Presbyterian church campaign nears 13 million in western drive
The Presbyterian Church U S A reports total receipts of 12 625 000 toward a 15 000 000 pension fund for aged and disabled ministers and missionaries as western campaigns run May 18 22. Los Angeles leads western cities with 251 000. Chicago 820 000. St Louis 200 000. The western total reaches 2 82? million with more pledges expected.
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Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
National Campyaigns
Athruout
West
Wesk
Will J. Mays
Hig
General Assembly of the Church
San Francisco
Minois
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Tiiois
Dake
Minnesota
Wisconsin
California
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Oregon
Washington
Worth
Dakota
Poppies Bloom in Waterloo May 28 for Soldiers' Honor
Poppies will bloom in Waterloo on Saturday May 28 to honor soldiers who died in France and aid disabled veterans. Mrs Allan Johnson chairs the American Legion auxiliary sales drive with a regimented force of officers and 7 sale stations across the city. About 1200 poppies have arrived for distribution with sales from morning until exhausted. Building permits listed include Red Ball garage replage tank 20 Jefferson and Behrens remodels at 430 Western.
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Waterloo
France
Allan Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary
Red Ball
Jefferson
E.A
Behrens
Western
E. A. Behrans
N. J. Mastain
Grant
George Dunham
Riehl
Town Roads and Weather Across Iowa Cities
Des Moines reports good and clear roads. Clinton and Cedar Rapids show clear and fair conditions. Council Bluffs and Mason City are good and clear. Keokuk Fort Dodge Creston are mostly good and clear. Iowa City shows rough detours No 32 and 181 with cool conditions. Ottumwa and Dubuque have fair roads with detours and clear skies.
Island Emperor Guards Arrested by Constabulary
Manila reports the arrest of 58 leaders and 4 867 followers of Sintrencherado, self styled emperor of the Philippines, as authorities move to quell a potential revolutionary movement. The siege around his bamboo palace near Mallo is resolved and his personal guard will be disarmed.
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Manila
Occidental Nagros
Sintrencherado
Uoltoagytha
Tloilo
Entrencherado
Supreme Court
Constabulary
Chief Finds Council Bluffs Flood Receding
W. Scott Williams, general superintendent of the Illinois Central Western lines, was summoned to Council Bluffs Saturday due to a levee breach on the Missouri River as floodwaters began to recede.
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S. C
Council Bluffs
W. Scott Williams
Tliois Central Western Lines
Missouri
River flood recedes as 1000 acres drive damage estimate
River flooding threatens 1000 acres of low land near Illinois Central tracks as waters recede. Superintendent Williams reports no further damage expected, though a large lake forms between Williams Central and Northwestern railroads 16 miles above Council Bluffs inundating several houses and washing some tracks.
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Illinois Central
Willams
Wilnams Central
Northwestern
Council Bluffs
Man Burned Working Under Auto In Garage Blaze
A man named Herman Meyer of 1611 Sycamore Street suffered serious burns to hands and arms when a candle used for lighting ignited gas fumes under his car in the garage at 1608 Lafayette Street. Fire was put out by wiremen and he was taken to a physician. Car damage estimated at 100 dollars. A separate small fire started by a cigarette in Clara's Café on Lafayette Street at 40 a.m. and was extinguished with a water gun.
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Herman Meyer
Sycamore Street
Meyer
Lafayette Street
Clara
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Roston Transcript
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Crepe
Davis
Marquisette
Eee
Foulard
Novelty
Phoenix
Ivan
Hoffman
Agis
ESA
R. O. Hutchison Co. G. Lanning
Black Hawk
Buehler Bros
East Fourth St
Fez
Frankforts
Kampkook
Niciolso
West Fourth St
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