District Road Bond Meetings Set Across Counties
Four district meetings in Des Moines backed by legislators favoring a hundred million dollar road bond issue will be held this week. Senator Bergman and Chief Engineer White will present plans and address county needs in West Union Washington Creston and Harlan with discussions and information for attendees.
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Des Moines
Volney Diltz
Fred R White
State Highway Commission
West Union
Tues
Washington
Creston
Harlan
Ecourt
Bergman
White
Isler Show Arrives for Week-Long Carnival in Washington
Heavy wagons rolled from the railway yards to the South Iowa avenue grounds while the Isler carnival sets up for a week in Washington under American Legion auspices. After drawing large crowds in Fairfield, the troupe will open tonight with fair weather expected and crowds anticipated from Washington and nearby areas.
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Iowa Avenue
Washington
Fairfield
American Legion
Charleston in Boat Tale Ends With Drowning Tragedy
Six youths from Sault Ste Marie Canada joined a post dance row boat ride on St. Marys River. Arthur Tesser 15 led a Charleston display and toppled the craft. Five others aged 12 to 16 drowned before rescue efforts. Isaac Jvnieur 15 survived. Bodies remained unrecovered as night halted drag lines.
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Sault
Marie
Mich
Arthur Tesser
Charleston
St. Mary's River
Isaac Jonviceur
Sault St. Marie
Tesser
Canadian Sault
Jesser
Clement Dornier
John Parsons
Emile Casey
Peggy
Annie McIntyre
Pope message frames Eucharistic Congress unity call in Chicago
At the twenty eighth International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago Catholic leaders read Pope Pius XI's call for charity among pilgrims and a return of separated Christians to Rome. Cardinal Mundelein and Cardinal Bonzano urged Christian union as crowds swelled toward a planned one million communicants.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Pius XI
Holy Name
John Cardinal Bonzano
Cardinal Mundelein
Congress
Soldier's Field
Grant Park
Lake Front
Cardinal Bonzano
Michael J. Curley
Baleimore
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
New England
Governor Smith
New York
Archdiocese of Chicago
Mundelein
Deputy Sheriff Arrests Suspect Then Releases Man
Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet arrested an individual described as a bad man this morning but released him after determining the man was not wanted.
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Fred Sweet
Fairfield Car Stolen Report Traces Leads In Iowa
The sheriff's office received word a car was stolen at Fairfield. Deputies thought they found the vehicle in the country, but pulling it into town revealed it was not the stolen machine. Mr and Mrs Sherman Genger, Miss Lucy Casey, and Virgil Reedy spent Sunday at Garwin Iowa visiting with Mr Reedy s parents.
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Fairfield
Sherman Gengerich
Lucy Casey
Virgil Reedy
Garwin, Iowa
Mr. Reedy
Water Carnival at M C A Pool Delights City Crowd
A sizable crowd attended a Saturday night water carnival at the M C A swimming pool. Expert swimmers performed fancy diving and swimming strokes, with humorous stunts and demonstrations of swim teaching methods. Participants included Rev F W Eastwood Walter Eastwood Lloyd Hill Floyd Tuocker Harold Tuocker Bill Kyle Elwood Detrick Mrs Tom Berdo Mrs Clift Plumly Gertude Hammer Mary Roberts Edith Brookhart Eva Burham.
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M.C. A
F. W. Eastwood
Walter Eastwood
Lloyd Hill
Floyd
Harold Tuocker
Bill Kyle
Elwood Detrick
Tom Berdo
Clift Plumly
Gertrude Hammer
Mary Roberts
Edith Brookhart
Eva Burham
Newly Made Earl to Leave America
Oliver Henry Wallop formerly Wyoming rancher will cease to be an American citizen in June and become Earl of Portsmouth siting in the House of Lords. He was born British and must reside in and pledge allegiance to Britain for five years to restore his citizenship.
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New York
Oliver Henry Wallop
Earl of
Portsmouth
House of Lords
Wyoming
Earl
Little Goose Canyon
Sheridan
Adventurers
Mr. Wallop
The
Elks
Wallop
Marguerite Walker
Louisville
Pier
Oliver
Yale
Viscount Lymington
Mary Post
Bayside
N. Y
England
Nine Marines Held On Liquor Conspiracy and Escape
Nine enlisted men and one officer are under arrest at the San Diego Marine base amid an investigation into bootleg activities and the escape of Sergeant Joseph Dereck from Marine prison. Listed are Sergeants Ryckman McGowan Tolifson and others along with Corporals Dander Batchelder and private Goodwin. Commanding officers anticipate possible court martial actions. General Smedley Butler’s campaign to enforce constitutional discipline is cited as the backdrop.
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San Diego
Calif
Marine Base
Joseph Dereck
Marine Prison
B. T. Cripps
Cereck
W. T. Ryckman
O. Dander
Wm. A. McGowan
A. J. Tolifson
Clarence W. Batchelder
R. 8. Cooper
B. W. Goodwin
B. W. Brownard
Charles Farrar
Ryckman
Dander
Smedley D. Butler
Marine Headquarters
Thousands Attend First Day of Eucharistic Congress in Chicago
More than 200000 worshippers fill Soldier’s Field for the opening general session. Cardinal Bonzano presides at pontifical mass as crowds surge toward the altar forcing abandonment of remaining programs and prompting police to clear the fields.
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Associated
Tress
Chicago
John Cardinal Bonizano
von Wauthaber
Munich
Germany
Daniel Mannix
Melbourne Australia
David I. Walsh
Massachusett
Great Memorial Stadium
Take Michigan
Cardinal Bozano
Presbyterian Assembly Report Highlights Finances and Hymn Changes
Rev Willard Wyllie described the United Presbyterian general assembly in Pennsylvania. He noted funding strains to support expanded foreign missions and debates on adding selected hymns to the praise book while preserving psalms only for some congregations. He also foresaw possible unions with the Southern and Northern Presbyterians.
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United Presbyterian General Assembly
Pennsyvania
Willard Wyllie
Marning
United Presbyterian Church
Wylie
Southern Presbyterian Church
Northern Presbyterian Cheval
Delegates Named for County Democratic Convention
Twelve precincts elected delegates to the county convention to be held in Washington on Saturday July 4th. Delegates listed include Brighton A J Johnson George Wanerus John Waperus and others from Cedar Kalona Richmond Franklin Highland Iowa Jackson Marion Seventy-six and Washington townships. Committeemen and committeewoman were named at the primary. Police separated a crowd as bishops entered the stadium for a clergy procession.
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Democratic Party
Washington
Brighton
A. J. Johnson
George Wanerus
John Waperus
Cedar Township
George Bishop
Kalona
W. H. Jackson
William Welte
George A. Eglin
Richmond
Joe Spevacek
A. W. Dunn
Edmund Eglin
William Chapek
William Euening
Joe Kos
Franklin
Ora Booth
Highland
James Boyd
F. J. Salladay
Lewis Coon
Iowa
Joe Quinn
Joe Kn
Brighton City
William Hesselschwerdt
Edith Welte
James Combs
Jarry Dye
Mattie Salladay
Towa
J. W. Wilson
Jackson
Ed Kos
Marion
George W. Brown
G. W. Brown
Ed Hotle
Washington Township
Walter Brown
Jacke
Conventions Held at First United Presbyterian Church
Two conventions meet this week at the First United Presbyterian church with delegations from eastern towns. The Women’s Missionary Society gathers Thursday and the Young People’s convention runs Thursday evening to Friday, featuring Dr. Howard Buchanan and Moses M. Shaw among speakers.
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Women’s Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Keokuk Presbytery
Women's Missionary Society
Young People's Convention
Dr. Buchanan
Howard Buchanan
Meypt
Sudan
Doleib Hill
Africa
Egypt
America
Ur Buchanan
Buchanan
Briand Seeks New Cabinet To Stabilize French Finances
Paris June 21 Edouard Herriot failed to form a government to replace Briand who resigned last week Briand drafted again secured Poincare in a finance focused coalition Briand and Poincare considered former Briand cabinet figures including Durand to join a unity ministry Briand vowed swift action to renovate finances likening the crisis to a house fire and praised rapid pumping of funds Edward Rich Lawrence Libe Beatrice Redlinger and Mary Kirk visited Keokuk on Sunday.
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Praga
Paris
Edouard Herriott
Aristide Briand
M. Briand
Poincare
Briand
John Durand
Interior
Radical Party
France
Edward Rich
Lawrence Libe
Beatrice Redlinger
Mary Kirk
Keokuk
Catholic Eucharistic Congress Colored by World Unity
Dr. W. W. Bowers addressed a Chicago audience at a Methodist church on the meaning of the large Catholic Eucharistic congress. He praised the gathering as a display of Christian faith and urged Protestant tolerance while hoping the event benefits Chicago as a religious object lesson amid perceived moral challenges.
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Chicago
W. W. Bowers
Methodist Church
Bowers
Hic
Dr. Bowers
Congress
Returning Banner Ceremony Presided by Clarence Logan
A community event titled Returning Banner takes place Friday evening with devotion at 7 30 and a 8 00 address by Dr. Howard Buchanan. The program includes presenting the banner by a Keota representative and concluding business with adjournment and a roll of officers led by Margaret Gault and Robert Haupt.
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Second
Washington
First
Crawfordsville
Schoes
Monmouth
Ainsworth
Tama
R. G. Smith
William Gilkey
Howard Buchanan
Millson
L. F. Park
Andrew
Lowa
Bessie Hall
Willard Wylie
Seattle
Moses M, Shaw
Keota
Clarence Logan
Margaret Gault
Robert Haupt
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Toman Church OF
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Wile RE
Grant Fark
Pield
U.P. Assembly
DEMO
Tion Wee Prom
IWU
First Washington
Presbyterial
Hugh H. MecCleery
Jennie Gardinier Keot
Ella Gordon
Washington Recording Sect
Rien
Herriott
AYS
Stanwood
Columbus City
Bertha Paisley Winfield
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