Ex-banker Voss sent to penitentiary after arrest
C L Vees a former banker from Denison Iowa heads to the penitentiary after Judge Henderson allows Voss to be rearrested on a Vermont connected forgery case. Vermont decision looms as Sheriff Green transfers Voss to Sac City for custody and final journey to the prison.
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Denison
C. L. Vees
Bank of Denison and Voss
J. B. Henderson
Dell
Voos
Henderson
Voss
Vermont
Iowa
Sac City
Green
Stoner
Penitentiary
Hearing on Eastern Iowa Bus Line October 23
Pa iry field Iowa September 29 bus lines petition to operate on Harding Highway and the Red Ball Route will appear before the state railroad commission at the courthouse October 23. White Star Bus Line of Muscatine seeks routes Burlington to Des Moines via Middleton Danville New London Mt. Pleasant Rome Lockridge Glendale Fairfield Bernhart Batavia Arency and Ottumwa. The Low Transportation company of Iowa City plans Ft Madison to Ainsworth via Denmark Mt. Pleasant Swedesboro Olds Crawfordsville. Burlington railroad expected to protest the route approval.
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Pairyfield
Harding Highway
Red Ball
State Railroad Commission
Court House
White Star Bus Line
Musecantine
Burlington T
Des Moines
Middleton
Danville
New London
Mt. Pleasant
Rome
Lockridge
Glendale
Fairfield
Bernhart
Batavia
Arency
Ottumwa
Thelow? Transportation Company
Petter
Iowa City
Ft. Madison
Ainsworth
Denmark
Swedesboro
Olds
Crawfordsville
Burlington Railroad
State Teachers Association seals Iowawide membership
In over 400 Iowa towns every teacher from primary to high school is a member of the State Teachers Association. Rural districts show rising membership as the group campaigns for better schools and teaching methods, under principles including equality of opportunity, trained teachers, efficient administration, salary standards, and home–school cooperation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Teachers’ Association
Iowa Citizenship Conference to be Held in Ames
The State Citizenship Committee will host a conference in Ames on October 13 and 14 with speakers Dr. C. A. Crocker of the Dunwoody Institute Minneapolis and Mary MacSkimmon NEA president. Miss May Francis superintendent and committee chair urges all interested in education and citizenship to attend. Members include President Pearson of Iowa State College Burton Smith and Mrs. Marty Harris.
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Des Moines
C. A. Crocker
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Mary MacSkimmon
National Education Association
State Citizenship Committee
Ames
May Francis
Miss Francis
Kendall
Mraneis
Pearson
Iowa State College
Burton Smith
Sioux City
Marty Harris
Brown Death Ends Career of Crime
Lincoln Nebraska September 29 The killing of Bred Brown a life term inmate ends a notorious career marked by early murder and a long string of crimes across multiple states He killed an elderly couple in Dundy County and later kidnapped two women in Omaha before a gun battle with a posse left him injured and imprisoned for life in Nebraska State Penitentiary
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Bred Brown
State Penitentiary
Brown
Roy
Smith
Clarence &. Morse
Dundy
Iowa
Omaha
Nebraska
Crown
Medicine Bow
Wyo
Sheriff's Posse
Salvation Army to Build Iowa Memorial Hall in South Africa
Des Moines reports funds from the Harvest Festival, raised among Salvation Army members, will support a Memorial Hall in South Africa for native workers. Adjutant Norman Marshall, state commander, announces the appeal marking the diamond jubilee of the organization in its sixtieth year of service.
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Des Moines
Salvation Army
Iowa
South Africa
Norman Marshall
Two Bodies Recovered From Wrecked Sub S-51
Recovery crews aboard the S-51 disaster search for the rest of the 33 crew after the steamer City of Rome collided with the submarine off Block Island. The first body recovered was engineering man Colin L. Gibson, with divers resuming work after night tires.
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New London
Conn
City of Ome
Block Island
Coln L. Gibson
Naval Station
Chelsea Naval
Newport
H. A. Flanagan
Wm. T. Teschemacher
Bangor
Teschemacher
Frederick
Iowa University trial to fast track exceptional students
An Iowa City experiment will grant honor credits enabling exceptional students to graduate in under four years. Examinations will select capable students across English, physics, chemistry, French, and mathematics, with new rolls after three semesters and special classes for unusual ability.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Petroleum Congress At Tulsa Draws Mass Crowds
Tulsa prepares for the Third International Petroleum Exposition and Congress October 1 to 10 with expected attendance over 200000. Queen Petrolia will be chosen from princesses representing 12 states. Prominent figures including Dr. Santiago De Bove and J Edgar Pew will attend the event.
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Tulsa
Okla
of Congress
King Petroleum
Fred G. Winsor
Warren
Pennsylvania
Sevugrat
Santiago de Bove
Peru
Francisco Sanchez Latour
Guatemala
Luca Baldo
Venezuela
Hellmuth Wolff
Halle University
Germany
Glenn Griswold
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
Evanston
W. E. Shelley
Shelley Oil Company
R. R. Matthews
St. Louis
J. Edgar Pew
Dallas
Texas
C. S. Kettering
Detroit
Alaska Bear Coast Guard Cutter Could Become Museum
Washington reports many disposal proposals for the Coast Guard cutter Bear as she nears retirement after nearly five decades in Arctic service. Interest from the Alaska Chamber of Commerce and Explorer's Club bids for the ship's bell are noted, while some officials see Bear as a training vessel in San Diego. An Eskimo woman praised the Bear's deeds and hoped it would become a lasting memorial.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Lear
Arctic
Alaska
Carlisle Indian School
Pennsylvania
Mem Ory
Middlewest and South Rival the East in Industrial Growth
NEA dispatch from Washington notes midwest and southern lawmakers argue that domestic competition and industrialization across the nation threaten New England textile imports. They cite rising electric and water power in the Midwest and South, labor shifts from farms, growing southern ports, and sustained Latin American trade impact as proof the East misreads national industrial trends.
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NEA
Washington, D. C
New England
Congress
Experts Plan to Improve Europe Safety Devices
Frederick Ritzman of the International Labor Office in Geneva announced a six item study plan to standardize and enhance safety conditions across Europe with reports to each country. Major Henry A. Reninger, National Safety Council vice president, is the American committee member.
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International Labor Office
Rugzman
Henry A. Reninger
National Safety Council
International Labor Organization
Kitzman
Wisconsin Voters Balloting Today for Senate Race
Milwaukee Wis Sept 29 Votes cast in a statewide election today decide whether Robert M La Follette Jr will succeed his father as U S senator or one of four other candidates gains the post Edward Dithmar runs as an independent backed by anti La Follette Republicans Bruce is a Democratic candidate on an independent line Work the socialist nominee backs the 1924 La Follette Wheeler platform Bauman the socialist labor nominee has made no campaign.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
United States
Edward Dithmer
William George Bruce
John M. Work
George Banmian la Follett
Lallette Wheeler
Coolidge
Work
Cleveland
la Follette
Bauman
Work During Study Hours Supports Morningside Students
Siou x City Iowa Sept 29 More than 75 percent of men students at Morningside College work outside class to help pay expenses. Frank Henderson reports, noting women students also earn money. Jobs range from theatre ushering and clerking to driving cattle, wheeling coal, and other plant tasks.
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Sioux City
Morningside College
Frank Henderson
The
Employment Bureau
Anges
Mitchell on Stand Today Cries Foul on Air Service
Colonel William Mitchell testifies before the president's air board charging the army general staff with incompetence in drafting air policies and blames officers for weak air defense. He urges a national defense department and pushing the fleet to sea. Nearby, Lt Colonel Benj amin Foulois and other pilots advocate an independent air corps.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Air Board
Army General Staff
Mitchell
Benjamin D. Poulois
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Department of National Defense
Goronel Wil
Liam Mitchell
Lst
Witnesara
Time
Army
Navy Air Service
House
Aviation Poliies
Air Services
San Antonio
Davis
Wilbur
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Service
Fort Leavenworth
Walter G. Kilner
Air Corps
Planes Reach Des Moines Today on Edsel Ford Tour
Seven planes in the Edsel Ford reliability trophy tour were set to arrive in Des Moines at 1 30 pm weather permitting If landings are ruled out by conditions the big aircraft including the Fokker and Junker models and the Ford all metal monoplane may bypass Des Moines and proceed to Omaha instead They would circle at low altitude to be officially timed before heading west Forty six people including pilots and passengers are to be welcomed by the Des Moines Aeronautic club and tour committee
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Junker
Omaha
Des Moines Aeronautic Club
Seattle loan sharks drain city workers paychecks
In Seattle about two thousand of five thousand municipal employees reportedly use agency loan schemes. The practice, under a pawnbrokers license, charges high interest with some debts reaching 36 percent. Police estimates show 120 officers owe around 12,000 dollars, paying roughly 3860 dollars monthly in interest.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry W
Whder
Iiiet
Severyns
Ireland Builds Over Fifty Thousand Cottages For Laborers
Dublin reports that Ireland owns more than 50 000 laborer cottages funded by local authorities. The cottage program began in 1883 after T P O Connor helped pass a British Parliament bill, and it has since expanded substantially.
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Dublin
Ireland
T. P. O'Connor
Women's Gym Class Opens Friday Evening
The Women’s Gym class returns with an opening meeting next Friday from 7 30 to 8 30 pm. Twenty eight lessons will cost 1 50. Physical Director Elwood Detrick designed a practical program to shape figures and aid fitness. Members may register now through Friday and must wear bloomers and rubber soled shoes.
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Elwood Detrick
Bumper Wheat Yield Forecast From Prairie Tour
Eighty U S agricultural editors touring Western Canada forecast bumper wheat yields after visits across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The group rode a special train to inspect farms met American settlers and toured prominent ranches and agricultural centers.
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Canada
Associated Press
Winnipeg
Man
Western Canada
United
Prairie Provinces
Prairie Wheatbelt
Dominion
Prince of Wales
Calgary
Alberta
Royal Breeding
Prince
Bar-U
George Lane
North America
Chamber invites opinions on postal rate increase law
In Des Moines on September 29 the Chamber asks business men to submit opinions on the recent postal rate increase law. Contributions from large mail users nationwide will be compiled for a hearing by the joint committee on postal rates next month. Advertisers oppose the higher rates and the postal department reports a drop in certain mail classes under the new schedule.
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Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Joint Committee On
Postal Department
Corn snowflakes used in films grow from Wilkes Barre mill
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania corn is turned into artificial snowflakes for winter scenes. The mill owner reports orders for large quantities of the white corn flakes.
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Wilkesbarre
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