District Sunday School Institute Held at Crawfordville
The United Presbyterian church in Crawfordville hosted the first of six district Sunday School conferences this summer under county President Clyde W. Brown and district chair Amos Stout. Delegations from Crawford, Marion townships and Washington attended as leaders outlined the program with talks by district figures.
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United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordville
Clyde W. Brown
Crawford
Marion
Amos Stout
Washington
10th Victim of Gang Guns Killed on Chicago Street
CHICAGO June 9 The 10th victim of gang gun violence in as many days was shot to death on the far west side as he walked home puffing a cigarette Aloysius Kearney known as Al Karney a minor hoodlum since 1917 was killed after attackers rode by in a car detectives linked the earlier death of Eugent Fed McLaughlin Torture Ga ster and a near fatal wound to Frank R Thompson a machine guns surveyor as investigations unfold police hint at a garage racket motive
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Chicago
Far West Side
Aloysius Kearney
al Karney
Eugent Fed” McLaughlin
Frank R. Thompson
Rochford Hospital
Kearney
MEN REARED HERE FILL U P PULPIT
Washington United Presbyterian church heard ministers reared in Washington homes share sermons on Christ love and witnessing attendance included reports from the Des Moines assembly with talks by Rev D C Fulton and Dr F Scott McBride. Joe Rich was elected district president. Florence Ricks secretary. Albert Graber treasurer.
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Washington United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Joan Simpson
J. F. Simpson
North Church
Simpson
Jesu Christ
McElhinney
Assembly
D.C. Fulton
United ‘Presbyterian Ge
Des Moines
F. Scott McBride
Antitaloon League
Sunton Project
Hoy McElhinney
Margaret Corbin
Esther McCreedy
Ray Simpson
H. L. Walker
J. H. Peet
Washington Public Schools
Joe Rich
Roy Kephart
Florence Ricks
Albert Graber
Merle Twinam
Amos Stout
N. J. Lease
Children's
Club Women Press Naval Treaty Ratification Drive
Denver June 9 delegates from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs with 3,000,000 members urged swift ratification of the London naval treaty. They adopted a campaign pledge for Senate action and endorsed President Hoover’s efforts for prompt approval. Mrs. John F. Sippel of Baltimore was nominated for reelection as federation president.
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Denver
United States Senate
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Senate
Hoover
John F. Sippel
Baltimore
McKenzie Dies at Iowa City Hospital
B McKenzie longtime resident with sister Mra Leah Darnell died Friday at Iowa City Hospital after a morning stroke. Funeral plans are pending while the family awaits word from a son in California. Burial is planned in Trenton Henry County.
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B. McKenzie
Mra Leah Darnell
Iowa City
Washington
California
Trenton
Henry County
Adjourned Synod Hear Mission Talk At A P Church
The general synod of the Associate Presbyterian church adjourned Saturday afternoon after Rev. John McNeel of Seoni India spoke on mission work and its visible results. A postmeeting vote elected Rev. R. K. Atchison of Rimersberg Pa as professor of theology, replacing the late Rev. H. S. Atchison. A foreign missions meeting considered Miss Grace Finney for service in India. Services drew full houses, and McNeel preached on New Birth from First Peter focusing on sources of Christian development and mercy.
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General Synod
Associate Presbyterian Church
John McNeel
Seoni
India
R. K. Atchison
Rimersberg
H. 8. Atchison
Foreign Missions
Grace Finney
J. M. Finney
Monmouth
Til
Finney
Scaoors
McNeel
Peter
God
H. W Orr
Mineola
Kansas
Babylon
Jerusalem
Helso
State Highway Commission to open paving bids at Ames
The Iowa State Highway Commission will open bids tomorrow for paving grading and graveling on several primary highways. Projects include 14 046 miles on highway 48 between Shenandoah and Montgomery county in Page county and 0 426 miles on highway 117 in Jackson county. Additional work covers 2 649 miles on highway 48 northeast of Shenandoah in Page county and 12 8 miles on highway 113 through Delhi to Hopkinton in Delaware county. Overhead crossings in Carroll and Keokuk counties and bridges and culverts in multiple counties are also slated.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Shenandoah
Montgomery County
Page County
Jackson County
Shendandoah
Delhi
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Carroll
Vacation Bible School Opens At Presbyterian Church
Fifty five pupils enroll in the seventh annual vacation Bible School at the Presbyterian Church for a three week course opening this morning. Dr W Eastwood leads the program with Walter Fastwood and Margaret Applegate directing. Evening services feature evangelical talks and Bible lessons for youth. A benefit offering raised two hundred fifty four dollars for Rev McNeel and Rev Orr.
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The
Presbyterian Churc
W. Eastwood
Walter Fast- Wood
Margaret Applegate
Lou Jean Stewart
Maude Helen Applegate
Mary Briley
Willa Briley
Evelyn Turner
Mary Rickey
Kathryn Little
Mary Roberts
Ruth Mohr
Beatrice Wilson
Eastwood
Walter
Christ
Y. MC. A
Poll of U S Senate on Prohibition
Washington June 10 The Woman's organization for prohibition reform reported a Senate poll showing 21 in favor of dry laws 8 opposed and 23 non-committal. Several would not define views clearly and some admitted they avoided the question to prevent election defeat.
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Washington
Woman's Organization For Prohibition Reform
Senate
Tts
Baptists Resume Church Services After Decor Upgrades
Regular services restarted at the Baptist church after Rev. A A Wing's month away. Interior redecorating and a rebuilt pipe organ and choir loft increased capacity and enhanced the hall. Wing visited relatives in Iowa and Ohio, attended the Northern Baptist convention in Cleveland. An annual meeting is planned for Wednesday, with a 6 30 dinner and a post dinner business session.
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A. A. Wing
Washington
Wing
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Northern Baptist Convention
Cleveland
Chicago Dedicates New Skyscraper as Trade Board Home
The Chicago Board of Trade opened its 612 foot skyscraper on South Dearborn Street with a march of industrial progress. President Hoover activated the transfer from the old quarters and linked the trading rooms by telephone to Liverpool, marking two years of wheat and corn trading in a glassy limestone tower.
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Ko Board of Trade
South Dearborn Street
la Salle Street
Hoover
Washington
Liver Pool
John A. Bunnell
Alexander Slater, Jr
England Mart
Board of Trade
Chicago
Laymen Pentecostal rally held at Methodist church district
A Washington group joined churches from Columbus City Columbus Junction Lone Tree Ainsworth and Eureka for a laymen’s Pentecostal rally at the Methodist church in Washington. The service marked the church’s 1900th anniversary with sermons, duets, and remarks urging greater church loyalty and forward mission.
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Washington
Rvice
Rentsinger
Muscatine
Washington Group
Columbus City
Columbus Junction
Lone Tree
Ainsworth
Eureka
The
Christian Church
J. H. Post
Amos Stout
Matches in Y Tennis Tourney Doubles and Singles
Junior doubles pairings include J Wells with F Man defeating T Canton and J Jackson. H Turner and W Schulty face R Hannon and M Sandy. Singles feature J Wells versus H Turner and F Mangold against B Gillespie.
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J. Wells
F. Mangold
T. Canton
J. Jackson
H. Turner
W. Schulty
R.hannon
M. Sandy
B. Gillespie
M Sandy
J. Gibson
R. Shannon
T. Cantoni
W. Schmilty
H. Kolosick
G. Fisher
E. Marshall
D. Woods
H. Richardson
D. Elder
D. Kort
W. Wells
G. Carelton
G. Freshwaters
G. Turner
H. Little
G. Henke
R. Whitehead
C. Kort
Tunnel blast near Detroit claims six lives
United Press reports a dynamite explosion 200 feet below the Detroit river tunnel killed six workers and injured ten. In California, seven died in the Alameda tunnel blast of Calaveras Dam. At Soudertown, Pa., a car plummeted into a quarry hole, two recovered, others presumed in the car.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Alameda
Calaveras Dam
California
Soudertown
Water Board
Hower Abel
Pentecost Observance Marks 1900th Anniversary Service
Washington Church of Christ joined a global observance of Pentecost to honor the 1900th anniversary of the day Christians believe began the church. Dr. B. P. Telford preached, Rev. P. E. Roll was absent, Leslie Dunlap spoke, and the service featured music by a male quartet including Claude Tockes Clyde Hillhouse Ralph Keller and J. T. Moore.
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Washington
Church of Christ
Christian Church
Jhhurches
New Zealand
Honolulu
P. Telford
P. E. Roll
Leslie Dunlap
Claude Tockes
Clyde Hillhouse
Ralph Keller
J. T. Moore
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