Delegates chosen in Franklin and West Chester precincts
Republican convention delegates were selected by caucus in West Chester and Franklin precincts and reported to the county auditor. The West Chester slate included A. T. Augustin, A. W. Luers, J. B. Griggs, F. Lindenmyre, with Lloyd Bauer as committeeman and Mrs. Roy Gardner as committeewoman. In Franklin, delegates included W. P. Moore, Mrs. W. Moore, George Gilbert, Walter Toro, Henry Cuddeback, and Somaret as committeeman with a leading temperance figure addressing the audience. The article discusses temperance and prohibition advocacy, media bias, and calls for national federation of prohibition groups. It also covers a local event at a United Presbyterian church and a Raleigh news item about Andrew Johnson’s birthplace restoration at Pullen Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Franklin
West Chester
A. T. Augustin AW. Luers
Los. Hewitt
J.B Griggs
Lindenmyre
Lloyd Bauer
Roy Gardner
P. Moore
Mip
Moore
George Gilbert
Walter Toro
Stewart
Beck
Philadelphia
M. Butler
Columbia University
New York
Great National Federation
Sehich
Hie
F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
A.W. Henke
Methodist Church
D. C. Fulton
United Presbyterian Church
F. J. Robins
West Chester Methodist Church
Frank R. Sage
Dr. Eastwood
Disasters Mark First Half of 1930 Across Worlds
United Press reports a year of disaster in 1930 with earthquakes in Burma and Persia killing thousands, famine in China, rioting deaths linked to Gandhi's campaign, floods in Ceylon making 10000 homeless, bandit raids in India, and a deadly prison fire in Columbus, Texas tornadoes killing 66.
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United Press
Burma
India
Mahatma Gandi
China
Persia
Ceylon
South Africa
Coumbus
Texas
Cotter school hires and town notes at Columbus Junction
May 10 Columbus Junction teachers elected for Cotter school include HE Rogera as superintendent and instructors Viola Arshbarger Inver Moats and others. Mrs John Butler visits from Muscatine as townsfolk attend to illness, deaths, club meetings and local improvements. Notables include road graveling No 76 toward the Iowa River bridge and families visiting kin across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Rogera
Viola Arshbarger
Inver Moats
Violet Duncan
Margaret Faris
Mary Parker
Frances Alsto
Arr
John Butler
Muscatine
C. J. McWilliams
Robert Wilcox
PL Morgan
Col
Cliff Bell
J. Boots
Early
Harold Kelly
W. H. Dean and Son
John Schlichting
Springfield
Jennie Grubb
Galesburg
Long Beach
Cal
Ella McSweeney
Frank Duncan
Des Moines
Hoover Home on San Juan Hill For Rent in Palo Alto
Due to the owner's absence, the 15 room Herbert Hoover residence on San Juan hill in Palo Alto is offered for rent to a suitable tenant. Real estate broker W. F. Hyde announced the properties availability amid the indefinite sojourn.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Herbert Hoover
San Juan Hill
W. F. Hyde
Mother's Day Observances in Washington Churches
Washington churches held Mother's Day services with flowers, decorated altars, and special sermons. St James Catholic Church featured Rev Joseph O'Donnell praising mothers. United Presbyterian and Methodist congregations shared sermons on mothers' roles. Church choirs performed period-appropriate hymns and readings focused on mothers.
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Washington
St. James Catholic
Joseph O'Donnell
United Presbyterian
Rey Fulton
Stic Methodist
A. W. Henke
Crawfordsville Seniors Stage Class Play Anne Whatsher Name
The senior class of 1980 at Crawfordsville High presented their class play Anne Whatsher Name in the auditorium to a full house. A three act mystery comedy featured Kenneth White Burks as Anthony Wheat and a cast including Alice Walker Lena Jones Myral Smith Thelma Edgar John White Eva Martin Jean Stewart and others directed by Miss Leila Carris.
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Crawfordsville
Anne
Anthony Wheat
Tony
Kenneth White Burks
Robert Hanna
Marjorie
Alce Walker
Julia
Alice Sweetarbara
Genevee Hinton
Mooney
Lena Jones
Willie Peabody
Max Mitchell Doran
Myral Smith
Louise Barnes
Louise Byers
Eva Martin
Judge Bundy
John White
Abed
Fam
Willis Conrad
Nancy Brown
Rosedale
Thelma Edgar
Ebenezer Whittle
Harold Newthart
Ebenezer
Jean Stewart
Leila Carris
Miss Carris
Vernon White
Waterloo
Freda White
Washington
Rhea Duncan
Muscatine
Kenneth White
Irene de Long
Bessie Busby
Mary White
Grinnell
Marjorie Hazina
Griffith Partition Case Decided Today
Judge Frank Bechly announced the Griffith partition decision in C. O. Griffith v. J B. Griffith and others. The ruling favored both parties with a lengthy document, finding no sale of property involved as argued by some. The judge had traveled to Washington and planned a few days in the area for non jury matters after the regular March term.
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Frank Bechly
Griffith
C. O. Griffith
B. Griffith
Washington
Junior High Meet Summaries Report by Event
Readable results from a junior high school meet list multiple events across eighth seventh and sixth grades with top finishers in 50 yard dash pole vault half mile broad jump 100 yard dash quarter mile high jump 440 yard relay and team totals led by eighth graders with Ray Kupka James Wagner and Claire Norton among most frequent podium finishers total points show eighth grade 54 seventh 11 sixth 3.
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Ray Kupka
Hirst
Claire Norton
Marion Sandy
Sth
James Wagner
Hay Kupka
Bob Hesseltine
Dale Nelson
James — Wagner
Stamlely Hotle
Fay Murphy
Anen Hunsaker
Stanley Hotle
Maurice Libe
Billy Hinkle
Wagner
Hunsaker
Hotle
Kupka
Norton
Barclay
Miller
Fetters
Knight
Hasty
Murphy
Richardson
Two River Towns Show An Increase In Population
May 12 man count shows Muscatine county population up to 29 365 as env orators finish preliminary work after counting. Davenport city up nearly 4 000 to 60 612. 1920 county pop 29 105 urban 20 468 rural 8 897. Local social notes cover Mother's Day visits and church service highlights with names and places such as Pulaski Waterloo Cedar Falls Davenport Luxor Egypt and Washington.
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Des Moines
Muscatine
Env
Ators
Davenport
Summer Round-Up Clinic Thursday
PTA sponsors a summer round-up clinic for children entering kindergarten next year at city hall on Thursday and Friday afternoons May 15 and 16. Free examinations identify remediable defects to be corrected before fall, with referrals to family physicians for further guidance. Girl Scouts assisted with house-to-house canvassing to locate five-year-olds born before January 16, 1981.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Hndergarten
Norse
Heights
Wallace
Lincoln
Centennial
St. James
A. E. Atchise Wallace
M.A
Hunter Heights
J. C. Brown
Harvey Meek
St James
John
Weir
Recital program announced for Miss Kracaw at Methodist Church
Miss Hazel Kracaw of Mt Pleasant will present readings at the Methodist Church on Tuesday at eight o clock assisted by Miss Ruth George as soloist. The program includes Springtime of the Rus k The Human Tonic The Nutty Gnat and the Naughty Nut The Heart of Mini Galloway Dust of the Road One Act Play Kenneth Friend O Mine In Maytime Mon Pierre.
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Hazel Kracaw
Mt. Pleasant
Methodist
Shurch
Ruth George
Galloway
Kenneth
Pierre
Missionary Society Meeting in Crawfordsville
The Women's Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church met at Mrs. W. W. Twinam's home with eighteen members and ten guests. Miss Rose Mindler, matron of Luxor's girls school, spoke on Christian life in Egypt, a brass gong gift was presented, and social refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Women’s Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church
W. W. Twinam
Blanche Mitchell
Gladys Twinam
Mra
Bse Maxwell
Rose Mindler
Luxor
Egypt
Mindler
Gladys ‘Twinam
Maude Lease
F. J. Maxwell
Rose Minner
Washington
Bert Orris
Ceda Falls
Myrtle
Jeannette Wooley
Iowa City
Son of Curwood Dies in Plane Crash
James Oliver Curwood, 19, only son of the late novelist, died from injuries after his airplane struck a tree Thursday night near DWOSSO. He was making a correspondent assignment when the accident occurred.
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Curwood
Dwosso
Mich
James Oliver Curwood
Rural Graduation Exercises May 31 at County Schools
Mrs Winnie Palmer county superintendent announced the annual eighth grade commencement for rural schools will be held on Saturday May 31. Details of the program are not yet available as measles epidemics in several schools have delayed final examinations across the county.
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Winnie Palmer
Three killed in Chicago beer-flat ambush gun battle
In Chicago a northern beer flat raid by state attorney officers ended in a fierce shootout. Two robbers and a racketeer died after a police ambush prompted a deadly exchange. Hayes was shot seven times and died. another robber and a porter killed. Two gunmen fled in a waiting car, believed wounded as detectives fired into the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State's Attorney's Office
Jack Hayes
Hayes
Woman killed husband in sane claim shocks Chariton
Mrs. C. Frank Phillips, 62, admitted shooting her barber husband, 61, after a night with an apparent sleep disorder. Alienists ruled she was insane. The revolver, found near the bed, caused instantaneous death. Phillips had been missing the weapon for days.
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Chariton
C. Frank Phillips
Phillips
Delegation Responsible for Treaty
Secretary of State Stimson told the Senate foreign affairs committee that the London naval conference succeeded on Anglo Japanese American issues but failed to resolve disputes among European powers. He said the American delegation acted without written or verbal instructions from President Hoover and bore responsibility for the treaty’s negotiations and outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simnicon
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
London
Jon Luk
Hoover
Stimson
Compulsory military training debated in Des Moines
In a No-decision debate at a Unitarian church Col Robert J Shaw and Victor Schultz argued over compulsory military training in schools. Shaw said trainees learn little and serve propaganda aims for the War Department while Schultz cited nearly 12 million dollars spent on training of limited value.
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Des Moines
Unitarian
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
Victor Schultz
War Department
Shaw
BL O. T. C
Department
Co Shaw
Schultz
Population Update for Columbus Grows to 285 725
The Columbus population is 285 725, up 48 704 since 1920, according to local census bureau figures. The greater Columbus area including suburbs is expected to reach about 310 000.
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Columbus
Greater
Deer Killed Out Of Season In Vehicle Collision In Gates County
State game warden in Gates County, while driving on the Eas Tenton Gatesville highway, struck a deer and killed it out of season. He did not use a firearm and reported the incident after the collision.
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Gatesvi
N. C
Hinton
Gates County
Eastenton
Gatesville
First and Last Bite at Great Western Paper Mill
Justus Rorschach, a veteran mill employee who fed the first and last sticks for pulp wood at the Great Western Paper mill in Port Arthur Wisconsin, witnessed the mill’s closure after 24 years of service.
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Port Arthur
Wis
Justus Rorschach
Great Western Paper Company
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Prohibition
Franklin Township
Martha Butler
Churches
Leita Carris
Aly
Mrs
Harry Ramseyer
H. Ramseyer
Pulaski
Howard Hesseltine
Conn Whiteman
Gerald Moothart
Junior Hamil
Misa Rose Minner
Bagot
A. N. Porter
Kracaw
Nellie Manners
Husand
Atlanta
C. A. ‘Turner
Memphis
Tenn
Arthur Fred Lemon
Kansas City
Katherine Davision
St. Louis
C. C
Senate Committee
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