Ministers May Swap Pulpits During Summer
A Jasper County Ministerial association meeting discussed a countywide pulpit exchange planned for the summer months. Six Shenandoah men faced gambling charges after a weekend raid on a dice game at the Elks club led by Sheriff Cecil Crawford and Willis Glassgow. Rev B A Erdland of St Joseph Catholic Church in Independence called communism “mass slavery” during a Waterloo Rotary Club talk at Hotel Russell Lamson.
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Newton
Jasper County Ministerial Association
Shenandoah
Elks Club
Cecil Crawford
Willis Glassgow
Page Courtly
Waterloo
B. A. Erdland
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Independence
Waterloo Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
Hartley Farmer Vanishes. Family Seeks Missing Relative
Spencer reports farmer Ed Petersen, 44, disappeared from his Hartley home. He was last seen by his wife saying he would visit relatives near Everly. Authorities believe he may be suffering memory loss and seek any information on his whereabouts.
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Farmer
Spencer—Ed Petersen
Hartley Farmer
Everly
Dolrer dies in tractor accident on family farm
Charles Dolrer a 62 year old Sperry township farmer and Volga Creamery director was killed when a tractor he was repairing slipped into gear and backed over him on the farm.
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Elkader
Charles Dolrer
Sperry Township
Volga Creamery
Webster City Jail to Be Rebuilt at Estimated Cost
Hamilton county auditor L N Doolittle announced the jail will be improved at an estimated cost of 12000. Bids to reinforce the structure will be opened June 12. Sheriff James D Malley said he has had so many escapes from the present jail that he has lost count.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
L. N. Doolittle
Counts
James D Malley
Jraii
Red Oak pool expands for May 30 opening
Officials have deepened the swimming pool and increased capacity for the May 30 opening. A new filtration plant, seam cutter, and plumbing work are installed. Manager Clark Box, Plattenoath Nehcorel, announces a full season of activities.
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Manewer Clark
Plattenoath
Nehcorel
Annual Flower Show by Mon Day Club at Red Oak
The Garden department of the Mon day club hosts its annual flower show and demonstration in Red Oak. Dora Allyson, chairman, says prizes will be awarded for all classes of exhibits.
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Forden N
Red Oak
Gardin
Monday Club
Dora Allyson
Peaetor on Trial Over Church Dispute in Cherokee
Rev. Chester A Diehl pastor of the first Presbyterian church in Little Rock will be tried by a presbytery judicial commission in Cherokee on charges of refusing to support the boards and agencies of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America The dispute centers on the expulsion of eight pastors from the General Assembly held June 1936 in Syracuse NY
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Chester A Diehl
First Presbyterian Church
Littl Kock
Presbytery Judicial Commission
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
General Assembly of the Presbyteriar Church
S. A
Syracuse
Memorial Day expansion honors all of America's dead
Memorial Day is to broaden its meaning beyond public shrines to include personal family memorials and peacetime heroes. A national committee urged a week long observance called Memorial Week ending May 30 to honor departed leaders and everyday heroes, with public officials in many states signaling support.
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America
Soetoeyn
Effecton
Washington considers milk regulation ordinance in council
County and state health officials met Washington leaders to discuss a proposed milk ordinance. Experts from public health agencies urged thorough review before passage. Council deferred action to a later meeting, likely in two weeks.
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Washington
Rockefeller Sidelights Died Homeless in New York
Rockefeller, once the richest man, died homeless in New York. Since 1924 he had no roof over his head after selling his homes to son John D. Rockefeller Jr. for 3.9 million dollars, including the townhouse near Rockefeller Center and estates in Ormond Florida and Lakewood New Jersey. He had invested 50 million to curb a selling wave but failed.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Center
Poccanteco Hills
Tarrytown
Ormond Fla
Ecountry
Lakewood
N. J
Adirondacks
Rockefeller statement amid 1929 stock market panic
New York May 24 Inis reports John D Rockefeller attempted to calm Wall Street during the October 1929 crash. He and his son planned to buy common stocks to reassure jittery security holders whose selling orders drove prices down.
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New York
John D
Rockefeller
Wall Street
Securiy
John
Legend of Rockefellers milk diet debunked
A New York article from May 25 reports that the tale of John D. Rockefeller surviving on milk and crackers was a legend. It notes he ate varied foods, including hamburger and onions, though in moderation, and outlived many doctors who warned against excess.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Give All He Can
The fragment from New York dated May 24 appears to be continuation material from page 4, offering incomplete context and few readable details.
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New York
Balloon Fire Ends Planned High_altitude Flight
A hot air balloon carrying Prof August Piccard and Max Cosynn for a planned 20 000 foot ascent was destroyed by fire in Brussels before takeoff. The fabric burned after a burner ignited the balloon lining. no injuries reported and investigators consider hot air as a hydrogen substitute.
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Brussells
Prof August Piccard
Max Cosynn
Thames
Weider Denies Link to Iowa Murder
Corwith Iowa May 25 Frank Weider aged 50 in jail on suspicion of killing Bert Anfingen tavern operator maintains he is not connected to the crime. Investigators await analysis of a bloodstained shirt sent to Iowa City from which Weider claims the blood is chicken blood.
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Corwith
Iowa
INS
Frank Weider
Bert Anfingen
Dean Wilbur J. Teetere
Iowa City
Weider
Illinois Miners Still Sitting Out in Wilsonville Shaft
Illinois miners at the Superior Coal mine in Wilsonville Morose and sullen after peace efforts failed and desertions reduced their ranks to 300 they chose to sit out on blue Tuesday as of May 25.
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Gillespie
Superior Coal Company
Wilsonville
Iowa Highway Patrol tests set for tomorrow in Des Moines
In Des Moines 121 applicants for Iowa state patrol positions will take written tests as the legislature sits idle. Superintendent Lew Wallace expects 90 to 100 to attend the training camp starting June 10. Top scorers go to the camp and 50 will be placed on regular patrol by July 1. others join a reserve list.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Senate
House
Lew Wallace
Motor Vehicle Department
Wallace
Robert O'Brian
John Hattery
Aged Iowa Residents to Receive June Pension Checks
More than 37,000 Iowa aged residents will receive June pension payments totaling $524,101 in the next two weeks. About 35,303 recipients are served by the old age assistance commission with 2,000 more checks planned for this week and early June. The average check is $14.85, unchanged from May. April averaged $14.88. Final approval covers 926 applications, with about 1,000 more likely for June. In Washington county 259 pensioners will receive $3,735.
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DFS
Iowa
Byron G. Allen
Commission
Washington County
Spear on Radio From Columbus Will Speak on Mission Work
Dr. F W Eastwood reports Dr Robert E B Spear veteran secretary of the board of foreign missions will address listeners by radio from Columbus Ohio where the church assembly meets from 415 to 430 pm eastern time Wednesday afternoon He will retire from his post this year.
Shalla Funeral Arrangements Reported in Richmond
Jesse Shalla dies from internal injuries after a runaway accident. Funeral to be held Wednesday at two o'clock at L. A. Jones funeral home with burial in Richmond cemetery. some papers incorrectly listed Elm Grove cemetery.
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Jesse Shalla
L. A
Harold Ahrens Takes Charge of City Station
Harold Ahrens, a familiar local figure and former state basketball standout, has taken over the Standard station opposite City Hall, succeeding H. E. Gray. Ahrens recently farmed on the Ahrens farm west of Brighton and is welcomed back to Washington. The station sits on West Washington Street, one block east of the square.
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Harold Ahrens
City Hall
H. E. Gray
Ahrens
Brighton
Washington
Washington Street
Iowa spelling champ eliminated after mispronunciation
Kathryn Armstrong of Red Oak Iowa, the state spelling champion, was eliminated in Washington D C today after she misspelled cited as sight due to misunderstanding the pronunciation and definition of the word.
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Washington, D. C
Kathryn Armstrong
Red Oak
Iowa
Warm Monday Record Temperatures Mark Warm Year
The official weather observer reports a high of 81 degrees and a low of 48 on Monday. It was among the year’s warmest days so far with a trace of rain overnight and light showers through fore noon.
Plans Approved for Mt Pleasant Insane Asylum Building
Mt Pleasant Des Moines May 25 Plans for a new 430000 building at the state insane asylum to replace the fire-destroyed structure were approved by the retrenchment and reform committee. Bid date is delayed awaiting executive council action and a later meeting is planned.
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Des Moines
State Insane Asylum
Mt. Pleasant
State
Executive Council
Board of Control
Methodists Stage Sacred Music Program Sunday
A 7:30 p m program at the Methodist church featured Dr Arthur Atack sermon on The Latest Song. The event included organ solos group selections and choir pieces with the high school mixed quartet and boys quartet performing several numbers and two anthems sung by the choir.
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Methodist Church
Arthur Atack
Baby Jesu
Cruger
Jeanette Isabella
Lou Jean Stewart
Woodwich
Dvorak
Elude Trap Use Church For Ambush In Bank Robbery
Al Brady gangsters loot a Goodland bank of 2500 dollars then shoot at police from behind Caley church six miles west of Logansport Indiana. Officers wound and pursue three gunmen believed to be Al Brady Clarence Lee Shaffer and James Dolhover as they flee at high speed.
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Logansport
Ind
al Brady
Goodland
Caley
Here
Clarence Lee Shaffer
James Dolhover
Scouts Plan Memorial Day Parade Drill
Troop 382 and 33 merged for a main meeting and uniform inspection. Major Saul instructed line drill and the Memorial Day parade formation with one American flag and 32 and 33 troop flags. They marched together, played capture the flag, then held a short explorers meeting.
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Saul
R. Wanerug
Lindbergh Baby May Be Named Dwight in Debut News
London May 25 Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh weigh Dwight as the name for their seven pound third son born May 13 The name honors Mrs Morrow’s father late Senator Morrow of New Jersey The mother and infant are due to move in a few days to Seven Oaks Kent where the baby is reported healthy with no post water complications.
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London
Mns
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dwight
Seven Pond
Morrow
Senator Morrow
New Jersey
Seven Oaks
Kent
Dublin Horse Sold to Rockefeller for Riding
Asa Reid recalls a chestnut Dublin horse raised near town that Rockefeller bought in the 1890s. The horse, shipped to Batavia, was tested for shying at skirts and proved steady. Rockefeller paid $500 for the Washington County horse to ride for his daughter while the animal had cost $100 at purchase.
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Dublin
John D. Rockefeller
Asa Reid
Washington
Buffalo
N. Y
Batavia
New York
Rockefeller
Washington County
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