Turkey presses oil lands claim in Mesopotamia
The Turkish delegation head Ruehi Bey told the League of Nations council that Mosul is Turkish and that the Turkish army of 150000 would enforce the claim by warfare. He said Turkey intends to possess oil rich Mesopotamian lands and rejects Britain’s cession to Iraq.
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Tiy
London
Mosul
Ruehi Bey
Council of the
League of Nations
Daly Express
Geneva
Mesopotamia
Kingdom
Irak
Legion program full of singing and gaiety in Omaha
Omaha Neb Sept 26 Officials plan a nationwide entertainment week for the American Legion National Convention in October. Ten downtown stations will host entertainers from across the United States with stages at each station and judges evaluating reception. Cash prizes will be awarded for top acts making this first use of such a format at an American Legion convention.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Atree
American Legion National Convention
United States
Ge Wan
American Legion
University of Iowa Pledges List of Sorority and Fraternity Members
The University of Iowa announces pledge lists for the fall with numerous names across sororities and fraternities. Read contains entries for Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Gamona Phi Delta Delta Delta Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Phi Delta Theta and many others with member names and hometowns.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Alpha Chi Omega
Edna Felton
Cedar Falls
Celastine Vosmek
Cedar Rapids
Alpha Delta Pi
Mary Waldschmidt
Burlington
Hazel Hervey
OttumWa
Marcia Stephenson
Alpha Gamona Phi
Georgia Helt
Blair Law
Washington
Alphi Tau Beta
Helen Brown
Alice Lemberger
Alpha Ki Delta
Albena
Dostel Cedar Rapids
Clara Springer
Otumwa
Delta Delta Delta
Harriet McCall
Fort Dodge
Marjorie Annis
Council Butts
Lenore Chetman
Independence
Delia Ganyma
Lyal Kauffman
Elizabeth Morrison
Margaret Builer
Ruth Carroll
Davenport
Elsie Heag
Gertrude Baker
Sioux City
Marion Lierney
Ruth Jaccqua
Delta Zeta
Marion Church
Mason City
Evelyn Trowbridge
Dubuque
Gamma Phi Beta
Margaret Carter
Ruth Koengig
R. B. Howes
Mariel Martin
Clinton
Amita Sulivan
Muscatine
Alice van Law
Marshalltown
Edith van Houten
Ruth Wilson
Kappa Delta
Mary Elizabeth Puchner
Carma Fraley
Dorothy Lynch
Roberta Santee
Arlene Segerkrantz
Council Bluffs
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Margaret Johnston
Waterloo
Mary Fischer
Aliee Bailey
Barbara Miller
Carol Davis
Pi Beta Phi
Virginia Capel
Dorothy Creathe
Betty Haw
Martha Mickey
Ruth Meyer
Richard Better
Jacob Bogler
Chi Delta Psi
LeRoy Waser
Chi Kappa Vi
Elmer Wyckoff
Deta Tau Delta
Charles Moyer
Claude Kidd
Edgar Pickett
Kappa Sigma
Robert Sass
August Schick
Pete Meci
Robert Kinnan
Ted Barber
Phi Chi
L. B. Gordon
Phi Delta-Theta
Forrest Twogood
Angus Munro
Charles Card
Phi Gamma Delta
William Japson
John Chalmers
Warren Purdue
Keokuk
Jack Stanfield
Donald Elder
Leroy Porter
Phi Kappas Psi
Richard Brown
Robert Chatterton
Charles Everest
William Henr Davenport
Frank Kemp
Phi Kappa Sigma
Wayne Coward
Mauriel Laird
Harold Ogilvie
Carl Babcock
Shirley Phillips
Robert Chambers
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Carl Armis
Harry Boyd
Sigma Chi
John Rankin
Robert Moore
George Woodruff
Sigma Nu
Harold Nelson
Louis Sten
Clinton Sigma Fi
Junius Phillips
Theta Ki
Walter Schwartz
Hubert Beal
University of Iowa Debating League Seeks 40060 Participants
The University of Iowa announces a statewide high school debate league aiming to attract more than sixteen thousand entrants this year with about forty thousand letters inviting superintendents to enter teams. The debate will center on whether the federal government should own and operate U.S. coal mines.
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Iowa City
Iowa
A. Craig Baird
University of Iowa
United States
University Speech Department
J. L. Cougill
Chariton
J. S. Hilliard
Estherville
Geo. M Sawyer
Osage
William A. Dunlavy
Osceola
State Travelling
Des Moines
Leag
Scotts Denied Divorces in Michigan Court
Michigan congressman Frank D. Scott and his wife Edna James Scott were both denied divorces by Circuit Judge Frank D. Emerick. The case cited alleged cruelty and misconduct, including alleged infidelity by Mrs Scott and alleged drunkenness by Mr Scott. The couple married in 1914 and separated in 1922. there are no children.
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Associated Press
Alpena
Mid
Frank D. Scott
Michigan
Edna James Scott
Frank D. Emerick
Scott
Wilbur Sumner
Army Air Service
Harry Wyckoff
Washington
Europe
Royalty Returns as Theatrical Leaders in Thuringia
Prince Heinrich of Reuss will again serve as chief dramatist at the Late Theatre of Reuss for the coming season. Prince Joachim Ernst of Anhalt joins as stage manager for Ballenstedt Theatre in the Harz Mountains.
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Gera
Thuringia
Prince Heinrich of
Fourteen Year Old Joins Arctic Explorers Crew
Kennet Rawson, fourteen, proved member of Commander MacMillan Arctic expedition. He served in the galley, polished brass, and handled heavy work while learning navigation and seafaring skills. Richard Salmon, seventeen, of Larchmont, also joined as a veteran seaman candidate.
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Chicago
Kennet Rawson
MacMillan
Northland
Kennet
Sidney
Nova Scotia
Arctic
Robert FE
Peary
North Pole
Rawson
MaccMillan
Richard Salmon
Larchmont
N. Y
Frederick
Salmon
Motion Pictures Aid Cavalry Officers at Fort Riley School
At Fort Riley the cavalry school trains student officers with filmed sessions. Each officer and horse are recorded during obstacle courses and drills, then viewed to identify faults. Brig. Gen. E. E Booth says the method lets students see errors their instructors note and learn fixes.
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FT. Riley
Fort Riley
E. E Booth
Rolling Island toy rolls into German yards
In Stettin on August 31, a new children's amusement called the Rolling Island debuts. It features a wooden disk with two wheels and a dirigible front wheel, allowing a child to stand on the disk and push forward with two poles held in each hand.
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Stettin
Coroner Jury Recalled in Cook Case
A change in officials handling the Cook murder inquiry led to the coroner's jury being recalled and meeting at night after dismissal for ten days. Clifford Bo Cook, husband of the slain Mrs Myrtie Underwood Cook, testified, as did Mrs Hester M. Sieling who shared a Sioux City residence and had earlier testified to the grand jury.
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Associated Press
Vinton
Myrt’e Underwood Coax
Elifford Bo Cook
Hester M. Sieling
Sioux City
Cook
Sunday School and Worship Schedule With The Pastors Theme
Sunday School at 9 50 morning worship at 1 00 pm with the pastor’s theme Sound Faith. Intermediate League for ages 12 to 14 gathers in the chapel at 6 30 pm. Edith Brookhart reads at Epworth League in Social Hall at 6 30 pm. Mr M McCartney of Chicago will speak, rescheduled from two weeks ago. Evening service at 7 30 features special music by the chorus choir and congregational singing. Morning music includes Ave Maria, an anthem, offertory and solo Come Ye Blessed Singers. Evening program includes Jerusalem the E... organ preludes and the hymn Rejoice and Be Glad with offertory Virgin’s Prayer. Dr W W Bowers is pastor. Jesse J Miller director of music. Mary Hunter organist.
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Intermediate League For War
Edith Brookhart
M. McCartney
Chicago
McCartney
Christ
Epinard Owner Wertheimer Honored by Aeronautics Ministry
Pierre Wertheimer, owner of Epinard, has been named a Knight of the Legion of Honor by the Ministry of Aeronautics for his role in advancing aviation. Wertheimer serves as president of a company whose engines helped France regain aviation records.
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Epinand
Kuighe Parisug
Pierre Wertheimer
Epinard
Legion of Honor
Wertheimer
Mintry of Agriculture
France
Pinchot’s Hopes for 1928 Republican Nomination
Washington dispatch weighs Gifford Pinchot’s chances for the Republican nomination in 1928. It notes Coolidge’s strong position if times stay good, Pinchot’s path through the Senate race, and the lack of backing from Andrew W. Mellon as he seeks statewide political clout.
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Washington, D. C
Gifford Pinchot
Northwestern
Minnesota
White House
Pennsylvania
George Wharton Pepper
United States Senate
Pinchot
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Heust
Senate
Andrew W. Mellon
Submarine S-51 Sunk After Collision With City of Rome
The S-51 submarine was rammed by the steamer City of Rome off Block Island causing at least 34 crew to be feared lost with three survivors. Rescue forces from Newport New York City and New London rushed to the scene as Navy officers described the crash and location. The vessel lies in 23 fathoms, with air bursts and a damaged conning tower suggesting a dire fate for the crew.
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Boston
Mass
Atlantic
City of
Conn
Poim
Block Island
Rome
Hiehl
Putnam
Newport
New London
Rome O. K
Diel
Navy Yard
Diehl
Charlestown
Ss. Hawkins
Palmer and Miller Attend Soldiers' Reunion in Iowa
Col D J Palmer and A R Miller were guests at a Jefferson County soldiers and sailors reunion held at an airfield Iowa. The event honored Civil War Spanish American and world war veterans with 24 old soldiers present and a full day of programs led by S H Chester.
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Col
D. J. Palmer
A. R. Miller
Jefferson County
Airfield
Iowa
Be Sure of Him, Says Ledger Clerk’s Predictable Gaffe
A firm partner praises a new ledger clerk for his reliability, noting you can tell his next act is nothing. The remark, captured in Veearson's Weekly, reflects humor over predictable behavior in the office.
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Vearson
Origin of Old Fogy Term in Modern Speech
The phrase old fogy is used by moderns to label old fashioned people behind the times. The word foggy has an unclear origin and was first applied to soldiers and sailors in hospitals or barracks.
Washington county awards bridge contract to Iowa Bridge Co
At a special meeting the Iowa Bridge company of Des Moines won the bid to erect a bridge in Iowa township near Riverside for 1826 dollars. Two bidders participated White Yard Company of Washington slightly higher. The project, an emergency replacement after last year’s flood damage, replaces a threshing outfit incident.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Iowa Bridge Company of
Des Moines
Iowa Township
Riverside
White Yard Company
Washington
Town Ridge Company
Hubers From Washington Promote Hereford Beefs in Chicago
Everett Huber of Washington fed 16 Hereford beeves averaging 1387 pounds selling at 16.15 per cwt in Chicago on September 21. His brother H L Huber sent top Herefords at 15.85 per cwt and J A Huber sold heavy whitefaces at 16.35 per cwt. The three brothers, all Herefords bought in southwestern Kansas last fall, have topped Chicago prices for weeks and built a strong feeder record.
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Washington County
Chicago
Everett Huber
Washington
H. L. Huber
J. A. Huber
Kansas
T! Hubers
Will Teach Elocution by Mrs Jone Reade McCrory Opens Class
Mrs Jone Reade McCrory announces the opening of an elocution and expression class. A Franklin College graduate from New Akron Ohio she studied under Madame Sherman and directed Prosci sion and Expression at Franklin College for two years. She has private instruction experience and her announcement should interest students seeking specialist training.
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Jone Reade McCrory
McCrory
Franklin College
New Akron
Madme Sherman
Sherman Serboot
Wheeling
West Virginia
Federated Club District Meeting Set for Washington
Plans completed for a district Federated clubs meeting in Washington on October 14 and 15. A banquet on the 14th at the YMCA community room costs 75 cents. Speakers include Mrs. H K Evans Corydon on County Libraries and Maurice Willows on The Right Use of Leisure Time. Luncheon September 15.
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Federated Clubs
Washington
H. K. Evans
Corydon
Evans
Judge Evans
U. S
Sioux City
Francis Whitley
Webster City
Volland
Iowa City
Red Grange urges grit and fitness for youth football
DetroitMich Sept 25 Harold Red Grange, famed back on two all American teams, tells high school players in The American Boy October issue that hard work and openness to criticism build success. He shares a summer ice-carrying routine to stay fit and strengthen legs, arms, and shoulders through walking and lifting.
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Grange
Detroit
Mich
Harold
Red” Grange
Walter Cimp
Britain’s oldest clock at Museum of Patents
The oldest clock in Britain, made at Glastonbury abbey by a monk in 1325, was moved to Wells Cathedral in Elizabethan times and remained there until about forty years ago when it was retired to make room for a new clock.
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Britain
Museum of Patents
South Kensington
Glastonbury Abbey
Elizabeth
Glastonbury
Wells Cathedral
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