Forger Released for New Chance Turns Up in Pen
Clyde Jackson, 25, once jailed here for forging checks, is now in Minnesota's penitentiary serving a year for obtaining money under false pretenses. Waterloo police learned of his record. he previously spent a year at the Michigan state reformatory. Officers recalled his arrest by Set P. E. Walker and Detective Ralph Davis after Jackson sought leniency by claiming to be a reformed man. Authorities note such paroles often fail, and Jackson did not remain in Waterloo.
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Clyde Jackson
Minnesota News
Waterloo
Jackson
Michigan State Reformatory
P. E. Walker
Ralph Davis
Emil Steffen
Bureau of Identification
Motorist Injured Helping Push From Ditch
Harry R. Gould sustained three fractured ribs and hip bruises while aiding a stranded motorist between Monona and Elkader Indiana. He slipped from a pushing group and fell on the bumper. After Elkader medical care he continued to Waterloo in his own car.
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Harry R. Gould
Monona
Elkader
Fremont Street
Gould
Waterloo
Clarence Clark Elected Chaplain of Legionnaires
Dr. Clarence Clark of Third avenue west was named chaplain of Becker-Chapman post American Legion at a Memorial hall meeting last night He succeeds Rev George Woodall who moved from the city Legionnaires also endorsed the recently formed county American Legion post at La Porte City during the session chaired by Becker-Chapman representatives Fred Tesmer and Charles McKinstry
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Clarence Clark
Third Avenue
West
Becker-Chapman Post
American Legion
Memorial Hall
George Woodall
Fred Tesmer
Charles McKinstry
la Porte City
Paul M. Nutt
Indianapolis
The
Legion Initiation Drives 1929 Fatigue Squad Members
A. D. Donnell, commander, read the community service program as Gerald Holton was admitted into the fatigue squad. This unit comprises Legionnaires who have recruited 10 or more members for 1929.
White Christmas in Prospect as Snowfall Begins
Heraldic whirls usher in King Winter on December 21 as the shortest days arrive. Snow started this morning reaching an inch by midmorning while the thermometer hovered a few degrees above zero. Forecasters expect snow tonight and Saturday, with a white Christmas possible, as colder weather helps curb a recent outbreak of contagious disease.
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Winter
Mercury
FTC fights Cherry Blossom drink claim in two states
The Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against Cherry Blossom Manufacturing Co of Newton Iowa and St Louis alleging the drink Cherry Blossoms is not made from any cherry product or cherry blossoms. Porto Rico is noted as densely populated.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Cherry Blossom Manufacturing Company
Newton
St. Louis
Porto Rico
Jail Flu Case Prompts Sanitation Talk In County Jail
A jail official said no infected inmate has had contact with the 32 prisoners as Charles Wagner’s illness is noted. Deputy Harry Allen oversees the jail and reported the sick man avoided the facility during his flu. The jail now emphasizes sanitation, ventilation, light, and frequent use of disinfectants. Elsewhere in a separate observation, Rockland Me residents were startled by a lawn mower run at high gear under car headlights.
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Charles Wagner
Harry Allen
Allen
Rockland
Royalty Palace at Yalta Becomes Workingman's Paradise
In Yalta Crimea on December 21, workers report the famous imperial palace, once a palatial summer residence of Russian emperors, has been transformed into a workingman’s retreat. The grand royal residence now serves as a symbol of communal use and public access in a city long linked with imperial history.
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Yalta
Black Sea
Russia
Prices on groceries for festive season shoppers
A dense list of discounted staples appears, featuring Christmas trees to 12 feet, sugars, flours, butter, coffee, canned soups and fruits, dried fruits, soap, toilet paper, and household essentials with varied sale prices. The ad emphasizes bulk items and household staples for holiday cooking and baking, urging shoppers to stock up.
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van Camp’s
Sunkist
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Forger
Legionnaires
Geo. L. Hazen
Gaylor & Hazen
West Third St
West Ninth St
Battle Creek Health Foods
Golden Gate
Turkey
Hutchinson’s
Santa Claus
Livaria
Alexander III
Phome
Luttan
West Kentucky
Coz
Sycamore St
Swift
Pig
Chunk
Cao
Wilson
Rexall
Liggett’s & Whitman’s
Wilson's
Westside
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