Burglars Hit Sheldricks Home While Owners Travel
Thieves ransacked Edward J. and Mrs Sheldrick's home at 610 Seconds Street West while the couple vacationed in Hot Springs. Neighbor P A Smith found an open window and reported laundry drawers rifled. Police note valuables may be missing and fingerprints were taken. In a separate break in Campbell Baking Company at 302 Commercial Street thieves rifled a cash register but no money was left. fingerprints were found on a window pane and collected by Detective Emil Steffen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Sheldrick
Seconds Street
Sheldricks
Hot Springs
Ark
P. A. Smith
Sheldrick
Policacannot
Iowa Dairy Company
Campbell Baking Company
Commercial Street
Emil Steffen
Reading Habits in Des Moines Shift Over a Decade
Des Moines reports Johnson Brigham, state librarian, says readers now favor fiction over non fiction and spend less time with books than ten years ago. He cites family reading together giving way to movies, outdoor sports drawing people from books, and poetry reading rising though quality may decline. He praises The Little French Girl as a bright exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Johnson Brigham
Mr. Brighnam
Wolf
Miss Sengwick
Mason's Temple at Oelwein Nears Completion
Oelwein Iowa special says the Masons temple is almost finished and willsoon be ready for occupancy. Construction started last fall at about forty thousand dollars and will host lodge meetings and entertainments possibly for Eastern Star. Other new buildings and expensive homes rise as Oelwein grows, with Harry Watchal building a large residence and Sea War expanding on Second Street east. The city’s census shows continued growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Win
Second Street
Ia Oelwein
Holt Couple to Visit Waterloo Friends This Week
Dr and Mrs George F Holt arrive from Minneapolis to visit Waterloo friends staying with Mr and Mrs J R Vaughan at 629 Park Avenue West. Holt once preached at First Bankst church 1859 to 1895 and later served in Minneapolis and on the Pacific coast. A reception at First Bankst church tomorrow will welcome the Holts, who will preach at Sunday morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F.holt
Minneapolis
Waterloo
J. R. Vaughan
Park Avenue West
Holt
First Bantisk _church
Joan A. Bark
Pacific Coast
First Bankst Church
Halt
Ladybug Industry Expands in West Orchard Region
Wenatchee Washington July 24 shortage of 6900000 ladybugs reported this spring by Clarke Turner the "ladybug king" who runs a new industry supplying ladybugs to orchards. Despite a hard winter the crop neared 3000000 this spring gathered in Cascade highlands and crevices shipped to fruit ranches planted 1000 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
Clarke Turner
Washington
Cascade Mountains
Radio program listings and scores across multiple stations
A compiled schedule of Thursday and Friday nearby radio programs including musical concerts orchestras baseball scores and talks across Davenport Des Moines Omaha Chicago and other cities with entries for chimes concerts dinners concerts and various musical acts plus local youth and school programs and a Rotary club notice. The listings show station call letters frequencies and times with occasional performer names and program titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spon Davenport
HO Des Moines
Woaw Omaha
Connell Butts
Ryw
Chicago
Tome
WBRM
Hawaiian Smilar Chorus
al Furry
Harold Anderson
Waeya
H. A
Kaumers
Riviera
Win
We NS
Wad
WHS
Cornhuskers
Warren K. Howe
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
WEAF
Wex
Betrals
Raneas City
Detroit
WEAP
Davenport
Des Moines
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Rotary Club
Cormhus
Stapens & OR
Rex's Co
wVex
Musicont
WHAF
KSD
St. Tonis
Dempsey and Kearns Split Real Estate Holdings
In Los Angeles on July 30 CAP Jack Dempsey and Jack Kearns agreed to divide real estate holdings and profits from any Dempsey bout before September 1936. Robert Renton, speaking for Dempsey, said no bout before next year is assured and no contract exists for a Michigan City fight with Greb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Robert Benton
Dempsey
Kearns
Renton
Michigan City
Greb
Oelwein Beats Teachers College In Tight Close Rally
Oelwein Iowa July 30 Special The Oelwein baseball team edged Town State Teachers College 6 to 5 in a seesaw game. Charley Finch and Happy Becker sparked the rally as Finch collected three hits and Becker’s two base drive produced the key runs late. Weber homered for the Tutors and Cedar Falls tied and briefly led before Oelwein pulled ahead. Al Smith and pitcher Weating controlled the late innings as Oelwein won in a hard fought season finale for the Teachers summer squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Town State Teachers College
Charley Finch
Kaney
Becker
Qelwein
Mendenhall
Joe Roeder
Cedar Falls
Hoffman
Pryor
Finch
Weber
White
al Smith
Oalwein
Wettt
Iowa State Teachers Summer School
Fishing Refugees Urged In Minnesota Lakes By Gould
Conservation commissioner J F Gould asks Walton league chapters to locate natural spawning beds in local lakes and mark closed refuges where fishing is banned year round. Funds limit stakes and buoys, so chapters must cover boundary marking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pork Hi
Walton League
Minnesota
J. F. Gould
Gould
One Four to Live at Strand and Futterfly at Plaza
The Strand opens One Four to Live telling of a girl told she has never to live and she chooses reckless living. Lead roles include Aliee Pringte Antonie Aforeno and Dorothy Mackall. Futterfly stars Kenneth Harlan and Craig Spaulding with Laura Loa Plante Norman Kerry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand
Aliee Pringte
Antonie Aforeno
Dorothy Mackall
Kenneth Harlan
Craig Spaulding
the Plaza
Laura Loa Plante
Uth Clifford
Norman Kerry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shieves Hangack
E. J. Sheldrick
Mason’s
Mrs. Holt
West Orchard
MR. Duff
Sik Suasier
Rotary
By Ben Batsford
Dempsey Realty Holdings
Draper Miller Cleaning & Dye Works
Teachers College
East
West Virginia
Spaukling
Perte Don
Plaza Theatre
Pade
Mitsi
Rose of
Paris
Arrhig
Aireytlen
Irving Cum Linings
Whhich
Cee Jaley
Yaiban
Bagdat
Hiaito
Electric Park
Hriday
Oxfords
Sycamore St
Strand Theatre
Royal Serenaders Orchestra
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Leaie
Sera
W.c.f.&n
Cedar Rapids
Brooklyn
Cedar Falls and Northern
Saturday Evening Post
Cadillac
Custom
F. QO. B
Morris Motor Car CO
Dubuque
Mason City
General Motors Corporation
Vinese
Rialto Theatre
Mary Philbin
THE
William Desmond
Antonio Moreno
Aileen Pringle
Dorothy Mackaill
Norris
Kalaluhi
Rialto
Douglas Farranks
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