Bank Loot Suspects Nabbed in Cedar Rapids Case
Frank Maly, linked to three youths who robbed Palo Iowa bank in March, and Frank Stanek, garage owner who sold the getaway car, are under arrest in Cedar Rapids. Mary, arrested in Chicago, admitted receiving part of the loot and aiding the escape. Maly said he burned the money after news of Nemecek’s arrest, the sheriff questions that claim.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Maly
Palo
Frank Stanek
Mary
Jerry Nepovin
Joe Hindrava
Edward Nemecek
Chicago
Stanek
Harry Manchester
Palo Bank
Nepovin
Maly
Nemeck
Manchester
Captain to address citizens camp on August 1928
Captain J J France will be here Wednesday afternoon to discuss the citizens military training camp slated for August 1 to 30, 1928. He will outline camp history, purpose, training schedules, and points of interest to students, reserve officers, business groups, and religious bodies.
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J. J France
J. Elliot Grayson
Guota
Ascension Day Observed by Bethlehem Commandery
Announcements to Knights Templar outline the annual Ascension day observance on Thursday May 17 Graves of deceased members will be decorated in Elm Grove Woodlawn and at Brighton Colum worth Sigourney and other cemeteries Decoration services at local cemeteries begin at 430 p m Forty nine members are buried at these sites A dinner follows at the Masonic temple at 630 with memorial address by Dr W W Bowers
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Knights Templar
Bethlehem Commandery
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Brighton
Columworth
Sigourney
Masonic Temple
W.W. Bowers
Wesley Haigler Visits Marion O Laughlin
Wesley Haigler of Sigourney, a veteran of the 80th Iowa, is visiting Marion O Laughiin.
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Wesley Haigler
Sigourney
80Th
Iowa
Marion O’laughiin
Favor Senate Quiz of Case to Collect Tax From Couzens
The Senate Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report on the La Follette resolution authorizing a senatorial investigation of the Couzens tax case. If adopted the measure would empower the committee to probe the Treasury Department action levying a ten million back tax against Senator Couzens of Michigan, overturned by the tax appeals board. The dispute arose while Couzens was involved in a senate inquiry into the Treasury in a feud with Secretary Mellon.
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Washington
la Follette
Couzens
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Treasury Department
Michigan
Board of Tax Appeals
Mellon
Washington Wins Little Six Meet With 50 Point Surge
Washington high school's strong all around track team won the Little Six conference meet at Burlington scoring 50 23 4 points. Burlington Ottumwa Fairfield Muscatine and Mt Pleasant followed with 28 3 4 35 26 1 4 and 0. Washington swept most events, set records, and claimed two trophies including the relay victory led by Bill Bales.
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Washington High School
Burlington
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Bales
Layton
Bill Bales
Little Six
Iamn
Allbee
Bain
Quinn
Edmunds
Atkinson
United States to help defend foreigners in Tientsin
Washington reports officials say the United States may join allied powers to defend 8 000 foreigners in Tientsin if the situation worsens. Eight thousand marines remain in Shanghai and Tientsin, with evacuation of Americans as a last resort if disorders escalate.
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Soccor
Tientsin
Washington
United States
Shanghai
Prince Carol to Leave England by Thursday
Prince Carol of Roumania is expected to depart England by Thursday at the latest. He is staying with Ionescu near Godstone, Surrey, and is ill with chills. Officials have requested his departure due to alleged anti-Roumanian political activities and may place him under Scotland Yard surveillance.
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London
Prince Carol of
Carol
Scotland Yard
Jonescu
Paris
Stresemann Reported Very Ill in Berlin
Berlin May 14. Foreign Minister Stresemann is said to be ill with grippe and an intestinal ailment affecting the heart. Doctors hope for recovery within a fortnight. He was forbidden to speak before the parliamentary election Sunday. Reports linked mushroom poisoning but were not confirmed.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Acht Uhr Blatt
Grippe
Frank Miles Ill With Pneumonia in Des Moines Hospital
Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legionaire is reported in very grave condition at Methodist hospital Des Moines after a restless night. He had been ill with influenza and continued work last week until his condition worsened Saturday requiring hospitalization.
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Des Moines
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Methodist Hospital
Miles
Break Ground for New Nurses' Home at Washington County Hospital
Winfield Smouse donated half the funds for a nurses home at Washington County Hospital and turned the first spade of earth at a Saturday ceremony. A. W. Roeder of Rockwell continues work on the basement as excavations proceed. The hospital board’s chairman VT McCleery opened the program and lauded Smouse’s part in the project.
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Winfield Smouse
Washington County Hospital
A. W. Roeder
Rockwell
Smouse
VT. . McCleery
Hospital Board
Mr. Smouse
Ruth Sherbeck
F. W. Eastwood
Frank B. Miller
America
Ella Reitan
Walsh Withdrawal Shifts Montana Democratic Front
In Helena on May 14 the withdrawal of Senator Thomas J. Walsh from the Democratic presidential nomination altered Montana politics. Governor Al Smith of New York expected to win the party endorsement while Walsh’s exit left Burton Wheeler as Smith’s main rival for the nomination, with Wheeler balancing neutrality for Walsh’s supporters and Butte opposition. Republicans show little instruction from county delegates amid a divided field.
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Helena
Mont
Thomas J. Walsh
al Smith
New York
Montana
Walsh
Smith
State Central Committee
Burton K. Wheeler
Washington Band closes Music Week with opener in Central Park
The Washington band wrapped up National Music Week in Central Park with its first concert of the season led by veteran conductor Neil Humble. About thirty musicians performed popular numbers as part of a well attended week-long program organized by the Fortnightly club music department. The band, in strong form after winter rehearsals, plans nineteen performances this season including Saturday and Thursday dates through summer with a September show.
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Washington
Washington Band
Central Park
Humble
Neil Humble
Keota High School Junior Senior Banquet Honors Lindbergh Theme
Keota high school held its junior senior banquet in the gym on May 11 with seating for sixty six. Aviation motifs decorated the event honoring Colonel Lindbergh. Boyd Stoutner presided as toastmaster and a program featured The Good Ship Graduation and The Take-off among other acts. Music by a Penn college quintet complemented the evening. Mr. and Mrs. W F Bickel and Verna visited Mrs. Bickel in Oskaloosa over the weekend.
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Keota
Keota High School
Charles Lindbergh
Boyd Stoutner
Marion Rickerd
W. C. Moser
Mary Louise Stewart
Francine Lacey
Kenneth Walker
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Lowden Denies Agreement With Dawes Campaign Expenditure
Frank O. Lowden testified to the senate campaign committee that he did not strike a delegate trade with Vice President Dawes but his Chicago headquarters had raised 64,700 dollars and spent about 60,000 as he framed a campaign to realign politics on agriculture and industry.
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Lowden
Dawes
Washington
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Senate Campaign Investigation Committee
Charles &G. Dawes
Republican Party
Chicago
Frank Q. Lowden
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Bix
Hoover
al Smith
Clarence F. Buck
Omer N. Custer
Galesburg
Trl
Robert I. Clark
Los Angeles
New York
Custer and
Clark
Buck
Lowdon
California
Commerce
Ohio
Indiana
Greenville
Tenn
Nebraska
Dale
Jepn
Vermont
Watson
Hoover Clubs
Curtis
Kansas
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Golf
West Virginia
Smith New York
Reed
Missouri
George
Georgia
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Walsh
Mont
Hitchcock
Gen. Leonard Wood
McCleery to Speak at Washington Memorial Day
Richard McCleery, high school public speaking teacher, will deliver the Memorial Day address in Central Park forenoon weather permitting. The program may precede cemetery grave decorations and other ceremonies at each cemetery with prayers music and brief talks.
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Washington
Richard McCleery
McCleery
Central Park
Oklahoma couple visits sister in city
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson of Oklahoma City are here visiting Mrs. Anderson's sister, Mrs. S. B. Dewey. Mrs Dewey's condition remains just about the same.
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Mrs
Fred Anderson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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