Column Details Breach Suit Involving Newton Couple
Newton resident Trevitts, 64, sues James H. Wallace, 45, a Newton carpenter and Iowa council of carpenters executive board member, for breach of promise seeking 10 000. The petition says they had been keeping company since 1913 and Wallace verbally promised to marry in 1927 but refused to fulfill the agreement.
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Newton
Decia Trevitts
James H. Wallace
Newton Carpenter
Iowa Council of Carpenters
Wallace
Legion Day Plans at Iowa Indiana Game
Prof. Clarence L. Updegraff proposed inviting Legion men to view the campus on November 2. Visitors would inspect the university’s educational plant and new additions before the Iowa Indiana football game.
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U. S
Iowa City
Clarence L. Updegraff
University of Iowa Board of Athletics
Fingerprint Method Aims to Authenticate Literature
Iowa City scholars report a new system of literary fingerprints by Professor J. Hubert Scott of the University of Iowa. The method claims to detect authorship of works and identify ransom notes anonymous letters and forgeries.
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Iowa City
J. Hubert Scott
University of Iowa
Scott
P T A Congress Targets War Profits and Regulates Vices
At its eighteenth biennial convention in Fort Dodge the P T A calls for suppressing activities that foment war, eliminating profits from munition manufacture, tighter control of beer taverns and dance halls, and stricter bus safety laws for schools.
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Fort Dodge
Long Congress of Parents and Teachers
Clarinda Wins State City Beautiful Contest Honor
Clarinda earned first place in the Federated clubs state city beautiful contest with Mrs J W Shambaugh as chair. Last year Clarinda tied Adel for first and this year Adel ranks second in the contest.
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Clarinda Clarinda
Federated Clubs
J. W. Shambaugh
Clarinda
Adel
Two Trucks Used to Free Man From Wreckage
Wilbur Estes, 27, of Nevada, was freed from a crash by two trucks lifting the car off him. The collision with a moving truck driven by Richard F. Nelson, 20, left Estes with a broken right thigh and a compound fracture of the right leg. Nelson also resided in Nevada.
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Ames
Wilbur Estes
Nevada
Richard F. Nelson
Estel
Bootlegging Bust Targets Lamp Post Curb Trade
Federal agents Fisher and Conkhite arrested Roy Wilson about 25 on a downtown lamp post liquor scheme. They nabbed him on a main street and confiscated four pints of alcohol from the base of an electric trolley pole.
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Lamp Post
Burlington
Fisher and Conkhite
Roy Wilson
Wilson
Socialist Leader Roy Burt Set for Iowa Speaking Tour
Socialist party leader Roy Burt will tour eastern Iowa next week speaking in Decorah October 29 and in Dubuque Davenport Muscatine Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon. At Mount Vernon he will address the state Methodist conference for social action on November 65.
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Socialist Party
Des Moines
Roy Burt
Iowa
Decorah
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Otumwa
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Burt
State Methodist Conference For Social Action
Form Redheads Club at Western Union College
A new Redheads Club forms at Western Union College Le Mars Hi with three charter members Red Hindman Red Dean and Red Lang. Recruits include Red Wegener and Red Voas to foster closer fellowship among red headed students.
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Western Union College
le Mars
New Society
Red Hindman
Red Dean
Red Lang
Red Wegener
Red Voas
Two Die in Inferno Truck Crash on Mountain Road
In Altoona a large trailer overturned on a winding mountain road killing two men and burning their bodies. The Cooper Jarrett truck from Kansas City carried frozen eggs. driver Fred Lyman of Nevada Iowa and his unidentified assistant perished as flames scorched a 15 acre area. Lillian Lyman of Des Moines confirmed her brother’s death.
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Altoona
Mountain Road
Nevada
Iowa
Cooper Jarrett Company of
Kansas City
Omaha
Fred Lyman
Lillian Lyman
Des Moines
United Press
Krantz Brothers Husking Championship Tryouts
A Crawfords ville reader notes the Krantz brothers are husking in the county corn contest. They claim a yield of 100 bushels in five hours with one brother as last year’s reserve champion.
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Crawfordsville
Krantz Brothers
County Husking Meets Next Week in Iowa
Iowa corn huskers prepare for the big drive with county contests leading to a Davenport state meet on November 1. Officials expect about two dozen county contests to be held Monday and Tuesday, selecting 20 finalists for a $100 prize, trophy, and trip to the national contest in Indiana.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
Grover Hahn
Fontaine County
Indiana
Winnebago
Mitchell
Palo Alto
Hamilton
Marshall
Benton
Davis
Audubon
Scott County
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Woodbury
Monona
Carroll
Story
Tama
Madison
Mills
Clarke
Decatur
Lee Equaties
Street Work Ends Season On Washington Plans
City officials report only a few days of surface work left this season as contractors aim to finish 18 blocks then pause until next summer. Most activity concentrates in the southeast with East Van Buren completed and ready, while East Jefferson may miss fall completion due to rock-handing strategy.
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Washington
John Squire
Street and Aley
Jefferson Street
West Second
West Third
Suspect in Gang Killing Found Dead
Albert Stern a 21 year old gunman in a New York gang war was found strangled in a Newark apartment after police sought him on suspicion of multiple killings linked to the Louie Amberg and Dutch Schutz Flegenheimer gangs. He may have killed himself or been choked with a necktie.
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Albert Stern
Newark
Dutch Schultz
New York
U.P
Stern
Louie Amberg
Arthur
Dutch Schutz
Flegenheimer
Commandery Inspection Praised In Ottumwa Event
J. J. Pelmulder of Ottumwa praised L. A. Jones head of the local Masonic body after inspecting Bethlehem commandery Knights Templar last night. Fifty two members attended the dinner and inspection with fifteen Ottumwa members and delegations from Oskaloosa and Mt. Pleasant.
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J. J. Pelmulder
Ottumwa
Bethlehem Commandery
Knights Templar
L. A. Jones
Order
Temple
Oskaloosa
Mt. Pleasant
Last Year's County Champion Enters Corn Husking Contest
Ceril Davison, last year's champion, enters the Washington county corn husking contest set for next Tuesday at 10 30 a m. at Winfield Smouse field east of the Button factory. Spectators enter via the gate across from the county maintenance building. The Farm Bureau event invites all to attend with a dime donation. Women entrants are urged but none have joined yet.
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Ceril Davison
Washington County
Winfield Smouse
Lt. Embree
Button Factory
Farm Bureau
W. J. Roudabush
Enthusiasm at Townsend Meet Surges in Chicago
In Chicago on October 26 40 six million Townsend pension club members gathered amid rising excitement. Over 6000 attendees discussed relations with the press and committee reports while six former leaders who were to present charges did not appear. Judge Smith of Oskaloosa delivered a highly cheered speech.
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Chicago
Townsend Pension Club
Judge Smith
Oskaloosa
Close First Week of Coffee Revival Ends
Rev W J Stevens of the Foursquare Gospel announced the first week of Miss Pauline Coffee's meetings has closed successfully. H C Marty of Oakland will assist next week as pian ist and evangelist. Meetings have been held at Fairfield with representatives from Foursquare churches in Fairfield Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa expected for different services as the revival continues all next week.
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W. J. Stevens
The
Foursquare Gospel
Pauline Coffee
Dhe
H. C. Marty
Oakland
Calif
Fairfield
Foursquare
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Eighteen Court Cases Filed for November Term
Eighteen new cases have been filed for the November term of district court one of the smallest numbers for a term. Law actions lead with eight mostly suits on notes. There is one criminal case State versus Dennis Hesseltine of Brighton charged with rape. Divorce and equity filings appear among the docket along with foreclosures and guardianship matters.
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J. G Patterson
Oskaloosa
Dennis Hesseltine
Brighton
Verna Lantz
Jacob FE. Lantz
Glenn Hagaus
Hagrag
Ruta
Easy Way to Conserve on Food Allowance Contest
An article announces the Journale Attendance contest offering six prizes including three market baskets. Weekly contests run Tuesday and Wednesday at participating Mon day Journal ad stores with scores based on total purchases times number of slips. Winners and a new weekly contest are announced each Monday.
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Journale
Young People of Church to Oakdale
A Presbyterian church group will visit Oakdale sanitarium to present a program in Iowa City Sunday. A mixed quartet led by Eva Diller Lucile Knox Leo Kennedy and John Hughes will perform with Iola Dittmer on piano accompaniments Flora Dodes reading scripture. Mr Kennedy previously sang with a Danville group last year. The sanitarium has a broadcasting system that transmits music from a central studio to patients rooms while employees listen from the studio.
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Presbyterian Church
Oakdale
Sanitarium
Iowa City
Eva Diller
Lucile Knox
Leo Kennedy
John Hughes
Iola Dittmer
Flora Dodes
Kennedy
Danville
Baltic Sea water bottled on a large scale in Kiel experiments
Experiments by Kiel University’s medical faculty lead to building a factory at Henkenhaen near Kolberg to bottle Baltic Sea water for widespread distribution.
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Berlin
Kiel University
Henkenhaen
Kolberg
Italy Tries to Exit Ethiopian War Amid Pressures
Official confirmation in Rome and London notes Italy faces economic strain from the Ethiopian campaign. Mussolini seeks a graceful exit as Britain reports peace proposals while Italian forces trap Ethiopian defenders 250 miles south and east of Addis Ababa.
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United Press
Italy
Mussolini
London
Britain
Webb Miller
Rome
Addis Abbaba
Death claims Mrs. Anderson at Washington County Hospital
Mrs. Susannah Quinn Anderson aged 76, known as Susie, died after a long illness at Washington County Hospital where she had been since Oct 13. Funeral at L A Jones Funeral Home with Dr B F Schwartz and Dr A S Smith. interment Elm Grove Cemetery. She leaves four children, two grandchildren, and many friends. active in church and women’s groups.
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J. T. Anederson
Washington County Hospital
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
B. F. Schwartz
A. 8. Smith
Fairfield
Elm Grove Cemetery
Susannah Quinn
Louis Quinn
Susannah Dougherty Quinn
Babe
Muscatine
Iowa
Washington
Omaha
M. A. Herd
John Thompson Anderson II
Anderson
Susie
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