First snows across Iowa and Nebraska drag into Texas cold
Rain turned to snow in Des Moines and northern Iowa with four inches in parts, forecasts of a broader snow blanket and falling temperatures. Omaha reports the season’s first snow, three to six inches over fall wheat, with western Nebraska still dealing with blizzards. Texas faces a cold wave from Oklahoma and Missouri, with freezing temperatures feared statewide as the weather bureau issues warnings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Government Weather Bureau
Bronx City
Charles City
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Black Hills
Estino
Panhandle
Texas
Dallas
Tex
U.R
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
United States Weather Bureau
Panhandle “Railroad
Hoover and Allen clash over campaign tactics in week of polls
The dispatch recounts Hoover defending GOP policies and campaigning stops in Keyser West Virginia while Henry J. Allen accuses the Democratic national committee of fabricating evidence to attack Gov. Alfred E. Smith. The Digest poll is described as non partisan, built from telephone books and registration lists, with caveats on last minute shifts.
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Hoover
Republican Party
Keyser
W. Va
Walter Ss
Alfred E. Smith
Allen
Dying Girl Hints at Slaying in Secret to Grave
A dying girl hints at a murder before dying, while relatives doubt she killed herself. The story centers on Elfrieda and her brother Alvin Knaak who challenge the interpretation of her death and question whether she burned herself. A fragmentary exchange with a station agent is noted as the investigation unfolds.
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Hitech
Alvin Knaak
Elfrieda
United Press Today
Mystery surrounds Elfrida’s hospital ordeal and Hitchcock case
Alvin Knaak spoke of a pact and Elfrida’s whispered line one of us did not go thru with it. She visited Hitchcock at the police station and, after a leg injury left him bedridden, returned to the basement and later memory blanked. Chief Rosenhagen faced unproven accusations of town threats and other references to Frank.
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Alvin
Hitchcock
Elfrieda
Barney Rosenhagen
The
United Press Today
Rosenhagen
Frank
Miss Knaak
Frank P. Mandy
Mandy
Miss Knank
Hoover Says Registration Victory Masks Campaign Frame Up
Democratic leaders accuse Republican national chairman Raskob of orchestrating a biased campaign. Allen denounces bigotry and alleges affidavits are forged, calling the effort a frame up. Reed, Darrow and other figures are cited as fueling personal libel against Hoover.
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Raskob
Republican National Committee
Alien
Herbert Hoover
Allen
Reed
Darrow
Tammany National Committee
Robinson
Glass
Caraway
Hansbrough
Clarence Darrow
Hallowe'en Cow Causes Day Off at Bertram School
In Bertram Iowa a one room schoolhouse was disrupted by a cow turned Halloween prank object. Sheriff Harry Manchester traveled from Cedar Rapids to pursue the culprits behind the incident.
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Bertram, Ia
U.R
Bertram
Hallowe'en
Harry Manchester
Cedar Rapids
La Porte Merchant Sells Department to His Two Sons
E M Haven of La Porte City sells the grocery business to sons Melville and Glenn Haven Brothers will operate the store, while the dry goods side continues under Haven. The move ends a 29 year tenure in the department store.
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la Porte
Courier
la Porte City
E. M. Haven
Melville
Glenn
Haven Brothers
Haven
C. H. Johnson
Cedar Falls
Johnson
Ceneral States Electric Company
Bellinger
Simple Funeral for H. Mckenider in Mason City
Ashes of H. McNider banker businessman and politician to be laid to rest at Elmwood Cemetery Mason City Ia Funeral services held at the family residence were marked by utmost simplicity with Rev C Burnett Whitehead officiating Condolences came from President Coolidge Herbert Hoover Gen John J Pershing and Coolidge cabinet members The body was later taken to Des Moines for cremation
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Mason City
INS
H. McNider
Elmwood Cemetery
C. Burnett. Whitehead
St. John's Church
Col
Hanford MacNider
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
John J. Pershing
Des Moines
Quarantine notices list several illnesses and addresses
Quarantine notices indicate Scarlet fever and other diseases affecting individuals named Margaret, Robert, Carleton, Betty Jean Klein, Betty Jordan, Jenetta Hade man, Earl Wells, Carl Wells, Betty Kinsell. Locations include 223 Hammond, 127 Smith, 810 Barclay north, 846 Newton, 618 Columbia.
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Margaret
Robert
Carleton
Betty Jean Klein
Hammond
Betty
James Jordan
Smith
Jenetta Haddeman
Barclay North
Earl
Carl Wells
Newton
Betty Kinsell
Columbia
Diet Study Warns Poor Diets Hit All Classes
Baltimore physician Dr. George Walker reported findings from a study of 750 families, showing widespread mineral and vitamin deficiencies across income levels. He linked low iron, calcium, and phosphorus to issues from gums to bones, noting enough dairy and animal proteins are essential, with costs estimated per child and per household.
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Coleman I. Jones
A. P
Baltimore
George Walker
American Dietic Association
Maryland
Walker
Dietitians
Mrs Maulsby to Go on Air Tomorrow
Des Moines reports Mrs W E Maulsby former Democratic state central committee chair announced she would speak for the Hoover Curtis ticket on radio WHO from 8 to 830 p m tomorrow evening. In other news Stanley Preston 26 Grinnell hospitalized after car struck a safety stand at a railroad crossing driver Clif Schultz Malcom bruised. Astronomers of ancient Egypt noted iron meteorites seen as iron from heaven confirming belief the sky is a plate of iron.
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Des Moines
W. EE. Maulsby
Democratic State Central Committee
Hoover-Curtis
WHO
Wart
U.P
Stanley Preston
Grinnell
Clif Schultz
Malcom
Ancient
Egypt
Democratic national committee receipts in late October
The Democratic national committee reported receipts of 1,023,894 from Oct 23 to 31 and expenditures of 1,056,991, leaving a balance of 892,094 on Nov 1. Contributions totaled 457,217 and state director collections 62,601, with a 500,000 loan from County Trust Co and 4,075 from literature sales. An additional 100,000 was sent to George N Peek for the Smith independent organization committee in Chicago.
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Washington, D. C
Democratic National Committee
Special
House Elections Committee
County Trust Company
New York
George N. Peek
Smith Independent Organization Committee
Chicago
Council Bluffs Man Elected President Iowa Baptist Ass'n
Henry Peterson of Council Bluffs was unanimously elected president of the Iowa State Baptist association at its Cedar Rapids convention. Officers named include Rev. W. R. Yard and J. E. Walker as vice presidents, J. H. Cochrane as treasurer, and Rev. I. J. Brane as secretary. State board members and a year’s membership gain were reported, with total membership at 50,582 and assets totaling 150,826.89.
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Cedar Rapids
INS
Henry Peterson
Council Bluffs
Iowa State Baptist Association
W. R. Yard
Marshalltown
J. E. Walker
Des Moines
J. H. Cochrane
I. J. Brane
Indianola
George D. Moffit
Mr. Ayr
Mathew Westrate
Muscatine
C. E. Hilles
Oelwein
L. R. Bobbitt
Perry
E.M. Rex
Grinnell
J. O. McClelland
Frank Moore
Osage
Elinor Wilson
Chariton
Board of Managers
Marriage Licenses for Theo Buchan and Edna Fink
The list shows Theo Buchan of Waterloo and Edna E Fink of Holland as a married couple, along with Walker F Smith of Waterloo and Grace D Jensen of Waterloo. Ster see.
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Theo Buchan
Waterloo
Edna E. Fink
Holland
Walker F. Smith
Grace D. Jensen
Ster See
BRAIN TESTS From The Evening Post Tests of sentence logic
A clipped fragment describes an intelligence test from the Evening Post explaining how to choose correct sentences by removing wrong words. It lists example phrases about mocks, foods, animals, and time units and notes that answers appear on a society page.
Voters Take Control of Election Day War Effort
Across the nation voters assume campaign power, sidelining party machines as turnout surges to an estimated 36 million to 40 million. Registration climbs in Massachusetts and other states, with seeable vigilance at polls by Republicans in the South and Democrats in the Northwest.
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Boston
Mass
Hoover
Smith
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
United Press
North Carolina
Ohio
New Jersey
Texas
Onetime Prosperous Farmer in Insane Cell at Anamosa
Oliver Bricker a 50 year old former prosperous farmer known as the hermit of Yell township is confined among the criminally insane at Anamosa reformatory in Iowa. He had twice escaped from Cherokee state asylum after prior commitments and lived in caves amid woods blamed for mysterious farm fires. Bricker reportedly roamed the forest land with agility and had been tried for arson before the supreme court reversed the verdict.
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Supreme Court
Chains Required as Rain Delays Dirt Road Travel
The Waterloo Automobile club urges chains on all dirt roads after three days of near constant rain. No. 59 north of Waterloo is chained, while the south highway remains passable. Detours on No. 218 to Cedar Rapids via Mount Auburn are advised, and No. 20 east detour west of Dubuque is fair with a bad stretch between Alden and Blairsburg.
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Waterloo Automobile Club
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Mount Auburn
Dubuque
Alden
Blairsburg
W C T U Probes Homecoming Liquor Sources
Iowa City chapter of the W C T U questioned Police Chief Benda about liquor conditions after the homecoming event. A resolution deplored lawlessness and displayed intoxication, urging a safer way for students to express enthusiasm.
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Iowa City. In
U.P
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Benda
Explosion injures Carroll man at rendering plant
Otto Claussen, 49, suffered a fractured skull and probable internal injuries in a gasoline engine blast at a rendering plant south of Carroll yesterday. He is in serious condition.
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Carroll
Otto Claussen
Temperatures and rainfall report for Thursday to Friday
Readable notes show Thursday maximum temperatures and Thursday night minimum around 36. Friday readings include early morning 35 at 7 am and 1 pm times. Rainfall yesterday reported as 0.6 inch.
Smith Parade Sparks Crowds in New York
Thousands cheer as Smith rides on the speaker’s car and a melee erupts. The chauffeur is pushed and struck, police restore order after a near hourlong confrontation. Women protect him while an elderly bystander is manhandled. Smith remains oblivious, absorbed in play.
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Smith
Austria-Hungary to Publish Official War History
The Austrian war department plans a six volume official history of World War I titled Austria Hungarys Last War. The first volume is being prepared and will reach markets before Christmas, focusing on strategic rather than political aspects and highlighting soldier and officer heroism. A chapter will cover America's entry and its impact. If funding allows, one volume per year could complete the series by 1934.
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Prague
Austria-Hungary
Austrian War Department
America
War Department
Artist Deplores Moderns Worship of Ugliness
Sir Frank Dicksee president of the Royal Academy opened the Guildford Art Exhibition in Surrey on November 2. He blasted a trend toward the worship of ugliness saying it pervades art literature and music and shows contempt for beauty including derision of Greek art as merely pretty.
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Guildford
Surrey
England
Frank Dicksee
The
Royal Academy
Legger Sought 18 Months After Car Chase
N. Clark of Peoria Illinois was in the county jail to face illegal transportation charges filed by Johnson county authorities. He and a partner escaped from Sheriff Smith 18 months ago after a motor car chase and have been sought since. He was arrested yesterday at Davenport and brought to the jail today.
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R. N
Clark
Peoria
Johnson County
Smith
Davensport
Building Permits Granted for Several Properties
Building permits issued to E. Frederick for heating plant at 1057 Conger, William Humphreys for garage at 925 Forest, valued at $100, M. Kerain for cement block shed at 527 Cottage valued at $1,000, E. M. Christensen for heating plant at 717 Vinton, Mrs. Ella Spercher for heating plant at 718 Conger, P. T. Bennett for heating plant at 513 Wellington, and H. Medd for porch at 862 Fowler valued at $100.
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E. Frederick
William Humphreys
Forest
M. Kerain
E. M. Christensen
Vinton
Ella Spercher
P. T. Bennett
Wellington
H. Medd
Fowler
Luncheon Guest Visits Family in Denver Listed
Mrs. H. O. Baker of Denver Colorado, weekend guest of son Earl H. Baker at 382 J-2 Fourth Street East, was entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Hannah Bond and Miss Viola Bond of 207 Glendale Street. A trip to the Little Brown Church in Nashua provided entertainment yesterday.
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H. O. Baker
Denver
Colo
Earl H. Baker
J-2
Fourth Street
Hannah Bond
Viola Bond
Glendale Street
Black's
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Auto Fire Destroys Car at Mullan Avenue Home
Fire late last night nearly wiped out a costly automobile owned by O. G. Eubanks at 314 Mullan Avenue East and damaged the garage behind 316 Mullan Avenue East. Estimated damage set at 50 dollars. Cause believed defective wiring. Advertisement mentions insuring and selling by Herman C. Miller.
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O. G. Eubanks
Mullan Avenue
Republicans Push Registration Drive in Waterloo Area
GOP activities focused on urging voter registration in Waterloo before the final deadline. Campaign manager Knapp Matthews warned straw polls and Digest forecasts won’t win the presidency, urging broad turnout to counter Dubuque’s Democratic lead. Senator Smith W. Brookhart will broadcast a Hoover speech from Waterloo Monday noon to 1 pm, then to Clinton. Arch W. McFarlane returned from a three county tour with 18 speeches, planning a Black Hawk County Bankers meeting on good roads bond.
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Waterloo
Knapp Matthews
Eliot
Literary Digest
Herbert Hoover
Matthews
Dubuque
Black Hawk County
Dunkerton
The
American Legion
Hoover
Smith
John W. Gwynne
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
WJAM
Clinton
McFarlane
Arch W. McFarlane
Webster
Humbolds
Hamilton
Webster City
Black Hawk County Bankers Association
Russell Lamson
Good Roads
Pastor to Preach to Dead Members at Service
Cleghorn Iowa November 2 The dead members of the church presided over by Rev C S Kleckner will receive special attention Sunday night as a funeral sermon is dedicated. A catafalque will provide realism and at the end the pastor will read the names he considers dead.
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Weather Bureau
Prince
Equator
H. R
Hallowe’en Cow
C. P. Strohm
W. R. Mowbray
Strohm
Bridge Club
R. E. Wagner
Frank Ferry
J. C. Kerr
Manchester
Mr. Ferry
MceNider
Mrs. Maulsby
Sonia Sakhnovskaya
Red Order
Iowa Baptist Ass’n
Evening Post, Inc
Ieading
Mississippi River
Anamosa
Grocer
George M. Crouse
Syracuse
N. Y
Germany
Austria
Legger
Herman C. Miller
G.O.P
Fips
Jar Weta
Union, Tobacco Co
New York City
N.Y
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