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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1927
Page
12
A southwest tornado wrecks Rocksprings Texas last night killing many and injuring scores. Aid rushes in by air and rail from San Antonio and St Louis while Oklahoma and Arkansas report floods and further twisters. Armour Grain faces Chicago Board ban amid market practice probes.
A jumble of topics spans boxing intrigues around a possible Demp-Tunney return and a disputed purse, plus Congress's farm relief debates. Also noted are Paton Iowa school church attendance rules and ongoing changes in basketball regulations, while a New York hotel blaze highlights skyscraper safety challenges.
Shanghai reports a brutal clash as Chiang Kai-shek troops rout Reds amid a general strike. Gunfire sprayed crowds including women and children. hundreds killed or wounded. Northern troops advance on Pukow and Chinkiang as rail service resumes.
Le Mars on April 13 reports Constable L Witzeman Akron, a special deputy sheriff, arrested for intoxication at Hinton by May or Neil Hansen yesterday. He was fined, costs paid. Witzeman escorted Jack Lauer to Le Mars to serve 80 days on a bad check charge. The officer and prisoner were released under a special guard.
Ree G. W. Das pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist church in Omaha has been called to the Antioch Baptist church pulpit and will arrive Saturday to assume duties. Other names include San Felice Henry George Idelita Martin Havana Ribbon Le Figure advertisement
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30. If the carrier is late or any error prevents delivery by that time call 5100. A copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30.
Edna Wallace Hopper, once the famous flapper, has remarried Alberto Brown after 14 years apart. Brown, a theatrical agent for William A. Brady, and Hopper plan a belated honeymoon and a trip to Europe once Hopper completes her vaudeville contract.
Webster City April 173 CP Between 70 and 90 per cent of the votes in town would be vast for Frank Lowden against President Coolidge if Lowden were a candidate at this time. Lund, campaign manager for Senator Brookhart, declared today in a letter to Senator Willis. Ohio May. Lund is leading a state movement to obtain Lowden's nomination for the presidency. Senator Willis yesterday said Coolidge could carry Iowa against any candidate. The facts are that Iowa voters were delivered to Lowden by Coolidge when he vetoed the McNary Haugen bill. Maj. Lund said.
Several hundred physical education exponents gather in Des Moines to open three conventions. The American Physical Education Association, the Middlewest Society of Physical Education, and the Town State Physical Education Association are among groups represented. Oberlin College's Go AW Savage will address the national organization tonight. The Midwest group aims to decide policies, including issuing member bulletins and securing state-based representation on the governing board.
Sidney April 13. A district court suit targets Bankers Life Insurance Co of Des Moines seeking 4000 dollars. Plaintiffs claim JD Gib Franklin, former Hamburg banker, is dead and Mrs Franklin as beneficiary seeks the money. Franklin vanished seven years ago amid a bank shortage of about 100000 dollars. The suit is one of eighteen against the insurer seeking about 48000 total.
In Philadelphia police say an outbreak of gang warfare left two men dead. Edward Callahan, 34, was shot after exchanging fire from a speeding car on a running board. An hour later a second man, unidentified and well dressed, was found dead on the steps of Lankenau Hospital with severe injuries.
Federal supervisors will begin grading and stamping choke and prime beef around May 1 in Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Kansas City St Joseph Omaha and Sioux City. The program aims to standardize beef quality across major markets.
A Texas tornado struck Rocksprings last night, wrecking most buildings and leaving at least 62 dead and about 150 injured, many fatally. Red Cross and cavalry units rushed to aid survivors as telephone lines failed and rescue work began amid widespread ruin.
Count Salmond and Millicent Rogers once heiress to Standard Oil are in a Paris divorce court amid recent marital troubles. The couple had posed for photos before their separation.
An arbitration board ruled to maintain last year’s $1.40 hourly wage for ironworkers for the next year after a 10 day strike for a raise. The decision came under Cedar Rapids’ arbitration plan and ended a wage and travel allowance dispute, with 109 workers returning to work.
Washington April 13 The National Red Cross issued an appeal for funds to aid Rocksprings Texas tornado victims. Headquarters in St Louis reported no estimate yet and awaited midwest area office figures. Ten doctors paramedics and firemen were dispatched from Ber ville and San Antonio to the tornado zone, with Arthur Shaw directing emergency relief from San Antonio.
Greenville April 23. Theatrical producer Mark Careall collapsed on a passenger train en route to the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. He regained consciousness before removal to Greenville hospital where physicians said the collapse was not serious. Marshal William C. Hecht, in charge of the prisoner, stated the precaution was taken to avoid possible trouble with Carroll on the trip.
Iowa City man J. Quince Davis, charged with an offense, will be examined by the state sanity commission today. County Attorney Russell Davis said the man offered to plead guilty yesterday, but no plea will be entertained until after the sanity hearing. The defense contends testing is needed and related testimony was given by the daughter of a local official.
Des Moines April. Ceril Snodgrass, a local youth in juvenile court since age nine, begins serving an indeterminate sentence at the state reformatory at Anamesa. Convicted of breaking into stores and stealing several suns, he hopes to study music during imprisonment.
In a state penitentiary plea, Teagan Watson and Serkous Direcendly confessed to involvement in the shooting death of a rival. Judge Woishire accepted the plea, sentencing to life terms after the court heard details of the fatal incident at the facility.
A military transport plane crashed near Washington on April 18, killing Captain Hiother and his companion, John Bh, among others. The incident occurred during a rescue operation over Welling neta as troops served.
The piece cites the adoption of a separate Sunday school department connected to Protestant churches, tracing its practice to St. Paul’s Methodist in Cedar Rapids built in 1914. Dr. Lockwood, former district superintendent, notes the Sunday school annex resembled a public school and drew national attention during his Cedar Rapids pastorate.
Washington report notes Senator Fess Republican of Ohio declines appointment to a post on the Reed vampalin fund committee. He deems the position vacant after a resignation and questions the committee's legality amid Republican opposition in Pennsylvania courts.
In Hoboken a gun battle with rum runners ended with police capturing the freighter Fort Gaines carrying about 4,000 cases of liquor. Four suspects were arrested after a clash near the docks. twenty-two men fled as shots rang out. The takedown is described as a spectacular New York bay Prohibition era seizure. An anonymous tip prompted Lieut. Fitzgerald and marine units to intercept the vessel as it neared the waterfront.
Des Moines reports the condition of State Senator W. G. Haskell as critical. Doctor R. Pasner said Haskell had a nervous breakdown, not a stroke, while he has been living at the Des Moines club during the legislature session.
April keeps moral on rough roads as rain ends. Current weather hinders travel near Waterloo with distances of 24 to 30 miles affected. Local observer Thdph R. Slippy reports total precipitation at .44 inches.
Premier Baldwin announced in the House of Commons that the government will introduce at the next session a bill to grant women the vote on the same terms as men. The move aims to extend electoral franchise to women across Britain, signaling a major reform.
Statehouse dispatch from Des Moines reports the Iowa senate adopted conference committee reports on the budget bill 30 to 17, with key actions including approval of a $500,000 dairy industries building at Iowa State College and denial of $450,000 for a new library at the state university. The conference plan also places most education items in the board of education, while other provisions address state departments and a $23,800 deputy salary. A separate bill on auto thefts was enacted, empowering officers to seize tampered vehicles and auction them if unclaimed after six months, with title changes and oversight by courts. The legislature also passed a county officer deposit liability bill, shielding depositors from personal liability if a bank failure endangers funds, pending county board approval. The concurrent action sent the measures toward final passage before Friday adjournment.
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