President Coolidge Follows Geneva Disarmament Talks
President Coolidge closely follows the Geneva disarmament conference at the summer White House. A message from Hugh Wilson, secretary general of the conference, praises the U S initiative and hopes for a satisfactory result. Coolidge later views 1200 National Guardsmen at a nearby encampment then returns to the lodge for fishing and plans dinner with former Governor Sam R McKelvie of Nebraska.
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Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
Geneva
Hugh Wilson
United States
National Guard
National
Sam R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Captain Crail addresses Rotary Club on military structure
Captain Phil J. Crail of Troop D, 113th Cavalry, Iowa National Guard, outlines the national guard and reserve as the backbone of U.S. military organization and explains local troop aims to train cavalry, promote discipline, and maintain physical fitness while noting the unit’s annual $19,000 contribution to the community. Fred West reports on a Denver trip and Iowa corn stories from the trip.
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Rotary Club
Philip J. Crail
113Th Cavalry
Washington
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
Fred West
Denver
Fred Welt Returns From TPA National Convention
Fred Welt, delegate from the Iowa Travelers' Protective Association, attended the Denver convention where he was chosen as chairman of the national hotel committee. He calls the meeting splendid and traveled as a representative of Iowa and the new Washington chapter of the TPA.
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Fred Welt
Denver
Travelers’ Protective Association
Iowa Association
TPA
West
Iowa
Washington
Shimek Gains Support From Iowa Walton League
Professor Bohumil Shimek wins pledges to reorganize the Iowa Walton League into an independent body as 37 chapters vote to withdraw from the state division. Spirit Lake meeting confirmed with plans for a July convention and more withdrawals anticipated.
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Shimek
Iowa Walton League
Iowa City
Bohumil Shimek
Iank Waltons of
Iowa
Moniay
Spirit Lake
Washington Chautauqua Promises High Class Program
This year's Washington chautauqua features the Inskeep players in two sessions of copyrighted plays Other People's Money and The Mender along with impersonator Robert Marlowe and humorist Tom Corwine. Lectures by Dr. Ira Landrith and Dr. Charles S. Medbury, South America talk by Edward Tomlinson, and magic by Edward Reno accompany musical acts like Blue Danube Singers and Mason Jubilee Singers. Dates set for August 16 to 25 with a surprise opening program July 16.
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Washington
Tom Corwine
Edward Reno
Rk. B. Ambrose
George F. Morse
Ira Landrith
Charles 8
Medbury
Iowa
Edward Tomlinson
South America
Blue Danube Singers
Mason Jubilee Singers
Southland Artists
Theodora
Ruthven McDonald
His Highlanders
Castard Concert Company
Grosjean
Chautauqua
Boosters of Mt Pleasant Plan Capitol Area Visit
A caravan of fifty Mt Pleasant boosters will arrive in Washington at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. They travel to advertise a Fourth of July celebration under American Legion auspices. The group includes Legion members, the women's auxiliary, business people, and a band. They will tour southeastern Iowa towns.
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Mt. Pleasant
Washington
J. O. Brown
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Paul DeWitt
Bob Tribby Post
Legion and Women's Auxiliary
Iowa
Deportations and refusals mark 1926 immigration stats
In 1926 authorities deported 10,904 aliens and refused entrance to 26,550 others. The figures reflect enforcement activity and border control measures of the era, illustrating a sharp stance on unauthorized residence and entry.
Byrd Delays Trans Atlantic Flight Until Weather Clears
Commander Richard E Byrd postponed his planned departure to Europe at Roosevelt Field New York. He said Atlantic weather reports show low clouds rain and northeast winds making the flight impracticable for about four hours. The crew includes Lieut George Neville Pilot Bert Acosta and aviation expert Bert Balchen as fourth man.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Richard KE
Byrd
Atlantic
America
Paris
Europe
Richard E. Byrd
Bert Balchen
Geo. Neville
Bert Acosta
Balchen
North Pole
Knox Sells Thirty Head of Jersey Cows
Sherm Knox completed a general reduction sale of his Jersey dairy herd selling thirty cows and heifers mainly to Washington County buyers. He built the herd over six years, tested for tuberculosis, and was Iowa accredited for four years. He expects it may be years before another sale.
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Knox
Jersey
Sherm Knox
Washington County
Preparatory Services Announced by Rev J Reade McCrory
Preparatory services announced by Rev J Reade McCrory of the First United Presbyterian Church. Services will be Wednesday at 7 50 PM and Saturday at 2 50 PM. Communion will be observed Sunday morning during the 11 o’clock service.
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J. Reade McCrory
First United Presbyterian Charch
Meredith Ordered to Take Long Rest
Des Moines reports EK T Meredith former secretary of agriculture under Wilson administration ordered to take complete rest and isolation due to illness. Family denies a nervous breakdown with friends saying he is resting on physician advice.
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Des Moines
EK. T. Meredith
Wilsons
Meredith
Boys Celebrate Too Early Pinched in Des Moines
Premature Fourth of July celebration prompts arrest of seven boys in Des Moines. They were taken to the police station lectured and released on their promise to behave, after local authorities warned against early revelry.
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Des Moines
Resolution on juror examination debated at Iowa Bar meeting
Iowa City June 21. A proposed rule to have the judge alone examine prospective jurors will be a key topic at the thirty third Iowa State Bar Association meeting in Davenport. The rule authorizes counsel to raise proper matters with the judge who will conduct inquiries.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Bar Association
Davenport
Committee On Law Reform
Rains Bring Relief to Washington County Farms and Gardens
Heavy showers swept Washington County last night boosting soil moisture for crops and gardens. Kalona reported three inches of rain and creeks ran high while Iowa City recorded 2.32 inches in six hours. The day was hot and sultry, with a 74 degree temp in Washington. Summer officially begins with the solstice at 5:22 PM EST tomorrow, marking 14 hours and 5 minutes of daylight.
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Washington County
Washington
Kalona
West Chester
Iowa City
United States Naval Observatory
Washington Telephone announces toll rate revision
The Washington Telephone company announces a toll rate reduction on distance calls in Iowa under Northwestern Bell lines. Longer calls now cost less per minute while some short calls see a slight increase. The revision aims for a proportional price structure and is in effect, offering savings to heavy toll users.
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Washington Telephone Company
Iowa
Bellines
House Leaders Pushed Flood Control Talks for Action
Washington June 21 The House leader Tilson now in the west sought early meetings of the house flood committee and the rivers and harbors committee to shape flood control legislation for action when Congress meets.
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Washington
House and Flood Committee
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House
Tilson
West
Mutiny Among Kansas State Penitentiary Prisoners reported
About two hundred inmates at Kansas state penitentiary mutinied this afternoon in Lansing. Fourteen guards were reported held prisoner by convicts at the bottom of a mine shaft and their fate was unknown. Officials cited cigarette restrictions from outside as the mutiny cause.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lowden Clubs to Meet in Des Moines Soon
Iowa Lowden presidential clubs will convene in Des Moines in the near future, announced by state chairman Frank J. Lund before leaving for Chicago for an American Legion meeting. He will name five women to the state committee and appoint a man and a woman from each of the eleven districts to organize clubs in their areas. Des Moines will host the campaign headquarters after the meeting.
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Des Moines
Frank J. Lund
Chicago
Lund
Lowden
Lung
Plymouth County Favors Primary Road Bond Issue
Plymouth county voters approved a $1,300,000 bond proposal for primary road paving in a special election. Final unofficial returns showed the measure passing 3,150 to 753 in Le Mars Iowa.
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LE Mars
Plymouth County
Bonnie Kelsey Returns to Iowa City After Visit
Bonnie Kelsey has returned to Iowa City after a brief visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Kelsey in Ainsworth.
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Bonnie Kelsey
Iowa City
Mrs
R. G. Kelsey
Ainsworth
G A R Meeting Opens at Newton
The fifty third annual encampment of the Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Newton with national officers and state dignitaries attending. The four concurrent sessions include the Women's Relief Corps and Sons of Union Veterans encampments. Local events feature a flag presentation tree planting and a tablet presentation of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by Maybh Jones.
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Newton
Iowa
Frank A. Walsh
Milwaukee
Edith Mason Christy
Oberlin
Ohio
Women's Relief Corps
John Hammill
K. Stonebraker
Grand Army of the Republic
Organization of the Sons of Union Veterans
May Bh. Jones
Women’s Relief Corps
Lincoln
Hyde Park Savings Record Noted in Village Bank
The savings record in Hyde Park Vermont is claimed by the town. It has a single bank and deposits average seven thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars per inhabitant, based on a population of three hundred sixty eight.
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United States
Hyde Park
Former Junction Boy Killed in Auto Race at Saint Paul
Funeral services for Arthur Van Vliet were held at the Junction home after he was killed Saturday afternoon at the Minnesota state fair grounds in Saint Paul while driving in the annual auto races. He was born December 28, 1900, in Columbus City and lived there until nine years ago when he moved to St. Paul. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Stewart Van Vliet and a brother Russell Van Vliet of St. Paul.
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Columbus Junction
Arthur van Vliet
St. Paul
Minnesota — State Fair Grounds
Stewart van Vliet
Buriah
Columbus City
Russell van Vitet
St. Pauh
Washington council approves parking ordinance change
The Washington city council passed a new parking ordinance altering the plan used for years. It adds a second center row of cars around Central Park and allows another row beside the park railing while prohibiting parking in front of stores to ease loading and curbside stops for shoppers and country visitors.
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Washington
Central Park
Mayor’s warning on car lights and speed limits in Washington
Mayor John W Applegate says auto light and speed laws must be enforced. He reports over fifty cars with a single headlight and many with no tail light seen within two hours, and vows arrests and fines for reckless driving.
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John W Applegate
Washington
Applegate
Pacific Flight Plans Race to Hawaii and Tokyo
Reports from San Diego and San Francisco show Lt. Lester Maitland and Lt. A. F. Hegenberger ready to fly to Hawaii by July 15 or sooner in their tri motor aircraft after a Rockwell Field landing. Preparations race ahead as pilots and crews push tests and speed to outpace rivals in the Pacific air flight contest.
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San Diego
Cal
Washington
Lester J. Maitland
A. F. Hegenberger
Hawaii
Rockwell Field
el Paso
Tex
Maitland
San Francisco
Edmund J. Moffett
Ernest J. Smith
C. H. Carter
Horus
Pacific
Carnival Opens Tonight on Washington Square After Rain
The Wolf carnival on the square resumes after heavy rain with several shows already drawing crowds. The American Legion sponsors a week of amusement with full operations planned tonight and a large turnout expected. The clean new carnival setup lines the square, and guards are noted, while patrons enjoy rides and concessions.
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American Legion
Washington
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