Too Hot Weather Hurts Iowa Corn Crop
Des Moines reports show hot dry conditions wilt and scorch corn across much of the state with oats injured too. Weekly weather and crop report notes average temperature 79.5 for the week, three days hit 100 degrees, rains were irregular, tassels appear early, threshing has begun in southern counties, hay quality good but yield only one third to one half normal. Official denies fears of a 20 to 30 million bushel Iowa corn shortfall.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Juneau
Man Who Escaped from Independence Again Under Arrest
A man calling himself Andy Bagsley, possibly Ray Padgey, terrorized farms within 10 miles of Newhall Iowa and was brought to Vinton for insanity commission examination. He previously faced a poison-plot claim near Garrison, was deemed insane at Independence State Hospital and later escaped. He was found in a Krug farm orchard, dazed and unable to state his address.
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Vinton
Newhall
Here
Andy Bagsley
Garrison
Ray Padgey
Independence
Bagsley
Fred Krug
Sioux City Man New Head Iowa Section of Letter Carriers Assn
B W Moore of Sioux City was elected president of the Iowa section of the National Letter Carriers association at the closing session. A A Bagley of Dubuque was named vice president and A A Miller of Cedar Rapids secretary treasurer. The meeting elected board members and Davenport was chosen as the 1926 convention site. A resolution urged amending the retirement act to allow 30 years of service with pay.
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Dubuque
B. W. Moore
Sioux City
Iowa
National Letter Carriers’ Association
A. A. Bagley
A. A. Miller
Gedar Rapids
FE. J. Strater
Des Moines
Orville Berryhill
Webster City
Glen Kenn
Muscatine
J. P. Johnson
George Mocha
Iowa City
Davenport
Watermelon Prices Surge on Hot Winds
Chicago reports watermelon prices jump this week as wholesale quotations rise at least 50 percent from mid-July last year, per the U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
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Chicago
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Curiosity Costs Caillaux and Early Church Work
The text recounts Mme Caillaux injured in a racing car incident during political celebrations and contrasts this with the apostles thwarting idol worship. It then details Pauls stoning, divine restoration, and the establishment of self-governing churches with appointed elders as part of missionary work.
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Joseph Caillaux
Mme. Caillaux
Antioch
Teonium
Paul
Sunday School Lesson by Rev P B Pittwater
A compact weekly lesson note by Rev P B Pittwater D D Moody Bible Institute Chicago outlines a Bible teaching plan for Sunday school. The article presents guidance on scripture focus, interpretation, and practical applications for instructors and students.
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P. B. Pitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Lesson on Paul Healing a Lame Man at Lycaonia
July 19 lesson from Acts fourteen covers Paul and Barnabas preaching in Lysra and Derbe facing fierce opposition yet miracles follow. The notable healing of a cripple leads locals to worship them as gods, sparking broader teaching on preaching with conviction and perseverance amid tribulation.
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Henmven
Paul
Lystra
Popigc
J. Paul
Barnabas
Teonium
Antioch
Christ
Lystrm
Derbe
Farah
Jupiter
Mercurius
Public Market Set for East Seventh Street Area
Space will be provided on East Seventh street between Sycamore and Water streets for farmers gardeners and hucksters selling produce from wagons on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday each week.
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East Seventh Street
Sycamore
Water Streets
Girls Invade Old Swimmin Hole Men Use 50 Years
Waldron Indiana July 15. Three girls led by Eunice McKay Irene Thurlow and Elene Balfley visited the town pool finding two men bathing without suits. The girls had them arrested on a public indecency charge. Men vow to defend their right to the pool while the girls demand bathing suits be worn and equal access going forward.
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Unite Press
Waldron
Ind
Eunice McKay
Irene Thurlow
Elene Balfley
Justice of the
Puncture-Proof Inner Tube Demonstration In Chicago
An ad claims a new puncture proof inner tube endured 600 punctures without air loss in Chicago. It promises over 12 000 miles per tube and costs no more than an ordinary tube. Airlex Tuba Co invites agents to inquire via Sioux Falls South Dakota Dept 4619.
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Chicago
Airlex Tuba Co
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Mason City Court House Crumbling Sparks Officials’ Alarm
In Mason City Iowa the 1900 courthouse floors show honeycomb concrete that crumbles with bare hands. Officials warned for years the structure was frail, citing a sinking treasurer’s office floor during tax rushes and a tower clock weight causing damage. Auditor George Frost quips about kicking himself out of a vault.
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Cinternational News Wire
Mason City
Uly
George Frost
Des Moines City By Files New Petition in Fight on Contract
Des Moines July 15 The Des Moines City Railway Company files a sweeping new petition seeking court rulings on the closed shop union rights and the labor dispute with its clerks and the single street car operator. The action aims to use all available legal avenues in the contract fight, to be argued at the September term.
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Des Moines
City Railway Company
Uvew
Comppany
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