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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1928
Page
12
Brule Wisconsin June 16 reports note the famous angler visiting, Hoover and Curtis linked in GOP talk, West Branch celebration of Hoover nomination, jail ballots challenged, Waterloo Hawks player sale, and Lindbergh honorary degree bid at Madison with other era trivia.
Kansas City dispatch argues Republicans split on Smith. Some see his nomination as impossible for a dry party in the South. others, including party leaders, view it as Democrats best exit from policy frictions. Contends Smith would unify Democrats whether he wins or loses. Continued on page seven.
Wilbur W. Marsh of Waterloo is being discussed in Democratic circles as the best running mate for Gov. Al Smith if he wins the Democratic nomination at the Houston convention. Marsh, a longtime national committee man and treasurer, is a western agriculturist admired by Smith and key to Iowa support.
In Chicago a 26 year old pathologist Dr Glyde Jensen facing imminent death directed the draining of his own left lung during an autopsy procedure. Though weak, he guided the operation and, according to the three doctors present, he is expected to recover in hospital.
A 3000-year-old skeleton was unearthed near Athenry Ireland with the skull sent to Dublin National Museum. The grave featured a curved burial with knees drawn up and an ornamented urn with chevron designs. Experts note the skull indicates a high racial index and suggested intellectual capacity.
Washington DC June 18 weather outlook for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Brief periods of showers with variable temperatures, but mostly near normal.
Desperate efforts failed to hold the St Francis river levee near Kennett Missouri as it breached at 1:30 AM, flooding a five mile stretch and forcing hundreds from homes. Guardsmen on duty. mayor calls for closures and extra manpower. crest expected to rise higher Tuesday or Wednesday. In Newport Arkansas, 600,000 acres in the White River valley inundated by water released from Stevens Jevee. 700 families homeless as embankment gave way. Four villages Auvergne Shoffner Weldon Tupelo deserted. railroads and ferries disrupted. Georgetown and other areas threatened by rising creeks and floodwaters.
Fairfield Iowa June search begins after world war casualty Harry Gohr. Law firm named to locate Mrs Albert Gohr and brothers Otto and Willie Gohr heirs to government insurance policies. Family moved to Davenport then Nebraska. if found no heirs, funds revert to state.
Des Moines June 14 Willis Stern Republican state central committee chairman set Wednesday July 18 as the time and place of the state central convention in Des Moines. The state Gicla convention will be held at Cedar Rapids about a week later. A recount from the June primary shows F A Hines defeated by 36 votes by R W Cox in Taylor county.
Short interviews with local figure David B. Toenjes show anticipation of more construction in Waterloo. He notes higher issued permits, surge in industrial building, and downtown projects like the Black Store addition and the President Hotel, with John Deere plans spurring activity citywide, though fewer new store fronts compared to last year.
About 10 000 southern nationalist troops are quartered in and around Tientsin to keep order after a disturbance attributed to northern stragglers. No foreigners were reportedly molested. Police suspect communists of blowing up the arsenal amid higher casualties and chaos. Maj Gen Wardrop, British commander in China, arrived at Tientsin to inspect defenses. In a separate note from Des Moines, Sheriff Findley and deputies seized 100 gallons of alcohol from Dominic Leonetti near Colfax during an arrest for possession.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o'clock. If the paper is not received by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 5160 for a replacement copy. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
Superior Wisconsin June 16 President Coolidge enjoys his new summer residence Cedar Island Lodge near Lake Nebagamon. He and Mrs Coolidge toured the grounds and he lightly fished from the footbridge and the lake as aides arranged office facilities in the local high school. A presidential air mail baton and open lines connected Washington. Cafe man ends life in Mapleton Iowa.
Ten years after World War I George Wurtz recalls service as his country faced influenza and battle fatigue. Congress member Gilbert N. Haugen urges equalization fees as essential to farm relief, while Senator McNary meets with Secretary Hoover, who shows sympathy for aiding farmers. The discussions focus on a federal farm board, orderly marketing, and possible new remedies to stabilize agricultural prices and surpluses amid political maneuvering.
London reporters describe a fatal accident at a Grosvenor Place ball hosted by Waiter Guinness. Princess Mary Viscount Lascelles and other nobles danced on the ground floor as maids climbed to a skylight to watch. A fall through glass killed one maid and gravely injured another, while a night watchman broke his leg and two guests were lightly hurt.
St Johns Newfoundland June 16 Storms over the Atlantic delay Miss Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon as they decide whether to aim for the Azores or Ireland. They will test the tri motor Friendship today with fuel to reach Ireland if possible. Bell and crew Oliv ier le Boutillier and Arthur Argles visited and expect to start in the Columbia when weather clears.
In Thayer Missouri a prosperous farmer James Perkins, 48, and his son Frank, 24, dueled after returning from a country dance. Both were mortally wounded. James died before aid arrived, Frank died later in West Plains hospital. The elder son reportedly said the fight was nobody else’s business.
Des Moines reports publisher John F. Wallace of Wallace Publishing calls the fishing without a license charge a practical joke. Wallace contends he did not know license expiration dates. Justice G.S. Price at Spirit Lake scheduled Wallace's hearing upon his return.
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