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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1928
Page
11
In Waterloo a municipal election is set for Monday with one ticket filed. The Courier urges a large turnout to endorse Mayor Tibbitts and to deter potential write-in candidates from winning with a small, active minority.
Des Moines March 24 U P Attorney General John Fletcher has ruled that election officials cannot lock the doors of polling places to exclude observers while ballots are canvassed, ruling in favor of access as observers wish to watch the process.
Weather outlook for Washington DC and the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for variable conditions during the week with one or two precipitation periods and frequent temperature changes.
A Nixon era analysis notes Hoover has about 488 delegates in sight amid rival estimates and city leaders wary of draft moves. The piece traces state loyalties from New York and beyond, with opposition wary of card holding and secret allegiances as convention nears.
E W Koepke, clerk of the municipal court, reflects on the accidental death of Clarksville boy John Henry Long who was killed while hopping a Great Western train to Cedar Falls. He recalls past youth antics and cautions about the dangers of trains and the hobo lure.
Des Moines reports the death of H W Byers former Iowa attorney general at 72 after kidney illness. He practiced law in Des Moines and was active in politics. survived by Mrs Byers and five children: James D Byers San Diego Ed N Byers Angus Dow W Byers Mason City and William M Bye Des Moines.
London report says Cambridge captured six of the first seven events to win the annual track meet against Oxford, the sixtieth such contest between the two universities. In Minsk, arsenic poisoning from dill pickles sent ninety people to hospitals, with twenty-two in dangerous condition and feared to die.
Yataily Gustafson 25, a Pheasant Air Plane Co. employee and Norway native, died at the university hospital after a rebuilt plane crashed near Keosauqua. Student pilot Kenneth Merritt 18 was slightly injured. Gustafson had taught farm boys to fly while staying at a local farm.
Storms and a spring heat wave moved across Des Moines Charles City and Keokuk with highs around the mid eighties and showers expected. Des Moines logged 84 Davenport 80 Omaha 78 as batters of unsettled weather linger into Sunday.
Royal Hatbreak of Town State College Ames urged the Better Business council to support newspapers. He stressed that a community is defined by its press and that Waterloo’s enduring paper reflects and extends the community’s influence and news reach beyond advertising.
The New York Stock Exchange seeks a three day holiday starting Good Friday as markets surge for a third straight Saturday with 2 million plus shares traded. GM closed at 190 a gain, US Steel and DuPont rose, while American Smelting dipped.
B F Bishop, a well known local cafeteria operator, died suddenly today from heart disease at 3106 p.m. He had suffered ill health since last fall. He passed away at his home, 414 Walnut Court apartments, amid reports of prior illness.
Sheriff H. T. Wagner was rushed to Allen Memorial Hospital for an emergency appendectomy after falling ill this morning. He experienced severe pain around noon and underwent surgery this afternoon. The report notes the incident occurred as details emerged from U.P. dispatches.
In Mason City Ta Marcel 24 Gerald Olson 8 fell through a hole in the floor of an old wall on Willow creek into 15 feet of water and drowned. Elevator Burns at Manning Ta Milwaukee grain elevator and contents destroyed by fire last night with damage estimated at 65000 dollars.
Madison March 24 Prohibition agents raided a local home with warrants finding bottles of whisky in a dog hut at the rear. Judge S S B Schein reprimanded the agents. The proprietor claimed no objection since the dog lacks constitutional rights and the case was dismissed.
Secretary Mellon conferred with President Coolidge on a possible tax cut this year and said there is evidence of a reduction based on income tax collections. The final size cannot be set until all receipts are in. Tax take from March 1 to 22 totaled 447,190,704, about 7 million more than last year.
Immediate arrest of Thomas W. Cunningham sheriff of Philadelphia county Pa was ordered by the senate for contempt of the Senate campaign funds committee He refused to answer questions about his 50000 contribution to the campaign fund of William S Ware in the 1926 senatorial race The matter may be referred to the district attorney later by Senator Norris and Senator King stated the resolution was adopted without protest or debate
Rin-Tin-Tin slept through a burglary in Sawtelle California as a phoneline call from his mistress Mrs Lee Duncan reached police. The desk sergeant urged the dog’s owner to hold the intruder while officers rushed to the scene. The dog remained asleep in the backyard.
Byron Reed, 30, a coal miner, shot himself in Elkville after leaving a note claiming love for a girl was ruined by three rivals two in Murphysboro and one in East St. Louis. The event occurred late yesterday in a rooming house near the town.
The Courier should reach your home before 5 30 o clock. If a carrier error or other cause prevents delivery by then, call S190 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Arthur W. Abbey of Jewell Tea describes his Navy service starting in 1906 as a clerk and shipboard gunboat duty aboard the Des Moines. He recalls Alexandria Egypt as a focal point, convoy patrols after the US entered the war, rescue missions for wounded and dead, and a medal awarded to the captain for protecting the ship. Abbey retired four years after the war with 18 years of service.
Eleven motion picture companies led by a Chicago trade group are charged in federal court with violating the Sherman antitrust act. The suit accuses producers and exhibitors of conspiring to restrain trade by withholding pictures from theatres that did not close during a wage dispute with operators. Chicago theatres, including major houses, were closed for several days during the strike.
The senate Teapot Dome committee heard Harry Lasker gave $27,000 to the Republican national committee in 1920. He testified cash contributions were common and that Upham distributed funds, with records claimed as personal property by Harry Sinclair.
Dr. F G Ensign told 1 000 teachers at a north central Iowa State Teachers association convention that war with England threatens the nation and America should guard against self righteousness and self sufficiency. He urged vigilance while Hattie Moore Mitchell becomes dean of women at Kansas State Teachers College and Cedar Falls.
Columbus March 24 Arthur Battelle 40 father of eight children was to be arraigned for first degree murder of his wife Minnie at Grove City near her today after his arrest here that night Mrs Battelle was fatally beaten with a hammer Thursday and her body walled the closet of the home Marshall Puckett a ten year old boarder at the Battelle home over whom the Battelle’s are said to have quarrelled and who was arable later after the tragedy has been located
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