Roosevelt Office Open at Chicago
Des Moines report notes Iowa Democrats split over Roosevelt ballot instructions with Ray W. Baxter indicating nonadherence. Chicago convention coverage highlights Roosevelt strength with 32 state delegations pledging 566 delegates and 95 favorable, while Alfred E Smith edges into drama as rival figures maneuver for influence.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
State Central Committee
Ray W. Baxter
Davenport
Ed McManus
Keokuk
Hoover
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Gov
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Smith
A. W. Barkley
Kentucky
Jouett Shouse
National Executive Committee
Papal Legate Arrives in Dublin for Eucharistic Congress
Cardinal Laurio Lauri arrived in Dublin to open the thirty first international Eucharistic congress amid scenes of fervor. Irish President Eamonn De Valera and the archbishop greeted him as 21 guns fired and a cross-form salute marked the moment. Thousands knelt as the legate blessed the crowd and entered the pro cathedral for the opening ceremonies attended by cardinals and archbishops.
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Dublin
Laurenzo Lauri
Dunlaoghaire
England
Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Free State Executive Council
Lauri
Procathedral
Congress
Pro-Cathedral
Irish Free State
Young people to hold convention in Keokuk
United Presbyterian young people of Keokuk presbytery will meet at Washington Church Thursday and Friday. Rev. Robert N. Montgomery of Tarkio college will speak at 9 P M Thursday. Rev. George W. Hutton will conduct Bible house and speak at 3 45 PM. An oratorical contest is set for Friday at 9 30 AM. About 100 expected. banquet at 5 45 PM. Presbytery will meet Thursday noon to act on Rev. H F McAllister’s resignation.
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United Presbyterian
Keokuk
Washington Church
Robert N. Montgomery
D. D
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Montgomery
George W. Hutton
Stronghurst
Bible House
Building For Life
Washington United Presbyterian
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Til
Presbytery
Young People
H. F. McAllister
Ainsworth
Ohio
Hoover to rely on Sanders to manage reelection campaign
President Hoover will allow Everett Sanders, new chairman of the Republican National Committee, to conduct and manage the reelection drive. The president will deliver major speeches in large centers but will largely stay at his duties, with reconstruction plans possibly keeping him from Los Angeles for the Olympic opening in July.
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Washington
INS
Hoover
Everett Sanders
Republican National Committee
Los Angeles
Farmers State Bank Reopens After Waiver Signings
Dow City reports Farmers State Bank resumes operations today after depositors signed waivers that enabled the bank to reopen its doors.
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Dow City
Farmers State Bank
Bodies of Aged Sisters Found Murdered in Iowa Farm Home
In Knoxville Iowa on June 20 two elderly sisters Jennie Keifer 65 and Letitia Keifer 70 were found dead in their basement after a fire and gasoline exposure. Sheriff Ira Ward suspects murder possibly tied to robbery. the women lived alone on a 169 acre farm and were found hours after Emmet Hollingshead reported the scene.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Jennie Keifer
Letitia Keifer
Emmet Hollingshead
Keifer
Ira Ward
Glen Hollingshead
Emmet
Sheriff Ward
Washington delegates attend C E state meeting at Riverview park
Nine Washington attendees joined a state Christian Endeavor convention held as a camp at Riverview park Cedar Falls last week. Mrs C S Williams earned election as estate superintendent of evangelism and missions and spoke on The Other Americans. Ernest Simpson led the district oratorical contest. Des Moines federated church youth took top prizes while Judge Hubert Utterback and Dr Sherwood spoke.
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Washington
Christian Endeavor
Riverview Park
Cedar Falls
C. S. Williams
Christian Endavor Society
Williams
Washington Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Gale Fisher
Margaret Applegate
Flora Dodds
Stanley Baird
Junior Cuddy
Mary Rickey
Eva Diller
The
Christian Church
Ernest Simpson
United Presbyterian Church
Federated Church
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Dr Sherwood
Boston
Christian Endeavor Union
Hubert Utterback
State
Amelia Earhart Returns to America after Solo Atlantic Flight
New York welcomes Amelia Earhart from her solo crossing of the Atlantic. Confetti and ticker tape greet her as crowds line lower Broadway. She descends from the Tre De France with husband George Palmer Putnam and sails to an official reception boat. The parade includes famed flyers like Bernt Balchen as Mayor Walker leads the welcome.
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New York
Amelia Earhart
L’atnam
America
Atlantic
Lower Broadway
Riverside Man Rybachek Dies After Long Repair Career
Riverside June 20 Frank H Rybachek aged 84 a longtime jeweler watch and gun repairman died at home Sunday morning after a gradual decline He was born in Bohemia in 1848 and came to America at 16 He married Katherine Reranek in 1871 they had two children including a son who died young and a daughter Tillie Knotek surviving relatives include a granddaughter great grandchildren and a great great grandchild Funeral services Tuesday from St Marys Church with burial at Mt Olivet cemetery.
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Frank H. Rybachek
B. Jacobsmeier
St. Mary's Church
Mt. Olivet
Jank Rybachek
Bohemia
America
Iowa City
Katherine Reranek
Solon
Frank
Tillie Knotek
Emma Frank
Rain Adds Moisture as Crops Grow After June Shower
In Des Moines on June 20, news reports say a shower increased rainfall by three hundred eighty‑fourths of an inch aiding fast growing crops and gardens. Also, Ray Castelline, one of two jail escapees from Marengo on May 10, was under arrest in the city today.
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Nes Moines
Ray Castelline
Marengo
For Sale Strawber Ries Declared Sold Out
For sale notice notes strawber ries and crates sold out after buyers took all they could carry. Contact phone 807 for remaining inquiries.
Democratic escapees report mixed reactions from Chicago trip
A Claremore observer claims to be the first Democratic white child to flee Chicago political turmoil. He notes Democrats seem pleased while Republicans panic, predicting trouble drafting a unifying prohibition plank and warning of factions within both parties after the trip.
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Claremore
Okla
Chicago
Alice
Pat Hurley
Bickel to Lead July George Washington Pageant
W F Bickel takes general chair at Case Field for July 27 28 pageant presented by the Y s Men and Y W plan to stage a grand show with 450 to 500 participants directed by L B Lupton. Admission 35 cents with reserved 15 cents. Proceeds support Y W and Y M C A works.
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W. F. Bickel
Y's
Y. W
Case Field
L. B. Lupton
Lincoln
Lupton
Washington County
Pilot claims ocean to ocean passenger ship record
Captain James B. Dickson piloting a Hal Roach airplane flew from Newark New Jersey to Santa Monica California covering 2480 miles in 14 hours 49 minutes to set a new ocean to ocean passenger ship record. He carried three screen executives as passengers surpassing Allen Van de Mark's 1931 record by nearly an hour. Frank Hawks holds a longer solo transcontinental record of 13 hours 45 minutes.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hal Roach
James B. Dickson
Dickson
Newark
N. J
Allen van de Mark
Frank Hawks
House Divides On Economy Bill Ten Percent Pay Cut Furlough debated
The House defeated a 10 percent salary cut for federal workers then began considering the Senate furlough plan as an economy measure. Leaders pressed urgent appeals to relieve unemployment while the Wagner bill moved with amendments allowing RF C to buy municipal securities and loan funds for slum clearance.
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Washington
House Today
Senate
INS
Congress
Senate Manufactures Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
Rep. McDuffie
Alabama
House Conference Committee
Representative Snell
New York
Hoover
Idaho's Borah Declares No Support for Hoover
Senator William E Borah of Idaho says he will not support President Hoover for reelection under the Republican platform adopted at Chicago He rejects the platform provision and states it shall not bind him Senator Hastings of Delaware defends the prohibition declaration from the Hoover slate.
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INS
William E. Borah
Idaho
Hoover
Chicago
Lewis
Illinois
Borah
Hastings
Delaware
Ciry
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