Revival Hall clashes as deputies jail workers in Dallas
In Dallas on July 7 1941 deputy sheriffs ordered women and men to halt work on Revival Hall tabernacle construction. A second injunction targeted all workers while pastors and supporters protested earnings and jail terms. Pastor Earl Anderson remained jailed as Rev J Frank Norris planned continued revival meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Towne Young
Earl Anderson
J. Frank’ Norris
Firet Baptist
Fort, Worth
Hoover Policy Signals Western Campaign Stops
The piece outlines Hoover and allies shaping the western campaign with key figures from New York New Jersey Rhode Island Vermont Massachusetts and Pennsylvania invited to attend. It notes Hoover at the Commerce Department desk meeting with committee members and planning the Palo Alto California flag-raising notification ceremony and an anticipated July 15 departure with August 11 as the nomination day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Department
Alt
Palo
Alto
Cal
Washington
West Coast
Grand Jury Called to Act on Pint Case Continues
The Grand Jury acts on the pint case as details emerge. Kenneth Cook and an associate Anderson provide statements about events at Electric Park and a fatal night. The death car, a red Buick with a yellow top, was recovered and is held by Cook’s family as investigators probe the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Anderson
Cook
Jesup
L. F
M. J. Gnoki
Kenneth Cook
Rancher Under Bonds After Shooting Incident
Cheyenne Wyoming July 7 delin and Donahue rancher is held under $2000 bond after the shooting Thursday that seriously wounded Marvin Olson 19 Sloan who was hiking to his home from Greeley Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonds
Cheyenne
Wyo
Delin & Donahue
Ai Sborty
Marvin Olson
Sloan
Greeley
Colo
Temperatures Record Friddays and Weekends
Weather note shows undated figures with scattered digits including maximum Friday and minimum Friday night readings. Phrases indicate unclearday names and several garbled values, but imply a weather snapshot with temperature highs and lows for the period.
Gov Smith Attends Funeral of Raskob Bay in Maryland
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York attended the funeral in Centreville Maryland for William Raskob 20 son of John J Raskob chairman of General Motors finance committee who was killed in an automobile accident Services were conducted at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church with Bishop John Dougherty of Wilmington officiating The body was later taken to Wilmington Delaware where burial will be in Cathedral Cemetery Escort was provided by Maryland state police led by Captain R G Butler among the Governor’s party were William F Kenny J J Riordan Dr Lawrence S Sullivan Pietro S Dupont Mrs Dupont and Eddie Dow E
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centreville
MSI
Alfred
Smith
New York
William Raskob
John J. Raskob
General Motors
Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church
John J. Dougherty
Wilmington
Del
Gapl R. G. Butler
Maryland State Police
Cathedral
William F. Kenny
J. J. Riordan
Lawrence S. Sullivan
Pietre S. Dupont
Dupont
Eddie Dow- E
Olympic Tryout Regatta Races On Flood Flood River
Philadelphia observers report excellent conditions for the final day of the Olympic tryout regatta on the Schuylkill River. Flood stage made water fast, favoring crews in lanes along the east bank as crowds near Fairmount Park grew to about 25,000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Egatta
Schigkill
Fairmount Park
Negan
Policeman Sells Old Fiddle for Forty Thousand Dollars
Patrolman John Dyer of the Bye police force sold a long overlooked fiddle for forty thousand dollars. Experts in New York confirmed the instrument as a genuine Stradivarius. Dyer said the violin had been in his family since his father gave it to him ten years ago. The sale ends a quiet chapter of the officer’s life and a surprising discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jidy
John Dyer
Bye
Dyer
New York
Whisky Worth $160000 Missing in New York Warehouse
Prohibition Administrator Maurice Campbell reports $100000 worth of liquors disappeared from a government warehouse in New York City. Investigators will determine whether the prewar whisky was stolen evaporated or diverted into illegal channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
U.plm Prohibition
Maurice Campbell
New York City
Campbell
Auto Stolen From James Elliott In Marengo County
A light coach automobile, property of James Elliott of 213 La Fayette Street, was reported stolen from him last midnight in Marengo Island. Elliott notified police today about the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elliott
Lafayette
Marengo
Ellott
McDowell Rites Set For Monday At United Presbyterian
David G McDowell 67 of 435 Louise Street died at 10 a m today from hardening of the arteries at a hospital where he had been for two weeks He was born May 1 1861 in Ireland came to America at 18 settled near Ocheyedan Iowa married Margaret Gibson in Waterloo 35 years ago They resided on a farm at Ocheyedan then moved to Waterloo about 20 years ago Surviving are the widow two sons Gilmore D and Johnny a daughter Mrs E A Zilmer two brothers Thomas and John in Ireland a sister Mrs Jennie Mayers Hinkley Minnesota three grandchildren Funeral services will be Monday at 130 p m at the family home and 2 p m at United Presbyterian Church Rev W O Chisholm will officiate Burial will be in Elmwood Relatives request no flowers The body will be removed to Petersen Bros mortuary after 9 a m Monday
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David G. McDowell
David G. MccDowell
Losusé Street
Ireland
America
Ocheyedan
Margaret Gibson
Waterloo
Wateriing
United Presbyterian Church
Gilmore D
Second Street
Jonny
E. A. Zilmer
Sixth Street
Thomas
John Mel Dowell
Jennie Mayers
Hinkley
Minn
W. O. Chisholm
Elmwood
Petersen Bros
Funeral services for Ernest G. Smith at Kistner's chapel
Funeral services for Ernest G. Smith will be at 2 30 p m from Kistner's chapel conducted by Rev Frank Buch pastor of the Lutheran church at Fairbank A full military service by Becker Chapman post American Legion Burial will be in Fairview Legion men are interested in Memorial hall at 2 00 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Smith
Tome Artory
Kistner
Frank Buch
Lutheran Church
Fairbank
Becker-Chapman Post
American Legion
Fairview
J Terested Indeek
Memorial Hall
Fay
Night ambush kills two sheriffs in Kentucky hills
In Barlan Kentucky near Mayo trail a night ambush left Sheriff Ployd Ball 32 and Deputy Sheriff John Hensly 45 dead, each shot three times in the back. Deputy Tom Hales 48 is missing as a large posse floods the mountains. An anonymous call sparked the chase and authorities pressed investigations amid feuds and Moorishmen rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlan
Jay
Kentucky
Ployd Ball
Sherif
Marian County
John Hensly
Tom Hales
Mayo Trail
Harlan
Ball
Hensley
Hales
Bajl
Thc
Listeners League to Fight Direct Radio Sales
Des Moines July 7. The Iowa Radio Listeners league announces a push to stop direct selling by radio stations before the U S Radio Commission and, if needed, in court. Francis St. Aussell, league president, says Emmett Tinley of Council Bluffs will handle legal work for the effort. The campaign argues direct selling constitutes unfair competition and restraint of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Radio Listeners League
United States Radio Commission
Francis St. Aussell
Emmett Tinley
Council Bluffs
Malmgren Said To Be On Foyne Island
Island dispatch from Spitzbergen reports Professor Fenn Malmgren and two companions may be marooned on Foyne Island after their group crossed the ice from the Italia departure. The radiogram quoted Gens Umberto Nobile indicating visibility on the island amid the Nobile expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malmgren
Foyne
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Fenn Malmgren
Virgo Bay
Gens Umberto
Italia
Model Traffic Ordinance Submitted for Municipal Adoption
Washington D C Daly 7 U 1 The National Conference on Streets and Highway Safety will submit a model traffic ordinance to municipalities within weeks to simplify rules for motorists and standardize traffic laws nationwide. The committee has adopted the code and is seeking adoption by municipal councils at the commerce department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Conference On Streets and
Commerce. Department
Myers, Philadelphia, Wins Single Scull Olympic Tryouts
Philadelphia fireman Kenneth Myers won the right to represent the United States in the river event today, defeating Walter Hoover in the single scull final. Myers clocked six minutes 34 seconds while Hoover finished in 6 minutes 47.25 seconds, with Oke B. Schoenfeld Jr. of the Young Men's Athletic Club, New Orleans, placing third. Myers led Hoover by about three lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tare
Kenneth Myers
United States
Walter M. Hoover
Halder
Myers
Hoover
Oke B. Schoenfeld, Jr
They ‘Young Men's Athletic Club
New Orleans
Death by own action knotting rich scion’s demise
Coroner rules George Chan ning Lawrence, 40, heir to a wealthy Boston family, died by his own hand in Los Angeles after murder theories circulated. Separately, Don Williams, 19, of Sioux City, drowned when his canoe overturned on the Big Sioux River while changing clothes for a swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
George Channing Lawrence
Boston
Sioux City
Don Wiliams
Big Siouxiver
Here
Towan Saves on Bankers Advice Amid Stock Exchange Plot
Ida Towan, in Pocatello Idaho, is linked to withdrawing 89000 cash after bank stock exchange guidance. The episode prompted Henry Hansen of Red Oak Texas to rethink investments and led to the arrest of two men, 85060 bond each, identified as 3 S McLaughlin of Minneapolis and Benjamin Holmberg of Glendale, California, who posed as stock exchange agents in a chance encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatelln. Ida
Henry Hansen
Red Oak
3. S. McLaughlin
Minneapolis
Benjamin Holmberg
Glendale
Cal
Stock Exchange
Hansen Saith
Government urges frank talk on sex education with children
Washington reports a Childrens Bureau bulletin urges parents to discuss sex openly and age appropriately. Experts warn secrecy fuels curiosity and worry that adults’ attitudes shape mental and social development. Public health advocates stress honest dialogue between parents and children across ages.
Mysterious broadcaster grips Crooksville with silent radio
In Crooksville Ohio residents pursue the straight and narrow after an unregistered outlaw radio station PDG broadcasts scandal. It reports illicit liquor operations and exposes affairs, prompting liquor closures and fearful waterways of nightly habit. Police and federal radio bureau probe while town resumes quiet paths. Marriage licenses listed include Glyde Schubert and E Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Crooksville
U.P
Mrs Mary Dugan Succeeds Kepford at Juvenile Home
Mrs Mary Dugan formerly of Perry is named superintendent of the State Juvenile home at Toledo Iowa for a four year term beginning Sept 1 by the state board of contracts. She has worked as field agent for the Bureau of Child Welfare Des Moines. Carrie M French of Perry will succeed her as field agent Sept 1. Major B H Sands of Des Moines is named special field agent to handle nursing cases from state insane and feebleminded institutions. he was formerly superintendent of the Bureau of Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mary Dugan
Perry
Toledo
A. BE. Kepford
National Air Tour Passes Through Texas Fort Worth Stop
Twenty three airplanes of the national air tour continued westward toward Waco and San Antonio with two noon stops and a night halt. The first week of the 6200 mile expedition nears completion as crews report about a quarter of the route covered. Building permits list Minnie B. Clark for a one story frame dwelling at 618 Eighth West valued at 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Flve
National Air Tour
Waco
San Antonio
Minnie B. Clark
Fire Alarms Report At 110 Fowler And Rath Packing
Friday at 7 46 p m a fire alarm was triggered at Regilience Fay Simpkins 110 Fowler for fumigating candies with no damage. Saturday at 9 30 a m Rath Packing company smoke house chimney burned out with slight damage. Advertisement for Herman C Miller Buy It phone 3404.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Simpkins
Fowler
Rath Packing Company
Herman C. Miller
Fliers Await Repairs In Natal For Long Flight
In Natal Brazil Majore Arturo Ferrarin and Carlos Del Prete arrive from Rome to set a new long distance record. Repairs on their Savoia monoplane are completed and they plan to head toward Rio de Janeiro along the coast. They considered an airPlane from Lalecoire Air Plane but chose to wait for their own plane reconditioning likely within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
U.R
Natal
Arturo Ferrarin
Carlos del Prete
Rome
Ested
Savoia
Flode
Janeiro
Ferrarin
del Prete
Lalecoere Airplane Company
Telegraph
Grove Likes Waterloo So Well He Stays At Riviera
Grove, manager of the Riviera theatre in Waterloo, will remain in Waterloo after a Cedar Rapids conference with A H Blank and Publix officials from Chicago and Des Moines. He will supervise vitaphone installation and operation in the district and handle emergency calls, instead of transferring to Des Moines. He cited his fondness for Waterloo and its people as the reason for staying, noting the arrangement allows partial time on site and continued local leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
A. H. Blank
Publix Theatres
Chicago
Des Moines
Herbert Grove
Riviera Theatre
Waterloo
Publix
Grove
The
Riviera
Vitaphone
Clubs Set Next Week Topics At G O P Kiwanis
George E. Lichty, delegate to the recent Republican convention, will address the Rotary club at Hotel Russell Lamson Monday noon and the Canopus club at Black's Tea Room Tuesday noon. A film report of the Kiwanis and international convention at Seattle will be shown by Lesile Gates, Douglas Donnell and Dr. L P Scott to local club members at Hotel Russell Lamson Tuesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Lichty
Rotary Club
Russell-Lamson
Canopus Club
Seattle
Wash
Botel Russell-Lamson
Lesilé Gates
Douglas Donnell
Dr. L. P. Scott
Prominent farmer dies after runaway incident in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa July 7 Jacob B Heyes 63 Hancock County farmer died from injuries after the team hitched to a binder he was driving toppled him. He died a few hours later at St Josephs hospital. Also reports Wilford to Chicago to attend Izaak Walton League meeting and a unidentified man found hanged in Melbourne stockyards. Pirates raid British lighter at Kadlee and depart as gunboat approaches. Hawkeye vacation tour begins from Cedar Rapids with two special Pullman cars bound for Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Jacob B. Heyes
Hancock County
St. Joseph's Hospital
Marshalltown
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Melbourne
Cedar Rapids
U.rk
Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone Park
Baseball Results American Standings Return to Form
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 4 to 2 in nine innings as Hollin, Sewell, Walbert and Cockrake shine on the mound. New York tops the visiting team 6 to 5 behind Cartman and Manian with Locks and Gravowski also contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Philadleipnig
Hollin
L. Sewell
Walbert and
Cockrake
BR Laws Oye
New York
Cartman and
Manian
Rockefeller at 90 Sleeps Better by Not Eyeing Clock
New York July TMU John C Rockefeller enters his ninetieth year tomorrow and says he sleeps better by not watching the clock at night. In a birthday statement he notes improved restfulness and expresses gratitude for the uniform kindness he receives everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
New York
John C
Anander
Reward for D Autremont brothers paid in full
Half blind man to get reward for D Autremont brothers announced by postoffice inspectors. Rewards go to Thomas Reynolds for $5300 and Albert Collingsworth for $4150, with Emma Maynard and six Steubenville policemen to receive amounts still to be determined. D Autremonts serving sentences in Oregon penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gpokane
Wash
D'Autrement
Siskiyou Mountains
Oregon
Charles Riddi ‘Ford
United States
Thomas Reynolds
San Francisco
Hugh
D'Autremont
Reynolds
D'Au= trement
Los Banos
P. T
Manila
Albert Collingsworth
New Hos Jton
Collings
Worth
Roy
Ray
Steubenville
Emma B. Maynard
Smouth
Sin
Collingsworth
Salem
Heflin Sees Dangers for American Government
Senator Thomas Heflin of Alabama warned onlookers at Sheldon and in Philadelphia crowds that the public must consider dangers facing the nation. He criticized the Houston convention nominees as weak, noted his planned speech at Johnson’s gardens, and described arriving in a palm beach suit with a white hat while noting Alabama’s heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Illlinois Central
Sheldon
Philadelphia
Albany
al Smith
Houston
Heflin
W. J. Bryan
Palm Beach
Johnson’s Gardens
Towashas Aladams
Judges Transferred to Civil Courts in Chicago July
Judges Stanley Klarkatyski and Otto Ker net, cleared of charges, moved today from criminal to civil courts in Chicago. Third judge Emanuel Eller also to join the civil branch. Straw vote in LeMars favors Gov. Al Smith for president with 16 votes to Hoover nine. Northey returns home, able to walk with crutches after leg injury. The Burlington Gazette notes frontier era fading amid candy consumption figures by state Nevada leading at five per capita, Montana second, illustrating a tamed frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Stanley Klarkatyski
Otto, Kernet
Criminal Court
Emanuel Eller
Cvit
AL. LeMars
Vale
Towa
Gov
al Smith
LeMars Lions Club
Gov. Smith
Herbert. Hoover
Burlington Gazette
Department of ‘Commerce
Unitea ‘States
Nevada
Montana
Brain Tests and War Effects Across Papers
The clippings show NY Evening Post reporting brain tests and war effects discussions. The St Louis Post-Dispatch notes the franc stabilization at four cents postwar, damaging prewar French securities fortunes. Rental photography aids locating timber for pulp in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Post-Dispatch
Canada
Frees Gangster Before Arrested In Chicago Case
In Chicago in July a new habeas corpus writ was issued by Judge Emanuel Eller, son of the Bloody Twentieth ward boss Morrie Eller, as investigators probe grade corruption tied to a grand jury. The writ questioned the seizure of Sam Gimcanni, leader of a notorious faction, amid murder allegations involving political foe Octavius Seeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UINS
Emanuel Eller
Morrie Eller
Eller
Grand Jury
Sam Gimcann
4 Iy
Gimcani
Octavius Seeter
iMorler
Ottumwa Trades Klumpp for Eddie Stock and Cash
Ottumwa baseball player Elmer Klumpp, a heavy hitting outfielder for the Ottumwa club of the Mississippi Valley Baseball League, is traded to Burlington for Eddie Stock and $500 in cash. Klumpp, in his second MVBL season, previously sold to Hollywood but released and returned to Ottumwa. Stock, regarded as a superior fielder, lags Klumpp in batting. The swap takes effect ahead of tomorrow’s game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Elmer Klumpp
Ottumwa Club
Mississippi Valley
Burlington ‘Club
Eddie
St Klumpp
Hollywood
Klumpp
Pennsylvania releases largest rabbit stocking in state history
The state game commission reports 80 564 cottontails released in late winter for stocking purposes. Rabbits came from Missouri and Kansas dealers who guarantee no tularemia. Game protectors inspect, weed out the sick, reseal crates, and release them in winter when conditions are favorable for hunting by Pennsylvanians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State Game Commission
American Game Protective Association
Missouri
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Miller and Taylor Return From 2800 Mile Trip
George W Miller and Starley Taylor of Miller Taylor construction company returned from a 2800 mile auto trip to Toledo St Louis and Hot Springs leaving Harrison Ark at 345 pm yesterday and reaching Waterloo at 1210 pm today covering 601 miles Arkansas and Missouri roads were largely good except in wet periods Bridges in southern states funded by bonds and state legislatures plan concrete arch bridges with tolls to be retired by revenues after bonds paid. Quarantines listed: Jessie Mays Marle Anderson Harold Slaughter Charles Shelton Mabel Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Miller
Starley -Taylor
Miller-Taylor
Construction Company
Toledo
St. Louis
Hot’ Springs
Ark
Herrison Ark
Waterloo
Arkansas
Missouri
Miller
Sidta
Accuin
Nmae
Fire destroys Hartley Elevator and oats plant
A blaze gutted the Hunting elevator and Hartley Luthbert company in Hartley Louisiana today. Spontaneous combustion of oats is suspected as the cause. The fire left the facility in ruins and disrupted local grain operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Hartley Luthbert Company
Word Building Challenge From TALES Letters
A historic note describes a word building game using the letters TALES as a test for school children. Players form words starting with specific letters within two minutes, with ten as a solid score, and readers are invited to share answers on the Society Page.
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Franklin
Fort
New Jersey
Frederick
Peck
Rhode Island
Earl
Kinsley
Vermont
Louis K. Liggett
Massa
Otis
W.s
Seburday
Tom Mm
Katherine Whayne
T. J. Rowhey
Raskob Bay
Maryland
Ernest C. Smith
Towan
President Coolidge
Brule
Wis
Uncle Sam
Bureau
Sam
Children’s Bureau
Later Department
D. A. Thom
Mentfh
Massachusetts
Federal Radio Bureau
Glyde Schubert
Bada
E. Anderson
Waterlooveserdd
Kepford
Texas
Rio Janeiro
Ocresco
Gresco
Dean P. H. Ryan
Dubuque
J. J. Keane
St. Columbkille's
Oskaloosa
Sixth Judicial District
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
James G. Patterson
GC. A. Dewey
H. F. Wagner
Sigourney
Lamont
Town- Missouri Line
Eagleville
Hethany
Decatur County
Willford
A. G. Wilford
Isaak Watton League
América
Izaak Walton League
Hongkong
Samsui
Kadlee
D’autremont
Northey
Fred Northey
Kinghard Avenue
Evening Post, Inc
Elmer
Midwest
Penn
Miller and Taylor
Jessie Mays
Marle Anderson
Harold Slaughter
Florence
Charles ‘Shelton
Phillips
Mabel’ Murray
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