Mount Vesuvius erupts in fierce lava flow and evacuations
Naples reports renewed violence as Mount Vesuvius belches lava and ash. Villages Pagani Campitelli Terzigno evacuate while 20 students are trapped by lava. Observers note explosions and three mile high smoke columns as tourists are ordered away.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Tyvo
Pagani
Campitelli
Java
Terzigno
Signor Malarda
Vesuvius Observatory
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneuum
Purdue Faces Big Ten Turmoil Over Suspected Paid Attendance
Controversy erupts as Big Ten scrutinizes Iowa and Purdue amid reports eleven athletes may have been paid to attend university. Iowa officials vow swift action while awaiting formal charges.
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Big Ten
Purdue
Iowan Refuses to Move After Fine in Evanston
Davenport, Ta. reports that John Eastman, fined $10 by Magistrate Franklin, refused to move to Evanston. Eastman said he would return to Davenport and stay there, after the magistrate's stern remark. The scene ended with Eastman leaving the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Inl
Davenport
Franklin
John Eastman
Eastman
Five-Men Teams Start Events in the State Shoot
The state shoot opens with five man teams. strong early scores include a 75 straight by a northeast zone representative, while wind complicates sighting. Notable shooters include J L O’Rourke, RH M Jones, Kip Elbert, and Waterloo’s Harry Limbertl, as afternoon rounds show varied results. Tomorrow features the individual championship with 200 birds and a Tangney McGinn trophy for the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jd. L. O'Rourke
Valeria
Shnotey
RH. M. Jones
Sioux City
Carstens
Kip Elbert
Waterloo
Harry Limbertl
W. J. Sutcliffe
Harry
Northey
Ave
Weaterlog Aheaters
Vissing
Tangney-McGinn Hotels Company
Woman Drinks Chloroform at Home in Desperate Act
Mrs K A Taylor of 1713 Black Hawk Street drank chloroform from a small bottle at about 4 pm at her home in an attempted suicide. A physician summoned by police revived her. she was expected to recover. Her husband said she had been despondent for weeks. she is about 36 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. K
A. Taylor
Black Hawk Street
Superintendent of Isolation Hospital Serious Ill
W. Lyon, superintendent of the county isolation hospital for five years, is reported in serious condition at Sartor hospital in Cedar Falls after a week as a patient. His health has declined for a year. Lyon and four brothers taught in rural schools over 50 years, and he spent decades in school work including principal of Ellsworth college in Town Falls. He was born in northeastern Iowa and is 10 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. W. Lyon
Sartor Hospital
Cedar Falls
Lyon
Ellsworth College
Town Falls
Bert
Northerston
Iowa
Bulb Farm Workshop Building Under Way
Today work started at Waterloo Bulb Farm along La Parte road for a 23 by 40 foot workshop adjoining a warehouse. The new building sits north of the existing warehouse and will connect to a second 29 by 26 foot warehouse planned for next year. The expansion follows a recent rise in bulb business. Smedley also added 24 acres to his home property.
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T. D. Bmedhey
Waterloo
la Parte Road
Smedley
Gates Family Hosts Midyear Graduation Class
Mr and Mrs Bruce Gates will entertain the graduates of Gates Business College at 739 Mullan Avenue West. The reception, delayed from March due to quarantine, will follow a commencement and honor the 28 graduates in a year end event.
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Ated
Bruce Gates
Gates Business College
Homer
Mullan Avenue
Unis Ryvening
Gates
Appointment of William Russell to Tenewars college band
A fragment reports William Russell now on the faculty of Kansas State Agricultural College Manhattan and appointed Airestore of Tenewars rallege band. Other scattered names include Mero WD Johnstes Ian Dan and addresses on Pleasant street, with mentions of marriage licenses and individuals such as Helen Mock and Afrend Midsen in Cedar Paris.
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Ban
Cedar Paris
William Russell
Kansas State Agricultural Eayeee
Manhattan
Tenewars Rallege Band
Mero WD
Johnstes
Ian
Dan
Ing Pleasant Street
Upper Iowa Uids Class of 1929 Receives Degrees in Fayette
Fayette Va June 5 Twenty five degrees awarded to Upper Iowa university class of 1929 with 27 diplomas and honorary honors. Dr John Andrew Holmes urged purpose of college to develop minds serve humanity and inspire faith. Dr W Dickman presided granting bachelor arts and science degrees plus diplomas in speech music normal and business. Honorary doctor of laws to Galen O Bronson and divinity to John D Clinton and J Richmond Morgan. Prizes awarded for oratory history ministry and scholarship. Endowment fund nucleus reaches 192650 through gifts.
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Upper Town
Dickman
W. Dickman
Galen O. Bronson
Garreb Biblical
J. Richmond Aforgan
Waterloo
Faweckt
Guy E. Bennington
Fayette
Gilneret L. Richards
Fairbank
Town
Walter L. Heteel
Arlington
Clark Craig
Arthur Rudbaugh
Maynard. Beall
Owen
Anderson
Honorine K. Oley
Adolph E. Lauritzen
Klamme
Prank Kiple
Elgin
Ruth J. Watson
Lamont
Gina
Council Bluffs Wins Town High School Academic Championship
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson High wins the first state academic championship with Carroll in second. More than 250 high schools, 40 000 pupils participated. Senior winners receive four year scholarships in Iowa colleges including Willant Richardson and Ruth G Van Buren. Other winners: Paul Morgal, Edna Muller, Francis Throw, Earl Watson, Dorothy Sullivan.
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Iowa City
University of Town
Big Ten
Chicago
Thomas Jefferson High School
Council Bluffs
Carroll
Iowa
Willant Richardson
Bedford
Ruth G.van Buren
Monticello
Paul W. Morgal
Abraham Lincoln High
Francis E. Throw
Manlila
Edna H. Mueller
Earl Watson
Thomas Jefferson High
Dorothy M. Sullivan
Civic Auditorium Report Postponed in Waterloo
A Waterloo luncheon hears discussion on building a civic auditorium. The Chamber of Commerce civic relations committee adjourned to next Wednesday noon without a formal recommendations report. Sub-committees led by J. D. Liffring and Harry M. Reed reported on financing legalities and requested more time to complete inquiries.
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Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce Committee
J.D. Liffring
Harry M. Reed
Smith Funeral to Be at Janesville
Miss Minnie Smith, a longtime resident, died yesterday at 68. Survived by brother Gus Smith of West Bend Wisconsin. Funeral planned for 2 am Thursday at the ML church in Janesville with Rev. FW Smith officiating. Burial at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Frourier Kpretal Keryter
Janesville
Tadune
Minnie Smith
Gus Smith
West Bend
FW. Smith
Oaklawn Cemetery
Vacation Bible School Addded at First Brethren Church
First Brethren Church at Wellington and Sixth streets is added to the list of churches annnouncing a summer Vacation Bible School. The start date is not yet determined but will occur this summer. Pastor Rev. Edwin Boardman leads with Sunday school staff helping. Universalist and East Side Union School join with First Presbyterian and others. Plymouth Congregational also participates starting June 1.
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First Brethren Church
Wellington
Sixth Streets
Edwin Boardman
Universalist Church Bible School
East Side
Edison Stamps Go On Sale in Menlo Park Line Formed
In Menlo Park New Jersey at 8 am the first two cent Edison stamps marking the fifty ninth anniversary of Thomas A Edison incandescent lamp invention went on sale. Hundreds queued before 7 am along the line that stretched from the post office door to the cream white bungalow post office operated by Postmaster James F Shepard.
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Menlo Park
N J
Thomas A. Edison
Menlon Park
Edison
James F. Shepard
Gates Business College Opens Summer Term With Record Enrollment
Gates Business College began a 10 week summer term amid high enrollment with 275 students registered thus far for the year, including 28 new students. The expansion includes new faculty hire Prof. Ray Montgomery to direct bookkeeping and accounting.
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Gates Business College
Bruce Gates
Ray Montgomery
Des Moines University
Gates College
Montgomery
West Kentucky State College
Bowling Green Business College
Cora Green
New Hampton
Jain Miller
Waterloo
Mary Wangler
Vergie Marling
Winthrop
Florence Harder
Delhi
Frances Peters
Garrison
Severe Clark
Alden
Mary Marroc
Otaries
Kathleen Ryan
Letha Tank
Independence
Jeannette Kammerer
Sheila Rocki Gladges Borger
Urbana
Margaret Cunningham
Dunkerton
Mary Low Roberts
Reinbeck
Olivia Krogman
Luella Shoup
Hudson
MacDonald Forms British Government After Victory
Ramsay MacDonald, leading the Labour party to a stunning general election win, met King George at Windsor Castle to accept the invitation to form a government. Baldwin had just resigned, marking a historic transfer of power as Labour plans rapid cabinet decisions and aims to pursue disarmament, diplomatic reengagement with Soviet Russia, and administrative reforms without immediate new legislation.
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London
Great Britain
Labor Party
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
King George
Windsor Castle
Stanley Baldwin
MacDonald
Holda
Liberals
George Sitilng
Labor Perty
Labor
Soviet
Russia
Senate Conferees Abandon Debenture Plan in Farm Bill
The article traces political shifts around the farm bill and a series of appointments, including Samuel Smith and Robert Smith, with Madison ultimately removing Smith from the state department. It also notes Maureen Orcutt winning the women’s eastern golf championship with a 79 for 241 total.
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Senate
Maureen Orcutt
Philadelphia
U.p
Maureen Grcatt
New York
Davenport Jewel Thief Sought at Auto Camp Here
Waterloo police radio report said a man believed to have robbed a Davenport jewelry store may be hiding in Waterloo. He allegedly camped Monday at the tourists park in town driving a Nash touring car blue black with high pressure tires and disk wheels. He is about 45, wearing glasses, a dark hat and suit.
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Waterloo
Davenport
Two youths sought in larceny case in Waterloo
Police in Mason City request the arrest of Ole Helm aged 20 and John Stevens after larceny charges. They were last seen driving an Oakland touring car blue body green hood with license M-6064. Helm wears a sleeveless sweater and dark trousers. Stevens has dark red hair and a gray suit.
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Mason
Jas
Waterloo
Ole Helm
John Stevens
Helm
Jett
Stevens
Building Permits Filed for Homes and Additions
W B Sieg at 902 Campbell seeks a dwelling permit for 6 width by 6 length structure valued at 1 800 dollars. William Reed of 1502 Black Hawk road applies for a sun porch valued at 140 dollars. R O Seidler, 823 Lime, plans a residence at 1228 Independence priced at 5 000 dollars. Frank Clute, 305 Comercial, requests an annex to a store building six by eighteen feet valued at 100 dollars.
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W. BR. Sieg
Campbell
Third West
William Reed
Black Hawk Road
Seidler
Lime
Independence
Frank Clute
Comercial
Memorial Day Parade Show at Paramount Theatre
The first issue of the Courier-Paramount moving picture news opened this afternoon at the Paramount Theatre. It presents the Memorial Day parades and city scenes from the Memorial Day celebration.
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Courier-Paramount
curier-Paramount
Moving . Picture News
Paramount Theatre
A A A Gives Banquet To Fredericksburg Folk
Fredericksburg June 5 A banquet for 43 persons was held last evening in the parlors of the First Methodist Episcopal church. D J Light of Des Moines representing the American Automobile Association arranged the event. Ladies Aid members served. Mrs Phoebe Muir traveled to Waterloo to visit her son Mark employed by John Deere Tractor Co who had an appendicitis operation Monday night at Presbyterian Hospital.
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Courier
Fredericksburg
First Methodist Episcopal Church
D. J. Light
Des Moines
American Automobile Association
Phoebe Muir
Waterloo
Mark
John Deere Tractor Company
Presbyterian Hospital
Funeral rites for Mrs. E. O. Birchard in Albuquerque
Mrs. E O Birchard died at her Albuquerque New Mexico home Monday evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM at St Paula M E church with Rev Thomas P Shaffer in charge. Burial follows at Elmwood. Body arrives Friday from Albuquerque. Also, Math Mayer 29 died at a local hospital and his body was sent by O Keefe and Towne mortuary to Riceville for Catholic church services Friday morning.
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E. O. Birchard
Albuquerque
N. M
St. Paula M. E
Thomas P. Shaffer
Elmwood
Math Mayer
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Riceville
Six Maples Apartments sale closure in Washington area
J S Hershberger and Floyd Hershberger prepare to assume possession of Six Maples Apartments at 605, 507, 500 and 511 Eighth street west and 1002 and 1004 Washington street in a settlement of George Frush estate. The six unit building, constructed about 18 years ago, is valued at about $19,000 with transfer set for July 1.
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J. S. Hershberger
Ninth Street
Floyd Hershberger
Fourth Street
Washington
Eighth Streets
George Frush
Frush
Eighth Street
Washington Street
Mrs. J. G. Hildebrand To Leave Hospital Tomorrow
Mrs. John G. Hildebrand of 726 Third Street First is set to leave Allen Memorial Hospital tomorrow. She suffered extreme bruises and nervous shock recently when struck by an automobile at Park Avenue and Commercial Street.
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John G. Hildebrand
Third Street
Park Avenue
Commercial Street
Allen Memorial Hospital
Let Tabby Carry hell Protect the Little Birds
A reader to the Courier urges a city ordinance warning at Riversite park Chicago to curb tabby cats and save Mede ling robins in Byrnen park and city areas. The note argues Unkling metal wear by cats could alert birds to danger and help escapes. Conservationists nationwide oppose careless cat ownership as birds are harmed yearly.
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Tabby
Hell
Bell
Byrnen Park
Courier
Riversite Park
Chicago
Fire alarm report at factory chimney blaze
At 3 02 p m a fire alarm reported a chimney fire at the M T McDermott Cigar Company factory located at 12 Fifth East. No damage occurred. An advertisement notes a broker named Herman C Miller with phone 2404.
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Clear Factory
M. T. McDermott Cigar Comepany
Fifth East
Herman C. Miller
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