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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1926

Page

4

Officials Warn Motorists and Arrest 1 Near Waterloo

Iowa officials warn motorists to dim headlights immediately. Chief Charles F. Mohns and Sheriff H. T. Wagner join Secretary of State W. C. Ramsay and the state automobile department in a statewide effort to curb glare. One warning will precede prosecution for violators on county and city roads.

Waterloo Black Hawk County Charles F. Mohns H. T. Wagner W. C. Ramsay State Automobile Department Mohlis Wagner Ramsay Iowa

Des Moines Divorces Soar This Week In Courts

Fifty divorces granted in Des Moines courts this week with Wednesday the peak day as 85 cases were processed, reflecting a surge in separations and official separations during the period.

Des Moines Tes Moines INS

Burial Sunday for Mrs M E Davis in Waterloo

Funeral services for Mrs Man dora B Davis who died yesterday at 327 Commercial Street will be held Sunday at 2730 PM at the home with Rev J Arthur Young of First Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Burial follows in Waterloo Cemetery family lot. Mrs Davis was among the citys oldest residents, having lived here 67 years and was mother of Paul Davis, a prominent Waterloo merchant. Body rests at O Keefe Towns Funeral Home.

M. E. Davis Mandana B. Davis Commercial Street J. Arthur Young First Methodist Episcopal Church Waterloo Davis Paul Davis O'Keefe & Towns Funeral Home

Farmer Dies in World Showers Break Heat Wave

Horton area reports Henry Chandler aged 65 collapsed with apoplexy while harvesting corn on Reed farm near Ta. He died shortly after being found. Des Moines notes showers overnight easing heat with 87 degrees recorded yesterday and cooler weather expected today.

Hortog Henry Chandler Here Reed Farm Des Moines

Crowley ousted as head of U S Fleet Corp by ship board

Washington July 9 AP the shipping board has dismissed Capt Elmer E Crowley president of the Emergency Fleet corporation succeeding Rear Admiral Leigh C Palmer Brig Gen A C Dalton is named new head amid controversy over the Trans Pacific Admiral Oriental line sale to Dolar interests at San Francisco Crowley said his nine months saved over 5 000 000 while board members Benson and Plummer dissented the action followed Budgets and accusations from the board and White House preliminary reports say

Washington, D. C Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation Elmer EB. Crowley Leigh C. Palmer A. C. Dalton White House Crowley Trans-Pacific Admiral Oriental Line Seattle Dolar San Francisco News Fron Mountains Coolidge Palmer Corporation Admiral Benson Plummer Dalton

General Dalton retirement notice stated by O Connor

The statement announcing the change cites Gen Dalton’s disapproved act and lacking explanation for his removal. O Connor’s release uses Dalton’s war record and business and political ties favoring his appointment as the basis for the decision.

Dalton O'Connor Ile Army Bim

Barber Rescues Two From Water at Crystal Lake Beach

Sioux City barber James Chakas saved two people from drowning at Crystal Lake near South Sioux City Nebraska on Tuesday night. He first rescued Esther Wachtler, daughter of Mr and Mrs FH Wachtler Hartington Nebraska who was injured diving, and less than 20 minutes later he saved his employer Yao Brown when he stepped into a hole at the same beach.

Sioux City James Chakas Crystal Lake Neb Chakas Esther Wachtler FH. Wachtler Hartington Neln Yao Brown

Finder of Pocketbook Held to Grand Jury on Embezzlement Charge

Al Kaiser charged with larceny by embezzlement for converting about $20 found in a pocketbook last spring. He was bound over to the grand jury by Judge John W. Gwynne in municipal court and released on $500 bond. The owner, New Hampton man, discovered Kaiser had found the wallet. J H Meyers is attorney for Kaiser.

al Kaiser John W. Gwynne Kaiser New Hampton Kai Sor J. HL. Meyers Kaisor

Wife Nagging Over Ice Cream Triggers Divorce Case

Des Moines, July 3. Ice cream cravings sparked a divorce action when Charles Anderson accused Mary Anderson of constant nagging over his love for the frozen delicacy. The judge granted him a decree after detailing the marital disputes centered on late night insomnia caused by her remarks.

Des Moines INS Charles Anderson Mary Anderson

Cedar Falls Band to Play at Rages for Elks Convention

Cedar Falls band from Waterson lodge No. 290 will be the official Elks band at the Homewood race track on Tuesday July 13 as thousands attend the Chicago Elks convention. B B Hunter exaltered ruler accepted the honor after a wire from Charles Witt assistant grand secretary Chicago. The band departs Monday night for Chicago and will broadcast Wednesday night 9 20 to 10 30 from radio Station WHT Wrigley building. Hunter will leave Sunday morning and deliver the Elks 11 o clock toast from the same station Wednesday night at 11.

Cedar Falls Chicago Waterson Lodge Homewood Grand Lodge Wire B. B. Hunter Charles Witt Hunter WHT Wrigley Building Fiunter The Elks

Three Oregon train holdup suspects held near San Antonio

Four well dressed men were stopped as they entered a luxury car in a San Antonio garage and held for federal investigators in the 1923 Siskiyou Oregon train wreck case. Roy Charles and Hugh De Autremont, three brothers with rewards totaling 315,900, have long been sought in connection with the dynamiting of a train and the killings of two trainmen and a mail clerk.

San Antonio Tex Fury O INS Siskiyou Ore Roy Charles Hugh de Autremont Oregon Murde

Arrests Reported Across Various Regions

Police report arrests at different times in multiple sections of the country. Details on individuals, locations, and charges are not fully disclosed in the fragmented OCR text.

Foot Comfort Praise From Mrs Kornhaus

A reader letter from Mrs J N Kornhaus of Lulz Pla details relief from long term foot troubles after using Walko Foot Powder. She describes tired tender inflamed sweaty feet in hot weather and credits the product with transforming her comfort, requesting publication to help others.

J. N. Kornhaus Lulz Pla

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