Arch McFarlane to Promote $100 Million Iowa Road Bond
Senator Arch W. McFarlane will begin a series of talks in the bond issue drive. He speaks Thursday to Cedar Heights Woman's club, September 29 to Charles City business men, October 6 to the Ottumwa Commercial club, and October 7 to the Business & Professional Women's club banquet at Hotel Russell Lamson. The message is titled Pulling Iowa Out of the Mud.
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Arch W. McFarlane
Iowa
Cedar Heights
Farm Tenant Charged with Theft of Ten Hogs
Ed Burroughs, 28, a Wenner farm tenant near Garrison Iowa, was arrested by Sheriff Wagner at Rath Packing for stealing ten hogs from a herd of 150. Hogs valued about 250 dollars were moved to Vinton stockyards. Burroughs allegedly delivered them and sought sale before being captured. If convicted he faces up to five years in the state reformatory.
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Ed. Burroughs
Wenner Bros
Garrison
H. T. Wagner
Rath Packing Company
Vinton
Wenner
J. Wenner
Burroughs
R L. Whelan
Benton
State Reformatory
E. J. Wenner
Carl
Toa Dulin & Hintz
Rath
Wagner
Carl Wenner
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Bunroughs
La Porte Youth Bonded After Check Incident
La Porte City youth Carl Deerfield, 17, was arrested at home by the city marshal after using a 40 cent lunch check for 40 dollars, released on $100 bond to await juvenile court charges. Corey chop house proprietor George Corey says the cashier mistook the check for 40 dollars, then Deerfield allegedly grabbed $35 from a reserve drawer and fled during lunch rush.
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Carl Deerfield
la Porte City
Corey
Deerfield
George A.corey
Monument Signals Replaced With Bobby Type Traffic Lights
Work began today to remove the Fifth street Fifth and Sycamore Commercial monument signals installed by an advertising company five years ago. They will be replaced with modern two directional bobby traffic signals, ordered by the city. Until arrival, police will control intersections during busy hours.
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Direct Department
Fifth Street
Sycamore
Commercial
State Highway Committee
Trafic
East High literary societies plan after class meetings
East High's Erodelphian and Philomathian societies, active over 15 years, decided to hold one weekly meeting after classes. Miss Edna Dahlin will sponsor the Erodelphians and Miss Florence Holack is offered the Philomathian sponsorship for the year.
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East High
Erodelphian
Philomathian
Edna Dahlin
Erodelphians
Florence Holack
Many Are Subjects Not Citizens Says Pike to Y's Men
George E. Pike told Y's Men that more than half of the population are subjects rather than citizens. He defined a citizen as one with a voice in government who votes and participates thoughtfully, while a subject lacks interest in public affairs. He criticized the primary system as a partial failure and warned about liberty in a disengaged electorate.
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Pike
George E. Pike
Y's Men's’ Club
First American Chamber of Commerce Formed in Prague
Prague reports the formation of the first American chamber of commerce on Czechoslovakian soil under American consular and commercial attaché supervision. Its aims include promoting trade and reducing tariff barriers between Czechoslovakia and the United States.
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Open American Chamber
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
Gas meters gum supply to aid plastics industry
The department of commerce reports gas companies may extract gums from meters to tap 8,000,000 pounds of styrene and 16,000,000 pounds of indene annually. This potential source aims to bolster plastic production.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Methodist conference weighs anti Smith stance and college merger
E J Lockwood reports the Upper Iowa conference plans to adopt a 100 percent stand against Al Smith over prohibition. Resolutions may follow a temperance meeting after an address by Dr J C Skellington. The conference also considers merging Upper Iowa University with Cornell College despite opposition and refinancing efforts. The session, the seventy third, will ratify new pledges and the claimant fund shows progress with $36 545 cash and $3 500 in process.
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al Smith
Upper Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Cornell College
Lockwood
Educational Council
Waterloo
Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stunt Victim Lieut Williams Remembered At Air Races
Lieut J Williams 25 a brilliant pursuit pilot dies in a high speed plane crash during maneuvers at the National Air races Col Lindbergh replaces his pal leading the famed three musketeers through breath taking stunts for crowds at Mines Field Los Angeles
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J. Williams
Army
Col. Lindbergh
Three Musketeers
Mines Field
Los Angeles
Delegates Named From Waterloo Area Churches
The conference names lay delegates from Waterloo churches Floyd Goodrich Grace church S A Codagan J R Howard Fred Teeter and others. Ministers Rev J Arthur Young Rev Leslie Smith and Rev Joseph J Yates serve as ministerial delegates. St Pauls church pastorate is currently vacant.
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Waterloo
First Church
Floyd Goodrich
Prospect Boulevard
Grace Church
S.A. Codagan
Vine Street
St. Paul's Church
J. R. Howard
Riehl Street
Linden Church
Fred Teeter
Lafayette Street
J. Arthur Young
Leslie Smith
Joseph J. Yates
County to use crushed rock on La Porte road project
County board elected to surface the La Porte City grade to the Cedar river bridge with crushed rock due to gravel costs. Auditor Esher was told to publish bids, with 1 250 cubic yards required. bids open Sept 24 at 10 am.
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LA Porte
la Porte City
Cedar River
F. W. Esher
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Charles City
Ottumwa
East High Literary Societies
Courier Star
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
James OC. Murtagh
Black Hawk County
Burr C. Towne
Waterloo Lodge
B. P. O. Ellis
Charles E. Witt
Chicago
Clinton
The
Elks
Charles Logan
Keokuk
Sherman Mears
Burton E. Sweet
Waverly
John W. Arbuckle
Ralph W. Travis
George J. Sager
R. J. O’brien
Independence
Delat Atal
Thompson
Ant Smithstand
Upper Iowa U
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R. W. Hasner
Mrs. Lee
J. Rudolph
Mike Pappas
Harry Allen
Rock Island, Ill
Pappas
Optometrist
Black Hawk
Happy Vale
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del Monte Bartlett
Skinner’s
Candy Johnston
Bunte
Troukle
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Sthave
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Broadway
Fifth Avenue
New York
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