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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1926
Page
20
An Iowa national guard inspection at the Cedar Falls armory showcased Company 1 and Company D with praise from Captain Rickard. He lauded Waterloo’s national guard support and urged local youths to seek military training as a cost effective defense measure.
Frank Durchenwald, son of Richard and resident of Chestnut Street, is among a select group of soldiers in the Army Air Set who will form safety equipment for aviators. He and others underwent cloud flights to test parachutes, watching them deploy with weighted dummies as they descended. Durchenwald is nephew of Lieut WoT Durchenwald, a military training instructor.
John C. Chapple, once editor of the La Porte city paper, has served as Ashland Wisconsin postmaster since 1824. A four page special section in the Ashland Tai Press features a Noslmaster photo from 1855 and notes Chapple’s possible influence on the post office’s history and the printer’s mark on his career.
The article discusses the distinctive antelope in the United States, noting an estimated 20 to 40 miles wide distribution on western plains. It highlights their inquisitiveness and recalls an anecdote of a hunter using a white sheet to approach them, illustrating their curiosity.
A dense listing of radio program schedules across many stations and cities for tonight and tomorrow. Entries name stations such as WEAU, WMAQ, WCCO, WGN, KOA and many others with mentions of concerts, orchestras, organ performances, tales and talks. The items feature various U.S. cities including Chicago, New York, Davenport, Omaha, Detroit, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and more, reflecting a broad, period-typical broadcast grid.
Waterloo Council No. 700 Knights of Columbus will initiate a large class tomorrow. Candidates and knights will meet at 9 30 a m and attend services as a body at St. John's church at 10 36 a m. A banquet will follow at 6 30 p m in Hotel Russell Lamson.
Mrs Gilbert Adams was declared Witmer of p Verbal bonkimly mown ing te municipal court, tha she was not present. Last night Gilbert Adams pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace after police reports that he threatened to beat her. Judge fined him $10 and ordered three days in the city jail, which he elected to serve.
Three young men from Sloan were sentenced after pleading guilty to statutory offenses. William Mey and Tick Forsythe received 25 years each in the state penitentiary, Wilkin Greedy 20 years, and William Wales was part of the quartet with the sentence noted amid a change of venue.
Jess Taylor was sentenced by Judge H. B. Boies to 300 dollars plus costs and 90 days in county jail for bootlegging. He filed notice of appeal yesterday and is expected to post a 756 dollar appeal bond. The jury found him guilty on April 2, with the judge denying a motion claiming jurors were pressured for an early verdict.
Mrs Betty A Young 82 died Friday at her home on Third Avenue South. Last services from home at 2 PM Sunday with interment at Kinc cemetery southeast of Delwein. She lived most of her life in Lazieton and was a pioneer of this section.
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