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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1929
Page
11
The Cedar River swelled from recent rains and melt, prompting officials to watch water levels closely. Mason City faced Lime Creek overflow endangering homes, while southern roads froze and towns faced impassable routes in the spring freshet.
Engineers of the United States, led by the American Engineering Council, announce a five year survey of agriculture in cooperation with the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. They aim to apply engineering analysis to all farm problems and push agriculture toward industrial scale practices, focusing on financing, marketing, and production efficiency.
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Washington March 14 Prohibition officials say reports of bootleggers fleeing the Jones law are unconfirmed by the treasury department Seymour Lowman assistant secretary and Dr James M Doran commissioner say no cases have reached a determination and it is too early to judge the law s effect The officials note bootleggers are preying on customers amid fears over the new penalties and a bad quality Aquar seen in the country.
Washington March 14 President Hoover ordered public inspection of all Internal Revenue Bureau decisions authorizing refunds credits or abatements exceeding 20000. Secretary Mellon urged the move saying it shows there is nothing mysterious about tax refunds and nothing the treasury hides.
Washington March 14. Additional American troops have been dispatched to the vicinity of Naco to reinforce those already guarding the city and protecting the Bisbee water supply. Maj. Gen. William Lassiter said the second squadron of the Tenth Cavalry and a detachment of the Twenty sixth Infantry under Maj. Charles B. Hazeltine compose the new detachment, the second border maneuver since the Mexican revolution broke out.
Police detain Vernon L. Oruway 22 George Nalaon 20 Boris Drake 18 Irene Sampson 16 all from Atlantic and Minden Ta en route to Chicago after a reported stratification incident Atlantic authorities will interview the group as the investigation proceeds.
In Karisbad Crecho Blovela village Buchau four girls were beaten by church members after their preacher claimed a spirit said the severe cold snap was caused by short skirts. The congregation confronted four kneelength dressed girls at the church door and assaulted them.
Charles A Lindbergh concluded a three week visit to his fiancée Kiss Anne Morrow and departed Mexico City for Brownsville at 9 37 this morning. Engine trouble caused a one hour delay. He flew the regular mail plane recently inaugurated between Mexico City and Brownsville carrying 10 passengers and mail. Co pilot Ry Kent accompanied him. Anne Morrow was not at the field nor were any Morrows present. Farewells were private at the embassy residence.
Impassable gravel roads force cancellation of AU bus service except Chicago and Independence. Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Railway drops Des Moines route while Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern and Red Ball Transportation halt Mason City service. Warnings urge motorists to avoid dirt roads as Iowa sinks back into mud.
Blanchard Iowa March 14 John McElroy Civil War veteran who would have been 100 on April 11 is dead at his home after a paralytic stroke four months earlier. A native of Jonesboro West Virginia he served with General Sherman on the march to the sea and fought at Lookout Mountain. He had lived here since his wife died 13 years ago. Of seven children three survive.
President Hoover began organizing a national inquiry into law enforcement and judicial reform during a conference with Yale Law School figures Dean Hutchins and Prof. Clark. The plan, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, aims to outline procedure and scope for the investigation.
Mrs Gertrude Dempsey widow of John H. Dempsey, livestock dealer, files suit for 50000 under Volstead act section granting dependents recovery for loss of support. Defendants include Mortis Mansfield and wife Jessie, Louis Fells and Liv Fells, hotel proprietor, and Walter Miebert, hotel employee. Mansfield jailed on murder charges. liquor allegedly sold by Mansfeld to Fet ts through Diebert to Dempsey party.
Three hundred ranchers, who went out to search for 6 year old William Reeves trapped in a blizzard on the plains of northwestern Nebraska near Gordon, were marooned by the storm. Food attempts and supply trucks were blocked by six foot drifts as telephone lines failed and communication with the stranded search party was lost.
London reports its largest blaze in two decades after a late night factory district fire on the south bank of the Thames spreads rapidly through nearby workshops. Scattered flames and smouldering embers linger at daylight as high winds drive the blaze.
Des Moines reports show the Johnson-Hubbard secondary road measure failed in the House by 46 to 60, missing substitute approval for the Bergman bill. In the Senate the Brookins tax ferret bill faced a veto, sustained by 31 to 17 with two absent, as Hammill urged recodification for fairness and questioned the current system.
The spell of warm weather here in Waterloo has reduced coal business at Button Coal Co. Owner W. H. Button says demand has cooled but coal movement remains steady with no shortages or price spikes. He notes unusually mild seasons may linger, yet cold snaps in past years have reached mid May.
Washington March 14 It was learned that Ambassador Alanson H Houghton will return to the United States early in April and retire from his post His resignation was received March 4 and described as definite and irrevocable Action on a successor will be delayed for about a month The capital gossip suggests Charles G Dawes may be offered the post after resigning the vice presidency on March 4
Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon advised prudent investors to buy bonds now because prices are comparatively low as interest rates stay high. He said some stocks are good investments but bonds are better for the average investor, a remark that surprised Washington observers.
Denver Colo March 14 The snow storm which has claimed one life paralyzed highway traffic and delayed trains and the airmail in the Rocky Mountain region continued in Wyoming today. A dozen Wyoming towns faced heavy snowfall and snowbound conditions with Sheridan reporting a 30 inch blanket on level ground after a three day storm. The rest of the state saw 20 to 24 inches of snow.
Des Moines March 14 radio hookup planned by Towa farm bureau federation members from 9 20 to 10 30 tonight for a national rally. Charles E Hearst president of the Towa federation said road conditions limit large gatherings but individuals will listen. Senator Charles A McNary chairman of the senate agricultural committee and W S Hawley member of the ways and means committee will be principal speakers.
A day of prayer organized by the Sioux City Woman's Church and Missionary Association will seek divine guidance for its campaign toward better law enforcement. The event is scheduled for March 28 in Sioux City.
A city workman Orey Stown was swept through a culvert when ice jams on Virden creek and Parker street flooded the area. Two fellow workers saved him as Black Hawk and Virden creeks rose, flooding roads and threatening other properties. Rescue crews aided, dynamite opened jams at Sans Souci road, and plants faced water damage with pumps running through the night.
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