Robber Holds Up Overland Limited Observation Car
A small dark man wearing a blue polka dot mask robbed 30 passengers aboard the Overland Limited observation car near Chicago last night, escaping with wallets jewelry and cash valued at about 4000. W H Crocker president Crocker National Bank San Francisco and a California Republican official were among the victims. Jeffries attended but not robbed.
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Chicago
Overland Limited
Chicago & Northwestern
The
Northwestern
W. H. Crocker
Crocker National Bank
San Francisco
Republican National
California
Bis Jossim
Nave Brett
Elves
Pserva
Olf
Kedzie Avenue
Bedale Avenue
Crocker
Limited
Clinton
Jamesi
Jeffries
Political maneuvers loom as Eastern leaders face counts
The piece analyzes delegate math for Lowden and Hoover, noting Lowden under 200 pledged and Hoover likely 450 or more. It highlights McNary-Haugen bill politics to oust Coolidge, with Democrats and figures like Borah Walsh Brookhart seen shaping the nominating battle and party splits.
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Page One
Hoover
Lowden
Coolidge
Congress
Hutting Coolidge
Borah
Lowdon
Walsh
Montana
West
Governor Smith
New York City
Pirates abduct passengers from fire steamer in tense raid
In a dramatic incident the fire steamer was boarded and its passengers were seized. Police and rescue teams react as details about the abductors and motive remain unclear. The event disrupts a routine voyage and prompts calls for swift action.
All Costes Wants Is Good Bus for Paris-N Y Trip
Paris April 1744 Lp Matin quotes Dieudonne Costes, world flight pioneer, saying his focus is a sound aircraft for a Paris to New York flight rather than honors. He and Joseph Lebrix appreciate receptions but seek a reliable bus to complete the transatlantic trip. The Acro club banquet and other festivities are postponed a week to allow rest and new project work.
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Paris
Matin
Dieudonne — Costes
New York
Hime
Joseph Lebrix
Costes
D A R Debates Policy Whispers On National Referendum
At the thirty seventh continental congress of the D A R in Washington delegates discuss proposals to require rank and file approval before national policy. Proponents push a referendum while opponents warn it would undermine delegated authority. District of Columbia Legion backs the defense program against pacifist propaganda.
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Washington, DC
Coolidge
Seventh Continental Congress Daughters of the
Society
St. Omer Roy
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Fort Scott
Kan
Herbert Backus
Ohio
Massachusetts
Alfred J. Brosseau
National Society
District of Columbia Department of the American Legion
Helen Tufts Ballie
Boston
New York Painter Foresees Decline Without Courses
P W Nelson educational director for John Lucas & Co says painting and decorating will become a lost art in America unless schools are organized. He will address Waterloo painters and directors at Hotel Russell Lamson at 7 30 p m urging state courses in decorative studies.
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America
P. W. Nelson
New York
John Lucas & Co
Aday
Nelson
Waterloo
Russell- Lamson
Standard Glass & Paint Co
Brain Tests on Oy? A Puzzle from the Post
A snippet from the society page presents a logic puzzle about truthfulness of statements by Jack's brothers. It discusses four statements where either zero, one, or both may be true, asking which are factual.
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Bricuig Post
Tua
Oberue
Jack
Galloway
Waterloo
Men In Between Needed By City Kiwanis Told
Waterloo needs more “men in between” who bridge labor and capital to create jobs and lead growth. William Galloway urged Kiwanis to recruit and import such leaders, citing Waterloo’s industrial past and potential in farming machinery, autos, tools, and other locally manufacturable goods.
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Waterloo
William Galloway
Kiwanis Club
Russell-Lamson
Galloway
Cedar River
Hic
Thomas Cascaden
Raths
McElhinney's
Millers
Lichtys
Northeys
Naumans
Marshes
Waterlooans Attend United Jewish Campaign Meeting
Henry Blot and Col in lead a Waterloo group at the Hotel Port Dy gathering to review the United Jewish Campaign aiming at 25 million dollars. National chair David AL Brown outlines plans and reports on Jewish conditions in Russia and Eastern Europe and rehab of distressed Jews enabled by American Jewish donors.
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Henry Blot
Colin
Hgwich
Aaron F Max Renn
Shulach Cotn
Tech
We. Hart
A. Matsner
Cohen
Barnett
Simond Philip
Bids Open For 25 Miles Of Gravel Road Work In Iowa
The district highway office awarded the gravel surfacing contract to H. J. Dane of Iowa City for 18 TH9.37. The work covers about 25 miles in Black Hawk and Grundy counties with 8 000 cubic yards of first grade gravel to be applied at 300 yards per mile. Bids from 11 bidders included Charles R. Thompson Shell Rock and McDougal Construction Sioux City. Work to be completed by July 1 with maintenance of heavy traffic on primary highways through the 1938 season.
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District Highway
H. J. Dane
Iowa City
Black Hawk
Black Hawks
Grundy
Ofice
State Subway Commission
Hude
Reno
Nev
Sinclair
Lewis
Main Street
Grundy Center
Heeger Lewis
Om Civ
Wells Town
Charles R. Thompson
Shell Rock
McDougal Construction
Sioux City
Bumgardner & Schroeder
Wapello
Grace Hegger
New Grundy County
York
Goodrich
W. D. Johnston
Buchanan
Grundy Counties
Johnston
Winthrop
U. S. Highway No. 20
The
Highway Commission
Mrs. W. L. March Dies in Lawn City
Mrs. W. L. March formerly Clara Mathias died after a long illness at 116 Ninth Street West Lawn City. She had lived in Gedar Falls all her life and was a leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Survived by her father Fred Mathias and sister Mrs. Adam Wagner.
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Gedar Falls
W. L.march
Moon
Ninth Street West
Clara Mathias
March
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Mathias
Adam Wagner
Congregational Women Celebrate Final Pipe Organ Payment
The Woman's organization of First Congregational Church plans a 2:20 PM ceremony to mark the final payment on the organ. Mrs John Knox will play selections as Dr J Richmond Morgan offers prayer. Mrs Grace W Friend gives scripture, with Mrs Fred McClain leading a chant and vocal solo. A candle service and group singing close the program, followed by Sunday rededication at 10:50 AM.
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Woman's Organization of First
Congregational Church
John Knox
J. Richmond Morgan
Fred McClain
Grace W. Friend
McClain
Slayer of Banker Pleads Not Guilty
Ottumwa Iowa April 17 A banker and former state senator John F Webber was killed. Everett Lewis confessed to the murder and pleaded not guilty to two first degree murder charges. He is held in Wapello county jail without bond awaiting trial. A trial date was set for April 23 but may be delayed per County Attorney E K Bekman.
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Ottumwa
U.P
Everett Lewis
John F. Webber
Wapello
E. K. Bekman
Local hospital notes and patient updates in Grundy Center
John Dessans of Grundy Center is at Presbyterian hospital recovering from an appendectomy performed this morning. Dr. Leo Louis of Grundy Center weakens at St. Francis hospital where he is treated for diabetes and complications. Charles Turner of Dewar Ja recently had surgery at Presbyterian and is reported to be recovering well. Mrs. W. J. Edgerton of Grundy Center left for Oakdale to visit Mr Edgerton who is a patient for tuberculosis at the state sanitarium.
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John Dessans
Grundy Center
Presbyterian Hospital
Leo Louis
St. Francis Hospital
Charles Turner, Dewar
Oakdale
W. J. Edgerton
Walnut
Street
Edgerton
State
Mortuary Notice for Mrs. Artilla Alexander
Mrs Artilla Alexander 72 widow of Anmy W Alexander died yesterday at her daughter's home after a month long illness. They married in 1845 and moved from a farm in Orange township to a La Porte road farm before Mr Alexander's death in 1917. Surviving children include Ralph Alexander Mrs Holdiman Mrs Berry and others across several cities. Body at O Keeffe Towne funeral home.
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Artilla Alexander
Avilla Alexander
Anmy W. Alexander
Daugther
R.A. Hoidiman
Riehlsty
Mar. Alexander
Orange Township
Hey
la Porte Road
Alesander
Ralph Alexander
Holdimin
Richt Street
C, C. Berry
Mobile
Wet
Smith
Hudson
Alexander
Preston
Minn
Chiara
Chicago
Mark W
AL Alexander
Alberta
Canada
Earl ‘Eddridge
Ruthven
O'Kepie
Towne Nertuat
Temperatures Reported For Upcoming Week
Readable sections show temperatures for Monday night and Tuesday with various readings. The fragment mentions a maximum Monday and a minimum Monday night with unclear values and some garbled words.
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Vuraday
Rita
Wrecker Dismantles Old House at Cecil Gas Station Corner
Robert Hackbarth began wrecking an old dwelling at 302 Commercial Street after a permit issued to Dr. J. D. Cecil. The house sat at the corner used for a gasoline station, a dispute with the city council over razing the structure.
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Wrecker
Cecil
Robert Hackbarth
Commercial Street
J. D. Cecil
Colorado Delegation Aims 11 Hoover Votes at Convention
Colorado's delegation to the Republican convention in Kansas City is expected to cast at least 11 of its 15 votes for Herbert Hoover. The seven delegates at large were uninstructed at yesterday's state convention, but Hoover sentiment was expected to prevail.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
U.2
Colorado
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
McNally to Open New Drug Store on Logan
W N J McNally proprietor of a drug store at 645 Independence avenue will open store No 2 at 711 Logan avenue as soon as alterations to the former A and P room are completed. McNally has run the Independence avenue location for a number of years.
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WN. J. McNally
Independence Avenue
Logan Avenue
McNally
Methodist church secretaries to attend finance conference
Mrs. Juanita MecClein secretary of Grace Methodist Episcopal church and Miss Eva L Hayes secretary of First Methodist Episcopal will travel to Mason City tomorrow to attend a two conference on church finance. General and financial secretaries of M E churches in Iowa and surrounding states will attend. C M Barton Chicago financial director of World Service agencies will be a principal speaker.
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Juanita MecClein
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Eva L. Hayes
First Methodist Episcopal Shuced
Ormorrow
Mason City
M. E
Iowa
C. M. Barton
Chicago
World Service Agencies
Fined for Violation of Liquor Injunction Plea Guilty
Judge Ralph W. Wasner fined Fred Kittrell $200 for contempt of court after a guilty plea for initiating a liquor injunction. A clerk note mentions Kiliri We Was arrester. April 5. A soft drink plant was mislisted in Hawkeye hotel fire coverage. Grace Pastor III is named. Dr Roy Leslie Smith, pastor, ill with influenza but not seriously.
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Ralph W. Wasner
Fred Kittrell
Kiliri We
Hawkeye
Courier
Wak
J. B. DeWald
Ash Street
GRACE
Roy Leslie Smith
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Fire alarms blur in Monday incidents at local sites
Fire alarm reports note a John Deere foundry cast metal damage valued at 25 dollars and a separate auto incident in the 100 block Western Avenue. The ad lists Bert Lechford 047 Sixth Street West and Owen Gamage with contact Jay Wootderinin Mer Phone 2404.
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John Deere
Tractor Company Foundry
Avenu
Bert. Lechford
Owen, Gamage
Slight
Companionate Pair Embrace Cheap Living in LA Apartment
Josephine Haldeman-Julius and Aubrey Roselie, aged 18 and 19, start housekeeping in a Rampart boulevard flat after leaving the Bilt and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. They moved to try a cheaper lifestyle while facing a canceled Broadway appearance tied to a women only sex film booking.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Josephine Haldeman-Julius
Aubrey Roselie
Rampart Boulevard
Josephine
Biltmore
Aubrey
Los Angeles Athletic Club
California
Wichita Aids Lindy Tries For Smooth Flight
Wichita Kansas on April 17 1944 reports Col Charles A Lindbergh seeking a trouble free journey with his new plane. The local volunteer reserve corps is recruited to full strength but has limited prospect for active service. Lindbergh expresses uncertainty about plans while his companions from California remain silent. He works on the engine after a brief flight from Denver.
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Wichita
Kan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Volunteer Reserve Corps
Denver
Moon
California
Harry Knight
Harold Bixby
St. Louis
New York
Wyth Named for Parks Conference
Gov Hammill appoints state board of conservation members and three personal representatives to attend the eighth National State Parks conference in San Francisco June 26 29 and Los Angeles July 2. Appointees include Mrs C H McNider Mason City Clifford L Miles Anamosa J G Wyth Cedar Falls Mrs Henry Frankel Des Moines W E Saunders Emmetsburg L H Pammiel Ames Mrs E F Armstrong Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
U.P
Hammill
State Board of Conservation
San Francisco
Los Angeles
C. H. McNider
Mason City
Clifford L. Miles
Anamosa
Byron Newberry
Strawberry Point
J. G. Wyth
Cedar Falls
Henry Frankel
Proper Literature Caps Off Canopus Club Lunch
Charles avenue speaker at Black's tearoom urged members of the Canopus club to choose proper reading. He argued good reading builds education and character, enabling good deeds through a sound mind. The American Legion vocal octet performed beforehand.
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Charles Avenue
Gouard
Canopus Club
Black's Tearoom
Kline
American Legion
Leavitt Visits Sisters and Brother in Iowa and California
Joseph L Leavitt of Los Angeles visits his sisters Miss Lucy Leavitt and Mrs. Thomas Casvaden and his brother Roger Leavitt in Cedar Falls. He plans to stay several weeks combining business with pleasure. Rockford couple Jane Reese and Leon Mitchell wed at 8 30 p m at the home of Rev J Richmond Morgan First Congregational Church. Mrs Mitchell leads the Social Service League at Charles City. In Knoxville a man died after drinking spiked near beer at a restaurant hours earlier.
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Joseph L. Leavitt
Los Angeles
Cal
Lucy Leavitt
Thomas Cas Vaden
Roger Leavitt
Cedar Falls
Rockford
Jane Reese
Leon Mitchell
Rockford, Ta
J. Richmond Morgan
First Congregational Church
Knoxville
Loren Reynolds
Cigaret Package Triggers Arrest of Auto Thieves
A discarded empty cigaret package led to the arrest of three youths in the city jail for auto thefts tied to Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts missing car. Detectives say the confessions tied a gang of 10 or 12 youths to nightly thefts, with more charges to follow as investigations continue.
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Glenn A
Logan Avenite
Anderson
McCarthy
Braniff
Donald Ming
Tibbitts
Independence
Waterloo
Fifteen Take Tests for Waterloo Fire Department
Fifteen applicants for Waterloo fire department positions were examined by the civil service commission at city hall. Separate tests for police positions were conducted a week prior. Certification of those passing will be sent to the city council soon. The commission includes W. L. Beecher, Bruce Gates, and Dr. J. E. Brinkman. Building permits list several residential and heating projects with costs, including a $4,000 garage. Marriage licenses issued to H Levon Mitchell and Sara Jane Reese of Rockford.
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Waterloo Fire Department
Civil Service Commission
W. L. Beecher
Bruce Gates
J. EB. Brinkman
Shanghai Sends Fire Works to Waterloo Up Mississippi River
Davenport April 17 The first all water shipment from a foreign country is on the Mississippi between Davenport and New Orleans. Fireworks from Shanghai China will be delivered locally by wart Richter as Midwest distributor for a New York firm shipping to towns including Waterloo Cedar Rapids Osceola Oskaloosa Mason City Quincy and more.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
Here
New Orleans
Varges
Shanghai
China
Wart & Richter
Midwest
New York
Fowk
Mungis Paints
Cinton
Cedar Haplas
Waterloo
Os~ Ealoosa
Ollumwa
Mason City
Quincy
Deaters
Socialists Drop Prohibition Issue at National Convention
The Socialist Party delegates voted 72 to 0 to exclude prohibition from the party platform. Norman Thomas, nominated for president, called prohibition a Republican and Democratic mess and said other issues would drive their campaign. Victor Berger had urged a lighter wine beer position at the meeting.
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New York
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
Civil War Veteran's Widow Accused of Spendthrift
Henry Gushard, 307 Grendale W, sues Hannah Gushard 72 widow of a Civil War veteran alleging spendthrift. He says she gives money to others without security and will waste her 53000 in cash and a 37 acre farm with no income. He cites a monthly government pension about 50 dollars. Hearing set for 9 a m April 23 by Judge R W Masner.
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Hannah Gushard
Henry Gushard
Grendale W. Kline
Cas Jaw
R. W. Masner
Plaintiff
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Tatil
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Dal
Battle Tau Aegulation
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NEW Yorker
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Meler
Walene
Leet Hergoare Ware
Hades
Leon Panied
Feu
Waterlooans
OWA
United Jewish Campaign
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W. L. March
Lawn City
M. BE
Varley
Soft Drink Parlor
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JL B. Dewald
Han
Jay Wootderinin
Mer
Lindy
Wyth
Parks Conference
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Ralph Travis
Charles Mohlis
Hugh Crumline
Ralph Davis
Fire Department
Charles Gasking
Grant Avenur
Sixth Street
W. H. Button
Sumner Street
J. DO. Gecil
Jefferson Street
F. H. Reuling
Sunset Road
W. J. Reichtfertig
Locust
H. Levon Mitchell
Sara Jane Reese
Plaza and
Rialto
Ndependent Meat and Grocery CO
Commercial St
Schuneman
Kotex
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Castoria
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jJcphoneman
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