Floods Leave Ten Dead Across Southeast as Waters Subside
Atlanta reports ten dead and extensive property damage across Virginia North and South Carolina and Georgia after days of violent storms. Railroads telegraphs and phones struggled to restore service. dams along Broad and Saluda rivers raised fears of further breaks while some families evacuated. Names of victims and locations include Myrtle Young of Hickory North Carolina and Ethel Allen of Warrenton Way.
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North
Myrtle “Young
Hickory
Gi Guy
Young
N. C
Arvin
Blythe
Hendersonville
Tan
Joan W. Jones
Ashley ‘Heights
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Marvel Simms
Ariel
Ballenger Hudson
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Roanoke
Springwood
Ethel Allen
Warrentown
Roanoke River
California Senator Curtis Plans National Speaking Tour
Rhode Island adopted daughter Mrs Leona Curtis Knight of Providence voted for her father at the Republican convention and seconded his nomination for president. Curtis will address Republican leaders at Rocky Point August 23 then speak at the New York State fair in Syracuse August 28. He will campaign through Maine Massachusetts Kentucky and likely Tennessee before turning south. In Home events he enjoys greetings from old friends and prepares for notification ceremonies at the statehouse grounds tomorrow at 5 pm.
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Leona Curtis Knight
Providence
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Maine
Massachusetts
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Tomorstow
Statehouse
Aloay
R. Golvin
Fess
Ohio
Chaiman
Custis
Brain Tests to North? Evening Post Exercise
Reader exercise presents eight reverse sentences to decode within four minutes. The page instructs readers to spell each sentence correctly by reading right to left and to answer on the society page.
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Evening Post, Inc
Andrews Discovers 150000Year Man Remains in Mongolia
Peking reporting Roy Chapman Andrews central Asiatic expedition unearthed traces of a primitive man dating about 150,000 years ago in Mongolia. Fossils include a large unknown mammal nicknamed the Woolworth for its skyscraper size, described as the largest to tread the earth.
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Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Gobic Desert
Andrews Toddy
Woolworth
Clergy Present at Iowa Evangelical Church Conference
Aug 19 Cedar Falls Iowa Evangelical church annual conference proceeds with nearly all clergy in attendance. Dr G A Mack president of Western Union College Le Mars and Dr L OF Five Cleveland Ohio to speak. Women's Missionary Society holds manual convention with Ministerial Society. This evening a pageant reenacts the church's history.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Evangelical Church
G. A. Mack
Western Union, College
le Mars
Gleveland
Women's Missionary Society
Minsterial Society
Hunt and Locher neck and neck in Ohio primaries
In Ohio the Democratic senatorial nomination tiebreaker narrows as revised returns show Graham P. Hunt leading Cyrus Locher by 345 votes after two counties added 100 and 50 votes respectively. Hunt 93,495 Locher 93,150 pending complete official count to decide the nominee.
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Graham P. Hunt
Cincinnati
Mberal
United States
Cyrus Locher
Cleveland Dry
Locher
Hunt
Names Others in Queer Bank Deal
Marshalltown August 1l statements by Roy Cromley former assistant cashier of the Rhodesia Savings Bank that others in the bank were equally guilty with him in juggling the institution finances were to be investigated Cromley was returned here this week and was sentenced to five years in the Anamesa reformatory when he pleaded epuntey to the charges He named two men in connection with alleged mismanagement of the bank
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Marshalltown
Roy Cromley
Rhodes,ia
Cromley
Anamesa Reformatory
Soviet to Study Arctic Conditions for Polar Efforts
The Soviet government publishes a decree creating a scientific Arctic Commission to study Arctic conditions. It will be headed by Sergei Kamenev, vice chairman of the Soviet Rescue Commission, which has been directing efforts to salvage the crew of the dingibir alia.
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Soviet Russia
Itzrestia
F Council of People’s Commissaries
Arctic Commission
Serge Serfevjigh Kamener
Soviet Rescue Commission
RAIL STRIKE BALLOTS REPORTED HERE BY BRAKEMEN
Local brakemen reported receiving strike ballots today but verification failed. E H Bradford of the Railway Brotherhood said no new strike developments and declined comment on ballot distribution. William Beatty, local president, noted ballots had not yet been received, per orders of the Railway Conductors.
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Oneiday Street
Lerai Brothurhood of
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Urgent appeal for blood to make infantile paralysis serum
Des Moines August 17. Dr Henry Albert state health head urged people who have had infantile paralysis to donate small blood samples to produce convalescent serum. Anna T A Glomset labs will prepare the serum when blood is supplied. Donors receive 25 dollars plus the satisfaction of aiding children. Administering serum within 48 hours can prevent paralysis or reduce permanent damage if it develops.
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Des Moines
U.P
Henry Albert
Albert
Anna T. A. Glomset Laboratories
Mrs Pressler to Play Miss Wilson in Tourney Finals
In Chicago on August 17 at the India Hill Club the Women's Western golf championship finals feature Mrs Harry Pressler of Los Angeles defending her title against Virginia Wilson of Chicago. Pressler led early but O S Hill of Kansas City trimmed the deficit, while Wilson ran off five birdies in a row to surge ahead by six holes on eight over Dorothy Pagewa, the 1928 champion from Madison Wisconsin.
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India Hill Club
Chicago
Harry Pressler
Los Angeles
Virginia Wilson
Wilson
Dorothy Pagewa
Madison
Wis
Daniels Would Use All U. S. Employes in Dry Law Drive
New York, Aug. 27. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the treasury under Wilson, urged that every federal employee be required to aid prohibition enforcement. He argued a president should require appointees to enforce laws and not wink at violations, criticizing Republican administration for unfair trials of enforcement.
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Josephus Daniels
Thetary
Wilson
George Andrews Sold to Decatur Club by Ansons
Marshalltown Iowa August 17 George Andrews a rat baseman and leading batsman of the Mississippi Valley league has been sold to Decatur of the Three Eye league. President L E Wheater of the Incal club announced the deal. Andrews has a .403 batting average per latest figures and reports to Decatur Saturday. Purchase price was not disclosed.
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George Andrews
Decatur
L. EB. Wheater
Andrews
Marathon Dancers Still Stalling Across Iowa
Des Alpine August 17 U Ri Iowa held three marathon dance contests in Sioux City Council Bluffs and Des Moines with hours enduring. Sioux City tally surpassed 384 hours as six couples kept stalling on. Des Moines not far behind with ten couples and Council Bluffs at 200 hours with five couples still dancing.
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Heroic Priest Absolution Amid Lake Lavigne Tragedy
North Bayou Ontario Aug 17 ITNa reports a drowning tragedy after a gaso line launch fire. Five faith leaders drown as Rev Fro J. B. Dutue parish priest Miss Leonie Sylvestre and Mrs Albert Lafreniere with children Marc and Claude perish. one survivor later.
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Lake Lavigne
Fro J. B. Dutue
Lavigne
Leonie Sylvestre
Sturgeon Falls
Albert Lafreniere
Marc
Claude
Rain Dampens Iowa Regions In Heavy Storms
Weather records show rain across Iowa with the heaviest totals in the northwest and northeast. Carroll reports 4.82 inches, Cedar Falls 3.7 inches, Des Moines 2.40 inches, and other towns like Waterloo and Decorah recording notable totals. Marital notices list Roy Babcock and Gladys Mapes of Waterloo among couples, with others including Edward Lee and Callie Taylor.
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Carrs
Iowa
Iawa
Ineal Weather Bureau
Carroll
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Roy Babcock
Waterloo
Fee Gladys Mapes
Edward Lee
Callie
Taylor
Watertan
Aldene Bauder
Decorah
Bertha Mae Triepy
Cresco
Bank assets sold amid London market move
The State Bank of Bancroft in Ta, Aur announces assets valued at £30,000 were sold for $650 by M. Fo Gisker after a Thursday closing price of 89 for the May 1022 period. The sale, conducted Friday, involves substantial holdings with the original value appearing to be around $40,000.
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State Bank of
Seveneto
M. Fo Gisker
Fridas
Spencer wins bid to build river wall project
E B Spencer of Waterloo was awarded the contract to construct a river wall from the rear of the Syndicate building to Fifth Street bridge for 4083 dollars by the riverfront commission. Work begins tomorrow to finish on a near date and fill the gap between walls this fall and winter. The area will be landscaped next spring into a river front park.
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Waterloo
Syndicate
Fifth Street Bridge
Riverfront Commission
Memorial Hall
Riverfront Park
Lloyd George Urges Disarmament in Air
David Lloyd George urged air disarmament to curb future devastation in war. In an Evening Star interview from Chart, Surrey, he recalled London air maneuvers and warned pacts are useless without disarmament.
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L.p
David Lloyd George
London Evening Star
Lloyd George
Chart
Surrey
Plans Globe Flight in 12 to 15 Days
San Francisco Aug 17 Lieutenant George P Pond United States naval reserve plans to depart for Detroit to inspect a two motor flying boat with aims to circle the globe in 12 to 16 days. He will start late this month and travel via St Johns Newfoundland the Azores Madrid Russia Siberia across the Bering Sea to Alaska Edmonton and back to Detroit. A relief pilot and radio operator will accompany him.
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H J Allen to Talk at Hoover Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Henry J Allen former Kansas governor and Mrs Christine Bradley South daughter of the Kentucky governor will speak at the Hoover rally August 22 in Cedar Rapids. A large delegation from Des Moines will attend, announced by the local arrangements committee and Charles A Rawson Republican committeeman.
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Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Christine Bradley South
William ©. Bradley
Kentucky
Charles A. Rawson
Hoover
Des Moines
Gilda Gray Declines Talk On U S Lawsuit Claim
Gilda Gray, busy with Elstree film work, refused to discuss U S reports of sensational divorce suit by husband Gil Boag for annulment. She said she might comment later and was interrupted at a British cinema studio.
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INS
Gilda Gray
Elstree
United States
Gil Boag
Ream
Gray
Road worker fractured skull after Dubuque assault
Police arrested Joe Ashby of Dubuque after a road worker William Gasey, 23, Fort Dodge, was taken to hospital with a fractured skull following an incident last night. The suspect was said to have hit him with a hammer.
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William Gasey
Fort Dodge
Joe Ashby
Fire Alarm At Residence On Oaklawn Street
Brief local notice reports a fire alarm triggered at 414 Oaklawn Street. Details mention residents George Fritz Larne and Joss, with a contact number 9404 and a refrain about preferring unity over division.
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George TR. Fritz
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Joss
Charles Reed to Marry Texas Girl in New York
New York August 17 a marriage license issued to Charles Carlton Reed of 34 East Thirty eighth street and Miss Dorothy Cunningham of Dallas Texas. Reed 31 born in Waterloo and in advertising. Cunningham 23 daughter of Edward F. and Lera Cunningham born in Waxahachie Texas. No wedding date set.
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Courier
New York
Charles Carlton Reed
East Thirty-eighth Street
Herbert M. Reed
Clara Weatherwax
Waterloo
Dorothy Cunningham
Dallas Tex
Reed
Waterloo Courier
Miss Cunningham
Mr. Reed
Waxahackie
Tex
Edward F. and
Lera Cunningham
Boy of 14 Rides 69 Days to Give Coolidge Letter
A 14-year-old plains boy, Boyd Jones, rode 69 days aboard his pony Molly to Superior Wisconsin with an invitation for President Coolidge to visit Gallup New Mexico for an Indian ceremonial on August 29. Gov. Dillon had chosen Boyd as a pony express messenger for the invitation, and Boyd drew crowds at the temporary executive offices before planning to return to Gallup by auto with his father. Also noted, B K Patterson of Minneapolis was named chief national bank examiner for the Seventh Federal Reserve district, based in Chicago.
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Child 5 Kills Self In Elkport Household Tragedy
In Elkport Iowa on August 17 a five year old girl Doris Kafer reportedly discharged a shotgun in an upper room. Her mother Mrs William Kafer found her daughter dead in what is believed an accidental shooting.
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William Kafer
Doris
Four Ton Bridge Stolen in Muscatine County
Muscatine county sheriffs deputies search for a gang after a four ton steel bridge spanning a small stream vanished yesterday. Workmen arrived to repair it and found only empty space where the bridge had stood with no trace of the thieves. Police call the crime a heavy toil in the county.
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Muscatine
Bankrupt Law Dates From Caesar Told Lions Club
J E Jordan federal referee in bankruptcy spoke to the Lions club in Black's tearoom at noon yesterday. He traced debt settlement back to Julius Caesar and Henry VIII, noting that ancient laws released debtors from criminal prosecution but did not free them from paying. He cited US history from 1400 to 1893 and said in 1925 over $89 million was collected through bankruptcy, with more than 80 percent paid to creditors.
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J. E. Jordan
Lions Club
Black
Henry VIII
United States
Iowa Couple Hurt in Auto Accident Near Morris Ill
Mr and Mrs Nathan Friedman of Ottumwa Iowa were hospitalized with injuries from an auto crash near Morris Illinois last night A heavy rain accident occurred at a railroad crossing where Route 7 meets the Chicago Rock Island Pacific lines The car skidded hit a traffic signal and then was struck by a freight train Both were thrown from the vehicle and expected to recover with hospital stays of a few days
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Friedmans
New Color Movies Reproduce Seven Primary Tints
Newark reports a new color film method by Frederick T. O Grady using a seven color disc with sector gelatins. The system projects all seven colors, reducing fringing color overtones and colored rings common in earlier color pictures.
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Newark
N. J
Frederick T. O'Grady
Austrian Palaces to Be Preserved as National Relics
Vienna reports Austrian Republic to safeguard royal palaces and villas linked to Austro Hungarian rulers. Schoenbrunn, built by Maria Theresa, hosts Napoleon era associations. Hofburg, the vast main relic, spans miles of Vienna streetfront and housed emperors for 700 years, though now deteriorating with a ruined library of over 250000 volumes.
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Doorn Tourists Track Ex Emperor William I
Doorn Holland August 17 Ex Kaiser William I remains a rare sight for visitors. Crowds line village streets hoping for a glimpse while a Secret Service man, Mynheer Bolthuis, is spotted hours before any public appearance. Bolthuis positions near the Rosarium gate to watch for the ex ruler.
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William
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Greece weighs Achilleion plan as gambling resort
Athens reports the Greek government considers converting the Achilleion at Corfu into a gambling resort rivaling Monte Carlo. Built by Empress Elizabeth and later owned by Kaiser Wilhelm, the estate was repurchased for 200000 dollars. A private firm offered 2000000 dollars to develop gambling rights, but public sentiment shows opposition as gambling is recently suppressed near Athens.
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Swiss Drs Win First Round Against Alcomol
Incerne, Switzerland, AUR. V7 M-Dryndvoestes reported a victory as the cantonal state council adopted a motion rejecting all liquor selling licenses for the next three years. Lucerne residents claim enough cafes and restaurants sell alcoholic beverages. Pavement Dance. Pat's Pond playground sponsors a pavement dance at 8 pm tonight at the corner of Linden and Lafayette streets. Hilda Morgan will perform with a trained dog pony and bird act.
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Religion as remedy for social ills at Episcopal lay topic
Washington D C Aug 17 The forty second national convention of the Brotherhood of St Andrew will gather lay and clerical churchmen in October to discuss religion as a solvent for social problems The program includes talks on Buddhism Islam and Christianity with a focus on personal evangelism The organization founded in Chicago in 1886 promotes daily prayer and service and has organized noonday lending fees in several cities An outdoor Mt Saint Alban meeting near Washington Cathedral will feature speakers George Wharton Pepper and Bishop Logan H Roots Seats for about 17000 accompany services at the cathedral close
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Hankow
Two Men and Two Children Hurt in Park Avenue Crash
Two Harper men David and Lester and their children George 3 and Jacqueline 18 months were injured when their light roadster collided with a heavier sedan driven by public health nurse Miss Loraine Standish at Park Avenue and Washington Street at 12 30 PM. Mrs Harper and Standish escaped injury. all Harper occupants were thrown to the pavement. The older child had severe bruises and cuts on both legs. the baby had facial and hand cuts. Both men suffered bruises and David's back was sprained. They were taken home for treatment by a physician who dressed the wounds.
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Lester Harper
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One Bandit Killed and Another Captured in Pasadena Bank Hold Up
Pasadena July 17. One robber was killed and another captured after the holdup of the Pasadena National Bank. Motorcycle Officer Fred Walker was wounded in the neck and chest, likely fatal, as robbers fled toward Alhambra. Policeman R L Schrab killed one assailant and compelled the other to surrender in a running gun battle.
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Suspended Watchmen Probe At State House Cafeteria
Four watchmen at the Jawa state house are suspended while the executive council investigates a complaint that foodstuffs were missing from the state cafeteria in the building basement.
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Jawa Statehouse
Executive Council
Reuben Clark Named to State Department
J. Reuben Clark, noted international lawyer of Salt Lake City Utah, has been appointed undersecretary of State announced by the state department. He succeeds Robert K E Olds who resigned June 30 to join Sullivan Cromwell in New York. Clark was defeated for the nomination for senator at the Utah Republican convention yesterday.
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Sulivan & Cromwell
New York
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Miss Wilson Enters Women's Golf Final
Miss Virginia Wilson of Chicago and Mrs Harry Pressler of Pasadena advanced to the finals of the Women's Western golf tournament by defeating Dorothy Page of Madison and Mrs O Hill of Kansas City. Wilson beat Page four and three. Pressler, defending champion, won by two and one. Also a note on the Loomers returning from eight months in California with stops in Denver and Colorado Springs.
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Virginia Wilson
Chicago
Harry Pressier
Pasadena
Cal
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Kansas City
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Miss Page
Pressler
Persian women rising progress in Persia emancipation drive
Persian newspapers report rising support for women’s emancipation in Persia similar to Turkey. Expect resolutions granting official emancipation to Persian women at the upcoming national assembly in Teheran. Judge visits here. Judge Robert Benson of Dubuque is the guest of Alfred Longley, local attorney.
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