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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1929
Page
1
Dispatches report Arab Jewish violence in Jerusalem and elsewhere, with several hundred killed since the start of hostilities. The Graf Zeppelin flight encounters storms near Los Angeles, urging helium use. Social quirks and etiquette, liquor air shipments, pheasant season, and upcoming tariff bill details fill the page alongside crime study plans and two sudden deaths in Clinton.
Chicago reports show Alexander Legge dismissing social status concerns during Hoover era farm board work. He jokes about dining in the kitchen, recalls past crimes, and urges modest farmer seating, arguing they belong with the help rather than high society. A multiple-member Grain Corp session aims to guide the new farm board’s actions and stabilize markets.
D G Clark of Charles City Ia was appointed assistant U S trade commissioner at Johannesburg South Africa. The announcement from Washington dated August 27 notes the new post. Clark will represent U S economic interests in southern Africa.
The Colorado Springs police reported the arrest of two servants, Bebe Danson and Donald Woodward, in connection with a jewel theft valued at $35,000 from the summer home of Jack Vickers, a noted polo player. Sheriff Robert M. Jacksim traced most of the loot to a post hole on a vacant lot near the Vickers residence.
The Hornet Shuttle, piloted by Capt. Ka Baker and Bernard Thompson, departed Oakland at 8 33 a m for a double transcontinental endurance flight to test in air refueling and mail transfer. Planned refuel stops included Elko Cheyenne Omaha and Cleveland as part of an Army and Post Office Department Boeing system supervised test. The aircraft carries 350 gallons of gasoline.
Des Moines man Tom Smith files habeas corpus action to regain custody of his two minor sons John 9 and Walter 8 from Mrs. Kitty Prozak. He says he and his wife separated, she placed the children with Prozak, later allowed him to take them home, and he has been paying $3.50 weekly for their care.
Mason City, Iowa Aug 27 A former Ohio convict Fetzer Cadle, 32, is sought after allegedly abducting Winnie Winfree, 14, a Mason City girl. James Miller, a relative, reported the incident to police. Cadle is listed in police records as an ex convict.
Washington dispatches report eight Americans killed in Hebron and Beirut reports of rioting spreading to towns and villages as British and French forces reinforce, with hundreds dead and many wounded among Jews and Arabs in Palestine and surrounding areas.
Cleveland reports detail a two year tax increase as the state board set next two years millage at 11 1 2 mills annually to fund a 9 900 000 direct tax budget. Other revenues cover about 9 009 000. General revenue millage up 2.53, soldier bonus bonds retirement down 0.07. Des Moines notes the levies and changes.
Reg Devereaux of New York and his mechanic were killed when their Philadelphia to Cleveland derby plane crashed on arrival at Boston airport. Devereaux’s wife was probably fatally injured. The aircraft was the second derby entry to reach Boston.
The Hague August 27 The reparations conference aiming to implement the Young plan faced possible adjournment without an agreement. Briand proposed a meeting of the six powers to clear up the situation. Snowden suggested a 5 p.m. gathering to settle the fate of the talks.
Ames grain firm sues Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern and Milwaukee railroads for 300 damages after a carload weighing 67032 pounds departed Ames and weighed 60350 pounds on arrival Milwaukee suit to be heard in municipal court. In Council Bluffs voters approve one mill tax for the municipal airport in a close special election.
Washington Aug. 27 Mrs Charles A Lindbergh is formally recognized as a fledgling matrix having a student pilot license from the commerce department. Her first solo flight was made recently under authorization by Colonel Lindbergh by long distance call. The license was issued after a medical inspector certified her fit.
Glorenca McCallum 22 of 210 Linwood Avenue is jailed after a lover’s quarrel in the early hours Miss Fran Brandt 19 of 903 Washington Street reported he struck her face and attempted to make her drink iodine McCallum said he was fooling and denied serious harm Brandt and police spoke with him in the chief’s office but only partial reconciliation was reached Assistant County Attorney Burr Towne will file assault and battery charges Bond set at 500 dollars
Frank Denniston a patrolman since 1918 was suspended indefinitely by police chiefs and the mayor. He said he has not decided whether to appeal to the board of police commissioners and resents any implication of a crusade against vice in north Waterloo. Patrolman Walter Sipe temporarily covers Denniston's post on the north side. Victor Graves 27 of 201 Mansion Street pleaded guilty to operating a disorderly resort and was fined 50 dollars. he still faces a state nuisance charge. Charles Roberts, who roomed at Graves' place, was found guilty of resorting to a disorderly house and fined 15 dollars.
The Mississippi river packet Verne Swain carrying 82 passengers and a nine member crew struck a snag near Ensley twelve miles south of Memphis and sank. All passengers and crew were rescued by the Gulf Port Federal Line towboat before the Swain went down. one woman later died on a separate train incident in Clinton, Indiana where Annie Schaffler 78 of New York City died of a stroke while eastbound.
Graf Zeppelin passes Santa Fe and Tucson at low altitudes as it nears El Paso and Lakehurst. Dr. Hugo Eckener pilots the airship amid cold air conditions and risks near high-tension wires. Crowd cheers as the craft clears the wires and aims to beat the 23 day around-the-world record.
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