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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
16
A Des Moines Courier Special Service report on the Forty third general assembly shows 594 bills passed and approved by the governor with 10 awaiting signature. The senate and house passed 210 and 184 measures respectively. 52 and 55 bills were not acted on by the opposite chamber.
J Wartey reported a stone shattered his print store window at 424 Fourth Street West. Earl Shelton, 321 Glendale Street, reported a cushion theft from his Chevrolet touring car on Park Avenue East. R H Dodge, 2421 Walnut Street, Cedar Falls, said a black handbag was stolen from his car at the Illinois Central depot. Dodge noted nearby boys releasing brakes and moving cars. Ed Brown, known for denatured alcohol use, was arrested by Officer Oscar Hauserman on intoxication and begging charges after a previous incident involving alcohol.
Rare members of the frog family join the Field Museum collection. A giant 10 pound bullfrog from Southern Cameroon and French West Africa joins a Cuba native pygmy frog no larger than a fingernail. The giant frog weighs heavy as a delicacy rumor among African tribes.
Towa City council approves special election for May 27 to issue 70000 dollars in bonds to buy a municipal airport. The current airfield is leased while city owns the equipment and improvements valued at 40000 dollars.
Mercer, April 27. John Davenport, 18, finances college by building a portable house in Mercer and moving it to Trenton for two years of study, with plans to relocate to Columbia for the final two years. He hauls the single room shelter by truck, cooks with a coal stove and oil stove, and relies on home canned foods. He cooks simply and travels with his Ford, aiming to complete his education while keeping costs low.
Santos, Brazil April 27 AP Two Brazilian states are training youths as fishermen to exploit coasts and rivers. Sao Paulo opened a training school near this port and the federal district will start two more near Rio de Janeiro. The schools teach deep sea fishing navigation marine motors and preparation of fish for distant markets.
Waterloo craftsman David McBraddy runs a small rear-home shop at 219 West Wellington Street producing plaster elephants and skulls along with busts book ends and ornaments for windows and interiors. The items are cast from clay models then shellacked and molded with plaster to create durable decorative pieces sold to gift shops carnivals and art students nationwide.
Firefighter Ray Tiller volunteers for a sick policeman’s duty and drives a patrol wagon. He speeds to hospital with a victim of a crash, then wrecks discipline. a later arrest run with two thieves curbs his reckless urge. A brutal throat wound case and a night of multiple incidents follow before he vows not to drive again.
Book reviews by Richard G. Maslock compare Herbert Eulenberg on the Hohenzollerns with Otto Ruhle on Karl Marx. Eulenberg portrays the dynasty as self-absorbed and often indifferent to people, highlighting William II as flamboyant yet hollow. Ruhle portrays Marx as a complex figure whose neurotic traits and sense of inferiority framed his monumental social contribution.
Dr Lb J Lumsden senior surgeon in the United States public health service is described as an epidemiologist and typhoid hound. He tracked typhoid germs for decades, turning to prevention in rural areas and major cities, notably cleaning up Washington DC’s typhoid cases after 1906 with water and milk sanitation reforms.
Readable text lists numerous radio programs, stations, and times across Chicago New York Des Moines Minneapolis and other markets. Names of bands orchestras conductors and shows appear with affiliations to KDKA WLW KYW WGN WABC WMAQ and others.
Chicago and New York stations broadcast a dense lineup of orchestras, tours, and programs through the day. Notable entries include Rudy Watlee's Dance Orchestra, Adrian Schubert’s Symphony Orchestra, Hal Kemp's Hotel Dance Orchestra, Hugo Mariani Concert Orchestra, and Uncle Don’s 30 minute segment, with multiple stations sharing and repeating numbers and times. The schedule also lists talks, operas, and light entertainment across WJZ, WGN, WMAQ, KDKA, KYW, KOIL, and more, reflecting a bustling mid-century network of radio programming.
Waterloo salesman Jolly of 612 Home Park boulevard suffered cuts and scalp bruises when his machine collided with a car driven by George Nelson on the Lincoln highway about ten miles east of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Nelson was hurt and taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital. Sheriff Manchester reported a bottle of alcohol found in the Nelson car.
Elinor Wye's Angels and Earthly Creatures includes a 19 sonnet sequence One Person that contemplates mortality and national ties. The opening sonnet imagines time preparing an enduring bed in the beloved land where the living and dead lie side by side. The second section shifts to tuneful lyrics with a lighter mood.
Radio schedules detail a wide spread of programs across stations like WABC WEAF WOWO KMOX KOIL WCCO WMAQ and more. It lists churches sermons musical programs and theatrical broadcasts with times from 2:00 to 8:50 pm, featuring names such as Rev. Donald G Barnhouse Frances Alda Arthur Pryor and David Lawrence alongside orchestras and regional station lineups.
A historical broadcast and community notices list programs including Talks by John Thompson and Bludlo, Markets, and science news, followed by a series of birth announcements from various couples at Allen Memorial and Presbyterian hospitals with dates in April and March, plus locations and guardians. The notices name names such as Jerry Frank Kuskynks, Burl Deckard Barney, Beverly June, John Franklin, Anna Marie Mengrich, Raymond Loring, Kathrine Ann, Thea, Arch ie Hugene, Maxine Mas, and Garon Eugene, with residences in Jesup Kee Porte City Poyner township Fairbank Wraterioa and 759 Dawson.
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