Waterloo Legion Hopes for Thrilling Hockey Game 70
Waterloo American Legion hosts St Paul’s Hook Em Cows in an indoor contest at 3:30 p.m. A crowd near 5,000 is expected as advance ticket sales surge. Waterloo lineup looks solid with Webber Willey Beys Chalier Wagner Collette in forward and Vaughn in goal. Malcolm Yennt Berkey as subs. Fans urged to bring blankets to stay warm inside the Hippodrome.
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Waterloo American Legion
Enun
St. Paul
Minn
Siip
Waterloo
Lkely
Webber
Willey
Wings
Beys
Ohaler
Wagner
Collette
Vaughn
Malcolm
Yennt
Berkey
Cat- Ne Congress Hippodrome
Loy
Church Cage Slate for Week Indicates Many Fast Battles
After the holidays church basketball teams return to schedules with multiple games listed across Intermediate Senior and Junior leagues at East High and the M. G. A. facility. Notable matchups include First Baptist against Calvary Evangelical and Walnut Street Baptist versus Church of Brethren with several other church teams in action.
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East High
First Baptist
Calvary Evangelical
First M. E
First Evangelical
First Brethren
Grace M. E
Walnut Street Baptist
Church of Brethren
St. Mark's
United Brethren
Linden M. E
First M. EB
Westminster Presbyterian
St. Paul's M. E
First Presbyterian
First Congernational
St. Mark's Episcopal
Grace M. EB
First Congregational
First
Presbyterian
Walnut Street
St. Paul's M. BE
Towa Prep Body Draws Code for Coaches Conduct
Des Moines January 2 A Iowa high school basketball rule update urges no protesting of officiating decisions by coaches. George A Brown secretary distributes interpretations and recommendations for this season. The code calls for ejecting any coach who demands a decision change and notes officials decisions are final.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa High School Athletic Association
Tews
George A. Brown
Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament Opens Qualified Field
Qualifying rounds for the $10,000 Los Angeles Open golf tournament begin Wednesday at Wilshire Country Club as about 230 to 300 golfers seek the prize. The event runs Friday through Sunday with 18 holes opening, 18 more Saturday, and a final 36 on Sunday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wilshire Country Club
Winter Olympics to Be Bigger Than Ever at St Mertz 1928
The second Winter Olympics at St Mertz in 1928 is expected to attract nearly two dozen nations led by the United States Argentina Great Britain Germany Austria Finland France Italy Japan Canada Sweden Switzerland Czecho Slovakia Hungary and others. The event is poised for the highest attendance of its kind.
Wireless era notes and local theft skim
A fragmented Rural era column records a stray note on political tactics by Borah, school debate on instalment buying, and a local theft near Auburn Maine with missing and recovered carcurtains. The garbled text mentions Canadiens Boston and Detroit in a nonspecific sports/news mashup.
Open pheasant hunt draws huge turnout across Black Hawk County
Waterloo and Black Hawk County hunters flocked to fields Oct 21 for a three day pheasant season, reporting many birds and lively tales. Open season drew outsiders, with calls for a one year closed season to allow flocks to recover. Muskrat season opened Nov 15 near meandered Cedar streams, boosting youth trapping and local revenue. Fishing mirrored a tough year with high water and pollution lingering from 1926, limiting catches near Waterloo and the Cedar River.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Cedar Falls
Louisa County
First Mississippi River Bridge Marks Early Rail Road Rise
The 1856 bridge linked Davenport Iowa with Rock Island Illinois, enabling rail to cross the Mississippi toward Council Bluffs. Built amid rivalries with steamboat lines, it faced lawsuits, fire damage, and legal battles in which Abraham Lincoln once represented the bridge company. The wooden span was later replaced, and only a stone pier and bronze tablet remain at Rock Island.
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Associaend
State Historical Society of
Town
Town City
Mississippi River
Davenport
Rock Island
Waters
Pioneer
Tewa
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Supreme Court
Towa
Abraham Lincoln
Raiilroad
St. Louis
Chicago
Mississippi
Michigan Southern
Sheffield & Farnam
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company
Iowa
Iinois
Llinois
Tlinois
Railroad Bridge Company
Henry Farman
Altho
Tinos
Mississinppi and
Missonai
Antoine le Claire
Renee
Inais
Yowa
Secretary of War
United States District Attorney
Clinois
United States Vs. Railroad Bridge Company, Et al
United States Circuit Court
John McLean
Effie Aston
Bridge Company
Congress
House of Representatives
United States District Court
District Court
Radio Programs in Standard Time Schedule Fragment
A dense list of radio stations and programs across U.S. cities outlines a full day’s schedule. Multiple stations in Chicago Des Moines Detroit New York Pittsburgh and others present concerts dramas news organ music and variety shows with timing blocks from morning to midnight.
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Detroit
Chicago
Shenandoah
Pittsburgh
Lible Symphony
WGY
Schenectady
Orchestra
WIR
WCX
WOW
Omaha
WSAL
Cincinnati
WDA
Kansas City
WCCO
Minn
St. Paul
WMAQ
WEAP
New York
WJZ
Time
Serennaders
WENR
KFAB
Lincoln
WBZ
Boston
BRYW
Uncle Bob
WCAE
WLS
Murte
Punch and Judy
WOR
Newark
WCFL
Fed, of Labor
WEAF
Roxy
Ging
Bluey
KYW
WQOY
WGN
Quitet
Kso
Clarinda
Prince
Rmm
Cleveland
WSAI
Wwds
WDAP
Wsal Wesh
WBBM
WOAI
San Antonio
WOC
Davenport
WGR
Buffalo
Jenny Wrenhour
Almanac
Ames
Holris
Louisville
KOA
Denver
MFT
Los Angeles
Hot Springs
Time To Chain
Gypsies Red
Voss Vagabonds
WOI
Lowlavitl
Orchestra Wow
Yousem Twins
Kei
Harmony Kings
Nashville
Rise and Shine
WRBM
KPAB
WMC
Memphis
Drake U
KMA
KFI
KTHS
General Motors
WSMB
New Orleans
Aor
Stinson
Orch
KFY
Mudie Box
Ensemble
Wiz
Koka
Whem
WEY
WMAQY
Moe Wow
WSAT
WOOAF
WRO
Washington
Prole
Moon Magic
WEAE
WW4
KSD
WHO
Memitus
Trowhartouss
Tin Pan Alley
Trot Springs
Wamncy
Wsaai
KFAR
BullAlo
Newerk
Chiengs
WTAM
Berenaders
WLR
Hoodlinis
Des Moines
Eel Tit
Kanany City
Trig
Minn-st. Paul
Detarit
Trig_ J
Gauther
Seae
Symphony
WYR
WCOX
Mndica
Little Symphony
Pr. M
WWI
WDAPF
School of Air
National League of Women Voters
WRC
Edka
Chargo
Chautauqua
The
Dreamers
Waco
WGZ
Ekdeka
Haller
Glorinda
Chigago
WSM
WOFL
Women Voters
Weed
Red Network
Stromberg-Carlson Hour
Iwbz
Ghimex
Lowlaville
Woop
Air Weavers
Red
Chiicago
WAC
WLI
U. of Chicago
WCBD
Zion
HPL
Box Angeles
Bridge
Manuel
Everendy
Gorttmentals
KDKA
Debrott
Sickle Boys
WKQ
KFT
Wir-Wox
Ned Apple Club
Bridge Red
WJR
Wodem
Petc
Wat Springs
Bextel
Datica Orchestra
WDAF
St. Pau
Tristadians
Boudio i Weaf
Orchestra Red Networks
Wit
Breen and
de Rose
WEN
Finn
Won
Bnternes
Planiat
Winter hunt reports reveal hardy fur and game bags
Hunters chased squirrels pheasants and raccoons across Cedar and Black Hawk counties as open seasons drew steady bags. Reports note large raccoons including some extra large specimens and a few foxes killed in hunts. Rabbit activity remained high despite mild conditions with jack rabbits counted in several bags. Open-season weather influenced hunting success and predictions of a cold winter.
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Uanal
Waterloo
Humber
Shell Rock
Enon
Orctober
Eoon
Hunter
Abe Martin bulletin on draft and Christmas orange luck
A town bulletin notes Abe Martin and a group of ardent thinkers sought draft exemption. It mentions a father paying fines and keeping a mother looking beautiful, calling it fortunate for a youngster to receive even an orange this Christmas.
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Cooder
Tough on the Girls in China and America
Richmond dispatch notes an alarming report from China about violence against girls with robbed hair. The piece contrasts such cruelty with concerns about appearance and social impact in the United States, hinting at wider cultural judgments and sensational tones.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
China
Thousands of fish die in Shell Rock River
Des Moines health commissioner Henry Albert reported dead fish along the Shell Rock near Shell Rock and Clarksville as he investigated pollution causes. He plans to brief A G C Williford of the Izaak Walton League on the likely factors behind the fish mortality, comparing it to a prior epidemic two years ago.
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Shell Rock
Henry Albert
Des Moines
Clarksville
Alberb
A. G C. Williford
Izaak Walton League
Altho
Willford
Albert
Forty Cars Towed in Parking Violation Drive
Forty motorists found red tags on their steering wheels as police conducted a drive against parking on the fourth street bridge double parking and parking in safety zones. Chief of Police Charles Mohlis ordered the action citing city ordinances being violated.
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Fourth Street
Charles Mohlis
Railroads face 1928 with aim of stable earnings and better service
In a New Year message from the Illinois Central System issued in Chicago on January 2, 1928, officials emphasize railroads must secure steady earnings to sustain improvements and expansion. They cite 1927’s lower traffic and rate cuts, wage hikes, and the need for continued patronage to support reliable, affordable service for the nation’s production and daily life.
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Ilinois Central System
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Pontaburgu
Montreal
Mtmwa
Borah
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Cuttaiis
Auburn
Rhine
Rube Goldberg
MR. Kelly
WWE
Bobo Baxter
Canada
Baxter
GRONS
Nosedine Kelly
Mr. Kello
MoNaught Syndicate, Inc
Motors
Moon Magle
NBC
Vincent “ Lopez
Herbie Koch
Victor
Hlousekeeps
Dept. of Agriculture
Herbie Koeh
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Bankers Life “Trio
Nations
League of Women | Voters
Seiberling Rubber Co
Armand Gc
Drake School of Music
U. S. Playing Card Co
NBG
Petals O Or Orchestra
Janssen
Hoforaus Orchestra
Newark Orchestra
Nighthawks
Abe Martin
Poe
Tsana
Seher
Kew
Evervean
Wreo
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