Ford sentiment in Nebraska and North Dakota outlines diverse support
A Nebraskan political observer reports farmers favor Coolidge but Ford leads in agricultural areas, with 6-7 of 10 votes for Ford among farming and labor voters. Ashton Shallenberger backs Ford for president and possibly the Senate. In North Dakota, Ford’s nomination would likely win primaries, reflecting strong cross-party farmer support.
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Ford
Nebraska
Henry Ford
Coolidge
Hoover
Hughes
Ashton C. Shailenberger
Shallenberger
United States Senate
Shalllenberger
Shailenberger
George W. Norris
North Dakota
Streetcar fare cut on Cedar Falls lines announced
Cedar Falls announces reduced fares on the Cedar Falls and Northern railway between downtown and College Hill starting Monday morning. General manager C. D. Cass informs Mayor J. Foy Cross, citing rising college attendance and expected patronage as reasons. If conditions warrant, a further reduction may follow.
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Cedar Falls
Wourton
Eskimo murder trial on Wersehel island proceeds in Ottawa
Ottawa lawyer T. J. Corey and Constable Melver attend the trial of five Eskimos accused of murder on Wersehel island. Reported sentences include two deaths, one year imprisonment, and two acquittals after a 40 day move from Dawson by canoe and foot covering 1090 miles.
Record Entries in All Sections for 1979 Dairy Show
Dairy Show showcases wide variety and educational displays. It highlights entries from farmers, housewives, townspeople, youth and families, offering something for everyone including boys and girls.
Panorama Fair Showcases Livestock and Exhibits for All
A broad agricultural festival highlight lists dairy cattle Belgian horses poultry and livestock judges with sections on dairy products junior clubs and student contests. Educational exhibits baby clinics playgrounds and women’s department add community appeal and ongoing demonstrations across the event.
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Poultry Congress
Dairy Products
Dairy Cattle Congress Opens With Record Entries
The fourteenth annual Dairy Cattle Congress and fifth National Belgian Horse show open Monday with record cattle. More than 200 extra head join Holsteins leading 250 plus, Jerseys strong, Ayrshire 12%, Guernsey near 100, and international Belgian exhibitors including 125 head. Poultry and dairy displays expand, with judges Mortensen, Haynolds, Storvick, and others guiding contests across breeds and cheese.
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Ayrshire
Guernsey
Cattle ‘Department
Begian
American Poultry Congress
Poultry Yard
Dairy Cattle Congress
Oscar Grow
Cedar Falls
Glenn Richards
Grow
Samuel Bell
Wooster
Breed
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Sioux City
R. E. Haeger
Algonquin
Hal
Steins
R. S. Hulce
Univerisity
Wisconsin
Jersey
H. H. Kill
B. Fitch
Kansas State Agricultural College
J. P. Allyn
Towa State Dairy Association
M. Mortensen
Town State College
Howard Haynolds
Mason City
O. A. Storvick
Albert Loa
Minn
Corann
Balkan War Cloud Hangs Over Fiume
Rumors of a Balkan war circulated as Italy and Jugoslavia failed to settle Fiume. General Giardino plans to report to Mussolini as decrees seal triage control and uneasy neutrality, while Jugoslavs and Bulgars threaten hostile moves and Sofia could be occupied if Macedonian insurgents cross into Serbia.
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Rome
Persobell
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Rene
Trieste
Adriatic
Jugoslavs
Bulgaria
Corriere i Italiano
Jugoslave
Sofia
Macedonian Comitadji
Serbia
Des Moines Lad Killed by Gun When Showing It
A Des Moines boy aged seven was killed by a firearm accidentally while showing a small .23 caliber rifle to a chum after school. Robert Winegardner, six, obtained the weapon from home corners and the gun discharged, entering Groundport’s eye and lodging in the brain.
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Des Moines
Chum
Robert Winegardner
Winegardner
Robert
Schiool
Tugs Searching for Overdue Fruit Boat on Lake Michigan
Coast guard tugs and fishing smacks searched Lake Michigan for the fruit carrier Foresee overdue since Friday dawn. Three other fruit vessels left Benton Harbor to aid, while Forelee with five crew may have been wrecked in Thursday’s storm and is expected to limp into port within days.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Benton Harbor
Mich
Seek Lloyd McCoy Tama on Charge of Attempted Murder
Tama La September 22 Tam county officers seek Lloyd McCoy on a charge of attempted murder after a quarrel in which McCoy shot his brother in law George Knowles. McCoy, said to be intoxicated, caused a disturbance at his home when he returned and found his wife at a dance with Mrs Knowles. He allegedly followed Mrs Knowles to the Knowles residence where the shooting occurred.
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Tama
Tam
Lloyd McCoy
McCoy
George Knowles
Knowles
Navy court probe notes Arguello coast soundings rule
Capt Cousins of Ruth Alexander testifies that frequent soundings are essential near Point Arguello where currents are erratic and shallow water exists. He cites 30 fathoms as safe, warns against relying on compasses in fog and dead ahead. Defendants seek to testify to aid the court as naval inquiry resumes scrutiny of the disaster off California.
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Associated Press
Diego
Cak
Point Arguero
N. Is
Cousins
Pacific Steamship Company
Ruth Alexander
Naval Court of Inquiry
Ariguello
Edward H. Watson
KB. B. Craven
Watson
J. R. Stapler
Yestterday
Point Arguello
Arizo
Secretary of the Navy
Adlmier Kittelle
Navy
William W W. Pratt
So Busy Golfing He Can to Bother: to Support Wife
New York court halts nonsupport case against Rohaly as he claims golf schedule keeps him from caring for his wife. He explains Nia is busy practicing putting, his weak point, and the judge agrees to delay the matter. Rohaly jokes about Sundays being his best golf day and asks to push dates to Friday.
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New York
Michiel Rohaly
Yonkera Court
Rohaly
Ile
Nia
Baine
Boote
Alui
Radio Fans to Race the Sun Across the Continent
Amateur radio fans will race the sun across the continent on Sunday with Atlantic coast operators transmitting 10 brief messages westward for inland stations to relay to the Pacific. The aim is for messages to reach the coast before sunrise there, about three hours later, with routes through Montana Colorado and Arizona.
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New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Montana
Colorado
Arizona
Chicago Police Raid Salons Arrest 350
Chicago police last night and early morning raided more than 40 saloons gambling rooms and drink parlors seizing beer near beer and liquor loads of rents arresting over 350 persons on liquor violation charges on orders of Mayor William Dever to sponge up the citys and end beer terrorism.
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Chicago
William Dever
Greeks Cleared of Tellini Killing, Italy’s Charge Dropped
Report from Preveza indicates Greek officials are believed innocent of the assassination. While some investigators claim negligence by Greeks in pursuing suspects, majority aboard the infantry commission reportedly supports original charges. Meantime other dispatches note political commentary and police conduct debates reflecting tensions in Albania and Italy.
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Preveza
Albania
International
B ‘Ston
Tellini
Suife
Italy
Council of
Loa
Ttatian
Infantry Commission
Grba's Brother Pays Legal Bills for Murder Case
Mason City dispatch details how Bil Grba, brother of Nick Grba, spent years raising funds and aiding in Nick's legal fight after a 1920 conviction for the murder of Mike Baldizar. Bil worked, borrowed, and sacrificed to finance a new trial, including loans and donations, but Nick is sent back to Fort Madison prison for life after the second trial.
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United Press
Mason City
Nick Grba
Mike Baldizar
Fort Madison
Bil Grba
Nick
Woodlawn
Mason Guy
Wila
Bulgaria Declares Martial Law to Quell Revolt
The Bulgarian government reportedly imposes martial law nationwide to halt insurrectionary agitation. Serbia denies any provisional revolutionary government exists, while official reports claim outbreaks are confined to southern Bulgaria.
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Associated Press
Paris
Legation
Serbia
Sofia
Bntgarir
Mrs Wertz Denied Change of Venue for Murder Trial
Mrs Wertz, charged with murdering her husband Roy Wertz, lost a bid for a change of venue as Judge R G Popham ruled publicity from the Robert Leeper case in which her son-in-law was involved could prejudice a fair trial. Wertz had confessed during Leeper’s trial that she killed her husband. Leeper was convicted of complicity in the stay.
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Fowaing
Ik Chief Vene
Mary Wertz
Roy Wertz
Wis
R. G. Popham
Robert Leeper
Wertz
Leeper
Weather Outlook For Week Begins Monday
Washington September 22 unsettled weather with showers in the first part of the week in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Temperatures expect to be normal at the start and cooler after Tuesday.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Klan Leaders Defy Walton Threats in Oklahoma Case
Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan refuses to unmask or disband despite orders from Jack Walton and Oklahoma Khan. An associate, charged in a military court, is accused of wielding the lash during a logging party incident.
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Jack Walton
H. W. Hoons
Dallas
Tex
The
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Gay
J. G
Jack) Walton
Jewett
Oklahoma
Tag Deok
Gaston Glass Cleared in Dissolute Person Charge
Los Angeles police court dismissed a charge that actor Gaston Glass was a dissolute person after juries in related trials disagreed on guilt or innocence and were discharged. Glass, a former professional of Sarah Bernhardt, faced the accusation this week.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gaston Glass
Mansion
Sarah Bernhardt
Detroit Second Faces Boston Batteries in St. Louis Battle
Detroit teams feature Hal Murray and Phci St. Louis, with O'Neil. batteries clash as rivals meet in a pivotal contest.
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Boston
Hal Murray
Phci
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Batteries
di Ter
Benton
Chicago
Philadelphia
Vatteries
M Keone
St. Thonis
St. Louis Battories
Iand O'Neil
Nions
Walton threatens to close state fair and seize arms
Oklahoma Governor Walton vows to halt the state fair and patrol highways into Oklahoma City to prevent the legislature from meeting next Wednesday. He claims no mob shall rule Oklahoma and warns of action against armed elements, drawing in Ku Klux Klan tensions and a split legislature amid a looming impeachment attempt.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
International News Service Today
Walton
WW. D. McBee
Duncan
Legislative Assembly
J. C
Jack) Walton
Oklahoma
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Sunuual
Wallon
Ku Klux Klan
Althou
kKlans
Watton
D. McBee
W. S. Cunningham
Sapulpa
Mad Jack
Zach Mulhall
Garrett
Carter County
Clara Smith Hammon
Ardmore
Mulhall
Vireus
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