Bremen Relief Flight Reaches Greenly Island
The Ford relief plane carrying spare parts to the Bremen landed at Greenly Island at 11 40 am eastern time. Pilot Bernt Balchen and Maj James F. Maurice led the one hop flight from Seven Islands to Detroit to Lake Ste Agnes, covering about 800 miles in nine hours. Floyd Bennett, sick with pneumonia, was hospitalized in Quebec after aiding the expedition.
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Ford
Maroonid
Greenly Island
Marconi Company
Bernt Ralehen
James Filemaurice
Siemen
Detroit
Lake Ste Agnes
Floyd Bennett
Aneumonia
Quebec
Ralchen
Mig Island
Apc
Murray Bay
James Fitzmaurice
Bernt Balchen
Bremen
Junkers
Fitzmaurice
Balchen
Seven Islands
Lake Ste. Agnes
Boshi
Baron von. Huenefeld
Jeffrey Hale
Richard E. Byrd
Bennett
North Pole
Bosdon
U.P
Deartoit
Bernt Belchen
Ight
Floyd Rennett
Byrd
Sul
Jefferson Burd, Sherwood Park's Developer, Dies
Jefferson Burd 72 developer of Sherwood Park died Sunday at 4 07 p.m. at his home Allen Street after a two week illness of influenza and erysipelas Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. at Kearns funeral home burial in Elmwood He had lived in Waterloo 20 years coming from Grundy Center where he had lived since 1889 Burd born April 8 1856 in Byrond Iowa He married Augusta Kistner in Waterloo May 14 1878 Surviving are widow and daughter Edna and brothers Charles Burd of Burd Auto & Supply Co and A Burd Grundy Center
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Jefferson
Sherwood Burd
Allen Street
Kearns
Elmwood
Waterloo
Grunday Center
Burd
Sherwood Park
sByrond
Augusta Kistner
Edna Burd
Charles Burd
Burd Auto & Supply Co
George J. Walter
George & Walter
Hudson
J. D. Hill
Fairbank
Margaret Billhorn
Germany
United States
Mendota
Petersen Bros
F. Herbert Moehlman
Trinity American Lutheran Church
Pharmacy Talk Opens Rotary Club Meeting on Marriage Licenses
James O Neil Criswell and Mary Carolyn Hardy address attendees in Mound C Mo and Winterset regarding pharmacy regulation. The speaker, a state pharmacy board member, critiques ineffective patented remedies and discusses the role of pharmacists, noting three functions and the impact on public health.
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James O'Neil Criswell
Mound C
Mary Carolyn Hardy
Winterset
George Didmeh
Ares
Memboe
Thy State Pharmacy Board
Ald Moemings
Rotary
Ona
Antel Russell
Lamrin
Tne
Draft Coolidge Flareup Shapes Eastern States Debate
A split over drafting Calvin Coolidge stirs Eastern political currents. Leaders press to nominate him for president and four Senate seats, while Coolidge remains firm on denial. The piece notes party maneuvering in Massachusetts and the broader impact on Hoover and national prospects.
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Coolidge
Brain Tests at Trading Universities
A fragment describes testing methods at trading universities, guiding students to select words and letters to fit a pattern. It mentions groups, scores, and the aim of predicting correct answers through a structured word puzzle.
Ex-Grove Sleuth Ben Newmark Shot Dead at Home
Chicago April 23 Ben Newmark former chief investigator for State's Attorney Crowe was murdered in his bungalow early today by unknown assassins. A power box stood under the bedroom window as gunmen fired through barred windows. Newmark who recently did private detective work was a political protege of Samuel Elelson and the Thompson machine.
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Nicago
JINS
Ben Newmark
Robert EB. Crowe
Lew Mark
Newmark
Samuel Elelson
Mayor Thompson
Pickets Ordered On Building In Des Moines
Des Moines organized building trades voted to place pickets on duty at the new federal building under construction by Sanford Construction Company of Birmingham. John G. Lewis, president of the state federation of labor, left for Washington to press the labor department to address a shortage of available workers and to protest attendance and conditions on the project.
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Des Moines
IINSI
Federal
Sanford Construction Company
Birmingham
Ala
Jonn G. Lewis
State Federation of Labor
Washington
Government Money Makers Short Week Notice
Fragmented OCR text mentions VAIOM IFOC Apt 23 and Reserve Te Hotes with partial appreciation. It references ALTOS employee of the Uo & CP OMeRAVinR dying and vague notes on betta warne and avetags. Overall the readable items are garbled names, pages, and incomplete notices with no clear event.
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VAIOM
IFOC
Uo & CP
Betta
Warne
Quarrel Ends in Fatalities at Local Gathering
An altercation at a community event resulted in two deaths and multiple injuries. Police reported a chaotic scene as bystanders fled and responders arrived. Investigations are underway to determine the motive and identify those involved.
Matrimonial News From SoCal College Reflections
A fragmented notice describes a matrimonial event involving May Valliner, a Southern California college student. The text mentions a husband and a legal or ceremonial proceeding dated April 28, with unclear details surrounding a partner named Jove Gudinessun and Nilssen. Further clarity is not available.
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Nilssen
Valliner
Southern California College Gevduawie
Men Who Are Making Waterloo
A biographical sketch traces the ascent of Bert Maine from Des Moines draftsman to Waterloo builder. Starting as a water boy at nine, he moved through engineering studies at Ames and contracts with his father, then became a bridge engineer for Des Moines and later founded a contracting firm. His Waterloo career began with the Marsh Place project and included banks, schools, power plants, dams, and a power house. He served in the Navy's construction division during wartime and joined many professional and fraternal groups. He remains sports and event minded and closely follows major athletic events.
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Des Moines
Poster & Liebbie Architeets
R. L. Pope Directory Company
Hasing
Ares College
Ames
Bert
Waterloo
Marsh Place
Marsh-Place
National Bank
Fioneer National Bank
West High
Black
Direct
Cedar River
Wasnua
Overland
Fi Presbyterian Church
Maine
Navy
Naval Construction Department
Third Naval District
Masone
Shrine
The
Elks’ In Country Club
Waterlonal Club
American Sociel Chil Engineers
Hobby Is Sports
Congregational Churches Decline in Iowa since 1916
Figures from the Commerce Department show 63 Congregational churches left in Iowa townships over the 1916 to 1926 period, with a net membership change unclear. The state has 202 Congregational churches with property valued at $4,921,287 and about 45,889 members. Expenditures for the denomination in Iowa last year run to about 0. S. Congregational conference will be held in Des Moines March 8-10.
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Moines
Department of Commerce
Ams
Lowa
Lirs Moines
Tiwo Insurance Merger Details Across Firms
Tiwo Companies announce a merger in the insurance sector under executive J. Shambaugh. The deal, pending Ray Verter approval, would take effect May 1 and consolidate Des Mates Lite and Aimaiy, projecting $32,000,000 in re insure assets and roughly 400,000 in reserves.
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Ts Dlenes
Une Conservative
Tuerey 3
Stowe Cato
Des Mo Life & Annwiy Cacik Manaeneedl
J. Shambaugh
Une Falter Company
Ray Verter
Shite Maurice
Des Mates Lite & Aimaiy
Aseeta
Wilkins Seeks South Pole Flight After Arctic Try
Capt George H Wilkins and co pilot Cal B Hielson remain ice bound at Green Harbor Spitsbergen after a perilous Alaska to Europe flight. Their Lockheed Vega landed damaged on the ice and a thaw is needed before any ships can reach them.
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Oslo
Norway
George H. Wilkins
Arctic
Green Harbor
Spitebergen
Cal B. Hielson
Europe
Point Barrow
Alaska
Wilkins
Haven
Weather forecast snippet from historic issue
Fragmentary temperature timetable lists Saturday and Sunday lows and highs with garbled text. It references Maamium Saturday and Monday with times like 1a, 3p, and mentions minimums and maximums, but most data is unreadable.
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Maximium
Ohio Primary Battle Looms This Week in 1932 Race
Rhode Island instructed 20 delegates and 2 alternates for Al Smith at Houston. Ohio begins a week of primaries and conventions with Hoover leading in the Republican race. Democratic and Republican delegates will be chosen across several states, shaping the Houston and Kansas City delegations.
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Providence
INSJ
Rhode Island
al Smith
New York
Houston
Texas
Washington
Ohio
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Massachusetts
Pennesylvania
Alaska
Hoover
Buckeye
Kansas
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Michigan
Nevada
Arizona
Lawwden
Willis
Lowden
Dawes
Goolidge
Curtis
Hughes
Atlee Ponjererie
Gav
Denahey
Coolidge
Friends of
Gov. Smith
Big Block
Pennsylvania
Blork
Mipllon
Keystone
Leutenants
Smith
Six Wolf Cubs Taken by Hunter Near La Porte
Six wolf cubs were captured by hunter Charles Hummel near La Porte and exhibited in Waterloo. The pups, estimated at about three weeks old, were small, playful, and appeared German Shepherd like though Hummel explained their origin. The chase began when Hummel's dogs chased five mother wolves. one cub was lost as the mother escaped.
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Porte City
Waterloo
Charles Hummel
Hummel
Fugitive Recaptured After Escape From Insane Hospital
Tloyd Fitz was picked up on Independence Avenue yesterday for investigation after escaping from the Insane Hospital of Independence. He was recaptured and returned to custody.
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Insane Hospital
Tloyd Fitz
Independence Avenue
Hind
Hospital of Independence
Gorgas Institute Speakers Visit Waterloo May 23 24
Robert O. Jones and Dr T R Ponson of the Gorgas Memorial Institute will address Waterloo audiences on health topics during a two day visit May 23 24 The program includes talks to combined Women’s clubs at their rooms and sessions at East and West High schools Local luncheon groups arranged the itinerary and possible joint meeting with luncheon clubs Dr William Gorgas noted for Panama canal sanitary work and Army Surgeon General during the war is referenced as the memorial’s namesake and contributor to wartime health outcomes.
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Robert O. Jones
T. R. Ponson
Gorgas Memorial Institute of ‘Tropical and Preventive Medicine
Chicago
Waterloo
E. T. Alford
Black
William Grawford Gorgas
Panama Canal
Tropics
United States
First Pictures of Bremen Arrive at Riviera Theater
The Riviera presents the first motion pictures of a German Bremen monoplane on Greenly Island. Paramount news camerman shot 600 feet of film through a blinding snow storm arriving by airmail from New York. Manager Grove says the footage is the era’s daring newsreel milestone.
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Bremen
Greenly Island
Grove
Riviera
New York
Paramount News
Young Hill Goes Into Court Again
Ottawa April 23 With a new brace of attorneys Harry Hill Streator youth accused of slaying his mother Eliza Hill last August and burying her body in the basement of her Streator home went on trial today for the second time for murder The first jury disagreed after a trial lasting two months and the second trial may last twice that long attorneys said Selection of a jury may not start for several days it was indicated when attorneys said they had several motions to make first including one by Hill s counsel that he be dismissed because he had seen in jail for eight months and had not been brought to trial promptly.
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Ottawa
P.i
Harry Hill
Mfrs
Eliza Hill
Streator
Tria
Hill
Mortuary notices and funerals from Iowa towns
Obituaries and funeral notices from Hudson and nearby towns detail services for Mrs. George J. Walter 84 of Hudson born 1843 in Germany died after a lingering illness. Also listed are services for Leonard Hunemiller 27 of Elma and A G McCormick of Los Angeles, with survivors and arrangements at local churches and cemeteries.
Boys of 38 to Mark Thirtieth Anniversary Day
Waterloo veterans of Company B First Regiment Town National Guards who enlisted for the Spanish American War in Des Moines will observe the thirtieth anniversary with a banquet at Moose Hall. About 300 guests are expected, with George Peters and Ernest Moore among honored speakers and Mrs. Roy Tallman as auxiliary president.
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Waterloo
Town National Guards
Des Moines
Forty-ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Spain
Fred Willier
Helen Gould Auxiliary
George Peters
Ernest RB. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Roy Tallman
Canton
Moose Hall
Memorial Hall
Or. Pierce
Fred Willier Camp
Increasing Penalty of Child Desertion Urged by Council
County social agencies council in Black's Tearoom backs stricter desertion penalties and county workhouses. County Attorney F W Edwards urges reform while Sheriff H T Wagner notes alarming desertion rates. Proposals reference Senator A W McFarlane and Representatives Lichty and Hollis seeking support.
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Council of Social Agencies
Black
F. W. Edwards
Sherif H. T. Wagner
Council
Tat
A. W. McFarlane
A. W. McFarlane and Representatives & M. Lichty
C. A. Hollis
Parachute Cadets Face Fatal Crash at Kelly Field
At Kelly Field San Antonio on April 23 Cadets J Henderson and D M Swisher collided 9000 feet up during high altitude pursuit maneuvers. Henderson was killed, Swisher landed safely. Army officers believe Henderson was trapped or knocked unconscious in the crash.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.R
Kelly Field
J. Henderson
D. M. Swisher
Henderson
Swisher
Army
Three Big Brands in Cigaret Price War
New York on April 29 reports a cigarette price war lowering retail prices to two packs for 25 cents and wholesale dealer prices to $1 per thousand, affecting three major brands and marking a shift from about 86.40. The move signals intense competition among leading firms in the tobacco market.
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New York
Waterloo automoblie salesmen honor Payne before Minneapolis move
Thirty Waterloo Automobile Salesmen's association members dined at Black's tearoom and presented Thomas J. Payne a gold coin as he leaves after eleven years as a Reg salesman. Payne heads to Minneapolis with Owen Woodward. family stays until August. J O Gragy leads the newly formed association. Building permits and quarantines follow in local notices.
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Waterloo Automobile Salesmen's Association
Black's
Thomas J. Payne
Moir Strest
Payne
Minneapolis
Minn
Owen Woodward
Reo
J. O. Gragy
Lavoptik Eye Remedy Ad With Consumer Testimony
An advertisement touts Lavoptik as a mild soothing eye remedy claiming rapid relief from sore inflamed eyes. It features a customer testimonial from Mrs S Gould and lists Rebel Drug Co at 621 Sycamoore St as the supplier with an eye cup offered free.
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Lavoptik
Mra. S. Gould
Rebel Drug Co
Sycamoore St
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Eisiner Chanel
Arthur Young
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Riverview Addition
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