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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1927
Page
11
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine launch from an Iowa site aboard the Bellanca Columbia bound toward Europe with a record-aspiring plan. Spectators include Levine's wife as takeoff unfolds a dramatic aviation pageant.
Washington dispatch analyzes Cal Coolidge as a steady driver steering the United States toward material prosperity. It compares his leadership to a Rolls Royce, aided by Hoover Mellon Meyer Jr and policies to keep the economy moving, while noting risks at cotton and corn prices and government credit.
Hollywood memorial reports 50 year old actor Robert McKim died in Hollywood after a stroke. He fell ill in Salt Lake City three weeks earlier and was brought to Film Fame unconscious. McKim, a veteran of stage and early film, appeared with Douglas Fairbanks and later worked in vaudeville before his fatal stroke. His wife Dorcas Mathews was at his bedside as their two children were absent.
In Boone Iowa on June 4 a county good roads meeting gave endorsement to a proposed 600000 hand paving project for the Lincoln highway across Boone County. The 24 mile Boone Ogden stretch was not yet ready for paving and was excepted from the plan.
Washington Iowa June 4. Robert Morgan is dead from burns received when the home of his parents at Brighton 12 miles east of here was struck by lightning. No one else in the house injured. Two other houses at Brighton also struck. Property damage slight.
Des Moines June 4 LP Report of inheritance tax appraisers filed in district court here gave the estate of Mrs. Josephine Youngs widow of Lafayette Youngs former publisher of the Des Moines Capital on value of 107,018.2 end estate holdings were listed at 108,OA1.88 and personal property cat 888,866 51. San Felice Henry George Tolollta. Martin Havana Ribbon 5c cigars.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please call 5709 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
Capt Lindbergh left Cherbourg aboard the cruiser Memphis at 4:30 p m bound for Washington after a visit to Paris where he was made an honorary member of the American Legion and received multiple medals. He ends his Paris stay with a late dinner and was greeted by crowds and dignitaries before departure. The flight hero plans a transcontinental return to New York for a June 13 welcome, with ceremonies and flying stunts approved in Washington.
Des Moines June 4 A certificate authorizing the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway Co to operate in Towa was issued today by the secretary of state. The company is the rear entited Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railway with capital of 292,280,400 preferred stock and 2,097,007 in common stock of no par value. John N Hughes, Des Moines, named company agent for service of civil process in Tews.
William Ix Vanderbilt hosted a dinner on the Champs Elysees after his divorce from Virginia Fair was granted in Paris. Honor guest was Mrs. Barclay H Warburton Jr of Philadelphia, described as Vanderbilt's dance. Also present was Mrs. Jacques Balsan, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt and sister of William J Vanderbilt.
New York June 4 Charles C. Lockwood attorney for Clarence D Cham berlin said Mrs Wylda Chamberlin was to accompany her husband on today s hop off but her mother s illness in Iowa caused a plan shift last Wednesday Cham berlain and Levine agreed Levine would take Mrs Chamberlin s place as the other passenger and relief pilot
Articles filed with county recorder Eva Brebner announce Hudson State bank will operate in the former Hudson Savings building. With $25,000 capital, the bank will serve the dairy hub, featuring H. LaFrenz as secretary and H. A. Gaede as cashier. Provisional directors include LaFrenz, Strayer, Desener, and Dufel.
Sioux City report says commercial experiments at Iowa State College under Dr. R. Sweeney must finish before establishing factories for insulating material and cellulose products from cornstalks. Glen B. Easthurn of the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce urges cities and investors to proceed with caution and await results before promoting ventures.
Weather warnings for the period June 6 to June 11 cover upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys and northern central Great Plains. Mostly fair with local showers likely, especially in northern portions. Moderate temperatures expected across the region.
Independence Iowa June 4 1944 Mrs Clarence Chamberlin reportedly planned to fly with her husband across the Atlantic but may have canceled due to her mother's illness Mrs Bogert mother of the other party says the daughter did not intend to accompany the flight and that her own condition is strained yet the daughter remains worried about the journey and its impact on her.
In Cinton Iowa on June 4, Bagmen of Bagdad a branch of the United Commercial Travelers held a convention and elected state officers including Past great ruler William J. Rust of Davenport and great ruler J. L. Hunt of Des Moines along with viceroy F. M. Bailey Clinton prime minister C J A Slater Des Moines clerk of records C L Austin Des Moines master of ceremonies W Graves Council Bluffs chief of guides J H Flaherty Burlington caliph A T Green Des Moines inside gatekeeper C B McGil Storm Lake outside gatekeeper C R Sidebottom Des Moines.
Jewelry valued at more than 100000 was stolen today from Carl Schmidletts home in Oyster Bay Nassau County police report. The incident marks the second major jewel robbery on Long Island in a week with Jesse Livermore’s King Park home stripped of about 92000 in jewels last Monday.
Fort Worth Tex June 4. Marvin Johnson a civilian pilot at Jubilee field five miles west of here and his two friends Koney Wright and Marty Crosby were instantly killed when the airplane in which Johnson was taking them for a short flight crashed 509 feet from takeoff and burst into flames.
New York June 4 the Relanca monoplane carrying Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine departs for Europe The radio network to protect the fliers over the Atlantic is activated Radial Corporation of America and Independent Wireless broadcast a general alert to stations and ships The navy bureau asks government ships in the north Atlantic to report any trace of the fliers
The Bellanca monoplane Columbia carrying Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine launched from Roosevelt Field at 6:05 am daylight time for a transatlantic flight toward an unnamed European destination likely Berlin. Reports describe weather as favorable for a Rome route if conditions hold as coast guard and officials monitor the voyage.
Short interviews with local residents note unsettled weather has slowed paving. P L Bryant, president of Bryant Paving Co, says 32 1 2 miles of state highway concrete work are stalled in Benton county. Heavy clay mud halts truck movement, often needing to pull vehicles free. A week of drying weather could improve progress.
Chicago June 4 The flood control conference called by Chicago New Orleans and St Louis mayors unanimously adopted resolutions calling flood control a national problem and urging federal action for relief and permanent protection. President Coolidge urged to appoint a conference to reach conclusions while William Hale Thompson named head of the permanent organization.
Des Moines June 4 Judge W G Bonner denied Elsie McHenry alleged bandit queen a new trial She has twice been convicted of possessing burglar tools Sentence will be pronounced today The crime carries a maximum of 15 years in the penitentiary.
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