Navy aviation defense costs face scrutiny in today’s remarks
Read Admiral Moffett defended naval aviation before Des Moines business leaders, claiming current planes and engines surpass any nation while acknowledging budget cuts. He outlined costs from 25,960 to 50,000 dollars per plane with an average three year lifespan and an upkeep burden five times the original value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Moffett
Des Moines
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Moffett
Quick ban on red visitors reveals Kellogg's nature
Washington dispatch outlines Secretary Kellogg's decisive stance on Countess Karolyi's admission, framing a clash over communism claims and U S policy. It reports gossip about Kellogg's vigor, past debt policy, and the debated visit in a chaotic Washington scene while hinting at a broader communist scare influence on policy.
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Kelloge
Washington
Kellogg
Kellogs
Iiv
Rkellags
Wellagey
Ban Ox
Keltogs
Mughts
Count Karolyi
Iris
America
Hughes
Karolyi
Furious Storm and Tornado Kill 24 Across Atlantic Coast and Alabama
A powerful Atlantic coast storm and a tornado in Alabama leave 24 dead and cause extensive property damage. The report notes ongoing cleanup efforts and remarks from Street Commissioner A. G. Tabor about leaves, city sweeping, and drain maintenance amid the disaster.
Lone Wolf of Dry Raiders Dies Under Cloud of Poison Claims
James Leroy Asher known as the lone wolf of the prohibition department died of cerebral hemorrhage. Once a government witness in 130 prohibition cases and facing larceny and assault charges, his death raised initial suspicions of poisoning by bootleggers. A postmortem confirmed death from natural causes.
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Ute
Asher
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Ieman
Chicago
James Leroy Asher
Prohibition
K. C. Yellowley
Fort Wayne Pastor Accepts Pulpit in Iowa City
Rev. Robert Little of Fort Wayne First Presbyterian church has accepted a call to serve at First Presbyterian in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He is a McCormick Theological Seminary graduate and son of a former Presbyterian synod moderator. He succeeds Rev. Dr. A B Magary who moved to Detroit.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Fort Wayne
Little
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Presbyterian Synod
A. B. Magary
Detroit
Wife seeks new trial in acid-attack case
In Los Angeles on October 24 an INS dispatch reports Bernies Day, convicted of throwing acid into the face of Rusbanit Darby Day, son of a Chicago insurance official, will seek reversal and a new trial. Her attorneys argue she has the mind of a child and should not be confined in a penitentiary. Mrs Day is in Chicago and free on $10,000 bail.
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Los Angeles
Cal
INS
Orate
Bernies Day
Rusbanit Darby Day
Chicago
Tornado Toll Rising as Crenshaw Pike Barbour Hit
Report from Troy Alabama on Oct 20 details a tornado origin in Crenshaw county moving through Pike and Barbour counties. Seventeen dead reported, many injured, hundreds homeless, and wide property damage. Red Cross and physicians aiding victims. relief fund attracted local donations. Names of deceased remain unconfirmed due to scattered districts and communication outages.
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Troy
Ala
Fice
Crenshaw
Ayder
Troy Red Cross Forves
Teel
Pike County
Barbour
Laverne
Cren
Gage
Colume Roury
Thieves Steal Mail Sacks from Station
Reported Saturday night thefts at a station include mail sacks rifled with no mail taken. Officers link the burglaries to a same-evening break-in at a local schoolhouse where Superintendent C. I. Cooper’s desk was rifled and a vault attempted. Rab ay ita.
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Britt
Gel
M. & Sto
C. 1. Cooper
Urges Alliance of Church and Papers to Spread Religion
Chicago October 26. The alliance of the church and newspapers is urged as the solution for a general revival of religion. Reverend John T. Bradner Smith of the Chicago Church federation tells the seventh annual conference on church publicity that the church must use newspapers as allies against evil. He notes the success of carrying President Coolidge’s Congregational council address by newspapers to spread the gospel to millions.
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Chicago
John Tt
Bradner Smith
Chicago Church Federation
Christ
Coolidge
Congregational Council
Smith
Girl Scouts Plant Trees in City Park on Founders Day
In City, Ia, seedline trees purchased by Tanner girls will be planted in the city park Oct 31 as Girl Scouts join in Founders Day observance commemorating Juliette Gordon Low. Paris reports government action halting a stock market drop and warning speculators amid illicit capital exports.
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France
Frenne
Law
City
Laws City Girl Scouts
Tua
Tuliette Lane
United States
Paris
Winanse
Cailaux
Fntexches
Amam
Legion Head Conference Set In Des Moines
National American Legion leaders John R. McQuigg and Jase Cleveland will join Assistant Secretary of War Hanford MacNider and National Adjutant James F. Barton for a Legion commanders and adjutants meeting in Des Moines in February. Officials announced the event.
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Des Moines
Out
John R. McQuigg
Jase Cleveland
The
American Legion
Hanford MacNider
James FP. Barton
the Legion
AML Anc
Canvasbacks and Mallards Begin Flight South
Canvasbacks and mallards migrate toward wintering grounds as tens of thousands head south from Iowa. The state bird warden notes a strong movement with ducks pausing to rest in streams, while many blinds lie in wait for the upcoming hunting peak across Missouri and neighboring rivers.
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Missouri
Slow Picking Jury in Ex-Dragon's Trial
Noblesville reports slow progress as the murder case involving Stephanison and Carl connected to Mr Madge Oberholtzer enters its third week with jurors yet to be chosen. Proceedings reveal difficulty in securing qualified panelists and confidence in witnesses remains uncertain.
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Noblesville
Hel
Stephanison
Carl
Madge Oberholtzer
Desi arrangement for home delivery notice and error message
The notice describes delivery at your home before 4 o clock and mentions errors in the carrier route. It requests you respond to ensure receipt of the daily paper and to contact Wisefire Deore for service. The message warns of possible missed delivery if unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dior
Weekend car crashes flood Waterloo with injuries
A weekend spate of 31 automobile crashes in Waterloo left four people seriously hurt including Joseph Powell a construction worker at Olesen company hospitalized with a fractured skull after a Logan avenue crash and a 15 year old rider with a compound leg fracture. Kathleen Hart seven suffered injuries and Dorothy Green escaped serious harm after two crashes. Police blamed glaring headlights and urged motorists to use proper lenses as part of an anti grave month warning.
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Joseph Powell
Re Olesen
AL Adley Sie- Morial
Loren Biiley
Iratnoher Street
Logan Avenue
Powell
Waterloo
Lkag
Ernooio
Power
Hussell Rosendahl
Francis Hospital
Roscoe Murphy
Fowler Street
Fowler
Math Rosendahl
Lane Street
Ehe Hospital
Hart
Kathleen
Ralph Wi. Berteh
Oak Avenue
Berteh
G.I. Conwell
Cedar Falls
Franklin and
Third Streets
J. A. Leighton
State Department
Director Hight
MM. Y. Odelkirk
Gordon
Louisville woman wins $37500 from actress in divorce suit
Oct 2 Mineola N Y Katherine Frey of Louisville was awarded a jury verdict for 37500 against Wilda Bennett a famous nurse actress for alienation of affection of the plaintiff Charles C Frey racehorse owner and sportsman husband of Katherine Frey leading to a damages award in the case
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Mineola
Katherine Frey
Jouisville
Wilda Bennett
Charles C. Frey
No Reservations for 1926 Motor License Numbers
County treasurer official states no reservations for 1926 license plates and urges first come first served sales. By 10 am today 13,866 plate sets sold in Black Hawk county with 34 more ready for sale for December 1. Buyers must pay cash and carry plates away. dealers unable to supply cars limited sales.
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WG. Deicey
Nolor Vehicle License Department
Iit
County Treasurer's Office
Jeffrey
Cas
Black Hawk County
No Dissension in Adventist Meeting Over Darwin Theory
The Seventh Day Adventists council in Ort 13 passed a resolution denouncing evolution without dissent in vote or discussion. Cecil Meyers and Victor Hawley, church officials, said initial reports of a split were inaccurate though opinions differed on public school teaching of evolution. The publicity agent for the convention circulated the first reports.
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Tres Maines
Council of
Seventh Day Adventists
Cecil K. Meyers
Victor B. Itawley
Town
Hawtey
American Society for Municipal Improvements Meets in Des Moines
The thirty first annual convention opens in Des Moines with discussions on city planning and improvements. Mayor Gail Garver Nes Momus will welcome attendees, with TF Chalkley Hatton and others presenting today’s program.
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Des Moines
American Society For Municipal Improvements
Gail Garver
Nes Momus
Enlées
TF Chalkley Hatton
AM Lwankee
Ellu
Dalton
Dallas
Tex
Todary
Guinea Prank Sparks Morning Turmoil at Sea
A chaotic incident unfolds as a prank causes confusion aboard a vessel en route to Salt Lake City. Authorities report no injuries and ongoing investigation into the disruptive event and its impact on travel plans.
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Syeline
Dutch New Guinea
Elthe
Salt Lake Ciey
Kids Reward Good Halloween Behavior With Movie Tickets
Chegya reports school children who refrain from Halloween pranks will earn movie tickets to a Chico theatre. School principals and the local theatre owners collaborate to promote safe, healthy fun, offering donations and coordinated activities to encourage positive conduct.
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Hallowe'en
Chegya
M Hallowe'en
Chico Mioving
Supreme Court to Hear Four Black Hawk County Appeals
Four Black Hawk County cases reach the state supreme court tomorrow for oral argument. Miss Telen Schultz versus Nath Enlow over damages after a jury verdict. Babe Killed case with J D Williamson administrator appealing a $1,500 award. Black Hawk National Bank versus Monarch Company over a $3,100 promissory note judgment. Alice Hummel versus O F Tumminel over a divorce denial. Attorneys A B Lovejoy and others will argue for the plaintiffs and defendants.
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Black Hawk County
Supreme Court
Monarch Company
Webster City
Alice Hummel
OF. C. Tumminel
Seacat
A. B. Lovejoy
Ering
Bo. McCoy
H. Paulsen
Waterloo
J. B. Newman
Cedar Falls
Bernstedt & Heminway
Storm and Snow Warnings Begin Across Great Lakes
The first sizable snowstorm of the season prompts storm warnings in Chicago and surrounding Great Lakes areas. Below normal temperatures persist, with readings around two degrees below seasonal averages. A steady eastward movement of cold air through the northern plains is expected to continue into midweek.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Sues Brother-in-Law on Insurance Policy
Mrs May Weber sues her brother-in-law Frank Liberty for $1000 claiming he persuaded her to change the policy beneficiary from her husband Ben Weber to himself after Ben Weber died. The suit proceeds in Washington Ti. court, and references an insurance policy dispute and beneficiary change.
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Washington, Ti
May Weber
Frank Liberty
Bank
Ben Weber
Ras
Blizzards Sweep Montana Mountains This Week
Blizzards hit parts of Montana with a cold wave driving temperatures down to frosty levels. In Helena the thermometer fell to 20 below last night as blizzards were reported from Butte and Anaconda.
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Buite
Mont
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Rare Water From Artesian Wells Said 300 Years Old
A fragmentary report credits Professor A. O. Thomas of the Town zoological society with identifying artesian water in Towa as a beverage almost 300 years old. The water, drawn from wells near Des Moines, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids, travels toward the Mississippi River basin at about one foot daily, crossing roughly 24 miles in a little more than a month.
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Towa
Lows City, Inc
Arcardigy
A. OQ. Thomas
Laivty of
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Professor Thoma
Bagie
Ceedyy Ramus
Perons
Truck Train Crash Injures Three Farmers at Reinbeck Crossing
Three men riding in a truck were seriously injured when it was struck by a Chicago Great Western passenger train near Reinbeck at Obrt crossing two miles west. James Miller aged 73 suffered a fractured skull and is unconscious, Elwood Miller 31 has both legs fractured, Keslia Koch about 25 has a left leg fracture and facial injuries. Tom Miller escaped unharmed. The truck skidded onto the tracks in rain slick conditions. All are farmers en route to a sale. the train ran about 50 minutes behind schedule.
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Chicago Great Western
Reinbeck
Allen Memorial Hospital
James Miller
Iilwood Miller
Keslia Koch
Millers
Koch
Elwood Miller
Tom Miller
Ajury
Miller
Automobile Dealers Urge Tax Repeal on Cars Nationwide
Washington, Oct. 26. Gambrill of the National Automobile Dealers Association told the House Ways and Means Committee that federal car taxes cost dealers about 300 dollars yearly per dealer and total about 40 million dollars since the tax began. He urged repeal of all taxes on automobiles and accessories including occupational tax on taxicabs.
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Washington, DE. G
APIJ
Gambrill
Chicago
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Tre Halse Ways and Means
National Association of Taxicab Owners
Chicago Police Sent to Arrest Gangsters or Kill Them
Chicago dispatch reports a 22 man squad of the citys toughest police with orders to capture or neutralize known gangsters in the bad lands. Captain John Sieso warned the sharpshooters that gunmen sent to the morgue are never paroled or escape, and must be driven from Chicago or jailed.
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Chicago
Bangstiera
John Sieso
Detective Headquarters
Mozzie
Nerver
Unlawful Possession of Booze Flavoring Case Highlighted
Washington Oct 26 United States Supreme Court ruled on a case involving Charles Dewitt of Baltimore. Dewitt was convicted in lower courts of possessing flavoring matter and intending to use it to violate liquor laws. The decision centers on possession for unlawful manufacture of liquor and links to ongoing enforcement of prohibition statutes.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Charles Dewitt
Baltimore
Dewitt
Second Daughter of Trene Castle Dies
The second daughter of Trene Castle Dies Chicara Ont 26 API after three hours of life. Irene Castle is named as mother. The infant died in a hospital after a fall from her bed. Charles Burnard, manager of a Montreal bank branch, and his wife were found dead in their beds.
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Trene Castle
Chicara
Ont
Frederick M McLaughlin
Irene Castle
McLaughlin Ken Lo
Lodey
Werir
Chia
de Treat
Jatine
Hnsea
Charles Burnard
Ronsimont
Cue
Bangie Guisai Benne Nationale
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Perhay
Communist Movement
Countess Karolyi
U. S
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D.C
Congress
Atlantic
Alabama
A. G. Tabor
Tabler
Iowa
Deid
Alliance of Church and Papers
Legion
Des Maines
Lesseae
I. Albert
Bailey
Denver Road
Tomilis
Cutter Street
Peom
Ed. Leege
Porest Avenue
Fudson
Gki
Leege
Dorothy Green
Miss Green
Truer
Summit Avenue
Guinea
G.O.W. Train
Black Hawk
Rocky Mountains
Leslie Koch
U.S
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