Youth Confesses to Guilt in Theft of Bracelet
Glen Burbank a 16 year old ex bellhop confessed last night to stealing a platinum diamond studded bracelet valued at 1000 from the hotel vault where he worked. He admitted taking 15 dollars cash and two envelopes containing 100 and 200. He was arrested Sunday after returning the bracelet to the hotel clerk. A delinquency charge for larceny was filed today by Assistant County Attorney Ralph W Travis.
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Glen Burbank
Miss Bee Harrington
Chicago
Burbank
Upton Avenue
Eva R. Burbank
Ralph Davis
Davis
Saseascot
Miss. Harrington
Ralph William Travis
Cedar Falls Clubs Plan Tribute to Dr H H Seerley
Cedar Falls civic celebration planned by Men’s and Women’s Faculty clubs of Iowa State Teachers College and Cedar Falls Commercial Club marks the eightieth birthday of Dr. H. H. Seerley, president of the college. The anniversary falls on August 13.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
H. H. Seerley
Iowa
State Teachers College
Ames Man Buys Allison Tribune
W H Davidson of Ames has purchased the Allison Tribune from Mrs Jennie Rowan and will take possession immediately. He visits with his family as Mrs Rowan plans to move to Des Moines with her son after settling up business matters. Her husband, who edited and managed the paper, died several months ago.
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Courier Special Service
Allison
W. H. Davidson
Ames
Allison Tribune
Jennie Rowan
Gardeners Report Fine Specimens of Zinnias This Year
An unusually thrifty year for zinnias is shown by many reports of large blooms and profusion this summer. F. Kirby, 239 Prospect boule-
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Zinnias
Kirby
Prospect Boule
Local Gardens Yield Giant Ginnias and Zinnias
From a La Porte City garden, a gardener gathered armfuls of giant ginnias last Sunday. The largest gin nya measured five and a half inches in diameter, while Mrs. Roy F. Hawkins grows zinnias with blooms up to five and a quarter inches. Most of her flowers range from about four and a half inches, displaying a wide variety of colors.
Township road opening hearing reset for Monday
A hearing on opening a half mile of township road between sections 7 and 18 in East Waterloo township was continued to next Monday by the board of supervisors. Residents urged the need to save long drives. damages claimed totaled 600 by Harry Fee, 600 by Dora E Edwards, and 24 by J H Rigdon for crops and land to be taken. The board considered the damage claims excessive.
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Waterloo Township
Board of Supervisors
Harry Fee
Dora E. Edwards
J. H. Rigdon
Fee
Mrs. Edwards
Judge Orders Bees to Cease Buzzing About Neighbors
Iowa City July 31 The district court ruled Beekeeper Ervin Goodrich must teach his bees to stay home by September 22 or face a temporary injunction. Neighbors James Mooney and Mrs. Lillian Williams sought relief to stop the buzzing around their heads.
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Iowa City
INS
Ervin Goodrich
Oxford
H. D. Evans
District Court
Goodrich
James Mooney
Lillian Williams
Tornado Kills Score in Warsaw Vilna District
A tornado swept the Vilna district today causing widespread destruction. Twenty seven people were killed and thirty eight injured as about two hundred houses were leveled.
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Warsaw
Poland
Vilna
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