Elevated liftoff aims to reach ten mile stratosphere
Auguste Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer, in a sealed aluminum carriage attached to a balloon, rose at 3 57 am from Augsburg Bavaria hoping to reach ten miles altitude. They drifted over Bavaria near Konstanz as oxygen in the chamber wore thin and survival depended on sun heat.
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Augsburg
Bavaria
Prof
Auuguste Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Auguste Piccard
University of
Brussels
Take Constance
Earth
Hoover sees stable business after 18 months of decline
Washington reports President Hoover's chart shows business conditions flat for six weeks and about 30 percent below normal since 1929. Officials expect slow gradual improvement with no swift recovery forecast, while hoping the downturn has begun to end.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Reverend Thompson discusses Caribbean trip and insights
Rev. L. M. Thompson of Aledo Illinois spoke at a Y s Men club ladies night dinner on The Carribbeans. He described a recent West Indies visit with a party examining Haiti Porto Rico Cuba and other nations. He noted U S concerns about Europe and quoted local conditions including Puerto Rico s crowded districts and sugar industry dependence.
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Rev
L. M. Thompson
Aledo
Illinois
Y's Men's Club
Thompson
West Indies
Haiti
Porto Rico
Cuba
Rev Thompson
Monroe
Europe
United States
Rev. Thompson
Pero ‘Rico
Funeral services for George E Teas Thursday
George E Teas dies yesterday. Funeral services set for 2 30 Thursday at Sherman's funeral home led by Dr. F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian church. Burial will follow at Elm Grove cemetery.
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George
Teas
Sherman
F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Memorial day program in Richmond May 31 observance
Memorial day in Richmond includes a 1:30 assembly at the public school, a parade to the park with Kalona band music, the flag salute, and multiple tributes. The program features songs such as Salute the Flag Falling into a Line Beneath the Soil of France and The Bonnie Color Bearers, plus recitations, dialogue, pantomime and an address by Rev. C. A. Van Waus before marching to the cemetery.
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Richmond
Richmond Public School
Kalona
Betsy Ross
France
Georgia
Pearl House
City of God
Columbia
Gem of
Ocean
C. A. van Waus
Richmond Man Dies From Burns at Mercy Hospital
Nelson P. Schmitt aged 78 died at Mercy hospital Iowa City from burns suffered when his clothing caught fire after lighting a pipe at his daughter Mrs Joe Pieper's home. Funeral Friday at Holy Trinity church with burial in nearby cemetery. He leaves three sons Georges John and Frank and one sister Eve Baumgartner.
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Richmond
Nelson P. Schmitt
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Burns
Joe Pieper
Schmitt
Holy Trinity
C. A. van Wans
Mr. Schmitt
Holy Trinity Church
Mary Ann Snider
Vy Pieper
Georges
Winona
Minn
John
Denver
Colo
Frank
Janesville
Wis
Eve Baumgartner
Extra
Low
Priva
Curley Orders City Planning Board to Cut Urban Noise
Mayor James M. Curley directs Boston planners to survey the city and recommend steps to reduce unnecessary noise as part of a broader effort to keep the metropolis quieter.
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Boston
James M. Curley
City Planning Board
Stores Warned On Alcohol Sales To Indians In Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls Oregon store proprietors are warned against selling rubbing alcohol bitters or any item containing enough alcohol to cause intoxication before each reservation pay day to Indians.
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Klamath Falls
Orc
Soviet Sub No. 9 Sinks in Baltic Training Drill
The Soviet submarine No. 9 has submerged to 350 feet since May 22 during Baltic fleet training. An accompanying sub reported the descent, oil was sighted on the water, and search teams failed to lift the boat. No survivals expected. location 59N 24E off Seval Estonia.
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Moscow
U.P
Evangelical pastors attend Iowa district conference
Rev. CC W Klein and R G Sheetz will travel to Kaho ka Missouri this evening to attend the Iowa district conference of the Evangelical Synod of North America with Sheetz staying through the conference. Klein will return tomorrow evening to preach in Cleveland on May 11 and June 7.
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CC. W. Klein
R. G. Sheetz
Valley
Washington
Valley Evangelical Church Office
A. M. BE
H. J. Parker
Washington Evangelical Church
Leigh W Soule
Valley Evangelical Church
W. Klein
Big Catfish Exhibition Draws Crowds at Local Market
The Crane market hosted an arrival of a live 16 pound catfish captured last night in Long Creek near Ainsworth by Charles Brewer and Vic Crone. Visitors flooded the market to view the impressive catch and await a mass exodus toward the scene from Washington and nearby towns.
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Long Creek
Ainsworth
de Luxe
Charles Brewer
Vic Crone
Washington
Kirkland gets reformatory term in Draves murder case
Virgil Kirkland, 20, Gary athlete, is sentenced to one to 10 years for assault and battery with intent to rape in the Arlene Draves death. Judge Crumpacker faces possible sentence changes after Attorney General Ogden seeks alignment with statutes. Prosecutor says state will oppose early release. murder charge remains against four companions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James M. Ogden
Grant Crumpacker
Valparaiso
Virgil Kirkland
Arlene Draves
Ogden
Crampacker
Gary Athlete
Reformatory
Kirkland
Pendleton
Robert G. Bistil
Gary
Paul Barton
Henry Shirk
David Thompson
Leon Stanford Jandze Crumpucker
Exhibit of junior high art in Nit Ola and Harmon's window
Ed Goeske returns tonight from Minneapolis after a few days on business.
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Nitola
Harmon
Ed Goeske
Minneapolis
Warm spell lingers with heat expected this afternoon
Today remains warm with a forecast rise in temperature this afternoon. Tonight or tomorrow may bring cooler air and showers. Inwood Iowa recorded 98 degrees yesterday while western areas hit 90 to 95 degrees.
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Inwood
Iowa
Kalona resident Mrs. Te Bockhorst visits on business
Mrs. Joe Te Bockhorst of Kalona was here today on business. She stopped at local offices to conduct routine affairs and discuss community matters with officials.
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Joe Te Bockhorst
Kalona
Will Rogers on Beverly Hills Wake for Mellon Overdraft
A witty studio riff references social pace in Beverly Hills with a mock wake for Mellon's overdraft. The dialogue quips about budgets and economy and jokes about Postmaster General and Hoover handling government finances in playful, satirical form.
Memorial Service for Stanley McConnell with Bronze Marker
Memorial services for the late Stanley McConnell, formerly of Washington and a local high school graduate, will be held at Ainsworth Cemetery next Saturday at 4 PM. Battery B 123rd Field Artillery Illinois National Guard officers will conduct the service, placing a bronze marker at the grave. The marker shows regimental insignia with a red field, blue chevron, a reclining lamb for the Spanish American War, and three fleur de lis for the regiment’s three major battles.
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Stanley Mc Connell
Washington
Ainsworth Cemetery
123Rd Field Artillery
Ilinois National Guard
George W. McClure
Artillery
Sixth Infantry
Iowa streams at lowest spring ebb in 51 years
Des Moines reports Iowa rivers near record low for spring as May rainfall stands at 42 percent of normal. Frost earlier in May damaged crops and delayed growth while soil humus partly shields yields. Reed warns hay oats barley and wheat could fall short without timely rains.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harles D. Reed
Reed
Kteed
Sioux City
North Town
Natick Elm, Three Centuries Old, Fells to Age
The famous Natick elm, at least three centuries old with a 16 foot circumference, collapsed after years of decline. Locals recall that under this tree the Indians of Natick gathered to hear John Eliot’s wisdom.
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Natick
Mass
John Eliot
Latin motto Parati et Valentes honored at marker dedication
An American flag will fly over the marker honoring Mr. McConnell who died from injuries suffered in a Monmouth Knox College football game. A brief ceremony will include Taps and a firing salute. McConnell, a former Battery B 123rd Field Artillery corporal, lived in Monmouth.
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McConnell
Monmouth-Knox
Monmouth
123Rd Field Artillery
Wall Street Blamed as Farmers Rally Against Freight Rates
Chicago May 27 Farmers through the American Farm Bureau Federation urge public support in opposing Wall Street financiers they blame for a proposed 10 percent rise in railroad freight rates. O W Sandberg warns against a public mindset shaped by railroad spending to sway opinion. The dairy papers in Chicago Omaha and St Louis argue wages and taxation harm agriculture while urging labor to align with lawful interests.
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Chicago
the Nations Organized Farmers
American Farm Bureau Federation
Wall Street
Federation
O. W. Sandberg
Sandberg
Corn Belt
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Funeral services for G. K. McFarland
Funeral services for George K. McFarland were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home conducted by Rev. A. A. Wing of the Baptist church. The pall bearers were Lee McAvoy, Howard Hays, John Bryson, Clyde V. Brown, C. W. Long and Fred Bartholomew. Interment was in Woodlawn cemetery.
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G. K. McFarland
George K. McFarland
Sherman
A. A. Wing
The
Baptist Church
Lee McAvoy
Howard Hays
John Bryson
Clyde V. Brown
C. W. Long
Fred Bartholomew
Woodlawn Cemetery
Funeral of Mrs Aughey Held at Local Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. D L Aughey were held yesterday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home. Dr A Henke of the Methodist church conducted the service. Pallbearers were Hal Reister Charles Guzeman Charles Owen and Lou Meek. Interment followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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D. L. Aughey
L. A. Jones
A. Henke
Methodist Church
Hal Reister
Charles Guzeman
Charles Owen
Lou Meek
Puriat
Elm Grove Cemetery
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