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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1929

Page

6

Cyclone football players shift gears to summer work

Ames Iowa July reports on Cyclone athletes balancing football drills with summer jobs. Captain George Schlenker and Maynard Spears among road crew workers. Pant Trauger backfield star selling fuel. eight guards serve as lifeguards while improving sprint and relay events. Swimmers travel from Baril Lake to Ontario and Maine for resort pools.

Bob Simpson Belping Iowa George Schlenker Des Moines Maynard Spears Toledo Rudolph Tegland Story Orrie Rae Ames Highway Commissiones Elmer Larson Sergeant Bluir Tick Wilcos Stratford Becks Carl Kern Cedar Rapids Telephone Forrest Berinet Marshall Oklo Lloyd Bohannon Algona Trauger Danhbert Baril Lake Ontario Canadas New Jersey Maine R. R. Burber Wilmette, TL Walter Fraser W. A. Weld Heystone Heights Fla R. S. McDuff G. L. Unser Bernardsville N. d George Thurber A. A. Eine Cedar Falls Delbert Weigel

Body of Illinois Athlete Recovered from Mount Rainier Crevasse

Forrest Greathouse former University of Illinois football star and two companions died in a climb on Mount Rainier. A search led by Charles Brown recovered Greathouse’s body from a crevasse after eight hours of descent. Edwin A. Wetzel of Milwaukee was among the party that started the ascent and four others were rescued earlier in the expedition.

Paradise Inn Reiner National Park Wash Buly U.P Forrest Greathouse University of Ilinois Mount Rainier Greathouse Charles Brown le Greathouse Edwin A. Wetzel Milwaukee Wefeel

Warty's Shoe Store to Move to 219 Fourth Street West

Frank Warty, proprietor of Warty's Brownhill shoe store at 310 Fourth Street West, has leased 219 Fourth West across the street for five years and will move after remodeling, planned to finish around August 15 or September 1, with a new front and a children’s department designed with animal-themed decor.

Wartey’s Shoe Store Fourth Street Frank Warty Warty Brownhill Shoe Fourth Street West Fourth West Wll Children’s Department

Edgewood Nine Beats Manchester By 4 to 3

Edgewood downed Manchester 4 to 3 at Edgewood on Sunday with Malyen delivering a solid start and Rhinos providing key hits. Skinner and Greener turned in notable plays as Manchester’s defense faltered late.

Edgewood Manchester fCporter Pecial Servier I Tuck Earlville One Rim Malyen Rhinos Skinner Greener

Police Notes Document Bicycle and Tire Theft Reports

Police notes show Willam Barnett reporting a bicycle stolen from the bathing beach Sundry. A spare tire was stolen from a car parked near Kern Street. A Buick coach with license B N717 is held at the police station awaiting ownership identity after being towed in by Officers Les Jensen and J Jensen from Fifth Street East near Sycamore.

Willam Barnett Kingbard Avenue A. A. Smith Kern Street Les and J. ©. Jensen Fifth Street Sycamore

Bitter Ender: City Refuses Funds for Prisoner Board

Fragmentary lines report Mr. Watson and a succession of harsh phrases about a prisoner likely named Watson and the city unable to pay for his board in the calaboose. The text suggests a demand for payment and justice, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.

Ponco Joe Cantillon Still in Baseball After a Half Century

Hickman Kentucky July 8. Pongo Joe Cantillon claims an unequalled 50 year record in baseball starting as a bat boy in 1879 in Janesville Wisconsin He supervised umpires in the American Association and recalls seeing Walter Johnson as a farm youth The longest stint was with Minneapolis from 1910 for 14 years with four pennants He later managed Little Rock scouted for White Sox and Cubs and praises Landis and the American Legion sand lot leagues

Hickman Pongo Joe" Cantillon Pongo Joe Babe Ruth Janesville Wis American Association Cantillon Lardner Senators Joe Shey Walter Johnson Idaho Gantilion Little Rock Club Southern Association For & White White Sox Guhs Landis American Legion

Howans Reunion in Pendleton Oregon with Waterloo ties

Chil McDougall once of Waterloo now press agent for the Al. Cy Barnes circus met Frank and Mrs Schwelger of Waterloo at Pendleton where they ran the Alta Lunch. McDougall plans to visit Waterloo this fall when the circus heads east. Independence, July 8 The Inder Wins lost to the Albemarle team at the fairgrounds 2 to 1.

Chil McRougall Waterloo

Readlyn Edges Denver 4 to 2 in Valley League clash

Readlyn, Virginia, defeated Denver 4 to 2 yesterday in a Shell Rock Valley league contest. A large crowd witnessed the game as Readlyn pulled ahead.

Readlyn Denver

A Year Ago Today in Waterloo

A July 1928 Waterloo chronicle recalls Rev John D Kern in Osage denouncing Iowa parole leniency after Donald Pint's death blamed on Kenneth Cook Convict No 10794. It notes Pint killed when Cook's car hit him as he aided a jumper, plus Janesville to Waterloo pavement status, a Nashua picnic crowd, and Nashua Nines beating Clarksville 11 to 6 in a Shell Rock Valley League game.

John D. Kern Osage Donald Pint Iowa’ Parole Kenneth Cook F. W. Edwards Grand Jury Pint Cook

False Teeth Promise Comfort and Sneak-Slip Fix

An advertisement promotes Fasteeth to stabilize false teeth and prevent embarrassment from slippage. It claims overnight ease and fresh breath, urging readers to buy at C. J. Miller or other drug stores.

C. J. Miller

MELLO-GLO Face Powder Ad Promotes Beauty Benefits

Lauerman's Dry Goods Co advertises MELLO-GLO Face Powder as a popular beauty product for women. It claims the powder provides a smooth spread, a lasting youthful bloom, and a coloring matter approved by the government, using a Frenel process.

Lauerman’s Dry Goods Co

Innocents of Paris at Paramount Theatre delights crowds

Review lauds Maurice Chevalier in Innocents of Paris at the Paramount. A charming romance with his singing, acting, and French songs, supported by Sylvia Beecher and a strong cast. Also features Roy Sedley Night club revue dancing, Norworth duo act, and Paramount Movietone news reels.

Paris Maurice Chevalier Paramount Theatre Publix House Chevalier Louise Pm Wow Sylvia Beecher David Durand George Fawcett Sedley Beth Miller Jack Norworth Paramount Movietone

Beauties in Bathing Suits at the Strand Feature

Strand bills present a film titled the Cohens and the Kelleys at Atlantic City starring George Sidney and Mack Swain in a knit goods business plot amid bathing suit parade scenes and romantic entanglements. The program also features Vitahone acts and Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera at the Palace.

Strand Cohens Kelleys Atlantic City Cohen and Kelley George Sidney Mack Swain Floradora Cohen Atelantic City Kelley Eait Pape Cohen George LeMaitre Ike Edwards C. K

Battle of youth and old age charms a Paris love tale

In Paris a story unfolds of youth clashing with disfigured age for love of a beautiful girl. Chaney is backed by a strong cast, while comedy Blazing Away and 2-Fox news are shown in the new DIM today. Separately, veterinarians meet in Omaha as two hundred delegates attend the Missouri Valley Veterinary Association convention with J. Scott presiding.

Paris Chaney Fox News Omaha Neb U.R Missouri Valley’ Veterinary Association J. Scott Knoxville

Stengel and Bohne Suspended After Near Riots

Chicago July 1 manager Casey Stengel of Toledo and Sammy Bohne of Minneapolis were suspended indefinitely by American Association President Thomas Hickey. Stengel struck Lute Boone of the Columbus Senators in Saturdays game, while Bohne was accused of inciting a general fight between St Paul and Minneapolis in their Fourth of July clash, triggering near riots.

Chicago Casey “Stengel Toledo Sammy Bohne Minneapolis Thomas Hickey American Association Stengel Lute Boone Columbus Senators Bohn St. Paul

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