Norris Named Farmer Labor Presidential Candidate
United States Senator George W Norris of Nebraska was nominated for president on the Farmer Labor ticket at the Chicago convention on the third ballot. Will Vereen of Moultrie Georgia was named for vice president amid controversy over his nonfarm background and nonunion plant history. Vereen rejected the nomination as absurd, saying he would not accept.
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Chicago
United States
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Nolan Thomas
Parmer’s
Will Vereen
Mouttvie
Prohibition Party
Parmer- Labor Group
Vereen
Farmer-Labor
Farmer-Laborites
Norris
Atlanta
Farm Labor
Will
J. Vereen
Moultrie
Georgia
Houston
Southern Democrats Move to Defeat Tammany in Hoovers Favor
A southern editor reports that southern delegates return from Houston unimpressed by Hoover and unsettled by Governor Smith. Rank and file distrust Tammany in the White House, while officeholders align with the nomination despite lingering discontent.
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Hoover
Houston
Smith
White House
Bryan
Icebreaker Rescues Two Italians and Signs of Rescue Effort
An icebreaker rescued two Italians and Dr. Malmgren after a frostbitten incident. The crew reported damaged skis on an airplane. once repaired, Aviator Babushkin will lead another rescue attempt to reach Chudinovsky and his companion.
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Icebreaker
Dr. Malmgren
Eerie
Babushkin
Chudinovsky
Garrett Will Open Judicial Convention
Des Moines reports that B. W. Garrett, clerk of the state supreme court, is named as temporary chairman of the state judicial convention to be held at Cedar Rapids on July 25. The convention will nominate Republican candidates for the supreme court with Justices Egins and Kindig unopposed for re nomination and Justice Warner seeking a short term nomination.
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Des Moines
B. W. Garrett
State Supreme Court
Willis L. Stern
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Egins
Kindig
Justice Warner
Funeral notices for Mrs Harry G Brown and Mrs H Wagner
Funeral services for Mrs Harry G Brown of 346 Vine Street will be at 2 30 p m Saturday in the O Keefe Towne chapel with a home prayer service at 2 p m Rev id G Creede of St Mark s Episcopal Church will officiate Burial will be in Pairview cemetery Waterloo chapter Order of Eastern Star assisting at the grave Mrs H 2 Wagner who died Sunday at Central City was buried yesterday at Cedar Rapids in Oak Hill cemetery She was mother of Mrs Cerda at 415 Areyln St Mrs F Lehren 602 Fowler and Mrs Charles Fivash Cedar Falls.
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Harry G. Brown
Harry G. Grown
Vine Street
O'Keefe & Towne Chapel
Id. G. Creede
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Pairview Cemetery
Waterloo Chapster
Order of Eastern Star
H. C. Wagner
H. 2. Wagner
Central City
Cedar Rapds
Oak Hill Cemetery
Warmer
M. Cerda
Areyln Street
F. Lehren
Fowler Arent
Charles Fivash
Cedar Falls
Women’s Dresses to Be Red Green and Above the Knees
In New York fashion notes for fall 1930s styles the Garment Manufacturers of America preview dress trends. Velvet leads, with Normandy green and guava red tones, and hemlines stay short above the knee, echoing this summer’s silhouettes.
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New York
America
Funeral Rites For Marble Rock Men Held After Tragic Shootings
Marble Rock July 1 Services will be held Friday for Leland Van Sickle and William Schmidt who died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Schmidt Tuesday night. Coroner BH Oakes reports the deaths as murder and suicide. Schmidt’s funeral is scheduled at the farm of the tragedy with burial in Rockford. Van Sickle’s rites await the arrival of his parents from Minnesota. Schmidt, known locally as peculiar, killed Van Sickle then shot himself. both families mourn, while neighbors remember Van Sickle as a good, peaceful boy.
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Courier
Marle Rock
Leland van Sickle
William Schmidt
Schmidt
Charles van Sickle
Minnesota
BH. J. Oakes
Marble Rock
Rockford
Ted
Hveri
Glen’ Elekensberry
Marble
Lee
Glen van Sickle
Ted Schmidt
Wiliam Schmidt
van Sickle
Schmidts
Davis Promoted to Guard Captaincy in Iowa National Guard
Des Moines July 19. Adjt. Gen. Bailey announced promotions in the Iowa National Guard. Edward A Conley becomes major. Wibur M Casey and Harrey A Jinkinson rise to second lieutenants. Max D Griffiths Ed Fackler Jr C W Day Ira Potter advance to lieutenants or captains with several officers named for new ranks.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa National Guard
Adjt
William H. Bailey
Edward A. Conley
Soes
M. Casey
Clarinda
W. V. Clausen
Mason City
Max D. Griffiths
Har
A. Jinkinson
Sheliigh
Ed. Fackler, Jr
Corning
C. W. “Day
Waterloo
Ira
Potter
Audubon
Leutenant
Earhart Says She Has No Time to Marry
Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly the Atlantic told radio listeners from Madison Square Garden that she has no intention of marriage now or ever. The statement came amid public interest in her reported engagement to Samuel Chapman a Boston engineer after a recent meeting.
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New York
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Samuel Chapman
Boston
Bayer
Maytag Co Wins Injunction Over Competitors
Maytag Washing Machine Co of Newton Iowa won a federal injunction against Quick Action Ignition Johnson Motor and Richard Oglesby over Bosch magneto usage alleged to infringe patents. A $3,000,000 damages suit in the same case was set for trial December 3. In a separate report, Marion Tiles Spatio, 34, and an actor, were seriously injured when their car collided with a gravel truck on the Livicaly highway and taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital.
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Des Droines
Maytag Washing Machine Company
Newton
Taiwon
Quick Action Ignition Company
Johnson Motor Company
Richard Ogles~by
Bosch
Dee
Belle Plane
Marion Tiles
Spatio
Actr
Cedar Rapids
Fire alarms report two fires with unknown causes
Fire alarms on Wednesday report a closet fire at 429 Kentaelman court in BL Tullis with unknown cause and loss. A second fire in a garage at 1301 Wallgate owned by J. Lehman is also described with unknown cause and about $200 damage.
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Kentaelman Court
J. Lehman
Wallgate
Seven to die in Kentucky prison at Eddyville
Seven condemned murderers in the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville faced their final 24 hours as Governor Sampson refused clemency. Executions by electric chair were set between midnight and 1 am, with four white men and three Negroes scheduled. Among them were Charles Mitra Orlando Seymour Hascite Dockery Milford Lawson, and others awaiting the judge's order.
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Frankfort
Jay
Flem D. Sampson
Eddyville
Tay
Atate Penientiary
Charles Paul Mitra
St. Louis
Orlando
Red" Seymour
Louisville
Hascite Dockery
Harlan
Milford
Red” Lawson
Corbin
Court of Appeals
Mitra
Jazz Loving Girls Poor Wives Warned By Speaker
Des Moines July 12 Ambrose Wyrick Chicago delegate to Lions convention urges men to judge wives by music taste. He says women who favor home and mother songs are likeliest to be good wives while those who prefer modern jazz lack expression and should be avoided.
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Des Moines
Ambrose Wryrtick
Chicago
Lions International
Wytick
Wyrick
Plainfield Hires Black Hawk Man as Traffic Officer
Cloyd Halleck formerly a road patrolman in Black Hawk county is hired by the city of Plainfield to serve as motorcycle traffic officer on No. 218. He began work on Wednesday.
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Plainfield
Black Hawk Man
Carrier Special Service
Cloyd Halleck
Black Hawk County
Inland Waterways reserves decision on port terminals bids
The Inland Waterways Corporation after a hearing reserved decision on rival bids from Davenport Iowa Rock Island Illinois and Moline Illinois for the Tri City terminal site. The advisory board will report its recommendation to Secretary Davis next week.
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Washington, D. C
Inland Waterways Corporation
Boy Davenport
Ta. Rock Island
Moline
Tri-City
Davis
Brain Tests from a Society Page Puzzle
Readers are invited to complete a word puzzle in four minutes by filling missing letters that are shared across all words. The page lists incomplete words including capital place names and a few with dual outcomes.
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Jexlay
Lindy Grimy Stranger Baffles North Platte Hotel Clerk
North Platte Neb July 12 Lindy and his mechanic, on a coast trip, sought the town's leading hotel but were refused a room. At a second hotel they were denied again and ended up in a rooming house. Breakfast revealed Lindy had no money and a local restaurateur refused to cash a stranger’s check. The bill was paid by the mechanic.
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North Platte
Neb
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Justi
Lindy
Aviator Keith Roscoe Body Sent to Oelwein on Orders
The body of Lieut. Keith Roscoe, who died in a fall from his airplane near Fayette, Iowa, was taken to Oelwein on War Department orders to await further instructions. Roscoe commanded the flight of three planes en route to Aberdeen.
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Iourier
Serpice Fayette
Keith Roscoe
Oelwein
War Department
Roscoe
Aberdeen
Leander C. Harn Weds Marian Pott in St Josephs
Marian Pott of 303 Lafayette street became the bride of Leander C. Harn at 7 30 am today in St Josephs Catholic church with Rev Albert Forster officiating. The dress was rose beige crepe romaine with a matching picture hat. Bridesmaid Leone Pott and best man Robert McGraughan attended. a church breakfast followed for relatives. The couple will reside here after a short motor trip.
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Marian Pott
Tafayette Street
Leander Co. Ham
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Albert
Forster
Leone Pott
Robert McGraughan
Mrs. Harn
Lamson Family Sets Out for Three Month European Tour
Mr and Mrs O L Lamson with daughter Maxine and son Russell depart from 520 Third Street West by motor bound for New York to sail July 21 for a three months European tour They plan a brief stop in Chicago and Washington DC before returning via New York .
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O. Lamson
Maxine
Russell
Third Street West
New York
Europe
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Two Tie for First in Stag Day Golf Event
J. E. Fanning and W. M. Dick tied for first in the blind sting er golf contest at Sunnyside Country Club during the biweekly stag day program. About 50 competitors took part, followed by a dinner and smoker.
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J. E. Fanning
W. M. Dick
Sunnyside Country Club
Appeals Fine Assessed For Quarrel With Wife
Jelus Sebentich filed notice of appeal to district court after being found guilty in a justice court of striking his estranged wife during an argument. He was fined 40 dollars plus 8 dollars costs by R. E. Murray. Building permits listed include M. M. Frost garage 1303 Second West for 100 dollars, L. E. Gindlack porch 333 Butler 34n, Harry Canfield move garage 236 Center, S. BG. Reed furnace 1808 Sycamore, Ernest Baker furnace 748 Cleveland, H. Beckley for trace 612 Kingsley.
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Cedar Falls
Jelus Sebentich
District Court
R. E. Murray
Murray
M. M. Frost
Second West
L. E. Gindl
Butler
Harry Canfield
Center
S. BG. Reed
Sycanore
Ernest. Baker
Cleveland
Beckley
iKings‘ley
Temperatures Reported for Wednesday through Thursday
Weather bulletin lists maximums and minimums with unclear digits and fragmented notes. It references Wednesday and Thursday temperatures and mentions FM weather terms and weather station notation without clear values.
West Waterloo Schools Adopt Budget Cut for 1928 29
The West Waterloo district sets a 1928 29 budget of 330 350 a drop of 900 from last year while enrollment grows by about 150. Debt reduction totals 49369 07 with cash balances of 57616 12 and 16292 70. New English civics teacher Ina Marmon joins West High. W C Logan is re elected secretary. Sloane Wallace improvements and playground area planned.
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Waterloo West
Board of Education
Charles A. Kittrell
W. C. Logan
H. Stewart
Cooler Weather Promised Across Iowa by Sunday
Des Moines meteorologist Charles D. Reed forecast cooler conditions would reach Iowa by Sunday after a hot spell. Rain was light statewide with Clarinda reporting 0.91 inches and Des Moines about 0.36 inches as the heaviest falls.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Clarinda
Three Trainmen Die As Boiler Explodes Near Glacier
Three trainmen were killed when the boiler of a Canadian Pacific locomotive exploded near Glacier British Columbia Today. The accident destroyed several cars and disrupted service. Officials planned to press extra street cars into service on the loop line tomorrow to handle circus crowds and double the usual fifteen minute interval after performances.
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Glacier
B.C
U.P
Canadian Pacific Railway
Separate Vacations for All Recently Married
Bernard Shaw proposed separate vacations for newlyweds to curb matrimonial friction. He told reporters that time apart in the early marriage years can help reduce conflict, though he noted couples often resist long separations after adjusting to life together.
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London
Jay
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Chief of Police Testifies Before Cook Grand Jury
Black Hawk county grand jurors resumed the investigation into Kenneth Cook over Donald Pint’s death after a recess. Chief of Police Charles Mohill testified about police records and Cook failing to report the accident. Dr. F W Porterfield was also to testify. The jury may report tomorrow due to no district judge on duty. The panel then examined Frank Rice linked to a still and liquor cases nearby.
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Black Hawk County
Kenneth Cook
Donald Pint
Cook
Charles Mohill
F. W. Porterfield
Ilinois Central Railroad
Frank Rice
Andy Mash
Casebéer Heights
Auto Registration Heavily Sold by County Treasurer
License plate No 15500 was issued today by W F Jeffrey head of the automobile department in the county treasurer s office This number had not been reached in the past year until Sept 16 Four new Ford cars were decorated with plates today Early corn in Black Hawk county sees Joseph We Slaughter Cedar Heights first to pick sweet corn from his garden this year Storm Lake water carnival at Sunset park July 12 features races for boys and girls and a bathing beauty contest
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W.F. Jeffrey
Automobile
Ford
Joseph ‘We. Slaughter
Cedar! Heights
Black Hawk County
Slaughter
Cedar Heights
Storm Lake
A.r
Sunset Park
Firemen Revive Boy Overcome by Gas During Play
Clarence Baker seven years old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Baker of 1710 Sycamore street was overcome by gas while playing near a gas main. His sister alerted their mother who rushed him to police headquarters and then to Fire Station No 1. Firemen used the Schafer method and oxygen to revive him. he recovered with no apparent ill effects.
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Clarence
Baker
Ralph
Sycamore Street
Teh
Fifth Street
Cherry-Burrell forms from J. G. Cherry merger in Cedar Rapids
Walter J. Cherry announces the merger of J. G. Cherry with six dairy machinery firms creating the Cherry-Burrell corporation capitalized at 10 million dollars. Walter L. Cherry becomes president with executive offices in Cedar Rapids and sales headquarters in Chicago. Participants include D. H. Burrell Detroit Ladd Milwaukee Baltimore Boston Chicago firms.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter J. Cherry
J. G. Cherry Company
Ceder Rapids
Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Walter L. Cherry
Execuive
Chicago
Save
D. H. Burrell Company, Inc
Little Falls
Brockville
Milwaukee Dairy Supply Company
John W. Ladd Company
Detroit
Cherry-Bassett Company
Baltimore
Wright-Zeigler Company
Boston
A. H. Barber-Goodhue Company
Rain Breaks July Heat Wave With Light Shower
A light shower last night eased the July heat as maximums ranged 63 to 93 degrees on local thermometers. The heat wave had kept the city in its grip with temperatures near 97 degrees. July averages and early month figures are noted. Beach attendance at Waterloo and Cedar Falls rose as residents sought relief from the heat.
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Ralph B. Slippy
Courier
Ther
Mometer
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Firemen Save Life of Iowa Playwright Bashford
Piedmont Cal July 12 40 Firemen saved life of Iowa playwright Herbert Bashford author and playwright stricken with a heart attack yesterday physicians said he has a good chance to recover He regained consciousness last night after firefighters used an inhalator for two hours Bashford a Sioux City native is reported improving Northwest trip adds context Mrs J E Frederick left for six weeks through the Northwest to visit kin in Tacoma Salt Lake City and Spokane Marriage licenses issued Leander Harn to Marian S Pott both of Waterloo John W Muller to Alyce A Haines Davenport James Leroy Lichty to Evelyn Irene Kimball Manchester 18
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Piedmont
Cal
Herbert Bashford
Herric
Bashford
Sioux City
Northwest
J. E. Frederick
Mullan Avenue
Tacoma
Wash
Salt Lake City
Utah
Spokane
Leander
Harn
Waterloo
Marian S. Pott
John W. Muller
Davenport
Alyce A. Haines
James Leroy Lichty
Edgewood
Ian Evelyn Irene Kimball
Manchester
Miss Margaret Miller to visit Minneapolis friends
Miss Margaret Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs J Miler of 1727 Washington street will leave Waterloo tomorrow morning for Minneapolis where she will visit friends for a few days.
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Minneapolis
Margaret Miller
Cole Sons Visit From Two States
Charles Cole of Minneapolis Minnesota and Harold Cole of Grand Rapids Michigan visit for a few days at the home of Mr and Mrs W R Cole at 821 Fourth Street West.
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Muscile Shoals
Great Lakes
South
Tammany
Garrett
Marblerock
Win
Gui Sea Flier
Maytag Co
Herman Co Milles
Kentucky
Evening Post, Inc
Society
Fern Conway
ARMY
Leander C. Harn
Weds
Lamson
Thurddaye FM
West Waterloo
Kittrell
Ina F. Marmon
West High School
Althea Buyer
Cook Grand Jury
Beyer Manufacturn
Wittick’s Food Shop
Roy
Lad
J. G. Cherry Co
Firemen Save Life
of Iowa Playwright
Wangler’s Drug Store
Ajien
T. &M. Bootery
T. & M. Bootery
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