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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1928
Page
9
The submarine S-3, sister ship to the ill fated vessel, was located 259 miles off the central Florida coast after a 48 hour, multi ship search. It suffered only radio equipment damage and its crew of 41 is unhurt. S-3 proceeds to Guantanamo Bay for winter maneuvers.
Charle s A. Lindbergh lifts off from Venezuela for St Thomas Virgin Islands in a 1000 mile flight. He skirts the Caribbean to reach Margar it a coast marker and is met with festive greetings in St. Thomas as Guatemala, France and Central America figures stir support amid the Sandino affair reports.
New York January 31 The Dry movement cheered Mayor Jimmy Walker for abstaining five months but he told reporters his pledge was for his stomach not morals He hinted he expects digestion to normalize and allow a wider variety of foods as he remains off liquor under Rev Christian Reisner's questioning
Emmet Dougherty reports that the Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Mason City delegation proposal to route air mail from Minneapolis to Moline via three Iowa cities is unlikely to win post office support. Assistant Postmaster General Glover cited doubts about adequate air mail volume and questioned private contractors' willingness to start a route without stronger guarantees.
London January 31 Funeral services for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig who died Monday are expected to be held at Westminster Abbey or St Pauls Cathedral. Haig commanded British forces in the war and was noted for postwar work with soldiers ex soldiers and Boy Scouts. King George issued a royal tribute praising his valuable life and noting the empire’s deep sorrow.
Centerville Iowa January 3 Officers of the Southwest Coal Association and the United Brotherhood of Miners meet for a new wage scale effective April 1. Scale committees will meet February 10. The United Brotherhood is a non union group working under a 1917 agreement. While talks proceed a union miners committee distributes food to 1600 destitute families.
Advocates of modification of the Walstead act should realize that the family car won't run on beer kegs. Mrs. Frank F Yapp, president of the W. C. IT. U., cites labor leaders and women workers in a debate on temperance. She argues women must be heard as saloons bring misery while dry areas offer stable homes and wholesome life.
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Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, addresses a campaign conference in Chicago. She rates presidential hopefuls by their Stand on prohibition, naming Coolidge as hard on enforcement and Lowden with a dry record, while others are labeled wet or dry. She also flags Gov Al Smith as a potential wet victory and cites friends of open saloon in New York politics.
Commander John McMillan and Mrs. McMillan of Chicago visit Waterlog for the dedication of the Salvation Army outpost in the granite building recently sold by First Presbyterian church. The program includes remarks by Walter Jensen and a dedicatory address by Commander McMillan. Jan die-tMy- I. Scott Metcalf, 67, Johnson Gas Appliance president, dies of heart attack after being found in his car. he previously headed a job printing house.
John G. C. Reid, president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and a professed Democrat, told Town City Chamber of Commerce luncheon that Hoover will be nominated by Republicans and Democrats and elected. He said nothing can stop Hoover and that the old guard must submit to the Hoover movement among women, praising the women’s influence.
Venice Realty owners of the Riviera theatre seek an injunction to abate a smoke nuisance from a chimney on W W Gallup’s Hawkeye hotel at Fifth and Water streets. Judge H B Boies fixed the hearing for 9 am Feb 13 with five days’ notice to the defendant. The theatre alleges smoke pollutes air and discolors the building interior and exterior.
Ay J D Honeywell died from injuries after a blaze at his farm near Ewing Nebraska claimed the lives of his wife and two sons. A family of six was reduced to two children, Donald and Tola, aged 14, who escaped by leaping from a bedroom window.
Washington reports the house appropriations committee approved an army bill totaling 5.399 billion dollars including 389.493 million for nonmilitary activities. It calls for 118,750 army personnel and 24.85 million for air corps with a 5 million contract authorization. The plan aims to reduce the ammunition deficit and continue military post construction and housing programs while condemning poor army housing conditions across many posts.
Police Sergeant Franz Schmidt a World War veteran famed for heroic chases died after stumbling and swallowing his false teeth He rose to close a window fell onto a chair his jaw struck the floor and the teeth clogged his windpipe causing suffocation He was found dead on Lie Moor the next morning
Ovrvense Spain January 21 A country merchant Francisco Rodriguez Alvarez saw two masked highwaymen rob him of 160 pesetas. He hid, heard them dig a grave in the inn courtyard, and after arming himself with a razor he captured the innkeeper and rushed to a police station. The highwaymen were arrested before the project could finish.
Five died and a sixth is missing after a late yesterday blast wrecked a two story building in Newton. Frank Corgone's grocery occupied the ground floor. his wife and two children perished. Others named include Thomas Corgene, Leonard D. Jackson a city health inspector on duty, and Salvatore Laegva, a relative. The house was believed dynamited.
Washington reports Harry Brooks, pilot of the Ford flover plane, left Bolling Field for Detroit in a nonstop flight after three days of snowbound delay. He previously failed a nonstop run from Detroit to Miami, Fla, and aimed to reach Detroit in about six hours.
Melissa Torman Shattuck of Smithland Iowa, aged 75, died at her home after living in the town since August 15, 1833. She had left the city only once in her 75 years, at an eight mile journey to Ole. Her death ends a long life tied to Smithland.
A veteran recalls harsh training at a timber camp and a harsh officer known as Hardbeed Smith who fines, bullies, and forces men to dig and wade mud while wearing heavy packs. The account describes discontent, discipline issues, and subsequent refeforming reactions at the camp.
Fort Dodge plans a city airport after a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting. Fundraising will start soon to lay and cover a landing field skeleton. A suitable site near Fort Dodge is sought, with a Sioux City Denver route possibility noted.
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