One Thousand Search For Missing Indiana Girl Edith May Dierdorf
A massive search by 1,000 citizens and planes pressed through Sullivan, Carlisle, and Paxton, Indiana, for Edith May Dierdorf, 10, who disappeared after leaving Sunday school. A blood stained news bag was found near Busseron Creek, prompting police to widen the hunt to abandoned mines and creek banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
U.R
Edith May Dierdorf
West Terre Haute
Here
Sullivan
Carlisle
Paxton
Busseran Creek
Edith May
Frederick W. Dierdorf
West Terre Haute Ma
Mervitt Wetzel
Clarence Brothers
Brothers
Hiram Smith
Coal Company
Dixie
Busseron Creek
Busshron Creek Bridge
Harvey Jones
Samuel ‘Tindall
Ora D. Davis
Fireman Killed as Wall Falls on South Shore Laundry Fire
In Chicago a wall collapse during a south shore laundry fire killed John J. Carey 33 and injured five colleagues. Timothy Donohue 31 suffered a fractured skull and was not expected to live. Debris clearance and safety efforts followed as damage mounts to 75,000 to 150,000 dollars.
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Chicago
INS
South Shore
John J. Carey
Princeton Avenue
Timothy Donohue
Eucidavanne
Obituary notices for Mrs. Earl Zook and Leo John Billings
Mrs. Earl Zook died at a focal hospital at 11:50 p m yesterday from complications following a brief illness. Born Dorothy Marie Doherty January 10 1900 in Cedar Rapids she moved to Waterloo at 17 and married Bar Zook in 1919. Surviving: husband son Jack four brothers and four sisters and her mother all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements are set for Petersen Bros chapel with Rev Roy L Smith officiating. Leo John Billings 47 of Rainbow drive died at 2 30 am today at Allen Memorial hospital after an operation. Born March 20 1861 in Cherryvale Kansas he lived 26 years in the area and worked for Rath Packing 15 years. Surviving: wife Elizabeth Virginia McMillan two children a granddaughter and siblings. Body at Kistner mortuary awaiting services.
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Ours
Earl
Zook
Earl Zook
Walnut Street
Dorothy Marie Doherty
Cedar Raplds
Waterloo
Bar Zook
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jack
Petersen Bros. Mortuary
Scientis
Petersen Chapel
Roy Léone Smith
Grace M. B. Church
Pairview
Leo John Billings
Teo John Billings
Rainbow Drive
Electric Park
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Billings
Cherryvale
Kan
Rath Packing Company
Lansing
Elizabeth Virginia McMillan
H. W. Lawless
DewWltt
Jean Virginian Lawless
Jacob Shirley
Wim Day
Lamising
L. L. Bogs
Memphis
Tenn
Kistner Mortuary
Two Mexicans Sentenced 10 Years to Life for Murder
In West Union Iowa, Judge Eichder affirmed a murder ruling for Luis Valle and Manuel Lopez who killed Matlin Renada in Oelwein after his advances toward the wife. Each man received ten years to life for second degree murder.
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Courier Suecia
West Union
Eichder
Mexico
Nan
Luis Valle
Manuel Lopez
Valle
Lopez
Matlin Renada
Oelwein
Coolidge Heads to Florida for 4 Hour Stop
President Coolidge departs Washington in the afternoon for Mountain Lake Florida to dedicate a singing tower and bird sanctuary donated by Edward W Bok. He will stay only four hours in Florida and ride 57 hours on the train before returning to Washington Saturday night.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Coolidge
Mountain Lake
Fla
Edward W. Bok
Florida
Capital
Airports Rise Across Regions With New Plans
An airport is planned on Gross Isle near Detroit to host a Curtiss Airplane and Motor Co flying school set for early spring. Boston approves about 150000 for East Boston airport facilities and leasing. Kellogg Airport Battie Creek upgrades include night lighting and new equipment funded by W Kellogg. Warren Pennsylvania's air fort site chosen with weather dependent construction toward an early spring opening and future airpark development to meet AIA class standards.
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Gross Isle
Detroit
Curtiss Airplane & Motor Co
Curtiss Company
Kellogg
Battie Creek
Mich
W. Kellogg
Warren
AIA
Whiteside to Conduct Services in Missouri
Rev J W Whiteside pastor of the Free Methodist church planned a two week evangelistic series in Ashburn Missouri starting Friday He returned from Glenville Minnesota where he conducted funeral services for Mrs Libby Dandis a pioneer resident of Freeborn county who died Sunday
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J. W. Whiteside
Free Methodist Church
Ashburn
Mr. Whiteside
Glenville
Minn
Libby Dandis
Freeborn County
Fashion Board Declares Men Need Twenty Suits
The National Association of Moreton Tailors fashion board reports that a man should own at least 20 suits eight coats and many accessories to be well dressed. A spring look favors a grey ensemble with coordinated coat waistcoat and trousers and a derby hat. Raymond G. Twyffort of New York comments on women shaping men’s style.
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Philadelphia
Oman
Foshion
National Association of
Moretont Tallors
Raymond G. Twyffort
New York
Fashion
West High Student Delights Lions Club With Tricks
James Warner a West High student entertained Black's Lions Club members with card tricks chemical transformations and other stunts at the weekly meeting in Black's taraam. Clifford W Butler spoke of conditions in California noting three year business rise. Maple Leaf hockey team of Winnipeg will visit Lions Club next Thursday for luncheon.
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James Warner
West High
Lions Club
Taraam
Clifford W. Butler
Califorrmia
Golden State
Maple Leaf Hockey
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
American Legion Sextet
January Fire Loss In Waterloo Estimated At 5100
Waterloo fire department records show January losses about 5100 from 67 alarms. Large majority were roof fires from sparks or shingles, with thirteen due to overheated furnaces or defective equipment. Chimney and wiring issues caused several calls, while unknown causes numbered three.
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Waterloo
Klingsman Farm
Lmits
Fire alarms report and minor incident at residence
Fire alarms logged on Thursday at 2 04 am in the Bovec apartments 923 Commercial cite defective wiring causing $1 000 damage. Later at 10 41 pm a residence on 217 First Street East reported garbage too near for Mane with no damage and an injury described as unfortunate.
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Bovec
Ed Johnson
Mary McCarjyle
First Street East
Mane
Special Agent J C Lowell and Dog Hero in True Detective Tale
A True Detective Stories tale features A Lowell, division special agent for Illinois Central Railroad, and his police dog Noel. The webster City set story by McKinley Kantor recounts the heroism of the dog who saved Lowell during a pursuit from Sioux City, with many Iowa incidents and local names included.
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J. C. Special Agent
A. Lowell
Tlinois Central Railroad
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Noel
True Detective Stories
Pebruery
McKinley Kantor
The
Chicago Tribune
Webster iCty
Lowell
Ihab Place
Strongheart
Towell
Sioux City
Iowa
Owens Funeral to Be Saturday
Gen Madison T Owens formerly of Waterloo Virginia dies after falling from a third story window at Murphy Memorial hospital. He had been bedbound since January 23 after a stroke and reportedly leaped from the window while his nurse was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaur “Whittler
Madison T. Owens
Waterloo
Murphy Memorial Hospital
Owens
Alexander Karr To Speak On City Forward Movement
Arrangements are made for Alexander Karr educational director of the American City bureau Chicago to address luncheon clubs over the next two weeks on the Chamber of Commerce forward expansion plan. A citizens advisory committee will hear the program at Hotel Russell Lamson Monday noon.
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Alexander Karr
American City Bureau
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Karr
Citizens
Russell-Lamson
Chamber of Compierce
Black's and Galloway's Teams Win in Ice Contests
Black's defeated Bain Laboratories in an American league hockey match while Galloway's beat Altstadt and Langlas Bakery in a National league contest on the Hippodrome ice last night. Four games are set tonight with Nash vs Co. B Rath's vs Courier Kinney's vs Style Shop and Mack's vs Bath Laboratories.
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Black's
Bain Laboratories
Galloway's
Altstadt & Langlas Bakery
Hippodrome
Nash
Co. B. Rath's
Courier
Kinney’s
Style Shop
Mack's
Bath Laboratories
Congress Debates Secrecy Rules and Agency Reports
The Senate considers an amendment to tighten secrecy rules. Public Lands Committee reviews Walsh and Glenn reports. Agricultural Committee examines calendar bills. Immigration Committee hears officials on Nye resolution 40 postponing national origins provision. Brookhart Committee continues patronage investigation. House debates first deficiency bill as Ways and Means continues tariff hearings. Military Affairs Committee reviews a bill to transfer military parks to the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whee
Senate
Public Lands Committee
Walsh
Glenn
Agricultural
Immigration Committee
Nye
Brookhart
Wouse
Ways and Means
Military Affairs
Interior Department
Mendenhall to Speak at Dad-Lad Dinner
Coach Mendenhall of Town State Teachers college will address the first joint Father and Son banquet of East and West Hig clubs. The event is set for Wednesday night in the M. M. GC. A. dining room with dinner at 6 30 p.m. at 60 cents per plate. About 100 fathers and sons are expected. George Busby will give the welcome and an orchestra will provide music.
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L. Lt Mendenhall
Town State Teachers College
G. Verne Remy
George Busby
Schermerhorn to Speak at M E Conference in February
Dr. W. D. Schermerhorn of Chicago will be the principal speaker at the joint Waterloo and Dubuque Methodist Episcopal conference at Grace M E Church February 6 7 and 8. About 100 ministers from the two districts are expected to attend.
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W. D. Schermerhorn
Chicago
Waterloo
Dubuque
Methodist Episcopal Church
Grace M. E. Church
Pleads Guilty to Taking Rum Bribes in Detroit
William Tomkins the first of 20 former customs border patrolmen to face trial on bribe charges pleaded guilty to four indictments in federal court. Sentences deferred until the others are decided. He admitted taking bribes of 25 13 25 and 35 dollars to allow rum runners to bring liquor from the Canada side to Detroit. Each count carries two years imprisonment and a 2000 dollar fine.
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Detroit
Mich
Dan
William Tomkins
Customs Border
Stontel
Tomkins
Wren Aimony Petition Taken Under Advisement
In district court Hannah Wren seeks temporary alimony during divorce proceedings against Thomas W. Wren. Judge G C W Wood adjourned the petition for advisement after hearing testimony. Wren has only a note for 325. Mussolini to explain Rome Vatican negotiations set for Feb 25 per INS report.
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Hannah Wren
Thomas W. Wren
GC. W. Wood
Wren
Mussolini
Rome
INS
Vatican
Grand Council
Panama Canal defense maneuvers reviewed for 4006 US regulars
In Balboa Panama Canal Zone a review of the 4006 United States regulars stationed in the canal zone followed the defense maneuvers. The ceremony honored Col Harry Bugess governor of the canal zone. Separately in La Porte City Iowa David Allison was weaker after a restless night and Mrs Allison remains ill.
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Balboa
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
United States
Canal Zone
Col
Harry Bugess
Allison
la Porte City
David Allison
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry Thaw
New York
Commissioner Cotter
Ught
Laborite Wins Seat in North Midlothian Election
The Labour Party gains a seat in the House of Commons with Andrew Clarke elected in North Midlothian. Also listed are marriage licenses for Bernard J. Berekes and Bernica Massey, both of Waterloo, ages 23 and 19 respectively.
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London
Labor
House of Commons
Andrew Clarke
North Midlothian
Bernard J. Berekes
Waterloo
Bernica Massey
Endurance Flight Record Set by Eleanor Smith at Mitchel Field
Eleanor Smith, 17, flew a Bird biplane for 13 hours 16 minutes 45 seconds to beat the previous women’s solo endurance mark. She also set a new women’s night flying record, cruising over Long Island fields while her father accompanied in a second plane. The effort began yesterday and aimed for 15 hours despite a cold wind.
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Mitchel Field
L. I
Dan
Eleanor Smith
Bobby Trout
California
Commerce Department Avia- Wort
East River
Long Island
Tom Smith
Smith
Wind Driven Snow Closes Roads Across Iowa and Midwest
Winter conditions push Iowa temperatures below zero with wind chill and heavy snow. The Weather Bureau warns of potential dangers from refreezing and continued snow cover as January records vast snowfall and no thaw is seen. Arctic conditions grip the northern Midwest with rail delays and widespread snowbound towns.
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Iowa
Government Weather Bureau
Charles City
Ob' Mason City
Bijoux City
Des Moines
Keokuk
Dubuque
Davenport
Buyeau
Weather Bureau
North States
Arctic
Chicago
Jan.a
INS
Middlewest
Pacife
Severe cold and heavy snow halt traffic across the region
Snow piled along the right of way and traffic in the area nearly stopped as Chicago endured a cold spell. Forecaster J. BR Lloyd from the United States Weather Bureau warned no warm break is likely for several days.
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Chicago
J. Br, Lloyd
United States Weather Bureau
Gasoline motorcar crashes into coal car at open switch
Twenty two persons suffered minor injuries and about a score more were shaken up when a gasoline motor coach of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific railroad ran through an open switch at Cedar Rapids and struck a coal car en route to Calmar. Five were hospitalized for further examination though none were reported critically injured. Mrs. John Larkin of Marion sustained a broken nose. Ambulances removed one hundred passengers to a hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul &Pacific Railroad
Calmar
John Larkin
Marion
Boat Club Sponsors Sea Scout Patrols
Waterloo Boat club will sponsor a Sea Scout patrol after a meeting of Boat club officers and Boy Scout officials. A nine member patrol with a coxswain will be organized at once, with another patrol to follow. Meetings will be held the first and third Wednesdays, with next week’s attendance by invitation. Allen Lown and Arthur F. Jury spoke at the meeting. Only first class scouts 15 years and older are eligible.
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Waterloo Boat Club
Second Street West
Allen Lown
Boat Club
Arthur F. Jury
Wapsipimicon
Sea Scout Patrol
New York Attorney Sought as Embezzler by Waterloo Group
Waterloo bankers and credit managers aided in a nationwide search for David Steinhardt, a missing New York bankruptcy attorney indicted in January on embezzlement charges. Photographs and descriptions were distributed by J E Jordan, secretary of the Waterloo Credit Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Steinhardt
Waterloo
Waterloo Association of Credit Men
Steinhardt
J. E. Jordan
Waterloo Credit, Association
Belgian expert proposes plan for reparations conference
Paris reports M. Franc qui, a Belgian expert, has devised a plan to solve the reparations problem. The plan will be submitted when the expert group convenes in early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UINS
M. Francqui
Concrete men elect new Town Concrete Products leaders
Des Moines January 31 The Town Concrete Products Association elected Fred Popenhagen of Cedar Rapids as president Fred Reeve of Sidney as vice president and R L Givin of Des Moines as secretary treasurer in the annual election results reported today.
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Des Moines
Town Concrete Products Association
Fred Popenhagen
Cedar Rapids
Fred Reeve
Sidney
R. L. Givin
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Margaret Huntington Smith MaGarthy
James S. McCarthy
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Conn
Butler Paints West
Hetler
Merman G. Miter
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C. Drive
Black
Galloway
Congress
Coach Mendenhall
Wren Aimmony
Gil
Roosevelt Field
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Fonck
National Aeronautical Association
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St. Paul
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Great Western
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