Sixteen Planes Enter $70 000 Air Race To Hawaii
San Francisco Aug 3 INS sixteen planes entered in the 2409 mile air race from the mainland to Honolulu August 12 with 23000 prize to first flyer reaching Wheeler field and 10000 to second. Entries include Capt James L Giffin Long Beach and Maj Livingston V Irving Berkeley among others. All entrants must present credentials by Monday and start from Mills Field or Oakland with line up by lot. Several racers plan to continue beyond Hawaii toward Australia Tokio or other Far East destinations.
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San Francisco
Cal
INS
Honolulu
James Dole
Wheeler Field
Altho
Robert Storsley
Sarasota
Fla
Florida Flier
Los Angeles
James L. Giffin
Long Beach
Frank L. Clark
W. R. Garrett
George D. Covell
San Diego Naval Air Depot
Edmund J. Moffett
Robert Fowler
Bennett Griffin
al Henley
Oklahoma City
Arthur C. Goebel
Santa Monica
Maj. Livingston V. Irving
Berkeley
John Augey Pedlar
Mildred Doran
Flying School
Ma‘am
Flint
Mic
Gordon Scott
Los.Angeles
North American
Mills Field
Hawaii
National Aeronautical Association
Pacific Ocean
James Giffin
Australia
Oklahoma
Griffin
Henley
Tokio
Erwin
Japan
China
Philippines
Coolidge Not Yet Out of Race Says Experts
Political observers in Washington saw early signs that party leaders may attempt to keep delegates pledged to Coolidge or shift to open field. The debate centers on whether further abdication will occur and how soon a general assent or an open race will form, with potential future embarrassments.
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Washington
Mr. Coolidge
Don Dominates Morning Round In Iowa Women’s Golf
In Davenport at Rock Island Arsenal club, BE Don of Rock Island Arsenal is among favorites and medalist, beating Ebi of Rock Island 5 up 4 in the championship flight. J W Purser of Marshalltown defeats Ellen Douglas of Cedar Rapids 5 up 3. Lucille Robinson of Des Moines wins the consolation over Englehart of Davenport 1 up.
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Davenport
BE. G. Don
Rock Island Arsenal Club
E. G. Ebi
Rock Island
J. W. Purser
Marshalltown
Don
Ellen Douglas
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Robinson
Des Moines
R. R. Englehart
Fire Alarms at West High School Coal Bin
Fire alarms sounded Tuesday at 8:20 p m for a spontaneous combustion in a West High school coal bin. No damage reported. Ad promotes insurance from Herman C Miller at phone 2404.
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West Hich School
Herman C. Miller
County seat questions for Iowa towns and counties
Answers on another page include Ringgold county seat, the former Union county county seat town, the former name of Marquette, the identity of Sodom and Gomorrah in Iowa, and the Iowa author of the Tattooed Countess.
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Ringgold County
Union County
Marquette
Iowa
Deluge of Telegrams Shows Coolidge 1928 Retirement Reaction
Rapid City reports a flood of telegrams to President Coolidge after his unexpected statement he would not seek another term. Messages from all regions spread across the nation while Coolidge remains silent, studying data and awaiting further guidance for the summer White House and party leaders.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
Washington
White House
Cooper
Kansas
Game Lodge
Black Hills
Custer
S. C
Leaders Debate Coolidge Withdrawal And 1928 Field
Speculation swirls over Coolidge withdrawal and possible 1928 nominees including Hoover Lowden Dawes Borah and Longworth. Democrats offer little comment while some see Hoover favored by party leaders and others argue for agricultural state support or insist Coolidge may still run if nominated.
Marriage Licenses for Harvey E Brocka and Pearl Ros
Harvey E. Brocka of Parkersburg and Pearl E. Ros¢ of Parkersburg obtained marriage licenses. Both individuals are identified with Parkersburg as their residence.
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Harvey E. Brocka
Parkersburg
Pearl E. Ros
Regret Praise and Skepticism Noted in Coolidge Run Comment
Public figures react to President Coolidge stating he does not choose to run in 1928. Dawes regrets the decision. Butler doubts withdrawal. Lowden says no man in the country runs from the presidency. Hoover regrets but supports past stance. Roosevelt notes it as interesting. Smoot says convention could urge him. Shipstead cites western revolt. White jokes about staying in friends hands. Butler lauds principle over ambition. Work warns it would be a misfortune if he declines renomination.
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Coolidge
Frank O. Lowden
Hoover
Dawes
Borah
Longworth
Altho
Kellogg
Sargent
Work
Smoot
Utah
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Smooth
Butler
New York
Gov. Smith
Ritchie
Maryland
Reed
Missouri
Clem Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Fairmount
W. Va
Harold Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Amherst College
Lowden
McMullen
Nebraska
Lincoln
Couzens
Detroit
Mich
INS
United States
James Couzens
Herbert Hoover
White House
Associated Press
Illinois
Secretary of Commerce
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senator Smoot
Senator Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Cal
West
William Allen White
Kansas
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Des Moines
President Coolidge
Iowa
Willis L. Stern
Logan
Republican State Central Committee
Frank Lowden
J. Ray Files
Fort Dodge
Democratic State Central Committee
Brookhart
Norris
Smith W. Brookhartt
George W. Norris
A. C. Gustafson
Town House of Representatives
Tlinois
Middlewest
Large Ford built cargo airplane showcased at Ford airport
A huge self landing cargo plane demonstrated at Ford airport can deliver Royal Typewriter orders to 500 branches with a 500 mile range and 120 mph speed. John A. Collings piloted, How ard West serviced. possible stop at Bellefonte or Hadley Field. President Coolidge to not run in 1928 sparks Iowa, Illinois remarks supporting Frank Lowden. Local officials and party leaders weigh political shifts as the field opens for new candidates.
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Detroit
Ford
Typewriting
Aviator Injured In Sherman Hospital Crash
Frank McBrien, 23, an unlicensed flyer in a vintage plane, crashed 100 feet into a cornfield near Elgin Illinois. He suffered multiple fractures and fights for life in Sherman hospital with a fair chance of recovery unless complications arise. He is the eighth aviation crash victim in ten days as Cook county bans unregistered flights and fields must enforce licensing.
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Elgin
Lpi
Chicago
Frank McBrien
Sherman
McBrien
Here
Cook County
Charles E. Graydon
WHO in Des Moines Joins NBC Network Schedule
New York Aug 3. WHO in Des Moines will join the NBC network around Oct 1. It is expected to be added as WOW Omaha begins rebroadcasting NBC programs.
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WHO
New York
Des Moines
National Broadcasting Company
WOW
Omaha
Rotarians of Three States Meet in Dubuque August 12
Rotarians from Iowa Indiana and Illinois will gather in Dubuque on Friday August 12 for the tristate Rotary roundup sponsored by the Dubuque Rotary club. Most Eleventh district clubs in Iowa are expected to attend with some planning 100 percent turnout. Arthur Sapp president of Rotary International will speak. A golf tournament will be held at the Dubuque Country Club and an open air dinner and program at Eagle Point park conclude the day.
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Dubuque
Tristate
Henry Nielsen Will Gives All to Wife
Henry Nielsen leaves use of all property to his wife during her lifetime with the remainder to be divided equally among nine children Anna Welga Marie Clara Hilton Esther Albert Thorbald Roland and Vernon W HH Merner named executor. Mr Nielsen died at Cedar Falls July 29 and the will was filed today for probate.
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Christina Nielsen
Henry Nielsen
Nielsen
Cedar Falls
Anna
Welga
Marie
Clara Hilton
Esther
Albert
Thorbald
Roland
Vernon
W HH. Merner
McNary Haugen bill urged to aid agriculture
Fargo on August 3 1930 Congressmen T J B Robinson Hamp ton Ia says the McNary Haugen measure can raise agricultural equality with industry and labor. He notes the need for national scope says production cannot be controlled in farming but surplus removal through the federal farm board can help. He cautions about cost of living fears but argues farm prices can rise without large consumer price increases.
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Courier Special Service
Fargo
N. D
T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
Iowa
Robinson
California
C. A. Pollock
Congressman Robinson
North Dakota
Federal Farm Board
Denver Woman Hurt When Car Ditches Near Fredericksburg
Misses Herman Buff of Denver Iowa was badly cut about the forehead when the car carrying four Burlington relatives skidded on loose gravel and slid into a ditch at a cross roads six miles west of Fredericksburg. She was taken to a New Hampton hospital where 13 stitches were needed to close the wound.
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Courier Special Service
Fredericksburg
Herman Buff
Denver
Burlington
Buff
New Hampton
Mrs Dempsey Is Better Doctor Says
Estelle Taylor wife of Jack Dempsey was reported improving from a nervous breakdown that once threatened to postpone the Dempsey Tunney title bout in Chicago. Attendants said Mrs Dempsey is on the road to recovery and Dempsey was seen out on the road, with training plans unchanged.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Dempsey
Tunney
Conservatory Quits After Stockholder Vote
Allied Arts conservatory dissolves its articles of incorporation as stockholders approve. Resolution filed today with the county recorder. Albert Scholin serves as president.
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Conservatory
The
Allied Arts Conservatory
Jast. Wern
Recorder. Co
Albert Scholin
Girl Strives to Die After Boy Friend Drowns
Iowa City August 3. Gertrude Gustad sweetheart of Francis Stapperhoef, who perished in the Iowa river ten days earlier, attempted suicide by cutting wrists and ingesting bichloride of mercury. Confined in a local hospital since the funeral week ago, she reportedly swallowed 16 tablets. Doctors say condition critical but improving. Her father plans to travel from Milwaukee to take her home.
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Iowa City
Gertrude Gustad
Francis Stapperhoef
Iowa
Milwaukee
Eight Hurt Four Missing In Wreck In Iowa
Eight Milwaukee railroad shop employees were injured and four reported missing after a freight train split in two near Covington Iowa at noon. The men, riding on top of an empty box car from Marion to Atkins to draw wages, were thrown when the car broke apart.
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Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Railroad
Covington
Marion
Atkins
Here
Hubbell Named to Des Moines Wet Committee
Five Des Moines citizens Fred Hubbell John Mulvaney Dr L H Chamberlain N M Hubbard and W A Coleman were named to a committee of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. The W C T U announced the list and said the anti prohibition movement is active in Davenport.
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Des Moines
Fred ©. Hubbell
John Mulvaney
L. H. Chamberlain
N. M. Hubbard
W. A. Coleman
Women's Christian Temperance Union
W.H. Stayton
Washington
De Luxe Parlor Car Wins Admiration for W C F N
A new interurban de luxe parlor car in blue and white drew universal attention on its maiden downtown loop run. Traffic manager Maurice A. Welsh announced plans to exhibit the car near the terminal, inviting public inspection of interior luxury.
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Maurice A. Welsh
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Bearcats Beaten by Bender's Sluggers at Byrnes Park
A local boys baseball game at Byrnes Park saw Bender's Sluggers defeat the Waterloo Bearcats 6 to 5. Both teams backed their pitchers with solid defense and steady hitting, keeping the score tight throughout.
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Bearcats
Bender's Sluggers
Waterloo Bearcats
Byrnes Park
Weather snippet for Tuesday and Wednesday values
Readable temperature data shows Tuesday highs around 68 and lows near 48. Wednesday forecasts include multiple entries with highs from 67 to 74 and times noted at 7 a.m. 3 p.m. 11 a.m., reflecting variable conditions.
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E.cnee
Rien
Leboeuf Painted As Wild Man By Brother Of Wife
Franklin La Aug 3. A murder trial reveals a domestic nightmare. Mrs James J Leboeuf, her admirer Dr Thomas E Dreher, and door trapper James Beadle are accused after Leboeufs body was found dead in Lake Palourdre. Police chief Cass Blakeman describes a murderous quarrel, wild jealousy, and a plan to lure the lovers to a fatal confrontation on the lake. The wife testifies Beadle fired the shotgun and Leboeuf shot first, while she drove with him in a boat seeking to calm the feud.
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Franklin
INS
James J. Leboeuff
Thomas E. Dreher
James Beadle
Leboeuf
Lake Palourdre
Cass Blakeman
Morgan City
Blakeman
Tonneau
Jim Leboeuf
Jim
Dr. Dreher
Fire at YMCA Causes $100 Loss
A blaze at the YMCA building on Bridge street caused about $100 damage when joists between the first and second floors ignited from a faulty chimney during rubbish burning in the boilers. Firemen extinguished with two hose lines at 11:59 a.m. Afterward a section of gym floor and part of the steel ceiling had to be torn up as a crowd watched the firefighting.
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Bridge Street
Building Permits Report for Duryea and Nearby Sites
Paul Lamson files for a one story frame residence at 226 Duryea. Black Hawk Oil company adds a coal shed at 400 Miles. L. W. Miller installs a heating plant at 315 Columbia Circle. Mrs Minnie Fentiman files a heating plant at 213 Randolph. Nick Philipchuck adds a heating plant at 1213 Leavitt. Total values listed include 200 dollars for the coal shed.
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S. 5
Paul
Lamson
Duryea
Black Hawk Oil Company
L. W. Miller
Columbia Circle
Minnie . Fentiman
Randolph
Nick Philipchuck
Leavitt
Towa Women Set Swimming Record
Miss Ida Chalmers and Miss Gladys Crosley of Muscatine are believed to establish two Iowa records for women swimmers by swimming 28 miles down the Mississippi River in exactly 11 hours. They were accompanied by two men in boats.
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Muscatine
Ida Chalmers
Gladys Crosley
Iowa
Mississippi River
Robbers Break Into Hawkeye Steel Westfield Office
Westfield police report thieves entered Hawkeye Steel Products through an unlocked factory window last night and stole a typewriter and two autographic sales registering machines.
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Westfield
Hawkeye Steel Products Company
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Charles G. Dawes
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Deadwood
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Deadwood Coolidge
Cox
Miami
Miami Daily News
James M. Cox
Ohio
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Stern
Cottlidge
Will
McNary - Haugen Farm Agt Sound
Hubbell
C.f.&n
Towa
Lester W. Miller
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