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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1928
Page
1
Aviation boosters discussed dedicating the Waterloo airport during a planned Good Will caravan visit. A summer dedication is possible if Waterloo joins a National Aeronautic association chapter and gathers about 25 members.
New York Yankees lose the first game of the year to Boston 7 to 6 in a Patriot's Day doubleheader. The Red Sox rally in the eighth after Al Shealy and Wiley Moore were hit hard, while Pat Collins hit a two run homer for New York.
Dr. Charles Bockey of Waterton becomes dental officer with rank lieutenant commander aboard the U S battleship West Virginia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. DO Bockey of 153 Hawthorne avenue. A West High and Gates College graduate, he has 31 years in the navy and studied dentistry in night school while a civil service clerk in Washington D C.
A summer survey of five miles of U S highway 20 in Grundy county will prepare for paving in 1928. The stretch runs from the west boundary of Black Hawk four miles, then one mile north to Butler county’s south line.
Osage April 19 Nurse in charge at Nis zen hospital Mrs Julia Schulte resigns on account of ill health Nurse Eleanore Weber Stacyville will assume charge She is Mercy Mason City graduate and spent two years at St Francis Waterloo She has worked for Drs Krepelka Smith Stacyville for a year and a half
Burr Towne exalted ruler names seven Elks committees for the upcoming year at the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks meeting. Committees include Sick Auditing Entertainment Welfare Membership and Elks Scholarship Foundation with listed members. Des Moines and Waterloo connections noted with events and governance day planned for May 19 at the University of Iowa.
Weather bulletin shows a maximum on Wednesday and a minimum for Wednesday night. Thursday expected near low level readings with scattered conditions. Temperature details appear garbled and cannot be fully parsed from the fragment.
The Senate Teapot Dome committee closes another chapter as Clarence Chase, El Paso son-in-law of former Interior Secretary Fall, testifies about a memorandum alleging Fall did not receive funds from Harry Sinclair. The probe seeks to align this with Fall’s claim of $233000 in liberty bonds for a one third ranch stake.
William C. Shurtleff longtime Waterloo resident and former drug wholesaler with Morrison & Plummer Chicago died unexpectedly Tuesday after a sedan ride. He lived with his eldest daughter in Wilmette Illinois and had suffered paralysis and heart disease. He was married to Kate Crippen, sister of Dr J J Crippen. two daughters and several grandchildren survive. American Legion members plan funeral services at Grace Episcopal Church with Auxiliary involvement.
William Galloway began erection of the third residence in his California subdivision on Castle Hill. The new house will be a Spanish type bungalow. Two thirds of the lots platted have been sold, many to employees of the John Deere Tractor Company.
Donald King aged 15 and Hartzell Green-Jey aged 1 were committed to Eldora boys Industrial School after pleading guilty to joyriding thefts including Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts' car. Frenk Braniff and Reece Anderson received paroles to John Pitagerald and Rev Roy Leshie Seith respectively. William McCarthy over 18 remains held on $300 bond for operating an automobile without consent.
The civil service commission certified seven men for police service and ten for the fire department to the city council. Police names are M. N. Guyer Daimon Cheney John R. Forshee Leonard Pink H O Humphry Fred Hart Forrest Wing. Fire names include Henry Long Glaude Barron Arthur E Miller O R Jones Thomas O Johnson Harley Parks Otto Tegard William Merritt William Helfferich D W Shook. Fifteen fire and thirteen police candidates took exams this month. commission may certify ten per department.
State representative C A Hollis charged Waterloo milk is unsafe citing bovine tuberculosis and inadequate local law. Doctors debated pasteurization versus tuberculin testing noting gaps in certification and the need to mirror Cedar Falls' stricter standards.
Mary Miller a 78 year old Johnson County woman lived as George Miller for six decades. After recovering from pneumonia she left hospital and began light farm labor at the Adelph Horn farm near Town City where she has worked under her male disguise.
Police Detectives Emil Shogren and John Shortall encountered two suspects in a south side gun battle. Shogren was shot through the heart and died en route to hospital. One assailant was killed, the other wounded and captured. Detectives had halted to search the suspects when gunfire erupted.
Washington April 19 The prospect of a tentative accord between house Republican leaders and Jones flood control supporters grew as general debate neared end. Chairman Madden announced a tentative agreement after further talks and planned a White House visit to brief President Coolidge on changes to the measure.
In Washington on April 19 the D A R congress blocked Mrs. Eleanor Roy of Fort Scott Kansas from presenting resolutions on the Wilk bar big navy program and the blacklist issue. President General Mrs. Alfred J. Brousseau banged her gavel and refused recognition, sparking temporary turmoil in the congress hall.
Friends of Mrs. Ella B. Wood of 614 Washington street report her near recovery from a broken back after an automobile accident over a year ago. She recently returned from Minneapolis where a bone specialist treated her, enabling her to discard crutches and walk with a cane. The fracture was discovered weeks after the trip to Minneapolis.
The article describes brain tests and intelligence tasks published by the Evening Post and mentions leading universities offering study schemes. It includes an instruction maze puzzle starting at the top left and aims to reach a Teller O in the bottom right within two minutes, with move rules and answer hints.
In a habeas corpus hearing Judge Hasner weighs custody and adoption legality over 42 month old Oren Gilbert. Mrs Cleo Brown, real mother, testified of longing to reclaim him while foster parent Mrs Boletta Gilbert defends the adoption. Testimony concluded. arguments set for next week.
On page one a narrative recalls Birger's execution for murder and the aftermath. It details Birger’s confessions implicating others and the life terms given to accomplices Ray Hyland and Arb Newnan. The story shifts to Charlie Birger’s widow, Bernice, in Chicago, coping with loss and recounting her husband’s fate.
Easton Pa resident Nevin dedicates White Comrades to the American Legion octet. Albert Schokin, Nevin friend and Uber director, announced the dedication in a letter today.
An open forum conducted by J. M. Plaister, Fort Dodger, concludes the three-day convention of the Iowa Independent Telephone Association. Des Moines delegates elect Earl Bellamy, Kanxville, president. J. T. Johnson, Gawrie, vice president. and C. Deering, Des Moines, secretary and treasurer. Directors include H. B. Mellek, West Liberty. E. Atkinson, Creston. E. L. Parnell, Manchester. and C. E. Hay, Albia.
Dubuque April 19 The Wiawkeye highway primary No 20 is passable west of Dyersville after extensive plank repairs. The Dubuque detour is in good condition and paving will begin within a week.
Des Moines hosts 13 fraternal societies that organize the Hawkeye Fraternal Congress as an arm of the National Fraternal Congress of America. Officers elected include H. W. Pitkin as president and S. S. Burgin as VP. Charter members span Yeomen, Homesteaders Life, Lutheran groups, Modern Brotherhood, Woodmen, and others.
Prepared to select E. Z. Meredith faced rejection from Town Democrats as a favorite son candidate. W. W. Marsh and J. J. Sullivan, Iowa Democratic leaders, traveled to set the stage for the state convention. A large Black Hawk county delegation supports Gov. Al Smith, signifying Meredith’s marginal position this year.
Dr. F. W. Porterfield told Lions Club members at Black's Tearoom that life expectancy could reach 100 years within two or three generations. He cited advances in gland therapy and thyroid extract feeding as methods to rejuvenate aging glands and slow aging.
Clarence De Mar, at 40 and a veteran of five prior wins, captured the Boston Marathon with a course record of 2 37 74 5. He outpaced Jimmy Henigan of Dorchester who finished second, with Jose Ray third as crowds packed Boston streets to cheer the finish.
Directors of the Black Hawk County Early Settlers association were asked by A H Holt president to attend a meeting in Courier hall on January 2 to make arrangements for the annual reunion and picnic the last Saturday in August. Committees will be named to handle the gathering which is hoped to be the largest ever held in the county.
Officials report a 254000 shortage in the accounts of D M Aisley cashier at Commercial National Bank. Aisley killed himself in his hotel room yesterday as bank examiners discovered the deficit. In other items, corn prices rose to near 1 per bushel in Omaha with 17 of 24 cars selling at or above a dollar. A divorce suit was filed by Amme Goodrich of Des Moines against James H Goodrich citing cruel treatment and separation since July of last year.
Delegates at a Central Labor Union meeting in Carpenters Hall, with Riley from Des Moines leading, described southern Iowa miners families as in deplorable condition due to a lockout and push to stamp out unionism. Relief efforts were authorized with local unions. convention set for Waterloo June 12 to 16.
In early 20th century Turkey a shift from polygamy and arranged marriages to independence challenges the traditional marriage market. High living costs since 1914, war casualties reducing available husbands, and women's economic independence foster a rise of self reliant spinsterhood among Turkish women.
Governor John Hammill argues the 100 million state road bond law is warranted as primary roads carry about 80 percent of highway traffic. He notes primary roads connect cities with 45 percent of the population and serve rural areas, despite comprising only about 12 percent of road mileage.
A Central News dispatch from Sofia reports at least 28 killed or injured in the earthquake that struck Bulgaria last night. Fifteen deaths were in the village of Phillipopos near Philippopolis and ten in Mattosey, with broader casualties feared as communications are limited.
In Denver on April 19 the sun and the moon rose together on the eastern horizon and started a predicted race toward the west. The moon was favored to win by 34 minutes, but both faded at 6:18 a.m. according to the U S Meteorological Bureau.
Elwin F. Allen, jailed in El Reno on burglary charges, confessed to killing Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills in 1922 with help from his common law wife for seven thousand dollars paid by an Elizabeth dentist linked to the slain man’s widow. Prosecutor Bergen will pursue further inquiry despite doubts.
In Hampton New Jersey Ta April 19 Felix a spider and his playmates Leo spiders hid in a crevice beneath a bridge for fourteen years. Builders sealed the opening. Engineers Griffin and Fiddick blasted the bridge and found the nest. Felix survived the long confinement and showed life.
A. B. Chambers, sales manager of the Repass Automobile Co., says the West lags in airport development, three years behind the middle West. He notes Los Angeles plans a May vote on bonds of 5000 for three new municipal airports and cites Beery flying into a port near the city. He also mentions a Los Angeles air transport firm launching three new passenger routes to San Francisco El Paso and San Diego.
In Boston on April 19 crowds gathered around Old North Church in Salem Street to recall the famous ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes Jr. Edward Revere Little, great great grandson of Paul Revere, hung two lanterns in the church belfry signaling the start of the American independence trail. Two riders planned to trace the same routes Dawes followed to spread news of the approaching British forces.
Herbert Trupp, formerly an assistant at the camp, now joins the navy. At 17 he writes his parents that he will sail on the U S S Mississippi from San Francisco with the battleship Neer. He cites a fleet of 22 escorts and 125 destroyers with carriers Saratoga Lexington Langley 40 submarines and four supply ships. Only the Pennsylvanian remains behind. He notes front celebrations before departure.
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