Senate Secrecy Fights West Confirmation Amid Veil
Washington, Jan 19 — The Senate renewed its secrecy fight over Secretary of Interior West amid a naval bill and prohibition issues. A vote of confirmation is expected tonight despite opposition, which failed to force open session or public vote. West’s supporters push rapid approval while warning violators of the archaic executive secrecy rule. The public lands investigation was opened at West’s request and the 9 to 4 favorable report made public. other appropriations moves follow next week as the House adjourns for the weekend.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Interior West
West
Falluira
Public Lands Committee
House
Johston
Aésistant
Johnston
Leaves Sick Bed to Stop Train Wreck
Pomeroy Ohio January 19 A boy ill with influenza left his bed after a storm to flag a New York Central train and warn of debris on the tracks. He alerted the engineer just in time, helping clear timbers and wreckage before the train passed.
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Glenn Cline
Dyesville
New York Central
Cline
Basketball Star Confesses To Stealing Three Cars
Hert L. Hibby Spencer, once Central High school's state championship guard, confessed to stealing three automobiles over seven months. He was arrested after police found him in possession of a stolen vehicle. Spencer, a well known local athlete, played amateur basketball after high school and semi pro baseball in summer.
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Broux City
Hert L
Hibby" Spencer
Central High
Spencer
Central High School
Fix
Cedar Rapids Roads Snowbound After Latest Snowfall
Cedar Rapids and surrounding area face renewed blizzard conditions as heavy snowfall yields 16 inch drifts on Lincoln Highway. Snowplows and crews labored overnight, but country roads remain impassable, with drifting snow persisting in several counties. Local authorities warn motorists to avoid travel where possible.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines Station Allows Local TV Program Casting Tuesdays
Des Moines station announces that starting January 20 residents may broadcast their own programs each Tuesday evening. An opening day concert by a Sac City orchestra will precede municipal band performances with a microphone system enabling home productions.
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Des Moines
Des Moine
Towa
Miercles
Sac City
Manchester Men Face Fines for Illegal Possession
In Manchester two men Frey Stone and Frank Burns were fined for illegal possession with penalties totaling $119.25. The article notes enforcement and the collection process, including a judge and arrest details. It also mentions a meeting of a fraternal group, the Gathetic Order of Toresters, planned for Monday evening at St Mars parish church hall.
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Frey Stone
Frank Burns
Sue
J. J. Ponlong
Toresters
St. Mars
Hell
Hughes Declines Hoover Cabinet Offer In Washington
Hoover moves toward Florida for rest and reflection as cabinet selections unfold. Officials expect an insiders cabinet with experienced veterans, no women, and key picks including Donovan and McNary, as Hoover directs the strategy from Washington and Miami.
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Hughes
Hoover
Doris Beck Dies. Waterloo Native at Home Parrot Heir
Doris Finda Beck daughter of Bir Beck and Mrs Ralphy Beck of Sunnyside Avenue died yesterday at 3:30 PM at the family home. Born August 13, 1922 in Waterloo she leaves one brother Ralph. The body rests at Mearns mortuary.
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Doris Finda Beck
Geycat
Bir
Ralphy Beck
Sunnyside Avenir
Sue
Nan
Waterloo
Ralph
Boty
Mearns Mortuary
Fragmented Weather Snippet Notes Friday Temps
Fragmentary OCR text records temperatures for Friday with minimal context. Mentions maximum and minimum values but lacks clear locations dates or full event details. Strong entities and concrete numbers are unavailable in the readable fragments.
Police push traffic stop sign drive after icy intersections
Chief Charles Mobis orders patrols to target motorists who fail to stop at Commercial Fourth Jefferson and Fourth streets where icy pavement makes stopping risky. Officer M J Turney cites six offenders before Judge George Seger. five guilty and fined. One pleaded not guilty, set for Jan 21. Officials warn lax obedience blamed for collisions since Robert M Inox’s death Jan 4.
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Offecr
M. J. Turney
George J. Seger
Mohus
Jefferson
Fourth
Turney
Munici- Pal
Lis
Glen Tibbitts
Judge Sager
Ann
Robert M. Inox
Lies Consolidate in Iowa Weekly Express-Times Merge
A consolidation takes effect uniting the Monticello Express and the Express Times under Doxsee & Doxsee, creating a strong weekly paper in the region. The item mentions personnel swaps, including Mr and Mrs Swapsan of 1104 Fifth Street West, who will leave for Tampa, Florida, with references to April departure.
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Amd Aire
Fith Street
Tampa
Fla
Wind Storm Toll Across States Kills Ten
A late season wind storm swept through Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio and beyond leaving ten dead and many injured. The dangerous weather featured tornadic winds and heavy damage including the collapse of a school in Indiana and a shoemaker killed by debris in Kentucky.
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St. Lawrence River
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Cape Girardeau
Maunie
Port Branch
Ind
Mississippi
Louisville
Dorothy May Handley
Bernice Tucker
Amos Newman
Maunle
Marjorie and
Buddie Hargraves
Mary Nolen
Fort Branch
Ferrittis Shoe Shop
Hargraves
Jain
Texas City
Norvis City
Harrisburg
Chris City
Anna
Mary J
Ohio River
Mounds
Ill
Evansville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Liter and Mahoney
Madison
Milton
Iowa Corn Value Rises Over 21 Million Since Jan 1
Robert W. Harper, a Des Moines grain dealer, estimates Iowa corn value up by more than 21 million dollars since January 1. He puts current production at about 150 million bushels and notes a 34 cent rise per bushel in under three weeks. He cites eastern buyers entering the market and farmer education in marketing as factors.
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Eg Moines
Robert W. Harper
Iowa
Harper
Timekeeper’s revolver incident halts hockey game
Gerald Holton, Waterloo Legion and Chicago Athletic Association timekeeper, faced a jammed revolver during a close second period. Unable to halt play, he sought help from Emil Steffen who cleared the pistol and fired it to stop the imagined catastrophe. Indictment follows for John F. Walljasper in a bank case.
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Gerald
Jerry) Holton
Waterloo Legion
Chicago
Jerry
Deepey
Emil Steffen
Win
Steffen
Fred
Barge Expansion Plans Gain Support In Iowa Delegation
Washington reports a push for inland waterways funding to expand the upper Mississippi barge fleet. Major General Ashburn, in charge of the Inland Waterways Commission, backs adding equipment and urges federal support for warehousing and docking along key river cities championed by Rep Letts and Gov Hammill. Beaver reintroduction in the Upper Mississippi refuge shows early positive results, with new lodges found and beavers thriving in bottomlands, suggesting broad adaptation for future stocking.
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Caunles
Washington, D. C
House of the Army
Upper Mississippi
Iowa
Congress
Ashburyn
Inland Waterways Commission
Letts
Davenport
John Hammill
Inland Waterways Corporation
Letts-Bammill
Jaws
Bureau of Biological Survey
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Wabasha
Mim
Towa
Upper
Mississippi
Man Fatally Struck by Train While Identifying Cow
Des Moines Iowa January 19 Dale Fagen 45 a caretaker died from injuries after being struck by a train while going to identify a cow killed by a freight train moments earlier In Clinton Indiana January 19 Charles Freyer 64 fatally struck by a train while cleaning ice from a switch Also mentions building permits Lichty Service station 300 Park Avenue West heating plant W PF Conty 208 Cornwall heating plant
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INS
Dale Fagen
Clinton
Charles Freyer
Lichty Gervice
Park Avenue West
W. PF. Conty
Cornwall
Warburton fights bootlegging case over dirty shirt defense
Des Moines jury hears Elmer Warburton claim he wore a borrowed clean shirt to a dance while with Clarence Sonderleiter, arguing the shirt defense as police accuse him of bootlegging. State agents assert he sold liquor through a hole in a deer trap. Jurors expected to rule today.
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Des Moines
Elmer Warburton
Warburton
Distriet Court
Rongetti Sentenced to One to 14 Years
Dr Amante Rongetti received a one to fourteen year prison term from Judge Robert E Gentzel after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the death of Taretta Enders following an alleged legal operation. He had earlier been convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death before a retrial was granted by the state supreme court.
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Chicago
Jas
Amante Rongetti
Robert E. Gentzel
Taretta Enders
Rongetti
State Supreme Court
Cottage project at Eldora signals student move in
Eldora Iowa January 79 The state mining school will relocate to a new cottage here soon built at a cost of 40000 after approval by the Forty second general assembly. Des Moines Iowa 10 A Report by Dr T C Denny re elected president of the Central Assurance Society notes assets grew to 3165408 in 1928 and insurance in force reaches about 182000000
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Iaq
U.P
General Assembly
Des Moines
Dan
T. C. Denny
The
Central Assurance Society
Mason Controversy. County Board to Hear Opinion on Patrolman Role
WCTU members plan to attend the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors meeting to press for Mason to retain his road patrolman status. Attorney General Maxwell O’Brien will read his opinion on Mason’s ability to hold both patrolman and constable posts and to arrest, within county highways outside towns.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
County Board of Supervisors
Maxwell O'Brien
Atorney
Harry P. Mason
O'Brien
Mason
Alcohn
Mary J. Philpot
Cedar Falta
Black Hawk County
W. CG. Tsu
Philpop
Board of Supervisors
F. F. Yapp
Waterloo
W. CG. T. UL
Cedar
East Waterloo
Attorney General's Office
Cedar Falls
Ilmeight
A. G. Held
Iowa
Black Maunk County
Harry FP. Mason
Hammond Avenue
Towa
Driver Convicted of Manslaughter in Mediapolis Death
Morning Sun reports T. H. Tomlinson was convicted of manslaughter in the death of A. C. Drinkall of Mediapolis after a summer collision. Sentence to be pronounced January 26. Drinkall was struck by Tomlinson’s car last summer.
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T. H. Tomlinson
A. C. Drinkall
Mediapolis
Drinkall
Tomlinson
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Impeached on Five Counts
Oklahoma City January report says Gov Henry S Johnston impeached by the Oklahoma House on five charges including incompetence and corruption. Assembly adjourned after a stormy session, with suspension pending Senate action and Lt Gov W J Holloway to fill office during trial.
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Oklahoma City
Henry S. Johnston
Oklahoma House of Representatives
George Calihan
House
Johnston
State Senate
W. J. Holloway
Asutenan
Senate
PAMPICO HONORS MEMORY OF GOOD WILL AVIATOR
Tampico Mexico names two major streets to honor Captain Emilio Carranza and Salvador Diaz Miron. The renaming memorializes the ill fated goodwill aviator and the noted Mexican native, reflecting local tributes amid a brief report.
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Pampico
Tampico
Mexico
Emilio Carranza
Willier
Salvador Diaz Miron
Estado and
Comercio
Diaz Miron
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