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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1929
Page
12
Dale Kendall, left adrift after a broken marriage, schemes to secure a future for her unborn child by using Clough's jewelry and charm. He showers her with a platinum diamond bracelet while she masks greed with romance, advancing a plan to build a protected nest egg against hardship and loss.
Uncle Ray shares a whimsical piece on the whip-poor-will and other bird names based on their songs. He describes the bird’s night activity, its insect diet, and poses a prompt to readers to list birds named for their calls, inviting submissions to publish the longest lists with contributor names.
Dale struggles with Clough's growing control as she schemes to keep him at arm's length for the sake of her bank balance and her child. She writes Honey from Chicago, hopes for an early spring visit, and recalls Brant while fearing his return. The apartment and cafe visits heighten the pressure as Clough asserts power.
Officials in Marshall county seek the masked kidnapper who abducted Ralph Eggers, 14, as he walked to school in State Center Iowa. He was driven four miles into the country and released. the boy described a vehicle with Polk county license plates.
The Fox mocks the Owl and claims Uncle Wiggily is wiser as night falls. The Owl warns the Fox and vows to fly down only when it is dark enough to see clearly, setting a tense moment between rival minds.
A fox and an owl plot to trick Uncle Wiggily by luring him with a test of who is smarter. The owl misreads dawn as night, shrieks, and flees while Uncle Wiggily closes the door, foiling the plan. The rabbit remains wary of predators as the scene fades to more adventures.
Attorney Milton Fields reports Wa tersloo resident Henry Taylor waived preliminary hearing before Justice W H Whitford at Cedar Falla. Taylor bound over to county grand jury on charge of conducting a liquor nuisance with a $500 bond.
Denver apr 23. 10 A M Farloe King a nurse on death row for killing Patrolman Robert Evans of Des Moines Iowa seeks new trial claiming jury prejudice against insanity plea and newly discovered witness. Affidavits allege jurors ignored insanity evidence and a Denver General Hospital paralytic patient could testify King was insane the night she shot Evans.
Des Moines reports new general assembly action extending regulation of primary roads by the state highway commission. The July 4 effective law empowers rules on use of primary roads within cities, governs hauling heavy loads on paved surfaces, stopping for wayside services, and seasonal limits when needed. Peace officers powers extend to all highway violators, with penalties for noncompliance. Additional provisions bar primary roads through cemeteries without consent, prohibit taking ground near dwellings without owner approval, and require maps of rights of way filed with local offices.
Town, City April 23 College life shifts with costs shown in a centenary exhibit at the University of Town law college. The list, drawn from William G. Hammond's Amherst student days in 1846, records a full year’s needs totaling $200 including rail fare board and room clothing and supplies. Expenditures include board for a quarter $14 room rent 8.87 shoes 2 and wood and soap 3 715 cep 60 cents.
Robert Pike a federal prisoner charged with larceny of an automobile and Robert Hickey a negro charged with violating the Mann Act were removed from Black Hawk county jail to Dubuque last night for arraignment in federal court. Deputy Sheriff Harry Allen and wife, Sheriff H T Whener, City Detective H R Crumline and others were subpoenad as witnesses before the federal grand jury. The United States takes more than half the coffee grown in Brazil.
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