Florida Red Cross relief drive tied to real estate rhetoric
In Washington the Red Cross faces a split over a 5 million dollar hurricane aid drive in Florida. John Barton Payne accuses officials and real estate leaders of downplaying damage while Florida leaders call for urgent relief and a possible special legislative session. About 2 million collected so far amid claims of minimal impact.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
John W. Martin
Sebring
Jk. C. Romsh
Miami
Frank B Shutts
Citizens Reief Committee
Park Trammell
Lakeland
Payne
Martin
Romsh
Florida
United States
San Francisco
James L. Fieser
Barton
Washington
Court in Session Again October 16
Judge Henry P. Wasner completed the September term and returns home in Sigourney. He will open a term in Keokuk county next Monday. Judge Charles A. Dewey of Washington will preside Saturday October 1b to handle matters before the November term. Much time of the September session covered actions involving the Closed Farmers and Merchants State Bank. Only one jury trial occurred.
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District Court
Henry PF. Wasner
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Charles A. Dewey
Washington
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Forecast showers for the week in Washington DC area
Weather forecast indicates showers across the week from October four to nine in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with moderate temperatures then cooling toward week’s end.
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Washington
D. C
Ocon
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Prices in France Soar Since Prior Era
The report notes prices in France are estimated to be seven times higher than before the wearer.
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France
Bishop of London Quits Ames After Talking to Students
The Right Reverend Arthur Foley Whittington-Intram the bishop of London left Iowa State College after an exchange with students during a six weeks tour of American colleges He met with students in Ames to discuss life studies and college problems and answered their queries The bishop then traveled to Des Moines by car and continued on to Iowa City for a state university visit.
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Associated Press
Ames
Bishop
London
Iowa State College
Arthur Foley Wittington-Intram
Sroun
Ingram
St. John’s Church
H.C. Thomas
Des Moines
Iowa City
State University
Aimee Semple McPherson Trial Intermission Delays Proceedings
Los Angeles, Oct 2. The fifth theater in five days went dark as the preliminary hearing on conspiracy charges against Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Minnie Kennedy adjourned to next Monday. Testimony on Angelus Temple finances and title ownership surfaced with Kennedy admitting a $25 weekly expense allowance and offerings while the temple's nearly three quarter million dollar property was held jointly by Kennedy and her daughter. Kenneth Ormiston, a co defendant and missing radio operator, was tied to the evangelist as witnesses placed them together at various times. Agnes Callahan testified McPherson visited the Ambassador Hotel six times with Ormiston nearby and once entering her room.
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Los Ageles
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Minnie Kennedy
Samuel Blake
E. J. Dennison
Agnes Callahan
Washington Girls Pass Senior Life Saving Tests
Three Washington girls earned Senior Life Saving certificates and emblems after testing under authorized examiners Rev. F P Eastwood Harry Kreider and E W Detrick. The honorees are Mrs C E Plumley Mary Roberts and Mable Livingston who are described as expert swimmers likened to the eel's ripple.
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Washington
FP. W. Eastwood
Harry Kreider
E. W. Detrick
C. E. Plumley
Mary Roberts
Mable Livingston
Japanese Standard of Living Bounds World Population
The text states that under a Japanese standard of living the world could support 2.5 billion people, while only 1 billion could live under American standards. It contrasts global carrying capacity with differing national living standards.
Entries Open for Fall Festival Exhibits Across Multiple Classes
The fall festival invites entries across livestock, poultry, grains, and vegetables. Horses mules and dairy cattle are shown at the cavalry barn and City Feed Yard, poultry and hogs at Piper garage, grains and vegetables at the old Crail store room. Entry deadline is 9 o'clock Thursday morning. Judges include H. Nichols and Ray Watkins from Ames for crops and hogs, Harold S. Smith of the American Jersey Cattle Club for dairy cattle, with horses and mules judge selections forthcoming.
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Piper
Crail
Wytries
Nichols
Ames
Ray Watkins
Harold S. Smith
American Jersey Cattle Club
Teachers Express High Regard for Washington County Institute
Washington county teachers praised the annual institute closing yesterday evening under county superintendent Winnie Palmer. Milburn McKay led the Washington school band and orchestra in new uniforms while Miss Catherine Goff directed the Ich school girls' glee club. All 254 teachers attended, a notable record, with readings by Mrs. Von Kanel of Chicago replacing J F Powers on yesterday's program and lectures by Rev R Bo Hyten and Prof F Ensizen.
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Washington County
Winnie Palmer
Washington
Iga Schhool
Milburn McKay
Ich
Catherine Goff
State University of Iowa
Eafeteria
Jacksonville Hit by Cloudburst Floods and Traffic Blocked
Central Illinois ordeal floods Jacksonville with hundreds of homes inundated. Rail traffic crippled as Ar nod Bridge fails again and Wabash detours through Murrayville and Springfield. power plant shutdown leaves city in darkness overnight.
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Lil
Associated Ress
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Ccloudburst
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Iligeois Power and Light Company
Arnold
Chicago and Alton
Murrayville
Springfield
Superstition Links Mirrors to Bad Luck Origins
The belief that breaking a mirror brings misfortune traces back to eras when magicians used mirrors for divination. Such mirrors, if shattered, were said to reveal hidden truths and provoke ominous responses.
Wisconsin Holstein breeders win at Dairy Cattle Congress
Wisconsin Holstein breeders won the $225 prize for first place in the black and white breed at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa. Minnesota and Iowa took second and third. Twin Boys 4-H from Jesup Iowa won the dairy calf club demonstration with butter fat preservation technique. Lawrence and Clarence Parker demonstrated on a large farm. They will compete next week at the National Dairy Exposition in Detroit against 21 other state teams. Billiwhack Stock Farm Santa Paula won the stand champion ribbon for its aged cow Model Sexis Pretty Gelsche.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Wisconsin
Dairy Cattle Congress
Minnesota
Iowa
Jesup
Buchanan County
Lawrence
Clarence Parker
Detroit
Billiwhack Stock Farm
Santa Paula
Opening Day Sparks Midwest Football Debuts in 1926
The 1926 intercollegiate season opened across the Midwest with numerous games and key inter sectional clashes. Florida Chicago Tulane Missouri Oklahoma A and M Minnesota Northwestern Northwestern Iowa Wisconsin Notre Dame Ohio State and others kicked off as teams weighed early prospects and standings.
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Chicago
Mid-West
Stage Field
Columbia
Three Year Old Boy Dies Near Rubio
Leland Brown three year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Brown died about four o clock this morning after lasting stomach and bowel trouble since last Wednesday. He died at home in the Rubio community and is survived by his parents two brothers and two sisters. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Leland Brown
Clarence Brown
Rubio
Leland
Vacationers face sun risk from long exposure
Vacationists spend hours in strong sun as studies warn skin cannot adapt quickly enough to protect against damage. first exposures must be brief to avoid injury.
Yankees Win Opening World Series Game at Yankees Stadium
Herb Pennock held the St Louis Cardinals to three hits as the New York Yankees, led by Babe Ruth, defeated the National League champions 2 to 1 in the opening game at Yankee Stadium before a record crowd. Pennock outpitched Willie Sherdel and Jens Haines with a six inning winner.
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Iowa Finances Show 1926 State Revenue and Debt
Federal statistics report for Iowa fiscal year 1926 details assessed property value 1.710 billion dollars, general property tax levy 15.447 million, per capita 5.56. Revenue receipts total 33.378 million, per capita 13.39, with sources including property taxes inheritance taxes motor vehicle licenses and department earnings. Net debt stands at 19.061 million dollars, per capita 7.58, with a 902 thousand decline from 1924 to 1925.
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Teacher at Cedar Falls Is Stricken
John D. Knoeptier, the only Democrat to serve as Iowa state superintendent of public instruction since 1876, and a German professor at Teachers College Cedar Falls for 27 years, was fatally stricken by heart disease at his home last evening. He headed the state school system from 1932 to 194**.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
John DB. Knoeptier
Iowa
Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Death takes Mrs C H A Thompson in Washington Iowa
Mrs. Charles H A Thompson of North Iowa Avenue died at the county hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at L A Jones funeral home conducted by Dr W W Bowers. Burial at Elm Circle cemetery. She was born in Henry county on July 8 1886 and leaves husband Mero Thompson and two children Hazel Mae and Charles Hugh. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters.
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Charles H. A. Thompson
Iowa Avenue
L. A
Hazel Mae
Charles Hugh
J. BR. Cosgrove
Washington
Tom McMurren
Salem
Will P Fickel
Mt. Pleasant
J. Roy Branchflower
Peterson
Iowa
Wil Brannon
Lockridge
I. W
Charles Brannon
Thompson
Pythian Sisters
Three Special Trains To Carry Iowa Legionaires To Phil
Iowa state headquarters announce three special trains to the American Legion convention in Philadelphia October 8. One departs from Bronx City on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line, a second from Des Moines on the Chicago Great Western, and a third from Fort Dodge on the Illinois Central. Round trip fare. Delegates billeted at the Walt Whitman hotel in Camden across the river from Philadelphia.
The Diamond Insula Tor and Its Heat Conductivity
The diamond, an insulator for electricity, is noted as one of the best conductors of heat.
Keokuk Woman Dies in Chicago Hotel Jump
Mrs May H Moore 35 of Keokuk died after leaping from a 22nd story window at the Sherman Hotel Chicago. A note asked police to notify her husband L V E Moore of Keokuk. She had rented a room Friday and left two letters one to hotel management with ten dollars for rent and another to her husband.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mrg
May H
Moore
Shereman
L. V. E. Moore
Hoetelowa
Keokuk
Italian Convicted of Murder Charge in West Union
Gare mine Delesio of Chicago was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his wife Giovannina in West Union. Jurors returned the verdict at 5 10 P M Fre day after a reported altercation March 14 in Oelwein. Delesio said he was in Chicago at the time, where he had been living since separating from his wife months earlier.
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Associated Press
West Union
Garemine Delesio
Chicago
Giovannina
Juda Carl Read
Freday
Gumlosse
Oelwein
Hame
Trong
Seeds Dormancy Study Tracks Beet and Clover Germination
Seventeen years ago a Danish seed testing station stored four beet seeds for study. Each year some were withdrawn for experiments. Tests showed eighty five percent germination in the second year and twenty four percent in the seventeenth year of dormancy. White clover seeds germinated after twenty five years.
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