Bible School Convention Highlights Peace and Prohibition
The district Sunday school convention at United Presbyterian church Washington emphasized peace education and prohibition. Melvin Gingerich urged peace teaching to avert future war, while West Chester W C T U members staged a prohibition play showing younger members losing drive and older members stressing intensification of the liquor fight.
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United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Melvin Gingerich
West Chester
Ww. Cc. T. UU. Institute
Ola Brumback
Temperance Society
Heat Wave Due In Iowa Tuesday
Iowa braces for a heat wave as the federal weather bureau forecasts a ten degree rise in temperatures Tuesday. A low pressure area over Alberta is moving toward Iowa, with clear skies and little prospect of rain. The weekend high reached 101 in Lu, Mon, and Iowa Falls. the overnight low was 48.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Weather Bureau
Hom
Lumoni
Iowa Falls
President’s Pacific visit sparks sugar quota talk in Honolulu
In Honolulu the narrator recalls a former president now abroad on Japanese islands. The crowd cheers, praises his smile, and urges a higher sugar quota. The speaker promises to escalate the issue to Gen. Hugh Johnson if needed to satisfy local demands.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Hugh Johnson
Garden of Boley
Fifteen Days to Meet Corn Notes Extends Loan Call Rules
Washington county corn sealers received from Aaberg new guidance on government loans for corn stored in cribs. Borrowers must pay or deliver sealed coin within fifteen days after loan call, with Sept. 1 release date and price protection. Poor storage corn must liquidate in August. sealers to classify within ten days to enable CCC loan calls.
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Washington County
Aaberg
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eriba
Weather outlook for Des Moines July 30 to August 4
Weather forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern and central Great Plains calls for temperatures near or slightly above normal at the start of the period.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Findings At Inquiry Not Made Public
KEARNEY Nebraska July 30 The local investigation of the failure of the stratosphere balloon ended with findings not revealed Major William Kepner and Captain Orvil Anderson left for Rapid City South Dakota and A W Stevens proceeded to Washington The balloon cracked after four large rips and a breakup at 57000 feet The gondola and instruments were destroyed Officials doubt much scientific value remains The National Geographic Society plans another stratosphere expedition next year likely in May or June Heavy insurance covered the craft All equipment and remaining balloon parts will be sent to Washington for study
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America
Gingerich
League of Nations
World Court
Europe
Kearney
Neb
National Geographic Society
United States Army
William Kepner
Orvil Anderson
Rapid City
S. C
A. W. Stevens
Washington
William E. Kepner
O. A. Anderson
Maj. Kepner
Grouse Dies After Mocking Hunters atStore Window
In Philipsburg Mont a grouse died after apparently mocking hunters by rapping the store window with its body the bird shattered the glass and fell at the feet of a group of men who had been trying to shoot it.
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Phillipsburg
Mont
Accidents Cause 1 Deaths in Iowa
Weekend crashes claim eleven lives across Iowa including Mrs Jennie Griffin 70 in Des Moines struck on a bridge by Henry Worthington 62 of Des Moines and others. Howard Randers 18 of ceola died when a saw blade broke on his father's farm. Charles Pospisil Lumir Killburger and Mile Killburger drowned in the Iowa river near Amana. Mrs Minard of Davenport killed when a car crash near DeWitt followed a fire. Edwin Johnson 22 of Des Moines drowned in a gravel pit Henry Gertsen 41 also of Des Moines listed among the victims.
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United Press
Iowa
Jennie Griffin
Des Moines
Henry Worthington
Howard
Randers
Ceola
Amana
Charles Pospisil
Lumir
Mile Killburger
Weather Outlook Shows Warmth With Light Precipitation
A brief forecast notes gradually warmer temperatures for the week with minimal rain expected. No significant precipitation is indicated, and conditions should stay mild throughout the period.
Marie Dressler Body Taken Home
The body of Marie Dressler was borne back to Beverly Hills from Santa Barbara where she died Saturday afternoon. The casket is sealed and services will be private to keep crowds away. She fought illness for three years and died at 64 after cancer cut short a storied career.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Marie Dressler
Santa Barbara
California
Alan Walker
Walker
Screena
Marie Dressler Began Career as Entertainer at Age Five
Hollywood July 25 Marie Dressler a future star began as an entertainer at age five She recalled a church pageant tumble that drew laughter and later became a celebrated film and stage performer Canadian born Leila Koerber Cobourg Ontario November 9 1865 details of her parents and nickname ugly duckling appear in reminiscences
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Marie Dressler
Hollywood
Ontario
Comedienne
Leila Koerber
Cobourg
Canada
Dressler
Trials and executions loom as Vienna revolt crackdown widens
In Vienna the new fascist government under Kurt Schuschnigg begins trials for the Dollfuss murder with Otto Plantta confessing to the killing and Prang Holswehr named as ringleader. A failed Nazi raid and a self inflicted wounding by Anton von Rintelen heighten tension as 200 to 250 are reported dead and over 1,000 injured.
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Vienna
Otto Plantta
Dollfuss
Prang Holswehr
Anton von Rintelen
Italy
Rinteten
Christian Socialists
Dollfnes
Heiswehr
Deaf couple's divorce case heard in Akron court
In Akron Ohio Judge Oscar Hunsicker heard the divorce case of David Williams and his deaf wife Blanche Williams who both are described as deaf mutes. The wife allegedly nagged him in sign language but the proceedings failed to grant the divorce.
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Akron
Ohio
David Williams
Blanche
Oscar Hunsicker
Williams
Iowa City Couple Visit Sister In City
Mr and Mrs Hubert Nicola of Iowa City spend the day here with Mr Nicott's sister Mrs Maud Cutridge.
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Hubert Nicola
Iowa City
Nicott
Maud Cutrigh
Special Feature at State Tonight with Marion Davies
A State theater showing Operator 13 with Marion Davies and Clary Cooper closes tonight. The Civil War era tale from Robert Chambers appears in Cosmopolitan. added Washington Municipal Band performs contest-winning numbers after the film.
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Marion Davies
Clary Cooper
Robert Chambers
Cosmopolitan
Washington Municipal Band
Cedar Falla
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