Carnegie Bronze Medal to Father Hf Fairfield Boy
Paul F Kearns died saving a friend in Crow Creek Fairfield Indiana. His father Chester H Kearns will receive a Carnegie hero bronze medal for the act. The award recalled the June 4 1925 drowning rescue by two youths and the sacrifice of the younger killer.
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Fairfield
Pittsburgh
Paul F
Kearns
Chester 11
South Third Btreat
U.P
Paul F, Kearns
Chester H. Kearns
Paul Kearns
Herbert A. Messer
Crow Creek
Herbert
Pat
Broadway and Side Streets in New York's Past
Sam Live reports on Greenwich Village’s transformation from a negro center to a modern arty district. He recounts Manuel Gerrit, a seven-foot, 360-pound slave trader who survived multiple hanging attempts and became a rural overseer of cattle near Sand Hill Road, Washington Square. The piece notes revived old plays, a river show boat, and a new Times Square speakeasy with a large mahogany bar and daily free lunch.
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Sam Live
United Press
New York
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Manuel Gerrit
Ea Giant Negro
Africa
Manuel Gerritt
Gerrit
Sand Hill Road
Broadway
Washington Square
Jack Linder
Hudson
Blali
Shubert
New Times
Square Speakeasy
Mystery ship to run without propeller
Stefan Berov, a marine engineer, claims a propellerless ship named Hidro Berov will sail without sinking and reach unsurpassed speed. He says the vessel will be non sinkable and will revolutionize sea travel, announcing the project from Bozargle Roumantia on April 27.
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Bozargle
Roumantia
Cap
Stefan Berov
Health Day Observed In Independence Schools Under Hoover Plan
Independence April observances mark National Health Day designated by President Hoover. Mrs. Marla Simonsen leads activities with parochial and public schools, cooperating with the Junior Red Cross. A citywide parade on Main Street features all school children, with a preschool clinic at city hall and talks on feet and oral hygiene by local doctors J H McGready and E A Schrader. Meanwhile, Louis Jaeger Jr plans to visit from Tulsa after school ends, having built an airplane in his manual training class weighing 60.2 pounds.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
National Health
Hoover
Marla Simonsen
Red Cross
Main
J. H. McGready
E. A. Schrader
W. H. Gates
Louis Jaeger, Jr
Tulsa
Oklo
Memorial Day Plans and Band Election in City
Memorial Day observances are planned for Sunday May 26 and Thursday May 30 with Commander W S Wallace of the G A R as general committee chairman. The Independence Municipal Band elected Archie Webb as director for 1929, with G B Stevens as assistant director O E Dodge as manager R N Allen as secretary. Webb succeeds E W Raymond who retires after 30 years with local musical groups.
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Oklahoma City
Varios Patriotic Orders
W. S. Wallace
Independence Municipal Band
Archie Webb
Waterloo
G. B. Stevens
O. E. Dodge
R. N. Allen
Mr. Webb
E. W. Raymond
Chelsea students tour Courier plant tour feature
Chelsea High school juniors and seniors from sociology and economics classes visited the Courier plant under instructor Miss Mildred Houx and Cedar Rapids resident Charles Schappel. Students included Leander Vitek Pauline Berist Agnes Dun Ven Wallace Blazek and others. Cables beneath the oceans have cost more than a billion dollars.
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Chelsea High School
Mildred Houx
Charles Schappel
Cedar Rapids
Courier Plant
Leander Vitek
Pauline Berist
Agnes Dun Ven
Wallace Blazek
Adolph Poduska
Milvoy Silhanek
Lilian Bucharek
Glen Boyer
Elsie Siedel
Esther Kalopeck
Leo Novak
Virginia Chaloupeck
Vernon Henderson
Maroau Elected to Lead Waterloo Oil Club
H A Marau, assistant operating manager of Mid-Continent Petroleum, was elected president of the Waterloo Oil Men's club at an evening meeting in Hotel Russell Lamson. Officers include Harry Fee as vice president and C G Ransom secretary treasurer. Directors are W F Penaluna, J B Howe and Jack Priebe.
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H. A. Marsau
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Waterloo Oil Men’s Club
Russell-Lamson
Harry Fee
Fee Service Station
CG. Ransom
Bartles- Shepherd Oil Company
W. F. Penaluna
J. B. Howe
Jack Priebe
J. K. Mowe
L. ©. Ransom
Beacon Light Seen 100 Miles From Amarillo Airport
Amarillo, Texas April 27. An aviation beacon on a 14 story building roof shines through fog for 100 miles. The beacon marks the municipal airport two miles away and is visible from the transcontinental air route between San Francisco and Chicago.
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Meles
Amarillo
Tex
Midway Point
San Francisco
Chicago
Transpdner
Inental Air Lines
I Clark Presents Malta Cross to V F W Post
A Malta cross featuring an American eagle center and V F W insignia was presented to Eugene Clark post, V F W, at Memorial hall. Andrew W. Clark carved the cross from solid wood and George Mourer gilded and painted it. Plans for Memorial Day and observance with the Women's Relief corps were set, with Walter Wilson named chairman.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eugene Clark Post
Memorial Hall
Andrew W. Clark
Clark
Post
George Mourer
V. F
Firing Squad Committee Named With Heiple Leading Decorations
The article notes the firing squad committee and Steve Heiple as chairman of the decorations committee, outlining party roles and responsibilities within the event organization.
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Steve Heiple
Mason City Jeweler Visits Old Friends
Frank C. Haase, Mason City jeweler and son of L. F. Haase, visits former Waterloo connections. He lived in Waterloo with his parents for five years in the early 1920s, where his father owned and operated the old Waterloo flour mill later moved to Weverly after disposing of power rights and property.
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Frank C. Haase
Mason City
Waterloo
L. F. Haase
G. W. Gouch
Haase
Weverly
Reed Gets 8 Years for Manslaughter Conviction
Sidney reports William Reed, former Hamburg constable, was given an indeterminate sentence not to exceed eight years after his manslaughter conviction. The ruling on April 27 outlines a discretionary term pending further proceedings or eligibility for parole.
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Reed
Sidney
William Reed
Hamburg
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Early Miller
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Waterloo Courier
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Suena Clemant-Walsh
Miss Clemant
Des Moines
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Omaha
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