Seven messages carried on new one pair submarine cable
Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, July 10. Engineers complete what is said to be the world's first one pair submarine telephone cable linking Avalon to the mainland 25 miles away. Seven conversations can now run simultaneously over a single copper strand using variated frequencies, a major privacy advance after earlier radio bridge methods. The cable ship was the United States Army.
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Associated Press
Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
California
United States
Mainland
Rare Photograph of Dellwood Cable Ship From Alaska
The Dellwood from Alaska laid two 30 mile apart cable lines across the channel between Santa Catalina island and the mainland to connect terminal points two miles apart. Filipino crew are praised for danger handling while Dellwood repairs the Seattle Sitka Washington Alaska cable under Captain Persona.
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Dellwood
Alaska
Fgut
Santa Catalina Island
Persona
Alaskan
Washington-and-Alaska
Seattle
Sitka
United States Army
Cerro Gordo County Auditor Quits Job
Cerro Gordo County auditor Paul Weigand resigns effective August 1 after nearly five years in office. George Frost, former auditor, to fill out the balance of the term. Board notes appreciation for Weigand while regretting his departure. Weigand plans to go into private business.
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Mason City
Paul Weigand
Cerro Gordo County
Board of Supervisors
George ©. Frost
Weigand
Police Notes Highlight Local Thefts and Detentions
LeRoy resident J F B Pederspiel reported a suit and raincoat stolen from his car on Virden Street. Mrs Martha Phillips 62 was found wandering on upper Commercial Street after being listed as lost. John A and Walter Walker of Chicago were released by the county attorney after arrest in the Rosé Truax abduction case due to lack of evidence. Attorney says Frank McKenna the car driver pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined.
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J. FB
Pederspiel
LeRoy
Minn
Virden Street
Martha Phillips
Upper Commercial Street
John A
Walter Walker
Chicago
Rosé Truax
Paving Plan Aims to Boost Waterloo Trade Area
The Times-Republican notes Black Hawk county supervisors vote 4 to 3 to pave major routes from Cedar Falls to Waterloo and beyond, with east west and north south extensions. It reports gravel access from Grundy county shrinking Marshalltown trade as roads improve and motor travel shifts toward Waterloo and nearby counties.
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Marshalltown
Waterloo
Jack Hawk County
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
Therechanan County
Prs
Buchanan Sonnys
Independence
Grundy County
Black Hawk
Grundy
Marshall County
Waterloo Retail Merchants gain new members list
Secretary DeGon notes newcomers to the city with addresses: M. Shafter 630 Mullan, T. Parks 627 Limo, Edward Speer 260 Sullivan, Kyle Dougherty 1004 Mulberry, Knute Madson 804 Kern, Max Fisher 203 Vine, G. D. McCoy 1225 Franklin, H. Morgan 912 Clough, J. C. Laurkin 406 Yocust, Edward Cheever 626 Walnut, A. Ewing 613 First West, Huller 623 Fowler, W. T. Gordon 124 Belmont, K. L. Bolster 228 Randolph.
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Sell DeGon
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
Shafter
Mullan -Weat
T. K. Parks
Limo
Edward Speer
Sullivan
Kyle Dougherty
Mulberry
Knute Madson
Kern
Max Fisher
Vine
G. D. McCoy
Franklin
H. Morgan
Clough
J.C. Laurkin
Edward Cheever
Walnut
A. Ewing
First West
Huller
Fowler
W .T. Gordon
Belmont
K. L. Bolster
Randolph
Beachler to Remain As Pastor At First Brethren
Dr William H Beachler has accepted an unanimous invitation to serve another year as pastor of First Brethren church. The decision was made at last evenings regular quarterly church meeting. Beachler will deliver commencement addresses again next year.
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William H. Beachler
First Brethren Church
Beachler
Waterloo Gains Six Families Last Week
Fourteen new homes were established in Waterloo last week while eight removals from the city were recorded. Forty four changes of residences within the community are listed by Rus.
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Waterloo
Rus
Endowment Campaign Leaders Waterloo Church Pastor
A Waterloo pastor who began with the Brethren church in 1910 served until 1917 then led an endowment drive for Brethren College at Ashland, Ohio. He returned to Waterloo in March 1929 to resume pastoral duties as the church saw notable growth.
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Brethren Church
Waterlon
Brethren
Ashland
Waterloo
Lutheran Bodies to Boost Interest in Ft Dodge Orphanage
Fort Dodge Iowa July 10 The Lutheran Home Finding Society at law will celebrate its first orphan festival at the Hawkey Fair Exposition grounds in Fort Dodge next Sunday. Invitations have been extended to congregations statewide and it is expected several thousand will attend as many towns suspend services to join.
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Fort Dodge
Taitheran Homie Finding Society
Laws
Hawkeys Fair & Exposition Grounds
Meeting to Boost Children’s Mission Work in Lutheran Centers
Towns including Hamp ton Iowa Falls Lone Rock Burt Algona Mallard Ayrshire Humboldt Luverne Livermore Ogden Wall Lake and Bomeroy join for a joint meeting. Rev H C Koepke of the Fort Dodge Lutheran orphanage says with good weather five thousand people may attend. Societies of St Pauls Lutherans Fort Dodge coordinate the event to report on ongoing children’s mission work and to stimulate interest.
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Webster County
Hampton
Iowa Falls
Lone Rock
Burt
Algona
Mallard
Ayrshire
Humboldt
Luverne
Livermore
Ogden
Wall Lake
Bomeroy
H. C. Koepke
Fort Dodge
St. Paul
G Lutherans
Edward M Grady Reported Improved At Home
Edward M Grady a veteran jeweler and watchmaker of 40744 Jefferson street is said to be improving after a rheumatic attack and related complications Two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Grady and Miss Jessie Grady are nursing him another sister Mrs J H Hodgson of Booneville Arkansas also is here The family notes the recovery is satisfactory under the circumstances
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Edward M. Grady
Jefferyson
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Frost
London
Cerro Gordo
Times-Republican
W. H. Beachler
First Brethren
Cental City Chemical Co
Schuneman’s
Three Fourth Street Drug Stores
Lafayette
Jeter
Ft. Dodge
S Sample Cloak & Suit
Ac Iparga
Y&y
Coats Extra
Ecdal Ae Panith
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