Fire damages two Iowa City buildings in midnight blaze
Fire in Iowa City destroyed the University cafe where it started and damaged Paris Cleaners and Williams Iowa Supply. Estimated damage about 2250 dollars. Origin undetermined. In Des Moines, inheritance tax receipts announced for Hattie M DeLescaill Davenport estate and Andrew Ray Maxwell estate.
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Iowa City
University Cafe
Paris Cleaners
Williams Iowa
Des Moines
Hattie M. DeLescaill
Davenport
Ray E. Johnson
DeLescaille
Read
Andrew Ray
Maxwell
Johnson
Ray
Legislator Expense Claims Filed With Auditor Long
Representative George B. Miller of Shelby county has mailed a claim for 494.49 with Auditor J. W. Long for expenses as a member of the last legislature. Other claims filed include Sen. C. L. Rigby of Cedar county for 452.50 and Rep. EB Malone of Cass county for 374.73.
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Des Moines
George B. Miller
Shelby County
J. W. Long
Long
C. L. Rigby
Cedar County
EB. Malone
Cass County
Picnic Honors A M Mc Coll Before July Retirement
A picnic in Woodward last night honored A M Mc Coll, chairman of the state board of control, who will retire July 1. The event followed a quarterly conference of superintendents of board of control institutions in Des Moines yesterday.
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Woodward
UPA
A. M. McColl
State Board of Control
McColl
Board of Control Institutions
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court ruling limits Osceola road bonds
Attorney General John Fletcher says the Iowa supreme court decision restricts bonds approved at elections to the roads as they existed at that time. Bonds cannot be redirected to improve roads relocated after the vote, affecting similar cases in other counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Osceola County
Iowa
John Fletcher
Fletcher
Dauber Named Coach at Mississippi A M College
Raymond G. Dauber former University of Iowa athlete becomes head football and track coach at Mississippi A and M college for next year. He comes from Western Reserve University where he assisted Gordon Locke and succeeds Chris Cagle the former Army all American half back.
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Dauber
Bankers Elect Officers in Iowa State Bank Group
Waterloo reports Ivan Hasbrouck elected president of the Iowa bankers association following a convention. Other officers include Charles J. Weiser as vice president and Joe J. Brus as treasurer. Langdon heads to Los Angeles to represent American college men at a national education event.
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Waterloo
Ivan CO. Hasbrouck
Iowa State
Bank At
Jefferson
Iowa Bankers Association
Hasbrouck
CC. Jacobsen
Sioux City
Trasbrook
Humeston
Ames
Des Moines
Charles J. Weiser
Decorah
Joe J. Brus
Davenport
Langdon to Speak at Meeting After Law Degree
Langdon, who financed his education by operating a typesetting machine, earned a law degree last month and will be one of four speakers at an upcoming meeting. Police say Edward R. Vanden confessed to a racket that collected about 2500 from streetcar companies and others by feigning injuries after a fall and tricked collections in Kansas City St Louis and Houston with larger sums from railroads and other industries.
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Langdon
Des Moines
Edward R. Vanden
Vanden
Dtr Lectire
Kansas City
St. Louis
Houston
Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders Association Convention Opens
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders Association annual convention. The two day meeting begins today with members gathering for talks and showcases.
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Des Moines
Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders Association
Ames man rescues boat passengers during Des Moines River mishap
Russell Gearhart of Ames jumped into the Des Moines river after a motorboat capsized near a dock. He aided two of the five aboard while two others managed to escape. Boat owner Miller was dragged from the water unconscious. an exhilarator operated by police saved his life.
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Des Moines
Russell Gearhart
Ames
Des Moines River
Gearhart
Miller
State to Offer 1,000,000 Sinking Fund Anticipatory Warrants
The State Treasurer R. E. Johnson will offer 1,000,000 dollars of sinking fund anticipatory warrants next Wednesday. The warrants bear 3 1/4 percent interest and mature January 1, 1933.
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Des Moines
Loverion Brookhart State Sinking Fund
R. E. Johnson
Athletics Director Reports Enrollment Rise Since 1930
FE H Lauer notes enrollment up by 80 from 1930 and near doubling of 1929 figures. Most attendees are pursuing advanced degrees.
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FE. H. Lauer
Judge Kenyon Leaves For Washington Post Of Wickersham Panel
Fort Dodge Iowa June 26 Judge William S S Kenyon travels to Washington to attend the final session of the national law enforcement commission that drafted the Wickersham reports He has served on the panel since its creation After the commission disbands around July 1 Kenyon will take a two month vacation at his Sebasco Maine summer home.
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Fort Dodge
William S&s. Kenyon
Washington, D C
National Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
Kenyon
Commission
Sebasco
Story City Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary with Carnival
Story City hosts a two day carnival marking its incorporation anniversary with bunting and speeches by Sen. L. J. Dickinson. Pioneers are honored in talks, with T. T. Henryson and M. Marvick among those featured. Music from a 100-voice chorus, two bands, and a Clear Lake octet accompanied the event.
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Story City
Sen
L. J. Dickinson
Hoover
T. T. Henryson
M. ©. Marvick
Minneapolis
Gustav Amlund
Bruce
S. F
Ole BR. Peterson
LaPorte
Minn
Glee Club
Two Men Rescue Baby After Pram Plunges Into Lake
In Newcastle England two men pulled a two year old from a pram that rolled over an embankment into a lake. The infant was strapped in the perambulator and survived the incident with no reported injuries.
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Newcastle
Eng
Four Escape Death in Explosions on Lake Michigan
Four people narrowly escaped death in two explosions on Lake Michigan near Chicago. The Kenkora yacht suffered a huge blast injuring Ralph Jasperson while Captain Leonard B. Clark and Steward John Wartell were also hurt. A federal custodian, Austin Jacobson, was thrown into the river. A nearby speedboat trapped off Edgewater Beach caught fire, its four occupants rescued by two girls Virginia Hood and Evelyn Badieux and a boardwalk rescue party.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Ralph Jasperson
Cook
Leonard B. Clark
John Wartell
Austin Jaccobson
Edgewater Beach
Virginia Hood
Evelyn Badieux
Ruth Nichols Injured in New York Trans Atlantic Flight Crash
Spy Ruth Nichols of New York was injured in a crash at St John New Brunswick suffering leg injuries and two cracked vertebrae. Doctors described her condition as not alarming and she will have her plane shipped by boat to Boston then to Detroit factory. She said she was glad Wiley Post and Harold Gatty completed their trans Atlantic flight.
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ST. John, N. B
Ruth Nichols
New York
General
New York Insurance Company
Boston
Detroit
Miss Nichols
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Winnie Mae
Short Rail Line to Be Abandoned
Washington June 25 The interstate commerce commission authorized the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad to abandon a nine mile line between Long Grove and DeWitt Iowa.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Long Grove
DeWitt, Towa
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American Association of Cosmeticians and Hair Artists
Frances Biernat
Dubuque
American Legion
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Wisconsin
Legion and Society of Forty and Wight
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Sheld
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Mississippi Valley League
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Voiles & Dimities
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