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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1927
Page
9
Federal agents nabbed 20,000 more people in the year ending June 30, with 60,000 having little knowledge of the Volstead act surrendering 2.5 million gallons of spirits. Aviation and cinema topics thread the page, noting Duke’s rum runner capture, Maitland and Hegenberger’s orient flight aims, Byrd’s explorations, and Hollywood lawsuits amid a shrinking Hollywood population.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you are not reached by that time due to carrier error or other cause, phone 5100 for a copy. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Des Moines dispatch reports scattered Iowa rainfall easing a prolonged heat wave. Rain totals varied with Clarinda at 1.57 inches and Des Moines under an Ankeny cloudburst, while Fort Dodge saw no rain. Winds caused minor damage in northwest Iowa as temps reach 85 to 90.
Hollywood, Cal, July 13. Percival L. Lynwood, movie director, died from acute alcoholism after his body was found in a disordered apartment with a head wound. Police initially suspected murder. autopsy ruled death an alcohol-related case. His wife Edith Lynwood was distraught as investigators investigated the scene. An inquest was announced.
A Berlin dispatch reports a cloudburst and hurricane striking the Nordenham district of western Germany with many fatalities and extensive damage. Relief is being organized, and aid is being sent to the affected area.
Des Moines July 13 One third of Iowa's corn crop progressed well the past week ending July 12 reaching waist to shoulder height near normal in the western and central areas. Another third is knee high and fair to slow, with eastern and southern counties mainly fodder. Severe cornborer damage in limited spots, oats harvest steady, barley ripening, hay yields high, alfalfa strong, but drought hurting fruit harvest and pastures.
Glenwood Iowa July 13. No evidence supports the claim by Mabel White a 15 year old cripple that two masked men tortured her near Emerson. Her clothing was torn and bruised, she said they left her in a cornfield for refusing to reveal family money. Sheriff W S De Moss Mills county said after review that nothing in the evidence indicates the tale is true.
Cincinnati July 13 Miami Fla won the Elks 1928 convention vote over Los Angeles by 510 to 366 with Atlantic City withdrawing. Earlier Los Angeles led with 713 votes, Miami 538, Atlantic City 235, Minneapolis 1. John F Malley of Springfield Mass was elected grand exalted ruler defeating Lee Meriwether of St Louis.
Seven people die in a Chicago heat wave as temperatures reach 90 degrees. Two drownings attributed to the heat. Heat prostration causes other fatalities with relief expected from tonight’s thunder showers.
The Indianapolis Times reports on D C Stephenson’s files revealing checks paid to W H Big Jack Jackson Ledger owner for Gov Ed Jackson’s publicity. Remy, a Marion County prosecutor, visits Stephenson in prison as part of a broader probe into alleged political graft involving current and former Indiana officials.
A labor commission of 10 prominent trades unionists assisted by economists was announced in Washington to survey Russian industrial social and economic conditions. They plan to sail at month end led by J. L. E. Sheppard with members including Wm. H. Johnston E. J. Manion Phil E. Ziegler John Brophy Frank Palmer William Mitch Albert F. Coyle and James W. Fitzpatrick. Economists head the team including W. Jett Lauck and Yale professors Jerome Davis Paul H. Douglas and Frank P. Walsh may join.
Des Moines July 13 delayed district judge S. Franklin is expected to rule Friday morning on the certificate policyholders suit against Bankers Life. Both sides were told to appear at 9 a.m. The policyholders seek to block rate increases in assessments by the company.
Ames Iowa July 15 Carl Co Riepe Burlington was elected chairman of the newly organized five member state highway commission here yesterday Riepe was ranking member of the board by virtue of his appointment to serve the unexpired term of the late William Collinson Chariton
San Francisco and Chicago reports detail Ernie Smith and Emory Bronte preparing a dawn takeoff to Honolulu in the monoplane City of Airland. Flight manager Royle sets tentative schedules with daylight Hawaii arrival hoped in roughly 50 hours of flying.
Peking government after a foreign office protest to Japan has sent a note to the League of Nations demanding immediate withdrawal of troops from Tsinanfu and Tsingtao in Shandong. It asks recall of any further troops and seeks a prompt satisfactory reply. A Reuters report from Tsingtao noted 2,000 Japanese troops arriving.
Washington July 13 United Press analysis shows 49,298 divorces in 22 states and the District of Columbia in 1926, about one divorce per 6.22 marriages, with 1925 figures totaling 175,449 divorces and 1,182,005 marriages. annulments are excluded.
Decatur County officials posted rewards of 590 dollars each for Sam Petty, alias Sam Thomas, 55, and Herb Pollard, 30, alleged bootleggers wanted for the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Clint McConnell. McConnell was killed last week during an arrest attempt as bootlegging probes swept southern Iowa and northern Missouri, but the suspects remain at large.
Four persons drowned and three rescued when a sailboat foundered during a sudden rain and windstorm on Lake Ontario near Hamilton Ontario. Coast guard and local crews searched the lake today for the missing victims as one body was recovered.
New York July 13. Officials of the Guggenheim fund for promotion of aeronautics said reports that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh would receive 100000 dollars for the Spirit of St. Louis tour were incorrect. They admitted he was receiving some compensation but declined to specify a figure as a personal matter.
Elgin July 13 A traveling salesman for H B Glover Co Dubuque Ia William T Boland 28 Freeport was killed when his car side swiped a vehicle driven by Hart Hall Cambridge O near Pingree Grove last night Hall and another occupant C S Oldham Cambridge O escaped injury Death was instantaneous
Ottumwa July 13 Hillsboro Henry county Barrett fund donor Alex Coleman Hillsboro launches paving plan for 10.5 mile Cole man road linking Hillsboro to federal highway 161 in Lee county Har son Engineering & Construction Co of Kansas City will pave at 2.17 dollars per square yard Work to start within two weeks Coleman previously raised 250,000 for the project not a primary road
Des Moines July 13 The third contingent of local boys prepared to move to the YMCA camp near Boone today. With 108 in today’s group the season total reaches 677. The boys stay nine days and return home July 22, per camp manager W H Crawford.
Boston held off the Chicago Cubs 8 to 6 in the opener as Braves hitters tagged three pitchers for 18 hits. The July 13 contest at Boston featured strong offense and early lead, setting the tone for the day’s twin bill.
Riverside Drive winds from the Sans Souci bridge along the Cedar River, curving around the foot of the hill that holds Chautauqua park. The narrow, homey street connects Cedar Bend road to Sans Souci bridge via Longfellow street, serving as a common outlet.
A unidentified woman identified Ludwig Lee as the man she saw crawl through a hole in the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit yards on July 4. The bodies of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Brownell and Mrs Alfred Bennett were found in the BMT yards, linking Lee to both murders. The witness was one of ten men Lee could be among, District Attorney Charles J. Dooley said.
Pittsburgh July 13 IN S The charge that William L King vice crusader and former Iowa legislator was paid 22500 to leave Pittsburgh and cease his activities here by Jakie Klein an alleged gambler and underworld character was contained in a statement issued today by Rody P Marshall Klein s attorney King disappeared mysteriously from his quarters here last month and was located in Des Moines where he charged he left Pittsburgh to thwart an alleged blackmail plot
Jerusalem July 13 Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Four hundred bodies of earthquake victims were recovered from debris in Palestine cities and villages as of Monday afternoon. Authorities report about 450 injured. no Jewish casualties in the country districts. In Jerusalem and Hebron many houses are destroyed and two synagogues, one in Jerusalem and one in Tiberias, are ruined. Several Palestinian towns are practically destroyed.
Berlin reports King Ferdinand of Roumania in critical condition, gradually failing and described as dying by inches. He weighs about 84 pounds from a normal 160, with Queen Marie and his daughter Queen Marie of Jugoslavia at Sinaia. Government censorship blocks newspapers from printing on his condition.
Geneva reports the Tripartite Naval conference plans a plenary session at 3 pm to keep talks friendly while not breaking the deadlock over cruiser tonnage and gun calibers. Britain trims demands to about 400000 tons. Japan pushes for 250000, with the United States seeking a workable compromise.
Des Moines July 13 The board of trustees of Des Moines University voted yesterday to continue the college of pharmacy as part of the institution and accepted the resignations of Dean B. O. Kagv and Dr J E Galloway heads of the pharmacy college The reported offer of Carl Weeks to buy the pharmacy division was not considered
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