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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1928

Page

5

Waterloo to be named Chapman Field on aviation map

Waterloo will appear on a national aviation map in a Ford Motor company survey. A B Champers, Waterloo Airport Inc. president, notes airport adequacy. The 120 acre field, three miles east, will feature a 100 foot circle and large hangar. Chapman Field will be dedicated later this summer in honor of war aviatorCarl W. Chapman. The Waterloo chapter of the National Aeronautic Association backs proposed Iowa flying laws.

Waterloo Ford Motor Company A. B. Champers Repass Auto Company Waterloo Airport, Inc Chapman Field Carl W. Chapman Riviera Theatre National Aeronautic Association Iowa Charles H. Trunkey Trunkey George Yates Des Moines

Non Shatterable Glass of Ford Windshield Saves Driver

R N McFarlane of Winthrop credits Ford Triplex safety glass with saving him and a passenger when his new type Ford oil truck overturned near Winthrop. The cab shattered badly yet the windshield and door glass cracked without shattering, preventing fatalities. Triplex Safety Glass Co of Philadelphia makes the glass now standard in newer Fords.

Ford R. N.mcfarlane Winthrop McFarlane Repass Auto Company Triplex Triplex Safety Glass Company Philadelphia

John Cable Takes Pilot Role at Capital City Airport

John Cable, noted aviator from Waterloo airfields, has begun work at Des Moines municipal airport operated by the Yellow Taxicab company. His family moved to Des Moines yesterday. Cable previously ran a commercial airfield on Hudson Road and has been active in aviation for the past two years.

John Cable Waterloo Des Moines Yellow Cable Hudson Road

Pilot Named for Hawkeyer Air Transport at Grant Highway Airport Opening

He was made official pilot for Hawkeyer Air Transport Inc on the opening of the Grant highway airport, retaining the post until the facility was taken over by Midwest Airways Inc.

Hawkeyer Air Transport, Inc Grant Highway Midwest Airways, Inc

Petersen's Will Shortest On Record In Obituary Note

A will drawn four weeks before death by Andrew Petersen is among the shortest on record. He wills all his estate to his wife Susan, naming her administratrix without bond. Though not drafted by a lawyer the will is considered legal.

Andrew Petersen Susanna

South Dakota Affected by Rain Winds and Hail

Visitors from Minneapolis report South Dakota crops damaged by flooding and storms after a long rainy period. The Mantle family stopovers in the city include a planned wedding journey to St Paul for Miss Wilma Mantle and Elizabeth Harvey's wedding to Edward Baugh, son of Walter Harvey.

South Dakota Jack Mantle Minneapolis Charles Mantle A. E. Mantle Locust Street Black Hills Wilma Mantle St. Paul Elizabeth Harvey Edward Baugh Miss Harvey Walter Harvey Waterloo

McFadden Sues for Divorce and Child Custody

Ralph E. McFadden filed for divorce from Ruth L. McFadden alleging cruel treatment. He seeks custody of two minor children, William 41 2, and Bonnie Jeane 61 2, and a temporary injunction to restrain interference with the children.

Ralph E. McFadden Ruth L. McFadden Wiliam Bonnie Jeane

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aided Cincinnati Woman

Suffering for three years in Connecticut Ohio I could hardly walk. A neighbor credited Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound and Sanative Wash with helping his wife. After five bottles I regained strength and now do housework for four. I recommend these medicines with faith. Mrs Joseph Atvsrgz Cincinnati Ohio.

Conn Ohio Lydia FE Pinkham E. Pinkham Joseph Atvsrgz Cincinnati

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