Special Election in Black Hawk County to Voters on Bond Issue
Voters in Black Hawk County on May 31 will decide on a 1 million dollar bond to pave the county highway system including No. 59 No. 90 No. 57 and possibly the old Cedar Falls road. A separate 45 thousand dollar bond for hospital expansion is also on the ballot. Local officials note the needs and expect strong support.
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Hudson
Cedar Falls
Countrly Isolation Hospital
Millionaire oil man Sinclair takes jail pharmacist post
Harry F. Sinclair, a wealthy oil operator, begins a three month stay as dispensing pharmacist and assistant to the jail physician at Washington asylum and jail. He will help bandage injuries, sleep near the drug room, and assist nurse Miss Mary Kathleen Wright and Dr. Morris Hyman. He arrived early, shared dormitory space with 60 others, and will receive mail and Sundays visits.
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District of Columbia
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Prysigian
Washington
Harry FL. Sinclair
Washington Asylum
Senate Committee
William J. Peak
University of Kansas
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Morris Hyman
All Man
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Cat No. 62
Stoolatr
New York
Sinetnir
Milkmen Deliver Milk as Police Answer Baby's Cry
Des Moines police rush to aid a man caring for a crying baby after he dropped the milk. Night captain orders milk delivered by patrol, turning the situation into a small odd rescue as officers in blue provide nourishment to quiet the infant.
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Bes Moines Po- Mee
Des Moines
Barly Dodey
Negro Youths Named for Navy and Army Facing Severe Tests
Washington May 7 U P three negro youths nominated by Representative De Priest for Annapolis and West Point pass the required physical and academic tests though standards are rigid and disqualifications common. Laurence A Whitfield Claude H Burns and Alonzo Souleigh Parham are Chicago train candidates facing tough selections amid mixed reactions in Congress.
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de Priest
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West Point
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Claude H. Burns
Annapolis
Alonzo Souleigh Parham
Chicago
Annapoli
House of Representatives
Burlington Transportation seeks motor carrier permit to Ottumwa
Des Moines May 7 The state board of railroad commissioners announces a hearing at Ottumwa tomorrow on an application by Burlington Transportation Company Chicago subsidiary of the Burlington railroad to operate a motor carrier from Burlington to Ottumwa and from Ottumwa to Chariton.
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Des Moines
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Ottumwa
Burlington Transportation Company, Chicago
Burlington
Chariton
Bur- Ungtan Railroad
Courier Delivery Deadline Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 30 o clock. If the carrier boy or any error keeps you from receiving your paper by that time, please phone 100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 39 p m.
Foreign Star Sees Hollywood Divorces Ruining Its Pictures
Hungarian actress Lyn de Putt arrives in London and warns that Hollywood divorce scandals will ruin films. She criticizes lack of discipline and says the public misreads film stars as carefree in marriage, arguing marriage should be treated seriously despite her glamorous image.
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MNSI
Hollywood
Budapest
Paris
Lyn de Putt
Miss de Putt
Freight rate cut on export wheat by Western railroads
Chicago May 7 A freight rate cut of 6 1 2 cents to 11 1 2 cents per bushel on export wheat was announced by Western Trunk Line railroads. The reductions, urged by the U S president and awaiting Interstate Commerce Commission approval, apply only to export shipments and expire Sept 30 1929.
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Chicago
Western ‘Trunkling Reilroads
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michaelon Flays Indictment In Key West Case
In Key West on May 7 defense counsel for Congressman A Michaelson argued to quash federal charges for violating the prohibition law. The motion cites a grand jury technicality claiming it was improperly constituted. The defense seeks dismissal before trial, alleging the panel was named in Jacksonville on Oct 8, 1928, while a local panel began in April 1928.
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Pla
A. Michaelson
Henry H. Taylor
Moion
Halstead Ritters
la Motion
Robert Erwin
Jacksonville
Lakes Jones
Senate bill seeks U S control of movie industry
Washington May 7 A bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Brookhart Republican Iowa would place the moving picture industry under the Federal Trade Commission and end group booking advance and blind booking. Brookhart accuses Will Hays of using his position to eliminate competition by suppressing independent producers.
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Washington, D. C
Tish
Senate
Dr Erickson-Hill Heads Medical Society
Des Moines May 7 Dr Erickson-Hill was elected president of the Star Society of Town Medical Women here today. Other officers chosen include Dr Amy Ackerman Sioux City as vice president, Tr Julia Hi Des Moines as secretary, and Florence Johnston Cedar Rapids as treasurer.
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Des Moines
Christein Erickson-Fit
Gounet Hints
Star Society of Town
Amy Ackerman
Sioux City
Julia Hi
Ftorence Johnston
Cedar Rapids
Brockton Council Rejects Heflin Arrest Resolution
Brockton Massachusetts May 7 A city council vote 26 to 1 tabled a resolution seeking the arrest of Senator Heflin of Alabama for addressing a Ku Klux Klan meeting on St Patrick's day The sole vote in favor came from Howard Goleman The motion to recall the resolution appeared unlikely to succeed and Heflin likely will not face the local court
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Mass
Heflin
Alabama
Howard Goleman
Hetlin
Rotary Governors Race Mentioned At Sioux Falls Conference
Rotarians from the nineteenth district met in Sioux Falls South Dakota on May 7 as balloting opened for district governor. Rev Jacob R Perkins of Council Bluffs Iowa was prominent among nominees to succeed Charles W Pugstey of Brookings president of South Dakota State College.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Jacob R. Perkins
Council Bluffs
Charles W. Pugstey
Brookings
South Dakota
State College
Bonds Halt Removal of Airecrash Victims
Bourges May 7 Five French military aviators died when one wing collapsed during bombing practice. Their bodies stayed in the wreckage overnight due to two unexploded bombs in the bomb racks, feared to explode if bodies were removed.
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Avord Field
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Radio Bill Hearings Begin Tomorrow
Washington DC May 7 AP Hearings begin tomorrow by the senate interstate commerce committee on Chairman Couzens bill to establish a federal communications commission. L G Caldwell former general counsel for the radio commission will be the first called as the hearings are expected to cover radio telephone and telegraph communication extensively.
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D. C
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Couzens
Federal Communications Commission
L. G. Caldwell
Radio Commission
Neon Sign Lights Walnut Street Baptist Church
The Walnut Street Baptist Church will install a 25 foot neon sign to draw visitors, with large center letters and smaller side texts. Pastor Warren L. Steeves says the church aims to keep pace with modern inventions and a donor financed the project.
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Baptist
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Peo& Church
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Close Senate vote on debenture plan may decide farm bill
In Washington May 7 a razor thin Senate vote on Hoover's export debenture plan looms as debate ends. With 46 opposed and 45 in favor the outcome hinges on one ill member and pairing deals with Shipstead Kendrick and Walsh. A break by Vice President Curtis could trigger a tie and a decisive moment for the farm relief measure.
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Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
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Curtis
Senate approves Horace Bestor for Farm Loan Board
Washington May 7 The senate banking committee today approved the nomination of Horace Paul Bestor of St. Louis formerly of Grimes Iowa to be a member of the federal farm loan board. Bestor was appointed by President Hoover to succeed Eugene Moyer who resigned. No objection was raised to the nomination before the committee.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Banking Committee
Horace Paul Bestor
St. Louis
Grimes
Federal Farm Loan Board
Bestor
Hoover
Eugene Moyer
Complete Roundtrip Over New Air Route
Kansas City and Minneapolis completed the first KC air express round trip in 3 hours 45 minutes. Col Art C Gochel piloted the return and Ross Arnold planned to fly to Minneapolis this morning. Route passed through Des Moines and Webster City with lower electric rates noted in city notices.
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Kansas City
Minneapolis
Hoover to gain blanket power on tariff commission
Washington May 7 President Hoover would receive blanket authority to reorganize the tariff commission by replacing all members. The plan would expand the commission to seven members with senate approval, raise salaries from 7560 to 12000, and forbid commissioners from other employment. The bill also proposes tariff changes tied to competitive prices of American and foreign goods.
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Hoover
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Kervining
Hoover Gratified With Geneva Move From Reduction
President Hoover voiced gratification over naval powers backing Ambassador Hugh Glosch's proposal for reduction rather than limitation. He said the American formula is practical and shows promising reduction results from Geneva. All major powers back the principles of the American delegation and seek a frank discussion on the practical step, though initiation details are undecided.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Hugh Glosch
Amerigen
Color restoration tech promises vivid talkies in NY
New York May a new development in takies promises to restore lost film colors and expand tonal range. A practicer can turn on moonlight for love scenes or shift tints across blue to red, replacing eight lost tones with sixteen new ones. The color system aims to move away from flat neutral greys in motion pictures.
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New York
Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Gerd
Short Interviews With Home Folks
John T. Sullivan notes a Boston newspaper sale to a special interest. Swyer warns centralized control of press harms public forum, saying newspapers and radio form the people’s greatest platform and reduce access for opposing arguments.
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John T. Sullivan
Swyer
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