Keokuk Presbytery Young People Win Orator Contest
Everestine Daniels of Washington won first in the oratorical contest at the Keokuk Presbytery Young People's Christian Union convention held at the United Presbyterian church. William Masson of Washington was second and Clifford Pierson of Burlington third. The three will be mailed to the national contest with entries in three divisions. Closing session to include officer election and roll call of societies. Dr. Robert N. Montgomery of Tarkio College gave the evening address urging Christian education and service.
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Everstine Daniels
Washington
Keokuk Presbytery
Young People’s Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church
William Masson
Clifford Pierson
Burlington
Lake George
New York
C. S. Williams
Rev. C. W. Klein
Leigh W. Soule
West Chester
Nellie Nichols
Helen Browning
Morning Sun
Margaret Giffin
Cc. S. Ramsdale
Columbus City
Elizabeth Carver
Keokuk
Robert N. Montgomery
Tarkio College
Tarkio Mo
Christian Church
Christian College
Montgomery
Christ
Second Suspect in Keefer Sisters Slaying Case
Knoxville Iowa June 24 A second man Floyd Tucker 20 was arrested in the slaying of Jennie and Letitia Keefer spinster sisters aged 65 and 70 at their farm home. Authorities tighten circumstantial case on John Kingery 21 with fingerprint ballistic tests tying a 22 caliber rifle to the crime and shells matching marks. Robbery motive suspected as a wooden barrel and a purse with money were found bloodstained and empty. Funeral services planned for late today but may be postponed pending autopsy results and further examinations.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Floyd Tucker
Jennie
Letitia Keefer
Here
John Kingery
Jennié
Spinister
Harold Gesell
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Kingery
Keefer
Gesell
Iowa Republicans Plan State Convention on July 19
DES MOINES IOWA June 24 INS Call for the republicans of Iowa to assemble in Des Moines July 19 for their state convention was issued today by Harrison E Spangler state chairman The state republican judicial convention will be held at Cedar Rapids on July 26 Spangler announced The convention will nominate candidates for state auditor and railroad commissioner as primary elections failed to pick men for these posts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Spangler
Wapello Farm Union to Meet Washington Independents Sunday
The Wapello County Farm Union baseball team faces the Washington Independents at 2:30 Sunday at Libe's Park. A return game is slated for a week later, and the Independents will then play the Eddyville Giants the following Sunday.
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Wapello County
Washington Y's Men to Tour Europe for Exchange of Ideas
A group of four including Dick McCleery and Henry Bailey will depart July 7 for a goodwill European tour visiting England Holland France Germany Austria Bulgaria Yugoslavia Italy Switzerland Romania and possibly Estonia. The mission is to contact foreign clubs, exchange ideas, and strengthen YMCA networks with meetings planned via interpreters and home hospitality. The trip aims to boost global interest and ends with an August return for the Detroit convention.
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Y’s Men
Dick McCleery
Henry Bailey
Washington Club
Fred Lincks
Pittsfield
Mass
Howard Sullivan
Camden, New Jersey
England
Holland
France
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Italy
Switzerland
Roumania
Estonia
Europe
Y’s
Washington
McCleery
Bailey
Detroit
New York Y. M. C. A
National
Y. M. C. A. Council
Democrats Battle Over Abolishing Two-Thirds Rule
Chicago dispatches report a fierce Democratic party split over Franklin D Roosevelt and the two-thirds nominating rule. Tammany leader John F Curry vows to fight the abolition while Roosevelt supporters push the change amid warnings from Al Smith that Roosevelt cannot win in November. The row signals a Madison Square Garden showdown with anti-Roosevelt forces coordinating to block nomination by any rule.
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Chicago
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Beavers
Roosevelt
Jackson
Rosevelt
John F. Curry
Tammany
Curry
Madison Square Garden
al Smith
Frank Hauge
Jersey City
Smith-Hague
Smith
Wm. Sibbs McAdoo
Hague
New Jersey
Union
Mississippi
Compromise Jobless Relief Likely as Senate Backs Wagner Plan
Senate approves Wagner bill as an amendment to Garner, launching a house senate conference on a compromise relief program worth about 2.3 billion dollars. Both plans fund public works and loan programs to states and cities to create jobs and aid the needy, with presidential veto concerns.
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Senate
Washington
Garner
Wagner
Hoover
New York
White House
House
Funeral services for Herald White held at 3:30 Saturday
Herald White, 37, was killed in a Wednesday night car wreck near Wapello. Funeral services are set for 3:30 Saturday at L A Jones funeral home with Rev D Chalmers Fulton and Rev A C Bailey officiating. Burial at Elm Grove cemetery. White, born March 31 1895 near Ainsworth, was son of W C White and long-time Cedar Rapids and Ainsworth area resident.
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Herald White
L. A. Jones
D. Chalmers Fulton
United Presbyterian Church
A. C. Bailey
Moline
Elm Grove Cemetery
White
Wapello
Ainsworth
W. C. White
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Resignation Accepted of Rev H F McAllister
Rev H F McAllister resigned from the Ainsworth United Presbyterian church. Keokuk Presbytery accepted the resignation at a noon meeting at the local United Presbyterian church. He will preach at Fredericksburg and plans to leave mid next week with his wife and sister in law Miss Lela Henderson of New Concord Ohio accompanying him.
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H. F. McAllister
Ainsworth United
Keo resident Nettie Statler shops locally yesterday
Mrs. Nettie Statler of Keo visited the area and shopped locally yesterday, supporting nearby merchants. The note highlights a resident engaging with the community's retail options.
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Nettie Statler
Keota
Six More Candidates File Primary Campaign Expenses
Six candidates in the upcoming June 6 primary filed affidavits of campaign expenses. A. J. Nichols spent 20.90 on newspaper ads and gas. W. E. Howell used 18.45 for cards notices gas and oil. Charles F. Greiner 22.95 on cards ads and meals. W. C. Hradek 17.75 for notices and gasoline. Jay Brown 14.80 for newspaper advertising. Joseph Haller 19.65 for ads cards and portrait photo.
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A. J. Nichols
W. E. Howell
Charles F. Greiner
Police nabbed by flashy dressers spark robber spree probe
Detroit police traced 17 robberies to two youths found with gaudy outfits and dancing hall habitues. The pair confessed involvement, saying proceeds funded taxi dancers and clothing.
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Detroit
INS
Troop F Dominate in Practice Kittenball Win
Troop F defeated American Pearl 23 to 5 in a practice kittenball game held yesterday evening.
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Troop F
Debts and disarmament talk in postwar US politics
In Beverly Hills a columnist mocks schemes to cancel debts if Europe remains unarmed and accuses Liberty bond holders of bribing Europe to disarm. The piece questions funding and the logic of paying nations not to arm, asking what Europe would owe the US for not arming.
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Bevery Hills
Cal
America
Europe
Pierce Knox to Play Xylophone Solo at Band Concert
Twelve year old Pierce Knox of the school for the blind in Vinton will be featured as soloist on xylophones at Saturday evenings band concert. He also plays trap drums in the school orchestra which placed third in the state contest. The program lists King Overture Jolly Robbers Paloma La Xylophone solos by Pierce Knox Simplicity Good Night Sweetheart Let Me Call You Sweetheart and selections from The Fire Emperer e Weldon Trumpet and Drum.
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Pierce Knox
Pierce
School For the
Vinton
Neil Humble
Madison Square Garden
Jolly Robbers
Teachers Headed to Atlantic City for Education Convention
Miss Althea Montgomery leaves Cedar Rapids with sister Mrs. R P Taylor to attend the National Education Association convention in Atlantic City N J June 26 to July 1 She was nominated as a director of the NEA from Iowa for 1932 1933 to boost Iowa NEA membership and Iowa interests in the NEBF Supt J H Peet and daughters travel east for NEA duties with local faculty member J A Taylor also attending for Columbia University summer session
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Althea Montgomery
Cedar Rapids
R. P. Taylor
Atlantic City
N. J
National Education Association
Miss Montgomery
Iowa State Teachers Convent
National Educational Association
Iowa
N. BE. A
N,bfa
Montgomery
Taylor
Mansfield
Ella Montgomery
J. H. Peet
Audrey
Helen Alcorn
N.ef. A
Supt. Peet
Iowa State Meanbers Association
J. A. Taylor
Washington
Columbia University
Hiker Finds Job After Long Hitchhike to Island Line
Duncan McKenzie hitchhiked from Galesburg Illinois to Martha's Vineyard Steamship Company in Oak Bluffs Mass. covering 17006 miles in hope of work. Superintendent William A. Smith was impressed and hired him on the spot.
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Oak Bluffs
Mass
Duncan McKenzie
Galesburg
Ill
Martha’s Vineyard Steamship Company
William A. Smith
Bain and McAvoy Set to Attend Olympic Tryouts in Iowa City
Clarenee Bain and Marlon McAvoy will be spectators at the Olympic track and field tryouts in Iowa City tomorrow, watching hopefuls compete for spots on the national team.
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Clarenee Bain
Marlon McAvoy
Iowa City
Supreme Court rules salary grab invalid in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the forty fourth assembly's legislative expense account act unconstitutional. It barred payment of last session claims but left intact warrants for the forty third assembly. The unanimous decision involved test cases led by Gallarno with broad legal opposition and defense from the state and lawmakers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Forty-Third General Assembly
Iowa Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
George Gallarno
Gallarno
John J. Halloran
Supreme Court
Howard J. Clark
J. P. Pritchard
Sioux City
Fred Free
Pritchard
L. H. Salinger
Ralph MacLean
Carroll
Leroy Shields
Shields
Earl FP. Wisdom
Wisdom
Census forecast shows depopulation trend in Chicago area
An analysis by P. K. Whelpton of the Scripps Foundation predicts the 1940 census will reveal a declining population. The shift is indicated by fewer children under five and a growing share of older residents in the last census period.
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Chicago
INS
United States
P. K. Whelpton
Scripps Foundation of Research
Whelpton
Premonition Leads to Detroit River Body Find
Mrs. Nettie Glover a 55 year old regular morgue visitor identified a body pulled from the Detroit River as Courtney Rathbun a 75 year old retired lake steamer captain who had lived with her and disappeared on November 10. She said a premonition warned her the body would be found in the river.
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Detroit
INS
Nettie Glover
Courtney Rathbun
Detroit River
Rathbun
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