British Transatlantic Race Delayed by Newfoundland Weather
Early plans to start the trans Atlantic plane race from St Johns were upset by Newfoundland weather. Pilots Raynham and Hawker prepared for a 2,000 mile flight as conditions at sea improved, but fog rain and cross winds delayed takeoff to tomorrow.
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St. Johns
Newfoundland
St.Johns
N. F
Ocean
Frederick P. Raykham
Harry Hawker
Europe
Naynham
Hawker
Lieut
L. J. Clements
Royal Air Force
British
Air Ministry
London
Raynham
Charles WcMorgan
Mid- Atlantic
O Atrive
England
Trish
Mage
Kansas and Missouri Men Among 3733 on Kroonland
The Kroonland docked in New York with 3733 troops, including 11 officers and 2823 men from the 128th infantry machine gun company of the 25th division. Also returning were 22 officers, 465 men, and seven nurses recovering from illness or wounds. Shrine ceremonial in Cedar Rapids draws Shriners from across the state with a parade and evening program.
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Associated Press
New York
Kroonland
St. Nazaire
Newport News
128Th Infantry
Missouri
Kansas
Sherman, Taylor, Travis
Dodge and
Funston
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Washington cites league work as political not legal
In Washington the view was offered that the League of Nations is the work of politicians, not jurists, voiced by David Jayne Hill, former ambassador to Germany, in a speech. In New York, three officers were named plane commanders for next month’s Atlantic crossing attempt. In New York a Joan rally at the Metropolitan Opera House drew 1,316,000 in Victory Joan subscriptions. Geneva notes that the British Koopa battalion left Fiume with Italian delegates after the armistice and the peace conference adjourned in Paris.
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Washington, D. C
Leaguee of Nations
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Vis
New York
J. HH. Towers
A. C. Read
J. N. L. Bellinger
Atlantic
Jaschia Heifetz
Metropolitan Opera House
Geneva
Koopa
Siume
Fiume
Paris
Iowa Bull Honored At Waldorf Astoria Banquet
Financial Sensation, a $60,000 Waterloo Jersey bull, drew a large Iowa crowd at the national dairy exposition. He New York visit included luncheon with 200 advertising men at the Waldorf Astoria, a street procession permit, and a ride to the banquet hall on a freight elevator. He met the battleship Pennsylvania and toured the Hudson aboard the fleet, drawing extraordinary attention from dairy and advertising circles.
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New York City
Iowa
Waldorf-Astoria
Waterloo Jersey
Seventy-first Regiment Armory
Armory
New York
Hugh G. van Pelt
Kimball's
Dairy Farmer
Gorn Products Company
Dairy Exposition
Mammoth Armory
van Pelt
United States
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
Hundreds Held by Hungary Reds to Stop Roumanians
Berlin dispatch reports hundreds of Hungarian intellectuals arrested in Budapest as hostages for Roumanian incursions. A People's Commissariat official says they will pay with their blood for every Roumanian action inside Hungary’s frontiers.
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Hungary
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Budapest
Berlin
Berlingske Tidende
Burton L. Rockwood in Lecture Series
Burton L. Rockwood founder of the Educational Extension Society of the United States, after organizing in 1913 and lecturing in 36 states, visits Waterloo for four days. He will speak Sunday at Linden M. E. church, then at the Y.M.C.A. and First Congregational church with the theme Protection of Home Life. Each address will vary and appear before clubs, schools, and other groups with later assignments announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton L. Rockwood
Educational Extension Society of the
Fire alarms trigger small blaze on Jefferson Street
A roof fire at 326 Jefferson Street at 6:47 p m yesterday drew the fire department. damage was small. Earlier at 4:50 p m, responders attended a false alarm from Fifth and Water Streets. Play Late. Insure with Bronson Insurance Agency.
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Jefferson Street
Fifth
Water Streets
Bronson Insurance Agency
City Will Pay Up On Old Judgment in Waterloo Case
City treasurer to pay judgment, interest, and costs in J. V. Hearn v Waterloo from 1913 for damages from a defective sidewalk left by tunneled plumbers. City to sue Bruner & Salz to recover amounts. total old judgments about 6465.74. Bond issue planned as no tax levy. Council met in quiet session with salary raises for police and fire, and other staffing changes. A Fordson tractor purchase was authorized by finance committee.
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J. V. Hearn
Waterloo
Bruner 4
Salz
Lable
Supreme Court
Barbara, Dickinson
Fred H. Burk
Committee On Finance
City council weighs tractor use and street work needs
The council discussed sensing for the street commissioner's department to advance tractor use for grading and dragging outlying streets, suggesting a second tractor may follow if successful. The city attorney was instructed to defend a $15,000 death-by-drowning suit against the city and the railway company. Several bonds from new officials and contractors were approved, and Berth avenue property owners urged paving. An Indiana firm inquired about Waterloo aviation facilities, while John H. Bletchen resigned from the plumbing inspectors board.
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C. Fy & N. Railway Company
Berth Avenue
Indiana
Waterloo
John H. Bletchen
Board of Plumbing Inspectors
Farmers Delayed by Excessive Rains Across Benton County
Vinton April 29 reports farmers in Benton County facing floods and washed out fences as persistent rains delay planting, turning plans to sow oats to corn in some areas. A large turnout at the Presbyterian church commemorated local soldiers who died in the war, with Mothers receiving red carnations. The Cot College Glee Club performed at vesper services, delivering a notable program.
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Vinton
Presbyterian Church
Thelef
Bla “Brubaker
Anna. McLean
Viola Bryson
E. A. Murphy
James W. Good
Edwards
Commercial Club
Cot College
Birth Announcements Mention Several Local Families
To Mr and Mrs Ralph E Clay 139 Adams a daughter April 28 To Mr and Mrs Jacob Jochum 119 Hartman a daughter April 31 To Mr and Mrs Henry Warrenburg Lester township a son Jamon Ralph April 13 To Mr and Mrs Alvin Bawin Brasch Bennington township two sons James Rickard April 9 To Mr and Mrs Merton Chapin 704 Jefferson a daughter Glendy To Mr and Mrs Edward Earl Fairchild 1318Berth April 13 a daughter Mary Virginia To Mr and Mrs Elmer Ellsworth 217 Rath Peek building a daughter Norma Jean
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Ralph E. Clay
Adams
Jacob
Jochum
Hartman
Henry Warrenburg
Lester Township
Jamon Ralph
Alvin
Bawin Brasch
Bennington
James Rickard
Merton Chapin
Jefferson
Glendy
Edward Earl Fairchild
Mary Virginia
Elmer Ellsworth
Rath-Peek
Norma Jean
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Raynnham
London‘ Daily Mail
Alexander Harris
King George
N. Y
Model Laundry Co
Council
FV. Hearn
Moe
la Land
Ford
Becu
Hood
America
Brooklyn
Bayer
Wester Pennington County
Minn
Howrey & Herren
Realtors
Towa
Westinghouse Electric
Supply . Co
West Fourth St
Frank S
Woo
Chambray
East Fourth Street
Lafayette
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