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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1928

Page

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Germans Wait for Favorable Winds to Fly to America

Dublin March 28. Strong westerly winds halted Capt Hernan Koch and his two companions from leaving Baldonnell in the Junkers Bremen for America. Conditions at dawn were unfavorable and expected to improve tomorrow. The party, guided by the British air ministry weather bulletins, planned a southern route to Mitchel Field, New York, or possibly Philadelphia if feasible.

Dublin Maren Ins Trans- Atlante Hernan Kock America Kochi Baldonnel Bremen Koehl Trish Air Ministry mid-Atlantic Bazan von Hustefeld Wiers Charles A. Rhindbergh Mying New York Paris Berlin Arthur Spindler Vor Huenefeld Baldonne Fritz Loose Spindler Mitchelfield Baron von Hurne_ Cantsin Roehl Ireland Hsip Balderne

Body of Man Found On Okoboji Shore

Officials identified a man found on the East Okoboji lake shore after the ice went out. The about 50 year old adult weighed 165 pounds and stood 5 feet 9 inches. He wore heavy winter clothing and appeared to have been in the water all winter.

Spirit Leake East Okoboji Lake Tian

Earl Carroll 15 Freed From Parole Restrictions

New York March 28 1971 Broadway theatrical producer Earl Carroll today was free from federal parole restrictions after his release from Atlanta penitentiary last October. He said he plans a quiet life and that the government need fear nothing from him. He added his life and priorities have changed after a bitter lesson.

New York Hari Carroll Atlanta

Funeral rites for Mrs James Huntley in Cedar Falls

Funeral services are set for Mrs. James Huntley a 101 year resident of Black Hawk county who died at her daughter Mrs Georges Tucker Rockford Sunday evening. The service will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Brown chapel Cedar Falls with Reverend Thomas Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Benson Mary Elizabeth Morey born September 1826 in Saravora N daughter of Luther Morey came to Illinois at age seven with ox team to attend a one room schoolhouse. She married James Hurley in Dinos later widowed and remarried in Black County. Surviving are Stockford Garris Des Moines and three sons Charles Hustiles Fred Horvaley and several grandchildren. Grandchildren and great grandchildren survive with the family noting the passing of Mrs Huntley.

MBS James Huntley James Tuntley Black Haw County Georges Tucker Rockford Brown Chapel Cedar Falls Rey Thomas Anderson Benson Mary Eisnabeth Morey Saravora Luther Fred Horvaley Sy Mere Street Doun Hartford Surviv Armer Daugiiver

Weather terms garbled with stray letters and dates

Fragmentary OCR weather snippet showing scattered words about temperatures and days unclear. No coherent location, dates, or forecasts readable to extract a valid item.

Americans Die In Mexican Drag a Plane Crash

A small plane carrying three Americans from Norales Arizona to Mexico City crashed in a Toluca side street after a gust of wind. Victims were Sterling Roblis a wealthy New Mexican cattleman William B E King authority on mining law of Douglas Arizona and Weallaee Springer cattleman of Cimarron New Mexico. Governor Riva Palacios of Toluca notified American consul general Alexander W Weddell. Pilot Rohlfs died, King died in hospital, Springer died at once.

Mexico City Nor ®Ales Ariz Toluca Sterling Roblis William BE. King Douglas Weallaee Springer Cilmarron N. M Riva Palacious Alexander W. Weddell Rohlfs Springer King

Rivalry Over Girl Ends in Fatal Shooting at Telegraph Office

March 28 report from Walais New York, Marie Terwilliger a 42 year old Walkill village telephone operator was shot dead at the exchange door. Postmaster Harry McHugh 32 sought in the woods after entering the office and attacking Terwilliger and colleague Margaret Goldsmith in a violent dispute over the same woman. A man named Jesse McHueh 21 reportedly borrowed 200 to buy the girl a diamond ring.

Bigs Terwilliger Sal Jesse MceHueh

Blackmer resigns from Midwest Refining Company

Denver March 1 Blackmer resigns as a director of Midwest Refining Company amid the Teapot Dome era inquiry. The voluntary move follows a turbulent period with questions surrounding his role and whereabouts as he lives in Europe.

J. M. Blackmer Midwest Refining Company Denver Cole Sf Blackmer Pers Teapot Dome S Company Tamnes Cintman Ec Air Qanes Chines Europe

Postmaster Accuses Ether Medium Claim In Paper Offer

An Iowa postmaster and a second unnamed man allegedly offered papers to prove a medium exists that can transmit electric waves through space. The statements surfaced during a local inquiry, with the named postmaster Charged with circulating the ether theory and the unnamed man unidentified.

Iowa Ache Garret Gare Ainley

Candidates Stay At Home In 1928 Presidential Race

Washington dispatch notes that only Reed of Missouri and Willis of Ohio have actively campaigned, with Watson in Indiana delaying. Hoover plans no pre convention speeches while others like Smith Walsh Curtin and Lowden focus on senatorial duties, keeping spending tight and avoiding early campaigning.

Washington Reed Missouri Wil Us Ohio Watson Indiana Bays Pacific Coast Willis Hoover Oho Winchester Indians Reed's Illinois Pennsylvania Lowden Illneis St. Louis Chicago

Hallowe'en shooter is given 10 years in Glenwood IA

Glenwood Iowa March 23 Lee Bingaman of Malvern was convicted of assault with intent to commit murder for the Halloween night shooting of four people. He was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor reformatory by Judge J. Mantz.

Glenwood Lee Bingaman Malvern Senhy J.J . Mantz

Ames Debaters Meet North Dakota Tonight Inquin

Ames faces University of North Dakota on campus in a presidential style debate with the issue that the United States should cease to protect capital invested in far high counties. The Iowans will argue the negative side as part of a student event featuring intelligence test questions and short passages.

Ames University of North Dakota United States

Prisoner admits murder in Des Moines case

Dewey Doss alias Dewey White, an infantryman from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, confessed to the murder of Martha Smith, a 52 year old farmer's wife of Rising Son, in her burning home near Des Moines. He said he came from St Paul, asked for food, beat her with a revolver, then set the bedding on fire before fleeing. The sheriff plans to bring him to Des Moines to plead guilty.

Des Moines Dewey Doss Dewey White Fort Snelling Minn Martha Smith Park A. Findley Polk Potesi Findley Doss Richards Washington Counseurs Couny St. Paul Smith

Fire Alarms Report Several Minor Grass Fires

Fire alarms recorded multiple small grass fires near a dwelling and a factory with no damage. One blaze on Miles Street caused precautionary damage notes while several other incidents on Bay Sixth West and adjacent areas showed no injuries or structural harm. Police and fire units responded promptly.

Hreger Bay Sixth Bertch Johnny Dem Pny Miles Street Pxheust Deve Gina Dima

Congress Today Deliberates Migration Bird Bill Amid Gridlock

Senate debate on migratory bird policy continues as committees carry investigations and calendar motions. Various panels discuss agriculture and civil affairs amid a tense, fragmented session with vague references to bills and action needed.

Breen Senate Eond COMO Gillette

WEW REGULATIONS END 10 YEARS OIL MIXUP IN MEXICO

Washington reports that Mexico has enacted new regulations on foreign oil companies. The measures preserve pre 1917 American oil rights and tie them to perpetual validity under the new constitution. The State Department and Ambassador Morrow see these steps as closing a decade long dispute and clearing the path for settled relations.

WEW Mexico Washington, D. C United States Washington Calles Dwight W. Morrow State Department Morrow Galles Judicial Branch Legislative Branch Freskin Point Congress Mexxican Supreme Court Gol Lindbergh Mexico City

Global News Briefs From March 24 28 1930s

Reports from Berlin Vienna Managua Landen Madnd London summarize gold imports to Germany, royal travel for Crown Prince Carol, Nicaragua rebel leader illness, Afghanistan king learning from Rockefeller, oil property sales to Spain, Britain's unemployment figure, and Byrd expedition flight toward northern Canada.

Berlin INS Germany United States Whetl Vieliney Denschland iGermany America Vienna TNS Carol Romania Paris Cyprus Marie Tleang Bucharest Managua Augustine Sanding Landen Amanullah Afghanistan John D. Rockefeller Robert Hadneld Robert England London Great Britain

Telephones to Paris and Cuba Are Opened

Regular telephone service between America, Cuba and Paris began today. From the American Telephone & Telegraph Co directors' room, President W S Gifford spoke with French officials and General Joly Pershing, now in Paris. Two stockmen killed and five attendants injured in a Reck island freight train crash. Charles A Tassi ey and R A Maxwell among the dead. Frank McBee, farmer near Carley, Adams county, died by his own hand. A bank cashier in Middletown shot and killed an unidentified man who held up the Monroe bank at Monroe.

New York America Cuba Paris American Telephone & Telegraph Co W. S. Gifford Joly J Pershing Bonner Springs Kan Reck Island Charles A R. &. Maxwelly Center UFR Cresto Frank McBee Carley Adams County Middletown Marth Ric- Austin Smith Mongor National Bank Monroe

Union Mill Real Estate to Be Transferred to Schulte Realty

Roger Leavitt of the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill Co. announces plans to transfer all company real property to Schulte Realty, led by Harry H. Schulte, amid a possible total value of 400000. The move follows Cedar Falls property sales and includes the Riviera theatre site, Penney store site, west side wall building on Bridge Street, and Morris Plan Bank site. A new Bridge Street storefront building and remodel of the mill are planned at an estimated cost of 50000 to 80000. Eight store fronts will be created with warehouse space, leases signed for four spaces, bids for construction likely next week, and a 99‑year lease with Schulte Realty valued at about 500000 in rent. The Penney and Riviera buildings were built by Union Mill interests and Venice Realty respectively under prior arrangements.

Roger Leavitt Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co Penney West Side Wall Bridge Street Morris Plan Bank Cedar Falls West Side Mill Schulte Pla Fourjstors Teniants Mortimer Cleveland Lchuste Syndicate Ceelk Ross Conservatory The Singers Sewing Machine Company Syndicate Building Schulte Realty Company T Pal B Mill Company Riviera Venice Realty Company

Dark Warrior Wins Lincolnshire Handicap at Lincoln

Dark Warrior captured the Lincolnshire handicap in a big English racing event marking the opener of the flat season. The 1928 race carried a purse of 0,000 with Dark Warrior earning the winner’s share as 2 to 1 odds reported.

Lincoln. Byg IURI Dark Warrior Lincoln~ Shire Dark Warror

Poultry Raisers Back Higher Tariff on Imports

Des Moines drive supports raising the tariff on dressed poultry to curb imports. Iowa farmers rely on poultry for income, with six cents per pound duty and containers, but insiders say it won’t stop thousands of cases monthly from London Hamburg Copenhagen Antwerp and later Argentina. Dr. C L Holmes of Town State College cites 1927 farm income data showing poultry at 2.1 percent of income and eggs at 4 percent, with 1924-1937 trends. J B Mitchell of J H White Co Chicago argues large cold stored stocks exist, costing 15-60 percent above domestic price, creating inevitability of losses if imports surge, urging fair profit for handlers.

Creas Seeien Des Moines Mareh Iowa London Hamburg Copenhagen Antwerp C. L. Holmes Town State College Commission House J.B. Mitchell J. H. White Commission Company Chicago

Food Products Lead in Iowa Factories and Town's Industry

Towa City Iowa March 28 Pi Manufacturing concerns totaling 3270 and turning out goods valued at more than 57000000 are operated in Towa which ranks seventeenth in the value of such goods Sidney L Miller director of the University town bureau of business research claims In connection with Made in Town week proclaimed by Governor Hamill for this week bureau experts have compiled statistics on Towns accomplishments and industry Official figures for 1925 showed 83 different industries in Iowa etc. MARRIAGE LICENSES AI AL Peierson Cedar Falls Ths Margreie Christenson Cedar Falls 60

Towa City Towa Sidney L. Miller University of Town Bureau of Business Research Hammill Iowa Bureau Woodbury Linn Polk Scott and Wapello Miller

Cattleman's Wife Builds Sheep Success Against Legend

Emma Yearlan, wife of a cattleman, recounts raising about 10 000 sheep on 3500 acres, proving sheep and cattle can coexist. She recalls a snowbound train dining car episode during a wool growers convention and notes her shift from cattle to sheep to provide education and travel for her four daughters while managing her herd and reading interests. She moved west as a child to Idaho, embracing western life and its opportunities.

San Francisco Cal West Emma Yearlan San Francisco Chronice Andy Yearlan Idaho Mississippi

Stock Market Rally Pushes Shares To Record High

The New York Stock Exchange resumed speed after a lull as speculation returned. Radio stocks surged from 161.50 to 174.90 a share, a new high, gaining 0.73 from last night, with market pace accelerating and pressuring late quotes.

New York New York Stock Exchange

Packard Estate Valued At 7 Million In Recent Will

Youngstown Ohio March 28 The estate of James W Packard inventor of the Packard automobile who died in Cleveland recently is estimated at 7 million His will probated today provides that after certain bequests one half of the residue goes to his widow one fourth to Lehigh University and one fourth to the Seaman's Institute New York

Youngstown O.R James W. Packard Cleveland Lehigh University Seaman's Trititute New York

Water Main Extension Sought in Prospect Area

An application to extend water mains to the east and south from Prospect Boulevard and Kenilworth Road via Prospect Hills was filed with the board of waterworks trustees yesterday but no action was taken. The filing notes a development program including sewers and paving contingent on the extension.

Prospect Boulevard Kenilworth Road Prospect Hills Board of Waterworks Trustees

Mother of Mrs. Coolidge Shows Improvement

Northampton bulletin reports Mrs. Lemira Goodhue mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge improving over yesterday. Dr. Justin E. Hayes notes her remarkable recuperative powers at age 71 and hospital authorities express surprise at the rapid recovery.

Northampton Mass W.ri Lemira Goodhue Calvin Coolidge Justin E. Hayes

Day Agent and Marshal Killed on Crossing

Humboldt, D. March 18. Prohibition agent Oscar Hanson of Watertown South Dakota and Deputy U. S. Marshal E. F. Plainenery from Sioux Falls were killed when a train struck their car east of here.

Humboldt Oscar Hanson Watertown S. D E. F. Playnery United States Sioux Falls Here

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