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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1926
Page
17
The article chronicles Georges Carpentier’s repeated American visits and waning public interest. It notes past paydays from wartime tours and celebrity bouts, the growing wariness of boxing customers, and questions about the purpose of his current trip, amid lingering hopes for a signable bout.
Practical wilderness guidelines for safe camping. Focus on planning equipment supplies proper packing and site selection. Emphasizes careful handling of gear fire safety and avoiding damage to natural surroundings.
The population of Fort Detlze is estimated at 25000 by publishers as a net sex directory, an increase of 3000 over the census figures, which did not include many who work in the city and live just beyond the city limits.
A narrative on the Master Angler Piscator and the Walton Cotton tradition. The text recalls the River Dove, the discipline of angling, the wisdom of Piscator and his scholar, and the 17th century link to Walton and Cotton. It notes the 1053 first edition and the later joint edition and the Fishing House shrine.
London reports the 1926 Grand National at Aintree near Liverpool, a grueling steeplechase first run in 1839. The race tests horse and rider on a four mile, 56 yard course with heavy jumps, where only about one third of starters finish in the past 30 years.
Henry AL Curran, commissioner of Ellis Island immigration, resigns amid dispute over the Countess of Cathcart case. He will join the City Club of New York as counsel and adviser, effective March 31. Curran had criticized the handling of immigration and denied tying his resignation to the Cathcart controversy. his successor is Benj M Day.
Readers expect a tightening field as 47 horses were listed to race with many potential scratchings and withdrawals. By March 26 the number is anticipated to shrink to between 26 and 30 as outsiders look to challenge for the coveted prize.
Culver City, Cal March 4 AP Picture actors protest the studio habit of shooting Winter pictures in summer and summer pictures in winter. Harry Myers, street comedian, climbed from the Pacific to illustrate the chill in a comedy scene. He jokes that winter work brings cold outfits and pneumonia while summer filming demands heavy gear.
The Standard Glass and Paint Co with stores in Waterloo Des Moines and Cedar Rapids held a banquet last night for master painters factory workers and office staff totaling about 160 attendees. Knights of Columbus hall hosted the event with Allan as manager of the Waterloo branch chairing the program and Rod Clemens Des Moines president of the company presiding Speakers included W. or French head of the Cedar Rapids branch among others.
A birthday celebration ending in a frosted cake surprise at 1800 Third Street West drew a group of friends to Mr Reverstock’s home. Candles and frosting dominated the display as guests presented gifts to the host while the hostess coordinated the party.
Eneatha Kenyon of East High won first in humorous division at the Waterloo subdistrict declamatory contest in Janesville, advancing to the predistrict meet Friday March 26. Ada Jennings won dramatic, Craig Tellysop placed third in dramatic, and Ted Rehder was fourth in humorous. Other winners include Keith Stapler in oratorical and Madalene Mosher in dramatic. contests held at Manchester and Dubuque produced multiple placements.
Birth notices list new daughters and other newborns with parents and locations across Waterloo area. Names include Ruth, Dorothy Electa, and others, with dates ranging from February to March. The notices mention residents such as Mr and Mrs Hawis Fr Muer Conmertiad and Mrs ey Gran Laan, among many entries from Route 4 Waterloo and nearby towns.
Des Moines reports February 1932 proved mild across Iowa with the state mean temperature the highest since 1882. Reed notes uniform warmth, few below normal days, and zero weather on only a few stations, while precipitation varied widely and roads softened by thawing caused travel issues though overall farming and stock conditions remained favorable.
A porter at The Charles School aided two students during a robbery, receiving praise for his quick actions that helped save a life while in a critical condition. Police investigation continues as staff report a tense incident at the school.
Ernst Linnenkamp, famed Viennese portraitist in New York, declares Miss Faye Dorothy Martin of Waterloo the loveliest of the 15 women painted for his nationwide portrait project. Martin, daughter of Mr and Mrs C Martian, travels with her mother from Waterloo to New York where studios seek her posing. The photograph accompanies the feature as a metropolitan paper uses the image. Linnenkamp spent two years selecting the subjects with Miss Martins portrait completed in California and now displayed amid the other fourteen.
Mrs L W Zeman of Lincoln Highway east of Tama found a $200 diamond among store sweepings at Clark’s newsstand just before a small blaze. She had wrapped the stone in foil a week earlier and nearly lost it to the fire. A clerk had cautioned that the burn might go unnoticed in the room where the sweepings were burned.
A man rushed in and after combing through the sweepings, he found a foil wrapper containing a diamond. The discovery occurred as the searcher inspected the debris for valuable items.
Everett Dual Plash succeeds Dr F M Walls as head of gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Iowa, after Walls resignation. The appointment was announced at Fleury Ford hospital in Detroit on March 12.
Brant Taner, a photographer from 1329 Second Street, was severely burned during a premature flash powder explosion at Hast High School auditorium while adjusting lighting. Owen Jessup sustained minor facial and hand burns. Taner remains hospitalized at Allen Memorial Hospital with facial and hand burns but eyesight reportedly not impaired.
Charis Cameron president of the Towa Star Fir association and the American Troccia Soul is critically ill at home in Atta after an operation.
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