Adams County Union-Republican (Newspaper) - June 8, 1927, Corning, Iowa JW V Eight Home Adams County Iowa Wednesday June 8 1927 FLIERS REACH GERMANY Iowa Man Is New Hero In Navigation FROM NEW YORK TO GERMANY Four Thousand Miles in 44 Hours Across Ocean and Land to New Distance Record At the March term It was assigned for June Tth Tho jury yesterday and the evidence bj the was present ed Today tho defense nas its wit on the stand The members of the jury are G W Jr Andy J Lynam W W Orme F M Brown F W Stone M A Casey Anna Reese Florence Mc Kay Grace Taylor VIckery George Rlley A H Hoar Attorneys i McEniry of and Claude M Stanley ot are looking after the Interests of tha defendant while County Attorney Fackler and Homer Vralsted have the prosecution for the state Clarence D of Denison Iowa and his financial backer Charles Levine of from Koose New York to near Germany The trip was 3905 miles over land without a stop It was ac less than two weeks after flight from New York to Paris Lindbergh flew 3610 miles In 33 hours fiew 3905 In 44 hours The start was made last Saturday morning at Levine did any one know that to accom pany the machine a moment before the take off Then his wife fainted as she was not aware that he contemplated mak ing the journey Despite bad weather high winds fogs and other ments the filers made the distance record and landed within about 90 miles of Berlin which was their desti nation Their supply of gasoline ran out and they were compelled to land in a marshy place In landing the pro peller of their machine was broken the only accident of the trip The machine usad was a Bellanca named Columbia says he could have flown for 16 hours longer fuel supply held out The couroe followed ay and was over the usual route of the trade vessels In crossing the Atlantic which it possible Jor ships to report the stages ot the flight t The landing in Germ any midnight on Sunday time p rr CHRIS EBERLE SUICIDES Prominent and Wealthy Land Owner of Lenox Shot Himself Chris a prominent and weal thy land owner of Lenox took his own life Thursday Juno 2 by shoot Ing himself at about oclock In the morning He wont to the granary at ils home sat down on a sack ot grain and as nearly as can be learned stuck the end of a shotgun into tils mouth and his haad off He is supposed Itis said that and vine contemplate making the return trip In their plane Instead of on board the honor to have died was found by one of his children Mr had had poor health for a number of years and evidently be came despondent n Eberle leaves hia and tour children He WRS about E3 years of age The deceased gentlemen was oue of the successful farmers of Lenox vicin ity for numerous years HiB friends regret bis sad ending SOUSA AT STATE FAl RJ Famous Band to Play at Hawkeye State Show Dea Moines June Phillip Sousa most famous band director and composer haa signed a contract to come to this summer for seven days and nights ol the lovra state fair and exposition August Zi to September 2 It was announced Council Favora Putting In Twentyone Blocks About ENGINEER IS MAKING ESTIMATES st of Streets on Which Proposed Paying Will Be Placed If Plans Are Perfected It begins to look as though there would be about 21 or 22 blocks of new paving In Corning in the not distant uture At the meting of city council last Wednesday evening a resolution was by Councilman Lyons and by Councilman Dunn as Col Be H resolved by the council of the city of Corning Town that said city proceed with the preparation of plat and schedule for the purpose of im proving with paving curb and gutter he following streets and allays to Tho portions of Benton ave nue from Sixth street to Eighth street to sidewalk line Nodaway street trom Twelfth street to Sixteenth street and Six street from street to rove street Grove street from Tenth street to the city limits Twelfth street between Grovo street and Nodaway street Ninth street from Grove avenue to avenue Quincy street from Sixth street to of Eighth street Seventh street from Quincy street to Adams street The Intersection at avenue and Fourth street The intersection at Tenth street and Adams street Benton avenue street to Eleventh street and on Eleventh WILL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Stringtown Church Will Observe eth Year of Its Life The members of Community church are preparing for a celebration of the fiftieth year ot its on Sunday Juno 10th A good program is being prepared and n Hue time Is anticipated Reese one of tbe early set of the county donated the ground on which the church stands for a church In 1877 The I church dedicated on June 17 if wo are correctly informed AVe be lieve Mrs Hugh Fleming was n charier member of the organization Tho OUR RURAL GRADUATES One Hundred and Eight of Them Will Get Diplomas Wednesday PROGRAM WILL BE IN CHURCH Pythian Citizenship Contest Medals Will Be Presented to Winners at This Time The annual graduation exercises tor event history of the church will be brought j tho rural of the county will om in the program fur the anniversary Wednesday after noon June 15th at oclock The seats have removed from the high school building preparatory to moving into the new school house so the Christian church lias been secured for the program A cordial Imitation is extended to all who are interested In these young people to attend the following pro gram Processional Miss Merle Odell Flag Pledge America Graduates Invocation Rev W B Piano Solo Miss May Hayes D u e r ifF a na 1 1 Mis We I Be 1 1 Heading Jimmy Jones Studies Dorothy Nichols Conferring Citizenship Medals Interstate Spelling Contest Medals Presentation of diplomas Co Stint Miss Anna Lynam The names of the pupils who are to COOPERATIVE CLUB MEETING Road and Junior College Questions Were Discussed Al the meeting of the Wednesday night the road bond and junior college questions were discussed practically all the members favorable to both Committees were appointed to push both enter prises land own ers along the route of road 148 in the northeastern part of the county was hoard on a proposition to make that road a highway The chib pledged its cooperation Austin Hade was unanimously chosen president of the club to till out the term of Archie resigned We understand however that Mr Hado feela he accept the place Police Court Record Vol LVII No 23 Grant Township 2 Howard Bush 4 Ha Huth Walter Fran cis LaVerne p Forn Darlino Peak Har old Rundlett G Fry 7 Kuby Leach 9 Loono Carruthers STANDARD BEARERS MEET District Convention Held In Corning Tuesday There was a convention of Standard Bearers of Clarinda district hold at the M K church in Corning Tuesday of this week There were over 100 members present to enjoy tho program which had been prepared for the meeting Among the Inter esting numbers wore the address ol 003 Leland of Ames and tho talk by Miss Moore a missionary from Bur mah The banquet served in the church parlors at was a feature oC the day Mrs J R Underwood is the supervisor of tho Corning Standard Bearers and did much to the meeting Tuesday enjoyable and profit able HERE Abbey Receives 300 of Them for Our County County Treasurer Abbey has receiv ed the now truck license plates for the year There are 300 of them running from 18801 to 21800 receive diplomas aro given below t der their respective township head Last year we had 250 auch plates and The numbers preceding names Only uno episode graced the records tnc from which the ot the justice court in Corning the past come week The police surprised a bunch I Lincoln Township ot fellows intensely interested In a Helen Moore Aleno Miller Julia as necessary to 01 ner 50 more to supply the demand Tho new plates are while with black figures They are easy to read and can ba distinguished for a long dls tance game of craps and requested them to trom Bentou avenue to Nodaway through September 2 he will play three concerts dally at the fair one in the morning one in the and a third in the evening On Sun day August he will present two flights from New York to locations in the old world CORN YIELD CONTEST Are May Be Made from Now Until July 1st The first one yield contest for the corn growers of Adams county Is staged this year The Cooper ative club of the city is backing the theatre one In the afternoon and one in the evening This Is the first time in history that Sousa has played for a state exposi tion in this country and he rescinded a lifetime policy In signing his con tract to come to the Iowa state fair this summer Married in Ohio A wedding of Interest to Adams The alley from Sixth street to Eighth street between Benton avenue and The alley from Adams street to Davis avenue between Sixth and Sev The alley between streets from Nodaway street to Grove avenue and from Eighth to Ninth between streel and Grovo avenue May Hayas Hayes VIr y Cecil Calkins call on Justice Mack The latter called on them of and j each and they courteously compiled with hla Tobe Ambus Pred 1 4 Weston Grover Long Glen Leipert Lloyd Hunter Bob McKeel Almo Jergensen Clifford White and c Vela a Sehafer Raymond B the way the 7 Edna Amdor Leo Velma MARRIED Wednesday evening June 1927 at the home ot plr and MVB occurred the marriage ot their daughter to Curl O Millard Promptly at the party wok places unV 1 dar Plan Celebration Tonight as we goto press there Is a meeting nt the office of Watts concerning a celebration In Corning on July 4th The American Legion is bucking the plan If the merchants tion there be a real old fashioned celebration this year Further par will be given In a later Issue enterprise and the vocational county took place in Fremont ture club of the high school is taking j Tuesday Tune 7 1927 when care of the details of the work Reinn Jonnston of Mt Etna vicinity became the bride of Russell T formerly of certainly stimulate nn interest on the gavannah Ohio took The alley from Washington avenue to between Sixth and Seventh The alley between Eighth streets from Benton avenue to the alley from Seventh to Eighth be tween Benton and streets The alley from Seventh to Ninth streets west of Grove avenue and thp the present writing thera are vma amounting to 5200 This should j of the contestants The first premium will probably hp 50 In cash place at the home of Rev and Mrs S C Henderson in Fremont Ohio The though the committee has not yet being performed by announced now the prizes will Mr Henderson pastor of the Brethren be divided i and an uncle of the bride is needed to win some of this i plowing the evenings entertain money 15 to raise mor corn than some men l i ulley between Eighth and Ninth streets west of Grovo avenue to the said alley After thd members adopted tho above by unanimous Successful Clinic Tho clinic for heart and lung pa at the court houfre Inet Friday Seventh and was unusually successful ns rooro appeared than could he cared for The two specialists were pres ent us was also the nurse Lois of Des Moines Miss Cupp was historian and took the records of cise Automoblls Licenses County has licenses to date nn vote a contract was drawn up whereby o0 year Ho that tlie price of i car is Al This mte Adams county now has worthof antoino nnd we rank next to the lowest lunch was served one else on an acre of ground Enj Tho ls a Daughter ot Mr and tries for the contest may he made at i Mrs Johnston north of Mt any time between now and July loth ghe in The rules are simple and following j and many Wends here will in nn wny interfere with the In 1922 glie graduated the Com cultivation cnuse extra j and won u scholarship grates in the class the committee insist upon is that j she two the schooTs Fred McClelland is tn do the prelim inary surveying arid furnish estimates on tho cost to each property owner Mr McClelland is to receive 10 per this work with an allowance of 10 cents an hour for a helper It is expected that Mr report will be ready for the next regu ar meeting of tho council After that V meeting will lie called to hear objec lons If are any to the pro posed improvements ami then the res will Woodrow 3 Virgil Noel Waters Ear Waters Earl Herzog 5 Ethyle Johnson 7 Shirley Hanon S Kennath Floyd ery Alice Strait Howard Roberts Carl Township 1 Elma Woodside G Manford 7 Velma Wynn Cleone Wynn Loin U best man and Nelson pupils o Miss as flower girls Rev Charles Johnson officiated The bride In crepe of delicate blue and carried a bouquet o roses The tho N Merio Cooper Everette grower at least five acres corn He may select whatever acre he chooses Entries may be made at the Farm office with iMr Rail county agent or may be mailed to J R Underwood vocatioaal agriculture instructor Copies of the rules may be secured from the same sources It coats nothing to enter and each entrant has an excellent chance at a fine premium near Corning and spent two years In college at Ashland Ohio Her wedding gown was white crepe lace trimmed Mr Livingston is a son of Liv of Savannah Ohio He also attended college In He s highly spoken of by his friends and airs Livingston will be iome on a farm Ohio The best wishes of their will ac company them to the cew location DISTRICT COURT WEEK Case of the State Against Collins Is Being Retried The Adams county district court nit aer direction ot Hon H H Carter ot Corydon convened In Corning yester day to try the case of the state of lowa against Mastae charged frith driving an MtoteofcUe when will that thW case raa tried in the Marcb and the failed te agree Bigger Dance Hall The pavilion at park has been found to be inadequate to hold the large and as aeon sequence It has been added to Tbe floor space 32 feet Dances are being hel every Friday night season The fi at tbe pork yet been opened of any in That Is cer tainly investment in rolling slock for our After the fourth of next month the transfer foe for an auto s 50 cents instead of 51 as Also the fees for licenses fractional parts published if It still deemed wise o proceed Under the Jaw no additions can Se made to the above schedule bnt the council mny eliminate as ranch of It as they see fit We understand that much ot he proposed paving nas been petitioned tor by the property owners alons the streets indicated In addition to passing the paving resolution and the allowing oJ bills tho council provided for the addition oJ four new lights to the lighting system of the city located aa follows At the Intersection o avenne and Fifteenth the Intersection ot and Fourteenth streets alley by the Coulter garage and at the Wal nut cemetery gate on Grove street of a year will be apportioned monthly of as so that one will pay license for only the left at e of a portion of fiscal year the time of making the Harold Goodvin and wife from Okla City arrived IB Corning tie test of May and will their Jn thia community ones more Were S 9 cote 10 Chapman Colony 3 Violet Gerald Mildred Williamson Harry Will lam son 7 Fred LawJ renco Bradley I 5 Dorothy Slezak Lyndon Miller Starry Douglas Township 2 Lucille Baker Mary Haley Day 6 Brown Inez Brown S Paul Duelling 10 Routh Juanlta Quincy Township Fourteen Beck Francis Simpson 5 Flowers 7 Lois Ind Amos Shipley Prescott Township 3 Lucille Olive David Beck Union Township 2 Helen Bacon Elsby Summer A decoration scheme of pink and was carried throughout tho ceremony the twenty Sve guests consisting of near rela tives and a few intimate friends were served a delicious three course din ner Nellie and Rita were In pink and white caps and as waitresses Mrs is the second daugh ter of Mr and Mrs Ralph She graduated from Corning high school with the class and since that time has been teach er In one of the rural schools ot the county She expects to continue leaching Mr is tho son nt Mrs 13 L and is a the vicinity of IK a fine young mnm Thursday night n shower wiis given and many beautiful gifts were re by Mr am Millard after which ho guest numbering 170 on Joyed rt dance til Hixler park followed by of the couple wish them much happiness and great prosperity Celebrated Birthday Anniversaries Freak Potatoes Ever see any potatoes that grew vines on top of the ground No Neither did we until last Satur day when S T Kerns brought to our office n number of the Pride of Ver mont variety which he discovered In his Kerns planted Uie pota toes the of April Some of the plants came up all right and Bomo Mr Kerns thought had died Thinking to the ground for other purposes he last Saturday dug where some of Use hilts had been placed and a ot potatoes In one of the hilts with no vines above ground The potatoes were the elze of small and were attached to the pieces ot potatoes which bad been need for seed 3 Irene Burich Glenn Burich Al fred Schroedor Nodaway Township 7 Marie Bauer Edna Spring S HOBS Ruth Stalder Jasper Township 2 Mildred Farris Casey Dwight Arthur Tracy Jenkins 4 Hoscoe Moore 5 Thomas Martin Edward Ma Brath Myron Wyett 7 Nellie Walter Township 1 Carl S Colgan Ruth Gentry Margaret Kane Robert Kans 5 Riloy 8 Mart Miller and his niece and nephew and were honored at a big birthday anni dinner at the of and Mrs Mart Sunday May 20th gathered at the Mil ler home with baskets of good things to eat and a feast was enjoyed Tho company consisted ot Mr aud Mrs Sfart Miller Mrs Mary iL Fisher Mr and Prank Wilier and chil dren Mr and Mrs Charles Miller and sons Sir and Mrs Wes Miller and children Mr and Mrs Will Miller and daughter Mr and airs King Badgett and sons Mr and Mrs and children Mr and John La coi Mr and Mrs Miller Mr and Mrs Garnet Baker Mrs Hill LeNeta Glen Ben and Hoy and Frank i Mies Martin to Creston Monday afternoon
