In the Spotlight of TODAY'S News and Hoover Homecoming
Loyal Waterloo residents welcome Mrs. Herbert Hoover back to her birthplace and applaud her achievements as a home-maker while noting the nation’s interest in Gov. Smith and his acceptance speech. Reports cover Hoover’s return, political reaction, and local sentiment.
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Mrs. Hoover Visits Waterloo Birthplace in 4 PM Tour
Mrs. Herbert Hoover wife of the Republican nominee for president arrives in Waterloo Iowa birthplace tour includes the old Holland school site and house where she grew up. The welcome features a formal reception at the Waterloo Woman's Club with planned short speeches and a lawn gathering.
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United States
Lou Henry
Waterloo
Low Henry
Waterloo Woman's Club
Herbert Hoover
Woman's Club
Weishast
Charles ©. Pickett
A. S. Welshaar
Hoover
John Hammill
Holland School
la Porte Road
Hammond Avenue
Welen Christy Courier
Cedar Rapids
Black Hawk
E. L. Johnson
Republican Committee
Black Hawk County
West Branch
James Good
Chicago
Western
George Atkinson
Parkersburg
Gilbert N. Haugen
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Kansas
Coolidge Visit Explores Apostle Islands Territory
President and Mrs. Coolidge, with John, tour Cedar Island Lodge area and 22 island group of Madeline and Apostle Islands near Bayfield Wisconsin. They inspect Astor origin sites, Marquette mission remains, and Chippewa stamping grounds on a 40 mile cruise. Gary plans a picnic on Devil's Island and a visit to his Madeline Island estate, with return to Cedar Island Lodge before 7 p.m.
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Madeline Island
Marathon Dancers Set Record at Des Moines Coliseum
Des Moines reporters claim a new marathon dancing record after the event reached the 482nd hour with 9 couples still dancing after 15 minute rests and 45 hours finalized. Sioux City rivals trail with 4 couples still on the floor as crowds cheer the long endurance effort.
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Des Moines
U.R
Sioux City
Coliseum
Eight Die in Coast Tong War Near Fairchild California
Eight or more Chinese were killed in a Tong war shooting four miles west of Fairchild in Solano County. Deputies said the gunman slain the entire Wong Gee family. Identity of the gunman was not established. The scene was reported via sheriffs office and long distance phone communications.
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Courier delivery window and contact notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5:30 p m. If you do not receive your paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5108 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6:30 p m
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Steel worker dies after fall at Deere plant in Des Moines
Peter Meacham aged 52 from St Paul Minn was fatally injured shortly before noon when he fell 25 feet from a steel girder to a concrete floor in the foundry at the John Deere Tractor Company plant on Miles street He died at Presbyterian hospital His skull was fractured He had worked there since Monday His wife and one child survive The body was taken to Petersen Bros mortuary
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Presbyterian Hospital
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Jens Oleson & Sons Co
Petersen Bros
Autumn convention plans for W North eastern Iowa Teachers assn
A. E. Jewett chair of the executive committee reports finalizing plans for the autumn meeting of the W North eastern Iowa Teachers association in Dubuque on October 18 and 19. Speakers include M. S. Pittman J C Brown Dr Ernest Horn and Judge Mares Kavanagh. An entertainment committee tour will visit the New Monetary Monastery Dubque’s grave Engle Point park and the municipal dock with a luncheon.
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Northeastern Iowa Teachers Association
Dubuque
A. E. Jewett
M. S. Pittman
Michigan State Normal College
Ypsilanti
J. C. Brown
Northern Mlinois College
de Kalb
Ernest Horn
Town State University
Mares Kavanagh
Chicago
Entertainment Committee
Five Die in Wind Storm Electrocution in Phoenix
Five persons were electrocuted in Phoenix when they touched a 2,200 volt line blown to the ground during a windstorm around midnight. Richard Miller, his wife, and a son died instantly. Miller's son Wesley and neighbor Carl Meeks died attempting a rescue.
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Ariz
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Carl Meeks
Ten Years Ago in the Service
John W. Hartong recalls desertion at Camp Pike during the flu epidemic. He describes guard duty at a base hospital and a morgue shift, tending to dead soldiers, then falling ill himself and leaving before a court martial. He notes the grim scenes and his discomfort with handling corpses.
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John W. Hartong
Lafayette Street
Arbitration Talks Continue Amid Railway Strike Threat
Chicago set for another arbitration meeting as Western railroad employees fear a possible strike. A F Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen said discussions may delay the action sought by 70 000 workers.
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Hoover to Waterloo trip as Mrs Hoover tours Iowa town
Mrs. Herbert Hoover plans a trip from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo with Allan and Herbert Jr to visit her birthplace. Waterloo women invited to a 3 p.m. reception. parade features VIPs and school groups along the route through Vinton and La Porte City.
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Rapids
C. R
Mrs. Hoover
Vinton
la Porte City
Fox Farm
Republican rallies broadcast from Cedar Rapids Coliseum
Rallies will be held tonight and tomorrow night in the new million dollar Coliseum with broadcasts on KWOR Cedar Rapids. Gov. John Hammill will preside at tonight's meeting with speakers Mrs Christine Bradley South and Henry Allen. Tomorrow night Senator Smith W. Brookhart will preside with Senator James J. Watson as principal speaker. Both events start at 8 15 oclock.
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John Hammill
Christine Bradley South
Kentucky
Henry Allen
Kansas
Smith W. Brookhart
James J. Watson
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Democratic Nominee Outlines Clear Tar o on Prohibition and Farm Relief
Albany Aug 22 Gov Smith accepting the Democratic nomination pledges to reform Prohibition by amending the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment. He calls for state discretion on alcohol limits, supports crop surplus relief, inland waterway development, and a square deal for workers, while urging moderation in immigration. He warns against returning the saloon but says changes are needed to fit today’s conditions.
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Precautions Urged In Paralysis Areas Across Iowa
Des Moines Aug 22 Infantile paralysis tops Iowa concerns says Dr Henry Albert state health commissioner. Cases reported in Polk Warren Carroll Mitchell Davis and Franklin counties with guidance to keep children under 36 from public places where outbreaks occur.
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Henry Albert
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Mitchell
Davis
Pranklin
Albert
State Capitol Address Reflects Long Service Call
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a speaker recounting 95 years of service, accepting a party summons to lead the nation from the capitol steps. The text hints at government principles, duties, and the privilege of serving a nation that raised him from obscurity, with continuation indicated.
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