Legion Convention to Play Host to Pershing and Guests
Iowa American Legion department convenes with 3,000 delegates, welcoming Gen. John J. Pershing and officials including Gov. Kendall and Gen. Le Jeune. The event features a banquet with Judge Landis, boxing, parades led by Rainbow Band, and a large drive to recruit members for Becker-Chapman post in Waterloo.
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The
American Legion
Department of Iowa
Les Societe de 40 Hommes Et Chevaux
J. &. Rosenthal
Leslie Lewis
Lester Crogs
Carleton Walker
Glen Beers
John J. Pershing
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
N. BE. Kendall
Kenesiw Mountain Landis
Chicago
Gen. le Jeune
le Jeune
Jimmy ‘Nuss
Milwaukee
Navy Rostan
Great Lakes
Tll
Altho
Valley League
Ball Park
Rainbow Band
Becker- Ghapmuan Post
Army and Legion
Yand
Becker-Chapman Post
Liberty
Ralph E. Miller
Tuandis
Judge Landis
Ronald Wetcott
Indoor loop aerials beat outdoors in static season
A 1922 Public Ledger piece explains indoor loop aerials as a practical, less efficient alternative to outdoor setups for radio reception. It covers construction, turns, wire gauge, and how a loop’s directionality reduces static by orienting toward the broadcasting stations, plus notes on amplification and wiring rules.
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United States
Igen
Anerial
Public Ledger Company
Waterloo Motor Club Flares With Freedom Tags
Daily increase in requests for Waterloo freedom emblems at the Waterloo Motor Club office in the lis hotel lobby. The count of registered emblems has risen with out of town shoppers and tourists. Jack Kennedy of New York City and H W Kolh of Indianapolis were among recent recipients, decorating their cars for travel. Nearby registrants include H B Koolmat, ex mayor of Wellsburg, and Charles J Adams, editor of Grundy Center.
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Waterloo Automobile
Waterloo Motor Club
Lis Hotel
Jack Kennedy
New York City
Waterloo
H.W. Kolh
Indianapolis
Ind
H. B. Koolmat
Wellsburg
Charles J. Adams
Grundy Center
Forfeit Fines Levied In Rainbow Trail Speeders Case
Speeders who failed to appear in the Rainbow Trail case before J. O. Gnugy Castle Hill chief executive were fined. Fifteen offenders total. bonds forfeited by those absent and fines of five to ten dollars imposed. one elderly defendant’s case postponed to next Monday.
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Rainbow Trail
Castle Hil
J. O. Gnugy
Castle Hill
Lask
Wight
Signboard Man Seeks Accounting in Cedar Falls Battle
Leonard Fowler owner of Leonard Fowler service seeks an injunction against L Wynegar of Cedar Falls to stop repaints and ad contracts on local boards. Fowler claims Wrynegar aided his Cedar Falls entry and earned a percentage of new business. He asks for an accounting and lists monies collected. Wynegar denies granting any proprietary billboard rights.
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Leonard Fowler
L. F. Wynegar
Cedar Falls
Wrynegar
Plaintiff
Fowler
Wynegar
Marital Woes Trail 23 Year Marriage Divorce Suit
Mrs May Oakley files for divorce from Eugene Oakley after 23 years and nine children. They wed July 31, 1919. The suit claims physical violence and threats, seeks alimony, $50 monthly support, two of the husband’s horses, $1000 in attorney fees, and an injunction to prevent molestation by the defendant. Inez, 46, is the couple’s daughter living with the mother.
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May Oakley
Eugene
Oakley
Inez
Scouts Learn Woodcraft at Summer Camp Demonstration
At In gachooc Scout Camp boys study woodcraft engineering with swimming and life saving as key parts. A Sunday rescue saw a canoeist upset in swift current aided by life savers who pulled him to a boat, then continued chasing the canoe down stream. Eagle Scout Bud Simmons leads the rescue crew while D G Palmer directs swimming instruction. Visitors from Waterloo Vinton and Brandon praise cleanliness and morale amid popular camp meals by Chet Welker and a well attended camp fire following Rev. R K Chapman’s talk on The Scout is Courteous.
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Ingachooc
Bud Simmons
D. G. Palmer
Waterloo
Vinton
Brandon
Chet Welker
R. K. Chapman
Oldest Janitor in State Claims Long Service in Sidney
Sidney Iowa July 26 Toe Spit ler janitor of Sidney high school for 33 years asserts the longest service record in the state. He has never had a vacation and, with one assistant, maintains the building and salons.
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Sidney
Toe Spitler
Sidney High School
Cedar Falls
Spitler
Mahannah Named Monticello School Head
Des Moines July 25 Fred L Mahannah former state inspector of normal training high schools and longtime superindent of the soldiers orphans home at Davenport has been elected head of the Monticello schools succeeding Paul O Shelly. He was chosen by the Monticello board from a field of 30 applicants.
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Mashannah
Monticeliao
Des Moines
Fred L. Mahannah
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Davenport
Monticello
Paul OC. Shelly
Mahannah
Not Merely Thirst Quenching Borster’s Acid Phoephats
An advertisement touts Borster’s Acid as a nerve tonic, appetite stimulant and vitality builder, claiming it supports vigor and health beyond mere thirst quenching.
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Borster
Milk Bottle Money Thief Reaps Harvest
Complaint to police reports a man in blue overalls and gray cap stealing money from milk bottles in the 700 block of Mullan avenue west. Detective found no culprit. neighbors say the thief checked all bottles systematically. Mrs. N S Horton reported her icebox robbed of honey and raspberries with no other food taken.
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Mullan Avenue
N.S. Horton
Washington Street
False fire alarm from box 43 in Sycamore and Eighth streets
A false alarm was turned in from box No 43 at Sycamore and Eighth streets yesterday afternoon. Firemen from station No 1 responded to the call.
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Sycamore
Eighth Streets
DIES AT 92 YEARS IN DAVENPORT IOWA
John Brennan aged 92, a 62 year Scott county resident, died Sunday morning at his nieces Margaret and Mary Hanagan's Davenport home. He had previously lived in Gambril and had been ill for several years.
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Davenport
John Brennan
Scott County
Margaret
Mary Hanagan
Gambril
Brennan
Bryan Chautauqua Speaker Saturday in City
William Jennings Bryan is coming to the Chautauqua on Saturday night with a noted oration on present problems and the world’s greatest need. The Gibson Plectral Ensemble furnishes music for the program, featuring mandolin and banjo under Lloyd Jour and Maher Shipp, a known Chautauguan impersonator.
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William Jennings Bryan
Amerie Peopla
Blu
Gibson Plectral Ensemble
Chautaunud
Lloyd Jour
Troustelan
Chanddicheon
Maher Shipp
Ochautaugin
Butcher in Joles Suffers Lockjaw After Grinder Incident
Soho Florentz, a butcher in Joles, Illinois, had his thumb severed in a meat grinder recently and was transported to an Albert Lea hospital yesterday for treatment of lockjaw.
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Kutcher
Joles
Soho
Florentz
Albert Lea
Melntire Voters Approve Sale Of Light Plant
Melntire residents voted last week to sell the municipally owned electric light plant to the Consumers' Power company. The decision was made in Osage County, It July 25. The sale marks a shift in local utilities ownership and operations.
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Cheery
Osage
Melntire
Here
Consumers’ Power Company
The Oath stage adaptation at the Palace
The Oath by William J Locke is adapted for the stage in a photoplay style showing at the Palace. Miriam Cooper plays Minna Hart Conway Yearle is Hugh Colman Henry Clive portrays Gerard Merriam and Anna Nilsson stars Irene Lansing.
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William J. Locke
Palace
Miriam Cooper
Minna Hart
Conway Yearle
Hugh Colman
Henry Clive
Gerard Merriam
The Rialto Theatre Show Promises Elaborate Cast
A long dated notice praises the Rialto Theatre presentation featuring Mara O Mara and an ensemble from Olmos with warning of a string of dramatic scenes. The Strand and Paramount listings follow with reviews of melodramatic and comedy acts, including Matrimony and a bold satire on madness and fate.
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Hialto Theatre
Viol Vann
Mara O'Mara
Olmos the Witch
Witteisbau
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