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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1928

Page

12

Smith Discusses Plan to Capture Senate Seats

Albany July 20. Democrats aim to overturn Republican senate majority in 1930s campaign. Governor Smith discussed senatorial strategies with Senators Tydings and Hawes and plans intensive New York coordination with the national committee to win seats across multiple states. University of Chicago professor Marcus Jernegan cites new evidence on Franklin linking electricity and lightning.

Albany Smith White House Congress Tydings Maryland Hawes Missouri House of Representatives Howes New York Democratic National Committee Senate Billy” Oldfield Arkansas Congressions Congressions Campaign Committee House Farmer Laborite Cutting New Mexico Fess Ohio Frazier North Dakota Greene Vermont Hale Maine Howell Nebraska Johnson California la Follette Wisconsin McLean Connecticut Reed Pennsylvania Robinson Indiana Vandenberg Michigan Senator Gooding Idaho Illinois Democratic Senatorial Committee National Committee

Municipal Play Sees Record Attendance in 1927 Summer Fun

Attendance across all playgrounds for the first five weeks of summer totals 50 876, up from 41 075 the year before with Edison school showing the lowest turnout. Pat's Pond Gates park and Gates park draw large crowds as the season progresses and a 4 413 turnout at Pat's Pond marks the third week, doubling by week four to 8 280, the highest in two years. Total weekly figures show 9 059 third week 19 149 fourth week and 11 084 fifth week, while radio plans in Des Moines feature E R Harlan announcing frontier history talks for Iowa's 99 counties on station WHO.

Pat's Pond Gates Park Edison School Des Moines E. R. Harlan Iowa State Historical Department Iowa

Boy Struck by Gas Tank Explosion Burns Child

An explosion from an automobile gas tank at 1330 Commercial Street burned Arlo Heldt eight years old, son of Mrs. H. B. Brooks, and drew fire crews. The blast happened as children nearby played with matches. Arlo’s injuries are not serious. the car, owned by Commercial Wrecking Co., sustained about $10 damage. A separate fire at 428 Fourth Street West in Plaza Theatre projection room destroyed 4,000 feet of film.

Commercial Street Arlo Heldt H. B. Brooks Commercial Arlo Commercial Wrecking Company Plaza Theatre Fourth Street West

Funeral services for James I. Parrington held

Fire damage estimated at 175 dollars occurred yesterday at 4 55 p m firemen fought the blaze with a water gun cause unknown Farrington subied today Iowa Falls July 20 In s A funeral was to be held here for James I Parrington past commander of the Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic

Farrington Iowa Falls INS James I. Parrington Iowa the Grand Army of the Republic

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