Hormel and Rath Pack detail disputed territorial pact
Officials from Rath Packing and George A. Hormel & Co testified in Mason City before John C. Brooks on charges of non compete agreements in hog purchases. Hormel denied knowledge of any pact with Rath and explained routing changes to reduce shrinkage and improve hog quality. Shippers largely denied awareness of a formal agreement while some testified Summers claimed the pact existed. The hearing was expected to continue.
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Courger
Mason City
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
George A. Hormel & Co
Austin
Mini
John C. Brooks
Department of Agriculture
Plainfield
Wavery
George F. Summers
Hormel
National Livestock Exchange
Chicago
Ben F. Hormel
Summers
Nashua
Hampton
Hormel Company
Nashus
Waverly
O. W. Oberg
Trafic
Reith
Vo McKillip
At’ Rath’s
Is Company
Hormel's
McKillip
Ath
Charles City
Floyd
Aite
Viste
Predericksburg
Stacyville
Parkersburg
Rath Company
Hill Jury Discharges Unable to Reach Verdict
The Hill jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged after deliberating about a day. The foreman said a ballot was taken roughly every hour, with the jury initially informed of the defendant’s death and a newspaper headline seen across the street after breakfast.
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Delibera
Lee O'Neil Browne
Defense Counsel
Youthful Wife Seeks Annulment In Beadle County Marriage
Tait Newna Shimer, 17, files in district court seeking annulment from Clyde Monroe Shimer. She alleges she was 14 when, with his father, she was taken to Beadle County South Dakota for a marriage license obtained by misrepresentation of her age. She says her parents were unaware and she never lived with him.
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Nevada
INS
Tait Newna Shimer
Clyde Monroe Shimer
Clyde Shimer
Beadle County
South
Dakota
Colleges Compete in Iowa Forensic Contest
Students from eight colleges contest in extemporaneous and oratorical events this afternoon and evening in Fairfield under the Iowa Collegiate Women's Forensic league. Competing schools include Penn Buena Vista Upper Iowa Iowa Wesleyan State Teachers Central Parsons, with Simpson College in the extemporaneous segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa Collegiste Women’s Forensic League
Penn
Buena Vista
Upper Town
Iowa Wesleyan
Central
Parsois Colleges
Bimpson College
Lindbergh Bills Flood Congress With Many Plans for Honoring Young Flier
A flood of proposed measures seeks to honor Charles A Lindbergh. Legislators including Rep Kvale Ackerman Connally Algood Tilson and Sen Gurtis push ideas from a Lindbergh museum and hospital to stamps medals and a statue. Lindbergh enjoys a rest after a busy publicity period and a big air mail trip ahead.
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Lindbergh
Congress
Washington, D. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Little Falls
Minn
St. Loui
Rep
Kvale
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Lindy Stampa
Rep. Ackerman
Republican
New Jersey
Latin America
Rep. Connally
Democrat
Texas
Algood
Demonial
Alabama
Kelly
Pennsylvania
le Bourget Field
Paris
Tilson
Connecticeut
Sen
Gurtis
Mansas
Leldbergh
Lindy
St. Louis
INS
Chicago
Lambert Field
Barbers to Defend Sanitation Changes
Preliminary hearings were set for next Wednesday for nine barber shop proprietors arrested in the first drive under the new barber sanitation law. The men pleaded not guilty and posted bonds. One barber pleaded guilty by sentence with further hearings deferred. Also noted are visits from Mr and Mrs Charles Smith of Towa Falls who stayed with Mr and Mrs Palmer C Anderson in Des Moines while returning from Chicago.
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Des Moines
T. L. Sellers
Towa Falls
Charles Smith
Palmer C. Anderson
Sycamore Atreet
Chicago
Temperature Outlook For Thursday To Friday
Readable fragment notes high and low temperatures for Thursday and Friday with scattered times and estimates. No full figures or locations clearly specified in the readable text.
Californian Uses Gun in Snow Fight at Arizona Campus
A University of Arizona snowball clash ended with Martin B. Daly a Hollywood student withdrawing after drawing a pistol. Daly was disarmed and treated roughly by students before officials intervened and Daly left the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Martin B. Daly
Hollywood
Cal
Daly
Body of Dole fliers mystery man found on Ventura shore
A seawater worn body found at Hueneme Ventura likely belonged to Navy navigator Lieut Vilas R Knope of the Miss Doran after last Augusts Pacific race. Investigators compare teeth from Knope and await dental chart to confirm identity amid search failures for the Miss Doran and Golden Eagle crews.
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Ventura
Cal
Davy Jones
Locker
Vilas RB
Knope
Miss Doran
Navy
Hawaii
Mildred Doran
Michigan
John. Augie
Hueneme
Havwall
Jack Frost
Gordon Scott
Frost
Scott
Pedlar
Pacific Ocean
William Erwin
A. H. Eichwaldt
San Diego
Holdupmen Active at Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police hunt two young men after a botched hold up near the station. They confronted 5. H. Nevins for a match, then shoved a pistol against his ribs and robbed him of 60 dollars last night. The bold daytime spree continues as investigators review the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
H. Nevins
Nevins
Hudkins Holds Narrow Pound Advantage in Madison Square Garden Bout
Ace Hudkins weighs 146 pounds for the 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden while Sammy Baker comes in at 144½ pounds. The Nebraska fighter edges the Mitchell Geld soldier by a pound and a half, with Baker under the 146-pound limit for the scheduled match.
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Hudkins
Sammy Baker
New York
Ace Hudkins
Nebraska
Wildcat
Mitchell Geld
Soldier
Madison Square Garder
Rudkins
Baker
Woman's Club Pledges Reach First Milestone
The Women's Club reports 3100 dollars pledged toward clearing the club house debt. Only members have been approached so far and interviews are planned. The target total is 6090 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Small Files Petition by Gov Len Small Candidate
Springfield February 17 Gov Len Small filed his petition as Republican candidate for governor in the April 10 primaries with the secretary of state. A public sale at the J H Wente farm ten miles north of Denver drew a large crowd despite muddy roads with cattle selling high and items bringing solid prices across stock and grain categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Insj
Len Small
Closing Out Sale At Traer Farm Fetches Strong Prices
At the George Paustian farm three miles west of Traer Iowa on highway 59 a 10 year old blue roan mare sold for 173 dollars and a team of black mares brought 295 dollars A gray team offered by Jim Podhajsky brought 287 50 All stock sold well About 50 brood sows sold from 18 to 26 dollars per head.
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George Paustian
Traer
Jim Podhajsky
L Mile Marsh
Denver
Dunkerton
Barclay Church
Oliver
Waterloo resident Lewis Hawver dies at 73
Lewis M. Hawver of Waterloo was found dead at his home 310 Main Street by his son George. A Black Hawk County pioneer, he farmed north of the city then ran a meat market and an insurance business. Survived by one son and two daughters, his body lies at O'Keefe & Towne mortuary.
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Lewis Mr. Hawver
Lewis M. Hawver
Waterloo
Mnn Street
George
Hawver Court
Mr. Hawver
Black Hawk County
Adam Lohner
Argyle Street
John H. Weller
Berth Avenue
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Widows of Eddie Foy Travel with Body to New York
Mrs. Eddie Foy widow of the famous comedian arrived in Chicago in collapse after the Kansas City train brought his body. She was moved by ambulance from Dearborn street to Union station where the funeral party planned to depart for New York. Seven Foy children joined the funeral procession in Chicago.
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Jen
Chicago
LPI
Eddie Foy
Kansas City
Foy
Dearborn Street
Union Station
New York
Fey
Eddie Fey
Marie - SS Foy
New Rochelle
Congressional Panels Take Up Property and Labor Bills
Senate continues debate on alien property bill while the Interstate Commerce Committee resumes hearings on Hawes labor bill. Agriculture panel begins hearings on Norbeck migratory bird bill. House continues consideration of Underhill bill transferring claims settlements. Naval affairs committee hears on building patriot programs and Military affairs panel weighs a housing bill.
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United Press
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Hawes
Agriculture Committee
Norbeck
HOUSE
Naval
Free Luncher Has Cash in Boxes in Seven Countries
Paris. Jean Vallianos, a multilingual itinerant capitalist, carries keys to safety deposit boxes in Paris Berlin London New York Liverpool Bilbao Brussels and $5000 in cash. He says he keeps funds in various currencies to reduce risk and stores the rest in seven international boxes. He declined to explain his motives beyond noting the travel and self storage strategy.
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Paris
Berlin
London
New York
Liverpool
Bilbao
Brussels
Jean Vallianos
Corfu
Rowland Dropped as American League Umpire
Chicago February 17 President Barnard of the American league announced Clarence Rowland once a White Sox manager and long time umpire has been dropped and his name is not in the 1928 umpire list. Levia than hits bottom at Southampton with tugs aiding the liner near Galshot. she may proceed to her dock.
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Chicago
Barnard
Clarence Rowland
Chicago White Sox
Southampton
England
United States
Galshot
Southampton Water
Will Let Grading Contracts Feb 28
Ames Iowa Feb 17 Contracts for 23.442 miles of grading in Audubon Madison Wright and Lyon counties and railroad crossings will be awarded by the Iowa State Highway Commission at a letting scheduled for Feb 28. On the same day bridge and culvert work in Bremer Jackson Jones Marshall Marions Plymouth and Washington Counties will be awarded.
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Ames
Prading
Audubon
Madison
Wright
Lyon
Tams
Polk
Clarke, Tinn
Wayhe
Iowa State Highway Commission
Breoer
Jackson
Jones
Marshall
Marons
Plymouth
Washington
Cedar Rapids Doctor Dies After Fall Near Covington
Dr. W. A. McConkle, a veteran Cedar Rapids physician and member of Masonic bodies, was killed in Cedar Rapids when he stepped off a four foot curb and broke his neck during a visit to Covington.
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Cédar, Rapids
Covington
Here
W. A. McConkle
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Judge
Knights of Pythias
Time wasted in home study sparks conference debate
Chicago reports through the Midwest Conference on Character Development feature Dr. Henry C. Morrison of the University of Iowa who urges abolishing home work and keeping study within the school day to prevent wasted home study time. he argues 90 percent of home study time is wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry C. Morrison
University of Iowa
Morrison
Bandits Storm Downtown Rob Messenger for 37500
Three heavily armed bandits robbed a B A Railton messenger in downtown Chicago. They forced the car onto the curb and escaped with 37500 in mainly checks, causing chaos as hundreds fled for cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. A. Railton Company
Date Abbreviation Confusion in English and American Systems
The text discusses how English and American date formats differ with months and days. It presents examples like writing January 2 and notes reader confusion when months and days are swapped or written in numeric form. The exercise asks to identify the month referred to in a riddle about January and calendar rules.
Explosion on U S Steamer Kills 14 in Honolulu
Reported explosion aboard the tanker Chuky near Yokohama to Honolulu leaves 14 dead and many injured. Survivors and crew, including 21 Filipinos, are being cared for as officials investigate the disaster and related epidemic aboard the Tollar Uner and Seventeen passengers. A second item notes a woman killed by fire in St Paul, Minnesota.
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Honolulu
T.H
Tollar Uner
Cleveland
Yokohama
Taki
Bebe
Filipinas
San Pedro
Cal
Japan
St. Paul
Minn
James Meinerney
Ames Area High School Wrestling Second Round Details
Ames high schools led a seven team field with 72 prep wrestlers advancing to the second round in Iowa high school wrestling. Five teams from Towa Cherokee Cresco Fort Dodge Eldora and Marshalltown competed as 108 participants originally entered.
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WIGH
Ames
Towa
Cherokee
Cresco
Fort Dodge
Eldora
Marshalltown
Tieet Mere
Nu Tone tonic credited with saving life in Waterloo
William Bell of 224 South Barclay Waterloo Ja credits Nu Tone Tonic with rescuing him after severe weight loss and multiple ailments. He says after 56 pounds loss and failed treatments he improved rapidly on Nu Tone, regained appetite and strength, and now can eat anything without distress. Nu Tone is sold by Miller Drug Store and Robert Drug Co with bottles priced at 1 dollar and six for 3 dollars.
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Stock
William Bell
South Barclay
Waterloo
Mr. Bell
Nu-Tone
Miller’ Drug
Robert’ Drug Company
Spot Drug
Nu-Tone Co
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