Telephone Lines Tie Through Sleet Storm Wreckage
Northwestern Bell repairs cut long distance service after a severe sleet storm. Crews work around the clock to reconnect Des Moines to Chicago lines via Davenport, with worst damage near Dyersville and Webster City. Total losses cited around 60 to 69 thousand dollars, hundreds of poles down, trains and power disrupted, and full restoration not expected until midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Davenport
Chicago
W. Roling
Dyersville
Walrtao
Hudson
Iowa
Waterloo
Evening Courier
Webster City
Cherokee
Dubuque
Woo
Northwestern Bell Tele ‘Gphone Company
Bell Company
Jormal
Ib Hind
Farnhamviile
Texn
Interurban
C.F
Cedar Rapids
Cheney
la Porte City
Cedar
Waterloo-La Porte
Urbana
Illnois Central
Great Western
Cedar Falls
District Highway Commission
Marsh Place
Public Service Company
R. H. Garrison
Scouts Training Session Wednesday in Waterloo Area
Fourth session of the elementary master scout course, prescribed by the national Boy Scouts executive committee, will be Wednesday at 7 15 P M at First Presbyterian church. About 60 scout masters assistants and committeemen enrolled. after six sessions ending May 9 those passing tests receive minimum master scout certificates. Demonstrations tomorrow night include first aid and Morse code signaling as four new troops Nos 46 48 in New Hampton and Nos 65 668 in Decorah are announced by A F Jury, scout executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Bow Scouts Executive Committee
First Presbyterian Church
A. F. Jury
Waterloo
National Executive Council
New Hampton
Decorah
Two Die as Man Goes on Shotgun Rampage in Wewark
In Wewark New Jersey on April 2 a crazed man wielding a shotgun killed two people and wounded three others including a police officer. The suspect was believed fatally wounded after the attack. Marriage licenses and local names appear in the fragmentary text Redacted details include HL Perry Shel Rock Myra Wolfensperge New Hart and other garbled entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xells
Wewark
N. J
Perry
Shel Rock
Myra Wolfensperge
Hart- Tetesernewe
Murder trio sentenced to life for hold up murder in Atlanta
G R K Harsh and Richard G Gallogly, former Oglethorpe University students, pleaded guilty to murder and were sentenced to life imprisonment. Gallogly, who faced two mistrials and a death sentence, testified that his plea was to save Harsh, who had been influenced by liquor and did not heed advice to stay out of the drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
G. RK. Harsh
Rightsbove
Richard G. Gailogly
Oglethorpe University
Galjciley
John A. Boykin
Harsh
Milwaukee
Willard Smith
Gallogly
A Thelli
Galogly
Dick Gallogly
Lfe
Glid
George Harsh
Mexican Aviator Bombs Naco Arizona and Rebel Forces Fight On
Descriptions of air attacks by a Mexican aviator on Naco and continued intense fighting around Jimenez Chihuahua as federal forces clash with rebels. Reports say rebels suffered heavy casualties while federal troops make gains on the west coast including Limon fortifications near Quila and Culiacan. Local permit notices list several home and garage additions with estimated costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Gonzalo Escobar
Jimenez
iVin
Stusloa
Limon
Quila
Culiacan
Waltonians to elect delegates at meet tonight
The Izaak Walton league will choose six delegates and six alternates to attend the national convention in Chicago April 18 to 20. Meeting at the city council chambers Ernest Kaepke, president, will preside. After selection the group will plan a drive to rescue stranded fish, building on prior rescues by game warden John Jago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Izaak Walton
Jago
Temperatures Reported For Monday To Tuesday Morning
Weather note shows Monday maximum temperatures and Monday night into Tuesday morning values. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate temperature readings and a reference to morning hours around 11 am.
Waterloo Dubuque bus line to start by Central Transport
Central Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Illinois Central, to launch motorbus service between Waterloo and Dubuque after Iowa railroad commission grant. The Royal Rapid Corp and W C F N contested the right, with restriction preventing Waterloo to Independence pickups to protect existing service. Plans for the Central line await officials and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Independence
Red Ball ‘Transportation Company
Mason City
Ames
Des Moines
Chicago
Dubuque
Central Transportation Company
Tinois Central Railway
Iowa State Rairoad Commission
Central Transportation, ‘Company
Royal Rapid Corporation
Illinois Central
Central Company
Scots Willams
Wilsons Central Western Lines
Contractors Await Answer From Builders On Pay Increase
Builders suspend nearly all work except bricklaying as laborers press for higher wages. Laborers seek 40 to 62 1 2 cents per hour rise, with specifics tied to labor loss. Central Labor Temple says no developments yet. contractors meet to decide, expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor — Temple
New Mexico Five Rallies To Whip Eastern Rivals
Raton, New Mexico, powered by Krueger, rallied to defeat Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 24 to 12 in the opening game of the University of Chicago National Interscholastic basketball tournament at Bartlett Gym. Krueger scored twice in under two minutes as the team erased a late deficit, while Wheeler of Mississippi and Winnemucca of Nevada also figured in the round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Mississippi Rises as Midwest Storm Wreaks Havoc
Chicago reports millions in damage as Mississippi near levee tops and floodwaters threaten lowlands. Stage hits 20 feet at Quincy while Wisconsin losses reach 1,000,000 and Indiana, Michigan City areas endure wind damage, flooded basements, and power outages amid Easter storm. One death in Chicago area. workers rescued after wave hurled man against abutment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Mississippi
Quincy
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indianapolis
Effie Bieze
Frederick Yeend
Michigan City
Ind
Long Beach
Lake Michigan
Plan Flight From Ireland to Chicago Arranged
Chicago April 2 7 A nonstop flight from Ireland to Chicago is announced for April 15 by Polish aviators in an amphibian Capron Blane. Stanley Adamklewicz will sail for Mansoon to finish arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ireland
al- German
Stanley Adamklewicz
Mansoon
Report shows 2,568 killed on highway crossing
Washington reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission that 2,568 persons died in highway grade crossing crashes in 1928, up 197 from 1927, as railroads file figures. Gen. Charles G. Dawes and a 20 man financial commission arrived in Santo Domingo to advise on the Dominican Republic’s finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroads
Dawes
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Charles G. Dawes
Obituaries and funeral notices from Waterloo area deaths
Multiple notices for Cedric G Smale and family deaths report infant Marsilla Larson and an obituary for John A Story. Details include birth dates June 2 1904 relocation years 1912 and employment history Campbell Baking John Deere. Funeral plans and survivor lists are provided with locations Waterloo Io La including St Johns church Eagle Grove and Knoxville.
Gas Tax Increase Faces House in Iowa Legislation
The House considers a one cent gasoline tax boost earmarked for the secondary road system with distribution to county, township, and local roads. Senate debates include a $500 expense allowance for each general assembly member and a Ta bor amendment adding the lieutenant governor to the allowance. Other measures pass on motor vehicle license cancellation and highway regulation powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YACE
Ratliff
Henry County
Senate Chamber
Des Moines
General Assembly
Senate
House
Oliting General Assembly
Tador
Highway Commission
Highways Committee
Missouri
Mississippi
Child Dies From Burns After Stroller Fall At Home
Donald Lyle Morelock aged a month died at a hospital from burns received Saturday morning when he fell against a hot register from his stroller. Born August 25, 1928 in Waterloo, he is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gala Morelock of 108 Paul Avenue, a brother Clare, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Morelock and Mr. and Mrs. Orson Salisbury. Body at Kearns Mortuary in Dunkerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric G. Smale
George L. Smale
Mohawk Street
Bor
Chicago
Waterloo
St. Mary's Parochial School
Our Lady of Victory Academy
Campbell Baking Company
John Deere Tractor Company
Ruth
Mary Bruck
Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas G. Turkey
W. C. Brennan
Ward E. Murray
John N. Bruck
Ruthven
Inn
St. John's Catholic Church
O'Keefe & Townr
Donald Lyle
Gala
Morelock
Paul Avenue
Clare
John Morelock
Black Hawk Road
Orson Salisbury
Dunkerton
Kearns Mortuary
Waterloo Program at 6 10 Tonight from WHO Radio
Waterloo Kiwanlang will sponsor a program tonight from radio station WHO at Des Moines starting at 6 10 and continuing until 7 The program will feature musical numbers by Waterloo artists and a talk on Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
WHO Radio
Kiwanlang
WHO
Des Moines
Sulphur Dust Told To Double Wheat Yields
Ithaca N Y April 2 Doubing the yield of wheat per acre in America within 10 years is predicted by H H Whetzel professor of plant pathology at Cornell university This will be done through washing the mist parasites from wheat by sulphur dusting Stem or leaf rust of wheat is a micro scopic fungus shown to devastate crops Experimental sulphur dusting increased Manitoban yields from 10-20 to 40-59 bushels per acre and regular reductions of 20-30 percent from unprotected fields are noted The pathologist foresees power machines dusting swaths 50 feet wide in future grain fields with two or three dustings per season when properly premmed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
America
H. H. Whetzel
Cornell University
Manitoba
Whelzer
Whetzel
Fire incidents spark and dump fire damage reported
Tuesday alarms at 9 28 and 11 14 report a spark on shingles at 211 Kingsley Sterling home causing minor fire. A dump fire between Fourth and Fifth west near Memorial hall caused no damage. Advertisement for insurance and buying urged by Hermen Millar at 2404.
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Oo, L
Sterling
Kingsley
Fourth
Fifth West
Hear Memorial Hall
Wisconsin Votes on National Prohibition Law
Madison April 2 Wisconsin voters faced a repeal question on the state prohibition act the Severson act and a second ballot issue to remove penalties for beer making. Snow blanketed the state influencing rural and urban turnout as dry and wet camps fought over repeal and amendments while Senator Duncan led a brisk wet campaign and anti prohibition groups urged rural turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Drys
Weisi
Nevada
New York
Montana
Maryland
Milwaukee
Thomas M. Duncan
Duncan
Fred RR. Zimmerman
Congress
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Antisaloon League
T. U
Formation Suggested for World Service Club at Local Y
H C G Herman secretary of the foreign division of the national council of the MCG A met with the foreign work committee of the local Y association at a luncheon in Black's room at noon today. He outlined the foreign work of the association and suggested formation of a World Service club here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. CG. Herman,Ohlengo
National Council of the
M. CG. A
Black
World Service Club
A Tranquil Mexico Described by Grout
Henry W. Grout told the Canopus club at a noon luncheon in Hotel President about a 6,000 mile trip through Mexico by a party of 10. He said the country was tranquil and beautiful just before the revolution and that no bandits were encountered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Henry W. Grout
Canopus Club
Grout
Waterloo Dental Society to Meet Tonight
Members of the Waterloo Dental society will gather at Black's tearoom after dinner at 6:40 p m for the monthly educational session. A round table clinic will be held and several new members will be received. The continuation of the Rumship Quiz follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Dental Society
Black's Tearoom
Chancellor Mueller III in Berlin Illness Worsens
Berlin April 2 UPI Chancellor Herman Mueller suffers a severe jaundice attack and is said to be worse than before as doctors attempt to lower a high fever. Clarence Indiana April 2 Dr Paul O Anderson a local physician aged 43 shot himself ending his life amid ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Paul O. Anderson
Waterloo City Finances Show Improvement in 1928-29
Waterloo finances improved by 116,404.05 as the fiscal year ended March 1, 1929, per City Auditor Charles G. MacKay. Outstanding indebtedness dropped from 948,026.56 to 818,205.94. Cash on hand at close was 170,678.91, down 16,236.57 from a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Charles G. MacKay
Commission Signal Engineer Meets Iowa Officials on Interlocking Plan
City officials and business leaders meet with Parley and H. H. Franklin Iowa board of railroad commissioners in Des Moines to discuss interlocking junction fixes for the Chicago and Northwestern and Rock Island lines. City Engineer Nathan Barber Fire Chief Ray Tiller and others testify that traffic delays of up to 85 minutes occur at Fourth Fifth and Sixth streets. Rail representatives acknowledge seriousness and will summon signal engineers to consider interlocking devices as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owith H. H. Franklin
Iowa ‘Board “of Railroad Commission
Ers
Des Moines
Rey Carleton Glas
Chicago Estern
Hock Island
Bluff
Sias
Nathan Barbar
Ray Tiller
C. A. Hanson
Chamber’ of Commerce
Harry, Dunkeberg
Wiliam F. Higgins
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Kiwanians urge new union depot to be built now
Kiwanians at Waterloo approve a resolution urging Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Great Western railroads to promptly erect a modern union station to replace the aging Bluff Street facility. George E. Pike drafted the measure, unanimously adopted. remarks on presidential inauguration followed by musical interludes from East High School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Union Station
Waterloo
Russell-Lamison
George E. Pike
J. E. Dempster
Union Railroad Statiion
Bluff Streets
Kiwanis Club
Thore
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
George E. Lichty
Margaret Morris
Virginia Burton
Charlotte Burton
East High School
Hoover Draft of Message to Special Session Planned
Washington April 2 President Hoover has completed the first draft of his message to the special session of congress and is revising it before sending by messenger to the capitol for reading by clerks of both houses. He will not read it himself. A separate item notes Vite Longo 55, of New Orleans, who visited Canal Street undertaking shop, bought a costly casket, checked tomb dimensions, then returned to the mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Hoover
Congress
Capitol
New Orleans
Vite Longo
Canal Street
Allen Hospital Campaign Sees Army Officers Meet
Army officers gathered at the Hotel President to select lieutenants and survey work for Allen Memorial Hospital campaign. Clyde Huson outlined aims to add beds and build a nurses home, projecting 256 to 800 beds for Waterloo with a $50,000 goal to expand facilities and relieve overcrowding. The meeting listed division leaders and captains across four divisions, with Frank J. Fowler Jr assisting as associate colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Allen Memorial Hospital
Allen
Glven
Maj
S. A. Cohagen
O. M. Vagey
F. McGhin
C. W. Kline
Claude R. Miller
Republicans Win Michigan Election
Detroit April 9 UPI The Republican state ticket swept all counties with an average five to one lead in yesterday's Michigan vote The proposed 1 000 000 rapid transit project was defeated 90439 to 35416 Chaplin returned to work in Hollywood Vatican Mass honors 10000 pilgrims at St Peters Cathedral
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Lin State
Bilzzards
Vatican City
St. Peters Cathedral
France
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Chum
Naco
Ariz
Mexico City
Plntares Elias Caltes
Eemy
Chihuane
Eaton
Burton
H. D. Hayes
Grand View
Raphael Hunemlller
Newton
V. A
M. EB. Pierce
Western
J. A. Gentzler
Second Street
Waltonians
Raton
N. M
Portsmouth
Wheeler
Miss
Winnemucca
Inev
PLAN
Frooms
Joan A. Story
Sarah M. Story
Sloane Wallace
Glenwood Springs
Galo
John A. Story
Story
Albert
Ottumwa
Duibuque County
Eagle
Alo
Marsilla Larson
Marsiila Larson
H. J. Larson
Lime Street
Knoxville
Hermen
Millar
Dental Society
City Financial
MacKay
R. Ro
Hinson
Chaplin
Hollyweed
Hskk
Putty
Charlie Chaplin
Nat'l. Bank
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