Florence Trumbull Weds John Coolidge in Plainville
Florence Trumbull, daughter of Connecticut Governor, married John Coolidge son of former President Calvin Coolidge at the First Congregational Church in Plainville. A large crowd gathered as state police controlled traffic and guests arrived for a 400-guest reception after the ceremony. Former President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge planned to attend, with Irving Stevens visiting by guard plane.
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Connecticut
United States
Plain White Congregational Church
Plainville, Conn
Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
Plainville
New England
Coolidge
Northhampton
Irving G. Stevens
Trumbull
Maine
Connecticut National Guard
First Congregational Church
John
Florence
Gym Schedule at the Y FS Announced
The Y announces weekly gym schedule with junior, volley ball, high school, and young men classes from Monday to Friday. Swimming pool hours list junior boys and advanced boys sessions, with free access for high school, young men, and seniors outside scheduled times. The fall plan adds wrestling boxing tumbling and special features.
Seek Pair Who Held Up Two Gas Filling Stations in State
Two men suspected as the same pair involved in a prior Vi ton robbery held up a country oil station near Primghar. They obtained about $60 from the till before kidnapping the attendant and leaving him bound in a cornfield eight miles away. Sheriff Leemkill described the suspects and a matching car with identical plates.
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Des Moines
Viton
Primghar
Edward Leemkill
James Risden
Burgan
Dysart
Leemkull
Louisa County Pageant at Wapello Courthouse Dedication
Columbus Junction reports a historical pageant Louis County Yesterday and Today to accompany Louisa County homecoming and courthouse dedication in Wapello September 27 at 8 PM. Cast includes Mrs H W Baker, Miss Nellie Hale, James Chittum, and many local students with episodes on wilderness Indian days vio ner days and patriotism.
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Columbus Junction
Louis County
Louisa County
Court House
Wapello
Wapello High School
H. W. Baker
Wapeallo
Arthur Springer
Mary Otto Brown
Virgin Territory
Dorothy McNeil
Grandview
Oakville
Paul Huddle
Weaver
Twentieth Judicial District Bar Association
John H. Grimm
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Bar Association
the Order of the Eastern Star of
Des Moines
Henry
Louisa Counties
Bar of
Iowa
Muscatine
Washington, Lee and Jeffersn Counies
Albuquerque Flood Forces Mass Evacuation Along Rio Grande
In Albuquerque, residents fled rising floodwaters from the Rio Grande after the heaviest rainfall in 50 years. Homes flooded and structures collapsed as railroad washouts disrupted traffic. About 3,000 men aided by 600 state university students helped evacuate northern outskirts families with belongings. A 65 year old Santa Fe resident, Margarita Ortiz, died when her home walls collapsed. San Marcial faced orders to evacuate as floodwaters threatened the town.
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Albuque
N. M
Albuquerque
Rio Grande
The
State University
Santa Fe
Margarita Ortiz
San Marcial
Fall Festival Prizes To Be Distributed
Chairman H. J. Montgomery said prize money for festival farm products show winners may be obtained by applying to Leslie Dunlap at the Washington Loan and Trust company office. Later this week checks will be mailed to those who do not call for them.
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H. J. Montgomery
Leslie Dunlap
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Funeral services for Mrs Charles A Davis at Presbyterian Church
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian church for Mrs Charles A Davis conducted by Rev Gilbert Voorhees of Fairfield assisted by Dr F W Eastwood of Washington. Pallbearers included G W Wallace of Washington and Robert McCleery Earl and Robert Ferguson Will Twinam and Eli White all of Crawfordsville. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Charles A. Davis
Presbyterian Church
Gilbert Voorhees
Fairfield
F. W. Eastwood
Washington
G. W. Wallace
Robert McCleery
Earl
Robert Ferguson
Will Twinam
Eli White
Crawfordsville
Elm Grove Cemetery
Three Men Sentenced in Riverside Burglary Case
Judge Frank Beely sentenced Harve Custer to three months in county jail and a $300 fine after pleading guilty to liquor nuisance. Oscar Coon of Lone Tree received up to ten years in a reformatory for breaking into the M J Wilkinson and Mike Truxan store at Riverside. Ray Smith, sixteen, who aided Coon, was sent to the Eldora reform school. Petit jurors were dismissed as no further trials were scheduled for the term.
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Frank Beelly
Harve Custer
Oscar Coon
Lone Tree
M. J. Wilkinson
Mike Truxan
Riverside
Anamosa
Ray Smith
Coon
Truxan
Eldora
Mrs. C. M. Keck Returns From Nevada Stay
Mrs. C. M. Keck came back yesterday from Nevada Iowa where she spent the last month at the Iowa Sanitarium continually under treatment or observation.
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C. M. Keck
Nevada
Iowa Sanitarium
Republics of South America Unite for Economic Purposes
Latin American states moved toward an economic union within the League of Nations framework. Following Briand’s European proposal, 15 Latin American nations met to form a bloc based on shared economic interests and will present plans to allied states for reentry to the league.
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South America
Geneva
Aristide Briang
United States
Europe
Briand
Assembly
League of Nations Assembly
League
Washington to stage Corpl Eagen by local talent
Miss Lucille Mays arrives to direct Washingtons first amateur show of the season. Rehearsals begin tomorrow with final cast selection today and Tuesday. The comedy Corpral Eagen will be presented at the high school auditorium October 3 and 4 by Washingtons best home talent actors under a Legion committee led by Leone Batty.
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Lucille Mays
Washington
Corporal Eagen
Miss Mays
LeoneBatty Post
Legion
Iowa
Former Resident Parker Dies in Colorado at 77
Fordyce Fenton Parker 77 retired railroad engineer and Rock Island veteran died at 719 West Colorado Avenue Colorado Springs after a brief illness. A pioneer resident, he came to the city 42 years ago and served over 30 years with the Rock Island railroad including yardmaster duties at Roswell. He belonged to Knight of Pythias Verner Z Reed Library and Hose association and was treasurer of Reed Hose for years. Survived by five sons Fred M Long Beach M Clark Goodland Frank New York Herbert F Paul Colorado Springs and three sisters Victorine Parker Miami Estelline Guzman Monte Vista and Mrs Frank Cooper Chicago. His wife preceded him in death.
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Washington
Roswell
Knight of Pythias
Verner Z. Reed Library and Hose Association
Reed Hose Company
Fred M
Long Beach
Calif
M. Clark
Goodland
Kan
Frank
New York
N. Y
Herbert F
Paul
Colorado Springs
Medical Discovery: Hamburg Professor Claims Morphine Detox Method
Hamburg reports that Prof Hans Much, head of the University Institute for Tubercular Research, has announced a method to extract poison from morphine and similar drugs without reducing their medicinal value.
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Hamburg
Hans Much
University Institute For Tubercular Research
Dr Bowers Reassigned From Washington To Waterloo
Dr W W Bowers of Washington is reassigned to First Methodist Church Waterloo, a congregation of about 1250 in a city of 40000. Rev A W Henke will succeed him in Washington. Bowers plans farewell sermons in Washington and to begin work in Waterloo next Sunday.
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DR. Bowers
Waterloo
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Dubuque
W. W. Bowers
Washington
Ottumwa
Bowers
A. W. Henke
Oelwein
Washington Methodists
Mr. Henke
First Methodist Church of
West Chester approves 45000 bond for school addition
The West Chester consolidated district voted Saturday to issue 45000 in bonds to build an addition including a gymnasium and auditorium. The measure passed by 157 to 167 with a 50 vote margin. Construction aims to begin next spring for a September 1830 opening, using the present building for lower grades.
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West Chester
Airplane Crashes Over the Weekend Cost Lives of Five
Five people died in midwest crashes this weekend. In Indiana near Ander son, Ind., Charles Folsom age 20 and Seth Baughn age 15 were killed when a tailspin from 200 feet killed them. Folsom piloted the craft. Lieut. Mark H. Redman died near Fairfield, Ohio, after his plane lost control shortly after takeoff and plunged 300 feet. Near Troquois, St. Baker, 24 year old Fred Center and student Lester D. Baker perished when the craft burned after the stick was pulled, killing both occupants.
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Chicaso
Middle West
Charles Folsom
Seth Baughn
Anderson
Ind
Folsom
Mark H. Redman
Fairfield
Fred Center
Lester D. Baker
Troquois
St. Baker
Local Girl Slightly Hurt in Auto Crash
Des Moines report of a collision involving a car with Mary McConaughy and Helen Fulton of Washington Iowa. McConaughy suffered cuts and bruises and received emergency treatment while Fulton was uninjured. Adelaide Parrott of Muscatine visited Des Moines for a few days.
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Des Moines
Mary McConaughy
Washington
Iowa
Helen Fulton
Miss McConaughy
Miss Fulton
Local Minister Leads Growth at Washington Church
The Washington church has expanded under his ministry with membership reaching 1,516. He has served as chaplain of the Iowa grand lodge of Masons and holds roles in the Rotary club, city library board, Chau tauqa board, and Masonic bodies while active in community affairs.
Hoover Meets Nebraska Senator's Prohibition Charge
Washington officials respond to Senator Howell's accusation that bootleggers thrive near the Capitol. The White House backs giving local authorities a chance to address the claim and seeks fullest enforcement of prohibition in the District while resisting direct White House involvement in the model city program.
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Washington
Capitol
Hoover
Howell
Republican
Nebraska
White House
District of Columbia
Dougherty
Pratt
Rover
William Blandford
Department of Justice
Bethel to Host Third Annual Fall Festival Weekend
Bethel Presbyterian church near Washington schedules a two day Fall Festival on September 27 and 28. Friday features exhibits, address, wood chopping, sports, chicken supper, and a play Go Slow Mary. Saturday includes horse and car races, basket dinner, a ball game Bears versus Cubs, and an exhibit auction. Committee heads cover entertainment food and grounds. Ida Lodders to spend winter in Coolidge Arizona with son A L Lodders.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church
Washington
Rev. Parker
Geo. Reed
Grace Shaw
C. C. Rothlisberger
Sewior
Nellie Jazier
Boyd Foster
R. J. Dawson
Floyd Lefts
Lloyd Foster
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EL Paso
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Rio Grande River
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Bechly
Custer
Petit
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Tor
Henke
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Waverly
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Italy
Salem
Mass
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Boise
Idaho
Nebraska State University
Lincoln
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
N. J
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Chester
Schoot
Schoel
Adelaide Parrott
Bethel
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Ida Lodders
Coolidge, Ariz
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