loss of national unity.
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Malolo
Austria
Play Presented to Second Bie Crowd
The Gracehill young people’s play The 18 Carat Boob was enjoyed by a capacity audience at the 1.0.C. F hall on a larger stage with furniture loaned from local businesses. About 159 attended as the cast, directed by Dorothy Ruebsam, performed with Bert Campbell’s orchestra and a Martha and Margaret Lanly duet. Proceeds will fund basketball uniforms and lodge redecorations.
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Gracehill
C. F
Scott Furniture Company
Carl Haneker
L. A. Jones Funeral
Washington Lumber and Fuel Company
Bert Campbell
Charles Murdock
Martha
Margaret Lanly
Mose
Noble Grand Circle
Cgracehill
Noble Grands
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Dorothy Ruebsam
Grant McKune
Florence Dunbar
Curtis Long
Donald
Temporary plan at county home approved and in effect
The county board appointed Mrs Della Miller as interim manager of the county home replacing Mrs W M Norton. Miller, with strong qualifications, will oversee the home and a temporary farm manager will handle Norton’s duties until a permanent appointment is made. The board is reviewing applications for both posts but has not chosen final candidates.
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Board of Supervisors
Della = Miller
W. M Norton
Miller
Norton
Change in CCC Camp Lineup Delays Resolved
Washington re erulite selections finally completed with twelve chosen. Darrell Barnett earns spot and heads to camp. Clifford Monroe not included. Harold Kerr named substitute and leaves for Keosauqua camp.
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Washington
200000 Pound Wool Clip Shipped From Polson Montana
Twenty thousand sheep yielded a wool clip totaling 200000 pounds shipped by the C D Small Company of Polson Montana. The clip represents the largest for the state this year and averages ten pounds per sheep.
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Polson
Mont
Montana
C. D. Small Company of
Three Act Mystery Comedy Starring Hayes and Harvey Cast
A three act mystery comedy features Helen Hayes Frances Harvey Irene Harvey Lloyd Robert McKinstry Martha Harvey and Hob Turnipseed in a planned stage production. The ensemble enhances a playful plot with suspenseful twists and witty dialogue.
Balloon flight eyes altitude record near Ainsworth Nebraska
An aerial balloon voyage from RAPIDS CITY July 28 shows steady ascent toward a new height record. At 12:50 Major Kepner planned to reach 60 000 feet as observers prepare to reach 77 000 feet while ballast is dropped and the craft nears 20 miles south of Ainsworth Nebraska amid 58 degree below zero temps.
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Rapids City
Meteorologist doubts stratosphear balloon launch over South Dakota
Federal meteorologist Charlie D. Reed said the high altitude balloon may not leave the air above South Dakota. He noted winds dropped and at 11 o clock the balloon was about 60 miles south of Rapid City, staying largely on track near the state.
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Des Moines
South Dakota
Charlies D. Reed
Ile
Rapid City
Balloonists Aim for Record Flight Above 15 Miles
Three U S Army balloonists Major William Kepner Captain Orvil Anderson and Captain Albert Stevens soared in the Explorer in pursuit of a new altitude record. They lifted from Rapid City and headed toward Kansas City with reports of initial ascent progress and minor early difficulties.
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Kansas City
Rapid City
United States Army
William Kepner
Orvil Anderson
Albert Stevens
Ktapid City
Alrtighy
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Iowa Highway Commission
Srew
Peay UP University
John Dillinger
Johnny
Chicago
Indianapolis
O. Burke
William Hawkins
William Brown
Sarah Sleichter
George Lingo
Edward W. Ford
Sarah A. Algichter
Douglas
Wyoming
Sarah Ford
William B
Magdalen Kepler Ford
Johnson County
John Sleichter
Sleichter
Ida Burke
Jesse
Charles
Mary
Wyomin
al Ford
Anaheim
California
Mary Kaye
Minneapolis
Forests and Frontier
Neral
Germany
Jugoslavia
Wheat Growers Select Officers
Wuhsi
Dent
Floyd B. Olson
Col
Elmer McDevitt
Michael Johannes
Aqright
Ellard Walsh
John D. Adams
Wellman Man
Corr
Kyle
Mrs Miller
Ager
Ainsworth, Nebr
United States army-National Geographic Society
Lee Erickson
Roland
John R. Hattery
Nevada
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