United States confronts liquor smuggling from Canada
Assistant Secretary Seymour and Lowman said international criminals smuggling liquor across the Canadian border challenge U S government integrity. They noted most contraband liquor enters through Detroit and that public publicity spurred a stronger crackdown, with 85 percent of smuggled liquor entering via that port.
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Washington
Seymour
United States
Detroit
Canada
Lowman
Treasury
Five Best Features On The Radio Sunday
United Press lists top radio features for Sunday including WJZ concert with network noon cues and The American Singers on WABC Theatre of the Air. Also shows National Light Opera company on WEAF and Seth Parker's Singing school.
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United Press
WJZ
The
WABC
Network 7
Theatre of the Air
National Light Opera Company
WEAF
Seth Parker
Roxy
His
WOR
United States Navy Band
Sousa
Empire Builders
PagHacci
Board lowers land valuations in county equalization
County board of supervisors met as a board of equalization and cut farm land valuations across several townships to align real estate assessments. Decreases ranged from 9 to 11.5 percent in multiple townships, with a state executive council hearing planned in August for final action.
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Washington County
Brighton
Chay
Crawford
Dutch Creek
English River
Frank!n
Highland
Town
Lime Creek
State Executive Council
Osteopaths Adjourn Convention Elect Officers in Des Moines
Osteopaths from across the United States attended the thirty third annual American Osteopathic Association convention in Des Moines. Officers were elected for the American Society of Osteopathic Internists and the American Association of Osteopathic Examining Boards. Dr W C Gordon of Sioux City was named president of the internists with Dr Dale W Thurston of Los Angeles and others as officers, while Dr Asa Willard of Missouri Mont was chosen president of the coal mining boards with Dr Lester K R Daniels of Sacramento as secretary treasurer.
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Des Moines
United
American Osteopathic Association
American Society of Osteopathic Internists
American Association of Osteopathic Examining Boards
W. C. Gordon
Sioux City
Dale W. Thurston
Los Angeles
A. Krantz
Milton A. Milton
F. A
Nebhardt
Oklahoma City
A. I. Clark
New York
Asa Willard
Missour
Mont
Lester KR. Daniels
Sacramento
Calif
County awards culvert and grading contracts in Lime Creek Cedar townships
Washington county board of supervisors awarded fourteen Lime Creek culverts and one Cedar township culvert to L. Peterson Cedar Rapids for 6692 dollars. Ten concrete box culverts, two extension, and three vitrified pipe culverts. Grading bid rejected for Wellman town road segment. work to be done by day labor crews. F T Patik Cedar Rapids won Wayland Marion township grading about three quarters of a mile for 9593.78 dollars. Work starts August 1 and finishes December. State highway commission approves change to Washington riverside road pull in from north near Ralph Livingston home with improvements to county road.
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Lime Creek
Cedar Townships
Marion Township
Washington County Board of Supervisors
L. Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Township
Wellman
F. T. Patik
Washington-Wayland
Henry
State Highway Commission
Washington-riverside
Washireton
Ralph Livingston
Coppec
American Pearl
End to Mexico religious clash announced in 1920s pact
Mexico City reports a settlement between the government and the Catholic Church ending the 1926 religious laws conflict. Portes Gil outlines three interpretations to allow church services, teach religious doctrine privately, and protect citizen petitions. A July 6 celebration is planned.
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Mexico City
U.P
Catholichurch
Emilio Portes Gil
Portes Gil
Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores
Ruiz Y Flores
Pasqual Diaz
Mexico
Mexican Interior Department
Portes Pil
United States
Vatican City
Pius Ixi
Washington club outlines fall festival plans
Bet ter Washington club meets in the Y M C A community room and names Lloyd Lytle as general chairman for the fall festival. The group favors a strong agricultural exhibit with premiums while preserving entertainment. County agent H J Montgomery notes possible state funds if the exhibit and educational features are emphasized. Mayor J W Applegate and others urge balance between farm show and entertainment as planning starts for dates and committees.
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Better Washington Club
Washington
Lloyd Lytle
H. J. Montgomery
Mr Montgomery
S. Lemmon
J. W. Applegate
Lytle
J. W. Enslin
Five Men Hold Up Train In California
Five men halted Southern Pacific train Number 6 four miles west of Pittsburgh California on June 2, shot engineer James Barnes in the shoulder and escaped with about $20,000 from a mail car. Barnes was taken to Pittsburgh hospital in serious condition.
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Pittsburgh
Calif
U.P
Bay Region
Southern Pacific
Here
James Barnes
Oakland
Hoovers Invited To West Branch Homecoming
West Branch Iowa invites President Hoover and Mrs Hoover to return for the August 15 homecoming and community picnic. The village records 17 328 visitors to the cottage birthplace of the future national leader since his renomination in Kansas City.
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West Branch
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Kansas City
Visit of Mount Pleasant Women to Washington
Mrs K Bidwell and her daughters Ora Ruth and Martha Anne traveled from Mount Pleasant to Washington to spend the weekend with Mrs Bidwell’s sister Mrs Will Jones and Mrs Carl Hedges on a social visit.
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K. 0.Bidwell
Ora Ruth
Martha Anne
Mount Pleasant
Washington
Henry Ford and Son Escape Serious Injury in Pier Accident
Henry Ford and his son Edsel nearly escaped injury when a photographer’s flashlight powder exploded on a New York pier where the Gunard liner Berencaria was docked. Ford party including Edsel, wife, and three children had just arrived from Europe. photographer John Schultz triggered the flash causing glass to shatter and injure ten people nearby.
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Henry Ford
New York
Dsel
Edsel
Europe
John Schultz
Ford
Scultz
Schultz
K C S Decorate Graves Tomorrow
The Washington council Knights of Columbus will decorate nine graves at Elm Grove cemetery this Sunday following the order's national practice. Members meet at the hall at two o'clock and proceed to the cemetery to honor W H Butterfield P Th Traniley John Ryan A J Waldschmidt John Moriarty Fred West John Scannell James King and Patrick Curry.
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Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
Elm Grove Cemetery
Elmrove Cemetery
W. H. Butterfield
P. Th. Traniley
John Ryan
A. J. Waldsch
Birney Charged With Assault to Face Hearing Next Monday
John Birney of Haskins is charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm on James Cherwinker. Justice of the Peace W F Arber set Monday morning for the hearing after the trouble at Haskins yesterday evening.
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Justice of the Peace
W. Farber
John Birney
Haskins
James Cherwinker
President Hoover Plans Summer at White House Desk
President Hoover will stay in Washington during most of the congressional recess with no vacation plans beyond weekend trips to fishing preserves in Maryland and Virginia. He will not seek speaking engagements and will focus on two policies: the federal farm board and Navy reduction talks with Great Britain, giving them personal attention.
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Washington
U.P
Troover
Maryland
Virginia
Federal Farm Board
Great Britain
Pilot Lee Schnoehair Aims For Nonstop New York Flight Record
Reports from Los Angeles and Roosevelt Field indicate Lee Schnoehair plans a nonstop Los Angeles to New York flight in his airplane Silvertown with a goal to beat the existing 18 hours 22 minutes record. A later leg would attempt a New York to Los Angeles Hop. Separate items note a telegram asking for floodlights and an arrest alert for a bad check.
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Los Angeles
Lee Schroenhair
New York
Fresno
Roosevelt Field
I. 1
Lee Schnoehair
Calif
Silvertown
Schnoehair
Cap. Frank Hawks
Brockhart Debenture Plan Aims to Help Farmers
Senator Brookhart proposes a new debenture relief plan as part of the tariff bill. The reform would make tariff bounty certificates payable to the federal farm board and passed to stabilization corporations, shielding farmers from exporters and speculators. He seeks votes from independents and also backs stock tax and industry profit regulation proposals.
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Washington
Farm Bureau
Brockhart
Towa
Senate
Brookhart
Federal Farm Board
Iowa
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