Southern political leaders mobilize for Smith as Republican threat looms
A United Press survey of southern elites shows plans to energize turnout in Tennessee Mississippi Georgia and Alabama to solidify support for Gov. Alfred E. Smith despite a rising Republican challenge. Leaders emphasize white supremacy, alleged Republican corruption and prohibition disputes while figures like Senator John Sharp Williams and former Senator Hoke Smith frame the race as a defense of southern political power.
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South
United Press
Alfred EB. Smith
Tennessee
George Moses
New Lampshire
Republican Advisory Committee
Val Harrison
Mississippi
National Advisory Committee
Teapot Dome
John Sharp Williams
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Hervert Hoover
Commerce
Census Bureau
Washington
Harry M. Ayers
Anniston
Ala. Star
Alabama
Ayres
Alaama
Houston
Anniston Star
Gov. Smith
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Smith
New York
South Carolina
Plant Juice ends health worries say Waterloo readers
A Plant Juice endorsement by O V Conroy of Pittsburgh outlines his prior indigestion, gas pains, sleepless nerves, weakness, and headaches. He reports improved appetite, digestion, weight gain, calmer nerves, sleep, clearer skin, and overall vitality after using Plant Juice. The ad cites Waneler’s Drug Store in Waterloo and other local drug stores as sales points.
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Mr. O. V. Conroy
McKees Place
Pittsburgh
Mr. Conroy
Waneler
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Bell System Seeks Public Duty for Expanding Service
The Bell System stresses a public requirement for ever improving telephone service. Last year 4 million telephones were added or moved and local call failures dropped 5 percent. Toll times fell from 2 minutes to 1 14 minutes. Over five years the system spent 1.8 billion dollars on plant additions and upgrades. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company has never missed a dividend since 1885, with over 420,000 stockholders. The company upholds a nationwide service as a public trust and reinvests earnings after dividends to boost service quality.
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Tue Bell System
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Valley Fair opens twelfth annual show with parade
Cedar Falls Aug 14 Cedar Valley district fair begins its twelfth year with capacity crowds in swine sheep cattle and poultry. Judging starts around noon with blue red white ribbons. The grand livestock parade is slated for Thursday afternoon followed by harness races. Horse and swine judging and a boxing program highlight the opening day with a Hazleton band concert to follow.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley
Exhibition Hall
Grant. Good
Ogden
Frank Hil
Shell Rock
Oscar Grow
Women's Association of the
First Congregational Church
E. C. Odell
James W. Ford
Cedar Valley Fair
Fair
Free Exhibitions Precede Evening Bouts at Track
The article notes that all free exhibitions in front of the race track occur before the bouts each evening, setting the stage for the night's fights and drawing crowds ahead of main events.
Allison men held to grand jury on liquor charges
Aug 14 A L Nichols and his employee Louis Wisbar were in Butler county warrants for maintaining liquor nuisance after a raid. They pleaded guilty at a Monday hearing and were bound over to the grand jury without bonds. Harry Sabin was fined $15 and costs for drunkenness at the same location.
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Courier Lpeetal Service
Allison
A. L. Nichols
Louis Wisbar
Butler County
Nichols
Wilbur
Harry
Sabin
W. P. Miller
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Charles City
T. J. Brandenburg
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Jene Leberztorien Dept
Malden
Masa
Coticura
Conroy
Durham-Schmidt Brownbilt
Buster Brown
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