Relief Work Continues After Pers ia Tornado
About 1,500 workers cleared debris in Persia and Yorkshire Iowa after a tornado. Red Cross volunteers including Lena Trott opened headquarters, and $1,500 in local funds plus $3,500 from visitors supported relief efforts as thousands toured the damaged area.
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Associated Presse
Persia
Here
Yorkshire
Legion
Harrison County
Lena Trott
Des Moines Red Cross
tCunds
Logan
Des Moines
National Guardsmen
Council Bluffs
AE Nedia
Jule Olsen
Neola
Orwell- Bluffs
Alotsiet
Inersia
Red Cross
Castie B. Lewis
St. Louis
Melvin
Lena’ Trott
President Extols American Melting Pot and Institutions
President praises immigration from northern and western Europe as strengthening liberal thought while stressing America's religious liberty education and constitutional rights as priceless possessions. Kellogg warns northwest citizens to back the government or seek another, attacking mass tyranny and anti constitutional attacks.
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Europe
America
Kellogg
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Kelloge
Coolidge
Northwest
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Despondent Groom Survives Suicide Attempt and Finds Work
Cedar Rapids Iowa reports a despondent groom named McKee from Dubuque who attempted to hang himself after a quarrel with his bride a week into marriage. A milkman cut him down and took him to a hospital. police and the bride witnessed their reconciliation. The coroner gave him a dollar and he gained work on a farm.
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Cedar Rapids
McKee
Dubuque
Propaganda and constitutional zeal clash in wartime address
The speaker warns of open and secret propagandists seeking to overthrow the government and criticizes a perceived wave of revolutionary propaganda from foreign influence. He urges citizens to cling to constitutional principles and resist impatience with constitutional limits while defending liberty and justice.
Three drownings and 23 more casualties reported
Police said Gordon died by own action after drinking along a stream. His body was found hours later. two companions were detained on drunkenness charges. Separate incidents include farmer Charles Dusil killed in a Creek auto crash near Fairfax, and 9-year-old Paul Rau of Burlington dying from injuries after being struck by a car driven by James Sutcliffe. Two girls, Elyria Gierteon and Letty Van Winkle, drowned when a Carter Lake boat capsized during a windstorm near Omaha.
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Gordon
Farmer
International News Wire
Fairfax
Charles Dusil
Jad
Burlington
Paul Rau
George Rau
James Sutcliffe
Sperry
Letty van Winkle
Panama
Neb
Peru Normal
Peru
Midlake
Yankees Display Grim Daredevil Stunt Aboard Plane
In a London to Paris flight, a passenger stuck an arm and leg out the cabin window. The pilot halted the journey and questioned the two Americans, who claimed they sought a thrill and promised not to repeat the stunt.
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London-Paris
London
Paris
Slays Estranged Wife and Shoots Self Near Elvaston
True Tan Arnold aged 27 shot and killed his estranged wife and wounded her sister Mrs Willard Trown on a road near Elvaston Tit 20 miles from Burlington Saturday night. He then fatally wounded himself with a pistol shot to the head. Arnold was taken to a Keokuk hospital and is believed to be fatally wounded. The Arnolds had been separated for about a year.
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Burlington
Tan Arnold
Willard Trrown
Elvaston
Arnold
Keokuk
Arnolds
Masses at Reach Island Park Beach Draw Big Turnout
More than 2,000 people visited Island Park bathing beach at Cedar Falls yesterday while about 1,590 automobiles were parked around the resort. Officials noted strong public turnout and busy traffic throughout the day.
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Cedar Falla
Specia
Island Park Bathing Beach
Heat Wave Death Toll Rises Across Nine Days
The Associated Press reports a nationwide heat wave caused 481 deaths in nine days, with 167 new fatalities the day prior, led by Philadelphia and New York. Storms in the Midwest caused damage, high winds, and tornadoes, injuring and killing several, as cool air began to arrive in the west and Des Moines saw a rapid temperature drop from 84 to 65.
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Aszendareil Press
Chicago
Midwest
Middlewest
Little Falls
Minn
Omaha
Net
Tee
Ardcore
Okla
Wray
Cala
Dravenport
Wee’etn Towa
Des Moines
Deaths: Thomas E Stocks of Waterloo
Thomas E Stocks aged 59 died 5 30 p m Sunday at University hospital Iowa City after 11 weeks with carcinoma. He lived at 209 Ninth Street East Waterloo and formerly ran a north Waterloo barber shop and later worked for Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. He leaves widow Harriett June Stocks and five children including Lucile Garter. brothers Dr Stocks Wichita Kans and OC B Stocks Jesup Ia. funeral Tuesday at O Keefe Towne with Rev A B Curran. Burial in Nashua family plot. He was born April 20 1870 in Nashua and was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and Modern Woodmen.
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Thomas E. Stocks
Ninth Street
Aast
University Hospital
Iowa City
Waterloo
O'Keefe & Towne Funeral Home
A. B. Curran
Nashua
Mr. Stocks
Flo
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Manchester
Harriett June
Lucile Garter
John Heater
Wack Hawk County
Washbarr
Germany
Elizebeth Bellesbackh
Reuters
Eace Township
Fox Township
Run
Deccaend
H. J. Kauth
Washburn
Kauth
Joseph Reuter
John Meisel
Peter Rewter
Matt Miller
Reuter
St. Mary's Church
Gilbertville
Funeral notices for Walter J. Dewey and others in Iowa
Walter J. Dewey of Cedar Falls Waterloo dies at 75 after illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Peterson chapel with Rev C E Luce. burial Greenwood Cemetery Cedar Falls. Survived by son Clarence W and siblings Earl William Henrietta Horace George D. Also notices for John Reuter, Mrs Frank Pinter, and infant William Hovey with funeral details and burials listed.
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Walter J. Dewey
Broadway
Black Hawk County
Peterson , Sros
C. E. Luce
Cresco
Waterloo
Greenwood Cemetery
Cedar Falls
Mr. Devey
Walworth
Wisconsin
Claracy Emeline Hewitt
Modern Woodmen
Loyal Order of Moose
Clarence W
Earl
William
Henrietta
Horace
George D
Spokane
Wash
Frank C. Pinter
Finelel
St Francis Hospital
Othe Kistner Chanel
Cone Ductei
William Wilkins
Vinton
First Baptist Church
Budal
Evergreen Cemetery
Vineton
Imitation Furs and Shorter Skirts Spark Paris Fashion Hunt
In Paris on June 8 fashion tailors report a surge in imitation furs made of silk and wool to protect real furs from summer heat. At the same time skirts grow shorter as designers praise the athletic look of today.
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Paris
Canton Center of Rebel Activity in China
Canton remains the focal point of civil war turmoil as Kuomintang forces clash with the Yunnanese mercenaries. Shelling near the Shameen settlement reports no casualties, while international observers warn of escalating anti foreign sentiment and ongoing peace talks await diplomat arrival.
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Canton
China
United States
Philippines
U.S. S. Jagau
Straten Proposes Socony Sign for Fosdick Church
Rev Dr John Roach Straten, a fundamentalist preacher, suggested naming the Park Avenue Baptist Church with a large Socony sign to honor Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick as pastor. He joked during a sermon about the Rockefellers and the modernist Fosdick, noting Socony is Standard Oil’s trademark.
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New York
John Roach Straten
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Straten
Calgary Baptist Church
Park Avenue
Fosdick
Stratan
Work on Last Panel for Shepherd Jury
In Chicago in June attorneys on both sides replaced a juror who formed an opinion over the weekend. Eight jurors are seated and selection of the third and final panel continues as the Shepherd murder trial proceeds.
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Chicago
Shepherd
Galileo echoes in trial against modern science says Dr David Jordan
Dr David Jordan likens a contemporary trial over teaching evolution to Galileo's 17th century condemnation. He argues modern fundamentalism harms religion and education, urging acceptance of orderly change as fundamental to nature and knowledge. He contends experts must guide schooling, not mobs, and predicts the movement will fade.
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David Tarr Jordar
Palo Alto
Cal
Tennesses
Scones
Galileo
Fundsmiental
Jesus
Darwin
Huxley
Cedar Rapids Briefs Highlight Local Tragedies and Crimes
Cedar Rapids reports a 22 year old man from Dubuque attempted suicide by hanging but was rescued and hospitalized. A body from an accident in Chantilly was brought to Cedar Rapids. A Wilton Junction fire caused 75000 in damage to the business district. Sioux City heard of a man dying from injuries after being run over by a tractor. Epworth League institute speakers announced for Simpson College June 25 to 22. A masked bandit robbed Wayne Tiss near Mason City of 6 dollars. Linn County expected daily gasoline tax receipts around 5125 during summer. irrigation figures listed for late April. Iva City reported H G Moulton burned by gasoline fumes. Philip Stage assisted. Iowa City noted Dr Edwin A Wash attending commencement. author of Random Rhymes and Poems for Home Folks.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo McMee
Dubuque
George Daing Douglas
Chantilly
Range
Iva City
H. G. Moulton
Philip Stage
Moulton
Towa City
Towa
Edwin A.wash
Peterson
Nash
Rath Packing employees to picnic on July 4
Rath Packing employees and their families, about 1800 people, will hold their annual picnic July 4 at the Independence fair grounds. Arrangements for transportation and other details are being made by the committee chaired by John Render.
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Rath Packing Company
Independence
John Render
Des Moines Roof Ripped Off as Wind Hits City
Three babies on the second floor escaped unharmed when high winds ripped the roof from a Des Moines residence last night. Trees and telephone poles were toppled by the fierce gusts.
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Des Moines
Vivian Brooks and Donald Harshbarger Married in Grundy Center
Vivian Brooks of Clear Lake and Donald Harshbarger, East Waterloo high school assistant coach, were married Saturday afternoon in Grundy Center at the First Methodist parsonage. Harshbarger attends summer session at Iowa State Teachers College. Mrs Harshbarger is sister of Mrs Milo Harshbarger. the couple formerly lived in Mason City.
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Donald Harshbarger
East Waterloo
Vivian Brooks
Clear Lake
Cedar Falls
Grundy Center
First Methodist Church
Harshbarger
Iawa State Teachers College
Mrg Harshbarger
Donald
Milo Harshbarger
Mason City
Supreme Court Rules Witness Not Forcible to Appear
The Supreme Court ruled that a federal district court cannot compel a person living in another district to appear as a witness before the railroad labor board. D B Robertson of Ohio, head of the firemen and enginemen, challenged Chicago jurisdiction that ordered his appearance in Chicago.
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Washington
BD. C
Fune
Federal District
Railroad Labor Board
Supreme Court
D. B. Robertson
Ohio
Railroad Brotherhood
Federal District Court At
Chicago
Robertson
Cleveland
Belgium to Send Debt Commission in July
The Belgian government announced it will dispatch a debt funding commission to Washington in July to settle its debt to the United States. Theunis and M. Hautain of the Bank of Belgium head the mission, with the exact departure date pending Theunis return from Italy.
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United Press
Washington, D. G
State Department
Washingjton
United States
Thernis
M. Hautain
Bank of Belgium
M. Theunis
Italy
Belgium
Explosion in Mine Entombs Nine Men
An explosion wrecked entry number one at West Kentucky Coal company mine No 1 in Sturgis entombing six men four of them described as negroes. A company recheck confirmed the entombment with nine workers trapped.
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Sturgis
Sky
West Kentucky Coal Company
John F Simpson retires after 15 years at Crystal Ice
John F B Simpson, president of Crystal Ice and Fuel Co, retires after 15 years. L D Miller becomes sale owner of the Waterloo concern and ice harvesting plant in Nashua. Simpson has 35 years in Waterloo business circles and held roles with Cedar Valley Manufacturing Union Min Deering Harvester and Waterloi Ice & Fuel Co.
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John F. B Simpson
Crystal Ice & Bpud
L. D. Miller
Mr. Simpson
Ce ‘Ant Fuel
Waterloo
Mantac Nashua
Simpson
Cedar Valley Manufacturing Coun*iy
T Burkett
S. F. Salisbury
J. C. Miller
Union Min Company
Deering Harvester Company
Waterloa Ice & Fuel Co
Crystal Ice & Fuel Co
Waterlon Company
Aliller
Nashua
Iowa
Scopes Confers With ACLU Ahead Of Tennessee Trial
John T. Scopes, the 24 year old Dayton high school teacher, met officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in New York to plan his defense against the Tennessee law banning teaching evolution. He called the argument overblown and said he taught to test what would happen.
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New York
John Z. Scopes
Dayton,Tenn
American Civil Liberties Union
Tennessee
Germs Outlawed by Geneva Conference
The Geneva international arms conference adopted an amendment to ban the use of bacteria in warfare. Poland offered the amendment, which was supported by the American delegation, placing bacteria among forbidden war methods.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Palsioneus
Poland
Lives Crushed: Fifteen Coal Cars Collapse on Section Meri
Bodies of five men were recovered and eight of ten crew members were rescued after 15 coal cars derailed and collapsed on a section crew repairing track under a trestle near Converse Indiana. The westbound freight passed before wheels spread the rails. M A Mathias head brakeman among the dead.
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Converse
Ind
Bers
Pennsylvania
M. A. Mathias
Windstorm Devastation Hits Southwestern Iowa
A survey shows thousands of dollars in property damage from a storm south of Creston Iowa with no casualties reported. The wind tore the Swit plant roof and Bur lington roundhouse, snapped trees, and toppled farm buildings, silos, and livestock losses are feared.
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Creston
Here
Burlington Roundhouse
Danish Ministers in World Harmony Plea
Danish ministers at Grandview college campus urged closer bonds among nations for world peace during a picnic commemorating the seventy sixth anniversary of Danish Liberty. Speakers Rev C H Jensen and Rev N P Gravengeard called for harmony among people of different nations.
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Des Moines
Grandview College
C. H. Jensen
N. P. Gravengeard
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