Miss Wilkinson Fever Pitch Nickname Sparks Parlia mentary Row
London Oct 28 Ellen Wilkinson labor member of parliament earns the nickname Miss Perky after a heated exchange with Sir Frederick Hall. The speaker admonished Hall. Wilkinson admits the humor and the name sticks. Adventurer follows drama as Seamark the novelist contributes sketches. King George adopts wristwatch fashion, contrasting the Prince of Wales. Viscount Ullswater mocks public speaking, noting 50,000 speeches heard. English drunkenness convictions fall, saloon licenses drop, and aristocracy pursue new ventures like Baron Wainwright opening a milk and vegetable shop in Scotland.
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London
Ellen Wickinson
Perky
Frederick Hall
Viscount Ullswater
House of Commons
Kendal
Baron Wainfsten
Dalxell
Ki George
Hdw
Motherwell
Scotland
Scots Guards
Politicians Enter Last Lap of Race Urge All to Vote
In the final week before the election both Democrats and Republicans push turnout efforts. Democrats target the Fourth district to defeat Congressman Haugen and the Eighth district against Thurston, with candidates Howard and Bradley opposing. Thurston forecasts reelection, touring districts and delivering speeches. Senator Stewart supports Haugen, urging a large vote to show western farmers will have strong agricultural relief support.
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Bes Moines
Porter
Haugen
Lloyd Thurston
Frank KE. Howard
Elma
Bradley
Centerville
Thurston
Hangen
Dempsey Finds in Defeat that Sweet Solace Popul arize
New York Oct 23 In Madison Square Garden a crowd of 18 000 booed and hissed as ex champion Jack Dempsey left the ring after losing to Gene Tunney who received a belt amid milder applause. Dempsey bore the crowd’s jeers with a smile while Tunney stood thoughtful.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Jack Demps
Madison Square Garden
Gene Tunney
Jack
Gene
Acc
The Feast of Folly The Rabbit Hole and Diane’s social circle
Diane Colfax, 18, navigates her mother Mrs. Colfax s wealth quest and town gossip while befriending Cora Savage in a dim Rabbit Hole lunch spot. Gordon McComas, an outsider, enters Diane s orbit as Cora warns of his danger and potential probing of a young girl s intentions. The Monday routine of Diane s life exposes class, ambition, and flirtation in a small town.
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Miriam Cofax
Diane
Cora Savage
Gordon McComas
Ciane
Cora
McComas Pevisiers
Bella
Gossi
Luella
Mrs. Colfax
Mother
Dickie
New York
Rabbit Hole
Coventry
Alto Ft
Cara
Darlitts
Tiane
Altho
Dee
Heaven
McComas
Ham Tracy
Deg
Car
Cedar Valley Fair Trustee Seeks Bondholder Payment
Roland F. Merner, Cedar referee in the S C B trustee case, asked the district court for authority to distribute 3517.09 to 30 men in Cedar Falls who are bondholders and claimants. The proposed original distribution would total 3517.09 as a dividend of 21.72 percent.
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Roland F. Merner
Cedar
Cedar Valley District Fair Association
District Court
Cedar Falls
300 Boys and Girls Attend Y M C A Halloween Party
Three hundred youths attended the annual Halloween carnival at the Y M C A with a ghostly creature in the corn stalks and a program in the gym featuring a ventriloquism act and rope twirling. Cider and doughnuts were served as witches rode through the skies, while real estate transfers and local classifieds follow.
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Peofile
G. BE. Boyes
Monte
Montana
Hallowe'an
Harpist Bambick Featured With Sousa Band at Dairy Congress
Harpist Winifred Bambick will star in Sousa and His Band programs at the Dairy Cattle Congress hippodrome on Wednesday Oct 27. The list of soloists includes Miss Marjorie Moody soprano Howard Goulden xylophone John Dolan cornet R F Williams flute Edward Heney saxophone Roy Schmide clarinet Noble I Howard euphonium and J P Schueler trombone.
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Winifred Bambick
Sousa
Miss Marjorie
Moody
Howard Goulden
John Dolan
R. F. Williams
Edward Heney
Roy Schmide
Noble I. Howard
J. P. Schueler
West Teachers Vote to Affiliate With State Body
Five schools in the West Independent District Sloane M Wallace Kingsley Whittier Lowell and Irving voted yes on affiliating with the Iowa State Teachers Association following a West Waterloo Teachers association board recommendation. Miss Ruth Updegraff announced the move which grants the West Waterloo Teachers association three delegates in the ISTA electorate. The board of management outlined plans for the coming year, listing West High staff and teachers across grades and special programs.
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West Independent
Sloane M. Wallace
Kingsley
Whittiler
Lowell
Irving
West Waterloo Teachers Association
West High
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Ruth Updegraff
West Waterloo ‘Teachers Association
Iowa State Teachers Association
Eugene Beyatt
Adelaide Blythe
Earl Tregius
Stella Bushnell
Mary Brockway
Mabel Hoff
Grace Roemer
Nancey Eliott
Lydia Kerr
Ethel Lichty
Laura Colburn
Ida Ayer
C. F. London
Margaret King
Naneen Davis
Chicago Gunman Kosinski Killed by Nitro Blast
October 23 Chicago reports the premature detonation of nitroglycerine in a west side grocery doorway killed crime figure Peter Kosinski known as Three Fingered Pete. Police now suspect an accidental blast during a defense funds scheme tied to Saltis group. Family and locals recalled two men fleeing as Kosinski fell, his severed hand identifying him.
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Chicago
West Side
Pete’ Kosinski
Kosinski
Saluis
Saltis
Wisconsin Woods
Array
Peter Loskie
Loskies
Altho
Five Women Convicted In Church Riot
Five women part of a mob that invaded Alexeyev church during service were convicted of fighting in church and promoting religious heresies. Each was sentenced to imprisonment from one to three years after the assault on priests and rioting.
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Odessa
Alexeyev
Paris
Riviera
United States
Florida
Japan
Mount Fuji
F. Yoshida
Newcastle
England
Tyne
aAbrovins
France
Mademoiselle Chauvin
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Y. M. G. A. Hallowe’en Masquerade
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William Galloway
Nebmsiat Nat'l Co
Cedar Heights
T. R. McCoy
Clark Thurston
Litchfield Janktion
Steece
Greenfield Abilition
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Phone OF Sincerity
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William Powell
Robert Frazer
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News of the World
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Oak Ave
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Matt Gruben & Sons
St. John’s Church Bazaar
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